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2018 Miami RedHawks football Conference Mid-American Conference Division East Division 2018 record 6–6 (6–2 MAC) Head coach Co-offensive coordinator Eric Koehler (5th season) Co-offensive coordinator George Barnett (5th season) Co-defensive coordinator John Hauser (3rd season) Co-defensive coordinator Spence Nowinsky (1st season) Home stadium Yager Stadium (Capacity: 24,286)Seasons
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
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]
East Division
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
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 * ESPN+ L 28–3515,827
September 8 8:00 p.m. vs. Cincinnati * ESPN3 /FOX 19 L 0–2116,062
September 15 3:30 p.m. at Minnesota * BTN L 3–2641,162
September 22 3:00 p.m. at Bowling Green ESPN+ W 38–2314,380
September 29 3:30 p.m. Western Michigan ESPN+ L 39–4015,012
October 6 3:30 p.m. at Akron ESPN+ W 41–1722,437
October 13 2:30 p.m. Kent State ESPN+ W 31–65,003
October 20 12:00 p.m. at Army * CBSSN L 30–31 2OT 38,016
8:00 p.m. at Buffalo ESPN2 L 42–5115,682
7:00 p.m. Ohio ESPNU W 30–2815,975
8:00 p.m. at Northern Illinois ESPNU W 13–74,878
7:00 p.m. Ball State ESPN+ W 42–2117,639
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings 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]
References [ ]
^ "Rimington Trophy Press Release" . May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018 .
^ "2018 Maxwell Award Watch List" . July 16, 2018. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018 .
^ "2018 Doak Walker Award Candidates" . July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018 .
^ "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List" . July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018 .
^ "2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF) . July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018 .
^ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List" . July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018 .
^ "Watch List for 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award ® Presented by A. O. Smith Announced" . August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018 .
^ "Manning Award: See which quarterbacks made the preseason watch list for 2018" . August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018 .
^ "NIU & Ohio Picked as Divisional Winners in 2018 MAC Football Media Preseason Poll" .
^ Miami (OH) RedHawks 2018 football schedule . FBSchedules.com . Retrieved April 9, 2018.
^ Vinel, Chris (2018-12-04). "Miami football done for season" . The Miami Student . Retrieved 2019-12-02 .
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