1943 Miami Hurricanes football team

The 1943 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1943 college football season. The Hurricanes played their home games at Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida. The team was coached by Eddie Dunn, in his first year as interim head coach, while active head coach Jack Harding served in World War II.

1943 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–1
Head coach
Home stadiumBurdine Stadium
(capacity: 35,030)
1943 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Navy   –  8 –1 –0
Miami (FL)   –  5 –1 –0
West Virginia   –  4 –3 –0
North Texas Aggies   –  3 –4 –1
Virginia   –  3 –4 –1
Texas Tech   –  4 –6 –0
Tennessee Tech   –  1 –5 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Miami ranked 64th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 76.3.[1]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 22:30 p.m.at Jacksonville NATTC
W 6–05,000[2][3]
October 158:15 p.m.Camp Gordon
W 51–616,564[4][5]
October 238:15 p.m.Charleston Coast Guard
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 13–616,305[6][7]
November 58:15 p.m.Jacksonville NATTC
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 0–2015,989[8][9]
November 208:15 p.m.Presbyterian
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 32–1312,000[10][11][12]
November 268:15 p.m.176th Infantry
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 21–711,164[13][14]

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References
  1. Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. "Jacksonville Navy With Take To Air Against Miami". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. October 2, 1943. p. 12A. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. Oliver, Wayne (October 3, 1943). "Hurricanes Whip Jacksonville Navy, 6-0". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 1E. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "Hurricanes At Top Strength For Army". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. October 15, 1943. p. 4B. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. Oliver, Wayne (October 16, 1943). "Hurricanes Crush Camp Gordon, 51-6". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 2B. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. Butler, Guy (October 23, 1943). "U. Miami Is Favored In Coast Guard Contest". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. p. 6. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. Clay, Everett (October 24, 1943). "Miami Pressed To Beat Coast Guard, 13-6". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 1E. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. "Hurricanes Seeking Fourth Win Against Marines". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. November 5, 1943. p. 2B. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  9. Clay, Everett (November 6, 1943). "Jacksonville Raiders Beat Miami". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 2B. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  10. "Hurricanes Rate Edge Over Presbyterian Tonight". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. November 20, 1943. p. 10A. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  11. "Irresistible Hurricane Attack 32-13 Winner". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. November 21, 1943. p. 1E. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  12. "Hurricanes (continued)". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. November 21, 1943. p. 2E. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  13. "Benning Favored Over Miami". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. November 26, 1943. p. 4B. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  14. Butler, Guy (November 27, 1943). "Hurricanes End Season In Burst Of Glory, Upsetting Benning". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. p. 8. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  15. "1943 Football Schedule". CFB Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2016.


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