Miami Hurricanes

1979 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
21	Gregory Anderson G. Anderson	FB	6'1"	205	FR
57	Mozell Axson M. Axson	LB	6'0"	226	JR
61	Donald Bailey D. Bailey	OL	6'3"	230	FR
84	Andy Baratta A. Baratta	TE	6'3"	220	FR
58	Clem Barbarino C. Barbarino	OL	6'4"	236	SO
20	Rocky Belk R. Belk	WR	6'0"	175	FR
	Albert Bentley A. Bentley	RB
16	James Bigbie J. Bigbie	FB	6'1"	200	JR
82	Broderick Bolton B. Bolton	TE	6'6"	225	SR
14	James Boone J. Boone	QB	6'0"	200	FR
45	Gary Breckner G. Breckner	LB	6'1"	205	SO
43	Larry Brodsky L. Brodsky	WR	6'0"	180	SO
80	Jay Brophy J. Brophy	TE	6'3"	225	FR
41	Danny Brown D. Brown	LB	6'3"	212	FR
93	Gregory Brown G. Brown	LB	6'2"	220	FR
83	Jim Burt J. Burt	DL	6'1"	246	JR
53	John Canei J. Canei	OL	6'5"	250	SO
52	Tom Carnes T. Carnes	OL	6'5"	248	FR
71	Tony Chickillo T. Chickillo	DL	6'3"	235	FR
25	Gene Coleman G. Coleman	DB	5'10"	178	SR
75	Charles Cook C. Cook		6'2"	251	JR
	Mark Cooper M. Cooper	TE	6'5"	222	SO
36	John Daniels J. Daniels	DL	6'2"	220	JR
64	Chris Davis C. Davis	OL	6'4"	245	FR
3	Jeff Davis J. Davis	K	5'6"	135	FR
86	Glenn Dennison G. Dennison	WR	6'3"	202	FR
50	Chris Duffy C. Duffy	OL	6'2"	220	FR
19	Brian Eastburn B. Eastburn	DB	6'2"	190	SR
87	Leon Evans L. Evans		6'7"	270	FR
62	John Fenton J. Fenton	OL	6'4"	242	JR
63	John Ferguson J. Ferguson	OL	6'4"	240	JR
90	Tim Flanagan T. Flanagan	DL	6'2"	220	SO
8	Michael Fontes M. Fontes	DB	6'1"	180	FR
79	Frank Frazier F. Frazier	OL	6'4"	242	SO
24	Mike Goedeker M. Goedeker	DL	6'0"	210	JR
97	Barry Gonzalez B. Gonzalez	DL	6'3"	230	SR
74	Steve Grady S. Grady	OL	6'7"	265	SO
78	Bob Hays B. Hays	OL	6'3"	240	SO
68	John Heritscko J. Heritscko	OL	6'4"	240	FR
	Randy High R. High		6'4"	238	FR
28	Chuck Hirschman C. Hirschman	FB	6'0"	190	SO
33	Chris Hobbs C. Hobbs	RB	5'9"	180	SO
29	Pierre Hodges P. Hodges	DL	6'2"	205	SO
70	Ed Hudak E. Hudak		6'3"	248	FR
32	Herb Jackson H. Jackson	LB	6'3"	215	SR
30	David Jefferson D. Jefferson	OL	6'3"	217	SO
13	Jim Joiner J. Joiner	WR	6'3"	193	JR
	Jerome Jones J. Jones	FB	6'3"	215	FR
59	Art Kehoe A. Kehoe	OL	6'0"	238	JR
12	Jim Kelly J. Kelly	QB	6'2"	200	FR
5	Greg LaBelle G. LaBelle	P	5'9"	165	FR
81	Paul Lafferty P. Lafferty	WR	6'0"	185	JR
17	Ronnie Lippett R. Lippett	DB	5'11"	170	FR
54	Pat Magee P. Magee		6'3"	220	JR
31	Fred Marion F. Marion	DB	6'2"	190	SO
40	Leroy McDonald L. McDonald	RB	6'0"	175	FR
1	Dan Miller D. Miller	K	5'10"	170	SO
91	Bob Nelson B. Nelson		6'3"	245	SO
66	Scott Nicolas S. Nicolas	LB	6'4"	224	SO
37	John Peasley J. Peasley	WR	6'3"	210	SO
56	Jim Pokorney J. Pokorney	OL	6'3"	235	JR
26	Jerry Pope J. Pope	DB	6'1"	190	JR
9	Mark Richt M. Richt	QB	6'1"	184	SO
46	Lorenzo Roan L. Roan	RB	5'8"	180	SO
	Smokey Roan S. Roan	RB
44	Fred Roberts F. Roberts	LB	6'1"	210	FR
6	Mike Rodrigue M. Rodrigue	QB	6'0"	180	SO
88	Rick Roughen R. Roughen	TE	6'2"	218	JR
49	Mark Rush M. Rush	RB	6'1"	205	FR
55	Jeff Salinger J. Salinger	DL	6'2"	220	SR
95	Russ Service R. Service	DL	6'2"	215	FR
23	Malcolm Simmons M. Simmons	WR	6'0"	189	JR
7	John Smatana J. Smatana	QB	6'1"	177	FR
11	Mark Smith M. Smith	DB	6'1"	190	JR
60	David Stewart D. Stewart	OL	6'6"	250	SO
76	Darryl Sutphin D. Sutphin	OL	6'2"	240	FR
2	John Swain J. Swain	DB	6'2"	190	JR
22	Taylor Timmons T. Timmons	FB	6'0"	201	SR
51	Jim Toula J. Toula	OL	6'8"	235	FR
92	Pete Upperco P. Upperco	DL	6'2"	215	SR
27	Pat Walker P. Walker	WR	6'2"	185	JR
73	Lester Williams L. Williams		6'3"	255	SO
65	Greg Zappala G. Zappala	DL	6'2"	209	FR

