1944 Miami Hurricanes football team

1944 Miami Hurricanes football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–7–1
Head coach	Eddie Dunn (2nd season)
Home stadium	Burdine Stadium

1944 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Virginia			–					6	–	1	–	2
No. 4 Navy			–					6	–	3	–	0
West Virginia			–					5	–	3	–	1
Delaware State			–					2	–	3	–	0
Tennessee Tech			–					1	–	2	–	0
North Texas Aggies			–					2	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					1	–	7	–	1
Millsaps			–					1	–	5	–	0
Sewanee			–					0	–	3	–	1
Howard (AL)			–					0	–	5	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1944 college football season. The Hurricanes played their home games at Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida. The team was coached by Eddie Dunn, in his second and final year as interim head coach, while active head coach Jack Harding served in World War II.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 7	South Carolina	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	T 0–0	20,000	[1]
October 20	Fort Pierce	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	L 0–38	13,959	[2]
October 27	No. 18 Wake Forest	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	L 0–27	18,232	[3]
November 3	Florida	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL (rivalry)	L 0–13	16,415	[4]
November 10	NC State	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	L 7–28	12,412	[5]
November 17	Presbyterian	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	W 33–13
November 24	Auburn	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	L 19–38	13,000	[6]
December 1	Tulsa	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	L 2–48	11,234
December 8	Texas A&M	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	L 14–70
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Miami halts Gamecocks". The Nashville Tennessean. October 8, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Mighty Amphibs Hurl Back Hurricanes: Bill Daley Leads Assault As Sub Foe Piles 38 Points". The Miami News. October 21, 1944. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Guy Butler (October 28, 1944). "18,232 Shivering Fans See Deacons Run Over U. Miami". The Miami News. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Florida 'U' beats Miami to win state flag". The Knoxville Journal. November 4, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Wolfpack defeats Hurricanes, 28–7". The Palm Beach Post. November 11, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Miami is beaten by Auburn, 38–19". Tulsa World. November 25, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "1944 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 30, 2016.