1976 Miami Hurricanes football team

The 1976 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Led by Carl Selmer in his second and final year as head coach, the Hurricanes played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. Miami finished the season with a record of 3–8.

1976 Miami Hurricanes football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–8
Head coach	Carl Selmer (2nd season)
Home stadium	Miami Orange Bowl

1976 NCAA Division I independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Pittsburgh			–					12	–	0	–	0
No. 17 Rutgers			–					11	–	0	–	0
San Diego State			–					10	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Notre Dame			–					9	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					8	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					8	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati			–					8	–	3	–	0
Memphis State			–					7	–	4	–	0
North Texas State *			–					7	–	4	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					7	–	4	–	0
Penn State			–					7	–	5	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	4	–	1
South Carolina			–					6	–	5	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					6	–	5	–	0
Army			–					5	–	6	–	0
Florida State			–					5	–	6	–	0
Illinois State			–					5	–	6	–	0
Richmond			–					5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia			–					5	–	6	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					4	–	6	–	1
Temple			–					4	–	6	–	0
Air Force			–					4	–	7	–	0
Dayton			–					4	–	7	–	0
Louisville			–					4	–	7	–	0
Marshall			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
Indiana State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Hawaii			–					3	–	8	–	0
Holy Cross			–					3	–	8	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					3	–	8	–	0
Syracuse			–					3	–	8	–	0
Utah State			–					3	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana			–					2	–	9	–	0
Southern Miss			–					2	–	9	–	0
Tulane			–					2	–	9	–	0
North Texas State (originally 6–5) was awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player. Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18		Florida State	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)	W 47–0	26,130
September 25		at Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 3–33	48,882
October 2		at No. 5 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	L 9–17	76,155
October 9		Duke	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 7–20	13,811
October 16	1:30 pm	at No. 2 Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 19–36	42,434
October 23		TCU	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	W 49–0	10,779
November 6		Boston College	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	W 13–6	15,687
November 13		Penn State	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 7–21	19,766
November 20	1:30 pm	at No. 13 Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 27–40	59,075
November 27		vs. Florida	Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL (rivalry)	L 10–19	40,055
December 4		at No. 6 Houston	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	L 16–21	20,849
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game