1974 Miami Redskins football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1974
| team = Miami Redskins
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Mid-American Conference
| short_conf = MAC
| CoachRank = 10
| APRank = 10
| record = 10–0–1
| conf_record = 5–0
| head_coach = Dick Crum
| hc_year = 1st
| off_coach =
| oc_year =
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Joe Novak
| dc_year = 1st
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Miami Field
| champion = MAC champion
Tangerine Bowl champion
| bowl = Tangerine Bowl
| bowl_result = W 21–10 vs. Georgia
}}
{{1974 Mid-American Conference football standings}}
The 1974 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach Dick Crum, the Redskins won the Mid-American Conference (MAC) championship, compiled a 10–0–1 record (5–0 against MAC opponents), outscored all opponents by a combined total of 303 to 86, defeated Georgia, by a score of 21–10 in the 1974 Tangerine Bowl, and were ranked #10 in the final AP Poll.{{cite web|title=1974 Miami (OH) RedHawks Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=December 30, 2015|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/miami-oh/1974-schedule.html}}
The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Steve Sanna with 724 passing yards, fullback Randy Walker with 873 rushing yards, and Jack Schulte with 352 receiving yards.{{cite web|title=1974 Miami (OH) RedHawks Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=December 30, 2015|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/miami-oh/1974.html}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1974
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 7
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Eastern Michigan
| site_stadium = Miami Field
| site_cityst = Oxford, OH
| score = 39–0
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 21
| w/l = t
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Purdue
| site_stadium = Ross–Ade Stadium
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| score = 7–7
| attend = 55,322
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Marshall
| site_stadium = Fairfield Stadium
| site_cityst = Huntington, WV
| score = 42–0
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Kentucky
| site_stadium = Commonwealth Stadium
| site_cityst = Lexington, KY
| score = 14–10
| attend = 52,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-park-city-daily-news-miami-of-ohio-w/134215830/|work=The Park City Daily News|title=Miami of Ohio wins 14–10, Kentucky squanders lead|date=October 6, 1974|accessdate=October 28, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 20
| opponent = Ohio
| site_stadium = Peden Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 31–3
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| w/l = w
| rank = 19
| opponent = Bowling Green
| site_stadium = Miami Field
| site_cityst = Oxford, OH
| score = 34–10
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 19
| opponent = Toledo
| site_stadium = Glass Bowl
| site_cityst = Toledo, OH
| score = 38–22
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| w/l = w
| rank = 16
| opponent = Western Michigan
| site_stadium = Miami Field
| site_cityst = Oxford, OH
| score = 31–0
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| w/l = w
| rank = 13
| opponent = Kent State
| site_stadium = Miami Field
| site_cityst = Oxford, OH
| score = 19–17
| attend = 7,400
| source= {{cite news|title=Poole paces Kent State|newspaper=The Journal News|date=November 17, 1974|page=C4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92144712/poole-paces-kent-state/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| rank = 12
| opponent = Cincinnati
| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 27–7
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 21
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| nonconf = y
| rank = 15
| opponent = Georgia
| site_stadium = Tangerine Bowl
| site_cityst = Orlando, FL
| gamename = Tangerine Bowl
| tv = Mizlou
| score = 21–10
| attend = 20,246
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-tangerine-succul/134218120/|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|title=Tangerine succulent for Miami again, 21–10|date=December 22, 1974|accessdate=October 28, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
References
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{{Miami RedHawks football navbox}}
{{Mid-American Conference football champions}}
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Category:Mid-American Conference football champion seasons
Category:Citrus Bowl champion seasons
Category:College football undefeated seasons
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