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 Fred
Yager Stadium
Oxford,
OH
Over the past twenty years of
games played at Fred Yager Stadium, no games are as popular as the one
between the Miami-OH Redhawks and the Cincinnati Bearcats as they
battle for the Victory Bell. Although football has been played at
Miami for over 110 years, the 2008 season will be the teams 25th year at Fred Yager Stadium.
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.
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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. When the facility opened
it 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. |
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FACTS & FIGURES |
-Tenant: Miami-OH Redhawks
-Conference: MAC
-Capacity: 30,012
-Surface: Sportsturf
-Opened:
October 1, 1983
-Cost: Unknown
-Seating Chart
-Miami-OH Sports |
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REDHAWKS TIDBITS |
2008 SCHEDULE |
CAMPUS WEATHER |
Famous Players: Ben Roethlisberger,
Jacob Bell, Ryne Robinson, Terna Nande
School Traditions: Swoop the Mascot |
-8/30 - VANDERBILT
-9/6 - at Michigan
-9/13 - CHARLESTON SOUTHERN
-9/20 - at Cincinnati
-10/4 - TEMPLE
-10/11 - at Northern Illinois
-10/18 - at Bowling Green
-10/25 - KENT STATE
-11/1 - at Buffalo
-11/8 - BALL STATE
-11/22 - at Toledo
-11/29 - OHIO |
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HOTELS NEAR FRED YAGER STADIUM |
DIRECTIONS TO FRED YAGER STADIUM |
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