1987 Miami Redskins football team

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| year = 1987

| team = Miami Redskins

| sport = football

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| conference = Mid-American Conference

| short_conf = MAC

| record = 5–6

| conf_record = 5–3

| head_coach = Tim Rose

| hc_year = 5th

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| stadium = Yager Stadium

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The 1987 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its fifth season under head coach Tim Rose, the team compiled a 5–6 record (5–3 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 235 to 180.{{cite web|title=1987 Miami (OH) RedHawks Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=September 26, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/miami-oh/1987-schedule.html}}{{cite web|title=2005 Miami University Football Media Guide|year=2005|access-date=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 Mike Bates with 2,218 passing yards, Jon Gist with 429 rushing yards, and Andy Schillinger with 574 receiving yards.{{cite web|title=1987 Miami (OH) RedHawks Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=September 26, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/miami-oh/1987.html}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1987

| poll = AP

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 5

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Central Michigan

| site_stadium = Kelly/Shorts Stadium

| site_cityst = Mount Pleasant, MI

| score = 15–6

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 12

| w/l = l

| opponent = Eastern Michigan

| site_stadium = Yager Stadium

| site_cityst = Oxford, OH

| score = 17–33

| attend = 17,788

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 19

| w/l = l

| away = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Syracuse

| site_stadium = Carrier Dome

| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY

| score = 10–24

| attend = 33,838

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 26

| w/l = l

| away = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Cincinnati

| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium

| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 26–31

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 3

| w/l = w

| opponent = Ball State

| site_stadium = Yager Stadium

| site_cityst = Oxford, OH

| score = 30–20

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 10

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Western Michigan

| site_stadium = Waldo Stadium

| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI

| score = 17–0

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 17

| w/l = w

| opponent = Ohio

| site_stadium = Yager Stadium

| site_cityst = Oxford, OH

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 10–9

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 24

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Toledo

| site_stadium = Glass Bowl

| site_cityst = Toledo, OH

| score = 25–37

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 31

| w/l = w

| opponent = Bowling Green

| site_stadium = Yager Stadium

| site_cityst = Oxford, OH

| score = 17–7

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 7

| w/l = l

| away = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Miami (FL)

| opprank = 3

| site_stadium = Miami Orange Bowl

| site_cityst = Miami, FL

| score = 3–54

| attend = 40,128

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 14

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Kent State

| site_stadium = Dix Stadium

| site_cityst = Kent, OH

| score = 10–14

| attend =

}}

References

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