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1950 Miami

9–⁠1–⁠1, coached by Andy Gustafson, finished No. 15 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Miami in 1950, game by game: won vs. The Citadel 21–0; won vs. Villanova 18–12; won at No. 9 Purdue 20–14; won vs. Boston University 34–7; won at Pittsburgh 28–0; won vs. Georgetown 42–7; tied vs. Louisville 13–13; won at Florida 20–14; won vs. Iowa 14–6; won vs. Missouri 27–9; lost vs. No. 11 Clemson 14–15+35−1Won 21–0 vs. The Citadel+21The CitadelWon 18–12 vs. Villanova+6VillanovaWon 20–14 at No. 9 Purdue+6No. 9 PurdueWon 34–7 vs. Boston University+27Boston Universi…Won 28–0 at Pittsburgh+28PittsburghWon 42–7 vs. Georgetown+35GeorgetownTied 13–13 vs. Louisville0LouisvilleWon 20–14 at Florida+6FloridaWon 14–6 vs. Iowa+8IowaWon 27–9 vs. Missouri+18MissouriLost 14–15 vs. No. 11 Clemson-1No. 11 Clemson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsThe CitadelW 21–⁠071%
Oct 6vsVillanovaW 18–⁠1235%
Oct 14at9PurdueW 20–⁠1439%
Oct 20vsBoston UniversityW 34–⁠766%
Oct 28atPittsburghW 28–⁠056%
Nov 3vsGeorgetownW 42–⁠780%
Nov 10vsLouisvilleT 13–⁠1393%
Nov 18atFloridaW 20–⁠1457%
Nov 24vsIowaW 14–⁠675%
Dec 1vsMissouriW 27–⁠967%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs11ClemsonOrange BowlL 14–⁠1552%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Clemson 15–⁠14 in the Orange Bowl; No. 15 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 33rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 4: 14
  2. Wk 5: 11
  3. Wk 6: 8
  4. Wk 7: 9
  5. Wk 8: 17
  6. Wk 9: 14
  7. Final: 15

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 1950.

Record
9–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
No. 15 peak No. 8
Points
251–⁠97
Coach
Andy Gustafson
Elo
1637 +160 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
12.8 No. 24 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1951

The 1951 draft
Rd 4Tom Jelley EChicago Bears
Rd 5Al Carapella OTSan Francisco 49ers