1944 Miami Redskins football team

1944 Miami Redskins football
Conference	Independent
Record	8–1
Head coach	Sid Gillman (1st season)
Captain	Ned Shiflett
Home stadium	Miami Field

1944 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Miami (OH)			–					8	–	1	–	0
Michigan State			–					6	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Notre Dame			–					8	–	2	–	0
Central Michigan			–					5	–	2	–	0
Wichita			–					5	–	2	–	1
Bowling Green			–					5	–	3	–	0
Western Michigan			–					4	–	3	–	0
Wayne			–					1	–	1	–	0
Ohio Wesleyan			–					1	–	8	–	1
Marquette			–					1	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University as an independent during the 1944 college football season. In its first season under head coach Sid Gillman, Miami compiled an 8–1 record and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 185 to 74. The team won its first eight games before losing to DePauw (7–13).^[1] Ned Shiflett was the team captain.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	vs. Bowling Green	Toledo, OH	W 28–7
September 23	Oberlin	Miami Field Oxford, OH	W 13–7
September 30	Western Michigan	Miami Field Oxford, OH	W 32–6
October 7	at Rochester	Rochester, NY	W 19–7
October 14	DePauw	Miami Field Oxford, OH	W 12–0		[3]
October 21	at Murray State	Cutchin Stadium Murray, KY	W 26–14		[4]
October 28	vs. Denison	University of Dayton Stadium Dayton, OH	W 16–0	5,000	[5]
November 11	at Ohio Wesleyan	Delaware, OH	W 32–20
November 18	at DePauw	Greencastle, IN	L 7–13		[6]

References

1. "2019 Miami University Football Media Guide" (PDF). 2019. pp. 55, 61. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
2. 2019 Media Guide, p. 96.
3. "Miami Wins After Hard Battle". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 15, 1944. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Edd Kellow (October 22, 1944). "Late Uprising Gives Miami 26-14 Win Over Murray". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Ohio Title To Unbeaten Miami". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 29, 1944. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "DePauw 13-7 Victor Over Miami Eleven". The Muncie Sunday Star. November 19, 1944. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.