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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