1966 Miami Hurricanes football
Liberty Bowl, W 14–7 vs. Virginia Tech
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 9
Record	8–2–1
Head coach	Charlie Tate (3rd season)
Home stadium	Miami Orange Bowl
Seasons ←  1965 1967 →

1966 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame		–		–				9	–	0	–	1
Colgate		–		–				8	–	1	–	1
No. 8 Georgia Tech		–		–				9	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–				8	–	2	–	0
Dayton		–		–				8	–	2	–	0
Houston		–		–				8	–	2	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				7	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Miami (FL)		–		–				8	–	2	–	1
VPI		–		–				8	–	2	–	1
Syracuse		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
Colorado State		–		–				7	–	3	–	0
New Mexico State		–		–				7	–	3	–	0
West Texas State		–		–				7	–	3	–	0
Villanova		–		–				6	–	3	–	0
Holy Cross		–		–				6	–	3	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–				6	–	4	–	0
Texas Western		–		–				6	–	4	–	0
Tulane		–		–				5	–	4	–	1
Florida State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Buffalo		–		–				5	–	5	–	0
Penn State		–		–				5	–	5	–	0
Air Force		–		–				4	–	6	–	0
Boston College		–		–				4	–	6	–	0
Navy		–		–				4	–	6	–	0
Utah State		–		–				4	–	6	–	0
Xavier		–		–				4	–	6	–	0
Pacific		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
San Jose State		–		–				3	–	7	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–				1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. Led by third-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 8–2–1 and a victory in the Liberty Bowl over Virginia Tech.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	at Colorado		Folsom Field Boulder, CO	W 24–3	39,000
September 24	Florida State		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL ( rivalry)	L 20–23
October 1	at LSU		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 8–10	67,500	[1]
October 14	Georgia		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	W 7–6	41,756	[2]
October 21	Indiana		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	W 14–7	17,627
October 28	No. 5 USC		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	W 10–7	51,156
November 5	at Tulane		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	T 10–10	40,000	[3]
November 11	Pittsburgh		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	W 38–14
November 18	Iowa		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	W 44–0
November 26	at No. 9 Florida		Florida Field Gainesville, FL ( rivalry)	W 21–16	59,211
December 10	vs. VPI	No. 9	Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN ( Liberty Bowl)	W 14–7	25,012	[4]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

• Ted Hendricks, So.

Game summaries

At Colorado

Florida State

Georgia

USC

Iowa

At Florida

Miami (FL) at Florida

1 2 3 4 Total • Hurricanes 0 14 7 0 21 No. 9 Gators 0 3 6 7 16 Date: November 26 Location: Florida Field Game attendance: 59,211

Scoring summary Q2 MIA McGee ? yard run (Harris kick) MIA 7–0 Q2 FLA Barfield 23 yard field goal MIA 7–3 Q2 MIA Smith 10 yard pass from Miller (Harris kick) MIA 14–3 Q3 MIA Miller 40 yard run (Harris kick) MIA 21–3 Q3 FLA Ewaldsen 6 yard pass from Spurrier (pass failed) MIA 21–9 Q4 FLA Smith 30 yard run (Barfield kick) MIA 21–16

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Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Gene Trosch	Defensive end	1	24	Kansas City Chiefs
Mike Haggerty	Tackle	6	140	Pittsburgh Steelers

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