1966 Miami Hurricanes football team

1966 Miami Hurricanes football
Liberty Bowl, W 14–7 vs. Virginia Tech
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	#10
AP	#9
1966 record	8–2–1
Head coach	Charlie Tate
Home stadium	Miami Orange Bowl

The 1966 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1966 college football season. The Hurricanes were led by head coach Charlie Tate in his third year and finished the season with a record of 8–2–1 and with a victory in the Liberty Bowl.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result
September 17	at Colorado	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	W 24–3
September 24	Florida State	Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Rivalry)	L 20–23
October 1	at LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	L 8–10
October 14	Georgia	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	W 7–6
October 21	Indiana	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	W 14–7
October 28	USC	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	W 10–7
November 5	at Tulane	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	T 10–10
November 11	Pittsburgh	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	W 38–14
November 18	Iowa	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	W 44–0
November 26	at #9 Florida	Florida Field • Gainesville, FL (Rivalry)	W 21–16
December 10	vs. Virginia Tech	Memphis Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	W 14–7
Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Reference:^[1]

Game summaries

Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Miami (FL)	0	14	7	0	21
Florida	0	3	6	7	16

Date: November 26
Location: Florida Field
Game attendance: 59,211

Scoring summary

Q2	MIA	McGee ? yard run (Harris kick)	MIA 7–0

Q2	FLA	Barfield 23 yard field goal	MIA 7–3

Q2	MIA	Smith 10 yard pass from Miller (Harris kick)	MIA 14–3

Q3	MIA	Miller 40 yard run (Harris kick)	MIA 21–3

Q3	FLA	Ewaldsen 6 yard pass from Spurrier (pass failed)	MIA 21–9

Q4	FLA	Smith 30 yard run (Barfield kick)	MIA 21–16

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Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Gene Trosch	Defensive End	1	24	Kansas City Chiefs
Mike Haggerty	Tackle	6	140	Pittsburgh Steelers

Reference:^[3]

References

↑ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: Charlie Tate, 1966". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
↑ "Hurricanes 'Blow' Down Florida, 21-16." Eugene Register-Guard. 1966 Nov 27.
↑ "1967 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 17, 2013.

Miami Hurricanes football

Venues	Orange Bowl (1937–2007) Sun Life Stadium (2008–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Florida (Florida Cup; Seminole War Canoe) Florida State (Florida Cup) Nebraska Virginia Tech

Culture & lore	Sebastian the Ibis Band of the Hour The U Quarterback U Hail Flutie Catholics vs. Convicts Miami 4–3 defense Wide Right I Wide Right II FIU–Miami brawl 2011 athletics scandal

People	Head coaches NFL players

Seasons	1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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