2025 Miami RedHawks football team

2025 Miami RedHawks football
2025 Miami RedHawks football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	0–2 (0–0 MAC)
Head coach	Chuck Martin (12th season);
Offensive coordinator	Pat Welsh (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Bill Brechin (4th season)
Home stadium	Yager Stadium
	Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

Last updated September 08, 2025

2025 Mid-American Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Bowling Green	0	–	0	1	–	1
Buffalo	0	–	0	1	–	1
Central Michigan	0	–	0	1	–	1
Kent State	0	–	0	1	–	1
Northern Illinois	0	–	0	1	–	1
Ohio	0	–	0	1	–	1
Toledo	0	–	0	1	–	1
Akron*	0	–	0	0	–	2
Ball State	0	–	0	0	–	2
Eastern Michigan	0	–	0	0	–	2
Miami (OH)	0	–	0	0	–	2
UMass	0	–	0	0	–	2
Western Michigan	0	–	0	0	–	2
Championship: December 6, 2025
* Ineligible for postseason play due to low APR score As of September 7, 2025

The 2025 Miami RedHawks football team will represent Miami University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The RedHawks are led by Chuck Martin in his twelfth year as the head coach. The RedHawks played their home games at Yager Stadium, located in Oxford, Ohio.

Preseason

The MAC Football Kickoff was held on Thursday, July 24, 2025 at the Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan from 9:00 am EDT to 1:30 pm EDT.^[1]

Preseason polls

Coaches Poll

On July 24 the MAC announced the preseason coaches' poll.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
MAC Coaches poll
1	Toledo	135 (7)
2	Miami	131 (3)
3	Ohio	123 (3)
4	Buffalo	115
5	Northern Illinois	94
6	Bowling Green	81
7	Western Michigan	71
8	Eastern Michigan	68
9	Central Michigan	65
10	Ball State	41
T11	Akron	39
T11	Massachusetts	39
13	Kent State	12

Predicted finish	Team	Votes
Coaches poll (MAC Championship)
1	Toledo	6
2	Miami	4
3	Ohio	3

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	9:00 p.m.	at Wisconsin *	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	BTN	L 0–17	65,952
September 6	3:30 p.m.	at Rutgers *	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ	Peacock	L 17–45	45,981
September 20		UNLV *	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH
September 27	3:30 p.m.	Lindenwood *	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN+
October 4		at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL
October 11		at Akron	InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field Akron, OH
October 18		Eastern Michigan	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH
October 25		Western Michigan	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH
November 4	7:00 p.m.	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH (Battle of the Bricks)	ESPN2/CBSSN
November 12	7:00 p.m.	Toledo	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN2/ESPNU/CBSSN
November 19	7:00 p.m.	at Buffalo	UB Stadium Buffalo, NY	ESPN2/ESPNU
November 29		Ball State	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

at Wisconsin

Miami RedHawks (0–0) vs Wisconsin Badgers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	0	0	0	0	0
Badgers	3	0	7	7	17

at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin

Date: August 28
Game time: 8:00 p.m.
Game weather: Clear, 67 °F (19 °C); Wind: E 6 mph
Game attendance: 65,952
Referee: Bryan Banks
TV announcers (BTN): Lisa Byington (play-by-play), Anthony Herron (analyst), and Melanie Ricks (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

WIS – Nathanial Vakos 42-yard field goal, 1:39. Wisconsin 3–0.Drive: 15 plays, 69 yards, 7:16.

Second quarter

No scoring

Third quarter

WIS – Vinny Anthony II 3-yard pass from Danny O'Neil (Nathanial Vakos kick), 4:08 Wisconsin 10–0Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 2:46.

Fourth quarter

WIS – Danny O'Neil 1-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 6:45 Wisconsin 17–0Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, 1:22.

Statistics	M-OH	WIS
First downs	7	23
Plays–yards	40-117	75-353
Rushes–yards	22-34	43-165
Passing yards	83	188
Passing: comp–att–int	9-18-2	18-32-1
Time of possession	20:47	39:13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Miami (OH)	Passing	Dequan Finn	9/18, 83 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Kenny Tracy	6 carries, 15 yards
	Receiving	Cole Weaver	3 receptions, 35 yards
	Defense	Silas Walters	8 tackles, INT, 2 pass breakups
Wisconsin	Passing	Danny O'Neil	12/19, 120 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Dilin Jones	14 carries, 74 yards
	Receiving	Vinny Anthony II	4 receptions, 57 yards, TD
	Defense	Preston Zachman	2 tackles, 2 INT

at Rutgers

Miami RedHawks (0–1) vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	-	-	-	-	0
Scarlet Knights	-	-	-	-	0

at SHI Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey

Date: September 6
Game time: 3:30 PM EDT
TV: Peacock

Statistics	M-OH	RUTG
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Miami (OH)	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Rutgers	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

