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: Sid Gillman Conference: Independent-
1945 Season Highlights
Sid Gillman enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Miami Ohio.
1945 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 22 vs.
Bowling Green
26
0
W
Sat., Sep. 29 vs. Notre Dame JV
13
0
W
Sat., Oct. 6 Wright Field (OH)
14
0
W
Sat., Oct. 13 @
Western Michigan
21
13
W
Sat., Oct. 20 vs.
Ohio
34
0
W
Fri., Oct. 26 @
Miami
13
27
L
Sat., Nov. 3 vs. Central Normal (IN)
51
0
W
Sat., Nov. 10 @
Purdue
7
21
L
Thu., Nov. 22 @
Cincinnati
28
14
W
1945 Season Totals
Record 7-2
Points Scored 207
Scoring Average 23.0
Points Allowed 75
Defense Average 8.3
Opponents Record 31-18
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-0
Away Record 2-2
1945 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1945 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1945 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.