2021 Miami RedHawks football
Frisco Football Classic champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record7–6 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEric Koehler (8th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJohn Hauser (6th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorSpence Nowinsky (4th season)
Home stadiumYager Stadium
2021 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Kent State xy  6 –2   7 –7  
Miami (OH)  5 –3   7 –6  
Ohio  3 –5   3 –9  
Bowling Green  2 –6   4 –8  
Buffalo  2 –6   4 –8  
Akron  1 –7   2 –10  
West Division
Northern Illinois xy$  6 –2   9 –5  
Central Michigan x  6 –2   9 –4  
Toledo  5 –3   7 –6  
Ball State  4 –4   6 –7  
Eastern Michigan  4 –4   7 –6  
Western Michigan  4 –4   8 –5  
Championship: Northern Illinois 41, Kent State 23
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

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.[1] The RedHawks were predicted to finish in third place in the East Division in the Mid-American preseason poll.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 4 3:30 p.m. at No. 8 Cincinnati*
ESPN+ L 14–49 37,978
September 11 12:00 p.m. at Minnesota*
ESPNU L 26–31 43,372
September 18 3:30 p.m. LIU*
ESPN+ W 42–7 12,036
September 25 12:00 p.m. at Army*
CBSSN L 10–23 24,045
October 2 3:30 p.m. Central Michigan
  • Yager Stadium
  • Oxford, OH
 ESPN+ W 28–17 15,065
October 9 3:30 p.m. at Eastern Michigan
ESPN+ L 12–13 15,664
October 16 2:30 p.m. Akron
  • Yager Stadium
  • Oxford, OH
 ESPN+ W 34–21 11,042
October 23 3:30 p.m. at Ball State
ESPN+ W 24–17 15,703
November 2 7:30 p.m. at Ohio
ESPNU L 33–3515,940
November 9 7:00 p.m. Buffalo
  • Yager Stadium
  • Oxford, OH
 ESPNU W 45–18 10,069
November 16 8:00 p.m. Bowling Green
  • Yager Stadium
  • Oxford, OH
 ESPNU W 34–7 10,269
November 27 12:00 p.m. at Kent State
ESPN+ L 47–48 OT 8,387
December 23 2:30 p.m. vs. North Texas*
ESPN W 27–14 11,721
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[3]

