1949 Miami Hurricanes football team

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1949 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceIndependent
1949 record6–3
Head coach
Home stadiumBurdine Stadium
(capacity: 59,578)
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maryland State     8 0 0
Memphis State     9 1 0
Delaware     8 1 0
Virginia     7 2 0
Louisville     8 3 0
Grambling     7 3 2
Miami (FL)     6 3 0
Sewanee     4 2 1
Chattanooga     5 4 0
Georgetown     5 5 0
West Virginia     4 6 1
Navy     3 5 1
Oklahoma City     2 8 0
Tampa        

The 1949 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1949 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Andy Gustafson, the Hurricanes played their home games at Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida. Miami finished the season 6–3.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30RollinsW 52–13
October 8at LouisvilleW 26–0
October 14Purdue
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 0–14
October 21Georgia
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 13–9
November 4Detroit
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 27–635,031[1]
November 11South Carolina
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 13–7
November 18Florida
W 28–13
November 25No. 20 Kentucky
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 6–21
December 2No. 15 Maryland
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 0–1335,000
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[]

  1. ^ Dick Peters (November 5, 1949). "Miami Racks Up Titans, 27-6". Detroit Free Press. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1949 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 18, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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