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Miami (OH) RedHawks

Mid-AmericanOxford, OHYager Stadium

2026: 4–⁠3 (2–⁠1 Mid-American). Last: beat Akron 34–⁠14 at home. Next: at Central Michigan, Saturday, Oct 24, 1 p.m. ET.

  1. L 14–⁠59at Pittsburgh
  2. W 45–⁠7Holy Cross
  3. L 31–⁠35at Cincinnati
  4. W 24–⁠21UConn
  5. L 20–⁠24Bowling Green
  6. W 20–⁠19at Massachusetts
  7. W 34–⁠14Akron
  8. Oct 24at Central Michigan
  9. Nov 3Buffalo
  10. Nov 10Ohio
  11. Nov 17at Kent State
  12. Nov 24at Western Michigan

Miami (OH) has played football since 1888 and is officially 740–⁠496–⁠44; 796 of its 1,280 games are in our file. Their best finish in the final AP poll is No. 10, in 2003. They have won 17 Mid-American Conference titles (the last in 2023), plus four Ohio Athletic Conference titles, three Buckeye Conference titles, counting shared titles. Since 1950, the NFL Draft has taken 35 players from here in its first seven rounds, 2 of them in the first round. The AFL draft also took two players from here. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 1 player and 5 coaches from Miami (OH). Chuck Martin (2014–⁠2026) won more games here than any other coach: 76. The most-played rival is Cincinnati: 129 meetings, Cincinnati leads 62–⁠60–⁠7. This season, under Chuck Martin, they’re 4–⁠3.

Yager Stadium in Oxford
Yager StadiumPhoto: redlegsfan21 from Vandalia, OH, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

On this date in 1963Miami (OH) lost to No. 10 Northwestern 37–⁠6 on the road.

Résumé

All-time record
740–⁠496–⁠44 official; 431–⁠347–⁠18 on file; how we count
Postseason
9–⁠8 matches the official bowl record
AP No. 1 finishes
0
Weeks at No. 1
0 of 36 ranked
Elo now
1487 82nd of 138 FBS
Computer rankings
Massey No. 103 · Composite No. 100 in FBS, Oct 17; up 1 since Oct 11. From Massey Ratings
Best season by Elo
1974 rated 1757
Conference titles
24 last in 2023
Seasons
96 since 1904, 796 games

Identity

Fight song
Love and Honor to Miami
Mascot
Swoop
Apparel
Adidas
Band
Miami University Marching Band since 1935, 220 members

2026 season 4–⁠3

RosterFull 2026 season
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atPittsburghL 14–⁠5937%
Sep 12vsHoly CrossW 45–⁠783%
Sep 19atCincinnatiL 31–⁠3536%
Sep 26vsUConnW 24–⁠2150%
Oct 3vsBowling GreenL 20–⁠2475%
Oct 10atMassachusettsW 20–⁠1958%
Oct 17vsAkronW 34–⁠1474%
Oct 24atCentral MichiganPreview50%
Nov 3vsBuffaloPreview60%
Nov 10vsOhioPreview44%
Nov 17atKent StatePreview59%
Nov 24atWestern MichiganPreview29%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

This season, game by game

Miami (OH)‘s Elo through 2026: 1507 going into the opener, 1487 after the latest game.1450147515001525Elo 1507 going in; lost to Pittsburgh 59–14Elo 1480 going in; beat Holy Cross 45–7Elo 1491 going in; lost to Cincinnati 35–31Elo 1480 going in; beat UConn 24–21Elo 1494 going in; lost to Bowling Green 24–20Elo 1467 going in; beat Massachusetts 20–19Elo 1473 going in; beat Akron 34–14Now: Elo 1487 after the latest game1487
PittsburghHoly CrossCincinnatiUConnBowling GreenMassachusettsAkronNow
Elo going into each game, then after the latest. Filled dots: wins; open: losses. Dashed line: 1500, an average FBS team.

