# 2017 Miami RedHawks football team

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. They received one vote to win the MAC Championship Game.

## Coaching staff

| 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 |
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## Schedule

Miami announced their 2017 football schedule on March 1, 2017.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 6:30 p.m. | at Marshall* | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV | STADIUM | L 26–31 | 22,463 |
| September 9 | 3:30 p.m. | Austin Peay* | Yager StadiumOxford, OH | ESPN3 | W 31–10 | 15,960 |
| September 16 | 8:00 p.m. | Cincinnati* | Yager StadiumOxford, OH (Victory Bell) | FOX 19 | L 17–21 | 21,811 |
| September 23 | 3:30 p.m. | at Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts StadiumMount Pleasant, MI | ESPN3 | W 31–14 | 17,193 |
| September 30 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 22 Notre Dame* | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN | NBCSN | L 17–52 | 77,622 |
| October 7 | 2:30 p.m. | Bowling Green | Yager StadiumOxford, OH | ESPN3 | L 29–37 | 22,428 |
| October 14 | 3:30 p.m. | at Kent State | Dix StadiumKent, OH | ESPN3 | L 14–17 | 20,537 |
| October 21 | 2:30 p.m. | Buffalo | Yager StadiumOxford, OH | ESPN3 | W 24–14 | 13,803 |
| October 31 | 8:00 p.m. | at Ohio | Peden StadiumAthens, OH (Battle of the Bricks) | ESPN2 | L 28–45 | 18,096 |
| November 7 | 7:30 p.m. | Akron | Yager StadiumOxford, OH | ESPN2 | W 24–14 | 12,813 |
| November 15 | 7:00 p.m. | Eastern Michigan | Yager StadiumOxford, OH | CBSSN | L 24–27 | 11,851 |
| November 21 | 7:00 p.m. | at Ball State | Scheumann StadiumMuncie, IN | ESPN3 | W 28–7 | 5,374 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Marshall

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| RedHawks | 3 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
| Thundering Herd | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |

### Austin Peay

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Governors | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| RedHawks | 7 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 31 |

### Cincinnati

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bearcats | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 21 |
| RedHawks | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |

### At Central Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| RedHawks | 14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 31 |
| Chippewas | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |

### At Notre Dame

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| RedHawks | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| No. 22 Fighting Irish | 28 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 52 |

### Bowling Green

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 3 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 37 |
| RedHawks | 6 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 29 |

### At Kent State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| RedHawks | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Golden Flashes | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 17 |

### Buffalo

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| RedHawks | 10 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 24 |

### At Ohio

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| RedHawks | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Bobcats | 14 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 45 |

### Akron

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Zips | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| RedHawks | 7 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 24 |

### Eastern Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 7 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 27 |
| RedHawks | 0 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 24 |

### At Ball State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| RedHawks | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |