1942 Miami Redskins football team

1942 Miami Redskins football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–6
Head coach	Stu Holcomb (1st season)
Home stadium	Miami Field

1942 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Central Michigan			–					6	–	0	–	0
Western Michigan			–					5	–	1	–	0
Cincinnati			–					8	–	2	–	0
Dayton			–					8	–	2	–	0
Marquette			–					7	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Notre Dame			–					7	–	2	–	2
Bowling Green			–					6	–	2	–	1
Ohio			–					5	–	3	–	0
Detroit			–					5	–	4	–	0
Wichita			–					5	–	4	–	0
Michigan State			–					4	–	3	–	2
Michigan State Normal			–					3	–	3	–	1
Ohio Wesleyan			–					4	–	4	–	0
Xavier			–					4	–	5	–	0
Carthage			–					3	–	4	–	0
Miami (OH)			–					3	–	6	–	0
Wayne			–					1	–	6	–	1
Akron			–					0	–	7	–	2
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University as an independent during the 1942 college football season. In its first season under head coach Stu Holcomb, Miami compiled a 3–6 record.^[1]

Miami was ranked at No. 169 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Centre	Miami Field Oxford, OH	W 28–6		[3]
October 3	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 7–58	5,000	[4]
October 10	Kent State	Miami Field Oxford, OH	W 53–7		[5]
October 17	Dayton	Miami Field Oxford, OH	L 0–20	5,000	[6]
October 24	at Bowling Green	Bowling Green, OH	L 6–7		[7]
October 31	Ohio	Miami Field Oxford, OH	L 13–39	6,000	[8]
November 7	at Ohio Wesleyan	Delaware, OH	W 28–25		[9]
November 14	at Western Reserve	Shaw Stadium East Cleveland, OH	L 7–12		[10]
November 26	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)	L 12–21	7,000	[11]

References

1. "2019 Football Media Guide" (PDF). 2019. pp. 55, 61. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Haskell Short (September 27, 1942). "Miami University Redskins Beat Centre Colonels In Opening Game of Season For Each Team, 28-6". The Lexington Herald-Leader. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Indians Wallop Miami Gridders By 58-7 Score". The Hartford Courant. October 4, 1942. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Miami Shows Power To Defeat Kent State Eleven By Score Of 53-7". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 11, 1942. p. 34 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Al Chop (October 18, 1942). "Dayton Beats Miami, 20 To 0: Knisley Star In 4th Flyer Win Of Year". Dayton Daily News. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "One Point Enough For Bowling". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 25, 1942. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Fekete Boosts Season Touchdown Total Toll". The Dayton Herald. November 1, 1942. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Bishops Lose To Miami U." Springfield News-Sun. November 8, 1942. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Reserve Defeats Miami By 12-7". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 15, 1942. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
11. Dick Forbes (November 27, 1942). "Bearcats Are Given Scare But win, 21-12". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.