Personnel

2021 Miami RedHawks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 11 David Afari Fr
OL 63 Evan Azzara Fr
WR 18 Jeremiah Batiste Fr
WR 81 James Besett  Fr
RB 1 Jaylon Bester Fr
OL 59 Kolby Borders Fr
QB 17 Alec Bornhorst  So
WR 19 James Burns So
WR 83 Angelo Butts Fr
OL 69 Brody Carper  So
WR 34 Chris Cavalaris  So
OL 57 Bennett Clark  So
TE 89 Jack Coldiron  Fr
OL 78 Dominic Collado Fr
RB 26 Kevin Davis Fr
TE 80 Jack DeJarld Fr
WR 25 Devon Dorsey Fr
QB 16 Orin Edwards Fr
OL 60 Rusty Feth So
QB 5 Brett Gabbert So
QB 12 Henry Hesson Fr
WR 8 Mac Hippenhammer  Jr
OL 56 Reid Holskey Fr
TE 46 Andrew Homer  Sr
WR 36 Jackson Izzard Fr
OL 72 Ben Jackson  Fr
OL 70 Will Jados Fr
OL 66 Luke Kirin Fr
QB 10 A. J. Mayer  So
RB 28 Keyon Mozee Fr
TE 88 Nate Muersch Fr
OL 77 Charlie Nank Fr
OL 65 Pete Nank  Jr
TE 37 Scott Nieman Fr
OL 61 Ryan O'Hair Fr
TE 87 Ryan Orput Fr
TE 84 Derek Paulson Sr
WR 85 Matthew Reardon Fr
OL 64 David Redding  Jr
WR 6 Austin Robinson So
OL 53 Caleb Shaffer So
TE 86 Brian Shane Fr
RB 9 Tyre Shelton  Fr
OL 79 Caleb Siech Fr
QB 2 Aveon Smith Fr
QB 15 Kamell Smith Fr
RB 24 Darez Sanders Fr
QR 13 Jack Sorenson  Sr
QB 4 Ben Tarpey  Fr
OL 55 Andrew Todd  So
RB 33 Kenny Tracy Fr
WR 21 Harrison Truitt Fr
TE 43 Haakon Van Beyen Fr
OL 50 Sam Vaughn  Fr
WR 14 Jalen Walker  Jr
WR 22 Jace Williams Fr
TE 44 Rhett Williams  Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 16 Eli Blakey Fr
LB 8 Luke Bolden So
DB 10 Trevon Booker  Fr
LB 58 Jackson Boras Fr
DB 18 Cedric Boswell  Sr
DB 3 Mike Brown Sr
DL 93 Kyle Bryant  Fr
DL 82 Kameron Butler Jr
DB 19 Ambe' Caldwell Fr
DB 13 Brett Coleman Fr
DL 99 Anthony Collier  Fr
LB 39 Carson Daniels  Fr
DL 91 Marlon Dawson Jr. Fr
DL 92 Austin Ertl So
DL 94 Terran Hearn Fr
DL 96 Kobe Hilton  Fr
LB 12 Corban Hondru Fr
DB 29 Ryan Kahn Fr
DL 95 Ben Kimpler  Sr
DB 22 Ja'Von Kimpson  Fr
DB 31 Cam Kirk Fr
LB 9 Daylan Long Fr
DL 30 Josh Maize  Jr
LB 23 Austin McWood Fr
LB 35 Ryan McWood  Sr
DB 20 Mehki Miller  Fr
DB 1 Jaymar Mundy Fr
LB 33 Dominic Nardone Fr
DL 48 Ryan Newton  Jr
DL 37 Dalton Norris Fr
LB 0 Ivan Pace Jr. So
DL 47 Lonnie Phelps So
DB 27 Dee Pierce Fr
LB 54 Blaine Riley Fr
DL 11 Dominique Robinson Sr
LB 4 Camden Rogers Fr
DB 24 Ja'Don Rucker-Furlow Jr
DB 17 T. J. Rush Fr
DB 15 Matthew Salopek  Fr
DB 5 John Saunders Jr. Fr
LB 26 Jackson Schott Fr
DB 2 Cecil Singleton  So
DL 49 Jacob Snell Fr
DB 28 Caleb Tubbs Fr
DB 36 Silas Walters Fr
DL 34 C. J. Ware IV Fr
LB 32 Ed Warriner Fr
DB 6 Jacquez Warren So
DL 51 Nasir Washington Fr
DB 21 Sterling Weatherford Sr
DL 90 Caiden Woullard Fr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
LS 97 Brendan Beattie  Fr
K 38 Henry Beckett  Fr
K, P 35 Alec Bevelhimer Fr
K, P 31 Dom Dzioban Fr
K 98 Graham Nicholson Fr
LS 45 Nick Walker Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Erik Koehler
    Co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
  • Spence Nowinsky
    Co-defensive coordinator/linebackers
  • John Hauser
    Co-defensive coordinator/Cornerbacks
  • James Patton
    Offensive line/Run game coordinator
  • Doug Shearer
    Special teams coordinator
  • Bill Brechin
    Safeties
  • Lamar Conrad
    Running backs
  • Pat Welsh
    Tight ends/recruiting coordinator
  • E. J. Whitlow
    Defensive line
  • Israel Wollfork
    Wide receivers
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 13, 2021

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 lineOver/under
−22.549.0
StatisticsMIACIN
First downs1727
Total yards278542
Rushing yards169247
Passing yards109295
Turnovers03
Time of possession34:1525:45
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
MiamiPassingA. J. Mayer9/28, 109 yards
RushingKeyon Mozee15 rushes, 80 yards
ReceivingMac Hippenhammer3 receptions, 64 yards
CincinnatiPassingDesmond Ridder20/25, 295 yards, 4 TD, INT
RushingJerome Ford12 rushes, 121 yards, TD
ReceivingTyler Scott1 reception, 81 yards, TD

