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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 <-- 1959 <- 1960 -> 1961 --> 2024

1960 Season Highlights

John Pont enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Miami Ohio.

1960 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 17	@ Xavier	6	17	L
Sat., Sep. 24	vs. Western Michigan	15	14	W
Sat., Oct. 1	vs. Bowling Green	12	21	L
Sat., Oct. 8	vs. Kent State	19	22	L
Sat., Oct. 15	@ Villanova	17	7	W
Sat., Oct. 22	@ Ohio	0	21	L
Sat., Oct. 29	@ Army	7	30	L
Sat., Nov. 5	@ Toledo	30	13	W
Sat., Nov. 12	vs. Dayton	23	8	W
Sat., Nov. 19	@ Cincinnati	10	6	W

1960 Season Totals
Record	5-5
Points Scored	139
Scoring Average	13.9
Points Allowed	159
Defense Average	15.9
Opponents Record	40-24
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	2-2
Away Record	3-3

1960 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1960 Mid-American- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Ohio	10-0	269	34					Bill Hess
Bowling Green	8-1	196	61					Doyt Perry
Kent State	6-3	118	129					Trevor J. Rees
Miami Ohio	5-5	139	159					John Pont
Western Michigan	4-4-1	173	106					Merle Schlosser
Marshall	2-7-1	58	160					Charlie Snyder
Toledo	2-7	126	192					Clive H. Rush

1960 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1960 All Mid-American Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).