2016 Miami RedHawks football team

Miami RedHawks football
	2016 Miami RedHawks football
MAC East Division co-champion
St. Petersburg Bowl, L 16–17 vs. Mississippi State
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East Division
2016 record	6–7 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach	Chuck Martin (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Eric Koehler (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	George Barnett (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Matt Pawlowski (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	John Hauser (1st as a co-defensive coordinator, 3rd overall season)
Home stadium	Yager Stadium; (Capacity: 24,286)
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

Template:2016 Mid-American Conference football standings The 2016 Miami RedHawks football team represented Miami University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Chuck Martin, played their home games at Yager Stadium, and competed as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the 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.

Miami became the first team in FBS history to start the regular season 0–6 and finish the regular season at 6–6.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	3:30 p.m.	at No. 17 Iowa*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ESPNU	L 21–45	68,390
September 10	3:30 p.m.	Eastern Illinois*	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN3	L 17–21	17,369
September 17	3:30 p.m.	WKU*	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN3	L 24–31	19,822
September 24	3:30 p.m.	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)	ESPNews	L 20–27	38,112
October 1	2:30 p.m.	Ohio	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH (Battle of the Bricks)	BCSN2	L 7–17	22,212
October 8	3:00 p.m.	at Akron	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN3	L 13–35	11,094
October 15	2:30 p.m.	Kent State	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN3	W 18–14	15,160
October 22	12:00 p.m.	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ESPN3	W 40–26	16,121
October 29	3:30 p.m.	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	ASN/ESPN3	W 28–15	16,481
November 4	6:00 p.m.	Central Michigan	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	CBSSN	W 37–17	14,270
November 12	1:00 p.m.	at Buffalo	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN3	W 35–24	15,447
November 22	7:00 p.m.	Ball State	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN3	W 21–20	13,824
December 26	11:00 a.m.	vs. Mississippi State*	Tropicana Field St. Petersburg, FL (St. Petersburg Bowl)	ESPN	L 16–17	15,717
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source:^[2]

Game summaries[]

at Iowa[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
RedHawks	0	7	7	7	21
Hawkeyes	21	7	7	10	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–3	2003	IOWA, 21–3

Eastern Illinois[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Panthers	0	7	0	14	21
RedHawks	3	7	7	0	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

WKU[]

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2015	WKU, 56–14

at Cincinnati[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
RedHawks	7	3	10	0	20
Bearcats	3	7	7	10	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
59–54–7	2015	CINCI, 37–33

Ohio[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Bobcats	3	7	0	7	17
RedHawks	0	0	7	0	7

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
52–38–2	2015	OHIO, 34–3

at Akron[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
RedHawks	3	3	7	0	13
Zips	14	7	7	7	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–8–1	2015	AKR, 37–28

Kent State[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Golden Flashes	0	7	7	0	14
RedHawks	0	3	9	6	18

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
47–16	2015	KENT, 20–14

at Bowling Green[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
RedHawks	7	12	7	14	40
Falcons	10	7	6	3	26

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
42–23–5	2013	BGSU, 45–3

at Eastern Michigan[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
RedHawks	14	0	7	7	28
Eagles	0	3	0	12	15

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–4	2015	MIOH, 28–13

Central Michigan[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Chippewas	7	10	0	0	17
RedHawks	13	7	10	7	37

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–13–1	2014	CMU, 34–27

at Buffalo[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
RedHawks	13	7	12	3	35
Bulls	0	7	3	14	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–6	2015	UB, 29–24

Ball State[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Cardinals	7	10	3	0	20
RedHawks	7	0	7	7	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–12–1	2013	BALL, 55–14

Mississippi State–St. Petersburg Bowl[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
RedHawks	3	6	7	0	16
Bulldogs	0	7	7	3	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

References[]

↑ http://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/miami-ohio-the-first-team-in-fbs-history-to-win-six-straight-after-0-6-start/
↑ "2016 Miami RedHawks Football Schedule". FB Schedules. http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-16/2016-miami-redhawks-football-schedule.php. Retrieved March 12, 2016.

[1] ttp://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/miami-ohio-the-first-team-in-fbs-history-to-win-six-straight-after-0-6-start/

[2] "2016 Miami RedHawks Football Schedule". FB Schedules. http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-16/2016-miami-redhawks-football-schedule.php. Retrieved March 12, 2016.

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