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: Andy Gustafson Conference: Independent-
1951 Season Highlights
Andy Gustafson enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Miami.
1951 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 29 @
Tulane
7
21
L
Fri., Oct. 5 vs.
Florida State
35
13
W
Fri., Oct. 12 vs.
Purdue
7
0
W
Fri., Oct. 19 vs. Washington & Lee
32
12
W
Fri., Oct. 26 vs.
Mississippi
20
7
W
Sat., Nov. 3 @
Kentucky
0
32
L
Fri., Nov. 9 vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga
34
7
W
Sat., Nov. 17 vs.
Florida
21
6
W
Fri., Nov. 30 vs.
Nebraska
19
7
W
Fri., Dec. 7 vs.
Pittsburgh
7
21
L
Tue., Jan. 1
Clemson
14
0
W
@ Jacksonville, FL
Gator Bowl
1951 Season Totals
Record 8-3
Points Scored 196
Scoring Average 17.8
Points Allowed 126
Defense Average 11.5
Opponents Record 45-42
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 7-1
Away Record 0-2
1951 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1951 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1951 All Independent 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.