1955 Miami Hurricanes football team

1955 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 14
Record6–3
Head coach
Home stadiumBurdine Stadium
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Centre   –   8 – 0 – 0
Mississippi Southern   –   9 – 1 – 0
Delaware   –   8 – 1 – 0
Louisville   –   7 – 2 – 0
Tampa   –   7 – 2 – 0
No. 18 Navy   –   6 – 2 – 1
Arkansas State   –   6 – 3 – 0
No. 14 Miami (FL)   –   6 – 3 – 0
Chattanooga   –   5 – 4 – 1
Florida State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Memphis State   –   2 – 7 – 0
Howard (AL)   –   1 – 8 – 0
Sewanee   –   1 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1955 college football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Andy Gustafson, the Hurricanes played their home games at Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida. Miami finished the season 6–3.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 17at No. 10 Georgia TechNo. 9
NBCL 6–1439,500[1]
September 30Florida State
W 34–0
October 7No. 5 Notre DameNo. 15
L 0–1475,685
October 21No. 18 TCU
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 19–21
October 29at No. 16 Pittsburgh
W 21–7
November 4Boston College
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 14–742,249
November 11BucknellNo. 20
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 46–030,240[2]
November 18Alabama
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 34–1235,414[3]
November 26FloridaNo. 14
W 7–6
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Racehorse Georgia Tech club spills powerful Miami, 14–6". The Charlotte Observer. September 18, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Evans, Luther (November 12, 1955). "Hurricanes Trample 'Buffaloed' Bisons, 46-0". The Miami Herald. Miami, Fla. p. 18A – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Land, Charles (November 19, 1955). "Scarnecchia paces Hurricanes to 34–12 victory over the Tide". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. p. 1. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  4. ^ "1955 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 8, 2016.


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