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1968 Miami Redskins football team

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1968 Miami Redskins football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record7–3 (5–1 MAC)
Head coach
MVPBob Babich
CaptainBob Babich
Home stadiumMiami Field
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 20 Ohio $ 6 0 0 10 1 0
Miami (OH) 5 1 0 7 3 0
Bowling Green 3 2 1 6 3 1
Toledo 3 2 1 5 4 1
Western Michigan 2 4 0 3 6 0
Kent State 1 5 0 1 9 0
Marshall 0 6 0 0 9 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their sixth and final season under Bo Schembechler, Miami compiled a 7–3 record (5–1 against MAC opponents), finished in second place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 240 to 99.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Kent Thompson with 970 passing yards, halfback Cleveland Dickerson with 736 rushing yards, and end Mike Palija with 334 receiving yards.[3] The team's defense allowed only 9.9 points per game, the best among 119 NCAA University Division football teams.[1]

Linebacker Bob Babich was selected as a first-team All-American by the American Football Coaches Association, Time magazine, and The Sporting News.[4][5] He also won the MAC and Miami most valuable player awards.[6] Eight Miami players were selected as first-team All-MAC players: Babich, tight end Gary Arthur, defensive back Dick Boron, offensive tackle Dave Hutchins, defensive tackle Errol Kahoun, defensive end Merv Nugent, linebacker Bob Rieber, and offensive guard Larry Thompson.[7] Babich was the team captain.[8]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Xavier*W 28–713,681[9]
September 21at Pacific (CA)*L 20–2112,600[10]
September 28Western MichiganW 28–0
October 5Kent State
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
W 24–0
October 12at MarshallW 46–0
October 19at OhioL 7–24
October 26Bowling Green
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
W 31–7
November 2at ToledoW 21–17
November 9Dayton*
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
W 14–0
November 23at Cincinnati*
L 21–23
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ a b "1968 Miami (OH) RedHawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  2. ^ "2005 Miami University Football Media Guide" (PDF). 2005. pp. 118, 122. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  3. ^ "1968 Miami (OH) RedHawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  4. ^ "Coaches All-America Tab Gilbert, Levias, Gipson". The Waco News-Tribune. December 3, 1968. p. 3B.
  5. ^ "TIME's All-America: The Pick of the Pros". Time. December 20, 1968.
  6. ^ 2005 Media Guide, pp. 148-149.
  7. ^ 2005 Media Guide, p. 147.
  8. ^ 2005 Media Guide, p. 148.
  9. ^ "Miami spoils XU's debut, 28–7". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 15, 1968. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.