1946 Miami Redskins football team

The 1946 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In its third season under head coach Sid Gillman, Miami compiled a 7–3 record and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 220 to 72.^[1] Paul Dietzel was the team captain.^[2]

Ara Parseghian played at the halfback position for the team.^[3] He was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 13th round (109th overall pick) of the 1947 NFL draft.^[4] He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1980.^[5]

Mel Olix set a school record with 28 touchdown passes in 1946. The record stood for nearly 50 years.^[6]

Miami was ranked at No. 50 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.^[7]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at West Lafayette, IN	L 7–13	23,000	[8]
September 28	Memphis Air Transport Command	Miami Field Oxford, OH	W 42–0		[9]
October 5	at Dayton	University of Dayton Stadium Dayton, OH	W 35–0	13,000	[10]
October 12	at Bowling Green	University Stadium Bowling Green, OH	W 6–0	5,500	[11]
October 19	Xavier	Miami Field Oxford, OH	W 28–6	12,000	[12]
October 26	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH (rivalry)	W 23–14	12,336	[13]
November 2	Bradley	Miami Field Oxford, OH	W 35–6	8,000	[14]
November 8	at Miami (FL)	Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 17–20	31,158	[15]
November 16	Western Michigan	Miami Field Oxford, OH	W 20–0		[16]
November 28	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)	L 7–13	28,000	[17]
Homecoming

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