1966 Miami Hurricanes football team

1966 Miami Hurricanes football

Liberty Bowl, W, 14-7 vs. Virginia Tech

Conference

Independent

Ranking

Coaches

#10

AP

#9

1966 record

8-2-1

Head coach

Home stadium

Miami Orange Bowl

Seasons

« 1965

1967 »

The 1966 Miami Hurricanes football team had a 7-2-1 season.

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Hurricanes points	Opponents	Record
1	Sept. 17	@ Colorado	Win	24	3	1-0-0
2	Sept. 24	Florida State	Loss	20	23	1-1-0
3	Oct. 1	@ Louisiana State	Loss	8	10	1-2-0
4	Oct. 14	Georgia	Win	7	6	2-2-0
5	Oct. 21	Indiana	Win	14	7	3-2-0
6	Oct. 28	Southern California	Win	10	7	4-2-0
7	Nov. 5	Tulane	Tie	10	10	4-2-1
8	Nov. 11	Pittsburgh	Win	38	14	5-2-1
9	Nov. 18	Iowa	Win	44	0	6-2-1
10	Nov. 26	@ Florida	Win	21	16	7-2-1

Team players drafted into in the NFL

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

References

Miami Hurricanes football

Venues	Orange Bowl (1937–2007) Sun Life Stadium (2008–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Florida Florida State Florida Cup (Florida, Florida State) Virginia Tech

Culture & lore	Sebastian the Ibis "Miami U" "Hail to the Spirit of Miami U" Band of the Hour The U Quarterback U Hail Flutie Catholics vs. Convicts Wide Right I Wide Right II FIU–Miami football brawl

People	Head coaches NFL players

Seasons	1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

National championship seasons in bold