2024 Miami RedHawks football team

2024 Miami RedHawks football
2024 Miami RedHawks football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	0–3 (0–0 MAC)
Head coach	Chuck Martin (11th season);
Offensive coordinator	Pat Welsh (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Bill Brechin (3rd season)
Home stadium	Yager Stadium
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Buffalo	1	–	0	3	–	1
Central Michigan	1	–	0	2	–	2
Eastern Michigan	0	–	0	3	–	1
Toledo	0	–	0	3	–	1
Ohio	0	–	0	2	–	2
Bowling Green	0	–	0	1	–	2
Western Michigan	0	–	0	1	–	2
Akron	0	–	0	1	–	3
Miami (OH)	0	–	0	0	–	3
Kent State	0	–	0	0	–	4
Ball State	0	–	1	1	–	2
Northern Illinois	0	–	1	2	–	1
Championship: December 7, 2024
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of September 28, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 Miami RedHawks football team will represent Miami University in the Mid-American Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The RedHawks are led by Chuck Martin in his eleventh year as the head coach. The RedHawks will play home games at Yager Stadium, located in Oxford, Ohio.^[1]

Preseason

Preseason polls

Coaches Poll

On July 19 the MAC announced the preseason coaches poll. Miami was picked to finish first in the conference. They received ten votes to win the MAC Championship.^[2]^[3]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
MAC Coaches poll
1	Miami	119 (9)
2	Toledo	109 (3)
T3	Bowling Green	92
T3	Northern Illinois	92
5	Ohio	81
6	Eastern Michigan	64
7	Western Michigan	60
8	Central Michigan	59
9	Ball State	42
10	Buffalo	37
11	Akron	24
12	Kent State	13

Predicted finish	Team	Votes
Coaches poll (MAC Championship)
1	Miami	10
2	Toledo	2

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	3:30 p.m.	at Northwestern*	Martin Stadium Evanston, IL	BTN	L 6–13	12,023
September 14	12:00 p.m.	Cincinnati*	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH (Victory Bell)	ESPNU	L 16–27	24,717
September 21	3:30 p.m.	at No. 17 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN	NBC	L 3–28	77,622
September 28	3:30 p.m.	UMass*	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN+
October 5	3:30 p.m.	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN+
October 12		at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI
October 19		Ohio	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH (Battle of the Bricks)
October 26		Central Michigan	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH
November 5	8:00 p.m.	at Ball State	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN (Red Bird Rivalry)	ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU
November 13	7:00 p.m.	Kent State	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN2/ESPNU/CBSSN
November 19	7:00 p.m./7:30 p.m./8:00 p.m.	Northern Illinois	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU/CBSSN
November 29	12:00 p.m.	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ESPNU/CBSSN
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	—	—	—
Coaches	RV	—	—
CFP	Not released																Not released

Source: AP -^[5]

Coaches -^[6]

Game summaries

at Northwestern

Cincinnati

Game Two – Cincinnati Bearcats (1–1) at Miami RedHawks (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearcats	3	7	7	10	27
RedHawks	0	3	7	6	16

at Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH

Date: September 14, 2024
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C)
Game attendance: 24,717
Referee: Luke Richmond
TV announcers (ESPNU): Matt Schumacker (play-by-play) and Dustin Fox (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(3:27) CIN – Nathan Hawks 55-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 26 yards, 2:58; Cincinnati 3–0)

Second quarter

(14:13) MIA – Dom Dzioban 30-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 4:13; Tied 3–3)
(10:37) CIN – Joe Royer 3-yard pass from Brendan Sorsby, Nathan Hawks kick (Drive: 1 play, 3 yards, 0:00; Cincinnati 10–3)

Third quarter

(7:38) CIN – Corey Kiner 1-yard run, Nathan Hawks kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 7:22; Cincinnati 17–3)
(5:32) MIA – Reggie Virgil 58-yard pass from Brett Gabbert, Dom Dzioban kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:06; Cincinnati 17–10)

Fourth quarter

(13:01) CIN – Evan Pryor 65-yard run, Nathan Hawks kick (Drive: 1 play, 65 yards, 0:13; Cincinnati 24–10)
(07:57) – Cade McDonald 7-yard pass from Brett Gabbert (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:04; Cincinnati 24–16)
(0:59) CIN – Nathan Hawks 50-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 2:44; Cincinnati 27–16)

