1948 Miami Redskins football
MAC champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record7–1–1 (4–0 MAC)
Head coach
CaptainPaul Shoults
Home stadiumMiami Field
1948 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Miami (OH) $ 4 –0 –07 –1 –1
Western Michigan 3 –1 –06 –3 –0
Cincinnati 3 –1 –03 –6 –1
Ohio 2 –3 –03 –6 –0
Western Reserve 1 –4 –01 –8 –1
Butler 0 –4 –03 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1948 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1948 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach George Blackburn, Miami compiled a 7–1–1 record (4–0 against MAC opponents), won the MAC championship, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 249 to 90.[1]

Paul Shoults was the team captain.[2] The team's statistical leaders included Paul Shoults with 624 rushing yards, Mel Olix with 939 passing yards, and Hal Paul with 238 receiving yards.[3]

Four Miami players received first-team honors on the 1948 All-Mid-American Conference football team selected by the Associated Press. They were backs Mel Olix and Paul Shoults, end Richard Urich, and tackle John Weaver. Four others received second-team honors: back Sam Wippel, end Harold Paul, and tackles Ernest Plant and William McCormick.[4]

Miami was ranked at No. 57 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[5]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Marshall*
W 38–610,000[6]
September 25at Virginia*
T 14–1415,000[7]
October 2at Western Reserve
W 49–0[8]
October 16Xavier*
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
W 9–0> 13,000[9]
October 23at Ohio
W 21–012,000[10]
October 30Western Michigandagger
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
W 34–2812,252[11]
November 6at Dayton*
L 0–7> 13,000[12]
November 13Wichita*
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
W 41–169,000[13]
November 25at Cincinnati*
W 43–1930,000[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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. ↑ "Four Redskins On First Eleven". The Cincinnati Enquirer. December 8, 1948. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Miami Steamrolls Marshall Gridders, 38-6". The Akron Journal. September 19, 1948. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Billy Anderson (September 26, 1948). "Virginia Ties Miami In 14-15 Standoff". Richmond Times-Dispatch. pp. 1E, 5E – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Miami Trounces Reserve: Redskins Score At Will In Winning Third, 49-0". The Dayton Daily News. October 3, 1948. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Bill Ford (October 17, 1948). "Xavier Lets Down and Miami Wins, 9-0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Miami "Under Wraps" Trimming Ohio U, 21-0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 24, 1948. p. 43 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Miami Victorious: Late Push By Broncos Fails And Redskins Annex 34-28 Triumph". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 31, 1948. p. 57 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ Bill Ford (November 7, 1948). "Dayton Smashes Miami's 17-Game Streak By 7-0 Score". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 50 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Miami Beats Wichita, 41-16". The Dayton Daily News. November 14, 1948. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ Dick Forbes (November 26, 1948). "Redskins of Miami Wallop Cincinnati, 43-19, Piling Up Commanding Lead Early in Game". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.


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