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Miami Ohio Football Team History

Miami Ohio Redhawks

Miami University
Oxford, OH
Founded: 1809
Stadium: Fred C. Yager Stadium
Capacity: 30,012
Colors: Red & White
Coach: John Pont
Conference: Mid-American-

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1888 <-- 1956 <- 1957 -> 1958 --> 2024

1957 Season Highlights

John Pont enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Miami Ohio.

The Redhawks won the Mid-American Conference Championship.

1957 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 28	@ Western Michigan	20	0	W
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. Xavier	19	39	L
Sat., Oct. 12	@ Kent State	27	14	W
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. Ohio	26	0	W
Sat., Oct. 26	@ Purdue	6	37	L
Sat., Nov. 2	@ Bowling Green	13	7	W
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. Marshall	25	13	W
Sat., Nov. 16	@ Dayton	7	13	L
Thu., Nov. 28	@ Cincinnati	20	14	W

1957 Season Totals
Record	6-3
Points Scored	163
Scoring Average	18.1
Points Allowed	137
Defense Average	15.2
Opponents Record	31-28
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	2-1
Away Record	4-2

1957 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1957 Mid-American- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Bowling Green	6-1-2	167	55					Doyt Perry
Marshall	6-3	120	112					Herb Royer
Miami Ohio	6-3	163	137					John Pont
Toledo	5-4	136	147					Harry Larche
Western Michigan	4-4-1	150	127					Merle Schlosser
Kent State	3-6	114	138					Trevor J. Rees
Ohio	2-6-1	134	156					Carroll C. Widdoes

1957 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1957 All Mid-American Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

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