# 2023 Miami RedHawks football team

The 2023 Miami RedHawks football team represented Miami University as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by tenth-year head coach Chuck Martin and played their home games at Yager Stadium in Oxford, Ohio. The Miami RedHawks football team drew an average home attendance of 13,395 in 2023.
Miami won the East division with a 7–1 conference record with their only loss coming against West champion Toledo. On October 21, during the regular season game between the division winners, Miami quarterback Brett Gabbert suffered a season ending leg injury. In spite of that, Miami won their first MAC Championship since 2019 with a 23–14 upset victory in the MAC Championship Game. They played Appalachian State in the Cure Bowl, who they lost 13–9.

## Transfer portal
### Outgoing

| Name | Pos. | New school |
| Tre'Von Morgan | WR | Unknown |
| Ja'Von Kimpson | CB | Unknown |
| Brett Gabbert | QB | Miami (OH) |
| Devon Dorsey | WR | Albany State |
| Darez Snider | RB | Unknown |
| Austin Robinson | WR | Unknown |
| Jeremiah Batiste | WR | Chattanooga |
| Ryan O'Hair | IOL | Robert Morris |
| John Saunders | CB | Ole Miss |
| Caleb Shaffer | IOL | Oklahoma |
| Deavon Pierce | S | Robert Morris |
| Tyre Shelton | RB | Louisiana Tech |
| Rusty Feth | IOL | Iowa |
| Rowan Zolman | S | Minnesota |
| Angelo Butts | WR | Missouri State |
| Joe Humphreys | QB | Murray State |
| Kamell Smith | QB | Unknown |
| Jeffrey Simmons | TE | Ball State |

### Incoming

| Name | Pos. | Previous school |
| Rashad Amos | RB | South Carolina |
| Maddox Kopp | QB | Colorado |
| John Young | OT | Kentucky |
| Gage Larvadain | WR | Southeastern Louisiana |
| Joe Wilkins | WR | Notre Dame |
| Cade McDonald | WR | Michigan State |

## Preseason
### Preseason polls
#### Coaches Poll

On July 20, the MAC announced the preseason coaches poll. Miami was picked to finish second in the East.
East :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Ohio | 63 (9) |
| 2 | Miami | 52 (2) |
| 3 | Buffalo | 51 (1) |
| 4 | Bowling Green | 35 |
| 5 | Akron | 26 |
| 6 | Kent State | 19 |
West :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Toledo | 66 (11) |
| 2 | Eastern Michigan | 55 (1) |
| 3 | Northern Illinois | 38 |
| 4 | Central Michigan | 37 |
| 5 | Ball State | 27 |
| 6 | Western Michigan | 23 |
Coaches poll (MAC Championship) :
| Rank | Team | Votes |
| 1 | Toledo | 7 |
| 2 | Ohio | 4 |
| 3 | Buffalo | 1 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | at Miami (FL)* | Hard Rock StadiumMiami, FL (Confusion Bowl) | ACCN | L 3–38 | 49,024 |
| September 9 | 3:30 p.m. | at UMass* | McGuirk Alumni StadiumAmherst, MA | ESPN+ | W 41–28 | 9,207 |
| September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | at Cincinnati* | Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH (Victory Bell) | ESPN+ | W 31–24 $^{OT}$ | 38,193 |
| September 23 | 3:30 p.m. | Delaware State* | Yager StadiumOxford, OH | ESPN+ | W 62–20 | 15,812 |
| September 30 | 2:30 p.m. | at Kent State | Dix StadiumKent, OH | ESPN+ | W 23–3 | 13,598 |
| October 7 | 3:30 p.m. | Bowling Green | Yager StadiumOxford, OH | ESPN+ | W 27–0 | 19,047 |
| October 14 | 3:30 p.m. | at Western Michigan | Waldo StadiumKalamazoo, MI | ESPN+ | W 34–21 | 20,039 |
| October 21 | 4:00 p.m. | Toledo | Yager StadiumOxford, OH | ESPNU | L 17–21 | 17,321 |
| October 28 | 3:30 p.m. | at Ohio | Peden StadiumAthens, OH (Battle of the Bricks) | CBSSN | W 30–16 | 19,854 |
| November 8 | 7:30 p.m. | Akron | Yager StadiumOxford, OH | ESPNU | W 19–0 | 7,233 |
| November 15 | 7:00 p.m. | Buffalo | Yager StadiumOxford, OH | ESPN2 | W 23–10 | 7,561 |
| November 25 | 12:00 p.m. | at Ball State | Scheumann StadiumMuncie, IN (Red Bird Rivalry) | CBSSN | W 17–15 | 8,054 |
| December 2 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. No. 23 Toledo | Ford FieldDetroit, MI (MAC Championship Game) | ESPN | W 23–14 | 20,200 |
| December 16 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. Appalachian State | FBC Mortgage StadiumOrlando, FL (Cure Bowl) | ABC | L 9–13 | 11,121 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### at Miami (FL)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| RedHawks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Hurricanes | 7 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 38 |
at Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida
* Date: Friday, September 1, 2023
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C)
* TV announcers (ACCN): Jay Alter (play-by-play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)
* Pregame line: Miami −17.5
| Statistics | M–OH | MIA |
| First downs | 9 | 26 |
| Plays–yards | 49–215 | 61–493 |
| Rushes–yards | 25–51 | 36–250 |
| Passing yards | 164 | 243 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 13–24–0 | 20–25–1 |
| Time of possession | 27:07 | 32:53 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Miami (OH) | Passing | Brett Gabbert | 12/21, 127 yards |
| Miami (OH) | Rushing | Rashad Amos | 8 carries, 30 yards |
| Miami (OH) | Receiving | Gage Larvadain | 8 receptions, 80 yards |
| Miami | Passing | Tyler Van Dyke | 17/22, 201 yards, TD, INT |
| Miami | Rushing | Henry Parrish Jr. | 9 carries, 90 yards, TD |
| Miami | Receiving | Colbie Young | 4 receptions, 79 yards, TD |

