1949 Miami Redskins football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record5–4 (3–1 MAC)
Head coach
CaptainErnie Plank
Home stadiumMiami Field
1949 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Cincinnati $ 4 0 07 4 0
Miami (OH) 3 1 05 4 0
Ohio 2 2 04 4 1
Western Michigan 2 3 04 4 0
Western Reserve 1 3 14 5 1
Butler 0 3 02 6 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1949 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University during the 1949 college football season. In their first season under head coach Woody Hayes, the Redskins compiled a 5–4 record and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 251 to 163. Bo Schembechler played at the tackle position on the team.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Wichita*W 23–6
October 1at Virginia*L 18–2113,000
October 8Xavier*L 19–2713,002[2]
October 15at No. 15 Pittsburgh*L 26–35
October 22Ohio
W 26–0
October 29at Western MichiganW 34–20
November 5Western Reserve
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
W 46–7
November 12Dayton*
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
W 53–2011,376[3]
November 24at CincinnatiL 5–27
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "2005 Miami University Football Media Guide" (PDF). 2005. pp. 117, 122. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  2. "Xavier Musketeers roll to fourth straight win with 27–19 decision over scrappy Miami club". Palladium-Item. October 9, 1949. Retrieved May 18, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Joe Burns (November 13, 1949). "U.D. Is Trounced: Miami Crushes Flyers 53-20 Before 11,376". Dayton Daily News. pp. I-1, IV-2 via Newspapers.com.


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