1940 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–7 (2–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumBurdine Stadium
1940 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Rollins $ 6 0 08 1 0
Newberry 4 0 07 2 1
Mississippi College 2 0 05 1 1
Eastern Kentucky 1 0 08 0 0
Western Kentucky State Teachers 4 1 17 1 1
Louisiana Normal 4 1 16 3 1
SW Louisiana 4 1 06 3 1
Union (TN) 3 1 06 3 0
Georgetown (KY) 2 1 05 3 2
Murray State 4 2 14 3 2
Centre 2 1 03 6 0
Miami (FL) 2 1 03 7 0
Presbyterian 5 3 06 4 0
Mississippi Southern 3 2 07 4 0
Louisiana Tech 3 2 06 4 0
West Tennessee State Teachers 4 3 05 5 0
Morehead State 1 1 23 3 2
Wofford 2 2 13 4 2
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 2 4 04 4 0
Tampa 2 4 03 6 0
Oglethorpe 2 4 02 6 0
Tennessee Tech 1 2 02 6 0
Transylvania 1 2 15 3 1
Stetson 2 5 12 5 1
Troy State 1 3 03 6 0
Louisiana College 1 4 22 5 2
Union (KY) 0 1 15 1 1
Centenary 0 2 03 7 0
Louisville 0 2 03 5 1
Jacksonville State 0 2 03 5 0
Erskine 0 5 01 8 0
Delta State 0 5 10 8 2
  • $ Conference champion

The 1940 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) in the 1940 college football season. The Hurricanes played their nine home games at Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Jack Harding and finished with a 3–7 record, unranked in the AP poll.

Miami was ranked at No. 156 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4StetsonW 19–010,000[2]
October 11Tampa
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 27–014,000[3]
October 18Catholic University*
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 18–2021,000[4]
October 25Elon*
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 31–7
November 1at Texas Tech*L 14–619,000
November 8Rollins
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 0–715,914[5]
November 168:30 pmFlorida*
L 6–46[6]
November 22South Carolina*
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 2–711,000[7]
November 29Ole Miss*
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 7–2126,000
December 6Georgia*
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 7–2815,000[8]
  • *Non-conference game

[9]

References

  1. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Miami trims Stetson, 19-0". St. Petersburg Times. United Press. October 5, 1940. p. 12.
  3. "Miami defeats Tampa". St. Petersburg Times. United Press. October 12, 1940. p. 11.
  4. "Catholic whips Miami, 20–18, before 21,000". The Tampa Tribune. October 19, 1940. Retrieved February 16, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Rollins hangs one on Miami's chin". The Miami Herald. November 9, 1940. Retrieved September 11, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "20,000 to see Florida, Miami". St. Petersburg Times. Associated Press. November 16, 1940. p. 13.
  7. "South Carolina beats Miami". St. Petersburg Times. United Press. November 23, 1940. p. 12.
  8. "Miami bows to Georgia". St. Petersburg Times. United Press. December 7, 1940. p. 13.
  9. "1940 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on September 20, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2016.


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