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: John Pont Conference: Mid-American-
1956 Season Highlights
John Pont enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Miami Ohio.
1956 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 22 vs. George Washington (DC)
6
7
L
Sat., Sep. 29 vs. Xavier
14
7
W
Sat., Oct. 6 @
Toledo
33
14
W
Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
Marshall
21
14
W
Sat., Oct. 20 @
Ohio
16
7
W
Sat., Oct. 27 vs.
Kent State
14
0
W
Sat., Nov. 3 @
Bowling Green
7
7
T
Sat., Nov. 10 vs. Dayton
21
14
W
Thu., Nov. 22 @
Cincinnati
27
13
W
1956 Season Totals
Record 7-1
-1
Points Scored 159
Scoring Average 17.7
Points Allowed 83
Defense Average 9.2
Opponents Record 25-27
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 3-0
-1
1956 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1956 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1956 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.