The 1996 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season in its last year under the name “Redskins”. In its seventh season under head coach Randy Walker, Miami compiled a 6–5 record (6–2 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 273 to 168.[1][2]
| 1996 Miami Redskins football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (6–2 MAC) |
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| Home stadium | Yager Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State $ | 7 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 6 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Akron | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Sam Ricketts with 1,333 passing yards, Ty King with 1,065 rushing yards, and Tremayne Banks with 617 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | Kent State | W 64–6 | ||
| September 7 | at Ball State | W 16–6 | ||
| September 14 | at Indiana* | L 14–21 | ||
| September 21 | Bowling Green |
| L 10–14 | |
| September 28 | at Cincinnati* | L 23–30 | ||
| October 5 | Central Michigan |
| W 46–14 | |
| October 12 | at Eastern Michigan | W 35–25 | ||
| October 19 | at Akron | L 7–10 | ||
| October 26 | Army* |
| L 7–27 | 16,543 |
| November 2 | at Toledo | W 27–7 | ||
| November 9 | Ohio |
| W 24–8 | |
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Roster
edit| 1996 Miami Redskins football team roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Offense
28 Tremayne Banks WR 5-10 185 Sr.
1 Ray Barnes WR 5-9 165 So. San Diego, Calif.
6 Mike Bath QB 6-1 210 Fr. Celina, Ohio
91 Bob Beinecke TE 6-4 245 Fr. Youngstown,Ohio
+18 Andy Beredo QB 6-0 180 Fr. North Olmstead, Ohio
78 Eric Beverly OT 6-4 275 Sr. Bedford Hts., Ohio
92 Brett Bilins TE 6-4 235 Fr. Dublin, Ohio
72 Mike Bird OG 6-2 301 Jr
61 Matt Cravens C 6-4 285 Sr
53 Chris Kalafatis OL 6-4 280 Fr. Shaker Hts., Ohio
70 Josh Kickish OL 6-4 290 Fr. Irwin, Pa.
27 Ty King TB 6-0 200 Sr. Columbus, Ohio
84 Kasey Klaas WR 5-11 180 Fr. Wheaton, Ill.
60 Matt Kordos C 6-3 285 Jr
12 Wince Morris QB 5-10 170 Sr
41 Travis Prentice RB 6-1 220 So
29 Garrett Purdy WR 5-8 170 Jr. Lakewood, Ohio
54 Chris Rhodes OL 6-2 265 Sr. Campbell, Ohio
74 Josh Romberg OG 6-4 290 So
71 Mark Sroka OT 6-5 295 Jr. Norwood Park, IL
+59 Mike Staubach OG 6-2 250 Fr. Harrison, OH
67 Ted Stec OG 6-3 285 So. LaGrange, IL
88 Alex Sulfsted TE 6-5 255 Fr. Loveland, OH
86 Mike Sullivan TE 6-5 225 Fr
13 Scott Trostel WR 5-10 182 Sr. Oxford, OH
83 Damian Vaughn TE 6-4 250 Jr. Orrville, OH
73 Brian Vest OT 6-5 290 Jr
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Defense
34 Ryan Abel MLB 6-2 225 So
75 Mike Antonelli DL 6-2 250 Fr. Gaithersburg, Md.
98 Andy Aracri DE 6-1 230 Fr. Kettering, Ohio
35 JoJuan Armour OLB 6-1 220 So. Toledo, Ohio
17 John Baker CB 5-11 190 So
46 Dustin Cohen OLB 6-4 220 Fr
26 Jason Druso SS 6-0 200 Jr
56 Kenyon Harper MLB 6-3 235 Sr. Detroit, Mich.
93 Jason Havens DT 6-4 261 Jr. Hamilton, Ill.
90 Jason Holmes DE 6-3 260 Sr
58 Brad Krupinski DE 6-2 230 Fr
51 Mike Montgomery LB 6-3 220 Fr. Findlay, Ohio
97 Patrice Morgan DT 6-3 265 Jr
48 Dee Osborne OLB 6-2 230 Sr. Olympia Fields, Ill.
43 Joe Palcic OLB 5-11 215 Jr
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Special teams
63 Matt Barnes LS 6-2 240 So
10 Jason Cheney P 6-2 194 Sr
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References
edit- ^ "1996 Miami (OH) RedHawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
- ^ "2005 Miami University Football Media Guide" (PDF). 2005. pp. 120, 122. Retrieved September 26, 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "1996 Miami (OH) RedHawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
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