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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: John Pont
Conference: Mid-American-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1957 <- 1958 -> 1959 --> 2024
1958 Season Highlights
 John Pont enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Miami Ohio.
 The Redhawks won the Mid-American Conference Championship.
 
1958 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Western Michigan  34   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Xavier  8   22   L       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Kent State  35   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Ohio  14   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Indiana  7   12   L       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Bowling Green  28   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Marshall  26   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Dayton  34   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 27  @ Cincinnati  7   18   L       
 
1958 Season Totals
  Record6-3
  Points Scored193
  Scoring Average21.4
  Points Allowed96
  Defense Average10.7
  Opponents Record37-24
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record2-2
1958 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1958 Mid-American- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Bowling Green 7-221891   Doyt Perry
Kent State 7-213795   Trevor J. Rees
Miami Ohio 6-319396   John Pont
Ohio 5-4159102   Bill Hess
Toledo 4-5122168   Harry Larche
Western Michigan 4-5188200   Merle Schlosser
Marshall 3-6111165   Herb Royer

1958 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1958 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

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.