2016 Miami RedHawks football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2016
| team = Miami RedHawks
| sport = football
| image = Miami Redhawks logo.svg
| image_size = 150
| conference = Mid-American Conference
| division = East Division
| short_conf = MAC
| record = 6–7
| conf_record = 6–2
| head_coach = Chuck Martin
| hc_year = 3rd
| cooff_coach1 = George Barnett
| cooc1_year = 3rd
| cooff_coach2 = Eric Koehler
| cooc2_year = 3rd
| off_scheme = Multiple
| codef_coach1 = Matt Pawlowski
| codc1_year = 3rd
| codef_coach2 = John Hauser
| codc2_year = 1st
| def_scheme = 4–3
| captain =
| stadium = Yager Stadium
| champion = MAC East Division co-champion
| bowl = St. Petersburg Bowl
| bowl_result = L 16–17 vs. Mississippi State
}}
{{2016 Mid-American Conference football standings}}
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.
Miami became the first team in FBS history to start the regular season 0–6 and finish the regular season at 6–6.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/miami-ohio-the-first-team-in-fbs-history-to-win-six-straight-after-0-6-start/|title = Miami (Ohio) becomes the first team in FBS history to win six straight after 0-6 start}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2016
| poll = AP
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 3
| time = 3:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Iowa
| opprank = 17
| site_stadium = Kinnick Stadium
| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 21–45
| attend = 68,390
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 10
| time = 3:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Eastern Illinois
| site_stadium = Yager Stadium
| site_cityst = Oxford, OH
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 17–21
| attend = 17,369
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 17
| time = 3:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| homecoming = y
| opponent = WKU
| site_stadium = Yager Stadium
| site_cityst = Oxford, OH
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 24–31
| attend = 19,822
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| time = 3:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Cincinnati
| gamename = Victory Bell
| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| tv = ESPNews
| score = 20–27
| attend = 38,112
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| time = 2:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Ohio
| gamename = Battle of the Bricks
| site_stadium = Yager Stadium
| site_cityst = Oxford, OH
| tv = BCSN2
| score = 7–17
| attend = 22,212
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| time = 3:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Akron
| site_stadium = InfoCision Stadium
| site_cityst = Akron, OH
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 13–35
| attend = 11,094
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| time = 2:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = Kent State
| site_stadium = Yager Stadium
| site_cityst = Oxford, OH
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 18–14
| attend = 15,160
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Bowling Green
| site_stadium = Doyt Perry Stadium
| site_cityst = Bowling Green, OH
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 40–26
| attend = 16,121
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| time = 3:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Eastern Michigan
| site_stadium = Rynearson Stadium
| site_cityst = Ypsilanti, MI
| tv = ASN/ESPN3
| score = 28–15
| attend = 16,481
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|November 4|Friday}}
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = Central Michigan
| site_stadium = Yager Stadium
| site_cityst = Oxford, OH
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 37–17
| attend = 14,270
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Buffalo
| site_stadium = UB Stadium
| site_cityst = Amherst, NY
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 35–24
| attend = 15,447
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|November 22|Tuesday}}
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = Ball State
| site_stadium = Yager Stadium
| site_cityst = Oxford, OH
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 21–20
| attend = 13,824
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|December 26|Monday}}
| time = 11:00 a.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| opponent = Mississippi State
| gamename = St. Petersburg Bowl
| site_stadium = Tropicana Field
| site_cityst = St. Petersburg, FL
| tv = ESPN
| score = 16–17
| attend = 15,717
}}
}}
Game summaries
=At Iowa=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=RedHawks
|R1=0
|R2=7
|R3=7
|R4=7
|Home=Hawkeyes
|H1=21
|H2=7
|H3=7
|H4=10
}}
{{see also|2016 Iowa Hawkeyes football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Eastern Illinois=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Panthers
|R1=0
|R2=7
|R3=0
|R4=14
|Home=RedHawks
|H1=3
|H2=7
|H3=7
|H4=0
}}
{{see also|2016 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team}}
{{Clear}}
=WKU=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Hilltoppers
|R1=0
|R2=14
|R3=10
|R4=7
|Home=RedHawks
|H1=0
|H2=3
|H3=14
|H4=7
}}
{{see also|2016 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Cincinnati=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=RedHawks
|R1=7
|R2=3
|R3=10
|R4=0
|Home=Bearcats
|H1=3
|H2=7
|H3=7
|H4=10
}}
{{see also|2016 Cincinnati Bearcats football team|Victory Bell (Cincinnati–Miami)}}
{{Clear}}
=Ohio=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bobcats
|R1=3
|R2=7
|R3=0
|R4=7
|Home=RedHawks
|H1=0
|H2=0
|H3=7
|H4=0
}}
{{see also|2016 Ohio Bobcats football team|Battle of the Bricks}}
{{Clear}}
=At Akron=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=RedHawks
|R1=3
|R2=3
|R3=7
|R4=0
|Home=Zips
|H1=14
|H2=7
|H3=7
|H4=7
}}
{{see also|2016 Akron Zips football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Kent State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Golden Flashes
|R1=0
|R2=7
|R3=7
|R4=0
|Home=RedHawks
|H1=0
|H2=3
|H3=9
|H4=6
}}
{{see also|2016 Kent State Golden Flashes football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Bowling Green=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=RedHawks
|R1=7
|R2=12
|R3=7
|R4=14
|Home=Falcons
|H1=10
|H2=7
|H3=6
|H4=3
}}
{{see also|2016 Bowling Green Falcons football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Eastern Michigan=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=RedHawks
|R1=14
|R2=0
|R3=7
|R4=7
|Home=Eagles
|H1=0
|H2=3
|H3=0
|H4=12
}}
{{see also|2016 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Central Michigan=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Chippewas
|R1=7
|R2=10
|R3=0
|R4=0
|Home=RedHawks
|H1=13
|H2=7
|H3=10
|H4=7
}}
{{see also|2016 Central Michigan Chippewas football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Buffalo=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=RedHawks
|R1=13
|R2=7
|R3=12
|R4=3
|Home=Bulls
|H1=0
|H2=7
|H3=3
|H4=14
}}
{{see also|2016 Buffalo Bulls football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Ball State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Cardinals
|R1=7
|R2=10
|R3=3
|R4=0
|Home=RedHawks
|H1=7
|H2=0
|H3=7
|H4=7
}}
{{see also|2016 Ball State Cardinals football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Mississippi State–St. Petersburg Bowl=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=RedHawks
|R1=3
|R2=6
|R3=7
|R4=0
|Home=Bulldogs
|H1=0
|H2=7
|H3=7
|H4=3
}}
{{see also|2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team|2016 St. Petersburg Bowl}}
{{Clear}}
References
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