1971 Miami Redskins football team
American college football season
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The 1971 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In their third season under head coach Bill Mallory, Miami compiled a 7–3 record (2–3 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 207 to 117.[1][2] The team's defense allowed only 11.7 points per game, which ranked 12th among 128 NCAA University Division football teams.[1]
- Bill Mallory (3rd season)
| 1971 Miami Redskins football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (2–3 MAC) |
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| MVP | Doug Krause |
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| Home stadium | Miami Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Toledo $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Stu Showalter with 464 passing yards, Bob Hitchens with 1,157 rushing yards, and John Viher with 251 receiving yards.[3]
Middle guard Doug Krause won the Miami most valuable player award.[4] Krause, Dick Dougherty, and Marc Smith were the team captains.[5]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | 10:30 p.m. | at Pacific (CA)* | W 17–10 | 20,011 | [6] | |
| September 18 | 8:00 p.m. | at Xavier* | W 17–7 | 11,102 | [7] | |
| September 25 | 7:30 p.m. | at Dayton* | W 14–0 | 7,929 | [8] | |
| October 2 | Marshall* | W 66–6 | 12,649 | [9] | ||
| October 16 | Ohio |
| L 0–3 | 16,954 | [10] | |
| October 23 | 1:30 p.m. | at Bowling Green | L 7–33 | 17,787 | [11] | |
| October 30 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 15 Toledo |
| L 6–45 | 16,013 | [12] |
| November 6 | 1:30 p.m. | at Western Michigan | W 7–6 | 12,000 | [13] | |
| November 13 | 1:30 p.m. | at Kent State | W 30–0 | 7,963–7,967 | [14] | |
| November 20 | Cincinnati* |
| W 43–7 | 9,123 | [15] | |
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