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1975 Miami Redskins football
1975 Miami Redskins football
MAC champion; Tangerine Bowl champion
Tangerine Bowl, W 20–7 vs. South Carolina
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 12
Record	11–1 (6–0 MAC)
Head coach	Dick Crum (2nd season);
Defensive coordinator	Joe Novak (2nd season)
Home stadium	Miami Field
	Seasons ← 1974 1976 →

1975 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 12 Miami (OH) $	6	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
Central Michigan	4	–	1	–	1	8	–	2	–	1
Ball State	4	–	2	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Bowling Green	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Ohio	3	–	3	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Toledo	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Northern Illinois	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Kent State	1	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Western Michigan	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their second season under head coach Dick Crum, the Redskins won the Mid-American Conference (MAC) championship, compiled an 11–1 record (6–0 against MAC opponents), outscored all opponents by a combined total of 306 to 141, defeated South Carolina, 20–7, in the Tangerine Bowl, and were ranked #12 in the final AP Poll. The team's sole loss was to Michigan State by a 14–13 score in the second game of the season.

The team's statistical leaders included Sherman Smith with 729 passing yards and 1,002 rushing yards, Rob Carpenter with 1,142 rushing yards, and Steve Joecken with 293 receiving yards.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	Marshall*		Miami Field Oxford, OH	W 50–0
September 20	at Michigan State*	No. 19	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 13–14	61,444
September 27	Ball State		Miami Field Oxford, OH	W 35–28
October 4	at Purdue*		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 14–3	52,309
October 11	Dayton*	No. 20	Miami Field Oxford, OH	W 10–0
October 18	Ohio		Miami Field Oxford, OH (rivalry)	W 17–9
October 25	at Bowling Green		Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	W 20–17
November 1	Toledo	No. 19	Miami Field Oxford, OH	W 35–21
November 8	at Western Michigan	No. 17	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	W 44–21
November 15	at Kent State	No. 16	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	W 27–8
November 22	Cincinnati*	No. 16	Miami Field Oxford, OH (rivalry)	W 21–13
December 20	vs. South Carolina*	No. 16	Tangerine Bowl Orlando, FL (Tangerine Bowl)	W 20–7	20,247	^[2]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

^ "1975 Miami (OH) RedHawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
^ "Mistake-proof Redskins shut down South Carolina". The Orlando Sentinel Star. December 21, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1975 Miami (OH) RedHawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2015.