Future schedule

2027–⁠34
20274 games: 1 home, 2 away, 1 neutral, non-conference only
20282 games: 1 home, 1 away, non-conference only
20291 game: 1 home, non-conference only
20301 game: 1 away, non-conference only
20321 game: 1 away, non-conference only
20331 game: 1 home, non-conference only
20341 game: 1 away, non-conference only

Miami (OH)‘s announced games beyond the seasons on our schedule, as its Wikipedia article lists them (announced schedules as of December 16, 2025). Schedules change; a season shows only the games named so far, and many articles list non-conference games only. Future schedules: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Players

The 2026 rosterRecord bookThe money

On the 2026 team

Program greats See all

Heisman finalists, College Football Hall of Famers, consensus All-Americans, national award winners and first-round picks, for what they did at Miami (OH).

Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.

Around the program

Mascot
Swoop · Official source
Athletic director
David Sayler · Official source
Offensive coordinator
Gus Ragland · Official source
Defensive coordinator
Bill Brechin · Official source

Found by several AI researchers searching the web, then kept only where the page loads and says so in words naming the program; every quote is checked again each time the data is rebuilt. Official source: the school’s own page. All of them.

The apparel deal

Adidas. Extended in August 2026 with BSN Sports added.

Apparel deals: Field Drip. Terms as the outlets reported them; checked Oct 3, 2026. Our own research hasn’t confirmed the outfitter yet.

Program strength since 1904

Best seasons ever
Miami (OH) end-of-season Elo from 1904 to 2026, best in 1974 at 1757.13001500170019001920194019601980200020201974 peak: Elo 1757
End-of-season Elo. Dashed line: 1500, an average FBS team.

More coverage

Found through the GDELT Project, which indexes news sites worldwide. Each link opens the story on the outlet’s own site; each picture is that outlet’s own preview of its story, shown from its site and credited to it.

Head coaches

CoachYearsRecord
Chuck Martin2014–⁠202676–⁠77
Mike Bath20130–⁠7
Don Treadwell2011–⁠20138–⁠21
Lance Guidry20101–⁠0
Michael Haywood2009–⁠201010–⁠15
Shane Montgomery2005–⁠200817–⁠31
Terry Hoeppner1999–⁠200448–⁠25
Randy Walker1990–⁠199858–⁠36–⁠5
Tim Rose1983–⁠198931–⁠44–⁠3
Tom Reed1978–⁠198234–⁠19–⁠2
Dick Crum1974–⁠197734–⁠10–⁠1
Bill Mallory1969–⁠197339–⁠12
Bo Schembechler1963–⁠196840–⁠17–⁠3
John Pont1956–⁠196220–⁠13–⁠1
Ara Parseghian1951–⁠19558–⁠1
Woody Hayes1949–⁠19503–⁠2
George Blackburn19481–⁠0–⁠1
Sid Gillman1945–⁠19472–⁠4
Stu Holcomb19430–⁠0–⁠1

Most-played series

All rivalries
OpponentGamesM-OH record
Cincinnati12960–⁠62–⁠7 ‡
Ohio6433–⁠30–⁠1
Kent State6246–⁠16
Bowling Green6034–⁠22–⁠4
Toledo4621–⁠24–⁠1
Western Michigan4624–⁠21–⁠1
Ball State3724–⁠13
Central Michigan3117–⁠13–⁠1

Official records. † Without wins the NCAA vacated. ‡ The rivalry’s own count, where it differs from the games on file. Each series page gives both.

Rivals the program names: Cincinnati, Ohio, Ball State.

Every opponent (93)

Every program Miami (OH) has played, A to Z, with Miami (OH)‘s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.

Official records. † Without wins the NCAA vacated, or with forfeits counted. ‡ The rivalry’s own count, where it differs from the games on file.

Conference titles

24, counting shared titles
Mid-American Conference 17
1948, 1950, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1965 (shared), 1966 (shared), 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1986, 2003, 2010, 2019, 2023
Buckeye Conference 3
1932, 1933, 1936 (shared)
Ohio Athletic Conference 4
1916, 1917, 1918, 1921
MAC East 9
1998 (tied), 2003, 2004, 2005 (tied), 2007 (tied), 2010, 2016 (tied), 2019, 2023

As the program counts them in its Wikipedia article, shared titles included, and listed under each conference’s current name (a Western Conference title of the 1900s counts as a Big Ten title); season pages use the name the conference had that year. A title the article files under a conference the team wasn’t in that season is listed under the one it was. Division titles include years the team tied for its division.

