Over the past 25 years of
games being played at Fred Yager Stadium, none are as popular as the one
between the Miami-OH Redhawks and the Cincinnati Bearcats as they
battle for the Victory Bell. For 86 years the Redhawks played at Miami Field, the second oldest
college football stadium when it closed in 1982. Because of its age, a
new stadium was needed for the Redhawks. Construction of Fred Yager
Stadium began in 1982 and completed by the 1983 football season.
The team made
their debut at the stadium on October 1, 1983 against Western
Michigan. The stadium was named after Fred Yager, a 1914
graduate of
Miami who supported the athletics department and had a seating capacity of 25,000.
Before the start of the 1995
season, 5,000 seats were added to the stadium giving its current
capacity of just over 30,000. Fans continue to come out each fall to
watch quality football and to watch Cincinnati and Miami square off
for the annual Victory Bell. This annual match up is ranked fifth on
the list of most-played rivalries in college football.
-9/4 - at Florida
-9/11 - EASTERN MICHIGAN
-9/18 - COLORADO STATE
-9/25 - at Missouri
-10/2 - KENT STATE
-10/9 - at Cincinnati
-10/16 - at Central Michigan
-10/23 - OHIO
-10/30 - at Buffalo
-11/10 - at Bowling Green
-11/17 - at Akron
-11/23 - TEMPLE
Famous Players: Ben Roethlisberger,
Jacob Bell, Ryne Robinson, Terna Nande School Traditions: Swoop the Mascot
PLANNING YOUR TRIP TO MIAMI-OH UNIVERSITY AND FRED
YAGER STADIUM
Fred
Yager Stadium
graduate of
Miami who supported the athletics department and had a seating capacity of 25,000.
Before the start of the 1995
season, 5,000 seats were added to the stadium giving its current
capacity of just over 30,000. Fans continue to come out each fall to
watch quality football and to watch Cincinnati and Miami square off
for the annual Victory Bell. This annual match up is ranked fifth on
the list of most-played rivalries in college football. 
