1968 Miami Redskins football team

1968 Miami Redskins football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record7–3 (5–1 MAC)
Head coach
MVPBob Babich
CaptainBob Babich
Home stadiumMiami Field
1968 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 20 Ohio $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Miami (OH) 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Bowling Green 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Toledo 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Western Michigan 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Kent State 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Marshall 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 9 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their sixth and final season under Bo Schembechler, Miami compiled a 7–3 record (5–1 against MAC opponents), finished in second place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 240 to 99.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Kent Thompson with 970 passing yards, halfback Cleveland Dickerson with 736 rushing yards, and end Mike Palija with 334 receiving yards.[3] The team's defense allowed only 9.9 points per game, the best among 119 NCAA University Division football teams.[1]

Linebacker Bob Babich was selected as a first-team All-American by the American Football Coaches Association, Time magazine, and The Sporting News.[4][5] He also won the MAC and Miami most valuable player awards.[6] Eight Miami players were selected as first-team All-MAC players: Babich, tight end Gary Arthur, defensive back Dick Boron, offensive tackle Dave Hutchins, defensive tackle Errol Kahoun, defensive end Merv Nugent, linebacker Bob Rieber, and offensive guard Larry Thompson.[7] Babich was the team captain.[8]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Xavier*
W 28–713,681[9]
September 21at Pacific (CA)*
L 20–2113,500[10]
September 28Western Michigan
W 28–014,112[11]
October 5Kent State
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
W 24–014,622[12]
October 12at Marshall
W 46–06,000[13]
October 19at Ohio
L 7–2420,451[14]
October 26Bowling Green
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
W 31–710,722[15]
November 2at Toledo
W 21–1716,276[16]
November 9Dayton*
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
W 14–011,896[17]
November 23at Cincinnati*
L 21–2313,028[18]
  • *Non-conference game

[19]

References

  1. ^ a b "1968 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. ^ "1968 Miami (OH) RedHawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  4. ^ "Coaches All-America Tab Gilbert, Levias, Gipson". The Waco News-Tribune. December 3, 1968. p. 3B.
  5. ^ "TIME's All-America: The Pick of the Pros". Time. December 20, 1968.
  6. ^ 2005 Media Guide, pp. 148-149.
  7. ^ 2005 Media Guide, p. 147.
  8. ^ 2005 Media Guide, p. 148.
  9. ^ "Miami spoils XU's debut, 28–7". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 15, 1968. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Pacific edges Miami, 21–20". Oakland Tribune. September 22, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Miami rolls past Western". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 29, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Miami throttles Kent State, 24–0". The Blade. October 6, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Marshall axed". The Orlando Sentinel. October 13, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Bryant bomb flattens Redskins". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 20, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Miami crushes Bowling Green". The Indianapolis Star. October 27, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Miami thwarts TU, 21–17". The Blade. November 3, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Miami wins, 14–0, by holding Dayton to 26 yards". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 10, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "O'Brien's climactic FG wins for UC, 23–21". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 24, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ "Schedule/Results (1968 Miami (OH))". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
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