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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: Chester Pittser
Conference: Buckeye Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1888  <-- 1925 <- 1926 -> 1927 --> 2024
1926 Season Highlights
 Chester Pittser enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Miami Ohio.
 
1926 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Wilmington (OH)  9   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Ohio Wesleyan  7   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Ohio Northern  34   12   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Wittenberg (OH)  0   7   L       
 Sat., Oct. 30   Denison (OH)  16   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Mount Union  27   19   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Oberlin (OH)  13   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 25  @ Cincinnati  6   6   T       
 
1926 Season Totals
  Record5-2 -1
  Points Scored112
  Scoring Average14.0
  Points Allowed58
  Defense Average7.3
  Opponents Record3-5
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-1
  Away Record1-1 -1
1926 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1926 Buckeye Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Miami Ohio 5-2-111258   Chester Pittser
Ohio 5-2-111117   Don Peden

1926 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1926 All Buckeye Intercollegiate Athletic 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.