1965 Miami Redskins football team

The 1965 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In their third season under Bo Schembechler, Miami compiled a 7–3 record (5–1 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie with Bowling Green for the MAC championship, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 247 to 137.^[1][2] After the season, Schembechler was selected as the MAC Coach of the Year.^[3]

1965 Miami Redskins football
MAC co-champion
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	7–3 (5–1 MAC)
Head coach	Bo Schembechler (3rd season)
MVP	Jim Bright
Captains	Jim Bright Don Peddie Paul Schudel
Home stadium	Miami Field
Seasons ← 1964 1966 →

1965 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Bowling Green +	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Miami (OH) +	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Western Michigan	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Kent State	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Marshall	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Toledo	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Ohio	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Bruce Matte with 1,016 passing yards, halfback Al Moore with 677 rushing yards, and end John Erisman with 433 receiving yards.^[4]

Linebacker Jim Bright won the team's most valuable player award.^[5] Seven Miami players were selected as first-team All-MAC players: Matte, Moore, Erisman, Bright, end Gary Durchik, tackle Ed Philpott, and center Tom Stillwagon.^[6] Jim Bright, Don Peddie, and Paul Schudel were the team captains.^[7]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	at No. 9 Purdue*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 0–38	44,809
September 25	Xavier*	Miami Field Oxford, OH	L 28–29	12,927	[8]
October 2	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	W 36–9	17,500
October 9	at Kent State	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	L 13–24	15,000
October 16	Marshall	Miami Field Oxford, OH	W 28–7	12,567
October 23	Ohio	Miami Field Oxford, OH (rivalry)	W 34–0	11,136
October 30	at Bowling Green	University Stadium Bowling Green, OH	W 23–7	15,573
November 6	Toledo	Miami Field Oxford, OH	W 20–16	14,183
November 13	at Dayton*	Baujan Field Dayton, OH	W 28–0
November 20	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)	W 37–7	17,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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