1958 Miami Hurricanes football team

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1958 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–8
Head coach
Home stadiumBurdine Stadium
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Army     8 0 1
No. 6 Air Force     9 0 2
No. 20 Rutgers     8 1 0
No. 9 Syracuse     8 2 0
No. 19 Oklahoma State     8 3 0
Boston College     7 3 0
Florida State     7 4 0
Holy Cross     6 3 0
Navy     6 3 0
Penn State     6 3 1
No. 17 Notre Dame     6 4 0
Pacific (CA)     6 4 0
Villanova     6 4 0
Pittsburgh     5 4 1
Detroit     4 4 1
Boston University     4 5 0
San Jose State     4 5 0
Texas Tech     3 7 0
Marquette     2 7 1
Drake     2 7 0
Dayton     2 8 0
Miami (FL)     2 8 0
Colgate     1 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1958 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1958 NCAA University Division football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Andy Gustafson, the Hurricanes played their home games at Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida. Miami finished the season 2–8.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26No. 14 WisconsinNo. 15L 0–2062,084
October 4at BaylorW 14–820,000
October 10No. 11 LSU
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 0–4140,614[1]
October 25at Boston CollegeL 2–611,000[2]
October 31Vanderbilt
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 15–2825,400[3]
November 7Florida State
L 6–17
November 14Maryland
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 14–2626,747[4]
November 21Houston
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 26–3724,822
November 29vs. No. 14 FloridaL 9–1224,641[5]
December 6Oregon
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 2–0
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "LSU lightning hits 'Canes 41–0". St. Petersburg Times. October 11, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Futile U-M Wallows In Mud, Loses: Boston College Wins 6–2 on 48-Yard Run". The Miami News. October 26, 1958. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Vandy smears Miami on passes, 28 to 15". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 1, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Maryland's surgeons win 'adversity bowl'". The Atlanta Journal. November 15, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Florida edges Miami 12–9 to get bowl bid". The Decatur Daily. November 30, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "1958 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on October 6, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.