1917 Miami Redskins football team

The 1917 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1917 college football season. In its first season under head coach George Rider, Miami compiled a 6–0–2 record (5–0–1 against conference opponents), held every opponent scoreless, and won the OAC championship.[1]

1917 Miami Redskins football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
1917 record6–0–2 (5–0–1 OAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMiami Field
1917 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Miami (OH) $ 5 0 1  6 0 2
Wooster 5 0 3  6 0 3
Wittenberg 4 1 0  5 2 0
Oberlin 4 1 0  5 2 1
Akron 3 1 0  5 3 0
Denison 2 2 0  5 3 0
Ohio Wesleyan 3 3 1  4 3 1
Western Reserve 3 3 1  3 5 1
Ohio 3 3 0  3 5 0
Case 3 4 1  3 6 1
Kenyon 2 3 1  3 3 1
Mount Union 1 5 0  2 6 0
Ohio Northern 0 4 0  3 4 0
Baldwin–Wallace 0 7 0  1 8 0
Cincinnati 0 4 0  0 6 0
Ohio State * 3 0 0  8 0 1
  • $ Conference champion
  • * – did not complete for championship

The season was part of a 27-game unbeaten streak that began in November 1915 and ended in October 1919.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 6Ohio NorthernW 32–0
October 13at Kentucky*T 0–0
October 20Earlham*
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
W 91–0
October 27Ohio Wesleyan
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
W 20–0
November 3vs. DenisonDayton, OHW 13–0
November 10at Mount UnionAlliance, OHW 6–0
November 17Wooster
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
T 0–0
November 29at CincinnatiCincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)W 40–0
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "2019 Football Media Guide" (PDF). 2019. pp. 54, 61. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
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