2023 Miami RedHawks football team
2023 Miami RedHawks football | |
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MAC champion MAC East Division champions | |
MAC Championship, W 23–14 vs. Toledo | |
Cure Bowl, L 9–13 vs. Appalachian State | |
Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Division | East Division |
Record | 11–3 (7–1 MAC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Pat Welsh (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | Bill Brechin (2nd season) |
Base defense | Multiple |
Home stadium | Yager Stadium |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Miami (OH) xy$ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Toledo xy | 8 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Miami (OH) 23, Toledo 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Miami RedHawks football team represented Miami University as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by tenth-year head coach Chuck Martin and played their home games at Yager Stadium in Oxford, Ohio.[1]
Miami won the East division with a 7–1 conference record with their only loss coming against West champion Toledo.[2][3] On October 21, during the regular season game between the division winners, Miami quarterback Brett Gabbert suffered a season ending leg injury.[4] In spite of that, Miami won their first MAC Championship since 2019 with a 23–14 upset victory in the MAC Championship Game.[5] They played Appalachian State in the Cure Bowl, who they lost 13–9.[6]
Transfer portal
Outgoing
Name | Pos. | New school |
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Tre'Von Morgan | WR | Unknown |
Ja'Von Kimpson | CB | Unknown |
Brett Gabbert | QB | Miami (OH) |
Devon Dorsey | WR | Unknown |
Darez Snider | RB | Unknown |
Austin Robinson | WR | Unknown |
Jeremiah Batiste | WR | Unknown |
Ryan O'Hair | IOL | Robert Morris |
John Saunders | CB | Ole Miss |
Caleb Shaffer | IOL | Oklahoma |
Deavon Pierce | S | Robert Morris |
Tyre Shelton | RB | Louisiana Tech |
Rusty Feth | IOL | Iowa |
Rowan Zolman | S | Minnesota |
Angelo Butts | WR | Unknown |
Joe Humphreys | QB | Unknown |
Kamell Smith | QB | Unknown |
Jeffrey Simmons | TE | Ball State |
Incoming
Name | Pos. | Previous school |
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Rashad Amos | RB | South Carolina |
Maddox Kopp | QB | Colorado |
John Young | OT | Kentucky |
Gage Larvadain | WR | Southeastern Louisiana |
Joe Wilkins | CB | Notre Dame |
Cade McDonald | WR | Michigan State |
Preseason
Preseason polls
Coaches Poll
On July 20, the MAC announced the preseason coaches poll. Miami was picked to finish second in the East.[7]
East | ||
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Ohio | 63 (9) |
2 | Miami | 52 (2) |
3 | Buffalo | 51 (1) |
4 | Bowling Green | 35 |
5 | Akron | 26 |
6 | Kent State | 19 |
West | ||
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Toledo | 66 (11) |
2 | Eastern Michigan | 55 (1) |
3 | Northern Illinois | 38 |
4 | Central Michigan | 37 |
5 | Ball State | 27 |
6 | Western Michigan | 23 |
Coaches poll (MAC Championship) | ||
Rank | Team | Votes |
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1 | Toledo | 7 |
2 | Ohio | 4 |
3 | Buffalo | 1 |
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | at Miami (FL)* | ACCN | L 3–38 | 49,024 | |
September 9 | 3:30 p.m. | at UMass* | ESPN+ | W 41–28 | 9,207 | |
September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | at Cincinnati* |
| ESPN+ | W 31–24 OT | 38,193 |
September 23 | 3:30 p.m. | Delaware State* |
| ESPN+ | W 62–20 | 15,812 |
September 30 | 2:30 p.m. | at Kent State | ESPN+ | W 23–3 | 13,598 | |
October 7 | 3:30 p.m. | Bowling Green |
| ESPN+ | W 27–0 | 19,047 |
October 14 | 3:30 p.m. | at Western Michigan | ESPN+ | W 34–21 | 20,039 | |
October 21 | 4:00 p.m. | Toledo![]() |
| ESPNU | L 17–21 | 17,321 |
October 28 | 3:30 p.m. | at Ohio | CBSSN | W 30–16 | 19,854 | |
November 8 | 7:30 p.m. | Akron |
| ESPNU | W 19–0 | 7,233 |
November 15 | 7:00 p.m. | Buffalo |
| ESPN2 | W 23–10 | 7,561 |
November 25 | 12:00 p.m. | at Ball State |
| CBSSN | W 17–15 | 8,054 |
December 2 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. Toledo | ESPN | W 23–14 | 20,200 | |
December 16 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. Appalachian State | ABC | L 9–13 | 11,121 | |
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Game summaries
at Miami (FL)
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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RedHawks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Hurricanes | 7 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 38 |
at Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida
- Date: Friday, September 1, 2023
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C)
- TV announcers (ACCN): Jay Alter (play-by-play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)
- Pregame line: Miami −17.5