### at UMass

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| RedHawks | 21 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 41 |
| Minutemen | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, Massachusetts
* Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 87 °F (31 °C) • Wind: S 7 MPH
* Game attendance: 9,207
* Referee: Charles Lamertina
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Jay Burnham, Andy Gresh, and Matt Goldstein
* Pregame line: Miami −7.0
| Statistics | M–OH | UMass |
| First downs | 17 | 18 |
| Plays–yards | 57-446 | 65-306 |
| Rushes–yards | 35-144 | 30-62 |
| Passing yards | 302 | 244 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 22-35-1 | 12-22-2 |
| Time of possession | 30:59 | 29:01 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Miami (OH) | Passing | Brett Gabbert | 12/22, 302 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT |
| Miami (OH) | Rushing | Rashad Amos | 23 carries, 115 yards |
| Miami (OH) | Receiving | Gage Larvadain | 8 receptions, 273 yards, 3 TD |
| UMass | Passing | Carlos Davis | 22/32, 244 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| UMass | Rushing | Kay'Ron Lynch-Adams | 15 carries, 57 yards |
| UMass | Receiving | Mark Pope | 4 receptions, 70 yards, TD |

### at Cincinnati

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| RedHawks | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
| Bearcats | 10 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 24 |
at Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio
* Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: 5 mph
* Game attendance: 38,193
* Referee: Matt Packowski
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Sean Kenney (play-by-play) and Brad Hopkins (analyst)
* Pregame line: Cincinnati by 14.5 • FPI odds to win: Cincinnati 90.7% • Game summary:
| Statistics | MIA | CIN |
| First downs | 16 | 30 |
| Plays–yards | 49-358 | 93-538 |
| Rushes–yards | 29-121 | 57-273 |
| Passing yards | 237 | 265 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 12-20-1 | 18-34-2 |
| Time of possession | 23:42 | 36:18 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Miami (OH) | Passing | Brett Gabbert | 12/20, 237 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT |
| Miami (OH) | Rushing | Brett Gabbert | 9 carries, 75 yards |
| Miami (OH) | Receiving | Gage Larvadain | 1 reception, 79 yards, 1 TD |
| Cincinnati | Passing | Emory Jones | 18/34, 265 yards, 2 INT |
| Cincinnati | Rushing | Ryan Montgomery | 20 carries, 104 yards |
| Cincinnati | Receiving | Xzavier Henderson | 12 receptions, 140 yards |

### Bowling Green

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bowling Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miami (OH) | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 27 |
at Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH
* Date: Saturday, October 7, 2023
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Cloudy, 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind: NW 14 mph (23 km/h)
* Game attendance: 19,047
* Referee: William Williams
* TV announcers (ESPN+): David Wilson, Marcus Ray
| Statistics | Bowling Green | Miami |
| First downs | 9 | 20 |
| Plays–yards | 135 | 356 |
| Rushes–yards | 19–63 | 47–186 |
| Passing yards | 72 | 170 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 11–23–1 | 15–18–0 |
| Time of possession | 20:31 | 39:29 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Bowling Green | Passing | Connor Bazelak | 8/17, 64 yards, 1 INT |
| Bowling Green | Rushing | Terion Stewart | 8 carries, 63 yards |
| Bowling Green | Receiving | Odieu Hiliare | 4 receptions, 27 yards |
| Miami | Passing | Brett Gabbert | 15/18, 170 yards, 2 TDS |
| Miami | Rushing | Kenny Tracy | 11 carries, 58 yards |
| Miami | Receiving | Joe Wilkins | 6 receptions, 70 yards |

