1958 Miami Hurricanes football team

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1958 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–8
Head coach
Home stadium Burdine Stadium
Seasons
←  1957
1959  →
1958 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Army  – 8 –0 –1
No. 6 Air Force  – 9 –0 –2
No. 20 Rutgers  – 8 –1 –0
No. 9 Syracuse  – 8 –2 –0
No. 19 Oklahoma State  – 8 –3 –0
Boston College  – 7 –3 –0
Florida State  – 7 –4 –0
Holy Cross  – 6 –3 –0
Navy  – 6 –3 –0
Penn State  – 6 –3 –1
No. 17 Notre Dame  – 6 –4 –0
Pacific (CA)  – 6 –4 –0
Villanova  – 6 –4 –0
Pittsburgh  – 5 –4 –1
Detroit  – 4 –4 –1
Boston University  – 4 –5 –0
San Jose State  – 4 –5 –0
Texas Tech  – 3 –7 –0
Marquette  – 2 –7 –1
Drake  – 2 –7 –0
Dayton  – 2 –8 –0
Miami (FL)  – 2 –8 –0
Colgate  – 1 –8 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1958 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1958 NCAA University Division football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Andy Gustafson, the Hurricanes played their home games at Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida. Miami finished the season 2–8.

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Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26No. 14 Wisconsin No. 15
L 0–2062,084
October 4at Baylor
W 14–820,000
October 10No. 11 LSU
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 0–4140,614 [1]
October 25at Boston College
L 2–611,000 [2]
October 31 Vanderbilt
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 15–2825,400 [3]
November 7 Florida State
L 6–17
November 14 Maryland
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 14–2626,747 [4]
November 21 Houston
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 26–3724,822
November 29vs. No. 14 Florida
L 9–1224,641 [5]
December 6 Oregon
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 2–0
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ "LSU lightning hits 'Canes 41–0". St. Petersburg Times. October 11, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Futile U-M Wallows In Mud, Loses: Boston College Wins 6–2 on 48-Yard Run". The Miami News. October 26, 1958. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Vandy smears Miami on passes, 28 to 15". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 1, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Maryland's surgeons win 'adversity bowl'". The Atlanta Journal. November 15, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Florida edges Miami 12–9 to get bowl bid". The Decatur Daily. November 30, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "1958 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on October 6, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
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