the 1926 miami hurricanes football team represented the university of miami during the 1926 college football season. the team was only a freshman team, but was the first to play football for the university. before competition took place, plans for a 50,000 seat stadium were proposed by university president dr. bowman ashe. work began on a temporary, 8,000-seat structure when on september 17, 1926 a hurricane destroyed much of south florida, killing more than 130 people, and removing any plans of a football stadium. this postponed the season, and gave the team its nickname of "hurricanes."