2018 Miami RedHawks football team

Miami RedHawks football
	2018 Miami RedHawks football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East Division
2018 record	6–6 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach	Chuck Martin (5th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Eric Koehler (5th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	George Barnett (5th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	John Hauser (3rd as a Co-Defensive Coordinator, 5th overall season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Spence Nowinsky (1st season)
Home stadium	Yager Stadium; (Capacity: 24,286)
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

Template:2018 Mid-American Conference football standings The 2018 Miami RedHawks football team represented Miami University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fifth-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 6–6, 6–2 in MAC play to finish in a tie for second place in the East division. Despite being bowl eligible, they were not invited to a bowl game.

Previous season[]

The RedHawks finished the 2017 season 5–7, 4–4 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division.

Preseason[]

Award watch lists[]

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Rimington Trophy^[1]	Danny Godlevske	C	SO
Maxwell Award^[2]	James Gardner	WR	SR
Doak Walker Award^[3]	Kenny Young	RB	SR
Fred Biletnikoff Award^[4]	James Gardner	WR	SR
John Mackey Award^[5]	Nate Becker	TE	JR
Wuerffel Trophy^[6]	James Gardner	WR	SR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award^[7]	Gus Ragland	QB	SR
Manning Award^[8]	Gus Ragland	QB	SR

Preseason media poll[]

The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 24, 2018, with the RedHawks predicted to finish in third place in the East Division.^[9]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
East Division
1	Ohio	140 (21)
2	Buffalo	112 (1)
3	Miami	95 (2)
4	Akron	74
5	Bowling Green	58
6	Kent State	25

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	3:30 p.m.	Marshall*	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN+	L 28–35	15,827
September 8	8:00 p.m.	vs. Cincinnati*	Paul Brown Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)	ESPN3/FOX 19	L 0–21	16,062
September 15	3:30 p.m.	at Minnesota*	TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	BTN	L 3–26	41,162
September 22	3:00 p.m.	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ESPN+	W 38–23	14,380
September 29	3:30 p.m.	Western Michigan	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN+	L 39–40	15,012
October 6	3:30 p.m.	at Akron	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN+	W 41–17	22,437
October 13	2:30 p.m.	Kent State	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN+	W 31–6	5,003
October 20	12:00 p.m.	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSSN	L 30–31 ^2OT	38,016
October 30	8:00 p.m.	at Buffalo	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN2	L 42–51	15,682
November 7	7:00 p.m.	Ohio	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH (Battle of the Bricks)	ESPNU	W 30–28	15,975
November 14	8:00 p.m.	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	ESPNU	W 13–7	4,878
November 20	7:00 p.m.	Ball State	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN+	W 42–21	17,639
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Source:^[10]

Game summaries[]

Marshall[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Thundering Herd	14	7	7	7	35
RedHawks	0	7	7	14	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
30–13–1	2017	MARSH, 31–26

vs. Cincinnati[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
RedHawks	0	0	0	0	0
Bearcats	7	0	0	14	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
59–56–7	2017	CINCI, 21–17

at Minnesota[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
RedHawks	0	3	0	0	3
Golden Gophers	7	12	7	0	26

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–3	2011	MINN, 29–23

at Bowling Green[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
RedHawks	7	17	7	7	38
Falcons	0	3	0	20	23

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
43–24–5	2017	BGSU, 37–29

Western Michigan[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Broncos	14	0	13	13	40
RedHawks	17	10	6	6	39

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
37–21–1	2015	WMU, 35–13

at Akron[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
RedHawks	0	14	10	17	41
Zips	0	10	7	0	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–9–1	2017	MIOH, 24–14

Kent State[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Golden Flashes	0	0	0	6	6
RedHawks	0	21	10	0	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
48–17	2017	KENT, 17–14

at Army[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
RedHawks	0	7	0	14	30
Black Knights	7	7	7	0	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–2	2011	MIOH, 35–28

at Buffalo[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
RedHawks	14	7	21	0	42
Bulls	14	14	14	9	51

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–6	2017	MIOH, 24–14

Ohio[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Bobcats	7	0	7	14	28
RedHawks	7	21	0	2	30

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
51–40–2	2017	OHIO, 45–28

at Northern Illinois[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
RedHawks	0	3	10	0	13
Huskies	0	0	7	0	7

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–9	2015	L, 12–45

Ball State[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Cardinals	14	7	0	0	21
RedHawks	7	14	14	7	42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–12–1	2017	W, 28–7

References[]

↑ "Rimington Trophy Press Release". May 30, 2018. http://www.rimingtontrophy.com/news/?article_id=100. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
↑ "2018 Maxwell Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. https://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/2018-maxwell-watch-list. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
↑ "2018 Doak Walker Award Candidates". July 18, 2018. https://www.smu.edu/DoakWalkerAward/Candidates. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
↑ "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". July 19, 2018. http://biletnikoffaward.com/2018-biletnikoff-award-watch-list. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
↑ "2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released". July 20, 2018. http://www.johnmackeyaward.com/uploads/3/4/7/9/34791900/2018_john_mackey_award_preseason_watch_list_-_final.pdf. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
↑ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. https://www.wuerffeltrophy.org/news1/wuerffel-trophy-unveils-2018-watch-list. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
↑ "Watch List for 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award ® Presented by A. O. Smith Announced". August 14, 2018. http://www.goldenarmfoundation.com/watch-list-2018-johnny-unitas-golden-arm-award-presented-o-smith-announced/. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
↑ "Manning Award: See which quarterbacks made the preseason watch list for 2018". August 16, 2018. https://www.nola.com/sugarbowl/index.ssf/2018/08/manning_award_watch_list_2018.html. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
↑ http://getsomemaction.com/news/2018/7/23/niu-ohio-picked-as-divisional-winners-in-2018-mac-football-media-preseason-poll.aspx
↑ Miami (OH) RedHawks 2018 football schedule. FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 9, 2018.

[1] "Rimington Trophy Press Release". May 30, 2018. http://www.rimingtontrophy.com/news/?article_id=100. Retrieved July 14, 2018.

[2] "2018 Maxwell Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. https://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/2018-maxwell-watch-list. Retrieved July 17, 2018.

[3] "2018 Doak Walker Award Candidates". July 18, 2018. https://www.smu.edu/DoakWalkerAward/Candidates. Retrieved July 18, 2018.

[4] "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". July 19, 2018. http://biletnikoffaward.com/2018-biletnikoff-award-watch-list. Retrieved July 19, 2018.

[5] "2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released". July 20, 2018. http://www.johnmackeyaward.com/uploads/3/4/7/9/34791900/2018_john_mackey_award_preseason_watch_list_-_final.pdf. Retrieved July 20, 2018.

[6] "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. https://www.wuerffeltrophy.org/news1/wuerffel-trophy-unveils-2018-watch-list. Retrieved July 26, 2018.

[7] "Watch List for 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award ® Presented by A. O. Smith Announced". August 14, 2018. http://www.goldenarmfoundation.com/watch-list-2018-johnny-unitas-golden-arm-award-presented-o-smith-announced/. Retrieved August 17, 2018.

[8] "Manning Award: See which quarterbacks made the preseason watch list for 2018". August 16, 2018. https://www.nola.com/sugarbowl/index.ssf/2018/08/manning_award_watch_list_2018.html. Retrieved August 17, 2018.

[9] ttp://getsomemaction.com/news/2018/7/23/niu-ohio-picked-as-divisional-winners-in-2018-mac-football-media-preseason-poll.aspx

[10] Miami (OH) RedHawks 2018 football schedule. FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 9, 2018.

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