1967 Miami Redskins football team

1967 Miami Redskins football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record6–4 (4–2 MAC)
Head coach
MVPBob Babich
Captains
  • Jim Shaw
  • Bob Smith
  • Bob Thomas
  • Paul Krasula
Home stadiumMiami Field
1967 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Toledo + 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Ohio + 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Miami (OH) 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Western Michigan 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Bowling Green 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Kent State 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Marshall 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • Kent State forfeited a conference win over Ohio.

The 1967 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth season under Bo Schembechler, Miami compiled a 6–4 record (4–2 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 181 to 113.[1][2] Gary Moeller, Larry Smith, and Chuck Stobart all joined Schembechler's staff as assistant coaches in 1967.[3] The team's 14–3 victory over Tulane on September 23, 1967, is regarded as one of the Miami football program's greatest victories.[4]

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Kent Thompson with 460 passing yards, halfback Al Moore with 717 rushing yards, and end Gary Arthur with 145 receiving yards.[5] The team's defense allowed only 11.4 points per game, 14th best among 118 NCAA University Division football teams.[1]

Linebacker Bob Babich won the team's most valuable player award.[6] Six Miami players were selected as first-team All-MAC players: Babich, tight end Gary Arthur, center Paul Krasula, halfback Al Moore, safety Bob Smith, and guard Dave Tsaloff.[7] Tsaloff, Bob Smith, Jim Shaw, qne Bob Thomas were the team captains.[8]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Western Michigan
L 14–2422,000[9]
September 23at Tulane*
W 14–331,250[10]
September 30Xavier*
L 6–714,953[11]
October 7at Kent State
W 21–714,400[12]
October 14Marshall
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
W 48–613,418[13]
October 21Ohio
W 22–1513,994[14]
October 28at Bowling Green
W 9–717,842[15]
November 4Toledo
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
L 14–2414,835[16]
November 11at Dayton*
L 6–78,760[17]
November 18at Cincinnati*
W 27–1413,600[18]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ a b "1967 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. ^ 2005 Media Guide, p. 125.
  4. ^ 2005 Media Guide, p. 130.
  5. ^ "1967 Miami (OH) RedHawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  6. ^ 2005 Media Guide, p. 149.
  7. ^ 2005 Media Guide, p. 147.
  8. ^ 2005 Media Guide, p. 148.
  9. ^ "Broncos step out as MAC grid power". The Grand Rapids Press. September 17, 1967. Retrieved October 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Redskins turn Wave to trickle in upset". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 24, 1967. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Xavier edges Miami (O.), 7–6". The Miami Herald. October 1, 1967. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Fullback sparks Miami to victory". The Lima News. October 8, 1967. Retrieved October 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Miami rips Marshall in MAC, 48–6". The Plain Dealer. October 15, 1967. Retrieved October 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Moore's TD gives Miami 22–15 win". The Lima News. October 22, 1967. Retrieved October 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Miami of Ohio takes squeaker". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 29, 1967. Retrieved October 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "TU scalps Miami, clinches MAC tie". The Blade. November 5, 1967. Retrieved October 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Thomas reases doubt of Flyer victory, 7–6". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 12, 1967. Retrieved October 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Miami downs Cincinnati as Wade romps". The Blade. November 19, 1967. Retrieved October 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ "Schedule/Results (1967 Miami (OH))". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
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