1939 Miami Hurricanes football team

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The 1939 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) in the 1939 college football season. The Hurricanes played their home games at Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida. The team was coached by Jack Harding, in his third year as head coach for the Hurricanes.

Record5–5 (2–0 SIAA)
Headcoach
HomestadiumBurdine Stadium
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1939 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–5 (2–0 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumBurdine Stadium
Seasons
← 1938
1940 â†’
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1939 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Louisiana Normal $7–0–011–0–0
Tennessee Tech4–0–06–3–1
Mississippi College3–0–06–1–1
Miami (FL)2–0–05–5–0
Rollins5–1–010–1–0
Western Kentucky State Teachers5–1–17–1–1
Mississippi State Teachers4–1–04–2–3
Murray State4–1–14–4–1
Newberry3–1–14–1–4
Presbyterian3–1–24–3–2
Georgetown (KY)2–1–14–4–1
Eastern Kentucky3–2–06–3–0
Union (TN)3–2–07–2–0
Morehead State2–2–06–2–0
Louisville1–1–15–2–1
Union (KY)1–1–13–3–1
Oglethorpe3–3–13–4–1
Centre1–1–11–5–2
Centenary1–1–02–9–1
Louisiana Tech3–4–05–6–0
West Tennessee State Teachers3–4–03–8–0
Troy State2–3–07–4–0
SW Louisiana2–3–03–5–1
Stetson2–4–23–5–2
Louisiana College2–5–04–6–1
Middle Tennessee State Teachers1–5–11–6–1
Erskine1–5–01–9–0
Delta State1–6–01–9–0
Wofford0–2–31–5–3
Tampa0–3–12–7–1
Jacksonville State0–3–10–8–2
Transylvania0–7–01–8–0
Emory and Henry0–0–07–2–0
  • $ – Conference champion
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Miami was ranked at No. 88 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6Wake Forest*L 0–3320,100[2]
October 148:30 p.m.at TampaW 32–77,000–8,500[3][4][5]
October 20Rollins
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 14–616,909[6]
October 27Catholic University*
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 0–1417,046[7]
November 38:15 p.m.Texas Tech*
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 19–011,337[8][9][10]
November 10Drake*
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 33–616,415[11]
November 188:15 p.m.Florida*
L 0–1326,000–28,000[12][13][14][15][16][17]
November 25at South Carolina*L 6–75,000[18]
December 18:15 p.m.NC State*
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 27–711,420[19][20][21]
December 88:15 p.m.Georgia*
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 0–1316,402[22][23]
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