1948 Miami Hurricanes football team

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1948 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6
Head coach
Home stadiumBurdine Stadium
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maryland State     7 1 0
Sewanee     6 1 1
Grambling     8 2 0
East Tennessee State     6 2 1
West Virginia     9 3 0
Delaware     5 3 0
Virginia     5 3 1
Memphis State     6 5 0
Tennessee Tech     5 6 0
Oklahoma City     4 5 1
Chattanooga     4 5 0
Georgetown     3 4 1
Miami (FL)     4 6 0
Marshall     2 7 1
Tampa     2 6 0
Navy     0 8 1
Texas State     0 8 1
CCUNC     0 5 0

The 1948 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1948 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Andy Gustafson, the Hurricanes played their home games at Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida. Miami finished the season 4–6.

Miami was ranked at No. 65 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1RollinsW 25–0
October 8Villanova
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 10–19
October 15at DetroitW 6–018,451[2]
October 22Georgia
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 21–4246,127[3]
October 29Maryland
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 13–2733,304[4]
November 5Cincinnati
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 36–6
November 12Chattanooga
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 19–028,548[5]
November 20at FloridaL 13–2727,000[6]
November 26Kentucky
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 5–2530,361[7]
December 3No. 12 Vanderbilt
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 6–3328,952[8]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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