1954 Miami Hurricanes football team

The 1954 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1954 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Andy Gustafson, the Hurricanes played their home games at Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida. Miami finished the season 8–1.

1954 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 11
1954 record8–1
Head coach
Home stadiumBurdine Stadium
(capacity: 67,129)
1954 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Miami (FL)    8 1 0
Delaware    8 2 0
No. 5 Navy    8 2 0
Tampa    8 2 0
Florida State    8 4 0
Abilene Christian    6 3 1
Chattanooga    6 4 0
Mississippi Southern    6 4 0
Memphis State    3 4 3
Louisville    3 6 0
Sewanee    0 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24FurmanW 51–13
October 1No. 11 Baylor
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 19–13
October 8Holy Cross
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 26–2032,856[1]
October 15Mississippi State
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 27–13
October 22MarylandNo. 16
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 9–752,506
October 29FordhamNo. 10
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 75–737,498[2]
November 6at AuburnNo. 6L 13–14
November 19AlabamaNo. 16
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 23–761,423
November 27at FloridaNo. 11W 14–0
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. Evans, Luther (October 9, 1954). "UM Races from Behind to Nip Crusaders, 26-20". The Miami Herald. Miami, Fla. p. 11A via Newspapers.com.
  2. Evans, Luther (October 30, 1954). "Revenge-Mad Miami Humiliates Fordham, 75-7". The Miami Herald. Miami, Fla. p. 14A via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1954 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2013-09-25. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
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