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1998 Miami RedHawks football team

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1998 Miami RedHawks football
MAC East Division co-champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record10–1 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumYager Stadium
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Marshall xy$   7 1     12 1  
Miami (OH) x   7 1     10 1  
Bowling Green   5 3     5 6  
Ohio   5 3     5 6  
Akron   3 6     4 7  
Kent State   0 8     0 11  
West Division
Toledo x   6 2     7 5  
Western Michigan   5 3     7 4  
Central Michigan   5 3     6 5  
Eastern Michigan   3 6     3 8  
Northern Illinois   2 6     2 9  
Ball State   1 7     1 10  
Championship: Marshall 23, Toledo 17
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 1998 Miami RedHawks football team was an American football team that represented Miami University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their ninth season under head coach Randy Walker, the RedHawks finished in a tie for first place in the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC), compiled a 10–1 record (7–1 against MAC opponents), and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 317 to 142. The team's sole loss came against MAC champion Marshall by a 31–17 score.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Mike Bath with 1,500 passing yards, Travis Prentice with 1,787 rushing yards, and Trevor Gaylor with 653 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 56:00 p.m.at No. 12 North Carolina*W 13–1060,100[3]
September 12at Army*W 14–13
September 26ToledoW 28–14
October 3at MarshallL 17–3133,204
October 10Bowling Green
  • Yager Stadium
  • Oxford, OH
W 24–12
October 17at Ball StateW 28–17
October 24at Cincinnati*W 41–0
October 31Ohio
W 35–21
November 712:30 p.m.at Northern IllinoisW 41–1015,867
November 14Kent State
  • Yager Stadium
  • Oxford, OH
W 56–0
November 21at AkronW 20–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

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  1. ^ "1998 Miami (OH) RedHawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  2. ^ "1998 Miami (OH) RedHawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  3. ^ "RedHawks stun No. 12 Tar Heels". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 6, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1998 Football Schedule". miamiredhawks.com. Retrieved July 23, 2024.