1954 Miami Hurricanes football team

The 1954 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1954 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Andy Gustafson, the Hurricanes played their home games at Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida. Miami finished the season 8–1.

1954 Miami Hurricanes football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 11
Record	8–1
Head coach	Andy Gustafson (7th season)
Home stadium	Burdine Stadium
Seasons ← 1953 1955 →

1954 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 9 Miami (FL)			–					8	–	1	–	0
Delaware			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 5 Navy			–					8	–	2	–	0
Tampa			–					8	–	2	–	0
Florida State			–					8	–	4	–	0
Abilene Christian			–					6	–	3	–	1
Chattanooga			–					6	–	4	–	0
Mississippi Southern			–					6	–	4	–	0
Memphis State			–					3	–	4	–	3
Louisville			–					3	–	6	–	0
Arkansas State			–					1	–	8	–	0
Sewanee			–					0	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Furman		Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	W 51–13	41,827	[1]
October 1	No. 11 Baylor		Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	W 19–13	35,063–35,600	[2]
October 8	Holy Cross		Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	W 26–20	32,856	[3]
October 15	Mississippi State		Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	W 27–13	40,836	[4]
October 22	Maryland	No. 16	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	W 9–7	52,506	[5]
October 29	Fordham	No. 10	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	W 75–7	37,498	[6]
November 6	at Auburn	No. 6	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 13–14	25,000	[7]
November 19	Alabama	No. 16	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	W 23–7	61,423	[8]
November 27	at Florida	No. 11	Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	W 14–0	38,000	[9]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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