Duquesne at Miami

Monday, January 1, 1934

Duquesne beat Miami 33–⁠7. It was their first meeting; after it, Duquesne led the series 1–⁠0.

AwayDuquesne10–⁠1 in 1933
33
HomeMiami0–⁠1 in 1933
7

FinalHigh 79°F, low 64°F, 0.01 in. of rainAttendance 10,000

In the newspapers

  • The The Indianapolis times's story: DUQUESNE WALLOPS MIAMI ELEVEN. 33-7

    The Indianapolis times, Indianapolis [Ind.], January 2, 1934, page 1

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    DUQUESNE WALLOPS MIAMI ELEVEN. 33–⁠7 ~ CHitcd Press MIAMI, Fla, Jan 2. - Coach Elmer Layden and his strong Duquesne university eleven we’re ready for final parting today after climax ing a brilliant football season with a 33-to-7 victory over the University OF Miami Hurricanes in yesterdays New Years classic. 1t was Miami’s first defeat of the season. The Dukes came through with a spectacular aerial attack in the last half to break a first half scoreless deadlock and triumph in their farewell performance under Layden, who will coach at Notre Dame next season.

  • The Evening star's story: DUQUESNE ROUTS MIAMI Scores Four Times in Last Period in 33-to-7 Contest.

    Evening star, District of Columbia, January 2, 1934, page 24

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    DUQUESNE ROUTS MIAMI Scores Four Times in Last Period in 33-to-7 Contest. in 33-to-7 Contest. MIAMI, Fla, January 2 P).- Launching a sensational aerial attack in the last two periods after a scoreless first half, the Duquesne foot ball team from Pittsburgh yesterday Swamped the University of Miami, 80 to Z. Six thousand saw the game. The game, played under a brilliant sun. was a complete walk-away for the Pittsburgh eleven in the final stages, with the Dukes scoring touchdown in the third period and four more in the fourth.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Duquesne 92% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Tied 1–⁠1 in two meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
1938Miami 21, Duquesne 7
1933Duquesne 33, Miami 7

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