2018 Miami RedHawks football team

2018 Miami RedHawks football
2018 Miami RedHawks football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East Division
Record	6–6 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach	Chuck Martin (5th season);
Co-offensive coordinator	George Barnett (5th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Eric Koehler (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Co-defensive coordinator	John Hauser (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Spence Nowinsky (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Yager Stadium
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

2018 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Buffalo x	7	–	1	10	–	4
Miami (OH)	6	–	2	6	–	6
Ohio	6	–	2	9	–	4
Akron	2	–	6	4	–	8
Bowling Green	2	–	6	3	–	9
Kent State	1	–	7	2	–	10
West Division
Northern Illinois x$	6	–	2	8	–	6
Western Michigan	5	–	3	7	–	6
Eastern Michigan	5	–	3	7	–	6
Toledo	5	–	3	7	–	6
Ball State	3	–	5	4	–	8
Central Michigan	0	–	8	1	–	11
Championship: Northern Illinois 30, Buffalo 29
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions

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.

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	Total
Thundering Herd	14	7	7	7	35
RedHawks	0	7	7	14	28

Vs. Cincinnati

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

At Minnesota

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

At Bowling Green

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

Western Michigan

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

At Akron

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

Kent State

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

At Army

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
RedHawks	0	7	0	14	3	6	30
Black Knights	7	7	7	0	3	7	31

At Buffalo

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

Ohio

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

At Northern Illinois

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

Ball State

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

13th game proposal

Miami was one of four bowl-eligible teams that did not receive a bowl game invitation. The university unsuccessfully attempted to schedule a 13th game with Louisiana-Monroe, which also did not go to a bowl.^[11]