Conferences

  1. Independent 1888–⁠1910
  2. Ohio Conference 1911–⁠1927
  3. Buckeye Athletic Conference 1928–⁠1939
  4. Independent 1940–⁠1946
  5. Mid-American Conference since 1947

Miami (OH)‘s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time).

National award winners

All awards
2023Graham Nicholson KGroza

Consensus All-Americans 1

2023Graham Nicholson K

Led the nation 3

1997Travis Prentice rushing touchdowns (25 TD)
1986Andy Schillinger receiving touchdowns (12 TD)
1949John Pont yards per carry (7.6)

The NCAA’s official national leaders since 1937, from Wikipedia’s yearly leader lists.

In the Hall of Fame

Every inductee
Players
1
Coaches
5
1994Bob Babich LB
1993Bo Schembechler coach here, 1963–⁠1968
1989Sid Gillman coach here, 1945–⁠1947
1983Woody Hayes coach here, 1949–⁠1950
1980Ara Parseghian coach here, 1951–⁠1955
1955George Little coach, career 1914–⁠1926

In the draft

By college
NFL picks, rounds 1–⁠7
35 since 1950
First-round picks
2
AFL picks
2 1963
2004Ben Roethlisberger QBNo. 11, Pittsburgh Steelers
1969Bob Babich LBNo. 18, San Diego Chargers

Who came and went in the 2026 transfer portal, and every portal year.

The school

Miami University-Oxford
Enrollment
18,838 16,816 undergraduates, fall 2024
Where
Oxford, Ohio
Public or private
Public Research 2
Founded
1809
Graduates’ median earnings
$55,076 10 years after starting

Enrollment, place and Carnegie research tier from the National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS, public domain). Earnings from the US Department of Education’s College Scorecard (CC BY 4.0): the median for students who received federal aid and were working, not in school. Founding year from Wikidata. Every school’s in the data.

Official accounts

Football
X @MiamiOHFootballInstagram @miamiohfootballFacebook MiamiOHFootball
Athletics department
X @miamiredhawksInstagram @miamiredhawksFacebook miamiredhawks

Official accounts: the schools’ athletics websites: the ones miamiredhawks.com lists for its football program and athletics department, as of Oct 12, 2026.

