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- ↑ Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. p. 38.
- ↑ "Miami hands Citadel 21–0 trouncing". Tampa Sunday Tribune. September 30, 1950. Retrieved December 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ 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
. - ↑ Jim Holton (October 29, 1950). "Miami Passes to 28–0 Win Over Pittsburgh Eleven". Tampa Sunday Tribune. p. 1-C. Retrieved July 17, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Evans, Luther (November 4, 1950). "Hurricanes Rebound to Smash Georgetown, 42-7". The Miami Herald . Miami, Fla. p. 15A – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Miami defeats stubborn Gators 20 to 14". The Palm Beach Post. November 19, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "'Slowest man on team' is hero in Clemson defeat of Miami". The Evening Star. January 2, 1951. Retrieved December 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "1950 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
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