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1941 Miami Hurricanes football team

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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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Presbyterian $ 5 0 0 6 3 0
Miami (FL) 2 0 0 8 2 0
Centre 2 0 0 3 4 0
Mississippi Southern 6 0 1 9 0 1
Louisiana Tech 5 1 0 5 4 1
Eastern Kentucky 3 1 0 7 1 0
SW Louisiana 3 1 1 6 2 1
Union (TN) 3 1 1 5 3 1
Tennessee Tech 3 1 0 5 4 0
Western Kentucky State Teachers 3 1 1 4 5 1
Georgetown (KY) 2 1 0 7 2 0
Wofford 2 1 0 4 6 0
Memphis State 3 2 0 6 3 0
Rollins 2 2 0 5 2 1
Louisiana Normal 3 3 1 4 3 1
Murray State 3 3 2 4 3 2
Tampa 2 2 0 5 4 0
Louisville 1 1 0 4 4 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 2 3 1 4 3 1
Newberry 2 3 0 5 6 0
Mississippi College 1 2 0 5 3 0
SE Louisiana 2 4 0 3 6 0
Oglethorpe 1 3 0 4 4 0
Transylvania 1 3 0 3 5 0
Troy State 1 4 0 5 4 0
Louisiana College 1 5 0 4 7 0
Delta State 1 7 1 1 8 1
Union (KY) 0 1 0 0 5 0
Centenary 0 2 1 0 8 2
Morehead State 0 3 0 3 4 0
Erskine 0 4 0 2 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion

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]

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

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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

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  1. ^ "1941 Miami (FL) Hurricanes Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Miami easily wins over Elon". St. Petersburg Times. United Press. October 4, 1941. p. 11.
  4. ^ Pete Norton (October 11, 1941). "Miami Wins, 20 To 6, Over Tampa U.: Hurricanes Defeat Spartans In Rough Game Before 7500". Tampa Morning Tribune. pp. 9, 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Miami tops Tampa U." St. Petersburg Times. Associated Press. October 11, 1941.
  6. ^ "Miami trims Rollins, 21-0". St. Petersburg Times. United Press. October 18, 1941. p. 11.
  7. ^ "Miami wins, 19-0". St. Petersburg Times. United Press. October 25, 1941. p. 12.
  8. ^ Guy Butler (November 1, 1941). "Hurricane Stock Hits New High With Brilliant Upset Of Texans". The Miami News. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Texas Tech surprised by Miami". St. Petersburg Times. Associated Press. November 1, 1941. p. 11.
  10. ^ "Miami whips Virginians". St. Petersburg Times. United Press. November 8, 1941. p. 12.
  11. ^ Guy Butler (November 16, 1941). "Gator Passes Down U. of M." The Miami News. pp. 1A, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Florida knocks out Miami gridders, 14-0". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. November 16, 1941. p. 6.
  13. ^ Guy Butler (November 22, 1941). "Petroski's Kick Gives U.M. Upset Triumph Over S.C., 7 to 6". The Miami News. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Miami tops South Carolina". St. Petersburg Times. Associated Press. November 22, 1941. p. 12.
  15. ^ "Tiders await 7:15 pm kickoff". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). November 28, 1941. p. 11.
  16. ^ "Tiders return at 10 tonight". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). November 30, 1941. p. 6.
  17. ^ "Miami beats VMI, 10-7". St. Petersburg Times. United Press. December 6, 1941. p. 11.