# 2021 Miami RedHawks football team

The 2021 Miami RedHawks football team represented Miami University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by eighth-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.

## Preseason
### MAC media day

The Mid-American Conference media day was held on July 20, 2021 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. Miami was represented by head coach Chuck Martin, wide receiver Jack Sorenson and defensive back Mike Brown. The RedHawks were predicted to finish in third place in the East Division in the Mid-American preseason poll.
Media poll (East Division) :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Kent State | 112 (11) |
| 2 | Ohio | 96 (2) |
| 3 | Miami | 94 (5) |
| 4 | Buffalo | 93 (4) |
| 5 | Akron | 39 |
| 6 | Bowling Green | 28 |
Media poll (MAC Championship) :
| Rank | Team | Votes |
| 1 | Ball State | 7 |
| 2 | Toledo | 5 |
| 3 | Kent State | 4 |
| 4 | Western Michigan | 3 |
| 5 | Buffalo | 2 |
| 6 | Miami | 1 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 4 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 8 Cincinnati* | Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH (Victory Bell) | ESPN+ | L 14–49 | 37,978 |
| September 11 | 12:00 p.m. | at Minnesota* | Huntington Bank StadiumMinneapolis, MN | ESPNU | L 26–31 | 43,372 |
| September 18 | 3:30 p.m. | LIU* | Yager StadiumOxford, OH | ESPN+ | W 42–7 | 12,036 |
| September 25 | 12:00 p.m. | at Army* | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | CBSSN | L 10–23 | 24,045 |
| October 2 | 3:30 p.m. | Central Michigan | Yager StadiumOxford, OH | ESPN+ | W 28–17 | 15,065 |
| October 9 | 3:30 p.m. | at Eastern Michigan | Rynearson StadiumYpsilanti, MI | ESPN+ | L 12–13 | 15,664 |
| October 16 | 2:30 p.m. | Akron | Yager StadiumOxford, OH | ESPN+ | W 34–21 | 11,042 |
| October 23 | 3:30 p.m. | at Ball State | Scheumann StadiumMuncie, IN (Red Bird Rivalry) | ESPN+ | W 24–17 | 15,703 |
| November 2 | 7:30 p.m. | at Ohio | Peden StadiumAthens, OH (Battle of the Bricks) | ESPNU | L 33–35 | 15,940 |
| November 9 | 7:00 p.m. | Buffalo | Yager StadiumOxford, OH | ESPNU | W 45–18 | 10,069 |
| November 16 | 8:00 p.m. | Bowling Green | Yager StadiumOxford, OH | ESPNU | W 34–7 | 10,269 |
| November 27 | 12:00 p.m. | at Kent State | Dix StadiumKent, OH | ESPN+ | L 47–48 $^{OT}$ | 8,387 |
| December 23 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. North Texas* | Toyota StadiumFrisco, TX (Frisco Football Classic) | ESPN | W 27–14 | 11,721 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At No. 8 Cincinnati

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| RedHawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| No. 8 Bearcats | 21 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 49 |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| −22.5 | 49.0 |
| Statistics | MIA | CIN |
| First downs | 17 | 27 |
| Total yards | 278 | 542 |
| Rushing yards | 169 | 247 |
| Passing yards | 109 | 295 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 34:15 | 25:45 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Miami | Passing | A. J. Mayer | 9/28, 109 yards |
| Miami | Rushing | Keyon Mozee | 15 rushes, 80 yards |
| Miami | Receiving | Mac Hippenhammer | 3 receptions, 64 yards |
| Cincinnati | Passing | Desmond Ridder | 20/25, 295 yards, 4 TD, INT |
| Cincinnati | Rushing | Jerome Ford | 12 rushes, 121 yards, TD |
| Cincinnati | Receiving | Tyler Scott | 1 reception, 81 yards, TD |

### At Minnesota

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| RedHawks | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 26 |
| Golden Gophers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
| Statistics | MIA | MINN |
| First downs | 20 | 19 |
| Total yards | 341 | 287 |
| Rushing yards | 104 | 175 |
| Passing yards | 237 | 112 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 27:24 | 32:36 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Miami | Passing | Brett Gabbert | 14/29, 201 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Miami | Rushing | Brett Gabbert | 6 rushes, 27 yards |
| Miami | Receiving | Jack Sorenson | 6 receptions, 97 yards, TD |
| Minnesota | Passing | Tanner Morgan | 8/17, 112 yards, 2 TD |
| Minnesota | Rushing | Trey Potts | 34 rushes, 178 yards, 2 TD |
| Minnesota | Receiving | Dylan Wright | 3 receptions, 73 yards, TD |