### at Ohio

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Miami | 0 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 30 |
| Ohio | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
at Peden Stadium • Athens, Ohio
* Date: Saturday, October 28, 2023
* Game time: 3:30 EDT
* Game weather: sunny
* Game attendance: 19,854
* Referee: David Siegle
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Jason Knapp, Malik Zaire
* Pregame line: Ohio -7.5; O/U 39.0 • Ohio notes, boxscore
| Statistics | Miami | Ohio |
| First downs | 14 | 19 |
| Total yards | 291 | 363 |
| Rushes/yards | 45/188 | 26/50 |
| Passing yards | 103 | 313 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 7–11–0 | 25–39–0 |
| Time of possession | 32:19 | 27:41 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Miami | Passing | Aveon Smith | 7/11, 103 yards, 1 TD |
| Miami | Rushing | Rashad Amos | 21 rushes, 163 yards, 1 TD |
| Miami | Receiving | Kevin Davis | 3 receptions, 61 yards, 1 TD |
| Ohio | Passing | Kurtis Rourke | 25/39, 313 yards, 1 TD |
| Ohio | Rushing | Sieh Bangura | 9 rushes, 38 yards, 1 TD |
| Ohio | Receiving | Sam Wiglusz | 5 receptions, 79 yards |

## Awards and honors
### Individual yearly awards

National awards :
| Award | Player | Position |
| Lou Groza Award | Graham Nicholson | PK |
| Ray Guy Award Semifinalist | Alec Bevelhimer | P |
MAC individual awards :
| Player | Position | Award |
| Graham Nicholson | PK | Special Teams Player of the Year |
| Matt Salopek | LB | Defensive Player of the Year |

### Weekly individual awards

MAC weekly honors :
| Award | Player | Position | Award |
| Week 1 | Alec Bevelhimer | P | Special Teams Player of the Week |
| Week 3 | Alec Bevelhimer | P | Special Teams Player of the Week |
| Week 12 | Michael Dowell | DB | Defensive Player of the Week |
| Week 2 | Brett Gabbert | QB | Offensive Player of the Week |
| Week 3 | Brett Gabbert | QB | Offensive Player of the Week |
| Week 7 | Brett Gabbert | QB | Offensive Player of the Week |
| Week 2 | Gage Larvadain | WR | Offensive Player of the Week |
| Week 2 | Graham Nicholson | PK | Special Teams Player of the Week |
| Week 4 | Graham Nicholson | PK | Special Teams Player of the Week |
| Week 7 | Graham Nicholson | PK | Special Teams Player of the Week |
| Week 9/10 | Graham Nicholson | PK | Special Teams Player of the Week |
| Week 11 | Graham Nicholson | PK | Special Teams Player of the Week |
| Week 12 | Graham Nicholson | PK | Special Teams Player of the Week |
| Week 3 | Matt Salopek | LB | Defensive Co-Player of the Week |
| Week 9/10 | Matt Salopek | LB | Defensive Player of the Week |

### All-Americans

All-MAC :
| Player | Position | 1st/2nd/3rd Team |
| Rashad Amos | RB | 3rd team |
| Alec Bevelhimer | P | 2nd team |
| Brett Gabbert | QB | 3rd team |
| Reid Holskey | OL | 2nd team |
| Will Jados | OL | 2nd team |
| Cade McDonald | RS | 2nd team |
| Graham Nicholson | PK | 1st team |
| Matt Salopek | LB | 1st team |
| Brian Ugwu | DL | 2nd team |
| Caiden Woullard | DL | 1st team |
| Source: |||
CBS Sports / 247Sports :
| Player | Position | 1st/2nd team |
| Graham Nicholson | PK | 1st team |
| Source: |||
AP :
| Player | Position | 1st/2nd team |
| Graham Nicholson | PK | 1st team |
| Source: |||
Walter Camp :
| Player | Position | 1st/2nd team |
| Graham Nicholson | PK | 1st team |
| Source: |||
NCAA Recognized All-American Honors :
| Player | AFCA | FWAA | TSN | Designation |
| Graham Nicholson (PK) | | 2nd team | | Consensus |
| The NCAA recognizes a selection to all five of the AFCA, FWAA and TSN first teams for unanimous selections and three of five for consensus selections. HM = Honorable mention. Source: |||||
Other All-American Honors :
| Player | Athletic | Athlon | BR | CFN | ESPN | FOX Sports | Phil Steele | SI | USA Today |
| Graham Nicholson (PK) | 1st team | | | 1st team | | | | 1st team | 1st team |