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1997 Miami (OH)

8–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Mid-American Conference), coached by Randy Walker.

Schedule and results

Miami (OH) in 1997, game by game: won vs. Ball State 27–10; lost at Bowling Green 21–28; won vs. Akron 49–20; won at Army 38–14; won at No. 14 Virginia Tech 24–17; won at Kent State 62–26; won vs. Marshall 45–21; lost vs. Cincinnati 31–34; lost at No. 22 Toledo 28–35; won at Ohio 45–21; won vs. Northern Illinois 42–0+42−7Won 27–10 vs. Ball State+17Ball StateLost 21–28 at Bowling Green-7Bowling GreenWon 49–20 vs. Akron+29AkronWon 38–14 at Army+24ArmyWon 24–17 at No. 14 Virginia Tech+7No. 14 Virginia TechWon 62–26 at Kent State+36Kent StateWon 45–21 vs. Marshall+24MarshallLost 31–34 vs. Cincinnati-3CincinnatiLost 28–35 at No. 22 Toledo-7No. 22 ToledoWon 45–21 at Ohio+24OhioWon 42–0 vs. Northern Illinois+42Northern Illino…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsBall StateW 27–⁠1057%
Sep 6atBowling GreenL 21–⁠2865%
Sep 13vsAkronW 49–⁠2076%
Sep 27atArmyW 38–⁠1449%
Oct 4at14Virginia TechW 24–⁠1727%
Oct 11atKent StateW 62–⁠2686%
Oct 18vsMarshallW 45–⁠2178%
Oct 25vsCincinnatiL 31–⁠3471%
Nov 1at22ToledoL 28–⁠3543%
Nov 8atOhioW 45–⁠2145%
Nov 15vsNorthern IllinoisW 42–⁠095%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Northern Illinois 42–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1997.

Led the nationTravis Prentice: rushing touchdowns (25 TD)

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
412–⁠226
Coach
Randy Walker
Elo
1640 +99 this season
SP+ rating
16.0 No. 21 of 112; offense No. 10, defense No. 50
SRS
9.8 No. 25 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Kevin Wilson
Defensive coordinator
Terry Hoeppner
Offense
I formation
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1998

The 1998 draft
Rd 7Damian Vaughn TECincinnati Bengals

1997 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Marshall7–⁠110–⁠3
Toledo7–⁠19–⁠3
Western Michigan6–⁠28–⁠3
Miami (OH)6–⁠28–⁠3
Ohio6–⁠28–⁠3
Ball State4–⁠45–⁠6
Eastern Michigan4–⁠54–⁠7
Bowling Green3–⁠53–⁠8
Kent State3–⁠53–⁠8
Akron2–⁠72–⁠9
Central Michigan1–⁠72–⁠9
Northern Illinois0–⁠80–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.