### LIU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Sharks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| RedHawks | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
| Statistics | LIU | MIA |
| First downs | 13 | 27 |
| Total yards | 215 | 523 |
| Rushing yards | 37 | 229 |
| Passing yards | 178 | 294 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 35:20 | 24:40 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| LIU | Passing | Camden Orth | 15/21, 178 yards, TD |
| LIU | Rushing | Jonathan DeBique | 10 rushes, 31 yards |
| LIU | Receiving | Tosin Oyekanmi | 3 receptions, 67 yards |
| Miami | Passing | Brett Gabbert | 10/16, 171 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Miami | Rushing | David Afari | 5 rushes, 78 yards |
| Miami | Receiving | Jack Sorenson | 5 receptions, 86 yards, TD |

### At Army

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| RedHawks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Black Knights | 7 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
| Statistics | MIA | ARMY |
| First downs | 13 | 16 |
| Total yards | 232 | 384 |
| Rushing yards | 28 | 384 |
| Passing yards | 204 | 0 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 20:24 | 39:36 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Miami | Passing | Brett Gabbert | 11/25, 193 yards, TD |
| Miami | Rushing | Keyon Mozee | 5 rushes, 11 yards |
| Miami | Receiving | Kevin Davis | 2 receptions, 93 yards, TD |
| Army | Passing | Christian Anderson | 0/5, 0 yards |
| Army | Rushing | Christian Anderson | 15 rushes, 236 yards, 2 TD |
| Army | Receiving | None | None |

### Central Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chippewas | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| RedHawks | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| CMU –2.0 | 56.0 |
| Statistics | CMU | MIA |
| First downs | 25 | 26 |
| Total yards | 430 | 514 |
| Rushing yards | 52 | 164 |
| Passing yards | 378 | 350 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 26:45 | 33:15 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Central Michigan | Passing | Daniel Richardson | 22/41, 326 yards, 2 TD |
| Central Michigan | Rushing | Myles Bailey | 8 rushes, 29 yards |
| Central Michigan | Receiving | Dallas Dixon | 7 receptions, 113 yards, TD |
| Miami | Passing | A. J. Mayer | 13/18, 179 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Miami | Rushing | Keyon Mozee | 13 rushes, 83 yards |
| Miami | Receiving | Mac Hippenhammer | 8 receptions, 170 yards |

### At Eastern Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| RedHawks | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| Eagles | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Statistics | MIA | EMU |
| First downs | 19 | 16 |
| Total yards | 385 | 257 |
| Rushing yards | 126 | 31 |
| Passing yards | 259 | 206 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 25:52 | 34:08 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Miami | Passing | A. J. Mayer | 16/39, 259 yards |
| Miami | Rushing | Tyre Shelton | 9 rushes, 41 yards |
| Miami | Receiving | Jack Sorenson | 7 receptions, 123 yards |
| Eastern Michigan | Passing | Ben Bryant | 21/31, 206 yards, TD, INT |
| Eastern Michigan | Rushing | Darius Boone Jr. | 9 rushes, 36 yards |
| Eastern Michigan | Receiving | Dylan Drummond | 7 receptions, 93 yards |

### Akron

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Zips | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| RedHawks | 14 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 34 |
| Statistics | AKR | MIA |
| First downs | 21 | 22 |
| Total yards | 356 | 474 |
| Rushing yards | 65 | 245 |
| Passing yards | 291 | 229 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 29:07 | 30:53 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Akron | Passing | Zach Gibson | 25/39, 291 yards, 3 TD |
| Akron | Rushing | Blake Hester | 10 rushes, 29 yards |
| Akron | Receiving | Konata Mumpfield | 10 receptions, 109 yards |
| Miami | Passing | A. J. Mayer | 19/27, 229 yards, 3 TD |
| Miami | Rushing | Keyon Mozee | 8 rushes, 73 yards, TD |
| Miami | Receiving | Jack Sorenson | 5 receptions, 113 yards, TD |

### At Ball State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| RedHawks | 10 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 24 |
| Cardinals | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Statistics | MIA | BALL |
| First downs | 18 | 20 |
| Total yards | 360 | 327 |
| Rushing yards | 126 | 100 |
| Passing yards | 234 | 227 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 34:32 | 25:28 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Miami | Passing | Brett Gabbert | 20/24, 207 yards, 2 TD |
| Miami | Rushing | Tyre Shelton | 14 rushes, 46 yards |
| Miami | Receiving | Jack Sorenson | 8 receptions, 138 yards |
| Ball State | Passing | Drew Plitt | 22/34, 227 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Ball State | Rushing | Carson Steele | 11 rushes, 49 yards |
| Ball State | Receiving | Jayshon Jackson | 8 receptions, 121 yards, TD |

