1954 Miami Hurricanes football team

1954 Southern college football independents records
	Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1954 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Andy Gustafson, the Hurricanes played their home games at Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida. Miami finished the season 8–1.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Furman		Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	W 51–13
October 1	No. 11 Baylor		Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	W 19–13
October 8	Holy Cross		Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	W 26–20	32,856	^[1]
October 15	Mississippi State		Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	W 27–13
October 22	Maryland	No. 16	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	W 9–7	52,506
October 29	Fordham	No. 10	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	W 75–7	37,498	^[2]
November 6	at Auburn	No. 6	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 13–14
November 19	Alabama	No. 16	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	W 23–7	61,423
November 27	at Florida	No. 11	Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	W 14–0
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ Evans, Luther (October 9, 1954). "UM Races from Behind to Nip Crusaders, 26-20". The Miami Herald. Miami, Fla. p. 11A – via Newspapers.com.
^ Evans, Luther (October 30, 1954). "Revenge-Mad Miami Humiliates Fordham, 75-7". The Miami Herald. Miami, Fla. p. 14A – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1954 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 9, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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1954 Southern college football independents records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 9 Miami (FL)		–		8	–	1	–	0
Delaware		–		8	–	2	–	0
No. 5 Navy		–		8	–	2	–	0
Tampa		–		8	–	2	–	0
Florida State		–		8	–	4	–	0
Abilene Christian		–		6	–	3	–	1
Chattanooga		–		6	–	4	–	0
Mississippi Southern		–		6	–	4	–	0
Memphis State		–		3	–	4	–	3
Louisville		–		3	–	6	–	0
Sewanee		–		0	–	8	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll