American college football season
The 2018 Miami RedHawks football team represented Miami University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season . They were led by fifth-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 6–6, 6–2 in MAC play to finish in a tie for second place in the East division. Despite being bowl eligible, they were not invited to a bowl game.
Preseason [ edit ] Award watch lists [ edit ] Listed in the order that they were released
Preseason media poll [ edit ] The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 24, 2018, with the RedHawks predicted to finish in third place in the East Division.[9]
East Division Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Ohio 140 (21) 2 Buffalo 112 (1) 3 Miami 95 (2) 4 Akron 74 5 Bowling Green 58 6 Kent State 25
Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 1 3:30 p.m. Marshall * ESPN+ L 28–3515,827 September 8 8:00 p.m. vs. Cincinnati * ESPN3 /FOX 19 L 0–2116,062 September 15 3:30 p.m. at Minnesota * BTN L 3–2641,162 September 22 3:00 p.m. at Bowling Green ESPN+ W 38–2314,380 September 29 3:30 p.m. Western Michigan ESPN+ L 39–4015,012 October 6 3:30 p.m. at Akron ESPN+ W 41–1722,437 October 13 2:30 p.m. Kent State ESPN+ W 31–65,003 October 20 12:00 p.m. at Army * CBSSN L 30–31 2OT 38,016 8:00 p.m. at Buffalo ESPN2 L 42–5115,682 7:00 p.m. Ohio ESPNU W 30–2815,975 8:00 p.m. at Northern Illinois ESPNU W 13–74,878 7:00 p.m. Ball State ESPN+ W 42–2117,639 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries [ edit ] Marshall [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Thundering Herd 14 7 7 7 35 RedHawks 0 7 7 14 28
Vs. Cincinnati [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total RedHawks 0 0 0 0 0 Bearcats 7 0 0 14 21
At Minnesota [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total RedHawks 0 3 0 0 3 Golden Gophers 7 12 7 0 26
At Bowling Green [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total RedHawks 7 17 7 7 38 Falcons 0 3 0 20 23
Western Michigan [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Broncos 14 0 13 13 40 RedHawks 17 10 6 6 39
At Akron [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total RedHawks 0 14 10 17 41 Zips 0 10 7 0 17
Kent State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Golden Flashes 0 0 0 6 6 RedHawks 0 21 10 0 31
At Army [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 OT 2OT Total RedHawks 0 7 0 14 3 6 30 Black Knights 7 7 7 0 3 7 31
At Buffalo [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total RedHawks 14 7 21 0 42 Bulls 14 14 14 9 51
1 2 3 4 Total Bobcats 7 0 7 14 28 RedHawks 7 21 0 2 30
At Northern Illinois [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total RedHawks 0 3 10 0 13 Huskies 0 0 7 0 7
Ball State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 14 7 0 0 21 RedHawks 7 14 14 7 42
13th game proposal [ edit ] Miami was one of four bowl-eligible teams that did not receive a bowl game invitation. The university unsuccessfully attempted to schedule a 13th game with Louisiana-Monroe , which also did not go to a bowl.[11]
References [ edit ] ^ "Rimington Trophy Press Release" . May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018 . ^ "2018 Maxwell Award Watch List" . July 16, 2018. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018 . ^ "2018 Doak Walker Award Candidates" . July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018 . ^ "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List" . July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018 . ^ "2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF) . July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018 . ^ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List" . July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018 . ^ "Watch List for 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award ® Presented by A. O. Smith Announced" . August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018 . ^ "Manning Award: See which quarterbacks made the preseason watch list for 2018" . August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018 . ^ "NIU & Ohio Picked as Divisional Winners in 2018 MAC Football Media Preseason Poll" . ^ Miami (OH) RedHawks 2018 football schedule . FBSchedules.com . Retrieved April 9, 2018. ^ Vinel, Chris (December 4, 2018). "Miami football done for season" . The Miami Student . Retrieved December 2, 2019 .
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