# 2018 Miami RedHawks football team

The 2018 Miami RedHawks football team represented Miami University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fifth-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 6–6, 6–2 in MAC play to finish in a tie for second place in the East division. Despite being bowl eligible, they were not invited to a bowl game.

## Preseason
### Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released
| Award | Player | Position | Year |
| Rimington Trophy | Danny Godlevske | C | SO |
| Maxwell Award | James Gardner | WR | SR |
| Doak Walker Award | Kenny Young | RB | SR |
| Fred Biletnikoff Award | James Gardner | WR | SR |
| John Mackey Award | Nate Becker | TE | JR |
| Wuerffel Trophy | James Gardner | WR | SR |
| Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award | Gus Ragland | QB | SR |
| Manning Award | Gus Ragland | QB | SR |

### Preseason media poll

The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 24, 2018, with the RedHawks predicted to finish in third place in the East Division.
East Division :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Ohio | 140 (21) |
| 2 | Buffalo | 112 (1) |
| 3 | Miami | 95 (2) |
| 4 | Akron | 74 |
| 5 | Bowling Green | 58 |
| 6 | Kent State | 25 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 3:30 p.m. | Marshall* | Yager StadiumOxford, OH | ESPN+ | L 28–35 | 15,827 |
| September 8 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. Cincinnati* | Paul Brown StadiumCincinnati, OH (Victory Bell) | ESPN3/FOX 19 | L 0–21 | 16,062 |
| September 15 | 3:30 p.m. | at Minnesota* | TCF Bank StadiumMinneapolis, MN | BTN | L 3–26 | 41,162 |
| September 22 | 3:00 p.m. | at Bowling Green | Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH | ESPN+ | W 38–23 | 14,380 |
| September 29 | 3:30 p.m. | Western Michigan | Yager StadiumOxford, OH | ESPN+ | L 39–40 | 15,012 |
| October 6 | 3:30 p.m. | at Akron | InfoCision StadiumAkron, OH | ESPN+ | W 41–17 | 22,437 |
| October 13 | 2:30 p.m. | Kent State | Yager StadiumOxford, OH | ESPN+ | W 31–6 | 5,003 |
| October 20 | 12:00 p.m. | at Army* | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | CBSSN | L 30–31 $^{2OT}$ | 38,016 |
| October 30 | 8:00 p.m. | at Buffalo | UB StadiumAmherst, NY | ESPN2 | L 42–51 | 15,682 |
| November 7 | 7:00 p.m. | Ohio | Yager StadiumOxford, OH (Battle of the Bricks) | ESPNU | W 30–28 | 15,975 |
| November 14 | 8:00 p.m. | at Northern Illinois | Huskie StadiumDeKalb, IL | ESPNU | W 13–7 | 4,878 |
| November 20 | 7:00 p.m. | Ball State | Yager StadiumOxford, OH | ESPN+ | W 42–21 | 17,639 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
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## Game summaries
### Marshall

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Thundering Herd | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| RedHawks | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |

### Vs. Cincinnati

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| RedHawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bearcats | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |

### At Minnesota

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| RedHawks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Golden Gophers | 7 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 26 |

### At Bowling Green

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| RedHawks | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| Falcons | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 23 |

### Western Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 14 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 40 |
| RedHawks | 17 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 39 |

### At Akron

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| RedHawks | 0 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 41 |
| Zips | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |

### Kent State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Flashes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| RedHawks | 0 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 31 |

### At Army

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| RedHawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 30 |
| Black Knights | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 31 |

### At Buffalo

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| RedHawks | 14 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 42 |
| Bulls | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 51 |

### Ohio

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bobcats | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| RedHawks | 7 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 30 |

### At Northern Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| RedHawks | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| Huskies | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |

### Ball State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| RedHawks | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |

## 13th game proposal

Miami was one of four bowl-eligible teams that did not receive a bowl game invitation. The university unsuccessfully attempted to schedule a 13th game with Louisiana-Monroe, which also did not go to a bowl.