1971 Miami Redskins football team

1971 Miami Redskins football
1971 Miami Redskins football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	7–3 (2–3 MAC)
Head coach	Bill Mallory (3rd season);
MVP	Doug Krause
Captain	Doug Krause, Dick Dougherty, Marc Smith
Home stadium	Miami Field
	Seasons ← 1970 1972 →

1971 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 14 Toledo $	5	–	0	–	0	12	–	0	–	0
Bowling Green	4	–	1	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Western Michigan	2	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Miami (OH)	2	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Ohio	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Kent State	0	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In their third season under head coach Bill Mallory, Miami compiled a 7–3 record (2–3 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 207 to 117.^[1]^[2] The team's defense allowed only 11.7 points per game, which ranked 12th among 128 NCAA University Division football teams.^[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Stu Showalter with 464 passing yards, Bob Hitchens with 1,157 rushing yards, and John Viher with 251 receiving yards.^[3]

Middle guard Doug Krause won the Miami most valuable player award.^[4] Krause, Dick Dougherty, and Marc Smith were the team captains.^[5]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	at Pacific (CA)*	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 17–10
September 18	at Xavier*	Xavier Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 17–7	11,106	^[6]
September 25	at Dayton*	Baujan Field Dayton, OH	W 14–0
October 2	Marshall*	Miami Field Oxford, OH	W 66–6
October 16	Ohio	Miami Field Oxford, OH (rivalry)	L 0–3
October 23	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	L 7–33
October 30	No. 15 Toledo	Miami Field Oxford, OH	L 6–45
November 6	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	W 7–6
November 13	at Kent State	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	W 30–0	7,963	^[7]
November 20	Cincinnati*	Miami Field Oxford, OH (rivalry)	W 43–7
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

^ ^a ^b "1971 Miami (OH) RedHawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
^ "2005 Miami University Football Media Guide" (PDF). 2005. pp. 118, 122. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
^ "1971 Miami (OH) RedHawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
^ 2005 Media Guide, p. 149.
^ 2005 Media Guide, p. 148.
^ "Miami holds off improved Xavier". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 19, 1971. Retrieved January 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Jim Ferguson (November 14, 1971). "Miami smokes Kent". Dayton Daily News. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com.

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[SR-1] "1971 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] "1971 Miami (OH) RedHawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2015.

[4] 2005 Media Guide, p. 149.

[5] 2005 Media Guide, p. 148.

[6] "Miami holds off improved Xavier". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 19, 1971. Retrieved January 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] Jim Ferguson (November 14, 1971). "Miami smokes Kent". Dayton Daily News. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com.

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