The 1976 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their third season under head coach Dick Crum, Miami finished in seventh place in the MAC with a 3–8 record (2–4 against MAC opponents) and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 208 to 160.[1][2]
| 1976 Miami Redskins football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 3–8 (2–4 MAC) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Joe Novak (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Miami Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Larry Fortner with 1,219 passing yards and 1,002 rushing yards, Rob Carpenter with 1,064 rushing yards, and Steve Joecken with 404 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 4 | at North Carolina* | No. 20 | L 10–14 | 34,000 | [4] | |
| September 11 | at Marshall* | No. 20 | L 16–21 | |||
| September 18 | Ball State | L 6–23 | ||||
| September 25 | at Cincinnati* | L 0–17 | ||||
| October 2 | at Purdue* | L 20–42 | 55,102 | |||
| October 16 | at Ohio | L 14–28 | ||||
| October 23 | Bowling Green |
| W 9–7 | |||
| October 30 | at Toledo | L 9–24 | ||||
| November 6 | Western Michigan |
| W 31–0 | |||
| November 13 | Kent State |
| L 17–24 | |||
| November 20 | Dayton* |
| W 28–8 | |||
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References
edit- ^ "1976 Miami (OH) RedHawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 25, 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.
- ^ "1976 Miami (OH) RedHawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
- ^ "Tar Heels bewitch Miami". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 5, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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