1940 Miami Hurricanes football team

1940 Miami Hurricanes football
Conference Independent
1940 record 3–7
Head coach Jack Harding (4th season)
Home stadium Burdine Stadium
(Capacity: 23,330)
1940 NCAA independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Boston College   –    11 –0 –0
No. 12 Fordham   –    7 –2 –0
Penn State   –    6 –1 –1
Notre Dame   –    7 –2 –0
Navy   –    6 –2 –1
Villanova   –    4 –5 –0
Pittsburgh   –    3 –4 –1
Miami (FL)   –    3 –7 –0
Army   –    1 –7 –1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami for the 1940 college football season. The Hurricanes played their nine home games at Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Jack Harding and finished with a 3–7 record, unranked in the AP poll.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance
October 4 Stetson Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL [1] W 19–0   10,000
October 11 Tampa Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL[2] W 27–0   14,000
October 18 Catholic University Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL L 18–20    
October 25 Elon Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL W 31–7    
November 1 at Texas Tech Tech Field • Lubbock, TX L 14–61    
November 8 Rollins Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL L 0–7    
November 16 8:30 pm Florida Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL[3] (rivalry) L 6–46    
November 22 South Carolina Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL[4] L 2–7   11,000
November 29 Ole Miss Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL L 7–21   26,000
December 6 Georgia Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL[5] L 7–28   15,000

Source:[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Miami trims Stetson, 19-0". St. Petersburg Times. United Press. October 5, 1940. p. 12.
  2. ↑ "Miami defeats Tampa". St. Petersburg Times. United Press. October 12, 1940. p. 11.
  3. ↑ "20,000 to see Florida, Miami". St. Petersburg Times. Associated Press. November 16, 1940. p. 13.
  4. ↑ "South Carolina beats Miami". St. Petersburg Times. United Press. November 23, 1940. p. 12.
  5. ↑ "Miami bows to Georgia". St. Petersburg Times. United Press. December 7, 1940. p. 13.
  6. ↑ "1940 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 8, 2016.


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