1937 Miami Hurricanes football team

1937 Miami Hurricanes football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	4–4–1 (1–0 SIAA)
Head coach	Jack Harding (1st season)
Home stadium	Burdine Stadium
Seasons ←  1936 1938  →

1937 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Murray State $	6	–	0	–	1			8	–	1	–	1
Erskine	5	–	0	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Centre	3	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	1
Western Kentucky State Teachers	3	–	0	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
Centenary	1	–	0	–	2			6	–	3	–	3
Miami (FL)	1	–	0	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Morehead State	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Louisiana Tech	3	–	1	–	2			6	–	3	–	2
Louisiana Normal	3	–	1	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Middle Tennessee State Teachers	2	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
Mississippi State Teachers	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Union (KY)	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Rollins	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Oglethorpe	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
SW Louisiana	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Stetson	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Mississippi College	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Wofford	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Newberry	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Transylvania	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Louisiana College	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Millsaps	1	–	3	–	2			3	–	5	–	2
Georgetown (KY)	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Louisville	1	–	3	–	1			2	–	5	–	1
Troy State	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	7	–	2
Tennessee Tech	1	–	5	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
West Tennessee State Teachers	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Presbyterian	0	–	3	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
Union (TN)	0	–	5	–	1			1	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1937 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) in the 1937 college football season. The Hurricanes played their home games at Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida. The team was coached by Jack Harding, in his first year as head coach for the Hurricanes.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1	8:30 p.m.	South Georgia Teachers *	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	W 40–0	8,000	[1] [2]
October 8		Spring Hill *	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	W 26–0		[3]
October 15		at Bucknell *	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	T 6–6	7,500	[4]
October 29		Tampa *	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	L 0–12
November 5	8:15 p.m.	Stetson	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	W 25–13	9,343	[5] [6]
November 12		Catholic University *	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	W 21–0	12,000	[7]
November 26		Drake *	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	L 0–7	9,000	[8]
December 3		South Carolina *	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	L 0–3	7.543	[9]
December 10	8:15 p.m.	Georgia *	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	L 0–26	20,000	[10] [11] [12]
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. Clay, Everett (October 1, 1937). "Hurricanes Play Statesboro Tonight". Miami Herald . Miami, Florida. p. 14A. Retrieved July 14, 2025– via Newspapers.com .
2. Clay, Everett (October 2, 1937). "Hurricanes Humble Georgia Teachers". Miami Herald . Miami, Florida. p. 10A. Retrieved July 14, 2025– via Newspapers.com .
3. "Hurricanes beat fast Spring Hill, 26–0". The Miami News. October 9, 1937. Retrieved March 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Missed Extra Points Leave Bucknell And Miami Tied 6-6". The Daily Item. October 16, 1937. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Clay, Everett (October 29, 1937). "Hurricanes To Tackle Stetson Tonight". Miami Herald . Miami, Florida. p. 1C. Retrieved July 14, 2025– via Newspapers.com .
6. Clay, Everett (October 29, 1937). "Hurricanes Stop Those Hatters, 25-13". Miami Herald . Miami, Florida. pp. 1C–2C . Retrieved July 14, 2025– via Newspapers.com .
7. "Miami University beats Catholic, 21–0". Orlando Evening Star. November 13, 1937. Retrieved February 17, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Miami Bows To Powerful Drake Bulldogs, 7-0". The Miami News. November 27, 1937. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Miami loses to Gamecocks by field goal". The Columbus Enquirer. December 4, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
10. Bell, Jack (December 10, 1937). "Miami-Georgia Game Formally Opens Stadium". The Miami News . Miami, Florida. p. 1. Retrieved September 11, 2020– via Newspapers.com .
11. Bell, Jack (December 10, 1937). "Thousands To See Dedication And Final Contest Of Season (continued)". The Miami News . Miami, Florida. p. 16. Retrieved September 11, 2020– via Newspapers.com .
12. Troy, Jack (December 11, 1937). "Bulldogs Trample Miami, 26 to 0, Before 20,000 Spectators". The Atlanta Constitution . Atlanta, Georgia. p. 8. Retrieved September 11, 2020– via Newspapers.com .
13. "1937 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on November 16, 2015. Retrieved December 13, 2016.