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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: Glenn Bo Schembechler
Conference: Mid-American-

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1888 <-- 1964 <- 1965 -> 1966 --> 2024

1965 Season Highlights

Glenn Bo Schembechler enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Miami Ohio.

The Redhawks won the Mid-American Conference Championship.

1965 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 18	@ Purdue	0	38	L
Sat., Sep. 25	vs. Xavier	28	29	L
Sat., Oct. 2	@ Western Michigan	36	9	W
Sat., Oct. 9	@ Kent	13	24	L
Sat., Oct. 16	vs. Marshall	28	7	W
Sat., Oct. 23	vs. Ohio	34	0	W
Sat., Oct. 30	@ Bowling Green State	23	7	W
Sat., Nov. 6	vs. Toledo	20	16	W
Sat., Nov. 13	@ Dayton	28	0	W
Sat., Nov. 20	@ Cincinnati	37	7	W

1965 Season Totals
Record	7-3
Points Scored	247
Scoring Average	24.7
Points Allowed	137
Defense Average	13.7
Opponents Record	28-29
Conference Record	5-1
Home Record	3-1
Away Record	4-2

1965 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1965 Mid-American- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Bowling Green	7-2	123	107		5-1	93	73	Bob Gibson
Miami Ohio	7-3	247	137		5-1	154	63	Glenn Bo Schembechler
Western Michigan	6-2-1	128	127		3-2-1	73	87	William Doolittle
Kent State	5-4-1	144	114		3-2-1	103	60	Leo Strang
Toledo	5-5	104	96		2-4	58	68	Frank X. Lauterbur
Marshall	5-5	150	168					Charlie Snyder
Ohio	0-10	77	210		0-6	44	145	Bill Hess

1965 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1965 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

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.