Honk if You're a RedHawk!
9/2/2010 12:00:00 AM | Football
Sept. 2, 2010
OXFORD, Ohio - Winding its way down southbound I-75, driving through Cincinnati, Lexington, Knoxville, Chattanooga and Atlanta, is Miami University football's new equipment truck, bound for The Swamp in Gainesville, Florida.
Packed by equipment services director DARRELL HALLBERG and his staff, the Bell Moving Lines truck contains uniforms, shoes, pads, balls and various other football equipment.
The Miami football travel party itself will travel via air charter from Dayton on Friday afternoon.
Here's a "By-the-Numbers" look at Miami's trip down to Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field for its game against third-ranked Gators:
5 ... Number of states through which Miami's equipment truck will drive - Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and Florida.
12 ... p.m., that is ... the starting time for Miami's game against Florida, telecast by ESPN.
13 ... Number of true freshman football players who will be traveling to Florida.
13:21 ... Number of non-stop hours and minutes that mapquest.com says it will take for Miami's equipment truck to travel from Oxford, Ohio to Gainesville, Florida.
15 ... Headsets that will be used by RedHawk coaches on the sidelines and in the press box.
37 ... Years since Miami last played at Florida. Miami beat the Gators by a score of 16-7 in the 1973 Tangerine Bowl.
70 ... Number of players Miami will dress at Saturday's game.
88 ... Temperature it will be in Gainesville at 12 noon on Saturday, though it will feel like 94 degrees. There's a 40 percent chance of showers in the afternoon.
131 ... Saturday will mark the 131st consecutive sellout at The Swamp.
210 ... Pairs of player shoes--three pairs for each player--that will be driven down to Gainesville for the game that will be played on natural turf.
836 ... One-way mileage from Oxford to Gainesville.
16,040 ... Total weight of the 70 players making the trip to Florida, an average of 229.1 pounds per man.
28,000 ... Total weight of the equipment being taken to Gainesville.
88,548 ... Number of fans expected to fill The Swamp for Saturday's sold-out game.
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