2023 Miami RedHawks football team
American college football season
The 2023 Miami RedHawks football team represented Miami University as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season . They were led by tenth-year head coach Chuck Martin and played their home games at Yager Stadium in Oxford, Ohio .[ 1]
Miami won the East division with a 7–1 conference record with their only loss coming against West champion Toledo.[ 2] [ 3] Brett Gabbert suffered a season ending leg injury.[ 4] MAC Championship Game .[ 5] Appalachian State in the Cure Bowl , who they lost 13–9.[ 6]
Transfer portal
Outgoing
Name
Pos.
New school
Tre'Von Morgan
WR
Unknown
Ja'Von Kimpson
CB
Unknown
Brett Gabbert
QB
Miami (OH)
Devon Dorsey
WR
Albany State
Darez Snider
RB
Unknown
Austin Robinson
WR
Unknown
Jeremiah Batiste
WR
Chattanooga
Ryan O'Hair
IOL
Robert Morris
John Saunders
CB
Ole Miss
Caleb Shaffer
IOL
Oklahoma
Deavon Pierce
S
Robert Morris
Tyre Shelton
RB
Louisiana Tech
Rusty Feth
IOL
Iowa
Rowan Zolman
S
Minnesota
Angelo Butts
WR
Missouri State
Joe Humphreys
QB
Murray State
Kamell Smith
QB
Unknown
Jeffrey Simmons
TE
Ball State
Incoming
Preseason
Preseason polls
Coaches Poll
On July 20, the MAC announced the preseason coaches poll. Miami was picked to finish second in the East.[ 7]
East
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Ohio
63 (9)
2
Miami
52 (2)
3
Buffalo
51 (1)
4
Bowling Green
35
5
Akron
26
6
Kent State
19
West
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Toledo
66 (11)
2
Eastern Michigan
55 (1)
3
Northern Illinois
38
4
Central Michigan
37
5
Ball State
27
6
Western Michigan
23
Coaches poll (MAC Championship)
Rank
Team
Votes
1
Toledo
7
2
Ohio
4
3
Buffalo
1
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 7:00 p.m. at Miami (FL) * ACCN L 3–3849,024 September 9 3:30 p.m. at UMass * ESPN+ W 41–289,207 September 16 7:00 p.m. at Cincinnati * ESPN+ W 31–24 OT 38,193 September 23 3:30 p.m. Delaware State * ESPN+ W 62–2015,812 September 30 2:30 p.m. at Kent State ESPN+ W 23–313,598 October 7 3:30 p.m. Bowling Green ESPN+ W 27–019,047 October 14 3:30 p.m. at Western Michigan ESPN+ W 34–2120,039 October 21 4:00 p.m. Toledo ESPNU L 17–2117,321 October 28 3:30 p.m. at Ohio CBSSN W 30–1619,854 7:30 p.m. Akron ESPNU W 19–07,233 7:00 p.m. Buffalo ESPN2 W 23–107,561 November 25 12:00 p.m. at Ball State CBSSN W 17–158,054 December 2 12:00 p.m. vs. No. 23 Toledo ESPN W 23–1420,200 December 16 3:30 p.m. vs. Appalachian State ABC L 9–1311,121 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
[ 8]
Game summaries
Game One – Miami (OH) RedHawks (0–0) at #Miami Hurricanes (0–0)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
RedHawks
0
3
0 0 3
Hurricanes 7
9
8 14 38
at Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida
Date : Friday, September 1, 2023Game time : 7:00 p.m. EST Game weather : Cloudy • Temperature : 86 °F (30 °C)TV announcers (ACCN ) : Jay Alter (play-by-play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)Pregame line : Miami −17.5
Game information
First quarter (13:26) MIA – Colbie Young 44-yard pass from Tyler Van Dyke, Andres Borregales kick (Drive: 3 plays, 56 yards, 1:25; Miami 7–0 )
(4:02) MIA – Andres Borregales 34-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 66 yards, 7:33; Miami 10–0 ) Second quarter (2:33) MIA – Andres Borregales 32-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 5:02; Miami 13–0 )
(0:58) M–OH – Graham Nicholson 48-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 1:35; Miami 13–3 )
(0:00) MIA – Andres Borregales 43-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 0:58; Miami 16–3 ) Third quarter (11:09) MIA – Mark Fletcher Jr. 26-yard run, Xavier Restrepo–Tyler Van Dyke pass (Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:14; Miami 24–3 ) Fourth quarter (13:43) MIA – Henry Parrish Jr. 12-yard run, Andres Borregales kick (Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 2:57; Miami 31–3 )
(4:29) MIA – Donald Chaney Jr. 20-yard run, Andres Borregales kick (Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 4:46; Miami 38–3 )
