Tom Olivadotti was the defensive coordinator for this Florida team during the championship game. The coach of the team was born in 1934.
 Led by fifth-year head coach Howard Schnellenberger, the Hurricanes finished the season with a record of 111 after defeating the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the Orange Bowl. 
Howard Leslie Schnellenberger (born March 16, 1934) is a retired American football coach with long service at both the professional and college levels. 
 He coached in college for the Princeton Tigers, Boston College Eagles and Miami Hurricanes, where he was the defensive coordinator for the 1983 championship team. 
