1940 Miami

3–⁠7 (1–⁠0 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Jack Harding.

Schedule and results

Miami in 1940, game by game: won vs. Stetson 19–0; won vs. Tampa 27–0; lost vs. Catholic 18–20; won vs. Elon 31–7; lost at Texas Tech 14–61; lost vs. Rollins 0–7; lost vs. Florida 6–46; lost at South Carolina 2–7; lost vs. Ole Miss 7–21; lost vs. Georgia 7–28+27−47Won 19–0 vs. Stetson+19StetsonWon 27–0 vs. Tampa+27TampaLost 18–20 vs. Catholic-2CatholicWon 31–7 vs. Elon+24ElonLost 14–61 at Texas Tech-47Texas TechLost 0–7 vs. Rollins-7RollinsLost 6–46 vs. Florida-40FloridaLost 2–7 at South Carolina-5South CarolinaLost 7–21 vs. Ole Miss-14Ole MissLost 7–28 vs. Georgia-21Georgia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 4vsStetsonW 19–⁠078%
Oct 11vsTampaW 27–⁠074%
Oct 18vsCatholicL 18–⁠2058%
Oct 25vsElonW 31–⁠779%
Nov 1atTexas TechL 14–⁠6114%
Nov 8vsRollinsL 0–⁠773%
Nov 16vsFloridaL 6–⁠4629%
Nov 22atSouth CarolinaL 2–⁠727%
Nov 29vsOle MissL 7–⁠2110%
Dec 6vsGeorgiaL 7–⁠2824%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia 28–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; first in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 90th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1940.

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
1–⁠0 first in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
131–⁠197
Coach
Jack Harding
Elo
1199 −63 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−18.5 No. 112 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1940 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Miami1–⁠03–⁠7
Presbyterian0–⁠01–⁠1
Northwestern State0–⁠01–⁠1
Tennessee Tech0–⁠00–⁠2
Wofford0–⁠00–⁠2
Stetson0–⁠10–⁠1
Memphis0–⁠00–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.