2008 Miami RedHawks football team

2008 Miami RedHawks football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East
2008 record	2–10 (1–7 MAC)
Head coach	Shane Montgomery (4th season)
Home stadium	Yager Stadium (Capacity: 24,286)
Seasons

2008 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East
Buffalo x†		5	–	3					8	–	6
Bowling Green		4	–	4					6	–	6
Temple		4	–	4					5	–	7
Ohio		3	–	5					4	–	8
Akron		3	–	5					5	–	7
Kent State		3	–	5					4	–	8
Miami		1	–	7					2	–	10
West
Ball State x		8	–	0					12	–	2
Central Michigan		6	–	2					8	–	5
Western Michigan		6	–	2					9	–	4
Northern Illinois		5	–	3					6	–	7
Toledo		2	–	6					3	–	9
Eastern Michigan		2	–	6					3	–	9
Championship: Buffalo 42, Ball State 24
† – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Miami RedHawks football team represented the Miami University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team competed as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and finished the season with a 2–10 record and a 1–7 record in conference games. The RedHawks were led by fourth-year head coach Shane Montgomery, who resigned after the season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	7:35 PM	Vanderbilt*	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPNU	L 13–34	18,398
September 6	12:00 PM	at Michigan*	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ESPN2	L 6–16	106,724
September 13	3:00 PM	Charleston Southern*	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH		W 38–27	13,833
September 20	7:30 PM	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Battle for the Victory Bell)	ESPN360	L 20–45	31,629
October 4	3:36 PM	Temple	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH		L 10–28	17,295
October 11	3:00 PM	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL		L 13–17	17,444
October 18	12:00 PM	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ESPN+	W 27–20	15,411
October 25	3:30 PM	Kent State	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH		L 21–54	14,460
November 4	7:36 PM	at Buffalo	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN2	L 17–37	16,058
November 11	7:06 PM	No. 14 Ball State	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN2	L 16–31	14,758
November 21	7:07 PM	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH		L 14–42	12,251
November 28	12:35 PM	Ohio	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPNU	L 26–41	13,867
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time