UNLV

UNLV Rebels (0–0) vs. Miami RedHawks (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	-	-	-	-	0
RedHawks	-	-	-	-	0

at Yager Stadium • Oxford, Ohio

Date: September 20

Statistics	UNLV	M-OH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UNLV	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Miami (OH)	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Lindenwood (FCS)

Lindenwood Lions (FCS) (0–0) vs. Miami RedHawks (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions (FCS)	-	-	-	-	0
RedHawks	-	-	-	-	0

at Yager Stadium • Oxford, Ohio

Date: September 27
Game time: 3:30 PM EDT

Statistics	LIN	M-OH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lindenwood	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Miami (OH)	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Northern Illinois

Miami RedHawks (0–0) vs. Northern Illinois Huskies (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	-	-	-	-	0
Huskies	-	-	-	-	0

at Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, Illinois

Date: October 4

Statistics	M-OH	NIU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Miami (OH)	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Northern Illinois	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Akron

Miami RedHawks (0–0) vs. Akron Zips (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	-	-	-	-	0
Zips	-	-	-	-	0

at InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field • Akron, Ohio

Date: October 11

Statistics	M-OH	AKR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Miami (OH)	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Akron	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Eastern Michigan

Eastern Michigan Eagles (0–0) vs. Miami RedHawks (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	-	-	-	-	0
RedHawks	-	-	-	-	0

at Yager Stadium • Oxford, Ohio

Date: October 18

Statistics	EMU	M-OH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Eastern Michigan	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Miami (OH)	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Western Michigan

Western Michigan Broncos (0–0) vs. Miami RedHawks (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	-	-	-	-	0
RedHawks	-	-	-	-	0

at Yager Stadium • Oxford, Ohio

Date: October 25

Statistics	WMU	M-OH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Western Michigan	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Miami (OH)	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Ohio (Battle of the Bricks)

Miami RedHawks (0–0) vs. Ohio Bobcats (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	-	-	-	-	0
Bobcats	-	-	-	-	0

at Peden Stadium • Athens, Ohio

Date: November 4
Game time: 7:00 PM EST

Statistics	M-OH	OHIO
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Miami (OH)	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Ohio	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Toledo

Toledo Rockets (0–0) vs. Miami RedHawks (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	-	-	-	-	0
RedHawks	-	-	-	-	0

at Yager Stadium • Oxford, Ohio

Date: November 12

Statistics	TOL	M-OH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Toledo	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Miami (OH)	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Buffalo

Miami RedHawks (0–0) vs. Buffalo Bulls (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	-	-	-	-	0
Bulls	-	-	-	-	0

at UB Stadium • Buffalo, New York

Date: November 19
Game time: 7:00 PM EST

Statistics	M-OH	UB
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Miami (OH)	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Buffalo	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Ball State

Ball State Cardinals (0–0) vs. Miami RedHawks (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	-	-	-	-	0
RedHawks	-	-	-	-	0

at Yager Stadium • Oxford, Ohio

Date: November 29

Statistics	BALL	M-OH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ball State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Miami (OH)	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

↑ "2025 Division I FBS Media Days". www.sportswriters.net. FWAA. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
↑ "Toledo Selected as Favorite in Head Coaches Preseason Football Poll". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. July 24, 2025. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
↑ "2025 Miami (Ohio) Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
↑ "Miami (OH) RedHawks Schedule 2025". ESPN. Retrieved March 2, 2025.

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[1] "2025 Division I FBS Media Days". www.sportswriters.net. FWAA. Retrieved June 28, 2025.

[2] "Toledo Selected as Favorite in Head Coaches Preseason Football Poll". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. July 24, 2025. Retrieved July 24, 2025.

[3] "2025 Miami (Ohio) Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 2, 2025.

[4] "Miami (OH) RedHawks Schedule 2025". ESPN. Retrieved March 2, 2025.

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2025 Miami RedHawks football team

Contents

Preseason

Preseason polls

Coaches Poll

Schedule

Game summaries

at Wisconsin

at Rutgers

UNLV

Lindenwood (FCS)

at Northern Illinois

at Akron

Eastern Michigan

Western Michigan

at Ohio (Battle of the Bricks)

Toledo

at Buffalo

Ball State

References