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Miami Hurricanes

University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
Founded: 1925
Stadium: Dolphin Stadium
Capacity: 76,500
Colors: Orange, Green & White
Coach: Irl I. Tubbs
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

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1927 <-- 1935 <- 1936 -> 1937 --> 2024

1936 Season Highlights

Irl I. Tubbs enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Miami.

1936 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 25	vs. Georgia Southern	44	0	W
Fri., Oct. 2	vs. Tampa	0	0	T
Fri., Oct. 9	@ Bucknell	6	0	W
Fri., Oct. 16	@ Rollins	26	0	W
Sat., Oct. 31	@ Boston University	7	7	T
Fri., Nov. 6	vs. Stetson	20	6	W
Fri., Nov. 20	vs. Mercer	13	0	W
Fri., Nov. 27	vs. Mississippi	0	14	L
Fri., Dec. 4	vs. Georgetown	10	6	W
Fri., Dec. 11	vs. South Carolina	3	6	L

1936 Season Totals
Record	6-2 -2
Points Scored	129
Scoring Average	12.9
Points Allowed	39
Defense Average	3.9
Opponents Record	12-21
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	4-2 -1
Away Record	2-0 -1

1936 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1936 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Middle Tennessee State	7-1	112	65					Johnny Red Floyd
Southern Mississippi	7-2-1	137	54					Allison T.S. Pooley Hubert
Louisiana Tech	6-2-1	153	47					Eddie McLane
Miami	6-2-2	129	39					Irl I. Tubbs
Western Kentucky	6-3	123	55					Carl Swede Anderson
Louisville	4-4	88	134					Laurie Apitz
Louisiana	2-7-1	54	225					T.F. Wilbanks
Memphis	0-9	13	282					Zach Curlin

1936 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1936 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.