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2017 Miami (OH)

5–⁠7 (4–⁠4 Mid-American Conference), coached by Chuck Martin.

Schedule and results

Miami (OH) in 2017, game by game: lost at Marshall 26–31; won vs. Austin Peay 31–10; lost vs. Cincinnati 17–21; won at Central Michigan 31–14; lost at No. 22 Notre Dame 17–52; lost vs. Bowling Green 29–37; lost at Kent State 14–17; won vs. Buffalo 24–14; lost at Ohio 28–45; won vs. Akron 24–14; lost vs. Eastern Michigan 24–27; won at Ball State 28–7+21−35Lost 26–31 at Marshall-5MarshallWon 31–10 vs. Austin Peay+21Austin PeayLost 17–21 vs. Cincinnati-4CincinnatiWon 31–14 at Central Michigan+17Central MichiganLost 17–52 at No. 22 Notre Dame-35No. 22 Notre DameLost 29–37 vs. Bowling Green-8Bowling GreenLost 14–17 at Kent State-3Kent StateWon 24–14 vs. Buffalo+10BuffaloLost 28–45 at Ohio-17OhioWon 24–14 vs. Akron+10AkronLost 24–27 vs. Eastern Michigan-3Eastern MichiganWon 28–7 at Ball State+21Ball State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atMarshallL 26–⁠3148%
Sep 9vsAustin PeayW 31–⁠1092%
Sep 16vsCincinnatiL 17–⁠2161%
Sep 23atCentral MichiganW 31–⁠1439%
Sep 30at22Notre DameL 17–⁠5222%
Oct 7vsBowling GreenL 29–⁠3772%
Oct 14atKent StateL 14–⁠1757%
Oct 21vsBuffaloW 24–⁠1458%
Oct 31atOhioL 28–⁠4528%
Nov 7vsAkronW 24–⁠1452%
Nov 15vsEastern MichiganL 24–⁠2762%
Nov 21atBall StateW 28–⁠762%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Ball State 28–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 65th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
293–⁠289
Coach
Chuck Martin
Elo
1434 −29 this season
SP+ rating
-2.2 No. 77 of 128; offense No. 96, defense No. 63, special teams No. 44
SRS
−6.5 No. 92 of 130 in FBS
Returning
88% of last season’s EPA, No. 8 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 94 roster talent No. 84 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

  • Offense83rd of 130
  • Defense45th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted91st of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted68th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0642%1.1783rd of 130
Defense0.0440%1.2445th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.05 off
0.09 def		41% off
43% def		—91st off
68th 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
Offense3.3own 3016% allowed
Defense2.8own 3016% caused

CORE rating -0.0, 65th of 130 (offense -0.9, defense -0.9).

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 QB2,041 yds
Passing touchdownsGus Ragland QB19 TD
Rushing yardsKenny Young RB772 yds
Rushing touchdownsKenny Young RB6 TD
Receiving yardsJames Gardner WR927 yds
Receiving touchdownsJames Gardner WR11 TD
TacklesBrad Koenig LB102 tkl
SacksDoug Costin DL5 sacks
InterceptionsJoshua Allen DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Joshua Maize WDE★★★No. 1068
Mitch Lewis TE★★★No. 1085
Davion Johnson RB★★★No. 1508
Peter Nank OT★★★No. 1527
Mitchell Burton ATH★★★No. 1783

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

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.50.800
Running backs32.70.807
Receivers22.50.815
Offensive line23.00.818
Defensive line62.30.792
Linebackers22.00.780
Defensive backs12.00.793
Athletes and specialists42.30.786
Whole class222.40.797

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 110

The 2017 roster

110 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2017 line; 58 have a stat line. See the roster

2017 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Toledo7–⁠111–⁠3
Northern Illinois6–⁠28–⁠5
Central Michigan6–⁠28–⁠5
Akron6–⁠27–⁠7
Ohio5–⁠39–⁠4
Buffalo4–⁠46–⁠6
Western Michigan4–⁠46–⁠6
Miami (OH)4–⁠45–⁠7
Eastern Michigan3–⁠55–⁠7
Bowling Green2–⁠62–⁠10
Kent State1–⁠72–⁠10
Ball State0–⁠82–⁠10

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