1948 Miami Hurricanes football team

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1948 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceIndependent
1948 record4–6
Head coach
Home stadiumBurdine Stadium
(capacity: 59,578)
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maryland State     7 1 0
Sewanee     6 1 1
Grambling     8 2 0
West Virginia     9 3 0
Delaware     5 3 0
Virginia     5 3 1
Memphis State     6 5 0
Oklahoma City     4 5 1
Chattanooga     4 5 0
Georgetown     3 4 1
Miami (FL)     4 6 0
Marshall     2 7 1
Navy     0 8 1
CCUNC     0 5 0
Tampa        

The 1948 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1948 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Andy Gustafson, the Hurricanes played their home games at Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida. Miami finished the season 4–6.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1RollinsW 25–0
October 8Villanova
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 10–19
October 15at DetroitW 6–018,451[1]
October 22Georgia
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 21–42
October 29Maryland
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 13–2735,000
November 5Cincinnati
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 36–6
November 12Chattanooga
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 19–028,548[2]
November 20at FloridaL 13–27
November 26Kentucky
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 5–25
December 3No. 15 Vanderbilt
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 6–33
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[]

  1. ^ Dick Peters (October 16, 1948). "U-D Blows No. 1 to Hurricanes". Detroit Free Press. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Ghaul's 69-yard gallop headlines U-M victory". The Miami News. November 13, 1948. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1948 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 28, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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