Miami RedHawks football

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Miami RedHawks football
First season	1888
Staff
Athletic director	Brad Bates
Head coach	Shane Montgomery
	2nd year, 9–14
Stadium
Home stadium	Yager Stadium
Stadium capacity	24,386
Stadium surface	FieldTurf
Location	Oxford, Ohio
League/Conference
Conference	MAC East
Team records
All-time record	639–352–44 (.639)
Postseason bowl record	6–3
Awards
Conference titles	21
Heisman winners	0
Pageantry
Colors	Red and White
Fight song	Miami March Song
Mascot	Swoop
Marching band	Miami University Marching Band
Website	Miami University Redhawks Website

The Miami University RedHawks, formerly known as the Miami Redskins, are a college football program that competes in NCAA Division I-A with the Mid-American Conference. The program is best known for producing several high-profile head coaches, earning the title "Cradle of Coaches."

Contents 1 Head coach 2 Stadium 3 All-time win-loss-tie record 4 Conference football champions 5 Bowl games 6 Trophy games 7 College Football Hall of Fame inductees 7.1 Player 7.2 Coaches 8 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees 9 Current NFL players 10 Other famous coaches and players 11 See also 12 External links 13 References

[edit] Head coach

• Shane Montgomery

[edit] Stadium

• Yager Stadium

[edit] All-time win-loss-tie record

• 639-352-44 .639 (as of 2006) ^[1]

[edit] Conference football champions

• Ohio Athletic Conference

1916, 1917, 1918, 1921

• Buckeye Conference

1932, 1933, 1936

• Mid-American Conference

1948, 1950, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1962, 1965, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1986, 2003

[edit] Bowl games

• Sun Bowl, 1948, vs Texas Tech, W 13-12
• Salad Bowl, 1951, vs Arizona State Teachers College at Flagstaff, W 34-21
• Tangerine Bowl, 1962, vs Houston, L 49-21
• Tangerine Bowl, 1973, vs Florida, W 16-7
• Tangerine Bowl, 1974, vs Georgia, W 21-10
• Tangerine Bowl, 1975, vs South Carolina, W 20-7
• California Bowl, 1986, vs San José State, L 37-7
• GMAC Bowl, 2003, vs Louisville, W 49-28
• Independence Bowl, 2004, vs Iowa State, L 17-13

[edit] Trophy games

• Victory Bell - Cincinnati Bearcats

[edit] College Football Hall of Fame inductees

[edit] Player

• Bob Babich

[edit] Coaches

• Earl Blaik
• Sid Gillman
• Woody Hayes
• George Little
• Bo Schembechler
• Ara Parseghian^[2]

[edit] Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees

• Paul Brown
• Sid Gillman
• Weeb Ewbank

[edit] Current NFL players

• Jacob Bell - Offensive Guard, Tennessee Titans
• Eric Beverly - Tight End, Atlanta Falcons
• Alphonso Hodge - Cornerback, New York Jets
• Darrell Hunter - Cornerback, Arizona Cardinals
• Martin Nance - Wide Receiver, Minnesota Vikings
• Terna Nande - Linebacker, Tennessee Titans
• Ryne Robinson - Special Teams, Carolina Panthers
• Ben Roethlisberger - Quarterback, Pittsburgh Steelers

^[3]

[edit] Other famous coaches and players

• Paul Dietzel
• Bob Hitchens
• Terry Hoeppner
• Stu Holcomb
• Bill Mallory
• Joe Novak
• Brian Pillman
• John Pont
• Travis Prentice
• George Rider
• Milt Stegall
• Edwin Sweetland
• Randy Walker
• Nobby Wirkowski
• Ron Zook

[edit] See also

• Miami RedHawks
• 2006 Miami RedHawks football team
• 2007 Miami RedHawks football team
• Miami University

[edit] External links

• 2006 media guide
• Official site

[edit] References