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: George Blackie Blackburn Conference: Mid-American-
1948 Season Highlights
George Blackie Blackburn enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Miami Ohio.
The Redhawks won the Mid-American Conference Championship.
1948 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Thu., Jan. 1 @
Texas Tech
13
12
W
Sat., Sep. 18 vs.
Marshall
38
6
W
Sat., Sep. 25 @
Virginia
14
14
T
Sat., Oct. 2 @ Western Reserve (OH)
49
0
W
Sat., Oct. 16 vs. Xavier
9
0
W
Sat., Oct. 23 @
Ohio
21
0
W
Sat., Oct. 30 vs.
Western Michigan
34
28
W
Sat., Nov. 6 @ Dayton
0
7
L
Sat., Nov. 13 vs. Wichita State
41
16
W
Thu., Nov. 25 @
Cincinnati
43
19
W
1948 Season Totals
Record 8-1
-1
Points Scored 262
Scoring Average 26.2
Points Allowed 102
Defense Average 10.2
Opponents Record 26-28
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-0
Away Record 4-1
-1
1948 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1948 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1948 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.