2012 Miami RedHawks football team

	2012 Mid-American Conference football standings
	East
	West
	Championship: Northern Illinois 44, Kent State 37;
	† – Conference champion and BCS representative as top; 000non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria ; x – Division champion/co-champions ; y – Championship game participant ; Not eligible for conference title or bowl game as part of FBS transition ; As of January 1, 2013 • Rankings from AP Poll;

Miami RedHawks football
	2012 Miami RedHawks football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East Division
2012 record	4–8 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach	Don Treadwell (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	John Klacik (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jay Peterson (1st season)
Home stadium	Yager Stadium; (Capacity: 24,286)
	Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

The 2012 Miami RedHawks football team represented Miami University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Don Treadwell and played their home games at Yager Stadium. They were a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the East Division.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	12:00 p.m.	at Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	BTN	L 10–56	105,039
September 8	1:00 p.m.	Southern Illinois*	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN3	W 30–14	17,725
September 15	4:00 p.m.	at Boise State*	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	NBCSN	L 12–39	34,178
September 22	12:00 p.m.	UMass	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN+/ESPN3	W 27–16	15,159
September 29	2:00 p.m.	at Akron	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN3	W 56–49	8,211
October 6	7:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (117th Battle for the Victory Bell)	FSOHIO	L 14–52	35,097
October 13	3:30 p.m.	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	BCSN/ESPN3	L 12–37	17,071
October 27	3:30 p.m.	No. 23 Ohio	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	STO	W 23–20	19,326
November 3	12:00 p.m.	at Buffalo	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY		L 24–27	10,817
November 10	1:00 p.m.	Kent State	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	STO	L 32–48	13,301
November 17	1:00 p.m.	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI		L 16–30	7,223
November 23	1:00 p.m.	Ball State	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH		L 24–31	8,154
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Source: Schedule

Game summaries[]

@ Ohio State[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
RedHawks	3	0	7	0	10
Buckeyes	0	21	14	21	56

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–4	2005	OSU, 34–14

Southern Illinois[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Salukis	7	0	0	7	14
RedHawks	7	7	10	6	30

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
	First Meeting

@ Boise State[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
RedHawks	0	9	0	3	12
Broncos	8	7	21	3	39

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2009	BSU, 48–0

Massachusetts[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Minutemen	0	3	7	6	16
RedHawks	0	14	7	6	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
	First meeting

@ Akron[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
RedHawks	13	22	10	11	56
Zips	14	14	7	14	49

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
15–5–1	2011	MIAOH, 35–3

@ Cincinnati[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
RedHawks	6	8	0	0	14
#23 Bearcats	14	10	21	7	52

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
59–50–7	2011	CINCI, 27–0

@ Bowling Green[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
RedHawks	3	3	6	0	12
Falcons	7	10	14	6	37

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
42–21–5	2011	BGSU, 37–23

Ohio[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
#23 Bobcats	7	7	3	3	20
RedHawks	13	7	0	3	23

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
51–35–2	2011	OHIO, 21–14

@ Buffalo[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
RedHawks	0	3	7	14	24
Bulls	0	3	14	10	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–2	2011	MIAOH, 41–13

Kent State[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Golden Flashes	21	14	3	10	48
RedHawks	0	10	8	14	32

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
46–13	2011	MIAOH, 9–3

@ Central Michigan[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
RedHawks	7	0	3	6	16
Chippewas	7	14	0	9	30

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–10–1	2010	MIAOH, 27–20

Ball State[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Cardinals	14	7	10	0	31
RedHawks	7	7	0	10	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–10–1	2011	BALL, 31–16