1947 Miami Hurricanes football team

1947 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–7–1
Head coach
Home stadiumBurdine Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princess Anne   –   8 – 0 – 0
Grambling   –   10 – 2 – 0
Sewanee   –   6 – 1 – 1
Memphis State   –   6 – 2 – 1
Texas State   –   9 – 3 – 0
Mississippi Southern   –   7 – 3 – 0
Oklahoma City   –   7 – 3 – 0
Virginia   –   7 – 3 – 0
West Virginia   –   6 – 4 – 0
East Tennessee State   –   5 – 4 – 0
Catholic University   –   3 – 3 – 0
Delaware   –   4 – 4 – 0
Georgetown   –   3 – 4 – 1
Chattanooga   –   4 – 6 – 0
Tennessee Tech   –   4 – 7 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   2 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   1 – 7 – 1
CCUNC   –   1 – 3 – 0
Florida State   –   0 – 5 – 0

The 1947 Miami Hurricanes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In its ninth and final season under head coach Jack Harding, the team compiled a 2–7–1 record and was outscored by a total of 140 to 80.[1]

Miami was ranked at No. 87 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[2]

The team played its home games at Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Baylor
L 7–1831,717[3]
October 3at Villanova
T 7–726,500[4]
October 10TCU
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 6–1928,686[5]
October 17Rollins
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 6–024,403[6]
October 24George Washington
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 28–725,746[7]
October 31South Carolina
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 0–828,454[8]
November 8at Cincinnati
L 7–2031,000[9]
November 14Vanderbilt
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 7–3329,717[10]
November 22Florida
L 6–732,102[11]
November 29No. 6 Alabama
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 6–2127,941[12]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1947 Miami (FL) Hurricanes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Baylor Survives Brief Hurricane to Turn In 18-to-7 Upset". The Waco News-Tribune. September 27, 1947. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Mort Berry (October 4, 1947). "2nd-Half Rally By Villanova Ties Miami". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 15, 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Guy Butler (October 11, 1947). "Stout Too Strong, Christians Roll Back U-M For Revenge". Miami Daily News. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Guy Butler (October 18, 1947). "U-M's Touchdown-A-Week Program Finally Nets Victory". Miami Daily News. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Guy Butler (October 25, 1947). "U-M Comes Back With A Vim". The Miami Daily News. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Guy Butler (November 1, 1947). "Two Fumbles Cost Miami Tilt". Miami Daily News. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Dick Forbes. "Miami, 38; Cincinnati Bearcats, 7; Murder!". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Guy Butler (November 15, 1947). "Worst Defeat Since 1944: Vandy Power Buries U. Miami". Miami Daily News. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Guy Butler. "Gators Smear Homecoming Despite Ghaul's 82-Yard Dash". Miami Daily News. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Guy Butler (November 30, 1947). "Fighting Miami Carried Away By Tide, 21 To 6". Miami Daily News. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.