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2018 Miami (OH)

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

Schedule and results

Miami (OH) in 2018, game by game: lost vs. Marshall 28–35; lost vs. Cincinnati 0–21; lost at Minnesota 3–26; won at Bowling Green 38–23; lost vs. Western Michigan 39–40; won at Akron 41–17; won vs. Kent State 31–6; lost at Army 30–31; lost at Buffalo 42–51; won vs. Ohio 30–28; won at Northern Illinois 13–7; won vs. Ball State 42–21+25−23Lost 28–35 vs. Marshall-7MarshallLost 0–21 vs. Cincinnati-21CincinnatiLost 3–26 at Minnesota-23MinnesotaWon 38–23 at Bowling Green+15Bowling GreenLost 39–40 vs. Western Michigan-1Western MichiganWon 41–17 at Akron+24AkronWon 31–6 vs. Kent State+25Kent StateLost 30–31 at Army-1ArmyLost 42–51 at Buffalo-9BuffaloWon 30–28 vs. Ohio+2OhioWon 13–7 at Northern Illinois+6Northern Illino…Won 42–21 vs. Ball State+21Ball State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsMarshallL 28–⁠3550%
Sep 8vsCincinnatiL 0–⁠2160%
Sep 15atMinnesotaL 3–⁠2623%
Sep 22atBowling GreenW 38–⁠2346%
Sep 29vsWestern MichiganL 39–⁠4044%
Oct 6atAkronW 41–⁠1734%
Oct 13vsKent StateW 31–⁠677%
Oct 20atArmyL 30–⁠3125%
Oct 30atBuffaloL 42–⁠5128%
Nov 7vsOhioW 30–⁠2840%
Nov 14atNorthern IllinoisW 13–⁠729%
Nov 20vsBall StateW 42–⁠2180%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Ball State 42–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 45th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
337–⁠306
Coach
Chuck Martin
Elo
1505 +49 this season
SP+ rating
-0.7 No. 79 of 130; offense No. 90, defense No. 66, special teams No. 12
SRS
−2.0 No. 80 of 130 in FBS
Returning
65% of last season’s EPA, No. 63 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 130 roster talent No. 90 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
George Barnett and Eric Koehler
Defensive coordinators
John Hauser and Spence Nowinsky
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense61st of 130
  • Defense62nd of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted74th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted81st of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1139%1.3261st of 130
Defense0.1041%1.2162nd of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.09 off
0.12 def		38% off
43% def		—74th off
81st 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
Offense4.0own 3014% allowed
Defense4.0own 2716% caused

CORE rating -2.0, 83rd of 130 (offense 0.2, defense 2.2).

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 QB2,547 yds
Passing touchdownsGus Ragland QB17 TD
Rushing yardsAlonzo Smith RB746 yds
Rushing touchdownsAlonzo Smith RB9 TD
Receiving yardsJack Sorenson WR742 yds
Receiving touchdownsDominique Robinson DL4 TD
TacklesBrad Koenig LB102 tkl
SacksBrad Koenig LB5 sacks
InterceptionsBrad Koenig LB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2018 class

Maleak Bryant TE★★★No. 1182
Kam Butler WDE★★★No. 1744
A.J. Mayer PRO★★★No. 1867
Andrew Todd OG★★★No. 1901
Bennett Clark OT★★★No. 1926

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

The 2018 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.817
Receivers42.30.786
Offensive line23.00.815
Defensive line13.00.822
Linebackers12.00.760
Defensive backs32.00.773
Athletes and specialists13.00.800
Whole class132.50.792

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 105

The 2018 roster

105 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2018 line; 56 have a stat line. See the roster

2018 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Buffalo7–⁠110–⁠4
Ohio6–⁠29–⁠4
Northern Illinois6–⁠28–⁠6
Miami (OH)6–⁠26–⁠6
Toledo5–⁠37–⁠6
Western Michigan5–⁠37–⁠6
Eastern Michigan5–⁠37–⁠6
Ball State3–⁠54–⁠8
Akron2–⁠64–⁠8
Bowling Green2–⁠63–⁠9
Kent State1–⁠72–⁠10
Central Michigan0–⁠81–⁠11

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