1986 Miami Redskins football team

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1986
Miami Redskins football
MAC champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record8–4 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDean Pees (4th season)
Home stadiumYager Stadium
Seasons
1986 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Miami (OH) $ 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Toledo 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Bowling Green 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Kent State 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Ball State 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Eastern Michigan 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Central Michigan 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Western Michigan 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Ohio 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1986 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its fourth season under head coach Tim Rose, the team compiled an 8–4 record (6–2 against MAC opponents), won the MAC championship, outscored all opponents by a combined total of 346 to 228, and lost to San Jose State in the California Bowl.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Terry Morris with 2,365 passing yards, George Swarn with 1,112 rushing yards, and Andy Schillinger with 955 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 6Ball State
W 45–7[4]
September 13at Cincinnati*
L 38–4523,709[5]
September 20at No. 8 LSU*
TigerVisionW 21–1275,777[6]
September 27Bowling Green
  • Yager Stadium
  • Oxford, OH
W 24–724,056[7]
October 4at Ohio
W 34–1412,500[8]
October 11Toledo
  • Yager Stadium
  • Oxford, OH
W 24–816,629[9]
October 18at Western Michigan
L 17–2714,616[10]
October 25at Northern Illinois*
W 20–613,128[11][12]
November 1Central Michigan
  • Yager Stadium
  • Oxford, OH
W 59–2127,840[13]
November 8at Kent State
L 23–2411,500[14]
November 15Eastern Michigan
  • Yager Stadium
  • Oxford, OH
W 34–2014,792[15]
December 13vs. San Jose State*
ESPNL 7–3726,000[16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1986 Miami (OH) RedHawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  2. ^ "2005 Miami University Football Media Guide" (PDF). 2005. pp. 119, 122. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  3. ^ "1986 Miami (OH) RedHawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
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