Ohio at Miami (OH)

Saturday, September 18, 2004

Miami (OH) beat Ohio 40–⁠20. It was their 43rd meeting; after it, Miami (OH) led the series 27–⁠15–⁠1.

AwayOhio4–⁠7 in 2004
20
HomeMiami (OH)8–⁠5 in 2004
40

Final at Yager Stadium, OxfordAttendance 20,113

At kickoff
73°F, clear, wind 10 mph from the northWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Butler County Regional (KHAO), 25 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Ohio0071320
Miami (OH)3723740

Standouts

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Player stats

Ohio

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Ryan Hawk23/3925320
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Kalvin McRae216509
Stafford Owens1303
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Chris Jackson1286015
Kalvin McRae139139
Ahmona Maxwell237023
Ryan Antle331014
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Chip Cox1-10

Miami (OH)

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Josh Betts21/3226821
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Luke Clemens1552116
Mike Smith1041113
Josh Betts635021
Brandon Murphy31308
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Martin Nance7108125
Michael Larkin240023
Mike Smith138138
Josh Williams331018

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

OhioMiami (OH)
262Total yards414
306Passing yards269
9Rushing yards146
6.5Yards per pass8.4
0.3Yards per rush4.1
17First downs21
6–⁠18Third downs4–⁠12
1–⁠1Fourth downs2–⁠2
1Turnovers3
0–⁠0Penalties0–⁠0
18:46Possession19:11

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Miami (OH) 83% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Miami (OH) leads 33–⁠30–⁠1 in 64 meetings, counting the 21 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Ohio 24, Miami (OH) 20
2024Ohio 38, Miami (OH) 3MAC Championship
2024Miami (OH) 30, Ohio 20
2023Miami (OH) 30, Ohio 16
2022Ohio 37, Miami (OH) 21
2021Ohio 35, Miami (OH) 33

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