1979 Miami Redskins football team

1979 Miami Redskins football
Conference Mid-American Conference
1979 record 6–5 (3–4 MAC)
Head coach Tom Reed (1st year)
Home stadium Miami Field
1979 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Central Michigan $ 8 – 0 – 1     10 – 0 – 1
Toledo 7 – 1 – 1     7 – 3 – 1
Western Michigan 5 – 4 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
Ball State 4 – 4 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
Ohio 4 – 4 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
Northern Illinois 3 – 3 – 1     5 – 5 – 1
Miami 3 – 4 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
Bowling Green 3 – 5 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
Eastern Michigan 1 – 6 – 1     2 – 8 – 1
Kent State 1 – 8 – 0     1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its first season under head coach Tom Reed, the team compiled a 6–5 record (3–4 against MAC opponents), finished in seventh place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 223 to 142.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Chuck Hauck with 1,258 passing yards, Paul Drennan with 503 rushing yards, and Don Treadwell with 395 receiving yards.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "1979 Miami (OH) RedHawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  2. ↑ "2005 Miami University Football Media Guide" (PDF). 2005. pp. 119, 122. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  3. ↑ "1979 Miami (OH) RedHawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
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