2016 Miami RedHawks football team

The 2016 Miami RedHawks football team represented Miami University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Chuck Martin, played their home games at Yager Stadium, and competed as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the 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.

2016 Miami RedHawks football
MAC East Division co-champion
St. Petersburg Bowl, L 16–17 vs. Mississippi State
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
2016 record	6–7 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach	Chuck Martin (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Eric Koehler (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	George Barnett (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Matt Pawlowski (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	John Hauser (1st season)
Home stadium	Yager Stadium (Capacity: 24,286)

2016 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Ohio xy		6	–	2					8	–	6
Miami x		6	–	2					6	–	7
Akron		3	–	5					5	–	7
Bowling Green		3	–	5					4	–	8
Kent State		2	–	6					3	–	9
Buffalo		1	–	7					2	–	10
West Division
No. 15 Western Michigan xy$		8	–	0					13	–	1
Toledo		6	–	2					9	–	4
Northern Illinois		5	–	3					5	–	7
Eastern Michigan		4	–	4					7	–	6
Central Michigan		3	–	5					6	–	7
Ball State		1	–	7					4	–	8
Championship: Western Michigan 29, Ohio 23
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Miami became the first team in FBS history to start the regular season 0–6 and finish the regular season at 6–6.[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	3:30 p.m.	at No. 17 Iowa*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ESPNU	L 21–45	68,390
September 10	3:30 p.m.	Eastern Illinois*	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN3	L 17–21	17,369
September 17	3:30 p.m.	WKU*	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN3	L 24–31	19,822
September 24	3:30 p.m.	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)	ESPNews	L 20–27	38,112
October 1	2:30 p.m.	Ohio	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH (Battle of the Bricks)	BCSN2	L 7–17	22,212
October 8	3:00 p.m.	at Akron	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN3	L 13–35	11,094
October 15	2:30 p.m.	Kent State	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN3	W 18–14	15,160
October 22	12:00 p.m.	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ESPN3	W 40–26	16,121
October 29	3:30 p.m.	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	ASN/ESPN3	W 28–15	16,481
November 4	6:00 p.m.	Central Michigan	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	CBSSN	W 37–17	14,270
November 12	1:00 p.m.	at Buffalo	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN3	W 35–24	15,447
November 22	7:00 p.m.	Ball State	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN3	W 21–20	13,824
December 26	11:00 a.m.	vs. Mississippi State*	Tropicana Field St. Petersburg, FL (St. Petersburg Bowl)	ESPN	L 16–17	15,717
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source:[2]

Game summaries

at Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	0	7	7	7	21
Hawkeyes	21	7	7	10	45

See also: 2016 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–3	2003	IOWA, 21–3

Eastern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	7	0	14	21
RedHawks	3	7	7	0	17

See also: 2016 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

WKU

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

See also: 2016 WKU Hilltoppers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2015	WKU, 56–14

at Cincinnati

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	7	3	10	0	20
Bearcats	3	7	7	10	27

See also: 2016 Cincinnati Bearcats football team and Victory Bell (Cincinnati–Miami)

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
59–54–7	2015	CINCI, 37–33

Ohio

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	3	7	0	7	17
RedHawks	0	0	7	0	7

See also: 2016 Ohio Bobcats football team and Battle of the Bricks

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
52–38–2	2015	OHIO, 34–3

at Akron

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	3	3	7	0	13
Zips	14	7	7	7	35

See also: 2016 Akron Zips football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–8–1	2015	AKR, 37–28

Kent State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	7	7	0	14
RedHawks	0	3	9	6	18

See also: 2016 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
47–16	2015	KENT, 20–14

at Bowling Green

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	7	12	7	14	40
Falcons	10	7	6	3	26

See also: 2016 Bowling Green Falcons football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
42–23–5	2013	BGSU, 45–3

at Eastern Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	14	0	7	7	28
Eagles	0	3	0	12	15

See also: 2016 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–4	2015	MIOH, 28–13

Central Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	7	10	0	0	17
RedHawks	13	7	10	7	37

See also: 2016 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–13–1	2014	CMU, 34–27

at Buffalo

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	13	7	12	3	35
Bulls	0	7	3	14	24

See also: 2016 Buffalo Bulls football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–6	2015	UB, 29–24

Ball State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	10	3	0	20
RedHawks	7	0	7	7	21

See also: 2016 Ball State Cardinals football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–12–1	2013	BALL, 55–14

Mississippi State–St. Petersburg Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	3	6	7	0	16
Bulldogs	0	7	7	3	17

See also: 2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team and 2016 St. Petersburg Bowl

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

References

1. http://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/miami-ohio-the-first-team-in-fbs-history-to-win-six-straight-after-0-6-start/
2. "2016 Miami RedHawks Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 12, 2016.