Miami Ohio Football Team History
Miami Ohio Redhawks
Miami University
Oxford, OH
Founded: 1809 Stadium: Fred C. Yager Stadium Capacity: 30,012 Colors: Red & White Coach: Wayne Woody Hayes Conference: Mid-American-
1949 Season Highlights
Wayne Woody Hayes enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Miami Ohio.
1949 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 24 @ Wichita State
23
6
W
Sat., Oct. 1 @
Virginia
18
21
L
Sat., Oct. 8 vs. Xavier
19
27
L
Sat., Oct. 15 @
Pittsburgh
26
35
L
Sat., Oct. 22 vs.
Ohio
26
0
W
Sat., Oct. 29 @
Western Michigan
34
20
W
Sat., Nov. 5 vs. Western Reserve (OH)
46
7
W
Sat., Nov. 12 vs. Dayton
53
20
W
Thu., Nov. 24 @
Cincinnati
6
27
L
1949 Season Totals
Record 5-4
Points Scored 251
Scoring Average 27.9
Points Allowed 163
Defense Average 18.1
Opponents Record 28-17
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-1
Away Record 2-3
1949 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1949 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1949 All Mid-American Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
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