American college football season
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.
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 .[ 1] They received one vote to win the MAC Championship Game .
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:[ 2]
Miami announced their 2017 football schedule on March 1, 2017.[ 3]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 2 6:30 p.m. at Marshall * STADIUM L 26–3122,463
September 9 3:30 p.m. Austin Peay * ESPN3 W 31–1015,960
September 16 8:00 p.m. Cincinnati * FOX 19 L 17–2121,811
September 23 3:30 p.m. at Central Michigan ESPN3 W 31–1417,193
September 30 5:00 p.m. at No. 22 Notre Dame * NBCSN L 17–5277,622
October 7 2:30 p.m. Bowling Green ESPN3 L 29–3722,428
October 14 3:30 p.m. at Kent State ESPN3 L 14–1720,537
October 21 2:30 p.m. Buffalo ESPN3 W 24–1413,803
8:00 p.m. at Ohio ESPN2 L 28–4518,096
7:30 p.m. Akron ESPN2 W 24–1412,813
7:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan CBSSN L 24–2711,851
7:00 p.m. at Ball State ESPN3 W 28–75,374
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
[ 4]
1
2
3
4
Total
RedHawks
3
10
7
6
26
Thundering Herd
7
14
7
3
31
1
2
3
4
Total
Governors
7
0
3
0
10
RedHawks
7
14
0
10
31
1
2
3
4
Total
Bearcats
3
0
0
18
21
RedHawks
7
0
7
3
17
At Central Michigan [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
RedHawks
14
14
3
0
31
Chippewas
0
14
0
0
14
1
2
3
4
Total
RedHawks
7
7
3
0
17
No. 22 Fighting Irish
28
17
0
7
52
1
2
3
4
Total
Falcons
3
14
7
13
37
RedHawks
6
13
10
0
29
1
2
3
4
Total
RedHawks
0
14
0
0
14
Golden Flashes
0
3
14
0
17
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulls
0
7
0
7
14
RedHawks
10
0
14
0
24
1
2
3
4
Total
RedHawks
14
7
7
0
28
Bobcats
14
14
7
10
45
1
2
3
4
Total
Zips
7
0
0
7
14
RedHawks
7
3
14
0
24
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
7
6
14
0
27
RedHawks
0
17
0
7
24
1
2
3
4
Total
RedHawks
14
14
0
0
28
Cardinals
0
0
0
7
7
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