2017 Miami RedHawks football team

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.

2017 Miami RedHawks football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
2017 record5–7 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorEric Koehler (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorGeorge Barnett (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorMatt Pawlowski (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJohn Hauser (2nd season)
Home stadiumYager Stadium
(Capacity: 24,286)
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  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

Previous season

The RedHawks finished the 2016 season 6–7, 6–2 in MAC play to finish in a tie for the East Division championship with Ohio. Due to their head-to-head loss to Ohio, they did not represent the East Division in the MAC Championship Game. They were invited to the St. Petersburg Bowl where they lost to Mississippi State.[1]

Miami became the first team in FBS history to start the regular season 0–6 and finish the regular season at 6–6.[2]

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.[3] 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:[4]

Schedule

Miami announced their 2017 football schedule on March 1, 2017.[5]

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*
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
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[6]

Game summaries

at Marshall
1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 3 10 7 6 26
Thundering Herd 7 14 7 3 31
See also: 2017 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

Austin Peay
1 2 3 4 Total
Governors 7 0 3 0 10
RedHawks 7 14 0 10 31
See also: 2017 Austin Peay Governors football team

Cincinnati
1 2 3 4 Total
Bearcats 3 0 0 18 21
RedHawks 7 0 7 3 17
See also: 2017 Cincinnati Bearcats football team and Victory Bell (Cincinnati–Miami)

at Central Michigan
1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 14 14 3 0 31
Chippewas 0 14 0 0 14
See also: 2017 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

at Notre Dame
1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 7 7 3 0 17
No. 22 Fighting Irish 28 17 0 7 52
See also: 2017 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

Bowling Green
1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 3 14 7 13 37
RedHawks 6 13 10 0 29
See also: 2017 Bowling Green Falcons football team

at Kent State
1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 0 14 0 0 14
Golden Flashes 0 3 14 0 17
See also: 2017 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

Buffalo
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 0 7 0 7 14
RedHawks 10 0 14 0 24
See also: 2017 Buffalo Bulls football team

at Ohio
1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 14 7 7 0 28
Bobcats 14 14 7 10 45
See also: 2017 Ohio Bobcats football team and Battle of the Bricks

Akron
1 2 3 4 Total
Zips 7 0 0 7 14
RedHawks 7 3 14 0 24
See also: 2017 Akron Zips football team

Eastern Michigan
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 6 14 0 27
RedHawks 0 17 0 7 24
See also: 2017 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

at Ball State
1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 14 14 0 0 28
Cardinals 0 0 0 7 7
See also: 2017 Ball State Cardinals football team

References
  1. "Mississippi State beats Miami (Ohio) in St. Petersburg Bowl: Box score, recap". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  2. "Miami (Ohio) becomes the first team in FBS history to win six straight after 0-6 start". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  3. "MAC Football 2017: Toledo, Ohio University picked as division winners in preseason poll". cleveland.com. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  4. Football Coaching Staff. MiamiRedHawks.com. Miami University RedHawks Athletics. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  5. Football Announces 2017 Schedule. March 1, 2017. MiamiRedHawks.com. Miami University RedHawks Athletics. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  6. Miami (OH) RedHawks 2017 football schedule. FBSchedules.com'. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
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