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-
1956 Season Highlights
Andy Gustafson enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Miami.
1956 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Sep. 28 vs.
South Carolina
14
6
W
Fri., Oct. 5 vs.
Boston College
27
6
W
Fri., Oct. 12 vs.
Maryland
13
6
W
Fri., Oct. 19 vs.
Georgia
7
7
T
Sat., Oct. 27 @
Texas Christian
14
0
W
Fri., Nov. 2 vs.
Florida State
20
7
W
Fri., Nov. 16 vs.
Clemson
21
0
W
Fri., Nov. 23 vs.
West Virginia
18
0
W
Sat., Dec. 1 @
Florida
20
7
W
Sat., Dec. 8 vs.
Pittsburgh
7
14
L
1956 Season Totals
Record 8-1
-1
Points Scored 161
Scoring Average 16.1
Points Allowed 53
Defense Average 5.3
Opponents Record 56-39
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 6-1
-1
Away Record 2-0
1956 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
6 8-0-1
AP
6 8-0-1
Coaches
6 8-0-1
INS
6 8-0-1
UP
1956 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1956 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 first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.