The 1912 Miami Redskins football team was an
American football team that represented
Miami University as a member of the
Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the
1912 college football season
The 1912 college football season was the first of the modern era, as the NCAA implemented changes to increase scoring:
*Teams were given ''4 downs'' instead of ''3 downs'' to gain ten yards
*The value of a touchdown was increased from ''5 points ...
. Led by coach
James C. Donnelly
James Corcoran Donnelly (December 9, 1881 – March 24, 1952) was an American football player and coach in the early 1900s. He played football at Worcester's Classical High School then went on to Dartmouth where he played football. After gradua ...
in his first year, Miami compiled a 3–3–2 record. Donnelly was acting professor of physical education at the school.
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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 ...