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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: Ara R. Parseghian
Conference: Mid-American-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1954 <- 1955 -> 1956 --> 2024
1955 Season Highlights
 Ara R. Parseghian enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Miami Ohio.
 The Redhawks won the Mid-American Conference Championship.
 
1955 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 24  @ Northwestern (IL)  25   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Xavier  13   12   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Toledo  47   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Marshall  46   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Ohio  34   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Kent State  19   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Bowling Green  7   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Dayton  21   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 24  @ Cincinnati  14   0   W       
 
1955 Season Totals
  Record9-0
  Points Scored226
  Scoring Average25.1
  Points Allowed47
  Defense Average5.2
  Opponents Record25-24
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-0
  Away Record5-0
1955 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
159-0-0 AP
209-0-0 Coaches
209-0-0 UP
  
1955 Mid-American- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Miami Ohio 9-022647   Ara R. Parseghian
Bowling Green 7-1-122453   Doyt Perry
Kent State 6-2-118487   Trevor J. Rees
Ohio 5-4160134   Carroll C. Widdoes
Marshall 3-6159192   Herb Royer
Toledo 3-5-177213   Forrest W. England
Western Michigan 1-7-180200   Jack Petoskey

1955 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1955 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.