1941 Miami Hurricanes football team

The 1941 Miami Hurricanes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Miami as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) in the 1941 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Jack Harding, the Hurricanes compiled an 8–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 162 to 54. The team's victories included games against Texas Tech (6–0), South Carolina (7–6), and VMI (10–7); its losses were to Florida (0–14) and Alabama (7–21). The team was not ranked in the 1941 NCAA football rankings.[1]

1941 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record8–2 (2–0 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumBurdine Stadium
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Presbyterian $500630
Miami (FL)200820
Centre200340
Mississippi Southern601901
Louisiana Tech510541
Eastern Kentucky310710
SW Louisiana311621
Union (TN)311531
Tennessee Tech310540
Western Kentucky State Teachers311451
Georgetown (KY)210720
Wofford210460
Memphis State320630
Rollins220521
Louisiana Normal331431
Murray State332432
Tampa220540
Louisville110440
Middle Tennessee State Teachers231431
Newberry230560
Mississippi College120530
SE Louisiana240360
Oglethorpe130440
Transylvania130350
Troy State140540
Louisiana College150470
Delta State171181
Union (KY)010050
Centenary021082
Morehead State030340
Erskine040250
  • $ – Conference champion

Key players included halfback Russell Coates.

Miami was ranked at No. 63 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[2]

The Hurricanes played nine of their ten games at Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida. The Florida–Miami football rivalry game was played on a Saturday night, and the other home games were played on Friday nights.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3Elon*W 38–016,000[3]
October 108:00 pmat TampaW 20–67,500[4][5]
October 17Rollins
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 21–018,000[6]
October 24Howard (AL)*
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 19–012,000[7]
October 31Texas Tech*
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 6–025,000[8][9]
November 7West Virginia Wesleyan*
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 34–019,284[10]
November 15Florida*
L 0–1431,731[11][12]
November 21South Carolina*
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 7–617,210[13][14]
November 288:15 pmNo. 18 Alabama*
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 7–2126,000[15][16]
December 5VMI*
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 10–719,544[17]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References