Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 5 | #20 Florida | #10 | Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Seminole War Canoe) | TBS | W 31–4 | 77,224 | ||
| September 26 | at #10 Arkansas | #5 | War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR | ESPN | W 51–7 | 55,310 | ||
| October 3 | at #4 Florida State | #3 | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Florida State–Miami rivalry) | CBS | W 26–25 | 62,561 | ||
| October 10 | Maryland | #3 | Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL | W 46–16 | 43,020 | |||
| October 24 | at Cincinnati | #3 | Riverfront Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | W 48–10 | 20,011 | |||
| October 31 | at East Carolina | #3 | Ficklen Memorial Stadium • Greenville, NC | W 41–3 | 31,791 | |||
| November 7 | Miami (OH) | #3 | Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL | W 54–3 | 40,128 | |||
| November 14 | Virginia Tech | #3 | Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL | W 27–13 | 40,105 | |||
| November 21 | Toledo | #3 | Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL | W 24–14 | 37,010 | |||
| November 28 | #10 Notre Dame | #2 | Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL | CBS | W 24–0 | 76,640 | ||
| December 5 | #8 South Carolina | #2 | Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL | W 20–16 | 63,317 | |||
| January 1 | vs. #1 Oklahoma | #2 | Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl) | NBC | W 20–14 | 74,760 | ||
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