1945 Miami Hurricanes football team

The 1945 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami for the 1945 college football season. The Hurricanes played their home games at the Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida. The team was coached by Jack Harding, in his seventh year as head coach for the Hurricanes. The Hurricanes participated in the Orange Bowl, in a post-season matchup against Holy Cross. The Hurricanes won 13–6.

1945 Miami Hurricanes football
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 13–6 vs. Holy Cross
ConferenceIndependent
1945 record9–1–1
Head coach
Home stadiumBurdine Stadium
(Capacity: 35,030)
1945 Southern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Miami (FL)      9 1 1
No. 3 Navy      7 1 1
Virginia      7 2 0
Chattanooga      5 3 0
West Virginia      2 6 1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 29at ChattanoogaW 27–7
October 5GeorgiaL 21–27
October 12Saint Louis
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 21–0
October 19Florida
W 7–6
October 26Miami (OH)
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 27–13
November 2Clemson
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 7–6
November 9South Carolina
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
T 13–13
November 16NC State
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 21–7
November 23Michigan State
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 21–7
November 30Auburn
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 33–7
January 1No. 13 Holy Cross
W 13–635,709
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "1945 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
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