Orlando, Fla. ? The wins are piling up for No. 15 Miami of Ohio and so are the points.

Ben Roethlisberger completed 24 of 29 passes for five touchdowns and 327 yards, leading the RedHawks to their 11th straight victory and a conference scoring record with a 56-21 victory Friday against Central Florida.

Miami (11-1, 8-0 Mid-American) last won this many consecutive games in 1972-73 and posted its first undefeated conference season since 1977. The last team to win all of its MAC games was Marshall in 1999

The RedHawks’ 504 points broke the MAC’s single-season scoring mark of 495, set by Toledo last year.

“Not only have we won 11 in a row, we’ve won them convincingly,” Miami coach Terry Hoeppner said. “It’s a real tribute to the coaches and the players.”

The RedHawks play for the conference title Dec. 4 against the winner of today’s game between Toledo and No. 22 Bowling Green. Miami also has accepted a bid to the GMAC Bowl Dec. 18, in Mobile, Ala.

Roethlisberger credited the warm weather for his performance. It was 80 degrees at kickoff, with the thermometers back in Ohio registering about half that.

“It was nice coming down from the snow we practiced in before we came here,” said Roethlisberger, who tied the school record for scoring passes. “The ball just seemed to feel good in my hand, and I told (Hoeppener), ‘I think I might be able to get 350, 400 yards.’

“And he said, ‘Do it quick.”‘