1949 Miami Hurricanes football team

1949 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
Home stadiumBurdine Stadium
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
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
Rollins   –   3 – 5 – 0
Texas State   –   3 – 6 – 1
Oklahoma City   –   2 – 8 – 0

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 30Rollins
W 52–1329,956[1]
October 8at Louisville
W 26–012,000[2]
October 14Purdue
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 0–1447,832
October 21Georgia
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 13–937,138[3]
November 4Detroit
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 27–635,031[4]
November 11South Carolina
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 13–734,185[5]
November 18Florida
W 28–1355,981[6]
November 25No. 20 Kentucky
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 6–2142,970[7]
December 2No. 15 Maryland
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 0–1334,886[8]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Hurricanes beat Rollins, 52–13". The Palm Beach Post. October 1, 1949. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Brown, Jimmy (October 9, 1949). "Miami Hands U . L. 1st Defeat 26-0". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 3, section 2. Retrieved July 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Miami scores coveted win over Georgia". The Bradenton Herald. October 22, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Dick Peters (November 5, 1949). "Miami Racks Up Titans, 27-6". Detroit Free Press. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Gamecocks beaten by Miami, 13 to 7". The State. November 12, 1949. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Miami dumps Florida in 28–13 grid battle". News-Press. November 19, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cats come from behind to beat Miami". The Palm Beach Post. November 26, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Maryland drops Miami, 13 to 0". The Bradenton Herald. December 4, 1949. Retrieved December 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "1949 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on October 6, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
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