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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: Independent-

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1927 <-- 1944 <- 1945 -> 1946 --> 2024

1945 Season Highlights

Jack Harding enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Miami.

1945 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 29	@ Tennessee-Chattanooga	27	7	W
Fri., Oct. 5	vs. Georgia	21	27	L
Fri., Oct. 12	vs. St. Louis	21	0	W
Fri., Oct. 19	vs. Florida	7	6	W
Fri., Oct. 26	vs. Miami Ohio	27	13	W
Fri., Nov. 2	vs. Clemson	7	6	W
Fri., Nov. 9	vs. South Carolina	13	13	T
Fri., Nov. 16	vs. North Carolina State	21	7	W
Fri., Nov. 23	vs. Michigan State	21	7	W
Fri., Nov. 30	vs. Auburn	33	7	W
Tue., Jan. 1	Holy Cross	13	6	W	@ Miami, FL	Orange Bowl

1945 Season Totals
Record	9-1 -1
Points Scored	211
Scoring Average	19.2
Points Allowed	99
Defense Average	9.0
Opponents Record	41-30
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	7-1 -1
Away Record	1-0

1945 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1945 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Connecticut	7-1	265	43					J.O. Christian
Army	9-0	412	46					Earl H. Red Blaik
Miami	9-1-1	211	99	Won 13-6				Jack Harding
Miami Ohio	7-2	207	75					Sid Gillman
Navy	7-1-1	220	65					Cmdr. Oscar E. Hagberg
Nevada	7-3	240	147					James W. Jim Aiken
Notre Dame	7-2-1	255	122					Hugh J. Devore
Temple	7-1	198	51					Ray Morrison
Virginia	7-2	265	79					Frank J. Murray
Central Michigan	6-1	98	26					Ron Finch
Eastern Michigan	5-0-1	45	13					Elton J. Rynearson
Michigan State	5-3-1	120	128					Charles W. Bachman
Penn State	5-3	173	89					Robert A. Bob Higgins
Bowling Green	4-3	79	81					Robert Whittaker
Cincinnati	4-4	132	88					Ray Nolting
Western Michigan	4-3	147	105					John W. Gill
Boston College	3-4	79	171					Amerino Moody Sarno
Ohio	3-4	100	106					Don Peden
Pittsburgh	3-7	87	141					Clark D. Shaughnessy
Massachusetts	2-1-1	33	32					Thomas Eck
West Virginia	2-6-1	122	126					Ira Errett Rat Rogers
Syracuse	1-6	38	106					Oscar M. Ossie Solem

1945 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1945 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).