Statistics
M–OH
MIA
First downs
9
26
Plays–yards
49–215
61–493
Rushes–yards
25–51
36–250
Passing yards
164
243
Passing: comp –att –int
13–24–0
20–25–1
Time of possession
27:07
32:53
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Miami (OH)
Passing
Brett Gabbert 12/21, 127 yards
Rushing
Rashad Amos
8 carries, 30 yards
Receiving
Gage Larvadain
8 receptions, 80 yards
Miami
Passing
Tyler Van Dyke 17/22, 201 yards, TD, INT
Rushing
Henry Parrish Jr. 9 carries, 90 yards, TD
Receiving
Colbie Young 4 receptions, 79 yards, TD
at UMass
Game Two – Miami (OH) RedHawks (0–1) at Umass Minutemen (1–1)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
RedHawks 21
7
3 10 41
Minutemen
0
7
14 7 28
at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, Massachusetts
Date : Saturday, September 9, 2023Game time : 3:30 p.m. EST Game weather : Cloudy • Temperature : 87 °F (31 °C) • Wind : S 7 MPHGame attendance : 9,207Referee : Charles LamertinaTV announcers (ESPN+ ) : Jay Burnham, Andy Gresh , and Matt GoldsteinPregame line : Miami −7.0
Game information
First quarter (13:14) M-OH – Gage Larvadain 26 Yd pass from Brett Gabbert, Kellan McLaughlin Kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:46; Miami 7–0 )
(1:40) M-OH – Gage Larvadain 99 Yd pass from Brett Gabbert, Graham Nicholson Kick (Drive: 2 plays, 99 yards, 1:02; Miami 14–0 )
(1:17) M-OH – Kobe Hilton 0 Yd Fumble Return, Graham Nicholson Kick (Drive: 1 play, -14 yards, 0:10; Miami 21–0 ) Second quarter (11:10) UMASS –Dashaun Jerkins 53 Yd Interception Return, Cameron Carson Kick (Drive: 6 plays, 28 yards, 3:37; Miami 21–7 )
(2:39) M-OH – Gage Larvadain 13 Yd pass from Brett Gabbert, Graham Nicholson Kick (Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 2:51; Miami 28–7 ) Third quarter (10:20) UMASS –Greg Desrosiers Jr. 32 Yd pass from Carlos Davis, Cameron Carson Kick (Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 2:17; Miami 28–14 )
(2:51) UMASS –Mark Pope 50 Yd pass from Carlos Davis, Cameron Carson Kick (Drive: ; Miami 28–21 )
(0:12) M-OH – Graham Nicholson 33 Yd Field Goal (Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 2:32; Miami 31–21 ) Fourth quarter (11:16) UMASS –George Johnson III 5 Yd pass from Carlos Davis, Cameron Carson Kick (Drive: 2 plays, 2 yards, 0:43; Miami 31–28 )
(10:57) M-OH – Cade McDonald 1 Yd pass from Brett Gabbert, Graham Nicholson Kick (Drive: 1 play, 70 yards, 0:11; Miami 38-28 )
(3:32) M-OH – Graham Nicholson 44 Yd Field Goal (Drive: 7 plays, 25 yards, 3:31; Miami 41–28 )
Statistics
M–OH
UMass
First downs
17
18
Plays–yards
57-446
65-306
Rushes–yards
35-144
30-62
Passing yards
302
244
Passing: comp –att –int
22-35-1
12-22-2
Time of possession
30:59
29:01
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Miami (OH)
Passing
Brett Gabbert 12/22, 302 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Rashad Amos
23 carries, 115 yards
Receiving
Gage Larvadain
8 receptions, 273 yards, 3 TD
UMass
Passing
Carlos Davis
22/32, 244 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing
Kay'Ron Lynch-Adams 15 carries, 57 yards
Receiving
Mark Pope
4 receptions, 70 yards, TD
at Cincinnati
Game Three – Miami (OH) Redhawks (1-1) at Cincinnati Bearcats (2-0)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 OT Total
RedHawks 7
7
7 3 7 31
Bearcats
10
3
3 8 0 24
at Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio
Date : Saturday, September 16, 2023Game time : 7:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind : 5 mphGame attendance : 38,193Referee : Matt PackowskiTV announcers (ESPN+) : Sean Kenney (play-by-play) and Brad Hopkins (analyst)Pregame line : Cincinnati by 14.5 • FPI odds to winGame summary :
Game information
First quarter (14:45) M-OH - Gage Larvadain 79-yard pass from Brett Gabbert (Graham Nicholson kick) - 7-0 Miami (OH), Drive: 1 play, 79 yards, 0:11
(11:47) CIN - Corey Kiner 4-yard run (Carter Brown kick) - 7-7, Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:58
