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I got to thinking about my first time as a young Canes fan way back in 1974.
Miami defeated the University of Tampa 28-26 in late September. And the only reason I saw it was because by chance our family had driven 4 hours to St. Pete that weekend to visit my grandmother!
Other than the Canes winning and UT quarterback and future Dolphins star Freddie Solomon running wild, I couldn't recall many details from four decades ago. So I looked it up and noticed a few interesting tidbits:
UM climbed to No. 16 in the AP poll, but the Canes lost the next week to No. 11 Auburn 3-0 at the Orange Bowl and weren't ranked again until Howard Schnelleberger's second season in 1980.
Anybody else have memories — good or bad — from your first UM football game?
Miami defeated the University of Tampa 28-26 in late September. And the only reason I saw it was because by chance our family had driven 4 hours to St. Pete that weekend to visit my grandmother!
Other than the Canes winning and UT quarterback and future Dolphins star Freddie Solomon running wild, I couldn't recall many details from four decades ago. So I looked it up and noticed a few interesting tidbits:
- The 41k at Tampa Stadium that night was the 2nd-most in UT history
- The Canes blocked two chip-shot field goal attempts in the 4th quarter
- For financial reasons, UT shut down its football program at the end of the season. The Buccaneers played their first game in Tampa Stadium less than 2 years later.
UM climbed to No. 16 in the AP poll, but the Canes lost the next week to No. 11 Auburn 3-0 at the Orange Bowl and weren't ranked again until Howard Schnelleberger's second season in 1980.
Anybody else have memories — good or bad — from your first UM football game?
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