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1997 Miami Hurricanes football
Conference Big East Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Larry Coker (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Bill Miller (3rd season)
Home stadium Miami Orange Bowl
(Capacity: 74,476)
Seasons
←  1996
1998 →
1997 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 21 Syracuse $   6 – 1     9 – 4  
No. 23 Virginia Tech   5 – 2     7 – 5  
Pittsburgh   4 – 3     6 – 6  
West Virginia   4 – 3     7 – 5  
Miami (FL)   3 – 4     5 – 6  
Temple   3 – 4     3 – 8  
Boston College   3 – 4     4 – 7  
Rutgers   0 – 7     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 72nd season of football and seventh as a member of the Big East Conference. The Hurricanes were led by third-year head coach Butch Davis and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 5–6 overall and 3-4 in the Big East to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 303:30 pmat Baylor*No. 14
 ABCW 45–1436,750
September 133:30 pmNo. 24 Arizona State*No. 13
 CBSL 12–2342,219
September 188:00 pmat PittsburghNo. 22
ESPNL 17–2140,194
September 273:30 pm West Virginia
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
CBSL 17–2839,270
October 43:30 pmat No. 4 Florida State*
ABCL 0–4780,165
October 1812:00 pmat Boston College
CBSW 45–44 2OT40,006
October 2512:00 pm Temple
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
 ESPN PlusW 47–1526,351
November 14:00 pm Arkansas State*
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 42–1020,559
November 86:00 pmat No. 20 Virginia Tech
 ESPN2L 25–2753,177
November 1512:00 pm Rutgersdagger
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
ESPN PlusW 51–2319,949
November 293:30 pmNo. 16 Syracuse
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
CBSL 13–3325,147
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings

See also: 1997 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP1314131322—————————————
Coaches14121221—————————————

References

  1. ^ "2012 Miami Football Alamanac" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 21, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
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