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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: Ara R. Parseghian
Conference: Mid-American-

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1888 <-- 1954 <- 1955 -> 1956 --> 2024

1955 Season Highlights

Ara R. Parseghian enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Miami Ohio.

The Redhawks won the Mid-American Conference Championship.

1955 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 24	@ Northwestern (IL)	25	14	W
Sat., Oct. 1	vs. Xavier	13	12	W
Sat., Oct. 8	vs. Toledo	47	0	W
Sat., Oct. 15	@ Marshall	46	7	W
Sat., Oct. 22	vs. Ohio	34	7	W
Sat., Oct. 29	@ Kent State	19	7	W
Sat., Nov. 5	vs. Bowling Green	7	0	W
Sat., Nov. 12	@ Dayton	21	0	W
Thu., Nov. 24	@ Cincinnati	14	0	W

1955 Season Totals
Record	9-0
Points Scored	226
Scoring Average	25.1
Points Allowed	47
Defense Average	5.2
Opponents Record	25-24
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	4-0
Away Record	5-0

1955 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
15	9-0-0	AP
20	9-0-0	Coaches
20	9-0-0	UP

1955 Mid-American- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Miami Ohio	9-0	226	47					Ara R. Parseghian
Bowling Green	7-1-1	224	53					Doyt Perry
Kent State	6-2-1	184	87					Trevor J. Rees
Ohio	5-4	160	134					Carroll C. Widdoes
Marshall	3-6	159	192					Herb Royer
Toledo	3-5-1	77	213					Forrest W. England
Western Michigan	1-7-1	80	200					Jack Petoskey

1955 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1955 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

In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.