1971 Miami Redskins football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record7–3 (2–3 MAC)
Head coach
MVPDoug Krause
CaptainDoug Krause, Dick Dougherty, Marc Smith
Home stadiumMiami Field
1971 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 Toledo $ 5 0 012 0 0
Bowling Green 4 1 06 4 0
Western Michigan 2 3 07 3 0
Miami (OH) 2 3 07 3 0
Ohio 2 3 05 5 0
Kent State 0 5 03 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In their third season under head coach Bill Mallory, Miami compiled a 7–3 record (2–3 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 207 to 117.[1][2] The team's defense allowed only 11.7 points per game, which ranked 12th among 128 NCAA University Division football teams.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Stu Showalter with 464 passing yards, Bob Hitchens with 1,157 rushing yards, and John Viher with 251 receiving yards.[3]

Middle guard Doug Krause won the Miami most valuable player award.[4] Krause, Dick Dougherty, and Marc Smith were the team captains.[5]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at Pacific (CA)*W 17–10
September 18at Xavier*W 17–711,106[6]
September 25at Dayton*W 14–0
October 2Marshall*W 66–6
October 16Ohio
L 0–3
October 23at Bowling GreenL 7–33
October 30No. 15 Toledo
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
L 6–45
November 6at Western MichiganW 7–6
November 13at Kent StateW 30–07,963[7]
November 20Cincinnati*
W 43–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. 1 2 "1971 Miami (OH) RedHawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  2. "2005 Miami University Football Media Guide" (PDF). 2005. pp. 118, 122. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  3. "1971 Miami (OH) RedHawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  4. 2005 Media Guide, p. 149.
  5. 2005 Media Guide, p. 148.
  6. "Miami holds off improved Xavier". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 19, 1971. Retrieved January 19, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. Jim Ferguson (November 14, 1971). "Miami smokes Kent". Dayton Daily News. p. 2D via Newspapers.com.


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