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1946 Miami

8–⁠2, coached by Jack Harding.

Schedule and results

Miami in 1946, game by game: won vs. William & Mary 13–3; lost vs. North Carolina 0–21; won vs. TCU 20–12; won at Florida 20–13; won vs. Chattanooga 33–13; won at Villanova 26–21; won vs. Miami (OH) 20–17; lost vs. No. 11 LSU 7–20; won vs. Washington and Lee 40–20; won vs. Detroit Mercy 21–7+20−21Won 13–3 vs. William & Mary+10William & MaryLost 0–21 vs. North Carolina-21North CarolinaWon 20–12 vs. TCU+8TCUWon 20–13 at Florida+7FloridaWon 33–13 vs. Chattanooga+20ChattanoogaWon 26–21 at Villanova+5VillanovaWon 20–17 vs. Miami (OH)+3Miami (OH)Lost 7–20 vs. No. 11 LSU-13No. 11 LSUWon 40–20 vs. Washington and Lee+20Washington and …Won 21–7 vs. Detroit Mercy+14Detroit Mercy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsWilliam & MaryW 13–⁠355%
Oct 4vsNorth CarolinaL 0–⁠2165%
Oct 11vsTCUW 20–⁠1268%
Oct 19atFloridaW 20–⁠1364%
Oct 25vsChattanoogaW 33–⁠1388%
Nov 1atVillanovaW 26–⁠2143%
Nov 8vsMiami (OH)W 20–⁠1785%
Nov 15vs11LSUL 7–⁠2047%
Nov 22vsWashington and LeeW 40–⁠2085%
Nov 29vsDetroit MercyW 21–⁠759%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Detroit Mercy 21–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 52nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
200–⁠147
Coach
Jack Harding
Elo
1559 +43 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
9.4 No. 35 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1947

The 1947 draft
Rd 7Tony Yovicsin EPhiladelphia Eagles