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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 <-- 1971 <- 1972 -> 1973 --> 2024

1972 Season Highlights

Bill Mallory enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Miami Ohio.

1972 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 16	vs. Dayton	34	7	W
Sat., Sep. 23	vs. Bowling Green State	7	16	L
Sat., Sep. 30	vs. Xavier	25	7	W
Sat., Oct. 7	@ Marshall	22	7	W
Sat., Oct. 14	vs. Ohio	31	7	W
Sat., Oct. 21	@ South Carolina	21	8	W
Sat., Oct. 28	@ Toledo	21	35	L
Sat., Nov. 4	vs. Western Michigan	38	8	W
Sat., Nov. 11	vs. Kent	10	21	L
Sat., Nov. 18	@ Cincinnati	23	0	W

1972 Season Totals
Record	7-3
Points Scored	232
Scoring Average	23.2
Points Allowed	116
Defense Average	11.6
Opponents Record	24-40
Conference Record	2-3
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	3-1

1972 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1972 Mid-American- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Kent State	6-5-1	191	196	Lost 18-21	4-1	111	56	Don James
Bowling Green	6-3-1	184	127		3-1-1	75	42	Don Nehlen
Toledo	6-5	196	210		3-3	110	118	John A. Murphy
Miami Ohio	7-3	232	116		2-3	107	87	Bill Mallory
Western Michigan	7-3-1	229	201		2-2-1	81	100	William Doolittle
Ohio	3-8	185	321		2-4	102	162	Bill Hess
Eastern Michigan	6-4	202	162					Dan Boisture
Central Michigan	5-5-1	265	190					Roy Kramer

1972 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1972 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

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.