1959 Miami Hurricanes football team

The 1959 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami for the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. The Hurricanes played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. The team was coached by Andy Gustafson, in his twelfth year as head coach for the Hurricanes.

1959 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceIndependent
1959 record6–4
Head coach
Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
(Capacity: 76,062)
1959 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Syracuse      11 0 0
No. 12 Penn State      9 2 0
Oregon      8 2 0
Rutgers      6 3 0
Detroit      6 4 0
Holy Cross      6 4 0
Miami (FL)      6 4 0
Oklahoma State      6 4 0
No. 20 Pittsburgh      6 4 0
Washington State      6 4 0
Boston College      5 4 0
Pacific (CA)      5 4 0
Air Force      5 4 1
Navy      5 4 1
Army      4 4 1
No. 17 Notre Dame      5 5 0
Florida State      4 6 0
San Jose State      4 6 0
Texas Tech      4 6 0
Dayton      3 7 0
Marquette      3 7 0
Oregon State      3 7 0
Colgate      2 7 0
Idaho      1 9 0
Villanova      1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 25TulaneW 26–7-
October 3at Florida StateW 7–6-
October 10at No. 1 LSUL 3–2764,864
October 16Navy
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 23–8-
October 23No. 7 Auburn
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
L 6–21-
October 30Kentucky
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
L 3–22-
November 6North Carolina
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 14–7-
November 13South Carolina
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 26–6-
November 20No. 11 Michigan StateNo. 18
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 18–13-
November 28vs. FloridaNo. 12L 14-23-
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

References

  1. "1959 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 3, 2016.


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