Season by season

National champions
SeasonRecordConf.AP preAP finalCoachEloSP+
20264–⁠32–⁠1Chuck Martin1487-6.4
20257–⁠76–⁠2Chuck Martin1510-3.4
20249–⁠57–⁠1Chuck Martin16161.3
202311–⁠37–⁠1Chuck Martin16172.8
20226–⁠74–⁠4Chuck Martin1461-12.7
20217–⁠65–⁠3Chuck Martin15591.5
20202–⁠12–⁠1Chuck Martin1505-12.9
20198–⁠66–⁠2Chuck Martin1494-9.2
20186–⁠66–⁠2Chuck Martin1505-0.7
20175–⁠74–⁠4Chuck Martin1434-2.2
20166–⁠76–⁠2Chuck Martin1444-6.1
20153–⁠92–⁠6Chuck Martin1289-13.5
20142–⁠102–⁠6Chuck Martin1234-18.7
20130–⁠120–⁠8Don Treadwell, Mike Bath1201-29.0
20124–⁠83–⁠5Don Treadwell1362-16.2
20114–⁠83–⁠5Don Treadwell1431-5.3
201010–⁠47–⁠1Michael Haywood, Lance Guidry1520-6.7
20091–⁠111–⁠7Michael Haywood1235-18.9
20082–⁠101–⁠7Shane Montgomery1253-15.8
20076–⁠75–⁠2Shane Montgomery1386-11.8
20062–⁠102–⁠6Shane Montgomery1377-13.0
20057–⁠45–⁠3Shane Montgomery15730.3
20048–⁠57–⁠1Terry Hoeppner1604-0.3
200313–⁠18–⁠010Terry Hoeppner175322.1
20027–⁠55–⁠3Terry Hoeppner15374.6
Every season back to 1904 (71 more)
SeasonRecordConf.AP preAP finalCoachEloSP+
20017–⁠56–⁠2Terry Hoeppner15166.0
20006–⁠55–⁠3Terry Hoeppner1463-13.0
19997–⁠46–⁠2Terry Hoeppner1548-2.7
199810–⁠17–⁠1Randy Walker16678.8
19978–⁠36–⁠2Randy Walker164016.0
19966–⁠56–⁠2Randy Walker15626.0
19958–⁠2–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1Randy Walker159912.7
19945–⁠5–⁠15–⁠3Randy Walker1458-6.7
19934–⁠73–⁠6Randy Walker1410-13.6
19926–⁠4–⁠15–⁠3Randy Walker1506-3.7
19916–⁠4–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1Randy Walker14793.2
19905–⁠5–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1Randy Walker1408-11.5
19892–⁠8–⁠12–⁠5–⁠1Tim Rose1272-23.5
19880–⁠10–⁠10–⁠7–⁠1Tim Rose1276-25.5
19875–⁠65–⁠3Tim Rose1497-1.4
19868–⁠46–⁠2Tim Rose15767.5
19858–⁠2–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1Tim Rose15815.0
19844–⁠73–⁠5Tim Rose1459-3.7
19834–⁠73–⁠5Tim Rose1467-3.7
19827–⁠45–⁠3Tom Reed15352.2
19818–⁠2–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1Tom Reed15737.6
19805–⁠64–⁠3Tom Reed15073.5
19796–⁠53–⁠4Tom Reed15728.5
19788–⁠2–⁠15–⁠2Tom Reed162010.5
197710–⁠15–⁠0Dick Crum16318.3
19763–⁠82–⁠420Dick Crum1463-2.9
197511–⁠16–⁠012Dick Crum174518.6
197410–⁠0–⁠15–⁠010Dick Crum175725.5
197311–⁠05–⁠015Bill Mallory172120.5
19727–⁠32–⁠3Bill Mallory15814.6
19717–⁠32–⁠3Bill Mallory158910.7
19707–⁠33–⁠2Bill Mallory15918.6
19697–⁠32–⁠3Bill Mallory1623
19687–⁠35–⁠1Bo Schembechler1634
19676–⁠44–⁠2Bo Schembechler1610
19669–⁠15–⁠1Bo Schembechler1682
19657–⁠35–⁠1Bo Schembechler1623
19646–⁠3–⁠14–⁠2Bo Schembechler1546
19635–⁠3–⁠24–⁠1–⁠1Bo Schembechler1541
19628–⁠2–⁠13–⁠1–⁠1John Pont1536
19613–⁠2John Pont1464
19603–⁠2John Pont1469
19592–⁠2John Pont1454
19581–⁠2John Pont1479
19571–⁠2John Pont1510
19562–⁠1John Pont1573
19552–⁠015Ara Parseghian1588
19543–⁠0Ara Parseghian1578
19522–⁠0Ara Parseghian1524
19511–⁠1Ara Parseghian1500
19502–⁠0Woody Hayes1543
19491–⁠2Woody Hayes1491
19481–⁠0–⁠1George Blackburn1478
19472–⁠0Sid Gillman1421
19460–⁠2Sid Gillman1303
19450–⁠2Sid Gillman1218
19430–⁠0–⁠1Stu Holcomb1098
19420–⁠11083
19410–⁠11080
19340–⁠11078
19330–⁠11070
19320–⁠11059
19310–⁠11044
19300–⁠11019
19250–⁠11033
19240–⁠11055
19201–⁠01085
1917few games on file0–⁠0–⁠11039
1915few games on file0–⁠11045
1914few games on file0–⁠11074
1904few games on file0–⁠21071

Officially 740–⁠496–⁠44 since 1888 (per Wikipedia, through the 2025 season); game by game here, 431–⁠347–⁠18 (796 of its 1,280 games are on file). Our file starts in 1904; the program began in 1888. Some games are missing from our source.

No season on file for 1905–⁠13, 1916, 1918–⁠19, 1921–⁠23, 1926–⁠29, 1935–⁠40, 1944, 1953: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.

Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.