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: Randy Walker Conference: Mid-American-East
1997 Season Highlights
Randy Walker enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Miami Ohio.
1997 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 30 vs.
Ball State
27
10
W
Sat., Sep. 6 @
Bowling Green State
21
28
L
Sat., Sep. 13 vs.
Akron
49
20
W
Sat., Sep. 27 @
Army
38
14
W
Sat., Oct. 4 @
Virginia Tech
24
17
W
Sat., Oct. 11 @
Kent
62
26
W
Sat., Oct. 18 vs.
Marshall
45
21
W
Sat., Oct. 25 vs.
Cincinnati
31
34
L
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Toledo
28
35
L
Sat., Nov. 8 @
Ohio
45
21
W
Sat., Nov. 15 vs.
Northern Illinois
42
0
W
1997 Season Totals
Record 8-3
Points Scored 412
Scoring Average 37.5
Points Allowed 226
Defense Average 20.5
Opponents Record 53-51
Conference Record 5-2
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 4-2
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1997 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1997 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
While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.