### At Ohio

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| RedHawks | 0 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 33 |
| Bobcats | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Statistics | MIA | OHIO |
| First downs | 24 | 19 |
| Total yards | 569 | 413 |
| Rushing yards | 77 | 124 |
| Passing yards | 492 | 289 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 27:38 | 32:22 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Miami | Passing | Brett Gabbert | 32/55, 492 yards, 5 TD, INT |
| Miami | Rushing | Brett Gabbert | 7 rushes, 23 yards |
| Miami | Receiving | Jack Sorenson | 14 receptions, 283 yards, 2 TD |
| Ohio | Passing | Kurtis Rourke | 23/32, 289 yards, 3 TD |
| Ohio | Rushing | De'Montre Tuggle | 11 rushes, 68 yards, 2 TD |
| Ohio | Receiving | Isiah Cox | 6 receptions, 106 yards, 2 TD |

### Buffalo

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 7 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 18 |
| RedHawks | 10 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
| Statistics | BUF | MIA |
| First downs | 21 | 25 |
| Total yards | 361 | 536 |
| Rushing yards | 119 | 185 |
| Passing yards | 242 | 351 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 28:32 | 31:28 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Buffalo | Passing | Kyle Vantrease | 11/20, 151 yards, INT |
| Buffalo | Rushing | Dylan McDuffie | 20 rushes, 91 yards, TD |
| Buffalo | Receiving | Quian Williams | 9 receptions, 104 yards, TD |
| Miami | Passing | Brett Gabbert | 21/28, 351 yards, 4 TD |
| Miami | Rushing | Keyon Mozee | 15 rushes, 67 yards, TD |
| Miami | Receiving | Jalen Walker | 7 receptions, 136 yards, TD |

### Bowling Green

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| RedHawks | 6 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 34 |
| Statistics | BGSU | MIA |
| First downs | 12 | 11 |
| Total yards | 258 | 346 |
| Rushing yards | 150 | 119 |
| Passing yards | 108 | 227 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 30:43 | 29:17 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Bowling Green | Passing | Matt McDonald | 13/28, 108 yards |
| Bowling Green | Rushing | Nick Mosley | 15 rushes, 94 yards |
| Bowling Green | Receiving | Tyrone Broden | 5 receptions, 53 yards |
| Miami | Passing | Brett Gabbert | 10/20, 227 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Miami | Rushing | Tyre Shelton | 9 rushes, 56 yards, 2 TD |
| Miami | Receiving | Jack Sorenson | 4 receptions, 111 yards, TD |

### At Kent State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| RedHawks | 6 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 47 |
| Golden Flashes | 7 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 48 |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| EVEN | 67.0 |
| Statistics | MIA | KENT |
| First downs | 31 | 32 |
| Total yards | 549 | 642 |
| Rushing yards | 144 | 303 |
| Passing yards | 405 | 339 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 28:58 | 31:02 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Miami | Passing | Brett Gabbert | 26/51, 405 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT |
| Miami | Rushing | Kevin Davis | 10 rushes, 56 yards |
| Miami | Receiving | Kenny Tracy | 5 receptions, 104 yards, TD |
| Kent State | Passing | Dustin Crum | 24/33, 325 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| Kent State | Rushing | Xavier Williams | 13 rushes, 168 yards, 2 TD |
| Kent State | Receiving | Keshunn Abram | 7 receptions, 138 yards, TD |

### Vs. North Texas (Frisco Football Classic)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mean Green | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| RedHawks | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
| Statistics | UNT | MIA |
| First downs | 18 | 26 |
| Total yards | 317 | 431 |
| Rushing yards | 89 | 203 |
| Passing yards | 228 | 228 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 21:39 | 38:21 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| North Texas | Passing | Austin Aune | 15/32, 228 yards, 2 INT |
| North Texas | Rushing | Austin Aune | 9 rushes, 28 yards, TD |
| North Texas | Receiving | Roderic Burns | 4 receptions, 87 yards |
| Miami | Passing | Brett Gabbert | 22/31, 228 yards, 2 TD |
| Miami | Rushing | Kenny Tracy | 14 rushes, 92 yards, TD |
| Miami | Receiving | Jack Sorenson | 7 receptions, 116 yards |