Game information |
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Statistics | M–OH | MIA |
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First downs | 9 | 26 |
Plays–yards | 49–215 | 61–493 |
Rushes–yards | 25–51 | 36–250 |
Passing yards | 164 | 243 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 13–24–0 | 20–25–1 |
Time of possession | 27:07 | 32:53 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Miami (OH) | Passing | Brett Gabbert | 12/21, 127 yards |
Rushing | Rashad Amos | 8 carries, 30 yards | |
Receiving | Gage Larvadain | 8 receptions, 80 yards | |
Miami | Passing | Tyler Van Dyke | 17/22, 201 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Henry Parrish Jr. | 9 carries, 90 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Colbie Young | 4 receptions, 79 yards, TD |
at UMass
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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RedHawks | 21 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 41 |
Minutemen | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
Game information |
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Statistics | M–OH | UMass |
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First downs | 17 | 18 |
Plays–yards | 57-446 | 65-306 |
Rushes–yards | 35-144 | 30-62 |
Passing yards | 302 | 244 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 22-35-1 | 12-22-2 |
Time of possession | 30:59 | 29:01 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Miami (OH) | Passing | Brett Gabbert | 12/22, 302 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Rashad Amos | 23 carries, 115 yards | |
Receiving | Gage Larvadain | 8 receptions, 273 yards, 3 TD | |
UMass | Passing | Carlos Davis | 22/32, 244 yards, 3 TD, INT |
Rushing | Kay'Ron Lynch-Adams | 15 carries, 57 yards | |
Receiving | Mark Pope | 4 receptions, 70 yards, TD |
at Cincinnati
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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RedHawks | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
Bearcats | 10 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 24 |
at Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio
- Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: 5 mph
- Game attendance: 38,193
- Referee: Matt Packowski
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Sean Kenney (play-by-play) and Brad Hopkins (analyst)
- Pregame line: Cincinnati by 14.5 • FPI odds to win: Cincinnati 90.7% • Game summary:
Game information |
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Statistics | MIA | CIN |
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First downs | 16 | 30 |
Plays–yards | 49-358 | 93-538 |
Rushes–yards | 29-121 | 57-273 |
Passing yards | 237 | 265 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 12-20-1 | 18-34-2 |
Time of possession | 23:42 | 36:18 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Miami (OH) | Passing | Brett Gabbert | 12/20, 237 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Brett Gabbert | 9 carries, 75 yards | |
Receiving | Gage Larvadain | 1 reception, 79 yards, 1 TD | |
Cincinnati | Passing | Emory Jones | 18/34, 265 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Ryan Montgomery | 20 carries, 104 yards | |
Receiving | Xzavier Henderson | 12 receptions, 140 yards |
Bowling Green
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bowling Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Miami (OH) | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 27 |
at Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH
- Date: Saturday, October 7, 2023
- Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Cloudy, 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind: NW 14 mph (23 km/h)
- Game attendance: 19,047
- Referee: William Williams
- TV announcers (ESPN+): David Wilson, Marcus Ray
Game information |
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Statistics | Bowling Green | Miami |
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First downs | 9 | 20 |
Plays–yards | 135 | 356 |
Rushes–yards | 19–63 | 47–186 |
Passing yards | 72 | 170 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 11–23–1 | 15–18–0 |
Time of possession | 20:31 | 39:29 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Bowling Green | Passing | Connor Bazelak | 8/17, 64 yards, 1 INT |
Rushing | Terion Stewart | 8 carries, 63 yards | |
Receiving | Odieu Hiliare | 4 receptions, 27 yards | |
Miami | Passing | Brett Gabbert | 15/18, 170 yards, 2 TDS |
Rushing | Kenny Tracy | 11 carries, 58 yards | |
Receiving | Joe Wilkins | 6 receptions, 70 yards |
at Ohio
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Miami | 0 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 30 |
Ohio | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
at Peden Stadium • Athens, Ohio
- Date: Saturday, October 28, 2023
- Game time: 3:30 EDT
- Game weather: sunny
