1947 Miami Hurricanes football team

The 1947 Miami Hurricanes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In its ninth and final season under head coach Jack Harding, the team compiled a 2–7–1 record and was outscored by a total of 140 to 80.[1]

1947 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–7–1
Head coach
Home stadiumBurdine Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Princess Anne  800
Grambling  1120
Sewanee  611
Memphis State  621
Texas State  930
Mississippi Southern  730
Oklahoma City  730
Virginia  730
West Virginia  640
East Tennessee State  540
Catholic University  330
Delaware  440
Georgetown  341
Chattanooga  460
Tennessee Tech  470
Miami (FL)  270
Navy  171
CCUNC  130
Florida State  050

Miami was ranked at No. 87 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[2]

The team played its home games at Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26BaylorL 7–1831,717[3]
October 3at VillanovaT 7–726,500[4]
October 10TCU
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 6–1928,686[5]
October 17Rollins
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 6–024,403[6]
October 24George Washington
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 28–725,746[7]
October 31South Carolina
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 0–828,454[8]
November 8at CincinnatiL 7–2031,000[9]
November 14Vanderbilt
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 7–3329,717[10]
November 22Florida
L 6–732,102[11]
November 29No. 6 Alabama
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 6–2127,941[12]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References