At Minnesota

1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 0 3 10 13 26
Golden Gophers 7 14 0 10 31
StatisticsMIAMINN
First downs2019
Total yards341287
Rushing yards104175
Passing yards237112
Turnovers20
Time of possession27:2432:36
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
MiamiPassingBrett Gabbert14/29, 201 yards, 2 TD, INT
RushingBrett Gabbert6 rushes, 27 yards
ReceivingJack Sorenson6 receptions, 97 yards, TD
MinnesotaPassingTanner Morgan8/17, 112 yards, 2 TD
RushingTrey Potts34 rushes, 178 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingDylan Wright3 receptions, 73 yards, TD

LIU

1 2 3 4 Total
Sharks 0 7 0 0 7
RedHawks 7 14 14 7 42
StatisticsLIUMIA
First downs1327
Total yards215523
Rushing yards37229
Passing yards178294
Turnovers01
Time of possession35:2024:40
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
LIUPassingCamden Orth15/21, 178 yards, TD
RushingJonathan DeBique10 rushes, 31 yards
ReceivingTosin Oyekanmi3 receptions, 67 yards
MiamiPassingBrett Gabbert10/16, 171 yards, 2 TD, INT
RushingDavid Afari5 rushes, 78 yards
ReceivingJack Sorenson5 receptions, 86 yards, TD

At Army

1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 0 3 0 7 10
Black Knights 7 10 0 6 23
StatisticsMIAARMY
First downs1316
Total yards232384
Rushing yards28384
Passing yards2040
Turnovers10
Time of possession20:2439:36
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
MiamiPassingBrett Gabbert11/25, 193 yards, TD
RushingKeyon Mozee5 rushes, 11 yards
ReceivingKevin Davis2 receptions, 93 yards, TD
ArmyPassingChristian Anderson0/5, 0 yards
RushingChristian Anderson15 rushes, 236 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingNone

Central Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 0 7 3 7 17
RedHawks 14 0 0 14 28
StatisticsCMUMIA
First downs2526
Total yards430514
Rushing yards52164
Passing yards378350
Turnovers01
Time of possession26:4533:15
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Central MichiganPassingDaniel Richardson22/41, 326 yards, 2 TD
RushingMyles Bailey8 rushes, 29 yards
ReceivingDallas Dixon7 receptions, 113 yards, TD
MiamiPassingA. J. Mayer13/18, 179 yards, 2 TD, INT
RushingKeyon Mozee13 rushes, 83 yards
ReceivingMac Hippenhammer8 receptions, 170 yards

At Eastern Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 6 0 3 3 12
Eagles 0 10 3 0 13
StatisticsMIAEMU
First downs1916
Total yards385257
Rushing yards12631
Passing yards259206
Turnovers11
Time of possession25:5234:08
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
MiamiPassingA. J. Mayer16/39, 259 yards
RushingTyre Shelton9 rushes, 41 yards
ReceivingJack Sorenson7 receptions, 123 yards
Eastern MichiganPassingBen Bryant21/31, 206 yards, TD, INT
RushingDarius Boone Jr.9 rushes, 36 yards
ReceivingDylan Drummond7 receptions, 93 yards

Akron

1 2 3 4 Total
Zips 0 7 0 14 21
RedHawks 14 7 13 0 34
StatisticsAKRMIA
First downs2122
Total yards356474
Rushing yards65245
Passing yards291229
Turnovers11
Time of possession29:0730:53
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
AkronPassingZach Gibson25/39, 291 yards, 3 TD
RushingBlake Hester10 rushes, 29 yards
ReceivingKonata Mumpfield10 receptions, 109 yards
MiamiPassingA. J. Mayer19/27, 229 yards, 3 TD
RushingKeyon Mozee8 rushes, 73 yards, TD
ReceivingJack Sorenson5 receptions, 113 yards, TD

