1945 Miami Hurricanes football | |
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Orange Bowl champion | |
Orange Bowl, W 13–6 vs. Holy Cross | |
Conference | Independent |
Record | 9–1–1 |
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Home stadium | Burdine Stadium |
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Miami (FL) | – | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Navy | – | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chattanooga | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville State | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | – | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech | – | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1945 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1945 college football season. The Hurricanes played their home games at Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida, United States. The team was coached by Jack Harding, in his seventh year as head coach for the Hurricanes. The Hurricanes participated in the Orange Bowl in a post-season matchup against Holy Cross. The Hurricanes won 13 to 6.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 29 | at Chattanooga | W 27–7 | [1] | ||
October 5 | Georgia | L 21–27 | 24,308 | [2] | |
October 12 | Saint Louis |
| W 21–0 | ||
October 19 | Florida |
| W 7–6 | 27,000 | [3] |
October 26 | Miami (OH) |
| W 27–13 | ||
November 2 | Clemson |
| W 7–6 | 20,982 | [4] |
November 9 | South Carolina |
| T 13–13 | 18,056 | [5] |
November 16 | NC State |
| W 21–7 | 18,864 | [6][7] |
November 23 | Michigan State |
| W 21–7 | ||
November 30 | Auburn |
| W 33–7 | 21,601 | [8] |
January 1 | No. 13 Holy Cross |
| W 13–6 | 38,000 | [9] |
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