1972 Miami Hurricanes football team

1972 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Fran Curci, the Hurricanes played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. Miami finished the season with a record of 5–6.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16		No. 20 Florida State	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)	L 14–37	35,421
September 23		at No. 14 Texas	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 10–23	62,000
October 7		at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 3–10	35,142
October 14		Tulane	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	W 24–21	18,956	^[1]
October 21		Houston	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	W 33–13	17,860
October 28		at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 28–7	42,500
November 4		UNLV	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	W 51–7	18,987
November 11		at Tampa	Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL	L 0–7	22,525
November 18	1:30 pm	at No. 10 Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	L 17–20	59,075
November 25		Maryland	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	W 28–8	17,342
December 2		Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	L 6–17	46,432
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "5th down touchdown pass lifts Miami over Tulane". The Miami Herald. October 15, 1972. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1972 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 12, 2016.

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1972 NCAA University Division independents football records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 10 Penn State		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 14 Notre Dame		–		8	–	3	–	0
Utah State		–		8	–	3	–	0
West Virginia		–		8	–	4	–	0
Florida State		–		7	–	4	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		7	–	4	–	0
Rutgers		–		7	–	4	–	0
No. 20 Georgia Tech		–		7	–	4	–	1
Air Force		–		6	–	4	–	0
Army		–		6	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		6	–	4	–	1
Houston		–		6	–	4	–	1
Tulane		–		6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		5	–	4	–	0
Colgate		–		5	–	4	–	1
Holy Cross		–		5	–	4	–	1
Syracuse		–		5	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		5	–	6	–	0
Dayton		–		4	–	6	–	1
Boston College		–		4	–	7	–	0
Navy		–		4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina		–		4	–	7	–	0
Southern Miss		–		3	–	7	–	1
Marshall		–		2	–	8	–	0
Xavier		–		2	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		2	–	9	–	0
Villanova		–		2	–	9	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		1	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll