1950 Miami Hurricanes football team

The 1950 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1950 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Andy Gustafson, the Hurricanes played their home games at Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida. The Hurricanes participated in the Orange Bowl, in a post-season matchup against Clemson, where they lost, 15–14.

1950 Miami Hurricanes football
Orange Bowl, L 14–15 vs. Clemson
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 15
Record9–1–1
Head coach
Home stadiumBurdine Stadium
(capacity: 59,578)
1950 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Maryland State    8 0 0
No. 15 Miami (FL)    9 1 1
Memphis State    9 2 0
Virginia    8 2 0
Tampa    5 4 0
Grambling    5 4 1
Texas State    5 5 1
Houston    4 6 0
Louisville    3 6 1
Navy    3 6 0
Sewanee    3 6 0
Delaware    2 5 1
Georgetown    2 7 0
Chattanooga    1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29The CitadelW 21–0
October 6Villanova
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 18–12
October 14at No. 9 PurdueW 20–1432,000
October 20Boston UniversityNo. 14
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 34–740,119[1]
October 28at PittsburghNo. 11W 28–0
November 3GeorgetownNo. 8
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 42–730,929[2]
November 10LouisvilleNo. 9
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
T 13–13
November 18at FloridaNo. 17W 20–1440,000[3]
November 24IowaNo. 14
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 14–6
December 1MissouriNo. 14
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 27–9
January 1No. 11 ClemsonNo. 14
L 14–1565,181
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. Evans, Luther (October 21, 1950). "Hurricane Lash Boston U, 34-7, Before 40,119". The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 13. Retrieved June 3, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. Evans, Luther (November 4, 1950). "Hurricanes Rebound to Smash Georgetown, 42-7". The Miami Herald. Miami, Fla. p. 15A via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Miami defeats stubborn Gators 20 to 14". The Palm Beach Post. November 19, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "1950 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 17, 2016.


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