1975 Miami Redskins football team
American college football season
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The 1975 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their second season under head coach Dick Crum, the Redskins won the Mid-American Conference (MAC) championship, compiled an 11–1 record (6–0 against MAC opponents), outscored all opponents by a combined total of 306 to 141, defeated South Carolina, 20–7, in the Tangerine Bowl, and were ranked #12 in the final AP Poll. The team's sole loss was to Michigan State by a 14–13 score in the second game of the season.
| 1975 Miami Redskins football | |
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MAC champion Tangerine Bowl champion | |
Tangerine Bowl, W 20–7 vs. South Carolina | |
| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 16 |
| AP | No. 12 |
| Record | 11–1 (6–0 MAC) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Joe Novak (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Miami Field |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Miami (OH) $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Sherman Smith with 729 passing yards and 1,002 rushing yards, Rob Carpenter with 1,142 rushing yards, and Steve Joecken with 293 receiving yards.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 13 | Marshall* | W 50–0 | 8,109 | [2] | ||
| September 20 | at Michigan State* | No. 19 | L 13–14 | 61,444 | [3] | |
| September 27 | Ball State |
| W 35–28 | [4] | ||
| October 4 | at Purdue* | W 14–3 | 52,309 | [5] | ||
| October 11 | Dayton* | No. 20 |
| W 10–0 | [6] | |
| October 18 | Ohio |
| W 17–9 | [7] | ||
| October 25 | at Bowling Green | W 20–17 | 24,194 | [8] | ||
| November 1 | Toledo | No. 19 |
| W 35–21 | [9] | |
| November 8 | at Western Michigan | No. 17 | W 44–21 | [10] | ||
| November 15 | at Kent State | No. 16 | W 27–8 | 14,162 | [11] | |
| November 22 | Cincinnati* | No. 16 |
| W 21–13 | [12] | |
| December 20 | vs. South Carolina* | No. 16 | W 20–7 | 20,247 | [13] | |
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