1949 Miami Hurricanes football team

The 1949 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1949 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Andy Gustafson, the Hurricanes played their home games at Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida. Miami finished the season 6–3.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	Rollins	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	W 52–13	29,956	^[1]
October 8	at Louisville	duPont Manual Stadium Louisville, KY (rivalry)	W 26–0	12,000	^[2]
October 14	Purdue	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	L 0–14	47,832
October 21	Georgia	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	W 13–9	37,138	^[3]
November 4	Detroit	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	W 27–6	35,031	^[4]
November 11	South Carolina	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	W 13–7	34,185	^[5]
November 18	Florida	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL (rivalry)	W 28–13	55,981	^[6]
November 25	No. 20 Kentucky	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	L 6–21	42,970	^[7]
December 2	No. 15 Maryland	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	L 0–13	34,886	^[8]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "Hurricanes beat Rollins, 52–13". The Palm Beach Post. October 1, 1949. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Brown, Jimmy (October 9, 1949). "Miami Hands U . L. 1st Defeat 26-0". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 3, section 2. Retrieved July 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Miami scores coveted win over Georgia". The Bradenton Herald. October 22, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Dick Peters (November 5, 1949). "Miami Racks Up Titans, 27-6". Detroit Free Press. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Gamecocks beaten by Miami, 13 to 7". The State. November 12, 1949. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Miami dumps Florida in 28–13 grid battle". News-Press. November 19, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cats come from behind to beat Miami". The Palm Beach Post. November 26, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Maryland drops Miami, 13 to 0". The Bradenton Herald. December 4, 1949. Retrieved December 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1949 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on October 6, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2016.

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