1984 Miami Redskins football team

1984 Miami Redskins football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	4–7 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach	Tim Rose (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Dean Pees (2nd season)
Home stadium	Yager Stadium
Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

1984 Mid-American Conference football standings

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

The 1984 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its second season under head coach Tim Rose, the team compiled a 4–7 record (3–5 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for sixth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 221 to 175.

The team's statistical leaders included Todd Rollins with 951 passing yards, George Swarn with 1,282 rushing yards, and Tom Murphy with 492 receiving yards.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 13–17	12,873	[2]
September 15	at Houston*	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	L 17–30	28,750	[3]
September 22	Bowling Green	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	L 10–41		[4]
September 29	at No. 6 Washington*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 7–53	56,900	[5]
October 6	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	W 19–3		[6]
October 13	Toledo	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	L 7–10	21,395	[7]
October 20	Central Michigan	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	L 9–10		[8]
October 27	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	W 20–7	10,200	[9]
November 3	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH (rivalry)	L 19–24		[10]
November 10	Eastern Michigan	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	W 23–0	23,268	[11]
November 22	at Cincinnati*	Riverfront Stadium Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)	W 31–26	15,211	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1984 Miami Redskins football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 1 Al Marlow Jr WR 83 Tom Murphy Jr WR 19 Andy Schillinger Fr C 68 Randy Sullivan Sr RB 44 George Swarn So	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 51 Jeff Happ Fr DB 16 Sheldon White Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 92 Doug Kolesar Fr	Head coach Tim Rose Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "1984 Miami (OH) RedHawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
2. "Frosh defender saves the day". The Kalamazoo Gazette. September 9, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "QB Landry leads Cougars to 30–17 verdict over Skins". Bryan-College Station Eagle. September 16, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Falcons roll by Redskins". The Times Recorder. September 23, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Mismatch was just that as Huskies coast, 53–7". The Olympian. September 30, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Miami rips Kent State". The Lima News. October 7, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Rockets do better at overcoming mistakes, beat Miami". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 14, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "CMU squeezes out win at Miami in last seconds". The Saginaw News. October 21, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Redskins' big plays lower boom on Northern Illinois". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 28, 1984. Retrieved November 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Bobcats belt Redskins". The Plain Dealer. November 4, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Miami, behind Marlow, continues mastery over Eastern". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 11, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Miami outlasts UC in shoot-out". The Cincinnati Post. November 23, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "1984 Miami (OH) RedHawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
14. "2005 Miami University Football Media Guide" (PDF). 2005. pp. 119, 122. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.