The 1981 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Howard Schnellenberger, the Hurricanes compiled a record of 9–2. The team played home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami.
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Game summaries Penn State
At Florida State
Personnel Roster
Starters Offense POSNameNameQB Jim Kelly HB Smokey Roan Keith GriffinFB Chris Hobbs Speedy NealWR Larry Brodsky WR Mike Rodrique TE Glenn Dennison Mark CooperT Dave Stewart Bill WelchG Mike Moore C Don Bailey G Clem Barbarino T John Canei Frank Frazier
Defense POSNameNameDL Isaiah West DL Lester Williams DL Bob Nelson DL Tony Chickillo DL Tim Flanagan Danny BrownLB Scott Nicolas Greg BrownLB Jay Brophy Joe WalkerDB Dave Ditthardt Angelo HolmesDB Ronnie Lippett DB David Jefferson Jamie BooneDB Fred Marion Ken Calhoun
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Coaching staff Name Position Seasons Alma mater Howard Schnellenberger Head coach 3rd Kentucky (1957) Kim Helton Offensive coordinator/offensive line 3rd John Carroll (1965) Tom Olivadotti Defensive coordinator/linebackers 2nd Upsala (19##) Gary Stevens Wide receivers 2nd John Carroll (1965) Hubbard Alexander Tight ends 3rd Tennessee State (1962) Joe Brodsky Running backs 4th Florida (1956) Harold Allen Defensive line 17th Miami (1953) Chris Vagotis Defensive ends 2nd Alabama (19##) Earl Morrall Quarterbacks 3rd Michigan State (1956) Bill Trout Defensive line 6th Miami (19##) Mike Archer Defensive backs 2nd Miami (1976)
Support staff Name Position Seasons Alma mater Ray Ganong Strength & conditioning 3rd Miami (1977) Mike Rodriguez Volunteer assistant 3rd Marc Trestman Volunteer assistant 1st Minnesota (1979)
Statistics Passing Player Comp Att Yards TD INT Jim Kelly 168 285 2,403 13 14
Rushing Player Att Yards TD Smokey Roan 111 388 Chris Hobbs 75 295 Speedy Neal 58 209
Receiving Player Rec Yards TD Larry Brodsky 37 631 Mike Rodrique 29 478 Glenn Dennison 29 270
1982 NFL draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL club Lester Williams Defensive tackle 1 27 New England Patriots Fred Marion Defensive back 5 112 New England Patriots Bob Nelson Defensive tackle 5 120 Miami Dolphins David Jefferson Defensive back 9 228 Seattle Seahawks Larry Brodsky Wide receiver 10 268 Kansas City Chiefs Dan Miller Kicker 11 281 Washington Redskins Scott Nicolas Linebacker 12 310 Cleveland Browns Mike Rodrigue Wide receiver 12 331 Miami Dolphins
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