1979 Miami Redskins football team

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1979 Miami Redskins football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
1979 record6–5 (3–4 MAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorTim Rose (2nd season)
Home stadiumMiami Field
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Central Michigan $ 8 0 1 10 0 1
Toledo 7 1 1 7 3 1
Western Michigan 5 4 0 6 5 0
Ball State 4 4 0 6 5 0
Ohio 4 4 0 6 5 0
Northern Illinois 3 3 1 5 5 1
Miami 3 4 0 6 5 0
Bowling Green 3 5 0 4 7 0
Eastern Michigan 1 6 1 2 8 1
Kent State 1 8 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1979 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its second season under head coach Tom Reed, the team compiled a 6–5 record (3–4 against MAC opponents), finished in seventh place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 223 to 142.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Chuck Hauck with 1,258 passing yards, Paul Drennan with 503 rushing yards, and Don Treadwell with 395 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 8Ball StateW 27–3
September 15at Kentucky*
W 15–14
September 22at No. 8 Michigan State*
L 21–24
September 29at Central Michigan*
L 18–19
October 6at Marshall*W 28–0
October 13Ohio
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
L 7–9
October 20at Bowling Green
W 21–3
October 27Toledo
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
L 21–24
November 3at Western MichiganL 3–24
November 10at Kent StateW 35–8
November 17Cincinnati*
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
W 27–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game time

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References[]

  1. ^ "2005 Miami University Football Media Guide" (PDF). 2005. pp. 119, 122. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  2. ^ "1979 Miami (OH) RedHawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  3. ^ "1979 Miami (OH) RedHawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
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