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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: Thomas Tom Reed
Conference: Mid-American-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024
1979 Season Highlights
 Thomas Tom Reed enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Miami Ohio.
 
1979 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 8  vs. Ball State  27   3   W       
 Sat., Sep. 15  @ Kentucky  15   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 22  @ Michigan State  21   24   L       
 Sat., Sep. 29  @ Central Michigan  18   19   L       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Marshall  28   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Ohio  7   9   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Bowling Green State  21   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Toledo  21   24   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Western Michigan  3   24   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Kent  35   8   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Cincinnati  27   14   W       
 
1979 Season Totals
  Record6-5
  Points Scored223
  Scoring Average20.3
  Points Allowed142
  Defense Average12.9
  Opponents Record48-49
  Conference Record3-4
  Home Record2-2
  Away Record4-3
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1979 Mid-American- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Central Michigan 10-0-1291133 8-0-1229101  Herb Deromedi
Toledo 7-3-1213190 7-1-1199110  Charles R. Chuck Stobart
Western Michigan 6-5186127 5-4142103  Elliot Uzelac
Ball State 6-5272191 4-4200152  Dwight Wallace
Ohio 6-5238174 4-4166143  Brian Burke
Miami Ohio 6-5223142 3-413290  Thomas Tom Reed
Bowling Green 4-7194265 3-5139180  Dennis E. Denny Stolz
Eastern Michigan 2-8-1113236 1-6-165181  Mike Stock
Kent State 1-10127298 1-8100266  Ron Blackledge
Northern Illinois 5-5-1177206   Pat Culpepper

1979 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1979 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.