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: Thomas Tom Reed Conference: Mid-American-
1978 Season Highlights
Thomas Tom Reed enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Miami Ohio.
1978 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 9 @
Ball State
14
38
L
Sat., Sep. 16 vs.
Central Michigan
18
37
L
Sat., Sep. 23 vs.
Western Michigan
7
3
W
Sat., Sep. 30 vs. Dayton
10
10
T
Sat., Oct. 7 @
North Carolina
7
3
W
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Marshall
29
3
W
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Bowling Green State
18
7
W
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Toledo
28
7
W
Sat., Nov. 4 @
Ohio
31
16
W
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Kent
38
13
W
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Cincinnati
28
24
W
1978 Season Totals
Record 8-2
-1
Points Scored 228
Scoring Average 20.7
Points Allowed 161
Defense Average 14.6
Opponents Record 42-46
Conference Record 5-2
Home Record 4-1
-1
Away Record 4-1
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1978 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1978 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
Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.