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: Sid Gillman Conference: Independent-
1944 Season Highlights
Sid Gillman enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Miami Ohio.
1944 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 9 @
Bowling Green
28
7
W
Sat., Sep. 23 vs. Oberlin (OH)
13
7
W
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Western Michigan
32
6
W
Sat., Oct. 7 @ Rochester (NY)
19
7
W
Sat., Oct. 14 vs. DePauw (IN)
12
0
W
Sat., Oct. 21 @ Murray State
26
14
W
Sat., Nov. 4 Denison (OH)
16
0
W
Sat., Nov. 11 @ Ohio Wesleyan
32
20
W
Sat., Nov. 18 @ DePauw (IN)
7
13
L
1944 Season Totals
Record 8-1
Points Scored 185
Scoring Average 20.6
Points Allowed 74
Defense Average 8.2
Opponents Record 9-6
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-0
Away Record 4-1
1944 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1944 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1944 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.