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Miami Football Team History

Miami Hurricanes

University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
Founded: 1925
Stadium: Dolphin Stadium
Capacity: 76,500
Colors: Orange, Green & White
Coach: Randy Shannon
Conference: Atlantic Coast-Coastal

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1927 <-- 2007 <- 2008 -> 2009 --> 2024

2008 Season Highlights

Randy Shannon enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Miami.

2008 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Aug. 28	vs. Charleston Southern	52	7	W
Sat., Sep. 6	@ Florida	3	26	L
Sat., Sep. 20	@ Texas A&M	41	23	W
Sat., Sep. 27	vs. North Carolina	24	28	L
Sat., Oct. 4	vs. Florida State	39	41	L
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. Central Florida	20	14	W
Sat., Oct. 18	@ Duke	49	31	W
Sat., Oct. 25	vs. Wake Forest	16	10	W
Sat., Nov. 1	@ Virginia	24	17	W
Thu., Nov. 13	vs. Virginia Tech	16	14	W
Thu., Nov. 20	@ Georgia Tech	23	41	L
Sat., Nov. 29	@ North Carolina State	28	38	L
Sat., Dec. 27	California	17	24	L	@ San Francisco, CA	Emerald Bowl

2008 Season Totals
Record	7-6
Points Scored	352
Scoring Average	27.1
Points Allowed	314
Defense Average	24.2
Opponents Record	81-65
Conference Record	4-4
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	3-3

2008 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2008 Atlantic Coast-Coastal Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Virginia Tech	10-4	309	234	Won 20-7	5-3	151	138	Frank Beamer
Georgia Tech	9-4	317	264	Lost 3-38	5-3	180	156	Paul Johnson
Miami	7-6	352	314	Lost 17-24	4-4	219	220	Randy Shannon
Virginia	5-7	193	260		3-5	125	143	Al Groh
Duke	4-8	241	281		1-7	139	212	David Cutcliffe
North Carolina	0-5	360	275	Lost 30-31	0-4	55	94	Butch Davis

2008 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2008 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The oldest college football bowl game is the Rose Bowl, which was first played in 1902.