1944 Miami Hurricanes football team
| 1944 Miami Hurricanes football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 1–7–1 |
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| Home stadium | Burdine Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | – | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Navy | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | – | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | – | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Millsaps | – | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sewanee | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard (AL) | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1944 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1944 college football season. The Hurricanes played their home games at Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida. The team was coached by Eddie Dunn, in his second and final year as interim head coach, while active head coach Jack Harding served in World War II.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 7 | South Carolina | T 0–0 | 20,000 | [1] | |
| October 20 | Fort Pierce |
| L 0–38 | 13,959 | [2] |
| October 27 | No. 18 Wake Forest |
| L 0–27 | 18,232 | [3] |
| November 3 | Florida |
| L 0–13 | 16,415 | [4] |
| November 10 | NC State |
| L 7–28 | 12,412 | [5] |
| November 17 | Presbyterian |
| W 33–13 | ||
| November 24 | Auburn |
| L 19–38 | 13,000 | [6] |
| December 1 | Tulsa |
| L 2–48 | 11,234 | |
| December 8 | Texas A&M |
| L 14–70 | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "Miami halts Gamecocks". The Nashville Tennessean. October 8, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mighty Amphibs Hurl Back Hurricanes: Bill Daley Leads Assault As Sub Foe Piles 38 Points". The Miami News. October 21, 1944. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Guy Butler (October 28, 1944). "18,232 Shivering Fans See Deacons Run Over U. Miami". The Miami News. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Florida 'U' beats Miami to win state flag". The Knoxville Journal. November 4, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wolfpack defeats Hurricanes, 28–7". The Palm Beach Post. November 11, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miami is beaten by Auburn, 38–19". Tulsa World. November 25, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1944 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
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