1950 Miami Hurricanes football team

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1950 Miami Hurricanes football
Orange Bowl, L 14–15 vs. Clemson
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 15
Record9–1–1
Head coach
Home stadium Burdine Stadium
Seasons
  1949
1951  
1950 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Maryland State   8 0 0
No. 15 Miami (FL)   9 1 1
Memphis State   9 2 0
Virginia   8 2 0
Tampa   5 4 0
Grambling   5 4 1
Texas State   5 5 1
Houston   4 6 0
Louisville   3 6 1
Navy   3 6 0
Sewanee   3 6 0
Delaware   2 5 1
Georgetown   2 7 0
Chattanooga   1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1950 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Andy Gustafson, the Hurricanes played their home games at Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida. The Hurricanes participated in the Orange Bowl, in a post-season matchup against Clemson, where they lost, 15–14.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29 The Citadel W 21–033,332 [1]
October 6 Villanova
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 18–12
October 14at No. 9 Purdue W 20–1432,000
October 20 Boston University No. 14
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 34–740,119 [2]
October 28at Pittsburgh No. 11W 28–0
November 3 Georgetown No. 8
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 42–730,929 [3]
November 10 Louisville No. 9
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
T 13–13
November 18at Florida No. 17W 20–1440,000 [4]
November 24 Iowa No. 14
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 14–6
December 1 Missouri No. 14
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 27–9
January 1No. 11 Clemson No. 14
L 14–1565,181 [5]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "Miami hands Citadel 21–0 trouncing". Tampa Sunday Tribune. September 30, 1950. Retrieved December 27, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. Evans, Luther (October 21, 1950). "Hurricane Lash Boston U, 34-7, Before 40,119". The Miami Herald . Miami, Florida. p. 13. Retrieved June 3, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  3. Evans, Luther (November 4, 1950). "Hurricanes Rebound to Smash Georgetown, 42-7". The Miami Herald . Miami, Fla. p. 15A via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Miami defeats stubborn Gators 20 to 14". The Palm Beach Post. November 19, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "'Slowest man on team' is hero in Clemson defeat of Miami". The Evening Star. January 2, 1951. Retrieved December 27, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "1950 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 17, 2016.