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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: Bill Mallory
Conference: Mid-American-

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1888 <-- 1969 <- 1970 -> 1971 --> 2024

1970 Season Highlights

Bill Mallory enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Miami Ohio.

1970 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 19	@ Xavier	28	7	W
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Western Michigan	23	12	W
Sat., Oct. 3	vs. Northern Illinois	48	0	W
Sat., Oct. 10	@ Marshall	19	12	W
Sat., Oct. 17	@ Ohio	22	23	L
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. Bowling Green State	7	3	W
Sat., Oct. 31	@ Toledo	13	14	L
Sat., Nov. 7	vs. Dayton	17	0	W
Sat., Nov. 14	vs. Kent	10	8	W
Sat., Nov. 21	@ Cincinnati	0	33	L

1970 Season Totals
Record	7-3
Points Scored	187
Scoring Average	18.7
Points Allowed	112
Defense Average	11.2
Opponents Record	36-25
Conference Record	3-2
Home Record	5-0
Away Record	2-3

1970 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1970 Mid-American- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Toledo	12-0	384	88	Won 40-12	5-0	130	37	Frank X. Lauterbur
Miami Ohio	7-3	187	112		3-2	75	60	Bill Mallory
Ohio	4-5	178	261		3-2	111	137	Bill Hess
Western Michigan	7-3	277	132		2-3	109	94	William Doolittle
Kent State	3-7	161	222		1-4	64	134	Dave Puddington
Bowling Green	2-6-1	118	178		1-4	57	84	Don Nehlen

1970 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1970 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

Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.