Nov. 28, 2008
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POSTGAME NOTES - Ohio at Miami - November 28, 2008
Final Score: Ohio 41 (4-8; 3-5 MAC), Miami 26 (2-10; 1-7 MAC)
Miami and Ohio met for the 85th time in a series that dates back 100 years to 1908. Miami leads the overall series 51-32-2 (30-12-2 in games played at Oxford).
Miami seniors playing in their final game today included Joe Coniglio, Tom Crabtree, Kyle Decker, Dave DiFranco, Joey Hudson, Mickey Mann, Clayton Mullins, Jake O`Connell, Brian Palascak, Nate Parseghian, Jake Richardson, Rion Robinson, Chris Rodriguez, Brian Roland, Josh Satterthwait, Pat Shepard, Chris Shula, Steve Sutter and Robbie Wilson.
Jake Richardson had punts of 42 and 19 yards vs. Ohio. In 2008, he recorded 52 punts for 2,353 yards, an average of 45.25 yards per punt. That eclipsed the single-season record of 45.0 yards per punt that he (2007) and Gary Layton (1994) shared. Richardson ended his career with a Miami record 42.77 average (219 total punts for 9,367 yards. Following a fake punt in the third quarter, Richardson completed a 16-yard pass vs. Ohio, giving Miami a first-down. His only previous pass was a 24-yard completion vs. Ohio in the 2007 regular-season finale.
Nate Parseghian was successful on all four of his field goals attempts (35, 39, 34 and 22 yards). Nate was 5-for-5 at Ohio last year, earning MAC Special Teams Player of the Week honors. He ended the 2008 season hitting 20-of-23 field goal attempts (.870). He tied Miami's record for single-season field goals (20, with Gary Gussman in 1987) and bettered Gussman's single-season mark for accuracy (.870, previous mark was .800, 20-25). Parseghian would up his career by successfully converting nailing 35-of-46 field goals. The 35 field goals ranks fourth-best in Miami history (one behind brother Jared's 36 from 2001-04) while his accuracy ranks second to his brother's all-time Miami mark (.800 to .761)
Senior linebackers Joey Hudson and Clayton Mullins both eclipsed the 100-tackle mark today. With 11 tackles vs. Ohio, Hudson ended the 2008 season with 110 tackles and his career with 317 stops. Mullins had eight tackles against the Bobcats, boosting his season total to 105 and his career total to 343.
Senior linebacker Mickey Mann blocked an Ohio punt in the third quarter, immediately resulting in a Miami touchdown. Mann was credited with the return for four yards, while Chris Givens ran the remaining 60 yards (no return) for the TD. The last time a Miami player blocked a punt that resulted in a touchdown was in 1997 vs. Virginia Tech, when Dustin Cohen has a three-yard TD.
Miami's Andre Bratton gained 100 yards on 17 attempts. It marked the first 100-yard rushing game of his RedHawk career. His previous best game came in 2006 at Western Michigan when he rushed for 72 yards.
Miami's Robbie Wilson intercepted his team-leading third pass of the season in the second quarter. He ended his career with seven interceptions.
Miami's football team will hold its 2008 Team Banquet on Sunday, Dec. 14, at the Shriver Center on the Miami University campus. The public is invited to attend. Tickets are $30 each. For more information, call (513) 529-HAWK.
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