# 2016 Miami RedHawks football team

The 2016 Miami RedHawks football team represented Miami University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Chuck Martin, played their home games at Yager Stadium, and competed as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 6–7, 6–2 in MAC play to finish in a tie for the East Division championship with Ohio. Due to their head-to-head loss to Ohio, they did not represent the East Division in the MAC Championship Game. They were invited to the St. Petersburg Bowl where they lost to Mississippi State.
Miami became the first team in FBS history to start the regular season 0–6 and finish the regular season at 6–6.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 17 Iowa* | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA | ESPNU | L 21–45 | 68,390 |
| September 10 | 3:30 p.m. | Eastern Illinois* | Yager StadiumOxford, OH | ESPN3 | L 17–21 | 17,369 |
| September 17 | 3:30 p.m. | WKU* | Yager StadiumOxford, OH | ESPN3 | L 24–31 | 19,822 |
| September 24 | 3:30 p.m. | at Cincinnati* | Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH (Victory Bell) | ESPNews | L 20–27 | 38,112 |
| October 1 | 2:30 p.m. | Ohio | Yager StadiumOxford, OH (Battle of the Bricks) | BCSN2 | L 7–17 | 22,212 |
| October 8 | 3:00 p.m. | at Akron | InfoCision StadiumAkron, OH | ESPN3 | L 13–35 | 11,094 |
| October 15 | 2:30 p.m. | Kent State | Yager StadiumOxford, OH | ESPN3 | W 18–14 | 15,160 |
| October 22 | 12:00 p.m. | at Bowling Green | Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH | ESPN3 | W 40–26 | 16,121 |
| October 29 | 3:30 p.m. | at Eastern Michigan | Rynearson StadiumYpsilanti, MI | ASN/ESPN3 | W 28–15 | 16,481 |
| November 4 | 6:00 p.m. | Central Michigan | Yager StadiumOxford, OH | CBSSN | W 37–17 | 14,270 |
| November 12 | 1:00 p.m. | at Buffalo | UB StadiumAmherst, NY | ESPN3 | W 35–24 | 15,447 |
| November 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Ball State | Yager StadiumOxford, OH | ESPN3 | W 21–20 | 13,824 |
| December 26 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. Mississippi State* | Tropicana FieldSt. Petersburg, FL (St. Petersburg Bowl) | ESPN | L 16–17 | 15,717 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Iowa

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| RedHawks | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Hawkeyes | 21 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 45 |

### Eastern Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| RedHawks | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |

### WKU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hilltoppers | 0 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| RedHawks | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 24 |

### At Cincinnati

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| RedHawks | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Bearcats | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 27 |

### Ohio

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bobcats | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| RedHawks | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |

### At Akron

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| RedHawks | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Zips | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |

### Kent State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Flashes | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| RedHawks | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 18 |

### At Bowling Green

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| RedHawks | 7 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 40 |
| Falcons | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 26 |

### At Eastern Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| RedHawks | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Eagles | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 15 |

### Central Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chippewas | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| RedHawks | 13 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 37 |

### At Buffalo

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| RedHawks | 13 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 35 |
| Bulls | 0 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 24 |

### Ball State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| RedHawks | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |

### Mississippi State–St. Petersburg Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| RedHawks | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |