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2016 Miami (OH)

6–⁠7 (6–⁠2 Mid-American Conference), coached by Chuck Martin.

Schedule and results

Miami (OH) in 2016, game by game: lost at No. 17 Iowa 21–45; lost vs. Eastern Illinois 17–21; lost vs. Western Kentucky 24–31; lost at Cincinnati 20–27; lost vs. Ohio 7–17; lost at Akron 13–35; won vs. Kent State 18–14; won at Bowling Green 40–26; won at Eastern Michigan 28–15; won vs. Central Michigan 37–17; won at Buffalo 35–24; won vs. Ball State 21–20; lost vs. Mississippi State 16–17+20−24Lost 21–45 at No. 17 Iowa-24No. 17 IowaLost 17–21 vs. Eastern Illinois-4Eastern IllinoisLost 24–31 vs. Western Kentucky-7Western KentuckyLost 20–27 at Cincinnati-7CincinnatiLost 7–17 vs. Ohio-10OhioLost 13–35 at Akron-22AkronWon 18–14 vs. Kent State+4Kent StateWon 40–26 at Bowling Green+14Bowling GreenWon 28–15 at Eastern Michigan+13Eastern MichiganWon 37–17 vs. Central Michigan+20Central MichiganWon 35–24 at Buffalo+11BuffaloWon 21–20 vs. Ball State+1Ball StateLost 16–17 vs. Mississippi State-1Mississippi Sta…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3at17IowaL 21–⁠4514%
Sep 10vsEastern IllinoisL 17–⁠2163%
Sep 17vsWestern KentuckyL 24–⁠3120%
Sep 24atCincinnatiL 20–⁠2718%
Oct 1vsOhioL 7–⁠1733%
Oct 8atAkronL 13–⁠3517%
Oct 15vsKent StateW 18–⁠1443%
Oct 22atBowling GreenW 40–⁠2626%
Oct 29atEastern MichiganW 28–⁠1537%
Nov 4vsCentral MichiganW 37–⁠1745%
Nov 12atBuffaloW 35–⁠2456%
Nov 22vsBall StateW 21–⁠2068%
Dec 26Bowls & playoffvsMississippi StateSt. Petersburg BowlL 16–⁠1730%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Mississippi State 17–⁠16 in the St. Petersburg Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 64th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

MAC East champions6–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Ohio

Record
6–⁠7
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
297–⁠309
Coach
Chuck Martin
Elo
1444 +85 this season
SP+ rating
-6.1 No. 91 of 128; offense No. 101, defense No. 72, special teams No. 90
SRS
−8.7 No. 98 of 128 in FBS
Returning
84% of last season’s EPA, No. 30 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 93 roster talent No. 89 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
George Barnett and Eric Koehler
Defensive coordinators
Matt Pawlowski and John Hauser
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense60th of 128
  • Defense33rd of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted74th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted53rd of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1143%1.2260th of 128
Defense0.0443%1.1133rd of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.09 off
0.09 def		42% off
44% def		—74th off
53rd def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.0own 2916% allowed
Defense3.0own 3117% caused

CORE rating 2.4, 49th of 128 (offense -0.9, defense -3.3).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsGus Ragland QB1,537 yds
Passing touchdownsGus Ragland QB17 TD
Rushing yardsAlonzo Smith RB709 yds
Rushing touchdownsAlonzo Smith RB3 TD
Receiving yardsJames Gardner WR750 yds
Receiving touchdownsJames Gardner WR6 TD
TacklesTony Reid DB98 tkl
SacksAustin Gearing DL4 sacks
InterceptionsDe’Andre Montgomery DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Darius Harper OT★★★No. 828
Tyrece Speaight ATH★★★No. 1208
Danny Godlevske OC★★★No. 1217
Trent Maynard OT★★★No. 1230
Stori Emerson WR★★★No. 1499

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.815
Running backs12.00.767
Receivers82.40.795
Offensive line52.80.828
Defensive line22.50.791
Linebackers22.00.775
Defensive backs32.30.793
Athletes and specialists13.00.836
Whole class232.50.801

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Roster 103

The 2016 roster

103 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2016 line; 58 have a stat line. See the roster

2016 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Western Michigan8–⁠013–⁠115
Toledo6–⁠29–⁠4
Ohio6–⁠28–⁠6
Miami (OH)6–⁠26–⁠7
Northern Illinois5–⁠35–⁠7
Eastern Michigan4–⁠47–⁠6
Central Michigan3–⁠56–⁠7
Akron3–⁠55–⁠7
Bowling Green3–⁠54–⁠8
Kent State2–⁠63–⁠9
Ball State1–⁠74–⁠8
Buffalo1–⁠72–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.