1981 Miami Hurricanes football team

1981 Miami Hurricanes football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	#8
1981 record	9–2
Head coach	Howard Schnellenberger
Home stadium	Miami Orange Bowl (Capacity: 75,500)

1981 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#3 Penn State		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
#4 Pittsburgh		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
#8 Miami		–		–				9	–	2	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				9	–	2	–	1
#17 West Virginia		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Colgate		–		–				7	–	3	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Navy		–		–				7	–	4	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Florida State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Holy Cross		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Tulane		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
UNLV		–		–				6	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				6	–	6	–	0
Temple		–		–				5	–	5	–	0
Boston College		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Louisville		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
William & Mary		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				4	–	6	–	1
Richmond		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Army		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
North Texas		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–				1	–	10	–	0
Memphis		–		–				1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami for the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	#17 Florida		Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (War Canoe Trophy)		W 21–20	73,817
September 19	Houston	#16	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL		W 12–7	32,586
September 26	at #4 Texas	#14	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX		L 14–7	74,653
October 3	Vanderbilt	#17	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL		W 48–16	27,694
October 17	at #16 Mississippi State	#13	Scott Field • Starkville, MS		L 14–10	33,225
October 24	at East Carolina		Ficklen Memorial Stadium • Greenville, NC		W 31–6	20,323
October 31	#1 Penn State		Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	ABC	W 17–14	32,117
November 7	at #14 Florida State	#13	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Florida State–Miami rivalry)	ABC	W 27–19	52,685
November 14	Virginia Tech	#12	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL		W 21–14	22,257
November 21	at NC State	#11	Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC		W 14–6	36,500
November 27	Notre Dame	#9	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	ABC	W 37–15	50,681
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

Starters

Offense

POS	Name	Name
QB	Jim Kelly
HB	Smokey Roan	Keith Griffin
FB	Chris Hobbs	Speedy Neal
WR	Larry Brodsky
WR	Mike Rodrique
TE	Glenn Dennison	Mark Cooper
T	Dave Stewart	Bill Welch
G	Mike Moore
C	Don Bailey
G	Clem Barbarino
T	John Canei	Frank Frazier

Defense

POS	Name	Name
DL	Isaiah West
DL	Lester Williams
DL	Bob Nelson
DL	Tony Chickillo
DL	Tim Flanagan	Danny Brown
LB	Scott Nicolas	Greg Brown
LB	Jay Brophy	Joe Walker
DB	Dave Ditthardt
DB	Ronnie Lippett
DB	David Jefferson	Jamie Boone
DB	Fred Marion	Ken Calhoun

Statistics

Passing

Player	Comp	Att	Yards	TD	INT
Jim Kelly	168	285	2,403	13	14

Rushing

Player	Att	Yards	TD
Smokey Roan	111	388
Chris Hobbs	75	295
Speedy Neal	58	209

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yards	TD
Larry Brodsky	37	631
Mike Rodrique	29	478
Glenn Dennison	29	270