1944 Miami Hurricanes football team

American college football season

1944 Miami Hurricanes football

Conference| Independent
Record| 1–7–1
Head coach|

* Eddie Dunn (2nd season)

Home stadium| Burdine Stadium

Seasons

<- 1943

1945 ->

1944 Southern college football independents records

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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

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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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| 10,000| [7]

* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## References

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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. ^ "Texas Aggies crush Miami eleven, 70–14". Tampa Morning Tribune. December 9, 1944. Retrieved March 16, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "1944 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 30, 2016.

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Miami Hurricanes football

Venues|

* Miami Orange Bowl (1937–2007)
* Hard Rock Stadium (2008–present)

Bowls and rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Florida Cup
* Florida
* Florida State
* Louisville
* Nebraska
* Virginia Tech

Culture and lore|

* 1998 UCLA game
* 2011 athletics scandal
* Band of the Hour
* Catholics vs. Convicts
* FIU–Miami brawl
* Hail Flutie
* Miami 4–3 defense
* Quarterback U
* Sebastian the Ibis
* Whammy in Miami
* Wide Right I
* Wide Right II
* Confusion Bowl

Documentaries|

* Catholics vs. Convicts
* The U

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

Early years (1926 to 1978)|

* Miami Hurricanes football (1926 to 1978)

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