| 1966 Miami Redskins football | |
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MAC co-champion | |
| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 9–1 (5–1 MAC) |
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| Home stadium | Miami Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1966 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth season under head coach Bo Schembechler, the Redskins won the Mid-American Conference (MAC) championship, compiled a 9–1 record (5–1 against MAC opponents), and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 229 to 76. [1]
The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Bruce Matte with 845 passing yards, Joe Kozar with 633 rushing yards, and John Erisman with 600 receiving yards. [2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | at Indiana* | W 20–10 | 28,538 | ||
| September 24 | at Xavier* | W 27–3 | [3] | ||
| October 1 | Western Michigan | W 26–7 | |||
| October 8 | Kent State |
| W 7–0 | ||
| October 15 | at Marshall | W 12–0 | |||
| October 22 | at Ohio | W 33–13 | |||
| October 29 | Bowling Green |
| L 14–17 | ||
| November 5 | at Toledo | W 24–12 | |||
| November 12 | Dayton* |
| W 38–6 | ||
| November 26 | at Cincinnati* |
| W 28–8 | ||
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References
- ^ "1966 Miami (OH) RedHawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
- ^ "1966 Miami (OH) RedHawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
- ^ "Miami nabs 27–3 victory over Xavier". Springfield News-Sun. September 25, 1966. Retrieved May 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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