1939 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–5 (2–0 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumBurdine Stadium
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Louisiana Normal $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
Tennessee Tech 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Mississippi College 3 – 0 – 0 6 – 1 – 1
Miami (FL) 2 – 0 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Rollins 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Western Kentucky State Teachers 5 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Mississippi State Teachers 4 – 1 – 0 4 – 2 – 3
Murray State 4 – 1 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Newberry 3 – 1 – 1 4 – 1 – 4
Presbyterian 3 – 1 – 2 4 – 3 – 2
Georgetown (KY) 2 – 1 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Union (TN) 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Morehead State 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Louisville 1 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Union (KY) 1 – 1 – 1 3 – 3 – 1
Oglethorpe 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Centre 1 – 1 – 1 1 – 5 – 2
Centenary 1 – 1 – 0 2 – 9 – 1
Louisiana Tech 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
West Tennessee State Teachers 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Troy State 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
SW Louisiana 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Stetson 2 – 4 – 2 3 – 5 – 2
Louisiana College 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 1 – 5 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
Erskine 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Delta State 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Wofford 0 – 2 – 3 1 – 5 – 3
Tampa 0 – 3 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
Jacksonville State 0 – 3 – 1 0 – 8 – 2
Transylvania 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Emory and Henry 0 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

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.

Miami was ranked at No. 88 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[1]

Schedule

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

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References

  1. ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Wake Forest tramples Miami eleven in opener, 33 to 0". The Palm Beach Post. October 7, 1939. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Hurricanes Turn Back Those Tars, 14 to 6". The Herald. October 21, 1939. p. 10A – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Catholic U. Turns Back Hurricanes, 14 to 0". The Miami Herald. October 28, 1939. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Clay, Everett (November 3, 1939). "Texas Tech 8-To-5 Favorite Over Miami". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 8C. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ Clay, Everett (November 4, 1939). "Miami Comes to Life And Upsets Texas Tech". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 2B. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ Clay, Everett (November 4, 1939). "Miami Upsets Texas Tech (continued)". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 4B. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Hurricane Power Sweeps Bulldogs Aside". The Miami Daily News. November 11, 1939. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Bell, Bell (November 18, 1939). "Huge Crowd Will Watch Gator Game". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. p. 1. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ Bell, Bell (November 18, 1939). "Harding's Men Keyed For Brilliant Contest Before Sellout Crowd (continued)". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. p. 8. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ Clay, Everett (November 19, 1939). "Gators Defeat Miami, 13 To 0". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 1A. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ Clay, Everett (November 19, 1939). "Awakened Gators Recapture State Grid Title (continued)". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 1B. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ Clay, Everett (November 19, 1939). "Gators Defeat Miami, 13 To 0 (continued)". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 4B. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ Bell, Bell (November 19, 1939). "Florida's Gators Puncture Miami's Defense In Last Half To Defeat Hurricanes By 13 To 0 Score For State Title". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. p. 1B. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ "Miami drops 7–6 tussle to South Carolina". The Miami Herald. October 26, 1939. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Crippled Hurricanes Play N. C. State Tonight". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. December 1, 1939. p. 12B. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  17. ^ "Wolfpack Play Miami U. Tonight (continued)". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. December 1, 1939. p. 13B. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  18. ^ Clay, Everett (December 1, 1939). "Hurricanes Click; Crush Wolfpack, 27 To 7". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 2C. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  19. ^ Bell, Bell (December 8, 1939). "Miami's Football Thousands To Watch Miami, Georgia End '39 Season Tonight". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. p. 2B. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  20. ^ Evans, Luther (December 9, 1939). "Georgia Whip Hurricanes In 13-0 Tussle". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 2B. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  21. ^ "1939 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on November 21, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2016.


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