1996 Miami Redskins football team

The 1996 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season in its last year under the name “Redskins”. In its seventh season under head coach Randy Walker, Miami compiled a 6–5 record (6–2 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 273 to 168.[1][2]

1996 Miami Redskins football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record6–5 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumYager Stadium
1996 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Ball State $  7 1   8 4  
Toledo  6 2   7 4  
Miami (OH)  6 2   6 5  
Ohio  5 3   6 6  
Central Michigan  4 4   5 6  
Akron  3 5   4 7  
Bowling Green  3 5   4 7  
Eastern Michigan  3 5   3 8  
Western Michigan  2 6   2 9  
Kent State  1 7   2 9  
  • $ Conference champion

The team's statistical leaders included Sam Ricketts with 1,333 passing yards, Ty King with 1,065 rushing yards, and Tremayne Banks with 617 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
August 31Kent StateW 64–6
September 7at Ball StateW 16–6
September 14at Indiana*L 14–21
September 21Bowling Green
  • Yager Stadium
  • Oxford, OH
L 10–14
September 28at Cincinnati*L 23–30
October 5Central Michigan
  • Yager Stadium
  • Oxford, OH
W 46–14
October 12at Eastern MichiganW 35–25
October 19at AkronL 7–10
October 26Army*
  • Yager Stadium
  • Oxford, OH
L 7–2716,543
November 2at ToledoW 27–7
November 9Ohio
W 24–8
  • *Non-conference game

Roster

1996 Miami Redskins football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense 28 Tremayne Banks WR 5-10 185 Sr. 1 Ray Barnes WR 5-9 165 So. San Diego, Calif. 6 Mike Bath QB 6-1 210 Fr. Celina, Ohio 91 Bob Beinecke TE 6-4 245 Fr. Youngstown,Ohio +18 Andy Beredo QB 6-0 180 Fr. North Olmstead, Ohio 78 Eric Beverly OT 6-4 275 Sr. Bedford Hts., Ohio 92 Brett Bilins TE 6-4 235 Fr. Dublin, Ohio 72 Mike Bird OG 6-2 301 Jr 61 Matt Cravens C 6-4 285 Sr 53 Chris Kalafatis OL 6-4 280 Fr. Shaker Hts., Ohio 70 Josh Kickish OL 6-4 290 Fr. Irwin, Pa. 27 Ty King TB 6-0 200 Sr. Columbus, Ohio 84 Kasey Klaas WR 5-11 180 Fr. Wheaton, Ill. 60 Matt Kordos C 6-3 285 Jr 12 Wince Morris QB 5-10 170 Sr 41 Travis Prentice RB 6-1 220 So 29 Garrett Purdy WR 5-8 170 Jr. Lakewood, Ohio 54 Chris Rhodes OL 6-2 265 Sr. Campbell, Ohio 74 Josh Romberg OG 6-4 290 So 71 Mark Sroka OT 6-5 295 Jr. Norwood Park, IL +59 Mike Staubach OG 6-2 250 Fr. Harrison, OH 67 Ted Stec OG 6-3 285 So. LaGrange, IL 88 Alex Sulfsted TE 6-5 255 Fr. Loveland, OH 86 Mike Sullivan TE 6-5 225 Fr 13 Scott Trostel WR 5-10 182 Sr. Oxford, OH 83 Damian Vaughn TE 6-4 250 Jr. Orrville, OH 73 Brian Vest OT 6-5 290 Jr
Pos.#NameClass
OT 78 Eric Beverly Sr
QB 16 Sam Ricketts Sr
Defense 34 Ryan Abel MLB 6-2 225 So 75 Mike Antonelli DL 6-2 250 Fr. Gaithersburg, Md. 98 Andy Aracri DE 6-1 230 Fr. Kettering, Ohio 35 JoJuan Armour OLB 6-1 220 So. Toledo, Ohio 17 John Baker CB 5-11 190 So 46 Dustin Cohen OLB 6-4 220 Fr 26 Jason Druso SS 6-0 200 Jr 56 Kenyon Harper MLB 6-3 235 Sr. Detroit, Mich. 93 Jason Havens DT 6-4 261 Jr. Hamilton, Ill. 90 Jason Holmes DE 6-3 260 Sr 58 Brad Krupinski DE 6-2 230 Fr 51 Mike Montgomery LB 6-3 220 Fr. Findlay, Ohio 97 Patrice Morgan DT 6-3 265 Jr 48 Dee Osborne OLB 6-2 230 Sr. Olympia Fields, Ill. 43 Joe Palcic OLB 5-11 215 Jr
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams 63 Matt Barnes LS 6-2 240 So 10 Jason Cheney P 6-2 194 Sr
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. "1996 Miami (OH) RedHawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  2. "2005 Miami University Football Media Guide" (PDF). 2005. pp. 120, 122. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  3. "1996 Miami (OH) RedHawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 26, 2016.


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