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.

Previous season

The RedHawks finished the 2017 season 5–7, 4–4 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released
Rimington TrophyDanny GodlevskeCSO
Maxwell AwardJames GardnerWRSR
Doak Walker AwardKenny YoungRBSR
Fred Biletnikoff AwardJames GardnerWRSR
John Mackey AwardNate BeckerTEJR
Wuerffel TrophyJames GardnerWRSR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm AwardGus RaglandQBSR
Manning AwardGus RaglandQBSR

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

Schedule

Source:

Game summaries

Marshall

vs. Cincinnati

at Minnesota

at Bowling Green

Western Michigan

at Akron

Kent State

at Army

at Buffalo

Ohio

at Northern Illinois

Ball State

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.