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1961 Miami Hurricanes football team

1961 Miami Hurricanes football team

American college football season

The 1961 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Andy Gustafson, the Hurricanes played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. The Hurricanes finished 7–4 and were invited to the Liberty Bowl, where they lost to Syracuse.

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Roster

  • QB #10 George Mira, So.

DB #38 John Wilkinson

References

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    "Ailing passer turns Tide for Miami". The Sunday Courier & Press. September 24, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Miami beats Georgia, 32–7; Mira scores two". The Warren County Observer. November 4, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Miami squeaks past fumbling Tulane, 6–0". The Miami Herald. November 12, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Mira cranks up, Miami gets win". The Nashville Tennessean. December 3, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "1961 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved October 27, 2016.


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