(1:40) CIN - Carter Brown 28-yard field goal - 10-7 Cincinnati, Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 4:48 Second quarter (9:22) M-OH - Javon Tracy 17-yard pass from Brett Gabbert (Graham Nicholson kick) - 14-10 Miami (OH), Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 7:12
(1:52) CIN - Carter Brown 23-yard field goal - 14-13 Miami (OH), Drive: 16 plays, 79 yards, 7:23 Third quarter (7:23) CIN - Carter Brown 23-yard field goal - 16-14 Cincinnati, Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 4:21
(3:01) M-OH - Kevin Davis 1-yard run (Graham Nicholson kick) - 21-16 Miami (OH), Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:22 Fourth quarter (13:52) CIN - Emory Jones 17-yard run (Emory Jones two-point pass to Chamon Metayer) - 24-21 Cincinnati, Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:09
(5:10) M-OH - Graham Nicholson 20-yard field goal - 24-24, Drive: 7 plays, 88 yards, 3:09 Overtime (1OT) M-OH - Joe Wilkins Jr. 8-yard pass from Brett Gabbert (Graham Nicholson kick) - 31-24 Miami (OH), Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards
Statistics
MIA
CIN
First downs
16
30
Plays–yards
49-358
93-538
Rushes–yards
29-121
57-273
Passing yards
237
265
Passing: comp –att –int
12-20-1
18-34-2
Time of possession
23:42
36:18
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Miami (OH)
Passing
Brett Gabbert
12/20, 237 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Brett Gabbert
9 carries, 75 yards
Receiving
Gage Larvadain
1 reception, 79 yards, 1 TD
Cincinnati
Passing
Emory Jones 18/34, 265 yards, 2 INT
Rushing
Ryan Montgomery
20 carries, 104 yards
Receiving
Xzavier Henderson 12 receptions, 140 yards
Bowling Green
Game Six – Bowling Green Falcons (2–3) at Miami RedHawks (4–1) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Bowling Green
0
0
0 0 0
Miami (OH) 7
7
10 3 27
at Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH
Date : Saturday, October 7, 2023Game time : 3:30 p.m. EDT Game weather : Cloudy, 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind: NW 14 mph (23 km/h)Game attendance : 19,047Referee : William WilliamsTV announcers (ESPN+ ) : David Wilson, Marcus Ray
Game information
First quarter (03:29) MIA – Rashad Amos 1-yard run (Graham Nicholson kick) (Drive: 17 plays, 75 yards, 11:31; Miami 7-0 ) Second quarter (00:52) MIA – Nate Muersch 2-yard pass from Brett Gabbert (Graham Nicholson kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 3:53; Miami 14-0 ) Third quarter (03:33) MIA – Kenny Tracy 39-yard pass from Brett Gabbert (Graham Nicholson kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 5:17; Miami 21-0 )
(00:09) MIA – Graham Nicholson 52-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:34; Miami 24-0 ) Fourth quarter (03:21) MIA – Graham Nicholson 30-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 51 yards, 9:54; Miami 27-0 )
Statistics
Bowling Green
Miami
First downs
9
20
Plays–yards
135
356
Rushes–yards
19–63
47–186
Passing yards
72
170
Passing: comp –att –int
11–23–1
15–18–0
Time of possession
20:31
39:29
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Bowling Green
Passing
Connor Bazelak 8/17, 64 yards, 1 INT
Rushing
Terion Stewart 8 carries, 63 yards
Receiving
Odieu Hiliare
4 receptions, 27 yards
Miami
Passing
Brett Gabbert
15/18, 170 yards, 2 TDS
Rushing
Kenny Tracy
11 carries, 58 yards
Receiving
Joe Wilkins
6 receptions, 70 yards
at Ohio
Game Nine – Miami RedHawks (6–2) vs. Ohio Bobcats (6–2)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Miami 0
13
10 7 30
Ohio
9
0
0 7 16
at Peden Stadium • Athens, Ohio
Game information
First Quarter (09:57) OHIO - Sieh Bangura 2 yd Run (Gianni Spetic PAT blocked) 6 plays, 79 yards, TOP 03:04 (OHIO 6–0)
(01:28) OHIO - Gianni Spetic 33 yd Field Goal 14 plays, 49 yards, TOP 06:35 (OHIO 9–0) Second Quarter (12:11) M–OH - Graham Nicholson 26 yd Field Goal 4 plays, 2 yards, TOP 01:15 (OHIO 9–3)
(04:20) M–OH - Graham Nicholson 40 yd Field Goal 9 plays, 36 yards, TOP 05:20 (OHIO 9–6)
