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1945 Miami

9–⁠1–⁠1, coached by Jack Harding.

Schedule and results

Miami in 1945, game by game: won at Chattanooga 27–7; lost vs. Georgia 21–27; won vs. Saint Louis 21–0; won vs. Florida 7–6; won vs. Miami (OH) 27–13; won vs. Clemson 7–6; tied vs. South Carolina 13–13; won vs. NC State 21–7; won vs. Michigan State 21–7; won vs. Auburn 33–7; won vs. No. 13 Holy Cross 13–6+26−6Won 27–7 at Chattanooga+20ChattanoogaLost 21–27 vs. Georgia-6GeorgiaWon 21–0 vs. Saint Louis+21Saint LouisWon 7–6 vs. Florida+1FloridaWon 27–13 vs. Miami (OH)+14Miami (OH)Won 7–6 vs. Clemson+1ClemsonTied 13–13 vs. South Carolina0South CarolinaWon 21–7 vs. NC State+14NC StateWon 21–7 vs. Michigan State+14Michigan StateWon 33–7 vs. Auburn+26AuburnWon 13–6 vs. No. 13 Holy Cross+7No. 13 Holy Cross
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29atChattanoogaW 27–⁠771%
Oct 5vsGeorgiaL 21–⁠2730%
Oct 12vsSaint LouisW 21–⁠042%
Oct 19vsFloridaW 7–⁠648%
Oct 26vsMiami (OH)W 27–⁠1378%
Nov 2vsClemsonW 7–⁠647%
Nov 9vsSouth CarolinaT 13–⁠1355%
Nov 16vsNC StateW 21–⁠754%
Nov 23vsMichigan StateW 21–⁠742%
Nov 30vsAuburnW 33–⁠758%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs13Holy CrossOrange BowlW 13–⁠633%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Holy Cross 13–⁠6 in the Orange Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 57th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

Record
9–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
211–⁠99
Coach
Jack Harding
Elo
1524 +180 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
10.0 No. 24 of 101 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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