1961 Miami Hurricanes football team

1961 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Andy Gustafson, the Hurricanes played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. The Hurricanes finished 7–4 and were invited to the Liberty Bowl, where they lost to Syracuse.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	Pittsburgh	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 7–10	45,687
September 23	at Kentucky	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 14–7
September 29	No. 8 Penn State	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	W 25–8
October 6	Navy	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 6–17
October 13	Colorado	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 7–9
October 27	North Carolina	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	W 10–0
November 3	Georgia	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	W 32–7	38,210
November 11	at Tulane	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 6–0	15,000	^[1]
November 24	Northwestern	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	W 10–6
December 2	at Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	W 15–6	42,000
December 16	vs. No. 14 Syracuse	Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Liberty Bowl)	L 14–15	15,712
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "Miami squeaks past fumbling Tulane, 6–0". The Miami Herald. November 12, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1961 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 27, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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1961 NCAA University Division independents football records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 15 Rutgers		–		9	–	0	–	0
No. 17 Arizona		–		8	–	1	–	1
Memphis State		–		8	–	2	–	0
Villanova		–		8	–	2	–	0
No. 17 Penn State		–		8	–	3	–	0
No. 14 Syracuse		–		8	–	3	–	0
Holy Cross		–		7	–	3	–	0
Navy		–		7	–	3	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		7	–	4	–	0
Army		–		6	–	4	–	0
San Jose State		–		6	–	4	–	0
Xavier		–		6	–	4	–	0
Colgate		–		5	–	4	–	0
Detroit		–		5	–	4	–	0
Houston		–		5	–	4	–	1
Notre Dame		–		5	–	5	–	0
Oregon State		–		5	–	5	–	0
Florida State		–		4	–	5	–	1
Boston University		–		4	–	5	–	0
Boston College		–		4	–	6	–	0
Oregon		–		4	–	6	–	0
Air Force		–		3	–	7	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		3	–	7	–	0
Washington State		–		3	–	7	–	0
Idaho		–		2	–	7	–	0
Dayton		–		2	–	8	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll