Year: | 1973 |
Team: | Miami Redskins |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Mid-American Conference |
Short Conf: | MAC |
Coachrank: | 17 |
Aprank: | 15 |
Record: | 11–0 |
Conf Record: | 5–0 |
Head Coach: | Bill Mallory |
Hc Year: | 5th |
Stadium: | Miami Field |
Champion: | MAC champion Tangerine Bowl champion |
Bowl: | Tangerine Bowl |
Bowl Result: | W 16–7 vs. Florida |
The 1973 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their fifth and final season under head coach Bill Mallory, the Redskins won the Mid-American Conference (MAC) championship, compiled an 11–0 record (5–0 in MAC), outscored its opponents 223 to 76, and defeated Florida 16–7 in the Tangerine Bowl.[1]
The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Steve Sanna with 927 passing yards, Bob Hitchens with 591 rushing yards, and John Wiggins with 414 receiving yards.[2]
In January 1974, Mallory left for the University of Colorado of the Big Eight Conference.[3] [4] [5]