1969 Miami Redskins football team
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| 1969 Miami Redskins football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (2–3 MAC) |
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| MVP | Dick Adams |
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| Home stadium | Miami Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1969 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Bill Mallory, Miami compiled a 7–3 record (2–3 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for third second place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 231 to 139.[1][2]
The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Jim Bengala with 1,276 passing yards, Cleveland Dickerson with 622 rushing yards, and end Mike Palija with 567 receiving yards.[3]
Dick Adams won the Miami most valuable player award.[4] Kent Thompson and Merv Nugent were the team captains.[5]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 13 | Xavier* | W 35–7 | 13,269 | [6] | |
| September 20 | at Dayton* | W 19–9 | |||
| September 27 | at Western Michigan | W 24–20 | |||
| October 11 | Marshall* |
| W 35–7 | ||
| October 18 | at Ohio | W 24–21 | |||
| October 25 | at Bowling Green | L 0–3 | |||
| November 1 | Toledo |
| L 10–14 | ||
| November 8 | at Maryland* | W 34–21 | 20,000 | [7] | |
| November 15 | at Kent State | L 14–17 | |||
| November 22 | at Cincinnati* |
| W 36–20 | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1969 Miami (OH) RedHawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
- ^ "2005 Miami University Football Media Guide" (PDF). 2005. pp. 118, 122. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
- ^ "1969 Miami (OH) RedHawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
- ^ 2005 Media Guide, p. 149.
- ^ 2005 Media Guide, p. 148.
- ^ "Miami drubs Xavier, 35–7". Springfield News-Sun. September 14, 1969. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miami makes mince meat". Dayton Daily News. November 9, 1969. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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