1957 Miami Redskins football team

1957 Miami Redskins football
MAC champion
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	6–3 (5–0 MAC)
Head coach	John Pont (2nd season)
Captain	Mack Yoho
Home stadium	Miami Field

1957 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Miami (OH) $	5	–	0	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Bowling Green	3	–	1	–	2			6	–	1	–	2
Marshall	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Toledo	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Western Michigan	1	–	4	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Ohio	1	–	4	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
Kent State	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1957 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1957 college football season. In its second season under head coach John Pont, Miami compiled a 6–3 record (5–0 against MAC opponents), won the MAC championship, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 163 to 137.^[1]

Mack Yoho was the team captain.^[2] The team's statistical leaders included Dave Thelen with 755 rushing yards, Ernie Jarvis with 197 passing yards and Harold Williams with 118 receiving yards.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	W 20–0
October 5	Xavier*	Miami Field Oxford, OH	L 19–39		[4]
October 12	at Kent State	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	W 27–14
October 19	Ohio	Miami Field Oxford, OH (Battle of the Bricks)	W 26–0
October 26	at Purdue*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 6–37	35,655
November 2	at Bowling Green	University Stadium Bowling Green, OH	W 13–7
November 9	Marshall	Miami Field Oxford, OH	W 25–13
November 16	at Dayton*	Baujan Field Dayton, OH	L 7–13
November 28	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)	W 20–14
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "2005 Miami University Football Media Guide". 2005. pp. 117, 122. Archived from the original on January 16, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
2. 2005 Media Guide, p. 148.
3. 2005 Media Guide, p. 169.
4. "Xavier comes back to defeat Miami by a 39 to 19 margin". Palladium-Item. October 6, 1957. Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
6. "1957 Football Schedule". miamiredhawks.com. Retrieved April 15, 2020.