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 L. Rider Conference: Ohio Athletic-
1917 Season Highlights
George L. Rider enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Miami Ohio.
The Redhawks won the Ohio Athletic Conference Championship.
1917 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Oct. 6 vs. Ohio Northern
32
0
W
Sat., Oct. 13 @
Kentucky
0
0
T
Sat., Oct. 20 vs. Earlham (IN)
91
0
W
Sat., Oct. 27 vs. Ohio Wesleyan
20
0
W
Sat., Nov. 3 Denison (OH)
13
0
W
Sat., Nov. 10 @ Mount Union
6
0
W
Sat., Nov. 17 vs. Wooster (OH)
0
0
T
Thu., Nov. 29 @
Cincinnati
40
0
W
1917 Season Totals
Record 6-0
-2
Points Scored 202
Scoring Average 25.3
Points Allowed 0
Defense Average 0.0
Opponents Record 3-11
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-0
-1
Away Record 2-0
-1
1917 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1917 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1917 All Ohio Athletic Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.