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1939 Miami

5–⁠5, coached by Jack Harding.

Schedule and results

Miami in 1939, game by game: lost vs. Wake Forest 0–33; won at Tampa 32–7; won vs. Rollins 14–6; lost vs. Catholic 0–14; won vs. Texas Tech 19–0; won vs. Drake 33–6; lost vs. Florida 0–13; lost at South Carolina 6–7; won vs. NC State 27–7; lost vs. Georgia 0–13+27−33Lost 0–33 vs. Wake Forest-33Wake ForestWon 32–7 at Tampa+25TampaWon 14–6 vs. Rollins+8RollinsLost 0–14 vs. Catholic-14CatholicWon 19–0 vs. Texas Tech+19Texas TechWon 33–6 vs. Drake+27DrakeLost 0–13 vs. Florida-13FloridaLost 6–7 at South Carolina-1South CarolinaWon 27–7 vs. NC State+20NC StateLost 0–13 vs. Georgia-13Georgia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 6vsWake ForestL 0–⁠3335%
Oct 14atTampaW 32–⁠754%
Oct 20vsRollinsW 14–⁠674%
Oct 27vsCatholicL 0–⁠1462%
Nov 3vsTexas TechW 19–⁠023%
Nov 10vsDrakeW 33–⁠629%
Nov 18vsFloridaL 0–⁠1353%
Nov 25atSouth CarolinaL 6–⁠742%
Dec 1vsNC StateW 27–⁠753%
Dec 8vsGeorgiaL 0–⁠1349%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia 13–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 85th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠0 shared first in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
131–⁠106
Coach
Jack Harding
Elo
1344 +53 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−1.5 No. 76 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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