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1958 Miami Redskins football team

1958 Miami Redskins football
MAC champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record6–3 (5–0 MAC)
Head coach
CaptainJohn Drew
Home stadiumMiami Field
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Miami (OH) $ 5 0 0 6 3 0
Kent State 5 1 0 7 2 0
No. 14 Bowling Green 4 2 0 7 2 0
Ohio 2 4 0 5 4 0
Western Michigan 2 4 0 4 5 0
Toledo 1 4 0 4 5 0
Marshall 1 5 0 3 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from UPI small college poll

The 1958 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1958 college football season. In its third season under head coach John Pont, Miami compiled a 6–3 record (5–0 against MAC opponents), won the MAC championship, shut out three opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 193 to 96.[1]

John Drew was the team captain.[2] The team's statistical leaders included Harold Williams with 566 rushing yards, Nick Mourouzis with 191 passing yards and Dave Girbert with 65 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Western MichiganNo. T–16W 34–20
October 4Xavier*No. 5
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
L 8–229,519[4][5]
October 11No. 6 Kent StateNo. T–13
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
W 35–09,000[6]
October 18at No. 13 OhioNo. 6W 14–1010,882[7]
October 25at Indiana*No. 6L 7–1218,000
November 1No. 6 Bowling GreenNo. 3
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
W 28–1411,000[8]
November 8at MarshallNo. 3W 26–0
November 15Dayton*No. 2
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
W 34–0
November 27at Cincinnati*No. 2L 7–18
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

[9]

References

  1. ^ "2005 Miami University Football Media Guide". 2005. pp. 117, 122. Archived from the original on January 16, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  2. ^ 2005 Media Guide, p. 148.
  3. ^ 2005 Media Guide, p. 169.
  4. ^ Bill Ford (October 4, 1958). "Miami Favored to Whip XU Eleven". Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 1C. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  5. ^ Bill Ford (October 5, 1958). "Fired Up Xavier Topples Miami, 22–8". p. 1H. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  7. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  8. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  9. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 19, 2022.


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