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1976 Miami Redskins football team

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1976 Miami Redskins football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record3–8 (2–4 MAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJoe Novak (3rd season)
Home stadiumMiami Field
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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]

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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at North Carolina*No. 20L 10–1434,000[4]
September 11at Marshall*No. 20L 16–21
September 18Ball StateL 6–23
September 25at Cincinnati*L 0–17
October 2at Purdue*L 20–4255,102
October 16at OhioL 14–28
October 23Bowling Green
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
W 9–7
October 30at ToledoL 9–24
November 6Western Michigan
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
W 31–0
November 13Kent State
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
L 17–24
November 20Dayton*
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
W 28–8
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1976 Miami (OH) RedHawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  2. ^ "2005 Miami University Football Media Guide" (PDF). 2005. pp. 118, 122. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  3. ^ "1976 Miami (OH) RedHawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  4. ^ "Tar Heels bewitch Miami". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 5, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.