1938 Miami Hurricanes football team

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1938 Miami Hurricanes football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record8–2 (3–0 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadium Burdine Stadium
Seasons
←  1937
1939  →
1938 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
West Tennessee State Teachers $ 7 –0 –010 –0 –0
Centre 4 –0 –07 –2 –0
Miami (FL) 3 –0 –08 –2 –0
Centenary 2 –0 –07 –4 –0
Mississippi State Teachers 6 –1 –07 –2 –0
Presbyterian 6 –1 –06 –4 –0
Mississippi College 5 –1 –07 –2 –0
Western Kentucky State Teachers 4 –1 –07 –2 –0
SW Louisiana 4 –1 –18 –2 –1
Murray State 4 –1 –06 –2 –1
Tennessee Tech 4 –1 –06 –3 –0
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers 3 –1 –16 –1 –1
Morehead State 2 –1 –15 –1 –1
Stetson 4 –2 –16 –2 –1
Newberry 4 –2 –05 –5 –0
Rollins 3 –2 –16 –2 –1
Louisiana Normal 3 –3 –05 –5 –0
Georgetown (KY) 2 –3 –04 –4 –0
Union (TN) 2 –3 –04 –6 –0
Louisiana College 2 –4 –14 –4 –1
Union (KY) 1 –2 –04 –4 –0
Transylvania 2 –4 –03 –5 –0
Louisiana Tech 2 –4 –03 –7 –1
Delta State 2 –5 –02 –7 –0
Oglethorpe 2 –5 –02 –9 –0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 1 –5 –02 –6 –0
Howard (AL) 0 –2 –02 –5 –0
Emory and Henry 0 –2 –01 –6 –2
Louisville 0 –3 –02 –6 –0
Troy State 0 –3 –13 –4 –1
Jacksonville State 0 –3 –11 –6 –1
Erskine 0 –3 –11 –7 –2
Tampa 0 –4 –03 –7 –0
Wofford 0 –4 –10 –8 –1
Millsaps 0 –7 –01 –10 –0
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The 1938 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) in the 1938 college football season. The Hurricanes played their home games at Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida. The team was coached by Jack Harding, in his second year as head coach for the Hurricanes.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30 Spring Hill *
W 40–0 [1]
October 7 Tampa
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 32–612,000 [2]
October 15at Florida *
W 19–715,000 [3]
October 22at Drake *
L 6–18
October 28 Rollins
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 19–0
November 4 Oglethorpe
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 44–013,612 [4]
November 11 Catholic University *
L 0–7 [5]
November 18 Duquesne *
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 21–7
November 24 Bucknell *
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 19–0
December 2 Georgia *
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 13–723,367 [6]
  • *Non-conference game

[7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Miami downs Spring Hill by 46 to 0 score". The Tampa Tribune. October 1, 1938. Retrieved March 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Hurricanes beat Tampa". The Miami Daily News. October 8, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Miami's second half drive smothers Florida". The Palm Beach Post-Times. October 16, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Miami plucks Petrels, 44 to 0". The Miami Herald. November 5, 1938. Retrieved February 19, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Catholic U. in 7–0 victory over Miami". The Tampa Tribune. November 12, 1938. Retrieved February 16, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Miami defeats Georgia, 13–7". Winston-Salem Journal. December 3, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "1938 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on September 18, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2016.


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