At Ball State

1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 10 6 0 8 24
Cardinals 7 3 7 0 17
StatisticsMIABALL
First downs1820
Total yards360327
Rushing yards126100
Passing yards234227
Turnovers02
Time of possession34:3225:28
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
MiamiPassingBrett Gabbert20/24, 207 yards, 2 TD
RushingTyre Shelton14 rushes, 46 yards
ReceivingJack Sorenson8 receptions, 138 yards
Ball StatePassingDrew Plitt22/34, 227 yards, 2 TD, INT
RushingCarson Steele11 rushes, 49 yards
ReceivingJayshon Jackson8 receptions, 121 yards, TD

At Ohio

1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 0 0 13 20 33
Bobcats 7 7 14 7 35
StatisticsMIAOHIO
First downs2419
Total yards569413
Rushing yards77124
Passing yards492289
Turnovers11
Time of possession27:3832:22
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
MiamiPassingBrett Gabbert32/55, 492 yards, 5 TD, INT
RushingBrett Gabbert7 rushes, 23 yards
ReceivingJack Sorenson14 receptions, 283 yards, 2 TD
OhioPassingKurtis Rourke23/32, 289 yards, 3 TD
RushingDe'Montre Tuggle11 rushes, 68 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingIsiah Cox6 receptions, 106 yards, 2 TD

Buffalo

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 7 3 0 8 18
RedHawks 10 14 14 7 45
StatisticsBUFMIA
First downs2125
Total yards361536
Rushing yards119185
Passing yards242351
Turnovers41
Time of possession28:3231:28
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BuffaloPassingKyle Vantrease11/20, 151 yards, INT
RushingDylan McDuffie20 rushes, 91 yards, TD
ReceivingQuian Williams9 receptions, 104 yards, TD
MiamiPassingBrett Gabbert21/28, 351 yards, 4 TD
RushingKeyon Mozee15 rushes, 67 yards, TD
ReceivingJalen Walker7 receptions, 136 yards, TD

Bowling Green

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 7 0 0 0 7
RedHawks 6 14 14 0 34
StatisticsBGSUMIA
First downs1211
Total yards258346
Rushing yards150119
Passing yards108227
Turnovers11
Time of possession30:4329:17
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Bowling GreenPassingMatt McDonald13/28, 108 yards
RushingNick Mosley15 rushes, 94 yards
ReceivingTyrone Broden5 receptions, 53 yards
MiamiPassingBrett Gabbert10/20, 227 yards, 2 TD, INT
RushingTyre Shelton9 rushes, 56 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingJack Sorenson4 receptions, 111 yards, TD

At Kent State

1 2 3 4OT Total
RedHawks 6 10 7 186 47
Golden Flashes 7 10 14 107 48
StatisticsMIAKENT
First downs3132
Total yards549642
Rushing yards144303
Passing yards405339
Turnovers22
Time of possession28:5831:02
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
MiamiPassingBrett Gabbert26/51, 405 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
RushingKevin Davis10 rushes, 56 yards
ReceivingKenny Tracy5 receptions, 104 yards, TD
Kent StatePassingDustin Crum24/33, 325 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
RushingXavier Williams13 rushes, 168 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingKeshunn Abram7 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
StatisticsUNTMIA
First downs1826
Total yards317431
Rushing yards89203
Passing yards228228
Turnovers20
Time of possession21:3938:21
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
North TexasPassingAustin Aune15/32, 228 yards, 2 INT
RushingAustin Aune9 rushes, 28 yards, TD
ReceivingRoderic Burns4 receptions, 87 yards
MiamiPassingBrett Gabbert22/31, 228 yards, 2 TD
RushingKenny Tracy14 rushes, 92 yards, TD
ReceivingJack Sorenson7 receptions, 116 yards

References

  1. ↑ "MAC Football Media Day Kicks Off 2021 Season Today!". Mid-American Conference. July 20, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  2. ↑ "MAC Announces 2021 Preseason Media Football Poll". Mid-American Conference. July 20, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  3. ↑ "2021 Miami (Ohio) Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
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