1953 Miami Hurricanes football team

1953 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–5
Head coach
Home stadiumBurdine Stadium
1953 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Arkansas State – 8–0–2
Delaware – 7–1–0
Maryland State – 7–1–0
Mississippi Southern – 9–2–0
Navy – 4–3–2
Memphis State – 6–4–0
Florida State – 5–5–0
Tampa – 6–6–0
Miami (FL) – 4–5–0
Sewanee – 3–5–0
Marshall – 2–5–2
Mississippi Vocational – 2–4–0
Chattanooga – 3–7–0
Louisville – 1–7–0
Virginia – 1–8–0

The 1953 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1953 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Andy Gustafson, the Hurricanes played their home games at Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida. Miami finished the season 4–5.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Florida State
W 27–026,692[1]
October 2No. 10 Baylor
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 13–2128,042[2]
October 9Clemson
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 39–727,300–27,324[3][4]
October 17at Nebraska
L 16–2039,000[5]
October 23No. 3 Maryland
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 0–3042,157[6]
October 31at Fordham
L 0–2020,308[7]
November 6No. 15 Auburn
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 20–2926,472[8]
November 13VPI
W 26–017,000–17,105[9]
November 27Florida
W 14–055,530–65,000[10]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ "Miami whips Florida State in opener 27–0". Fort Myers News-Press. September 26, 1953. Retrieved June 7, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Baylor slaps Miami, 21–13". The Orlando Sentinel. October 3, 1953. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Miami U. rips Clemson, 39–7". The Tribune. October 10, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Complete Summary Of Game Statistics—Home Team (Miami (FL) vs. Clemson)" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Nebraska nips Miami, 20 to 16". The Florida Times-Union. October 18, 1953. Retrieved June 7, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Gustafson says Maryland's tops". The Columbia Record. October 24, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Evans, Luther (November 1, 1953). "Fordham Rips Miami 'Zephyrs', 20 to 0". The Miami Herald. Miami, Fla. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Ruffled War Eagle weathers Hurricane, 29 to 20". The Birmingham News. November 7, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Florida Minded UM Nabs Third Win, Whips Outclassed Virginia Tech 26-0". The Miami Hurricane. University of Miami. November 20, 1953. p. 20. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Late Miami score sinks Florida, 14–10". Pensacola News Journal. November 29, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "1953 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Schedule/Results (1953 Miami)". NCAA Football. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
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