To replace Parseghian, Miami promoted John Pont from assistant coach to head coach. Pont was an alumnus of Miami who had played running back for the Redskins from 1949–1951. Under Pont's tutelage, the Redskins compiled a 43–22–2 record and made an appearance in the 1962 Tangerine Bowl (now known as the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl), a game they lost to Houston. Pont would leave his alma mater after seven seasons to accept the head football coach position at Yale. Pont would go on to have success as head coach at Indiana, taking them to their only Rose Bowl appearance to date.