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
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.