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1955 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 14
Record6–3
Head coach
Home stadiumBurdine Stadium
Seasons← 19541956 →
1955 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Centre   –   8 – 0 – 0
Mississippi Southern   –   9 – 1 – 0
Delaware   –   8 – 1 – 0
Louisville   –   7 – 2 – 0
Tampa   –   7 – 2 – 0
No. 18 Navy   –   6 – 2 – 1
Arkansas State   –   6 – 3 – 0
No. 14 Miami (FL)   –   6 – 3 – 0
Chattanooga   –   5 – 4 – 1
Florida State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Memphis State   –   2 – 7 – 0
Howard (AL)   –   1 – 8 – 0
Sewanee   –   1 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1955 college football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Andy Gustafson, the Hurricanes played their home games at Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida. Miami finished the season 6–3.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 17at No. 10 Georgia TechNo. 9NBCL 6–1439,500
September 30Florida StateW 34–0
October 7No. 5 Notre DameNo. 15L 0–1475,685
October 21No. 18 TCU
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 19–21
October 29at No. 16 PittsburghW 21–7
November 4Boston College
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 14–742,249
November 11BucknellNo. 20
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 46–030,240
November 18Alabama
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 34–1235,414
November 26FloridaNo. 14W 7–6
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "Racehorse Georgia Tech club spills powerful Miami, 14–6". The Charlotte Observer. September 18, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Evans, Luther (November 12, 1955). "Hurricanes Trample 'Buffaloed' Bisons, 46-0". The Miami Herald. Miami, Fla. p. 18A – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Land, Charles (November 19, 1955). "Scarnecchia paces Hurricanes to 34–12 victory over the Tide". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. p. 1. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  4. "1955 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
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