1997 Miami RedHawks football team

The 1997 Miami RedHawks football team was an American football team that represented Miami University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its eighth season under head coach Randy Walker, Miami compiled an 8–3 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 412 to 226. Individual success was led by All-American punter Chad Cornelius, who selected with the 202nd pick by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 1998 NFL draft.[1][2]

1997 Miami RedHawks football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record8–3 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumYager Stadium
1997 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Marshall x$  7 1   10 3  
Miami (OH)  6 2   8 3  
Ohio  6 2   8 3  
Bowling Green  3 5   3 8  
Kent State  3 5   3 8  
Akron  2 7   2 9  
West Division
Toledo x  7 1   9 3  
Western Michigan  6 2   8 3  
Ball State  4 4   5 6  
Eastern Michigan  4 5   4 7  
Central Michigan  1 7   2 9  
Northern Illinois  0 8   0 11  
Championship: Marshall 34, Toledo 14
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions

The team's statistical leaders included Sam Ricketts with 2,466 passing yards, Travis Prentice with 1,549 rushing yards, and Jay Hall with 861 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
August 30Ball StateW 27–10
September 6at Bowling GreenL 21–28
September 13Akron
  • Yager Stadium
  • Oxford, OH
W 49–20
September 27at Army*W 38–14
October 4at No. 14 Virginia Tech*W 24–1742,878
October 11at Kent StateW 62–26
October 18Marshall
  • Yager Stadium
  • Oxford, OH
W 45–2129,027
October 25Cincinnati*
L 31–34
November 1at No. 22 ToledoL 28–35
November 8at OhioW 45–21
November 15Northern Illinois
  • Yager Stadium
  • Oxford, OH
W 42–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1997 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. "1997 Miami (OH) RedHawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 26, 2016.


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