- Game attendance: 19,854
- Referee: David Siegle
- TV announcers (CBSSN): Jason Knapp, Malik Zaire
- Pregame line: Ohio -7.5; O/U 39.0 • Ohio notes, boxscore
Game information |
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Statistics | Miami | Ohio |
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First downs | 14 | 19 |
Total yards | 291 | 363 |
Rushes/yards | 45/188 | 26/50 |
Passing yards | 103 | 313 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 7–11–0 | 25–39–0 |
Time of possession | 32:19 | 27:41 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Miami | Passing | Aveon Smith | 7/11, 103 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Rashad Amos | 21 rushes, 163 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Kevin Davis | 3 receptions, 61 yards, 1 TD | |
Ohio | Passing | Kurtis Rourke | 25/39, 313 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Sieh Bangura | 9 rushes, 38 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Sam Wiglusz | 5 receptions, 79 yards |
Awards and honors
Individual yearly awards
Award | Player | Position |
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Lou Groza Award | Graham Nicholson | PK |
Ray Guy Award Semifinalist | Alec Bevelhimer | P |
Player | Position | Award |
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Graham Nicholson | PK | Special Teams Player of the Year |
Matt Salopek | LB | Defensive Player of the Year |
Weekly individual awards
Award | Player | Position | Award |
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Week 1 | Alec Bevelhimer | P | Special Teams Player of the Week |
Week 3 | |||
Week 12 | Michael Dowell | DB | Defensive Player of the Week |
Week 2 | Brett Gabbert | QB | Offensive Player of the Week |
Week 3 | |||
Week 7 | |||
Week 2 | Gage Larvadain | WR | Offensive Player of the Week |
Week 2 | Graham Nicholson | PK | Special Teams Player of the Week |
Week 4 | |||
Week 7 | |||
Week 9/10 | |||
Week 11 | |||
Week 12 | |||
Week 3 | Matt Salopek | LB | Defensive Co-Player of the Week |
Week 9/10 | Defensive Player of the Week |
All-Americans
Player | Position | 1st/2nd/3rd Team |
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Rashad Amos | RB | 3rd team |
Alec Bevelhimer | P | 2nd team |
Brett Gabbert | QB | 3rd team |
Reid Holskey | OL | 2nd team |
Will Jados | OL | 2nd team |
Cade McDonald | RS | 2nd team |
Graham Nicholson | PK | 1st team |
Matt Salopek | LB | 1st team |
Brian Ugwu | DL | 2nd team |
Caiden Woullard | DL | 1st team |
Source:[citation needed] |
Player | Position | 1st/2nd team |
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Graham Nicholson | PK | 1st team |
Source:[9] |
Player | Position | 1st/2nd team |
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Graham Nicholson | PK | 1st team |
Source:[9] |
Player | Position | 1st/2nd team |
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Graham Nicholson | PK | 1st team |
Source:[9] |
Player | AFCA | FWAA[9] | TSN | Designation | ||
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Graham Nicholson (PK) | 2nd team | Consensus | ||||
The NCAA recognizes a selection to all five of the AFCA, FWAA and TSN first teams for unanimous selections and three of five for consensus selections. HM = Honorable mention. Source: [9] |
Player | Athletic[9] | Athlon | BR | CFN[9] | ESPN | FOX Sports | Phil Steele | SI[9] | USA Today[9] |
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Graham Nicholson (PK) | 1st team | 1st team | 1st team | 1st team |
References
- ^ "Chuck Martin". Miami University Athletics. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
- ^ "Miami clinches East Division title, MAC Championship game berth". Butler County Journal-News. November 20, 2023. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
- ^ "Toledo football clinches MAC West title, punches ticket to conference championship game". WTOL. November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ Rubenstein, Alan. "Miami (Ohio) starting QB Brett Gabbert to miss remainder of 2023 season following leg surgery". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
- ^ "Miami (Ohio) beats No. 23 Toledo 23-14 to win MAC championship". CBS Sports. December 2, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ^ Clark, Dave (December 3, 2023). "Miami University RedHawks' Cure Bowl game vs Appalachian State to be shown on ABC". cincinnati.com. Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- ^ "MAC football preseason poll: Toledo picked to win conference championship; BGSU tabbed to finish fourth in MAC East". wtol.com. WTOL 11. July 20, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Miami (Ohio) football schedule". fbschedules.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Nicholson Awards Continue to Roll In". miamiredhawks.com. December 11, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
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