1975 Miami Redskins football team

1975 Miami Redskins football
MAC champion
Tangerine Bowl champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 12
Record11–1 (6–0 MAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJoe Novak (2nd season)
Home stadiumMiami Field
1975 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Miami (OH) $ 6 0 0 11 1 0
Central Michigan 4 1 1 8 2 1
Ball State 4 2 0 9 2 0
Bowling Green 4 2 0 8 3 0
Ohio 3 3 1 5 5 1
Toledo 4 4 0 5 6 0
Northern Illinois 2 3 0 3 8 0
Kent State 1 6 0 4 7 0
Western Michigan 0 7 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their second season under head coach Dick Crum, the Redskins won the Mid-American Conference (MAC) championship, compiled an 11–1 record (6–0 against MAC opponents), outscored all opponents by a combined total of 306 to 141, defeated South Carolina, 20–7, in the Tangerine Bowl, and were ranked #12 in the final AP Poll. The team's sole loss was to Michigan State by a 14–13 score in the second game of the season.

The team's statistical leaders included Sherman Smith with 729 passing yards and 1,002 rushing yards, Rob Carpenter with 1,142 rushing yards, and Steve Joecken with 293 receiving yards.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Marshall*W 50–08,109[2]
September 20at Michigan State*No. 19L 13–1461,444[3]
September 27Ball State
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
W 35–28[4]
October 4at Purdue*W 14–352,309[5]
October 11Dayton*No. 20
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
W 10–0[6]
October 18Ohio
W 17–9[7]
October 25at Bowling GreenW 20–1724,194[8]
November 1ToledoNo. 19
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
W 35–21[9]
November 8at Western MichiganNo. 17W 44–21[10]
November 15at Kent StateNo. 16W 27–814,162[11]
November 22Cincinnati*No. 16
W 21–13[12]
December 20vs. South Carolina*No. 16W 20–720,247[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "1975 Miami (OH) RedHawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  2. ^ "Miami tunes up for MSU by walloping hapless Herd". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 14, 1975. Retrieved September 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Miami outplays Spartans but loses on extra-point miss". The Ann Arbor News. September 21, 1975. Retrieved September 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "BSU clipped, 35–28". The Anderson Herald. September 28, 1975. Retrieved September 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Fumbling Purdue loses to Miami". The Flint Journal. October 5, 1975. Retrieved September 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "No. 20 Miami clips Dayton, 10–0". Springfield News-Sun. October 12, 1975. Retrieved September 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "O.U. falls to Miami". The Plain Dealer. October 19, 1975. Retrieved September 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "BeeGee errors help Miami comeback". The Blade. October 26, 1975. Retrieved September 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Swick sacked 11 times as Miami thumps Toledo". The Muncie Star. November 2, 1975. Retrieved September 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Miami wins Mid-A title again". Springfield News-Sun. November 9, 1975. Retrieved September 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Flashes only half bad". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 16, 1975. Retrieved September 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Redskins nip Bearcats". Springfield News-Sun. November 23, 1975. Retrieved May 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Mistake-proof Redskins shut down South Carolina". The Orlando Sentinel Star. December 21, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1975 Miami (OH) RedHawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2015.