1918 Miami Redskins football team

The 1918 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1918 college football season. In its second season under head coach George Rider, Miami compiled a 5–0–1 record (4–0–1 against conference opponents). Miami claims the 1918 conference championship. The team's games against Kentucky, Wooster, and Witteberg were cancelled due to the 1918 flu pandemic.[1]

1918 Miami Redskins football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record5–0–1 (4–0–1 OAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMiami Field
Seasons
← 1917
1919 →
1918 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wittenberg $ 3 0 0 4 0 0
Miami (OH) 4 0 1 5 0 1
Mount Union 5 1 0 6 1 0
Wooster 5 1 0 6 1 0
Western Reserve 5 1 0 5 2 0
Ohio 1 0 1 4 0 1
Cincinnati 0 0 2 3 0 2
Ohio Wesleyan 2 2 0 3 2 0
Case 2 3 2 3 5 2
Akron 1 2 1 2 2 1
Oberlin 1 4 0 1 4 0
Baldwin–Wallace 0 4 1 5 4 1
Kenyon 0 4 0 1 4 0
Ohio Northern 0 5 0 1 5 0
Denison 0 5 0 1 6 0
Ohio State * 3 0 0 3 3 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – did not complete for championship

The season was part of a 27-game unbeaten streak that began in November 1915 and ended in October 1919.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResult
September 28Ohio NorthernW 47–0
November 2Kenyon
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
W 62–0
November 9at Ohio WesleyanDelaware, OHW 14–7
November 16Denison
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
W 20–6
November 23Butler*
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
W 52–0
November 28at CincinnatiCincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)T 0–0
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ a b "2019 Football Media Guide" (PDF). 2019. pp. 54, 61. Retrieved October 25, 2020.