2020 Miami RedHawks football team

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2020 Miami RedHawks football
Miami Redhawks logo.svg
Conference Mid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record2–1 (2–1 MAC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinators
Offensive scheme Multiple
Co-defensive coordinators
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Yager Stadium
Seasons
  2019
2021  
2020 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 25 Buffalo xy  5 0   6 1  
Kent State  3 1   3 1  
Ohio  2 1   2 1  
Miami (OH)  2 1   2 1  
Akron  1 5   1 5  
Bowling Green  0 5   0 5  
West Division
No. 23 Ball State xy$  5 1   7 1  
Western Michigan  4 2   4 2  
Toledo  4 2   4 2  
Central Michigan  3 3   3 3  
Eastern Michigan  2 4   2 4  
Northern Illinois  0 6   0 6  
Championship: Ball State 38, Buffalo 28
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Mid-American suspended the season on August 8, but later decided to begin play on November 4. [1]
Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 Miami RedHawks football team represented Miami University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by seventh-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.

Contents

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

AwardPlayerPositionYear
Chuck Bednarik Award [2] Sterling Weatherford DBRS JR
Jim Thorpe Award [3] Emmanuel RugambaDBRS SR
Sterling WeatherfordDBRS JR
Outland Trophy [4] Tommy DoyleOLRS SR
Wuerffel Trophy [5] Jack SorensonWRRS SR

Schedule

Miami had a game scheduled against Arkansas–Pine Bluff, but it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [6]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
November 47:00 p.m. Ball State CBSSN W 38–310
November 107:00 p.m.at Buffalo ESPN L 10–420
November 281:00 p.m.at Akron ESPN3 W 38–70

[7]

Players drafted into the NFL

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
5161 Tommy Doyle OT Buffalo Bills

References

  1. Wells, Adam (September 25, 2020). "MAC Approves 6-Game College Football Schedule Beginning November 4". Bleacher Report. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  2. "2020 Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List". July 13, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  3. "The Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame and Jim Thorpe Association are proud to reveal The Paycom Jim Thorpe Award 2020 Preseason Watch List". July 20, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  4. "2020 Outland Trophy Watch List Unveiled". July 21, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  5. "The Wuerffel Trophy 2020 Watch List (Non AP)". July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  6. Visser, David (July 21, 2020). "SWAC Suspends Fall Football Season". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  7. "2020 Miami (Ohio) Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 9, 2020.