1944 Miami Hurricanes football team

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1944 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceIndependent
1944 record1–7–1
Head coach
Home stadium Burdine Stadium
(capacity: 35,030)
Seasons
  1943
1945  
1944 Southern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Virginia     612
No. 4 Navy     630
West Virginia     531
Miami (FL)     171
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami for the 1944 college football season. The Hurricanes played their home games at Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida. The team was coached by Eddie Dunn, in his second and final year as interim head coach, while active head coach Jack Harding served in World War II.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 7 South Carolina T 0–0
October 20 Fort Pierce
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 0–3813,959 [1]
October 27No. 18 Wake Forest
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 0–2718,232 [2]
November 3 Florida
L 0–13
November 10 NC State
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 7–28
November 17 Presbyterian
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 33–13
November 24 Auburn
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 19–38
December 1 Tulsa
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 2–48
December 8 Texas A&M
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 14–70
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "Mighty Amphibs Hurl Back Hurricanes: Bill Daley Leads Assault As Sub Foe Piles 38 Points". The Miami News. October 21, 1944. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  2. Guy Butler (October 28, 1944). "18,232 Shivering Fans See Deacons Run Over U. Miami". The Miami News. p. 6 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1944 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 30, 2016.