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1956 Miami

8–⁠1–⁠1, coached by Andy Gustafson, finished No. 6 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Miami in 1956, game by game: won vs. No. 17 South Carolina 14–6; won vs. Boston College 27–6; won vs. Maryland 13–6; tied vs. Georgia 7–7; won at No. 10 TCU 14–0; won vs. Florida State 20–7; won vs. No. 13 Clemson 21–0; won vs. West Virginia 18–0; won at No. 18 Florida 20–7; lost vs. Pittsburgh 7–14+21−7Won 14–6 vs. No. 17 South Carolina+8No. 17 South CarolinaWon 27–6 vs. Boston College+21Boston CollegeWon 13–6 vs. Maryland+7MarylandTied 7–7 vs. Georgia0GeorgiaWon 14–0 at No. 10 TCU+14No. 10 TCUWon 20–7 vs. Florida State+13Florida StateWon 21–0 vs. No. 13 Clemson+21No. 13 ClemsonWon 18–0 vs. West Virginia+18West VirginiaWon 20–7 at No. 18 Florida+13No. 18 FloridaLost 7–14 vs. Pittsburgh-7Pittsburgh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vs17South CarolinaW 14–⁠671%
Oct 5vsBoston CollegeW 27–⁠665%
Oct 12vsMarylandW 13–⁠659%
Oct 19vsGeorgiaT 7–⁠778%
Oct 27at10TCUW 14–⁠035%
Nov 2vsFlorida StateW 20–⁠779%
Nov 16vs13ClemsonW 21–⁠064%
Nov 23vsWest VirginiaW 18–⁠068%
Dec 1at18FloridaW 20–⁠757%
Dec 8vsPittsburghL 7–⁠1471%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pittsburgh 14–⁠7; No. 6 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 18
  2. Wk 3: 13
  3. Wk 4: 11
  4. Wk 5: 11
  5. Wk 6: 19
  6. Wk 7: 9
  7. Wk 8: 8
  8. Wk 9: 8
  9. Wk 10: 6
  10. Wk 11: 6
  11. Final: 6
Record
8–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
No. 6 peak No. 6
Points
161–⁠53
Coach
Andy Gustafson
Elo
1704 +120 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
16.7 No. 14 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1957

The 1957 draft
Rd 1Don Bosseler FBWashington Redskins
Rd 4Jack Johnson BChicago Bears