1957 Miami Redskins football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1957

| team = Miami Redskins

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Mid-American Conference

| short_conf = MAC

| record = 6–3

| conf_record = 5–0

| head_coach = John Pont

| hc_year = 2nd

| captain = Mack Yoho

| stadium = Miami Field

| champion = MAC champion

}}

The 1957 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1957 college football season. In its second season under head coach John Pont, Miami compiled a 6–3 record (5–0 against MAC opponents), won the MAC championship, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 163 to 137.{{cite web|title=2005 Miami University Football Media Guide|year=2005|access-date=September 23, 2016|pages=117, 122|url=http://www.miamiredhawks.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/05-mediaguide.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116143317/http://www.miamiredhawks.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/05-mediaguide.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 16, 2016}}

Mack Yoho was the team captain.2005 Media Guide, p. 148. The team's statistical leaders included Dave Thelen with 755 rushing yards, Ernie Jarvis with 197 passing yards and Harold Williams with 118 receiving yards.2005 Media Guide, p. 169.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 28

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Western Michigan

| site_stadium = Waldo Stadium

| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI

| score = 20–0

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 5

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Xavier

| site_stadium = Miami Field

| site_cityst = Oxford, OH

| score = 19–39

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/palladium-item-xavier-comes-back-to-defe/124490087/|work=Palladium-Item|title=Xavier comes back to defeat Miami by a 39 to 19 margin|date=October 6, 1957|accessdate=May 12, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 12

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Kent State

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Kent, OH

| score = 27–14

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 19

| w/l = w

| opponent = Ohio

| site_stadium = Miami Field

| site_cityst = Oxford, OH

| gamename = Battle of the Bricks

| score = 26–0

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 26

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Purdue

| site_stadium = Ross–Ade Stadium

| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN

| score = 6–37

| attend = 35,655

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 2

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Bowling Green

| site_stadium = University Stadium

| site_cityst = Bowling Green, OH

| score = 13–7

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 9

| w/l = w

| opponent = Marshall

| site_stadium = Miami Field

| site_cityst = Oxford, OH

| score = 25–13

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 16

| w/l = l

| away = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1957|team=Dayton Flyers|title=Dayton}}

| site_stadium = Baujan Field

| site_cityst = Dayton, OH

| score = 7–13

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 28

| w/l = w

| away = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Cincinnati

| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium

| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH

| gamename = Victory Bell

| score = 20–14

}}

{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/414/stats/12711 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 19, 2022 }}{{cite web |title=1957 Football Schedule |url=https://miamiredhawks.com/sports/football/schedule/1957 |publisher=miamiredhawks.com |access-date=April 15, 2020 }}

References

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