Year: | 1917 |
Team: | Miami Redskins |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Ohio Athletic Conference |
Short Conf: | OAC |
Record: | 6–0–2 |
Conf Record: | 5–0–1 |
Head Coach: | George Rider |
Hc Year: | 1st |
Stadium: | Miami Field |
Champion: | OAC champion |
The 1917 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1917 college football season. In its first season under head coach George Rider, Miami compiled a 6–0–2 record (5–0–1 against conference opponents), held every opponent scoreless, and won the OAC championship.[1]
The season was part of a 27-game unbeaten streak that began in November 1915 and ended in October 1919.[1]