Miami RedHawks
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| University | Miami University |
| Conference | Mid-American Conference, National Collegiate Hockey Conference |
| NCAA | Division I |
| Athletic director | David Sayler |
| Location | Oxford, Ohio |
| Football stadium | Yager Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Millett Hall |
| Baseball stadium | Stanley G. McKie Field at Joseph P. Hayden Jr. Park |
| Other arenas | Goggin Ice Center |
| Mascot | Swoop |
| Nickname | RedHawks |
| Colors | Red and White |
| Website | www |
The Miami RedHawks are the college athletics teams of Miami University, in Oxford, Ohio. Miami offers 18 different varsity-level sports for men and women. All teams play in NCAA Division I and compete in the Mid-American Conference, with the exception of the RedHawks hockey team, which has played in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference since 2013–14. The Redhawks are arch-rivals with the Ohio Bobcats.
A member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC), Miami sponsors teams in nine men's and ten women's NCAA sanctioned sports:
The Miami University RedHawks football team is one with a rich tradition of history. The school boasts the longest continuous college football rivalry West of the Allegheny Mountains against the Cincinnati Bearcats, and has one of the oldest football programs in the country, dating to the year 1888.
Miami University is most notable for having many quality coaches start their coaching career in some capacity at its school. Some notable college football coaches who coached at Miami University include John Pont, Ara Parseghian, Woody Hayes, Bo Schembechler, Weeb Ewbank, Jim Tressel, and Terry Hoeppner.
A notable baseball-team alumnus is Walter Alston, who managed the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The RedHawks on ice played in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) before its disbanding in 2013, and fielded one of the best teams in the league in recent years. In 2006, the RedHawks earned the first #1 national ranking in school history and were CCHA regular season champs. They made it to the championship game, but lost to Michigan State. Beginning in the 2013-2014 season, they will play in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference.
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