1943 Miami Hurricanes football team
| 1943 Miami Hurricanes football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 5–1 |
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| Home stadium | Burdine Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Navy | – | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | – | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | – | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas Aggies | – | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | – | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | – | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | – | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sewanee | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1943 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1943 college football season. The Hurricanes played their home games at Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida. The team was coached by Eddie Dunn, in his first year as interim head coach, while active head coach Jack Harding served in World War II.
In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Miami ranked 64th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 76.3.[1]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 2 | 2:30 p.m. | at Jacksonville NATTC |
| W 6–0 | 5,000 | [2][3] |
| October 15 | 8:15 p.m. | Camp Gordon | W 51–6 | 16,564 | [4][5] | |
| October 23 | 8:15 p.m. | Charleston Coast Guard |
| W 13–6 | 16,305 | [6][7] |
| November 5 | 8:15 p.m. | Jacksonville NATTC |
| L 0–20 | 15,989 | [8][9] |
| November 20 | 8:15 p.m. | Presbyterian |
| W 32–13 | 12,000 | [10][11][12] |
| November 26 | 8:15 p.m. | 176th Infantry |
| W 21–7 | 11,164 | [13][14] |
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References
[edit]- ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Jacksonville Navy With Take To Air Against Miami". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. October 2, 1943. p. 12A. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Oliver, Wayne (October 3, 1943). "Hurricanes Whip Jacksonville Navy, 6-0". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 1E. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Hurricanes At Top Strength For Army". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. October 15, 1943. p. 4B. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Oliver, Wayne (October 16, 1943). "Hurricanes Crush Camp Gordon, 51-6". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 2B. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Butler, Guy (October 23, 1943). "U. Miami Is Favored In Coast Guard Contest". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. p. 6. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Clay, Everett (October 24, 1943). "Miami Pressed To Beat Coast Guard, 13-6". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 1E. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Hurricanes Seeking Fourth Win Against Marines". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. November 5, 1943. p. 2B. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Clay, Everett (November 6, 1943). "Jacksonville Raiders Beat Miami". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 2B. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Hurricanes Rate Edge Over Presbyterian Tonight". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. November 20, 1943. p. 10A. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Irresistible Hurricane Attack 32-13 Winner". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. November 21, 1943. p. 1E. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Hurricanes (continued)". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. November 21, 1943. p. 2E. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Benning Favored Over Miami". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. November 26, 1943. p. 4B. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Butler, Guy (November 27, 1943). "Hurricanes End Season In Burst Of Glory, Upsetting Benning". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. p. 8. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "1943 Football Schedule". CFB Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
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