1975 Miami Redskins football team
| 1975 Miami Redskins football | |
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MAC champion Tangerine Bowl champion | |
Tangerine Bowl, W 20–7 vs. South Carolina | |
| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 16 |
| AP | No. 12 |
| 1975 record | 11–1 (6–0 MAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Miami Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Miami $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1975 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their second season under head coach Dick Crum, the Redskins won the Mid-American Conference (MAC) championship, compiled an 11–1 record (6–0 against MAC opponents), outscored all opponents by a combined total of 306 to 141, defeated South Carolina, 20–7, in the Tangerine Bowl, and were ranked #12 in the final AP Poll. The team's sole loss was to Michigan State by a 14–13 score in the second game of the season.
The team's statistical leaders included Sherman Smith with 729 passing yards and 1,002 rushing yards, Rob Carpenter with 1,142 rushing yards, and Steve Joecken with 293 receiving yards.[1]
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 13 | Marshall* |
| W 50–0 | |||
| September 20 | at Michigan State* | No. 19 |
| L 13–14 | 61,444 | |
| September 27 | Ball State |
| W 35–28 | |||
| October 4 | at Purdue* |
| W 14–3 | 52,309 | ||
| October 11 | Dayton* | No. 20 |
| W 10–0 | ||
| October 18 | Ohio |
| W 17–9 | |||
| October 25 | at Bowling Green |
| W 20–17 | |||
| November 1 | Toledo | No. 19 |
| W 35–21 | ||
| November 8 | at Western Michigan | No. 17 |
| W 44–21 | ||
| November 15 | at Kent State | No. 16 |
| W 27–8 | ||
| November 22 | Cincinnati* | No. 16 |
| W 21–13 | ||
| December 20 | vs. South Carolina* | No. 16 |
| W 20–7 | 20,247 | [2] |
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References[]
- ^ "1975 Miami (OH) RedHawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
- ^ Vaughn, Steve (December 21, 1975). "Tangerine scene again Miami's. 20–7". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved March 18, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "1975 Miami (OH) RedHawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
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