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

835

Riley

828

Roberts

793

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

932

Legree

916

Smith

720

Hernandez

Pass TD Leaders

21

Atkinson

18

Maiava

17

Taylor

Rush TD Leaders

12

Baugh

12

Hawkins

10

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

12

Legree

11

Smith

9

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

200.5

Hoover

198.6

Stockton

Sack Leaders

9.5

Simmons

8.0

Umanmielen

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.6

46.2

44.2

44.0

43.4

42.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

11.0

11.8

12.2

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

533.8

531.6

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

299.4

295.5

263.6

253.2

Pass Yards Rankings

391.2

347.0

341.0

337.8

334.4

322.4

Sack Leaders

24.0

22.0

20.0

19.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	5	1	.833
2	Oregon State	4	2	.667
3	Fresno State	4	2	.667
4	San Diego State	2	4	.333
5	Utah State	2	4	.333
6	Colorado State	2	3	.400
7	Texas State	2	3	.400
8	Washington State	1	5	.167

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	5	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
3	Utah	5	0	1.000
4	Baylor	4	1	.800
5	Oklahoma State	4	1	.800
6	Arizona	5	1	.833
7	Houston	5	1	.833
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Arizona State	3	2	.600
10	Iowa State	3	3	.500
11	UCF	3	3	.500
12	Kansas State	3	2	.600
13	Colorado	2	3	.400
14	Kansas	2	3	.400
15	TCU	2	3	.400
16	West Virginia	3	3	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	4	3	.571
2	Ohio	4	2	.667
3	Western Michigan	4	2	.667
4	Bowling Green	2	4	.333
5	Buffalo	3	3	.500
6	Toledo	4	2	.667
7	Central Michigan	3	3	.500
8	Miami (OH)	3	3	.500
9	UMass	4	2	.667
10	Kent State	2	4	.333
11	Akron	1	5	.167
12	Ball State	1	5	.167
13	Sacramento State	1	5	.167

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	6	0	1.000
2	Alabama	5	1	.833
3	Kentucky	5	1	.833
4	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
5	Missouri	5	1	.833
6	Tennessee	5	1	.833
7	Ole Miss	4	1	.800
8	Oklahoma	3	2	.600
9	Florida	4	2	.667
10	Texas	4	1	.800
11	LSU	4	2	.667
12	Auburn	3	2	.600
13	South Carolina	3	3	.500
14	Texas A&M	3	3	.500
15	Vanderbilt	3	3	.500
16	Arkansas	2	4	.333

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	6	0	1.000
2	UCLA	5	0	1.000
3	Ohio State	5	1	.833
4	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
5	USC	6	1	.857
6	Purdue	3	3	.500
7	Iowa	5	1	.833
8	Nebraska	5	1	.833
9	Minnesota	4	2	.667
10	Northwestern	4	1	.800
11	Oregon	3	2	.600
12	Illinois	3	3	.500
13	Michigan	3	2	.600
14	Rutgers	1	4	.200
15	Penn State	3	3	.500
16	Washington	3	3	.500
17	Maryland	2	4	.333
18	Michigan State	2	4	.333

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	5	1	.833
2	Jacksonville State	4	2	.667
3	Florida International	3	2	.600
4	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
5	Western Kentucky	2	4	.333
6	Delaware	2	3	.400
7	Middle Tennessee	2	3	.400
8	Kennesaw State	1	4	.200
9	Missouri State	1	4	.200
10	Sam Houston	1	4	.200

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Memphis	5	1	.833
2	UTSA	5	1	.833
3	North Texas	4	2	.667
4	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
5	East Carolina	3	2	.600
6	Army	3	2	.600
7	UAB	3	3	.500
8	Temple	2	4	.333
9	South Florida	4	2	.667
10	Navy	2	3	.400
11	Tulane	2	3	.400
12	Tulsa	3	3	.500
13	Rice	1	5	.167
14	Charlotte	0	6	.000

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	5	1	.833
3	Clemson	3	2	.600
4	Pittsburgh	5	1	.833
5	SMU	4	1	.800
6	Virginia	4	2	.667
7	California	3	3	.500
8	Georgia Tech	2	3	.400
9	Louisville	3	3	.500
10	Duke	4	1	.800
11	North Carolina	3	2	.600
12	Virginia Tech	4	2	.667
13	Florida State	3	3	.500
14	NC State	3	3	.500
15	Stanford	2	4	.333
16	Boston College	2	3	.400
17	Syracuse	2	3	.400

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	4	2	.667
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	North Dakota State	5	1	.833
4	Air Force	4	1	.800
5	Wyoming	3	3	.500
6	San Jose State	3	3	.500
7	Nevada	2	3	.400
8	Northern Illinois	0	5	.000
9	UTEP	1	5	.167
10	Hawai'i	1	5	.167

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	0	1.000
2	UConn	3	3	.500

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	6	0	1.000
2	South Alabama	4	2	.667
3	Georgia State	4	1	.800
4	Louisiana Tech	3	2	.600
5	Troy	3	2	.600
6	Louisiana	4	2	.667
7	Georgia Southern	2	4	.333
8	Coastal Carolina	2	4	.333
9	Old Dominion	2	4	.333
10	Appalachian State	3	2	.600
11	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Marshall	3	3	.500
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333