2017 Miami RedHawks football team

Miami RedHawks football
	2017 Miami RedHawks football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	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)
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

Template:2017 Mid-American Conference football standings 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 Martin	Head Coach
George Barnett	Associate Head Coach/Co-Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Coach
Eric Koehler	Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach
Matt Pawlowski	Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach
John Hauser	Co-Defensive Coordinator/Cornerbacks Coach
Bill Brechin	Wide Receivers/Returns Coach
Joe Palcic	Safeties/Punting Coach
Corey Brown	Defensive Line Coach
Israel Woolfork	Running Backs/Kickoffs Coach
Pat Welsh	Tight 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*	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 Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Source:^[6]

Game summaries[]

at Marshall[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
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	OT
Governors	7	0	3	0	10
RedHawks	7	14	0	10	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Cincinnati[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
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	OT
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	OT
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	OT
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	OT
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	OT
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	OT
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	OT
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	OT
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	OT
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[]

↑ "Mississippi State beats Miami (Ohio) in St. Petersburg Bowl: Box score, recap" (in en-US). OregonLive.com. http://www.oregonlive.com/collegefootball/index.ssf/2016/12/miami_ohio_vs_mississippi_stat.html.
↑ "Miami (Ohio) becomes the first team in FBS history to win six straight after 0-6 start" (in en). CBSSports.com. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/miami-ohio-the-first-team-in-fbs-history-to-win-six-straight-after-0-6-start/.
↑ "MAC Football 2017: Toledo, Ohio University picked as division winners in preseason poll" (in en-US). cleveland.com. http://www.cleveland.com/sports/college/index.ssf/2017/07/mac_football_2017_toledo_ohio.html.
↑ Football Coaching Staff. MiamiRedHawks.com. Miami University RedHawks Athletics. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
↑ Football Announces 2017 Schedule. March 1, 2017. MiamiRedHawks.com. Miami University RedHawks Athletics. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
↑ Miami (OH) RedHawks 2017 football schedule. FBSchedules.com'. Retrieved April 29, 2017.

[1] "Mississippi State beats Miami (Ohio) in St. Petersburg Bowl: Box score, recap" (in en-US). OregonLive.com. http://www.oregonlive.com/collegefootball/index.ssf/2016/12/miami_ohio_vs_mississippi_stat.html.

[2] "Miami (Ohio) becomes the first team in FBS history to win six straight after 0-6 start" (in en). CBSSports.com. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/miami-ohio-the-first-team-in-fbs-history-to-win-six-straight-after-0-6-start/.

[3] "MAC Football 2017: Toledo, Ohio University picked as division winners in preseason poll" (in en-US). cleveland.com. http://www.cleveland.com/sports/college/index.ssf/2017/07/mac_football_2017_toledo_ohio.html.

[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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