1996 Miami Redskins football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record6–5 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumYager Stadium
1996 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Ball State $  7 –1   8 –4  
Toledo  6 –2   7 –4  
Miami (OH)  6 –2   6 –5  
Ohio  5 –3   6 –6  
Central Michigan  4 –4   5 –6  
Akron  3 –5   4 –7  
Bowling Green  3 –5   4 –7  
Eastern Michigan  3 –5   3 –8  
Western Michigan  2 –6   2 –9  
Kent State  1 –7   2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1996 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its seventh season under head coach Randy Walker, Miami compiled a 6–5 record (6–2 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 273 to 168.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Sam Ricketts with 1,333 passing yards, Ty King with 1,065 rushing yards, and Tremayne Banks with 617 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
August 31Kent StateW 64–6
September 7at Ball StateW 16–6
September 14at Indiana*L 14–21
September 21Bowling Green
  • Yager Stadium
  • Oxford, OH
L 10–14
September 28at Cincinnati*L 23–30
October 5Central Michigan
  • Yager Stadium
  • Oxford, OH
W 46–14
October 12at Eastern MichiganW 35–25
October 19at AkronL 7–10
October 26Army*
  • Yager Stadium
  • Oxford, OH
L 7–2716,543
November 2at ToledoW 27–7
November 9Ohio
W 24–8
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "1996 Miami (OH) RedHawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  2. ↑ "2005 Miami University Football Media Guide" (PDF). 2005. pp. 120, 122. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  3. ↑ "1996 Miami (OH) RedHawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 26, 2016.


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