1948 Miami Hurricanes football team

The 1948 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1948 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Andy Gustafson, the Hurricanes played their home games at Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida. Miami finished the season 4–6.

1948 Miami Hurricanes football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–6
Head coach	Andy Gustafson (1st season)
Home stadium	Burdine Stadium
Seasons ← 1947 1949 →

1948 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Maryland State			–					7	–	1	–	0
Sewanee			–					6	–	1	–	1
Grambling			–					8	–	2	–	0
East Tennessee State			–					6	–	2	–	1
West Virginia			–					9	–	3	–	0
Delaware			–					5	–	3	–	0
Virginia			–					5	–	3	–	1
Memphis State			–					6	–	5	–	0
Tennessee Tech			–					5	–	6	–	0
Oklahoma City			–					4	–	5	–	1
Chattanooga			–					4	–	5	–	0
Georgetown			–					3	–	4	–	1
Miami (FL)			–					4	–	6	–	0
Marshall			–					2	–	7	–	1
Tampa			–					2	–	6	–	0
Navy			–					0	–	8	–	1
Texas State			–					0	–	8	–	1
CCUNC			–					0	–	5	–	0

Miami was ranked at No. 65 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1	Rollins	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	W 25–0
October 8	Villanova	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	L 10–19
October 15	at Detroit	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 6–0	18,451	[2]
October 22	Georgia	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	L 21–42	46,127	[3]
October 29	Maryland	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	L 13–27	33,304	[4]
November 5	Cincinnati	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	W 36–6
November 12	Chattanooga	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	W 19–0	28,548	[5]
November 20	at Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	L 13–27	27,000	[6]
November 26	Kentucky	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	L 5–25	30,361	[7]
December 3	No. 12 Vanderbilt	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	L 6–33	28,952	[8]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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