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-
1961 Season Highlights
John Pont enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Miami Ohio.
1961 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 16 vs. Villanova
0
33
L
Sat., Sep. 23 vs. Xavier
3
0
W
Sat., Sep. 30 @
Western Michigan
3
6
L
Sat., Oct. 7 @
Kent State
21
0
W
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Purdue
6
19
L
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Ohio
18
28
L
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Bowling Green
7
6
W
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Toledo
40
14
W
Sat., Nov. 11 @ Dayton
48
6
W
Sat., Nov. 18 @
Cincinnati
7
3
W
1961 Season Totals
Record 6-4
Points Scored 153
Scoring Average 15.3
Points Allowed 115
Defense Average 11.5
Opponents Record 31-34
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-2
Away Record 4-2
1961 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1961 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1961 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
The oldest college football bowl game is the Rose Bowl, which was first played in 1902.