1950 Miami Hurricanes football team

1950 Miami Hurricanes football
Orange Bowl, L 14-15 vs. Clemson
Conference Independent
1950 record 9–1–1
Head coach Andy Gustafson (3rd year)
Home stadium Burdine Stadium
(Capacity: 64,552)

The 1950 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami for the 1950 college football season. The Hurricanes played their home games at the Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida. The team was coached by Andy Gustafson, in his third year as head coach for the Hurricanes. The Hurricanes participated in the Orange Bowl, in a post-season matchup against Clemson, where they would lose 14-15.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 29 The Citadel* Burdine StadiumMiami, FL W 21–0   -
October 6 Villanova* Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL W 18–12   -
October 14 at No. 9 Purdue* Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN W 20–14   -
October 20 Boston* No. 14 Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL W 34–7   -
October 28 at Pittsburgh* No. 11 Pitt StadiumPittsburgh, PA W 28–0   -
November 3 Georgetown* No. 8 Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL W 42–7   -
November 10 Louisville* No. 9 Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL T 13–13   -
November 18 at Florida* No. 17 Florida FieldGainesville, FL (War Canoe Trophy) W 20–14   -
November 24 Iowa* No. 14 Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL W 14–6   -
December 1 Missouri* No. 14 Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL W 27–9   -
January 1 No. 11 Clemson* No. 14 Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl) L 14–15   65,181
#Rankings from AP Poll.

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References

  1. "1950 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
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