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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  <-- 1962 <- 1963 -> 1964 --> 2024
1963 Season Highlights
 Glenn Bo Schembechler enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Miami Ohio.
 
1963 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Xavier  12   21   L       
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Marshall  14   14   T       
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Western Michigan  27   19   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Kent  30   8   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Northwestern  6   37   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Ohio  10   13   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Bowling Green State  21   12   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Toledo  40   8   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Dayton  27   27   T       
 Thu., Nov. 28  @ Cincinnati  21   19   W       
 
1963 Season Totals
  Record5-3 -2
  Points Scored208
  Scoring Average20.8
  Points Allowed178
  Defense Average17.8
  Opponents Record26-30
  Conference Record4-1
  Home Record1-2 -1
  Away Record4-1 -1
1963 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1963 Mid-American- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Ohio 6-4135103 5-111041  Bill Hess
Bowling Green 8-2201116 4-28981  Doyt Perry
Miami Ohio 5-3-2208178 4-1-114274  Glenn Bo Schembechler
Western Michigan 2-7111201 2-490109  Merle Schlosser
Kent State 3-5-1107122 1-551108  Trevor J. Rees
Toledo 2-7118176 1-571136  Frank X. Lauterbur
Marshall 5-4-1139139   Charlie Snyder

1963 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1963 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.