1933 Miami Redskins football team

1933 Miami Redskins football
BAA co-champion
ConferenceBuckeye Athletic Association
Record7–2 (4–1 BAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumMiami Field
1933 Buckeye Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cincinnati + 4 1 0 7 2 0
Miami (OH) + 4 1 0 7 2 0
Ohio 3 1 1 6 2 1
Ohio Wesleyan 2 3 0 6 4 0
Marshall 1 3 1 3 5 1
Wittenberg 0 5 0 2 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1933 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University of Oxford, Ohio, as a member of the Buckeye Athletic Association (BAA) during the 1933 college football season. In their second season under head coach Frank Wilton, the Redskins compiled a 7–2 record (4–1 in conference games), tied for the BAA championship, shut out four opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 223 to 36.[1]

Fullback Leonard Fertig starred on offense for the team.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30at Indiana*L 0–7[2][3]
October 7Hanover*W 14–0[4]
October 14Marshall
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
W 42–14[5]
October 21at OhioL 0–6[6]
October 28Wittenberg
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
W 44–7[7]
November 4Georgetown (KY)*
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
W 51–0[8]
November 11at Ohio WesleyanDelaware, OHW 24–0[9]
November 18Heidelberg*
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
W 42–0[10]
November 30at CincinnatiW 6–2[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "2019 Football Media Guide" (PDF). 2019. pp. 54, 61. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  2. ^ "Indiana Conquers Miami in Grueling Tilt, 7-0". The Indianapolis Star. October 1, 1933. pp. 19, 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Miami Loses To Indiana; Score 7 to 0". Springfield News-Sun. United Press. October 1, 1933 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Miami Champions Win Easily, 14 to 0: Entire Squad Gets Workout Against Hanover in New Stadium Inaugural". Cleveland Plain Dealer. October 8, 1933. p. 5B – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Miami Trims Marshall by 42-14 Count". Springfield News-Sun. October 15, 1933. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Miami Bows Before Ohio U., 6-0: Two Field Goals Are Bobcats' Winning Edge". October 22, 1933. p. 1 (sports) – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Badly Crippled Wittenberg Combination Succumbs To Miami, 44-7". The Dayton Daily News. p. 3 (sports) – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Kentuckians Battered To Pieces As Miami Marches To 51-0 Victory -- Redskins Score In Every Period Against Georgetown". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 5, 1933. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Miami Wallops Ohio Wesleyan: Lewis Tallies on 92-Yard Run After Kickoff; Redskins Stay in Title Race With 24 to 0 Decision". The Dayton Daily News. November 12, 1933. p. 2 (sports) – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Miami Redskins Scalp Heidelberg 44-0; Fertig Stars". Cleveland Plain Dealer. November 19, 1933. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bearcats Defeated, 6-2: Sizzler Is Won By Miami; Redskins Go Over For Score Early In Game". The Cincinnati Enquirer. December 1, 1933. pp. 1, 15 – via Newspapers.com.