Miami Football Team History
Miami Hurricanes
University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
Founded: 1925 Stadium: Dolphin Stadium Capacity: 76,500 Colors: Orange, Green & White Coach: Jack Harding Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-
1940 Season Highlights
Jack Harding enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Miami.
1940 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Oct. 4 vs. Stetson
19
0
W
Fri., Oct. 11 vs. Tampa
27
0
W
Fri., Oct. 18 vs. Catholic
18
20
L
Fri., Oct. 25 vs. Elon
31
7
W
Fri., Nov. 1 @
Texas Tech
14
61
L
Fri., Nov. 8 vs. Rollins
0
7
L
Sat., Nov. 16 vs.
Florida
6
46
L
Fri., Nov. 22 @
South Carolina
2
7
L
Fri., Nov. 29 vs.
Mississippi
7
21
L
Fri., Dec. 6 vs.
Georgia
7
28
L
1940 Season Totals
Record 3-7
Points Scored 131
Scoring Average 13.1
Points Allowed 197
Defense Average 19.7
Opponents Record 31-18
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-5
Away Record 0-2
1940 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1940 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1940 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
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.