2005 Miami RedHawks football team

2005 Miami RedHawks football
MAC East Division co-champion
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East
2005 record	7–4 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach	Shane Montgomery (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Shane Montgomery
Defensive coordinator	Taver Johnson
Home stadium	Yager Stadium (Capacity: 24,286)
Seasons

2005 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East
Miami x		5	–	3					7	–	4
Bowling Green x		5	–	3					6	–	5
Akron xy†		5	–	3					7	–	6
Ohio		3	–	5					4	–	7
Buffalo		1	–	7					1	–	10
Kent State		0	–	8					1	–	10
West
Toledo x		6	–	2					9	–	3
Northern Illinois xy		6	–	2					7	–	5
Western Michigan		5	–	3					7	–	4
Central Michigan		5	–	3					6	–	5
Ball State		4	–	4					4	–	7
Eastern Michigan		3	–	5					4	–	7
Championship: Akron 31, NIU 30
† – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Miami RedHawks football team represented the Miami University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Yager Stadium in Oxford, Ohio and competed as members of the Mid-American Conference. The team was coached by head coach Shane Montgomery.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	12:00 PM	at No. 6 Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ABC	L 14–34	104,695
September 10	2:00 PM	Central Michigan	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH		L 37–38	16,956
September 17	4:00 PM	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH		W 27–10	14,002
September 28	7:00 PM	Cincinnati*	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH (Battle for the Bell)	ESPN2	W 44–16	19,163
October 5	6:30 PM	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	ESPN2	L 27–38	20,023
October 15	2:00 PM	Akron	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH		W 51–23	14,312
October 22	6:00 PM	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI		W 24–23	5,785
October 29	1:00 PM	at Temple*	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA		W 41–14	11,257
November 5	2:00 PM	Buffalo	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH		W 54–13	20,023
November 15	7:00 PM	Bowling Green	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN2	L 14–42	5,749
November 21	7:30 PM	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPNU	W 38–7	9,908
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time