2017 Miami RedHawks football team

2017 Miami RedHawks football
Conference Mid-American Conference
Division East Division
2017 record 5–7 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach Chuck Martin (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinator Eric Koehler (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinator George Barnett (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinator Matt Pawlowski (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinator John Hauser (2nd as a Co-Defensive Coordinator, 4th overall season)
Home stadium Yager Stadium
(Capacity: 24,286)
2017 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Akron xy  6 –2     7 –7  
Ohio  5 –3     9 –4  
Miami  4 –4     5 –7  
Buffalo  4 –4     6 –6  
Bowling Green  2 –6     2 –10  
Kent State  1 –7     2 –10  
West Division
Toledo xy$  7 –1     11 –3  
Central Michigan  6 –2     8 –5  
Northern Illinois  6 –2     8 –5  
Western Michigan  4 –4     6 –6  
Eastern Michigan  3 –5     5 –7  
Ball State  0 –8     2 –10  
Championship: Toledo 45, Akron 28
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of December 3, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Miami RedHawks football team represented Miami University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Chuck Martin and played their home games at Yager Stadium in Oxford, Ohio as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 4–4 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division.

Previous season

The RedHawks finished the 2016 season 6–7, 6–2 in MAC play to finish in a tie for the East Division championship with Ohio. Due to their head-to-head loss to Ohio, they did not represent the East Division in the MAC Championship Game. They were invited to the St. Petersburg Bowl where they lost to Mississippi State.[1]

Miami became the first team in FBS history to start the regular season 0–6 and finish the regular season at 6–6.[2]

Preseason

In a preseason poll of league media, Miami was picked to finish in second place in the East Division, though they received more first place votes than Ohio.[3] They received one vote to win the MAC Championship Game.

Coaching staff

Name Title
Chuck MartinHead Coach
George BarnettAssociate Head Coach/Co-Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Coach
Eric KoehlerCo-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach
Matt PawlowskiCo-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach
John HauserCo-Defensive Coordinator/Cornerbacks Coach
Bill BrechinWide Receivers/Returns Coach
Joe PalcicSafeties/Punting Coach
Corey BrownDefensive Line Coach
Israel WoolforkRunning Backs/Kickoffs Coach
Pat WelshTight Ends Coach

Source:[4]

Schedule

Miami announced their 2017 football schedule on March 1, 2017.[5]

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 6:30 p.m. at Marshall* Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV STADIUM L 26–31   22,463
September 9 3:30 p.m. Austin Peay* Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH ESPN3 W 31–10   15,960
September 16 8:00 p.m. Cincinnati*dagger Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH (Victory Bell) FOX 19 L 17–21   21,811
September 23 3:30 p.m. at Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI ESPN3 W 31–14   17,193
September 30 5:00 p.m. at No. 22 Notre Dame* Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBCSN L 17–52   77,622
October 7 2:30 p.m. Bowling Green Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH ESPN3 L 29–37   22,428
October 14 3:30 p.m. at Kent State Dix Stadium • Kent, OH ESPN3 L 14–17   20,537
October 21 2:30 p.m. Buffalo Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH ESPN3 W 24–14   13,803
October 31 8:00 p.m. at Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH (Battle of the Bricks) ESPN2 L 28–45   18,096
November 7 7:30 p.m. Akron Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH ESPN2 W 24–14   12,813
November 15 7:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH CBSSN L 24–27   11,851
November 21 7:00 p.m. at Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN ESPN3 W 28–7   5,374
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:[6]

Game summaries

at Marshall

1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 3 10 7 6 26
Thundering Herd 7 14 7 3 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
30–12–1 2014 MARSH, 42–27

Austin Peay

1 2 3 4 Total
Governors 7 0 3 0 10
RedHawks 7 14 0 10 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Cincinnati

1 2 3 4 Total
Bearcats 3 0 0 18 21
RedHawks 7 0 7 3 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
59–55–7 2016 CIN, 37–33

at Central Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 14 14 3 0 31
Chippewas 0 14 0 0 14
Overall record Last meeting Result
13–13–1 2016 MIA, 37–17

at Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 7 7 3 0 17
No. 22 Fighting Irish 28 17 0 7 52
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Bowling Green

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 3 14 7 13 37
RedHawks 6 13 10 0 29
Overall record Last meeting Result
43–23–5 2016 MIA, 40–26

at Kent State

1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 0 14 0 0 14
Golden Flashes 0 3 14 0 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
48–16 2016 MIA, 18–14

Buffalo

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 0 7 0 7 14
RedHawks 10 0 14 0 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
13–6 2016 MIA, 25–24

at Ohio

1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 14 7 7 0 28
Bobcats 14 14 7 10 45
Overall record Last meeting Result
53–38–2 2016 OHIO, 17–7

Akron

1 2 3 4 Total
Zips 7 0 0 7 14
RedHawks 7 3 14 0 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
16–9–1 2016 AKR, 35–13

Eastern Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 6 14 0 27
RedHawks 0 17 0 7 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
19–4 2016 MIA, 28–15

at Ball State

1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 14 14 0 0 28
Cardinals 0 0 0 7 7
Overall record Last meeting Result
17–12–1 2016 MIA, 21–20

References

  1. ↑ "Mississippi State beats Miami (Ohio) in St. Petersburg Bowl: Box score, recap". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  2. ↑ "Miami (Ohio) becomes the first team in FBS history to win six straight after 0-6 start". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  3. ↑ "MAC Football 2017: Toledo, Ohio University picked as division winners in preseason poll". cleveland.com. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  4. ↑ Football Coaching Staff. MiamiRedHawks.com. Miami University RedHawks Athletics. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  5. ↑ Football Announces 2017 Schedule. March 1, 2017. MiamiRedHawks.com. Miami University RedHawks Athletics. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  6. ↑ Miami (OH) RedHawks 2017 football schedule. FBSchedules.com'. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
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