1945 Miami Redskins football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1945

| team = Miami Redskins

| sport = football

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| conference = Independent

| record = 7–2

| head_coach = Sid Gillman

| hc_year = 2nd

| captain = Paul Dietzel

| stadium = Miami Field

}}

The 1945 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University as an independent during the 1945 college football season. In its second season under head coach Sid Gillman, Miami compiled a 7–2 record and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 220 to 72.{{cite web|title=2019 Miami University Football Media Guide|year=2019|accessdate=February 10, 2022|pages=55, 61|url=https://miamiredhawks.com/documents/2019/7/15/2019_Football_Media_Guide.pdf}} Paul Dietzel, who later served as the head football coach at LSU, Army, and South Carolina, was the team captain.2019 Media Guide, p. 96.

Schedule

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|September 22||Bowling Green|Miami Field|Oxford, OH|W 26-0||

|September 29||Notre Dame "B"|Miami Field|Oxford, OH|W 13-0||

|October 6|vs|Wright Field|University of Dayton Stadium|Dayton, OH|W 14-0||{{cite news|title=Miami Romps Over Wright Field|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|date=October 7, 1945|page=35|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94707683/miami-romps-over-wright-field/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 13|at|Western Michigan|Waldo Stadium|Kalamazoo, MI|W 21-13||

|October 20||Ohio|Miami Field|Oxford, OH (rivalry)|W 34-0|9,000|{{cite news|title=Miami Smacks Bobcats, 34-0; Looks bad For UC Bearcats|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|date=October 21, 1945|page=33|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94708186/miami-smacks-bobcats-34-0-looks-bad/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 26|at|Miami (FL)|Burdine Stadium|Miami, FL|L 13-27||

|November 3||{{cfb link|year=1945|team=IUP Crimson Hawks|title=Indiana State Teachers}}|Miami Field|Oxford, OH|W 51-0||

|November 10|at|No. 12 Purdue|Ross–Ade Stadium|West Lafayette, IN|L 7-21|12,000|{{cite news|title=Purdue 21-7 Victor: Miama Eleven Bit Tough for Boilermakers|newspaper=The Muncie Star|author=Dale Burgess|date=November 11, 1945|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94707833/purdue-21-7-victor-miama-eleven-bit/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 22|at|Cincinnati|Nippert Stadium|Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)|W 28-14|12,000|{{cite news|title=Bearcats Are Turned Back By Miami, 28-14|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|author=Lou Smith|date=November 23, 1945|pages=12, 14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94708025/bearcats-are-turned-back-by-miami-28-14/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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References

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