2020 Miami RedHawks football team

The 2020 Miami RedHawks football team represented Miami University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by seventh-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.

2020 Miami RedHawks football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East Division
2020 record	2–1 (2–1 MAC)
Head coach	Chuck Martin (7th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Eric Koehler (7th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	George Barnett (7th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	John Hauser (5th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Spence Nowinsky (3rd season)
Home stadium	Yager Stadium (Capacity: 24,286)

2020 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 25 Buffalo xy		5	–	0					6	–	1
Kent State		3	–	1					3	–	1
Ohio		2	–	1					2	–	1
Miami (OH)		2	–	1					2	–	1
Akron		1	–	5					1	–	5
Bowling Green		0	–	5					0	–	5
West Division
No. 23 Ball State xy$		5	–	1					7	–	1
Western Michigan		4	–	2					4	–	2
Toledo		4	–	2					4	–	2
Central Michigan		3	–	3					3	–	3
Eastern Michigan		2	–	4					2	–	4
Northern Illinois		0	–	6					0	–	6
Championship: Ball State 38, Buffalo 28
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Note: Due to COVID-19, the Mid-American suspended the season on August 8, but later decided to begin play on November 4.[1] Rankings from AP Poll.

Previous season

The RedHawks finished the 2019 season 8–6, 6–2 in MAC play to finish as champions of the East Division. They represented the East Division in the MAC Championship Game where they defeated West Division champion Central Michigan to become MAC champions for the first time since 2010. They were invited to the LendingTree Bowl where they lost to Louisiana.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Chuck Bednarik Award[2]	Sterling Weatherford	DB	RS JR
Jim Thorpe Award[3]	Emmanuel Rugamba	DB	RS SR
	Sterling Weatherford	DB	RS JR
Outland Trophy[4]	Tommy Doyle	OL	RS SR
Wuerffel Trophy[5]	Jack Sorenson	WR	RS SR

MAC media poll

Schedule

Miami had a game scheduled against Arkansas–Pine Bluff, but it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 4	7:00 p.m.	Ball State	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	CBSSN	W 38–31	0
November 10	7:00 p.m.	at Buffalo	UB Stadium Buffalo, NY	ESPN	L 10–42	0
November 28	1:00 p.m.	at Akron	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN3	W 38–7	0
Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings (after November 24) released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. Wells, Adam (September 25, 2020). "MAC Approves 6-Game College Football Schedule Beginning November 4". Bleacher Report. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
2. "2020 Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List". July 13, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
3. "The Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame and Jim Thorpe Association are proud to reveal The Paycom Jim Thorpe Award 2020 Preseason Watch List". July 20, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
4. "2020 Outland Trophy Watch List Unveiled". July 21, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
5. "The Wuerffel Trophy 2020 Watch List (Non AP)". July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
6. Visser, David (July 21, 2020). "SWAC Suspends Fall Football Season". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
7. "2020 Miami (Ohio) Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 9, 2020.