Statistics	CIN	MIA
First downs	20	15
Total yards	401	380
Rushing yards	215	24
Passing yards	186	356
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	21-34-0	25-39-1
Time of possession	31:29	28:31

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cincinnati	Passing	Brendan Sorsby	21/34, 186 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Corey Kiner	21 carries, 126 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Xzavier Henderson	10 receptions, 108 yards
Miami (OH)	Passing	Brett Gabbert	23/25. 339 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Kevin Davis	3 carries, 14 yards
	Receiving	Cade McDonald	8 receptions, 135 yards, 1 TD

at No. 17 Notre Dame

Game Three – Miami RedHawks (0–2) vs. No. 17 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	0	3	0	0	3
No. 17 Fighting Irish	0	14	7	7	28

at Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana

Date: September 21, 2024
Game time: 3:30 PM
Game weather: Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Wind: SW 3 MPH • Weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 77,622
Referee: Gary Patterson
TV announcers (NBC): Dan Hicks (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), and Zora Stephenson (sideline reporter)

Game information

Second quarter

(12:32) MIA – Dom Dzioban 26-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 4:09; Miami (OH) 3–0)
(3:33) ND – Riley Leonard 8-yard rush, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 10 plays, 87 yards, 4:59; Notre Dame 7–3)
(1:05) ND – Beaux Collins 38-yard pass from Riley Leonard, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 0:56; Notre Dame 14–3)

Third quarter

(4:17) ND – Jeremiyah Love 15-yard rush, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:00; Notre Dame 21–3)

Fourth quarter

(5:39) ND – Riley Leonard 50-yard rush, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 2:34; Notre Dame 28–3)

Statistics	MIA	ND
First downs	17	24
Total yards	229	428
Rushes/yards	28–110	36–270
Passing yards	119	158
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14–36–2	17–28–0
Time of possession	29:54	30:06

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Miami (OH)	Passing	Brett Gabbert	14/35, 119 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Keyon Mozee	6 carries, 36 yards
	Receiving	Cade McDonald	4 receptions, 52 yards
Notre Dame	Passing	Riley Leonard	16/25, 154 yards, TD
	Rushing	Riley Leonard	12 carries, 143 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Beaux Collins	4 receptions, 60 yards, TD

UMass

Game Four – UMass Minutemen (1–3) at Miami RedHawks (0–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	0	0	0	0	0
RedHawks	0	0	0	0	0

at Yager Stadium, Oxford, Ohio

Date: September 28, 2024
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
TV announcers (ESPN+): Doug Sherman (play-by-play) and Forrest Conoly (analyst)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MASS	MOH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UMass	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Miami (OH)	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Toledo

at Eastern Michigan

Game Six – Miami RedHawks (0–0) vs Eastern Michigan Eagles (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Miami (OH)	0	0	0	0	0
Eastern Michigan	0	0	0	0	0

at Rynearson Stadium, Ypsilanti, Michigan

Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
Game time: TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MIA	EMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Miami (OH)	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Eastern Michigan	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

^ "2023 Football Coaching Staff". Miami University RedHawks. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
^ "Miami Selected as Favorites in Head Coaches Preseason Football Poll". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
^ "MAC football preseason poll: Toledo picked 2nd, BGSU 3rd". wtol.com. WTOL 11. July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
^ "2024 Miami (Ohio) Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
^ "AP Top 25 College Football Poll". AP News. August 12, 2024.
^ "US LBM Coaches Poll: August 5, 2024". USA Today. August 5, 2024.

[1] "2023 Football Coaching Staff". Miami University RedHawks. Retrieved January 29, 2024.

[2] "Miami Selected as Favorites in Head Coaches Preseason Football Poll". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.

[3] "MAC football preseason poll: Toledo picked 2nd, BGSU 3rd". wtol.com. WTOL 11. July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.

[4] "2024 Miami (Ohio) Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 29, 2024.

[5] "AP Top 25 College Football Poll". AP News. August 12, 2024.

[6] "US LBM Coaches Poll: August 5, 2024". USA Today. August 5, 2024.

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