1955 Miami Hurricanes football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

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{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1955

| team = Miami Hurricanes

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Independent

| CoachRank = 18

| APRank = 14

| record = 6–3

| head_coach = Andy Gustafson

| hc_year = 8th

| captain =

| stadium = Burdine Stadium

}}

{{1955 Southern college football independents records}}

The 1955 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1955 college football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Andy Gustafson, the Hurricanes played their home games at Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida. Miami finished the season 6–3.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1955

| poll = AP

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 17

| time =

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank = 9

| opponent = Georgia Tech

| opprank = 10

| site_stadium = Grant Field

| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA

| tv = NBC

| score = 6–14

| attend = 39,500

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-racehorse-georgia/133047635/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Racehorse Georgia Tech club spills powerful Miami, 14–6|date=September 18, 1955|accessdate=October 7, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 30

| time =

| w/l = w

| opponent = Florida State

| site_stadium = Burdine Stadium

| site_cityst = Miami, FL

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 34–0

| attend = 42,363

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 7

| time =

| w/l = l

| rank = 15

| opponent = Notre Dame

| opprank = 5

| site_stadium = Burdine Stadium

| site_cityst = Miami, FL

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 0–14

| attend = 75,685

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 21

| time =

| w/l = l

| opponent = TCU

| opprank = 18

| site_stadium = Burdine Stadium

| site_cityst = Miami, FL

| score = 19–21

| attend = 44,045

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-frogs-brush-pas/168517608/|work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|title=Frogs brush past Hurricane, 21–19|date=October 22, 1955|accessdate=March 21, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 29

| time =

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Pittsburgh

| opprank = 16

| site_stadium = Pitt Stadium

| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

| score = 21–7

| attend = 37,230–40,117

| source = {{cite news|author=George Kiseda|title=Hurricanes Win In Rain, 21–7|newspaper=Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph|date=October 30, 1955|page=1, section 3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-sun-telegraph-miami-wins-217/170802710/|access-date=April 21, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|author=Harry Keck|title=Miami Gives It That Touch|newspaper=Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph|date=October 30, 1955|page=1, section 3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-sun-telegraph-miami-gives-it/170803125/|access-date=April 21, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite journal|date=September 22, 1956|publisher=University of Pittsburgh Athletic Department|title= 19555 Pitt Football Attendance |journal=Pitt 1956 for Press and Radio|page=27}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 4

| time =

| w/l = w

| opponent = Boston College

| site_stadium = Burdine Stadium

| site_cityst = Miami, FL

| score = 14–7

| attend = 42,249

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 11

| time =

| w/l = w

| rank = 20

| opponent = Bucknell

| site_stadium = Burdine Stadium

| site_cityst = Miami, FL

| score = 46–0

| attend = 30,240

| source = {{cite news |title=Hurricanes Trample 'Buffaloed' Bisons, 46-0 |first=Luther |last=Evans |date=November 12, 1955 |page=18A |newspaper=The Miami Herald |location=Miami, Fla.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67911218/1955-bucknell-miami/ }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 18

| time =

| w/l = w

| opponent = Alabama

| site_stadium = Burdine Stadium

| site_cityst = Miami, FL

| score = 34–12

| attend = 35,414

| source = {{cite news |first=Charles |last=Land |title=Scarnecchia paces Hurricanes to 34–12 victory over the Tide |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WPkcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1JkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7018%2C2151883 |newspaper=The Tuscaloosa News |date=November 19, 1955 |page=1 |access-date=November 17, 2012}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 26

| time =

| w/l = w

| rank = 14

| opponent = Florida

| site_stadium = Burdine Stadium

| site_cityst = Miami, FL

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 7–6

| attend = 49,362

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tallahassee-democrat-florida-falls-76/133051918/|work=Tallahassee Democrat|title=Florida falls, 7–6, after rugged duel|date=November 27, 1955|accessdate=October 7, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

}}

{{cite web|title=1955 Football Schedule|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|access-date=November 8, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/miami-fl/1955-schedule.html}}{{cite web |author= |title=Schedule/Results (1955 Miami) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/333270 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |work=NCAA Statisis |access-date=May 10, 2025 }}

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