The 1979 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the

1979 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season saw the Alabama Crimson Tide bring home a national title with a perfect 12–0 season. The title was Alabama's 11th claimed, and their 6th Associated Press awarded title. This was an extremely dominant ...

. Led by first-year head coach Howard Schnellenberger, the Hurricanes played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Miami, Florida. Miami finished the season with a record of 5–6.

Schedule

Personnel

Game summaries

Alabama

Statistics

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Broyles, Bob and Paul Guido. ''50 Years of College Football: A Modern History of America's Most Colorful Sport.''

References

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