# 2019 Miami RedHawks football team

The 2019 Miami RedHawks football team represented Miami University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by sixth 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 poll

The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 23, 2019, with the RedHawks predicted to finish in second place in the East Division.
East Division :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Ohio | 144 (24) |
| 2 | Miami | 107 |
| 3 | Buffalo | 100 |
| 4 | Kent State | 62 |
| 5 | Akron | 54 |
| 6 | Bowling Green | 37 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 20 Iowa* | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA | FS1 | L 14–38 | 69,250 |
| September 7 | 2:30 p.m. | Tennessee Tech* | Yager StadiumOxford, OH | ESPN+ | W 48–17 | 16,022 |
| September 14 | 12:00 p.m. | at Cincinnati* | Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH (Victory Bell) | ESPNU | L 13–35 | 35,526 |
| September 21 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 6 Ohio State* | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | BTN | L 5–76 | 103,190 |
| September 28 | 12:00 p.m. | Buffalo | Yager StadiumOxford, OH | ESPNU | W 34–20 | 18,419 |
| October 12 | 12:00 p.m. | at Western Michigan | Waldo StadiumKalamazoo, MI | ESPNU | L 16–38 | 21,702 |
| October 19 | 2:30 p.m. | Northern Illinois | Yager StadiumOxford, OH | ESPN+ | W 27–24 | 11,710 |
| October 26 | 3:30 p.m. | at Kent State | Dix StadiumKent, OH | ESPN+ | W 23–16 | 8,455 |
| November 6 | 8:00 p.m. | at Ohio | Peden StadiumAthens, OH (Battle of the Bricks) | ESPN2 | W 24–21 | 20,589 |
| November 13 | 8:00 p.m. | Bowling Green | Yager StadiumOxford, OH | ESPNU | W 44–3 | 19,897 |
| November 20 | 7:30 p.m. | Akron | Yager StadiumOxford, OH | ESPNU | W 20–17 | 22,921 |
| November 29 | 12:00 p.m. | at Ball State | Scheumann StadiumMuncie, IN | CBSSN | L 27–41 | 7,155 |
| December 7 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. Central Michigan | Ford FieldDetroit, MI (MAC Championship Game) | ESPN2 | W 26–21 | 22,427 |
| January 6, 2020 | 7:30 p.m. | vs. Louisiana* | Ladd-Peebles StadiumMobile, AL (LendingTree Bowl) | ESPN | L 17–27 | 29,212 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

| Name | Position |
| Chuck Martin | Head coach |
| Eric Koehler | Co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach |
| George Barnett | Co-offensive coordinator/offensive line coach |
| Spence Nowinsky | Co-defensive coordinator/ Linebackers coach |
| John Hauser | Co-defensive coordinator/Cornerbacks coach |
| Pat Welsh | Tight ends coach |
| E.J. Whitlow | Defensive line coach |
| Israel Woolfork | Wide receivers coach |
| Joe Palcic | Special teams coach |
| Bill Brechin | Safeties |
| Lamar Conard | Running backs |
| Matt Yoches | Director of football operations |
| Trey Neyer | Director of player personnel |

## Game summaries
### At Iowa

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| RedHawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| No. 20 Hawkeyes | 3 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 38 |

### Tennessee Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| RedHawks | 10 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 48 |

### At Cincinnati

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| RedHawks | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Bearcats | 0 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 35 |

### At Ohio State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| RedHawks | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| No. 6 Buckeyes | 7 | 42 | 14 | 13 | 76 |

### Buffalo

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
| RedHawks | 0 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 34 |

### At Western Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| RedHawks | 6 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| Broncos | 0 | 21 | 0 | 17 | 38 |

### Northern Illinois

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

### At Kent State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| RedHawks | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
| Golden Flashes | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 16 |

### At Ohio

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| RedHawks | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| Bobcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |

### Bowling Green

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| RedHawks | 10 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 44 |

### Akron

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Zips | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| RedHawks | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 20 |

### At Ball State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| RedHawks | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Cardinals | 7 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 41 |

### MAC Championship Game

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| RedHawks | 7 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 26 |
| Chippewas | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |

### Vs. Louisiana (LendingTree Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| RedHawks | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 27 |

## Players drafted into the NFL

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
| 7 | 248 | Sam Sloman | K | Los Angeles Rams |