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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: Wayne Woody Hayes
Conference: Mid-American-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1948 <- 1949 -> 1950 --> 2024
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
  Record5-4
  Points Scored251
  Scoring Average27.9
  Points Allowed163
  Defense Average18.1
  Opponents Record28-17
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-1
  Away Record2-3
1949 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1949 Mid-American- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Cincinnati 7-4237181   Sid Gillman
Miami Ohio 5-4251163   Wayne Woody Hayes
Ohio 4-4-1114120   Carroll C. Widdoes
Western Michigan 4-4148123   John W. Gill

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

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.