The 1981 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes’ 56th season of football. The Hurricanes were led by third-year head coach Howard Schnellenberger and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 9–2 overall.
Table of Contents
Schedule[edit]
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Source
September 5
No. 17 Florida
W 21–20
73,817
September 19
Houston
No. 16
Miami Orange Bowl
Miami, FL
W 12–7
32,586
September 26
at No. 4 Texas
No. 14
L 7–14
74,653
October 3
Vanderbilt
No. 17
Miami Orange Bowl
Miami, FL
W 48–16
27,694
October 17
at No. 16 Mississippi State
No. 13
L 10–14
33,225
October 24
at East Carolina
W 31–6
20,323
[1]
October 31
No. 1 Penn State
Miami Orange Bowl
Miami, FL
ABC
W 17–14
32,117
November 7
at No. 14 Florida State
No. 13
ABC
W 27–19
52,685
November 14
Virginia Tech
No. 12
Miami Orange Bowl
Miami, FL (rivalry)
W 21–14
22,257
[2]
November 21
at NC State
No. 11
W 14–6
36,500
Notre Dame
No. 9
Miami Orange Bowl
Miami, FL
ABC
W 37–15
50,681
Personnel[edit]
Roster[edit]
1981 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
Dan Miller
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Starters[edit]
Offense[edit]
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[edit]
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
Angelo Holmes
DB
Ronnie Lippett
DB
David Jefferson
Jamie Boone
DB
Fred Marion
Ken Calhoun
[3]
after-content-x4
Coaching staff[edit]
Support staff[edit]
[citation needed]
Game summaries[edit]
Penn State[edit]
Penn State Nittany Lions at Miami (FL) Hurricanes
Period
1
2
3
4
Total
Penn State
0
0
0
14
14
Miami (FL)
6
8
0
3
17
at Orange Bowl • Miami, Florida
Date: October 31
Game attendance: 32,117
[4]
Game information
MIA – Miller 28 yard field goal
MIA – Miller 42 yard field goal
MIA – Brodsky 80 yard pass from Kelly (pass good)
MIA – Miller 23 yard field goal
PSU – McCloskey 13 yard pass from Blackledge (pass failed)
PSU – Williams 26 yard pass from Blackledge (pass good)
Penn State
Blackledge 26/41, 358 Yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
Meade 11 Rush, 40 Yds
Williams 8 Rec, 119 Yds, TD
Miami (FL)
Kelly 13/25, 220 Yds, TD
Roan 16 Rush, 50 Yds
Brodsky 2 Rec, 100 Yds, TD
At Florida St[edit]
Game information
First quarter
FSU – Tony Johnson 12-yard pass from Rick Stockstill (kick blocked), 10:38. Florida St 6–0. Drive:
MIA – Dan Miller 32-yard field goal, 4:42. Florida St 6–3. Drive:
Second quarter
MIA – 1-yard run (Dan Miller kick), 12:46. Miami (FL) 10–6. Drive:
FSU – Greg Allen 2-yard run (Mike Rendina kick), 5:43. Florida St 13–10. Drive:
Third quarter
MIA – Dan Miller 57-yard field goal, 7:38. Tie 13–13. Drive:
Fourth quarter
MIA – Smokey Roan 6-yard run (Dan Miller kick), 10:47. Miami (FL) 20–13. Drive:
MIA – Speedy Neal 23-yard pass from Jim Kelly (Dan Miller kick), 8:54. Miami (FL) 27–13. Drive:
FSU – Sam Childers 7-yard pass from Rick Stockstill (pass failed), 6:46. Miami (FL) 27–19. Drive:
Top passers
MIA – Jim Kelly – 22/41, 273 yards, TD
FSU – Rick Stockstill – 17/36, 173 yards, 2 TD, INT
Injured
Redshirt
Recent Comments