1940 Miami Hurricanes football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1940
| team = Miami Hurricanes
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
| short_conf = SIAA
| record = 3–7
| conf_record = 2–1
| head_coach = Jack Harding
| hc_year = 4th
| captain =
| stadium = Burdine Stadium
}}
{{1940 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings}}
The 1940 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) in the 1940 college football season. The Hurricanes played their nine home games at Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Jack Harding and finished with a 3–7 record.
Miami was ranked at No. 156 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.{{cite news|title=Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings|newspaper=The Boston Globe|author=Dr. E. E. Litkenhous|date=December 19, 1940|page=22|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123126338/final-1940-litkenhous-ratings/|via=Newspapers.com}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 4
| time =
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1940|team=Stetson Hatters|title=Stetson}}
| site_stadium = Burdine Stadium
| site_cityst = Miami, FL
| score = 19–0
| attend = 10,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 11
| time =
| w/l = w
| opponent = Tampa
| site_stadium = Burdine Stadium
| site_cityst = Miami, FL
| score = 27–0
| attend = 14,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 18
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Catholic University
| site_stadium = Burdine Stadium
| site_cityst = Miami, FL
| score = 18–20
| attend = 21,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/95234980/catholic-whips-miami-2018-before-210/|work=The Tampa Tribune|title=Catholic whips Miami, 20–18, before 21,000|date=October 19, 1940|accessdate=February 16, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1940|team=Elon Fightin' Christians|title=Elon}}
| site_stadium = Burdine Stadium
| site_cityst = Miami, FL
| score = 31–7
| attend = 15,600
| source = {{cite news |last=Clay |first=Everett |title=Fightin' Hurricanes Bash Elon, 31-7 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald/139351735/ |newspaper=Miami Herald |location=Miami, Florida |date=October 26, 1940 |page=13A |access-date=January 22, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Texas Tech
| site_stadium = Tech Field
| site_cityst = Lubbock, TX
| score = 14–61
| attend = 9,000
| source =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 8
| time =
| w/l = l
| opponent = Rollins
| site_stadium = Burdine Stadium
| site_cityst = Miami, FL
| score = 0–7
| attend = 15,914
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109367258/rollins-hangs-one-on-miamis-chin/|work=The Miami Herald|title=Rollins hangs one on Miami's chin|date=November 9, 1940|accessdate=September 11, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| time = 8:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Florida
| site_stadium = Burdine Stadium
| site_cityst = Miami, FL
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 6–46
| attend = 17,365
| source = {{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xUhTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=roIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4777%2C5280186|work=St. Petersburg Times |agency=Associated Press |title=20,000 to see Florida, Miami |date=November 16, 1940 |page=13}}{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-press-florida-survives-miami-hurric/132710296/|title=Florida survives Miami Hurricanes, scres 46–6 win|newspaper=Fort Myers News-Press|date=November 17, 1940|accessdate=September 30, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 22
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = South Carolina
| site_stadium = Burdine Stadium
| site_cityst = Miami, FL
| score = 2–7
| attend = 11,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 29
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Ole Miss
| site_stadium = Burdine Stadium
| site_cityst = Miami, FL
| score = 7–21
| attend = 26,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/sun-herald-hovious-revives-ole-miss-atta/132707278/|title=Hovious revives Ole Miss attack to defeat Miami|newspaper=The Daily Herald|date=November 30, 1940|accessdate=September 30, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 6
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Georgia
| site_stadium = Burdine Stadium
| site_cityst = Miami, FL
| score = 7–28
| attend = 11,860–15,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-palm-beach-post-sinkwich-stars-in-ge/132709908/|newspaper=The Palm Beach Post-Times|title=Sinkwich stars in Georgia rally to defeat Miami, 28–7|date=December 7, 1940|accessdate=February 19, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=djtPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=W00DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3930%2C1964049 |work=St. Petersburg Times |agency=United Press |title=Miami bows to Georgia |date=December 7, 1940 |page=13}}
}}
}}
References
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