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1958 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–8
Head coach
Home stadiumBurdine Stadium
Seasons← 19571959 →
1958 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Army   –   8 – 0 – 1
No. 6 Air Force   –   9 – 0 – 2
No. 9 Syracuse   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 19 Oklahoma State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   7 – 3 – 0
Florida State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Holy Cross   –   6 – 3 – 0
Navy   –   6 – 3 – 0
Penn State   –   6 – 3 – 1
No. 17 Notre Dame   –   6 – 4 – 0
Pacific (CA)   –   6 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   5 – 4 – 1
Detroit   –   4 – 4 – 1
Boston University   –   4 – 5 – 0
San Jose State   –   4 – 5 – 0
Texas Tech   –   3 – 7 – 0
Marquette   –   2 – 7 – 1
Drake   –   2 – 7 – 0
Dayton   –   2 – 8 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   2 – 8 – 0
Colgate   –   1 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1958 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1958 college football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Andy Gustafson, the Hurricanes played their home games at Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida. Miami finished the season 2–8.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26No. 14 WisconsinNo. 15L 0–2062,084
October 4at BaylorW 14–820,000
October 10No. 11 LSU
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 0–4140,614
October 25at Boston CollegeL 2–611,000
October 31Vanderbilt
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 15–2825,400
November 7Florida StateL 6–17
November 14Maryland
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 14–2626,747
November 21Houston
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 26–3724,822
November 29vs. No. 14 FloridaL 9–1224,641
December 6Oregon
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 2–0
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

References

  1. "LSU lightning hits 'Canes 41–0". St. Petersburg Times. October 11, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Futile U-M Wallows In Mud, Loses: Boston College Wins 6–2 on 48-Yard Run". The Miami News. October 26, 1958. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Vandy smears Miami on passes, 28 to 15". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 1, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Maryland's surgeons win 'adversity bowl'". The Atlanta Journal. November 15, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Florida edges Miami 12–9 to get bowl bid". The Decatur Daily. November 30, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "1958 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on October 6, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
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