2017 Miami RedHawks football team

2017 Miami RedHawks football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record5–7 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinators
Offensive schemeMultiple
Co-defensive coordinators
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumYager Stadium
2017 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Akron xy 6–2  7–7 
Ohio 5–3  9–4 
Miami (OH) 4–4  5–7 
Buffalo 4–4  6–6 
Bowling Green 2–6  2–10 
Kent State 1–7  2–10 
West Division
Toledo xy$ 7–1  11–3 
Central Michigan 6–2  8–5 
Northern Illinois 6–2  8–5 
Western Michigan 4–4  6–6 
Eastern Michigan 3–5  5–7 
Ball State 0–8  2–10 
Championship: Toledo 45, Akron 28
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

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.

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.[1] They received one vote to win the MAC Championship Game.

Coaching staff

Name Title
Chuck MartinHead coach
George BarnettAssociate head coach/co-offensive coordinator/offensive line coach
Eric KoehlerCo-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach
Matt PawlowskiCo-defensive coordinator/linebackers coach
John HauserCo-defensive coordinator/Cornerbacks coach
Bill BrechinWide Receivers/Returns coach
Joe PalcicSafeties/punting coach
Corey BrownDefensive line coach
Israel WoolforkRunning backs/Kickoffs coach
Pat WelshTight ends coach

Source:[2]

Schedule

Miami announced their 2017 football schedule on March 1, 2017.[3]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:30 p.m.at Marshall*
STADIUML 26–3122,463
September 93:30 p.m.Austin Peay*
ESPN3W 31–1015,960
September 168:00 p.m.Cincinnati*dagger
FOX 19L 17–2121,811
September 233:30 p.m.at Central Michigan
ESPN3W 31–1417,193
September 305:00 p.m.at No. 22 Notre Dame*
NBCSNL 17–5277,622
October 72:30 p.m.Bowling Green
  • Yager Stadium
  • Oxford, OH
ESPN3L 29–3722,428
October 143:30 p.m.at Kent State
ESPN3L 14–1720,537
October 212:30 p.m.Buffalo
  • Yager Stadium
  • Oxford, OH
ESPN3W 24–1413,803
October 318:00 p.m.at Ohio
ESPN2L 28–4518,096
November 77:30 p.m.Akron
  • Yager Stadium
  • Oxford, OH
ESPN2W 24–1412,813
November 157:00 p.m.Eastern Michigan
  • Yager Stadium
  • Oxford, OH
CBSSNL 24–2711,851
November 217:00 p.m.at Ball State
ESPN3W 28–75,374
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[4]

Game summaries

At Marshall

1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 3 10 7 6 26
Thundering Herd 7 14 7 3 31

Austin Peay

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

Cincinnati

1 2 3 4 Total
Bearcats 3 0 0 18 21
RedHawks 7 0 7 3 17

At Central Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 14 14 3 0 31
Chippewas 0 14 0 0 14

At Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 7 7 3 0 17
No. 22 Fighting Irish 28 17 0 7 52

Bowling Green

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 3 14 7 13 37
RedHawks 6 13 10 0 29

At Kent State

1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 0 14 0 0 14
Golden Flashes 0 3 14 0 17

Buffalo

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 0 7 0 7 14
RedHawks 10 0 14 0 24

At Ohio

1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 14 7 7 0 28
Bobcats 14 14 7 10 45

Akron

1 2 3 4 Total
Zips 7 0 0 7 14
RedHawks 7 3 14 0 24

Eastern Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 6 14 0 27
RedHawks 0 17 0 7 24

At Ball State

1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 14 14 0 0 28
Cardinals 0 0 0 7 7

References

  1. ↑ "MAC Football 2017: Toledo, Ohio University picked as division winners in preseason poll". cleveland.com. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  2. ↑ Football Coaching Staff. MiamiRedHawks.com. Miami University RedHawks Athletics. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  3. ↑ Football Announces 2017 Schedule Archived 2017-04-21 at the Wayback Machine. March 1, 2017. MiamiRedHawks.com. Miami University RedHawks Athletics. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  4. ↑ Miami (OH) RedHawks 2017 football schedule. FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
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