2012 Miami RedHawks football team

The 2012 Miami RedHawks football team represented Miami University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Don Treadwell and played their home games at Yager Stadium. They were a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the East Division.

2012 Miami RedHawks football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
2012 record	4–8 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach	Don Treadwell (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	John Klacik (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jay Peterson (1st season)
Home stadium	Yager Stadium (Capacity: 24,286)

2012 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Kent State x		8	–	0					11	–	3
Bowling Green		6	–	2					8	–	5
Ohio		4	–	4					9	–	4
Buffalo		3	–	5					4	–	8
Miami		3	–	5					4	–	8
UMass		1	–	7					1	–	11
Akron		0	–	8					1	–	11
West Division
No. 22 Northern Illinois x$		8	–	0					12	–	2
Toledo		6	–	2					9	–	4
Ball State		6	–	2					9	–	4
Central Michigan		4	–	4					7	–	6
Western Michigan		2	–	6					4	–	8
Eastern Michigan		1	–	7					2	–	10
Championship: Northern Illinois 44, Kent State 37
$ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria x – Division champion/co-champions UMass not eligible for conference title or bowl game as part of FBS transition Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	12:00 p.m.	at Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	BTN	L 10–56	105,039
September 8	1:00 p.m.	Southern Illinois*	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN3	W 30–14	17,725
September 15	4:00 p.m.	at Boise State*	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	NBCSN	L 12–39	34,178
September 22	12:00 p.m.	UMass	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN+/ESPN3	W 27–16	15,159
September 29	2:00 p.m.	at Akron	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN3	W 56–49	8,211
October 6	7:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (117th Battle for the Victory Bell)	FSOHIO	L 14–52	35,097
October 13	3:30 p.m.	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	BCSN/ESPN3	L 12–37	17,071
October 27	3:30 p.m.	No. 23 Ohio	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	STO	W 23–20	19,326
November 3	12:00 p.m.	at Buffalo	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY		L 24–27	10,817
November 10	1:00 p.m.	Kent State	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	STO	L 32–48	13,301
November 17	1:00 p.m.	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI		L 16–30	7,223
November 23	1:00 p.m.	Ball State	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH		L 24–31	8,154
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

@ Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	3	0	7	0	10
Buckeyes	0	21	14	21	56

See also: 2012 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–4	2005	OSU, 34–14

Southern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	7	0	0	7	14
RedHawks	7	7	10	6	30

See also: 2012 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
	First Meeting

@ Boise State

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	0	9	0	3	12
Broncos	8	7	21	3	39

See also: 2012 Boise State Broncos football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2009	BSU, 48–0

Massachusetts

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	0	3	7	6	16
RedHawks	0	14	7	6	27

See also: 2012 UMass Minutemen football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
	First meeting

@ Akron

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	13	22	10	11	56
Zips	14	14	7	14	49

See also: 2012 Akron Zips football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
15–5–1	2011	MIAOH, 35–3

@ Cincinnati

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	6	8	0	0	14
#23 Bearcats	14	10	21	7	52

See also: 2012 Cincinnati Bearcats football team and Victory Bell (Miami–Cincinnati)

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
59–50–7	2011	CINCI, 27–0

@ Bowling Green

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	3	3	6	0	12
Falcons	7	10	14	6	37

See also: 2012 Bowling Green Falcons football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
42–21–5	2011	BGSU, 37–23

Ohio

	1	2	3	4	Total
#23 Bobcats	7	7	3	3	20
RedHawks	13	7	0	3	23

See also: 2012 Ohio Bobcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
51–35–2	2011	OHIO, 21–14

@ Buffalo

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	0	3	7	14	24
Bulls	0	3	14	10	27

See also: 2012 Buffalo Bulls football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–2	2011	MIAOH, 41–13

Kent State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	21	14	3	10	48
RedHawks	0	10	8	14	32

See also: 2012 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
46–13	2011	MIAOH, 9–3

@ Central Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	7	0	3	6	16
Chippewas	7	14	0	9	30

See also: 2012 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–10–1	2010	MIAOH, 27–20

Ball State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	14	7	10	0	31
RedHawks	7	7	0	10	24

See also: 2012 Ball State Cardinals football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–10–1	2011	BALL, 31–16

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