1939 Miami Redskins Football Team
The 1939 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University as an independent during the 1939 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Frank Wilton, the Redskins compiled a 1–7–1 record. Miami was ranked at No. 258 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939. Schedule References {{Miami RedHawks football navbox Miami Miami RedHawks football seasons Miami Redskins football Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a coastal metropolis and the county seat of Miami-Dade County in South Florida, United States. With a population of 442,241 at t ...

Frank Wilton
Frank S. Wilton Jr. (August 17, 1905 – December 17, 1977) was an American football player and coach of football and baseball. He served as the head football coach for Miami University in Oxford, Ohio from 1932 to 1941, compiling a record of 44–39–5. Wilton was also the head baseball coach at Miami from 1933 to 1942, tallying a mark of 74–47. Playing career Wilton lettered three seasons (1926–1928) in football for Pop Warner at Stanford University. In his three years the Stanford football team went a combined 26–5–3 with two trips to the Rose Bowl. In 1927 against USC he caught a 74-yard touchdown pass from Biff Hoffman, which was at the time the longest in Stanford history. Coaching career Wilton came to Miami University from Stanford and installed Pop Warner's double wingback offensive system. In his first two years, 1932 and 1933, he led the Redskins to Buckeye Intercollegiate Athletic Association championships. In those two years he only lost three games ...
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