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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.
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] 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]
September 26:30 p.m.at Marshall *
STADIUM L 26–31 Austin Peay *
ESPN3 W 31–10 Cincinnati *
FOX 19 L 17–21 Central Michigan
ESPN3W 31–14 Notre Dame *
NBCSN L 17–52 Bowling Green
ESPN3L 29–37 Kent State
ESPN3L 14–17 Buffalo
ESPN3W 24–14 Ohio
ESPN2 L 28–45 Akron
ESPN2W 24–14 Eastern Michigan
CBSSN L 24–27 Ball State
ESPN3W 28–7
Template:CFB Schedule End
Source:[6]
Game summaries at Marshall
1
2
3
4
Total
RedHawks
3
10
7
6
26
Thundering Herd
7
14
7
3
31
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
30–12–1
2014
MARSH, 42–27
Austin Peay
1
2
3
4
Total
Governors
7
0
3
0
10
RedHawks
7
14
0
10
31
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
First meeting
Cincinnati
1
2
3
4
Total
Bearcats
3
0
0
18
21
RedHawks
7
0
7
3
17
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
59–55–7
2016
CIN, 37–33
at Central Michigan
1
2
3
4
Total
RedHawks
14
14
3
0
31
Chippewas
0
14
0
0
14
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
13–13–1
2016
MIA, 37–17
at Notre Dame
1
2
3
4
Total
RedHawks
7
7
3
0
17
No. 22 Fighting Irish
28
17
0
7
52
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
First meeting
Bowling Green
1
2
3
4
Total
Falcons
3
14
7
13
37
RedHawks
6
13
10
0
29
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
43–23–5
2016
MIA, 40–26
at Kent State
1
2
3
4
Total
RedHawks
0
14
0
0
14
Golden Flashes
0
3
14
0
17
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
48–16
2016
MIA, 18–14
Buffalo
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulls
0
7
0
7
14
RedHawks
10
0
14
0
24
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
13–6
2016
MIA, 25–24
at Ohio
1
2
3
4
Total
RedHawks
14
7
7
0
28
Bobcats
14
14
7
10
45
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
53–38–2
2016
OHIO, 17–7
Akron
1
2
3
4
Total
Zips
7
0
0
7
14
RedHawks
7
3
14
0
24
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
16–9–1
2016
AKR, 35–13
Eastern Michigan
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
7
6
14
0
27
RedHawks
0
17
0
7
24
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
19–4
2016
MIA, 28–15
at Ball State
1
2
3
4
Total
RedHawks
14
14
0
0
28
Cardinals
0
0
0
7
7
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
17–12–1
2016
MIA, 21–20
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