Conference Independent Offensive scheme Pro-style | 1979 record 5–6 Defensive coordinator Rick Lantz (3rd year) | |
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Head coach Howard Schnellenberger (1st year) Home stadium Miami Orange Bowl
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The 1979 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami for the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team became known as the "Jet Lag Kids", playing seven times away from home and traveling over 28,000 miles, an NCAA record. It was also the first year under new head coach Howard Schnellenberger and they were responsible for laying the foundation for the school to become a national power in the 1980s and first half of the 1990s.
Starters
QB Mike Rodrique/Jim Kelly
RB Smokey Roan/Mark Rush
FB Chris Hobbs/Gary Breckner
WR Larry Brodsky/Malcolm Simmons
WR Jim Joiner/Pat Walker
T Steve Grady/Frank Frazier
G Art Kehoe
C John Fenton/Don Bailey
G Jim Pokomey/Clem Barbarino
T John Canei
DL Barry Gonzalez/Johnny Daniels
DL Lester Williams
DL Jim Burt
DL Bob Nelson/Tony Chickillo
DL Tim Flanagan
LB Jay Brophy/Scott Nicolas
LB Mozell Axson/Charles Cook
DB John Swain
DB Gene Coleman
DB David Jefferson
DB Fred Marion
K Dan Miller