1964 Miami Redskins football team

The 1964 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. In their second season under Schembechler, the Redskins compiled a 6–3–1 record (4–2 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 210 to 142.^[1][2] On October 17, 1964, in what is regarded as one of the great victories in Miami football history,^[3] Miami defeated Northwestern, by a 28 to 27 score.^[4]

1964 Miami Redskins football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	6–3–1 (4–2 MAC)
Head coach	Bo Schembechler (2nd season)
MVP	Ernie Kellermann
Captains	Ernie Kellermann Mike Cohen Bill Williams
Home stadium	Miami Field
Seasons ← 1963 1965 →

1964 Mid-American Conference football standings

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

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Ernie Kellermann with 1,260 passing yards, Don Peddie with 691 rushing yards, and John Erisman with 392 receiving yards.^[5] Kellerman was selected as the team's most valuable player and was also a first-team All-MAC selection.^[6] Kellerman, Mike Cohen, and Bill Williams were the team captains.^[7]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at Xavier*	Xavier Stadium Cincinnati, OH	T 7–7	14,165	[8]
September 26	at Marshall	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 21–0
October 3	Western Michigan	Miami Field Oxford, OH	W 35–0	11,759
October 10	at Kent State	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	W 17–14	8,231
October 17	at Northwestern*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 28–27	41,147
October 24	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH (rivalry)	L 7–10	18,000
October 31	Bowling Green	Miami Field Oxford, OH	L 18–21	16,922
November 7	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	W 35–14	8,821
November 14	Dayton*	Miami Field Oxford, OH	W 28–21	14,051
November 21	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)	L 14–28	17,000	[9]
*Non-conference game

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