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1979 Miami Hurricanes football team

1979 Miami Hurricanes football
Miami Hurricanes logo.svg
Conference Independent
1979 record 5–6
Head coach Howard Schnellenberger (1st year)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Rick Lantz (3rd year)
Home stadium Miami Orange Bowl
(Capacity: 80,045)
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Division I-A independents football records
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#6 Florida State           11 1 0
#7 Pittsburgh           11 1 0
UNLV           9 1 2
#17 Temple           10 2 0
Tulane           9 3 0
Rutgers           8 3 0
East Carolina           7 3 1
#20 Penn State           8 4 0
South Carolina           8 4 0
Navy           7 4 0
Notre Dame           7 4 0
Southern Miss           6 4 1
Syracuse           7 5 0
Colgate           5 4 1
Boston College           5 6 0
Holy Cross           5 6 0
Memphis           5 6 0
Miami           5 6 0
North Texas State           5 6 0
Villanova           5 6 0
Virginia Tech           5 6 0
West Virginia           5 6 0
Georgia Tech           4 6 1
Louisville           4 6 1
Connecticut           3 6 2
William & Mary           4 7 0
Illinois State           3 8 0
Northeast Louisiana           3 8 0
Army           2 8 1
Air Force           2 9 0
Cincinnati           2 9 0
Richmond           0 11 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami for the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team became known as the "Jet Lag Kids", playing seven times away from home and traveling over 28,000 miles, an NCAA record. It was also the first year under new head coach Howard Schnellenberger and they were responsible for laying the foundation for the school to become a national power in the 1980s and first half of the 1990s.

QB Mike Rodrique/Jim Kelly

RB Smokey Roan/Mark Rush

FB Chris Hobbs/Gary Breckner

WR Larry Brodsky/Malcolm Simmons

WR Jim Joiner/Pat Walker

T Steve Grady/Frank Frazier

G Art Kehoe

C John Fenton/Don Bailey

G Jim Pokomey/Clem Barbarino

T John Canei

DL Barry Gonzalez/Johnny Daniels

DL Lester Williams

DL Jim Burt

DL Bob Nelson/Tony Chickillo

DL Tim Flanagan

LB Jay Brophy/Scott Nicolas

LB Mozell Axson/Charles Cook

DB John Swain

DB Gene Coleman

DB David Jefferson

DB Fred Marion

K Dan Miller


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