1955 Miami Hurricanes football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{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
}}
|{{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 }}
References
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