1970 Miami Hurricanes football team

1970 Miami Hurricanes football

Conference	Independent
1970 record	3–8
Head coach	Charlie Tate, Walter Kichefski
Home stadium	Miami Orange Bowl (Capacity: 80,010)

The 1970 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami for the 1970 college football season. The Hurricanes played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. The team was coached by Charlie Tate, in his final year as head coach. Tate resigned after coaching the first two games of the season. Walt Kichefski took over as interim head coach for the Hurricanes for the remainder of the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 18	William & Mary*	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	W 36–14	-
September 26	at No. 19 Georgia Tech*	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	L 21–31	-
October 2	Maryland*	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	W 18–11	-
October 16	Tampa*	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	L 14–31	30,000
October 24	at No. 18 Pittsburgh*	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA	L 17–28	-
October 30	Florida State*	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	L 3–27	-
November 7	at Tulane*	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	L 16–31	-
November 14	Alabama*	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	L 8–32	25,469
November 21	at Syracuse*	Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY	L 16–56	-
November 28	at Florida*	Florida Field • Gainesville, FL (War Canoe Trophy)	W 14–13	-
November 28	Houston*	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	L 3–36	-
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

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References

↑ "1970 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 13, 2016.

Miami Hurricanes football

Venues	Orange Bowl (1937–2007) Hard Rock Stadium (2008–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Florida (Florida Cup; Seminole War Canoe) Florida State (Florida Cup) Nebraska Virginia Tech

Culture & lore	Sebastian the Ibis Band of the Hour The U Quarterback U Hail Flutie Catholics vs. Convicts Miami 4–3 defense Wide Right I Wide Right II FIU–Miami brawl 2011 athletics scandal

People	Head coaches NFL players Statistical leaders

Seasons	1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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