1968 Miami Hurricanes football team

1968 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

1968 Miami Hurricanes football
1968 Miami Hurricanes football
Conference	Independent
1968 record	5–5
Head coach	Charlie Tate (5th season);
Captain	John Acuff, Ted Hendricks, Jerry Pierce
Home stadium	Miami Orange Bowl; (capacity: 80,010)
	Seasons ← 1967 1969 →

The 1968 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Charlie Tate, the Hurricanes played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. Miami finished the season with a record of 5–5.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 20	Northwestern	No. 19	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 28–7
September 28	at Georgia Tech	No. 15	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 10–7	44,774
October 5	at No. 2 USC	No. 13	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		L 3–28	71,189
October 11	No. 8 LSU		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 30–0
October 18	VPI	No. 12	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)		W 13–8
October 26	at Auburn	No. 9	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL		L 6–31
November 1	Pittsburgh		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 48–0
November 9	at No. 4 Penn State		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA		L 7–22	50,132
November 16	No. 16 Alabama		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ABC	L 6–14	43,418
November 30	at Florida		Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)		L 10–14	55,875
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1968 Miami Hurricanes football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
FB		John Acuff	Sr
WR		Ray Bellamy	So
RB		Bobby Best	So
C		Don Brandy
WR	`87`	Dave Kalina	Jr
WR		Dieter Matthes	So
QB		David Olivo	Sr
RB		Vince Opalsky	Jr
QB		Lew Pytel	So
T		James Schneider

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DE	`83`	Tony Cline	Jr
LB	`89`	Ted Hendricks (C)	Sr
OL	`50`	Mike George	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

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1968 NCAA University Division independents football records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 2 Penn State		–		11	–	0	–	0
Rutgers		–		8	–	2	–	0
West Texas State		–		8	–	2	–	0
No. 5 Notre Dame		–		7	–	2	–	1
Florida State		–		8	–	3	–	0
Air Force		–		7	–	3	–	0
Army		–		7	–	3	–	0
Buffalo		–		7	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Houston		–		6	–	2	–	2
Utah State		–		7	–	3	–	0
Boston College		–		7	–	3	–	0
West Virginia		–		7	–	3	–	0
VPI		–		7	–	4	–	0
Pacific		–		6	–	4	–	0
Syracuse		–		6	–	4	–	0
Villanova		–		6	–	4	–	0
Xavier		–		6	–	4	–	0
Colgate		–		5	–	5	–	0
Dayton		–		5	–	5	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		5	–	5	–	0
New Mexico State		–		5	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		4	–	6	–	0
Southern Miss		–		4	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross		–		3	–	6	–	1
San Jose State		–		3	–	7	–	0
Navy		–		2	–	8	–	0
Tulane		–		2	–	8	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		1	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll