The Miami Red Hawks are alumni of Miami University. The University is situated in Oxford, Ohio.
It opened its doors in 1809. The University got its name after the Miami River valley, located
between the Little Miami River and the Great Miami River. It is one of the oldest public
universities in the United States. Its McGuffey School (the School of Education) is known all over
the country. The University also gives its students a great chance to study in Luxemborg.
The Miami Red Hawks play in the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and represent
the University in the Division I of the NCAA.
For a long time the team had been known as the
Redskins. This name was given after the Miami Indians, who lived on this territory before it was
colonized by the Europeans. And only in 1997 the team was renamed into the Red Hawks.
The Red Hawks athletics teams are represented in the following sports - baseball, basketball,
cross country, football, ice hockey, swimming and diving, and track and field (mens sports); and
basketball, cross country, field hockey, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, volleyball,
synchronized ice skating, track and field, and tennis (womens sports). But the most successful
teams are the Hawks football and hockey players. The Hawks hockey team plays in the Central
Collegiate Hockey Association. It has made great strides and now it successfully represents Miami
University in the NCAA championships.
The Hawks football team has produced a lot of star-players and outstanding coaches, who later
played in the NFL and led the NFL teams. The Red Hawks represent the University in the NCAA Dvision
I-A. Fred C. Yager Stadium is the home stadium of the Hawks footballers. The University of
Cincinnati football team and the Ohio Bobcats are the main Hawks adversaries. The matches with
their participation are known as the 'Battle for the Victory Bell' and the 'Battle of the Bricks'
correspondingly.
The Miami-Cincinnaty rivalry is considerd to be the longest in the history of college sports
rivalries. With 59 victories against 44 losses the Hawks are leading in the rivalry with
Cincinnati. What is more, the Hawks have scored the victories in the last four games against
them.
The 'Battle of the Bricks' games are remarkable for the fact that each year during these matches
the teams usually set a new record of the 'Battle of the Bricks' games.
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