1979 Miami Redskins football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1979
| team = Miami Redskins
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Mid-American Conference
| short_conf = MAC
| record = 6–5
| conf_record = 3–4
| head_coach = Tom Reed
| hc_year = 2nd
| off_coach =
| oc_year =
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Tim Rose
| dc_year = 2nd
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| captain =
| stadium = Miami Field
}}
{{1979 Mid-American Conference football standings}}
The 1979 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its second season under head coach Tom Reed, the team compiled a 6–5 record (3–4 against MAC opponents), finished in seventh place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 223 to 142.{{cite web|title=2005 Miami University Football Media Guide|year=2005|accessdate=September 26, 2016|pages=119, 122|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mioh/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/113-150_History.pdf|archive-date=September 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927063151/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mioh/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/113-150_History.pdf|url-status=dead}}
The team's statistical leaders included Chuck Hauck with 1,258 passing yards, Paul Drennan with 503 rushing yards, and Don Treadwell with 395 receiving yards.{{cite web|title=1979 Miami (OH) RedHawks Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=September 26, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/miami-oh/1979.html}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1979
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 8
| w/l = w
| opponent = Ball State
| site_stadium = Miami Field
| site_cityst = Oxford, OH
| score = 27–3
| attend = 16,438
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lexington-herald-leader-in-rout-of-ball/157921493/|work=Lexington Herald-Leader|title=In rout of Ball State, Miami serves notice to Wildcats|date=September 9, 1979|accessdate=October 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 15
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Kentucky
| site_stadium = Commonwealth Stadium
| site_cityst = Lexington, KY
| score = 15–14
| attend = 57,800
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-miami-shocks-wil/134360205/|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|title=Miami shocks Wildcats in 15–14 upset|date=September 16, 1979|accessdate=October 30, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Michigan State
| opprank = 8
| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium
| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI
| score = 21–24
| attend = 78,582
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-michigan-state-rally/157921559/|work=The Courier-Journal|title=Michigan State rally wins 24–21|date=September 23, 1979|accessdate=October 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Central Michigan
| site_stadium = Kelly Shorts Stadium
| site_cityst = Mount Pleasant, MI
| score = 18–19
| attend = 24,348
| source = {{cite news|title=Nothing Pleasant In Mt. Pleasant: Miami Falls, 19–18|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|date=September 30, 1979|page=C5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17486428/nothing_pleasant_in_mt_pleasant_miami/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Marshall
| site_stadium = Fairfield Stadium
| site_cityst = Huntington, WV
| score = 28–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/dayton-daily-news-hauck-leads-miami-past/139710703/|work=Dayton Daily News|title=Hauck leads Miami past scoreless Marshall, 28–0|date=October 7, 1979|accessdate=October 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| w/l = l
| opponent = Ohio
| site_stadium = Miami Field
| site_cityst = Oxford, OH
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 7–9
| attend = 19,674
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/dayton-daily-news-third-ou-green-kicks-m/157921651/|work=Dayton Daily News|title=Third OU Green kicks Miami, 9–7|date=October 14, 1979|accessdate=October 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Bowling Green
| site_stadium = Doyt Perry Stadium
| site_cityst = Bowling Green, OH
| score = 21–3
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-journal-miami-defense-thwarts-bowli/157921081/|work=News Journal|title=Miami defense thwarts Bowling Green 21–3|date=October 21, 1979|accessdate=October 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| w/l = l
| opponent = Toledo
| site_stadium = Miami Field
| site_cityst = Oxford, OH
| score = 21–24
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-last-gasp-rocket/157921759/|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|title=Last-gasp Rocket nicks Miami, 24–21|date=October 28, 1979|accessdate=October 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Western Michigan
| site_stadium = Waldo Stadium
| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI
| score = 3–24
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-grand-rapids-press-subs-spark-wester/157921828/|work=The Grand Rapids Press|title=Subs spark Western Michigan win over Miami|date=November 4, 1979|accessdate=October 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Kent State
| site_stadium = Dix Stadium
| site_cityst = Kent, OH
| score = 35–8
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer-91-yard-pass-play-helps/157861073/|work=The Plain Dealer|title=91-yard pass play helps Miami wallop Kent|date=November 11, 1979|accessdate=October 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Cincinnati
| site_stadium = Miami Field
| site_cityst = Oxford, OH
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 27–14
| attend = 12,060
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/dayton-daily-news-mark-hunter-all-purpo/157838884/|work=Dayton Daily News|title=Mark Hunter 'all purpose' man in 27–14 Redskin victory|date=November 18, 1979|accessdate=October 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
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