1963 Miami Redskins football team

The 1963 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In March 1963, following John Pont's resignation as head coach, Miami hired Bo Schembechler, who had played for the team from 1948 to 1950 and served as an assistant coach in 1955, as the new head football coach.^[1]

1963 Miami Redskins football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	5–3–2 (4–1–1 MAC)
Head coach	Bo Schembechler (1st season)
MVP	Tom Longsworth, Dave Mallory
Captain	Tom Longsworth, Dave Mallory
Home stadium	Miami Field
Seasons ← 1962 1964 →

1963 Mid-American Conference football standings

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

In their first season under Schembechler, Miami finished in second place in the Mid-American Conference (MAC), compiled a 5–3–2 record (4–1–1 against MAC opponents), and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 208 to 178.^[2][3] Dave McClain joined Schembechler's staff as an assistant coach in 1963.^[4]

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Ernie Kellermann with 895 passing yards, Tom Longsworth with 642 rushing yards, and Jack Himebauch with 226 receiving yards.^[5]

Three Miami players were selected as first-team players on the All-MAC team: quarterback Ernie Kellermann, fullback Tom Longsworth, and guard Dave Mallory.^[6] Longsworth and Mallory were the team captains and also shared the team's most valuable player honors.^[7]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 21	Xavier*	Miami Field Oxford, OH	L 12–21	^[8]
September 28	Marshall	Miami Field Oxford, OH	T 14–14
October 5	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	W 27–19
October 12	at Kent State	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	W 30–8
October 19	at No. 10 Northwestern*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 6–37
October 26	Ohio	Miami Field Oxford, OH (rivalry)	L 10–13
November 2	at Bowling Green	University Stadium Bowling Green, OH	W 21–12
November 9	Toledo	Miami Field Oxford, OH	W 40–8
November 17	at Dayton*	Baujan Field Dayton, OH	T 27–27
November 28	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)	W 21–19
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Miami Names Head Coach". El Paso Herald-Post. March 20, 1963. p. 16.
2. "1963 Miami (OH) RedHawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
3. (PDF). 2005. pp. 118, 122. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
4. 2005 Media Guide, p. 125.
5. "1963 Miami (OH) RedHawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
6. 2005 Media Guide, p. 147.
7. 2005 Media Guide, pp. 148-149.
8. "Xavier evens season mark by downing Miami, 21–12". Palladium-Item. September 22, 1963. Retrieved May 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.