2017 Miami RedHawks football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2017
| team = Miami RedHawks
| sport = football
| image = Miami Redhawks logo.svg
| image_size = 150
| conference = Mid-American Conference
| division = East Division
| short_conf = MAC
| record = 5–7
| conf_record = 4–4
| head_coach= Chuck Martin
| hc_year = 4th
| cooff_coach1 = George Barnett
| cooc1_year = 4th
| cooff_coach2 = Eric Koehler
| cooc2_year = 4th
| off_scheme = Multiple
| codef_coach1 = Matt Pawlowski
| codc1_year = 4th
| codef_coach2 = John Hauser
| codc2_year = 2nd
| def_scheme= 4–3
| captain =
| stadium = Yager Stadium
}}
{{2017 Mid-American Conference football standings}}
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.
Preseason
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.{{Cite news|url=http://www.cleveland.com/sports/college/index.ssf/2017/07/mac_football_2017_toledo_ohio.html|title=MAC Football 2017: Toledo, Ohio University picked as division winners in preseason poll|work=cleveland.com|access-date=2017-09-06|language=en-US}} They received one vote to win the MAC Championship Game.
Coaching staff
| class="wikitable" | |
| {{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Miami RedHawks| 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 |
Schedule
Miami announced their 2017 football schedule on March 1, 2017.[http://www.miamiredhawks.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/030117aaa.html Football Announces 2017 Schedule] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421152752/http://www.miamiredhawks.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/030117aaa.html |date=2017-04-21 }}. March 1, 2017. MiamiRedHawks.com. Miami University RedHawks Athletics. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2017
| poll = AP
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 2
| time = 6:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Marshall
| site_stadium = Joan C. Edwards Stadium
| site_cityst = Huntington, WV
| tv = STADIUM
| score = 26–31
| attend = 22,463
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 9
| time = 3:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Austin Peay
| site_stadium = Yager Stadium
| site_cityst = Oxford, OH
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 31–10
| attend = 15,960
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 16
| time = 8:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Cincinnati
| gamename = Victory Bell
| site_stadium = Yager Stadium
| site_cityst = Oxford, OH
| tv = FOX 19
| score = 17–21
| attend = 21,811
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| time = 3:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Central Michigan
| site_stadium = Kelly/Shorts Stadium
| site_cityst = Mount Pleasant, MI
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 31–14
| attend = 17,193
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 30
| time = 5:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Notre Dame
| opprank = 22
| site_stadium = Notre Dame Stadium
| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN
| tv = NBCSN
| score = 17–52
| attend = 77,622
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7
| time = 2:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Bowling Green
| site_stadium = Yager Stadium
| site_cityst = Oxford, OH
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 29–37
| attend = 22,428
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| time = 3:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Kent State
| site_stadium = Dix Stadium
| site_cityst = Kent, OH
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 14–17
| attend = 20,537
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| time = 2:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = Buffalo
| site_stadium = Yager Stadium
| site_cityst = Oxford, OH
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 24–14
| attend = 13,803
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|October 31|Tuesday}}
| time = 8:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Ohio
| gamename = Battle of the Bricks
| site_stadium = Peden Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 28–45
| attend = 18,096
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|November 7|Tuesday}}
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = Akron
| site_stadium = Yager Stadium
| site_cityst = Oxford, OH
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 24–14
| attend = 12,813
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|November 15|Wednesday}}
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Eastern Michigan
| site_stadium = Yager Stadium
| site_cityst = Oxford, OH
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 24–27
| attend = 11,851
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|November 21|Tuesday}}
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Ball State
| site_stadium = Scheumann Stadium
| site_cityst = Muncie, IN
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 28–7
| attend = 5,374
}}
}}
Game summaries
=At Marshall=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=RedHawks
|R1=3
|R2=10
|R3=7
|R4=6
|Home=Thundering Herd
|H1=7
|H2=14
|H3=7
|H4=3
}}
{{see also|2017 Marshall Thundering Herd football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Austin Peay=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Governors
|R1=7
|R2=0
|R3=3
|R4=0
|Home=RedHawks
|H1=7
|H2=14
|H3=0
|H4=10
}}
{{see also|2017 Austin Peay Governors football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Cincinnati=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bearcats
|R1=3
|R2=0
|R3=0
|R4=18
|Home=RedHawks
|H1=7
|H2=0
|H3=7
|H4=3
}}
{{see also|2017 Cincinnati Bearcats football team|Victory Bell (Cincinnati–Miami)}}
{{Clear}}
=At Central Michigan=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=RedHawks
|R1=14
|R2=14
|R3=3
|R4=0
|Home=Chippewas
|H1=0
|H2=14
|H3=0
|H4=0
}}
{{see also|2017 Central Michigan Chippewas football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Notre Dame=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=RedHawks
|R1=7
|R2=7
|R3=3
|R4=0
|Home=No. 22 Fighting Irish
|H1=28
|H2=17
|H3=0
|H4=7
}}
{{see also|2017 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Bowling Green=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Falcons
|R1=3
|R2= 14
|R3=7
|R4= 13
|Home=RedHawks
|H1=6
|H2= 13
|H3= 10
|H4= 0
}}
{{see also|2017 Bowling Green Falcons football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Kent State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=RedHawks
|R1=0
|R2= 14
|R3= 0
|R4= 0
|Home=Golden Flashes
|H1=0
|H2= 3
|H3= 14
|H4= 0
}}
{{see also|2017 Kent State Golden Flashes football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Buffalo=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bulls
|R1= 0
|R2= 7
|R3= 0
|R4= 7
|Home=RedHawks
|H1= 10
|H2= 0
|H3= 14
|H4= 0
}}
{{see also|2017 Buffalo Bulls football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Ohio=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=RedHawks
|R1= 14
|R2= 7
|R3= 7
|R4= 0
|Home=Bobcats
|H1= 14
|H2= 14
|H3= 7
|H4= 10
}}
{{see also|2017 Ohio Bobcats football team|Battle of the Bricks}}
{{Clear}}
=Akron=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Zips
|R1=7
|R2=0
|R3=0
|R4=7
|Home=RedHawks
|H1=7
|H2=3
|H3=14
|H4=0
}}
{{see also|2017 Akron Zips football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Eastern Michigan=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Eagles
|R1=7
|R2=6
|R3=14
|R4=0
|Home=RedHawks
|H1=0
|H2=17
|H3=0
|H4=7
}}
{{see also|2017 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Ball State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=RedHawks
|R1=14
|R2=14
|R3=0
|R4=0
|Home=Cardinals
|H1=0
|H2=0
|H3=0
|H4=7
}}
{{see also|2017 Ball State Cardinals football team}}
{{Clear}}
References
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