Miami RedHawks football

Miami RedHawks football
Current season
First season	1888
Athletic director	Brad Bates
Head coach	Don Treadwell
Home stadium	Yager Stadium
Stadium capacity	24,386
Stadium surface	FieldTurf
Location	Oxford, Ohio
Conference	MAC East
All-time record	661–399–44 (.619)
Postseason bowl record	7–3
Conference titles	22
Heisman winners	0
Current uniform
Colors	Red and White
Fight song	Miami March Song
Mascot	Swoop
Marching band	Miami University Marching Band
Website	Miami University Redhawks Website

The Miami University RedHawks, known as the Miami Redskins before 1996, are a NCAA Division I FBS college football program that competes in the Mid-American Conference. The program is best known for producing several high-profile head coaches, earning the title "Cradle of Coaches."

Current Coaching Staff

Name	Position
Don Treadwell	Head Coach
John Klacik	Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Coach
Pete Rekstis	Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs Coach
Zak Willis	Recruiting Coordinator/Special Teams Coordinator
Charlie Fisher	Quarterbacks Coach/Wide Receivers Coach
Deland McCullough	Running Backs Coach
Jay Peterson	Linebackers Coach
Nick Siatras	Defensive Line Coach

Stadium

• Yager Stadium

Cradle of Coaches

Name	Position at Miami	Head Coach At
Earl Blaik	Assistant Coach	United States Military Academy
Ara Parseghian	Head Coach	University of Notre Dame
John Pont	Head Coach	Indiana University
Woody Hayes	Head Coach	Ohio State University
Bo Schembechler	Head Coach	University of Michigan
Bill Mallory	Head Coach	Indiana University
Randy Walker	Head Coach	Northwestern University
Jim Tressel	Assistant Coach	Ohio State University
Terry Hoeppner	Head Coach	Indiana University
Kevin Wilson	Head Coach	Indiana University

All-time win-loss-tie record

• 651–395–44 (.617)

Conference football champions

• Ohio Athletic Conference (4)

1916, 1917, 1918, 1921

• Buckeye Conference (3)

1932, 1933, 1936

• Mid-American Conference (15)

1948, 1950, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1962, 1965, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1986, 2003, 2010

Bowl games

The RedHawks are 7–3 all time in Bowl Games.

• Sun Bowl, 1948, vs Texas Tech, W 13-12
• Salad Bowl, 1951, vs Arizona State, W 34-21
• Tangerine Bowl, 1962, vs Houston, L 49-21
• Tangerine Bowl, 1973, vs Florida, W 16-7
• Tangerine Bowl, 1974, vs Georgia, W 21-10
• Tangerine Bowl, 1975, vs South Carolina, W 20-7
• California Bowl, 1986, vs San Jose State, L 37-7
• GMAC Bowl, 2003, vs Louisville,W 49-28
• Independence Bowl, 2004, vs Iowa State, L 17-13
• GoDaddy.com Bowl, 2011, vs. Middle Tennessee, W 35-21

Trophy games

• Victory Bell - Cincinnati Bearcats

College Football Hall of Fame inductees

Player

• Bob Babich

Coaches

George Little while at Miami

• Earl Blaik
• Sid Gillman
• Woody Hayes
• George Little
• Bo Schembechler
• Ara Parseghian^[1]

Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees

• Paul Brown
• Sid Gillman
• Weeb Ewbank

Current NFL players

• Tom Crabtree - Tight End, Green Bay Packers
• Jake O'Connell - Tight End, Kansas City Chiefs
• Jacob Bell - Offensive Guard, St. Louis Rams
• John Busing - Free Safety, New York Giants
• Darrell Hunter - Cornerback, Free Agent
• Martin Nance - Wide Receiver, Free Agent
• Ryne Robinson - Special Teams, Free Agent
• Ben Roethlisberger - Quarterback, Pittsburgh Steelers^[2]

Other famous coaches and players

• Paul Dietzel
• Bob Hitchens
• Terry Hoeppner
• Stu Holcomb
• Bill Mallory
• Joe Novak
• Sean Payton
• Brian Pillman
• John Pont
• Travis Prentice
• George Rider
• Milt Stegall
• Edwin Sweetland
• Leigh C. Turner
• Randy Walker
• Nobby Wirkowski
• Ron Zook
• John Harbaugh
• Carm Cozza
• Scott Sagehorn

External links

• Official site

References

1. ^ College Football Hall of Famers
2. ^ ESPN - NFL Football Players By College - M - National Football League