1957 Miami Redskins football team

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1957 Miami Redskins football
MAC champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
1957 record6–3 (5–0 MAC)
Head coach
CaptainMack Yoho
Home stadiumMiami Field
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Miami $ 5 0 0 6 3 0
Bowling Green 3 1 2 6 1 2
Marshall 4 2 0 6 3 0
Toledo 3 2 0 5 4 0
Western Michigan 1 4 1 4 4 1
Ohio 1 4 1 2 6 1
Kent State 1 5 0 3 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1957 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1957 NCAA University Division football season. In its second season under head coach John Pont, Miami compiled a 6–3 record (5–0 against MAC opponents), won the MAC championship, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 163 to 137.[1]

Mack Yoho was the team captain.[2] The team's statistical leaders included Dave Thelen with 755 rushing yards, Ernie Jarvis with 197 passing yards and Harold Williams with 118 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 28at Western Michigan
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
W 20–0
October 5Xavier*
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
L 19–39
October 12at Kent StateW 27–14
October 19Ohio
W 26–0
October 26at Purdue*
L 6–37
November 2at Bowling Green
  • University Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 13–7
November 9Marshall
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
W 25–13
November 16at Dayton*
L 7–13
November 28at Cincinnati*
W 20–14
  • *Non-conference game

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References[]

  1. ^ "2005 Miami University Football Media Guide". 2005. pp. 117, 122. Retrieved September 23, 2016.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ 2005 Media Guide, p. 148.
  3. ^ 2005 Media Guide, p. 169.
  4. ^ "1972 Football Schedule". miamiredhawks.com. Retrieved April 15, 2020.


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