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
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East Division
2017 record	5–7 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach	Chuck Martin (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Eric Koehler (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	George Barnett (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Matt Pawlowski (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	John Hauser (2nd season)
Home stadium	Yager 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 Martin	Head Coach
George Barnett	Associate Head Coach/Co-Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Coach
Eric Koehler	Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach
Matt Pawlowski	Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach
John Hauser	Co-Defensive Coordinator/Cornerbacks Coach
Bill Brechin	Wide Receivers/Returns Coach
Joe Palcic	Safeties/Punting Coach
Corey Brown	Defensive Line Coach
Israel Woolfork	Running Backs/Kickoffs Coach
Pat Welsh	Tight Ends Coach

Source:[4]

Schedule

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:30 p.m.	at Marshall*	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	STADIUM	L 26–31	22,463
September 9	3:30 p.m.	Austin Peay*	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN3	W 31–10	15,960
September 16	8:00 p.m.	Cincinnati*	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH (Victory Bell)	FOX 19	L 17–21	21,811
September 23	3:30 p.m.	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN3	W 31–14	17,193
September 30	5:00 p.m.	at No. 22 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBCSN	L 17–52	77,622
October 7	2:30 p.m.	Bowling Green	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN3	L 29–37	22,428
October 14	3:30 p.m.	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN3	L 14–17	20,537
October 21	2:30 p.m.	Buffalo	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN3	W 24–14	13,803
October 31	8:00 p.m.	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH (Battle of the Bricks)	ESPN2	L 28–45	18,096
November 7	7:30 p.m.	Akron	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN2	W 24–14	12,813
November 15	7:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	CBSSN	L 24–27	11,851
November 21	7:00 p.m.	at Ball State	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN3	W 28–7	5,374
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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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. "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.