OxfordPress.com

OXFORD — So just how bad was the second quarter, those 15 minutes of pure pain in which the Miami University football team was outscored 28-0 by the Kent State Golden Flashes in the RedHawks' 54-21 loss Saturday, Oct. 25?

• The most points ever scored by KSU in an entire game during the series against Miami, which dates back to 1942, was 30 points. The RedHawks beat the Flashes 38-30 in 2003.

• Prior to Saturday's game, Kent State had not scored more than 28 points in any game this season.

• The Flashes had not scored more than 14 points in a quarter this season.

• Miami had not allowed more than 14 points in a quarter since Vanderbilt roughed up the RedHawks with 17 points in the first period of the season opener.

Although the RedHawks had three of their six turnovers in the second quarter, Miami senior safety Robbie Wilson said it wasn't all the fault of the offense.

"As a defense you've got to be on your toes and be ready to go, and we weren't," Wilson said. "We dropped the ball. That's the attitude our defense takes. Granted, there were turnovers. But we didn't stop (the Flashes)."

No TV or instant replay

The game was supposed to be televised by the Ohio News Network. It was not.

The ONN truck had some serious engine trouble, according to a Miami spokesperson, and never made it to Oxford.

Prior to the game, the referee announced that there would be no instant replay "due to technical difficulties."

Points a plenty

The 54 points were the most allowed by Miami since its 54-3 loss at Miami (Fla.) in 1987 and is tied for the sixth-most points ever given up in a game.

Belton bounces back

Although Miami quarterback Clay Belton was intercepted twice, Miami coach Shane Montgomery said he was encouraged by the way Belton guided the RedHawks to two touchdowns in the fourth quarter, his second 1-yard run of the day and a 13-yard pass to Chris Givens.

Montgomery acknowledged that his team "needs better reads at quarterback" but added "it's a continual learning process and he'll get better and better as we go along.

"I liked the way he hung in there even though things weren't going our way," the Miami coach said.