1998 Miami RedHawks football team

The 1998 Miami RedHawks football team was an American football team that represented Miami University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their ninth season under head coach Randy Walker, the RedHawks finished in a tie for first place in the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC), compiled a 10–1 record (7–1 against MAC opponents), and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 317 to 142. The team's sole loss came against MAC champion Marshall by a 31–17 score.[1]

1998 Miami RedHawks football
MAC East Division co-champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record10–1 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumYager Stadium
1998 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Marshall xy$  7 1   12 1  
Miami (OH) x  7 1   10 1  
Bowling Green  5 3   5 6  
Ohio  5 3   5 6  
Akron  3 6   4 7  
Kent State  0 8   0 11  
West Division
Toledo x  6 2   7 5  
Western Michigan  5 3   7 4  
Central Michigan  5 3   6 5  
Eastern Michigan  3 6   3 8  
Northern Illinois  2 6   2 9  
Ball State  1 7   1 10  
Championship: Marshall 23, Toledo 17
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant

The team's statistical leaders included Mike Bath with 1,500 passing yards, Travis Prentice with 1,787 rushing yards, and Trevor Gaylor with 653 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 5at No. 12 North Carolina*W 13–1060,100
September 12at Army*W 14–13
September 26ToledoW 28–14
October 3at MarshallL 17–3133,204
October 10Bowling Green
  • Yager Stadium
  • Oxford, OH
W 24–12
October 17at Ball StateW 28–17
October 24at Cincinnati*W 41–0
October 31Ohio
W 35–21
November 7at Northern IllinoisW 41–1015,867
November 14Kent State
  • Yager Stadium
  • Oxford, OH
W 56–0
November 21at AkronW 20–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1998 Miami (OH) RedHawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  2. "1998 Miami (OH) RedHawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2015.


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