(01:21) M–OH - Rashad Amos 1 yd Run (Graham Nicholson Kick) 4 plays, 80 yards, TOP 01:24 (M–OH 13–9) Third Quarter (11:22) M–OH - Graham Nicholson 32 yd Field Goal 4 plays, 5 yards, TOP 02:04 (M–OH 16–9)
(01:21) M–OH - Aveon Smith 3 yd Run (Graham Nicholson Kick) 5 plays, 60 yards, TOP 02:21 (M–OH 23–9) Fourth Quarter (11:13) M–OH - Kevin Davis 46 yd pass from Aveon Smith (Graham Nicholson Kick) 7 plays, 72 yards, TOP 03:58 (M–OH 30–9)
(07:56) OHIO - Tyler Walton 1 Yd pass from Kurtis Rourke (Gianni Spetic Kick) 11 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:17 (M–OH 30–16)
Statistics
Miami
Ohio
First downs
14
19
Total yards
291
363
Rushes/yards
45/188
26/50
Passing yards
103
313
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
7–11–0
25–39–0
Time of possession
32:19
27:41
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Miami Passing
Aveon Smith
7/11, 103 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Rashad Amos
21 rushes, 163 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Kevin Davis
3 receptions, 61 yards, 1 TD
Ohio Passing
Kurtis Rourke 25/39, 313 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Sieh Bangura
9 rushes, 38 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Sam Wiglusz 5 receptions, 79 yards
Awards and honors
Individual yearly awards
Weekly individual awards
MAC weekly honors
Award
Player
Position
Award
Week 1
Alec Bevelhimer
P
Special Teams Player of the Week
Week 3
Week 12
Michael Dowell
DB
Defensive Player of the Week
Week 2
Brett Gabbert
QB
Offensive Player of the Week
Week 3
Week 7
Week 2
Gage Larvadain
WR
Offensive Player of the Week
Week 2
Graham Nicholson
PK
Special Teams Player of the Week
Week 4
Week 7
Week 9/10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 3
Matt Salopek
LB
Defensive Co-Player of the Week
Week 9/10
Defensive Player of the Week
All-Americans
All-MAC
Player
Position
1st/2nd/3rd Team
Rashad Amos
RB
3rd team
Alec Bevelhimer
P
2nd team
Brett Gabbert
QB
3rd team
Reid Holskey
OL
2nd team
Will Jados
OL
2nd team
Cade McDonald
RS
2nd team
Graham Nicholson
PK
1st team
Matt Salopek
LB
1st team
Brian Ugwu
DL
2nd team
Caiden Woullard
DL
1st team
Source:[citation needed
NCAA Recognized All-American Honors
Player
AFCA FWAA [ 9] TSN Designation
Graham Nicholson (PK)2nd team
Consensus
The NCAA recognizes a selection to all five of the AFCA, FWAA and TSN first teams for unanimous selections and three of five for consensus selections. HM = Honorable mention. Source: [ 9]
Other All-American Honors
Player
Athletic[ 9]
Athlon
BR
CFN[ 9]
ESPN
FOX Sports
Phil Steele
SI[ 9]
USA Today[ 9]
Graham Nicholson (PK)
1st team
1st team
1st team
1st team
References
^ "Chuck Martin" . Miami University Athletics . Retrieved January 5, 2023 .^ "Miami clinches East Division title, MAC Championship game berth" . Butler County Journal-News. November 20, 2023. Retrieved November 16, 2023 .^ "Toledo football clinches MAC West title, punches ticket to conference championship game" . WTOL. November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2023 .^ Rubenstein, Alan. "Miami (Ohio) starting QB Brett Gabbert to miss remainder of 2023 season following leg surgery" . CBS Sports . Retrieved October 27, 2023 . ^ "Miami (Ohio) beats No. 23 Toledo 23-14 to win MAC championship" . CBS Sports. December 2, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2023 .^ Clark, Dave (December 3, 2023). "Miami University RedHawks' Cure Bowl game vs Appalachian State to be shown on ABC" . cincinnati.com . Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved December 8, 2023 . ^ "MAC football preseason poll: Toledo picked to win conference championship; BGSU tabbed to finish fourth in MAC East" . wtol.com . WTOL 11. July 20, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023 .^ "2023 Miami (Ohio) football schedule" . fbschedules.com .^ a b c d e f g h i "Nicholson Awards Continue to Roll In" . miamiredhawks.com. December 11, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2023 .
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