1998 Miami RedHawks football team

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1998 Miami RedHawks football
MAC East Division co-champion
Conference Mid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record10–1 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Yager Stadium
Seasons
  1997
1999  
1998 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Marshall xy$  7 1   12 1  
Miami (OH) x  7 1   10 1  
Bowling Green  5 3   5 6  
Ohio  5 3   5 6  
Akron  3 6   4 7  
Kent State  0 8   0 11  
West Division
Toledo x  6 2   7 5  
Western Michigan  5 3   7 4  
Central Michigan  5 3   6 5  
Eastern Michigan  3 6   3 8  
Northern Illinois  2 6   2 9  
Ball State  1 7   1 10  
Championship: Marshall 23, Toledo 17
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant

The 1998 Miami RedHawks football team was an American football team that represented Miami University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their ninth season under head coach Randy Walker, the RedHawks finished in a tie for first place in the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC), compiled a 10–1 record (7–1 against MAC opponents), and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 317 to 142. The team's sole loss came against MAC champion Marshall by a 31–17 score. [1]

The team's statistical leaders included Mike Bath with 1,500 passing yards, Travis Prentice with 1,787 rushing yards, and Trevor Gaylor with 653 receiving yards. [2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 56:00 p.m.at No. 12 North Carolina *W 13–1060,100 [3]
September 12at Army *W 14–13
September 26 Toledo W 28–14
October 3at Marshall L 17–3133,204
October 10 Bowling Green
  • Yager Stadium
  • Oxford, OH
W 24–12
October 17at Ball State W 28–17
October 24at Cincinnati *W 41–0
October 31 Ohio
W 35–21
November 712:30 p.m.at Northern Illinois W 41–1015,867
November 14 Kent State
  • Yager Stadium
  • Oxford, OH
W 56–0
November 21at Akron W 20–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

  1. "1998 Miami (OH) RedHawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  2. "1998 Miami (OH) RedHawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  3. "RedHawks stun No. 12 Tar Heels". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 6, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "1998 Football Schedule". miamiredhawks.com. Retrieved July 23, 2024.