Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 3 | #1 Florida State | #6 | Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL | CBS | W 31–0 | 77,836 | ||
| September 17 | at #15 Michigan | #1 | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | ABC | W 31–30 | 105,834 | ||
| September 24 | Wisconsin | #1 | Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL | W 23–3 | 48,311 | |||
| October 1 | Missouri | #1 | Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL | W 55–0 | 40,654 | |||
| October 15 | at #4 Notre Dame | #1 | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | CBS | L 30–31 | 59,075 | ||
| October 22 | Cincinnati | #4 | Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL | W 57–3 | 44,107 | |||
| October 29 | at East Carolina | #4 | Ficklen Memorial Stadium • Greenville, NC | W 31–7 | 29,400 | |||
| November 5 | Tulsa | #3 | Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL | W 34–3 | 38,196 | |||
| November 19 | at #11 LSU | #3 | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | ESPN | W 44–3 | 79,528 | ||
| November 26 | #8 Arkansas | #3 | Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL | CBS | W 18–16 | 63,271 | ||
| December 3 | BYU | #2 | Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL | W 41–17 | 59,637 | |||
| January 2 | vs. #6 Nebraska | #2 | Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl) | NBC | W 23–3 | 79,480 | ||
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