1980 Miami Hurricanes football team
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The 1980 Miami Hurricanes
represented the University of Miami in the 1980 NCAA College Football season.
Miami Hurricanes football
The Miami Hurricanes football program competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference of the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision for the University of Miami. The program began in 1926 and has won five AP national championships...
represented the University of Miami in the 1980 NCAA College Football season.
Schedule & Results
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Hurricanes points | Opponents | Record |
| 1 | Sept. 6 | @ Louisville | Win | 24 | 10 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Sept. 13 | Florida A&M | Win | 49 | 0 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Sept. 20 | @ Houston | Win | 14 | 7 | 3-0 |
| 4 | Sept. 27 | Florida State | Win | 10 | 9 | 4-0 |
| 5 | Oct. 11 | @ Notre Dame | Loss | 14 | 32 | 4-1 |
| 6 | Oct. 18 | Mississippi State | Loss | 31 | 34 | 4-2 |
| 7 | Nov. 1 | @ Penn State | Loss | 12 | 27 | 4-3 |
| 8 | Nov. 8 | East Carolina | Win | 23 | 10 | 5-3 |
| 9 | Nov. 15 | @ Vanderblit | Win | 24 | 17 | 6-3 |
| 10 | Nov. 22 | North Texas | Win | 26 | 8 | 7-3 |
| 11 | Nov. 29 | @ Florida | Win | 31 | 7 | 8-3 |
Team Players drafted into in the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| John Swain John Swain John Wesley Swain is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League. Swain was drafted out of the University of Miami by the Minnesota Vikings in the fourth round in the 1981 NFL Draft. He played a total of 7 seasons in the NFL for the Vikings, the Pittsburgh Steelers, and... |
Defensive Back | 4 | 101 | Minnesota Vikings 1981 Minnesota Vikings season 1981 was the 21st year of season play for the Minnesota Vikings and the 62nd regular season of the National Football League, and the final season for the team at Metropolitan Stadium. The Vikings finished with a record of seven wins and nine losses.... |
| Jim Joiner | Wide Receiver | 10 | 263 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Pat Walker | Wide Receiver | 11 | 290 | Denver Broncos 1981 Denver Broncos season The 1981 Denver Broncos season was the team's 22nd year in professional football and its 12th with the National Football League.-Staff:-Schedule:-External links:* *... |