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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1965 <- 1966 -> 1967 --> 2024
1966 Season Highlights
 Glenn Bo Schembechler enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Miami Ohio.
 The Redhawks won the Mid-American Conference Championship.
 
1966 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 17  @ Indiana  20   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 24  @ Xavier  27   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Western Michigan  26   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Kent  7   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Marshall  12   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ Ohio  33   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Bowling Green State  14   17   L       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ Toledo  24   12   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Dayton  38   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 26  @ Cincinnati  28   8   W       
 
1966 Season Totals
  Record9-1
  Points Scored229
  Scoring Average22.9
  Points Allowed76
  Defense Average7.6
  Opponents Record20-38
  Conference Record5-1
  Home Record3-1
  Away Record6-0
1966 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1966 Mid-American- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Miami Ohio 9-122976 5-111649  Glenn Bo Schembechler
Western Michigan 7-3175194 5-1115115  William Doolittle
Bowling Green 6-3187124 4-29984  Bob Gibson
Ohio 5-5149183 3-38797  Bill Hess
Kent State 4-6211161 2-410090  Leo Strang
Toledo 2-7-1137162 1-587108  Frank X. Lauterbur
Marshall 2-8113210   Charlie Snyder

1966 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1966 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.