1927 Miami Redskins football team

The 1927 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University as a member of the Buckeye Athletic Association (BAA) and the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1927 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Chester Pittser, Miami compiled an 8–1 record (3–1 against conference opponents) and finished in second place out of six teams in the BAA.[1]

1927 Miami Redskins football
OAC co-champion
ConferenceBuckeye Athletic Association, Ohio Athletic Conference
Record8–1 (3–1 BAA, 7–1 OAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMiami Field
Seasons
← 1926
1928 →
1927 Buckeye Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wittenberg $ 4 0 0 8 2 0
Miami (OH) 3 1 0 8 1 0
Ohio 1 1 2 4 2 2
Ohio Wesleyan 1 2 1 4 3 2
Denison 1 3 0 3 5 0
Cincinnati 0 3 1 2 5 2
  • $ – Conference champion
1927 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Miami (OH) + 7 1 0 8 1 0
Muskingum + 7 1 0 8 1 0
Oberlin 6 1 1 6 1 1
Mount Union 6 1 1 6 2 1
Wittenberg 4 1 0 8 2 0
Wooster 5 2 0 6 2 0
Dayton 2 1 0 6 3 0
Ohio 3 1 2 4 2 2
Heidelberg 4 2 0 4 3 0
Akron 4 3 0 5 3 0
Ohio Wesleyan 2 2 1 4 3 2
Denison 3 4 0 3 5 0
Marietta 2 3 1 2 3 1
Otterbein 2 4 0 2 4 1
Ohio Northern 2 5 0 3 6 0
Western Reserve 2 5 0 2 6 0
Capital 1 3 0 3 4 0
Baldwin–Wallace 2 6 0 2 6 0
Case 2 6 0 2 6 0
Cincinnati 0 4 2 2 5 2
Kenyon 1 5 0 1 6 1
Hiram 0 7 0 0 7 0
St. Xavier * 1 0 0 8 1 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • * – did not compete for championship

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Hanover*W 80–0
October 1Otterbein
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
W 33–0
October 8at Ohio WesleyanDelaware, OHW 35–7
October 15Denison
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
W 26–0
October 22Oberlin
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
W 23–0
October 29Wittenberg
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
L 0–23
November 5at Ohio Northern*Ada, OHW 34–6
November 12at DaytonDayton, OHW 7–67,500[2]
November 24at CincinnatiW 17–14
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "2019 Football Media Guide" (PDF). 2019. pp. 54, 61. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  2. ^ Simon Burick (November 13, 1927). "Miami Shatters Flyers' Dreams of Conference Title; Dayton Loses, 7-6". Dayton Daily News. pp. 1, 10 – via Newspapers.com.