Miami Football Team Travels to Toledo on Friday
11/17/2008 12:00:00 AM | Football
Nov. 17, 2008
OXFORD, Ohio -
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Miami RedHawks (2-8; 1-5 MAC)
vs.
Toledo Rockets (2-8; 1-5 MAC)
QUICK HITS
1. Miami has not played Toledo since December 2, 2004, when the Rockets beat the RedHawks in the MAC Championship Game.
2. Miami's Daniel Raudabaugh is now in fifth place on Miami's career passing yardage list with 4,227 yards,
3. Miami punter JAKE RICHARDSON currently ranks second in the nation with a 46.43 yards per punt average and is just 0.76 yards behind the leader.
4. Placekicker NATE PARSEGHIAN has made 75.6 percent of his career field goals. The percentage is second in Miami's record book to his older brother, Jared, who compiled a .800 percentage.
IF MIAMI WINS ...: The RedHawks would improve their overall record to 3-8 ... Miami would be 2-5 in MAC East Division play ... MU would improve its all-time record vs. Toledo to 28-19-1.
61st ANNIVERSARY: The 2008 season marks Miami football team's 61st as a member of the Mid-American Conference. The school has won more MAC games than any other league program (259), and its all-time MAC winning percentage of .660 (259-131-11) is far and away the best. Miami has won or shared 14 MAC titles, four more than any other school. The RedHawks have either won outright or tied the MAC East Division title four of the last five seasons, including a share of the division crown in 2007.
MIAMI'S TOP INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES VS. TOLEDO: SINGLE-GAME RUSHING: 227 yards by Travis Prentice, 1998 SINGLE-GAME PASSING: 341 yards by Mike Bates, 1987 SINGLE-GAME RECEIVING: 156 by Andy Schillinger, 1987 SINGLE-GAME TACKLES: 25 by Curt McMillan, 1990
PREVIEWING TOLEDO: The Rockets have lost seven of their last eight games. The highlight of Toledo's disappointing season was a 13-10 victory at Michigan on Oct. 11, the first win ever by a Mid-American Conference team over the Wolverines. Statistically, Coach Tom Amstutz's Rockets are paced by running back DaJuane Collins who averages 76 yards per game. Quarterback Aaron Opelt throws for 195 yards per contest. His primary receivers are Stephen Williams (6.8 rpg) and Nick Moore (6.3). Placekicker Alex Steigerwald, who has converted 14 of 17 field goal attempts is one of the best in the MAC. Toledo hosts Bowling Green in its season finale on Nov. 28.
