1997 Miami Hurricanes football team

American college football season

1997 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach
  • Butch Davis (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorLarry Coker (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Miller (3rd season)
Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
(Capacity: 74,476)
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Big East Conference football standings
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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. 13CBSL 12–2342,219
September 188:00 pmat PittsburghNo. 22ESPNL 17–2140,194
September 273:30 pmWest 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 CollegeCBSW 45–44 2OT40,006
October 2512:00 pmTemple
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
ESPN PlusW 47–1526,351
November 14:00 pmArkansas State*
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 42–1020,559
November 86:00 pmat No. 20 Virginia TechESPN2L 25–2753,177
November 1512:00 pmRutgersdagger
  • 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

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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