1977 Miami Redskins football team

The 1977 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their fourth season under head coach Dick Crum, the Redskins tied for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) championship, compiled a 10–1 record (5–0 against MAC opponents) and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 262 to 173. The team's sole loss came against South Carolina by a 42–19 score in the second week of the season.^[1]

1977 Miami Redskins football
MAC champion
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	10–1 (5–0 MAC)
Head coach	Dick Crum (4th season)
Home stadium	Miami Field
Seasons ← 1976 1978 →

1977 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Miami (OH) $	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Central Michigan	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Ball State	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Bowling Green	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	7	–	0
Eastern Michigan	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Kent State	5	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Western Michigan	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Northern Illinois	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Toledo	2	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Ohio	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The team's statistical leaders included Larry Fortner with 1,473 passing yards, Mark Hunter with 809 rushing yards, and Paul Warth with 540 receiving yards.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	at Dayton*	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH	W 26–23	11,632	[3]
September 17	at South Carolina*	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	L 19–42	46,234	[4]
September 24	at Indiana*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 21–20	28,732	[5]
October 1	at Yale*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 28–14	19,026	[6]
October 8	Marshall*	Miami Field Oxford, OH	W 29–19	10,544	[7]
October 15	Ohio	Miami Field Oxford, OH (rivalry)	W 28–24	15,587	[8]
October 22	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	W 33–13	20,039	[9][10]
October 29	Toledo	Miami Field Oxford, OH	W 27–3	17,006	[11]
November 5	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	W 14–8	21,800	[12]
November 12	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	W 25–0	5,421	[13]
November 24	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)	W 12–7	13,550	[14]
*Non-conference game

Roster

1977 Miami Redskins football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 2 John McIntosh Fr WR 16 Alvin Hall So	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 1 Pat McDermott Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Dick Crum Coordinators/assistant coaches Jim Bollman (GA) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster