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2019 Miami (OH)

8–⁠6 (6–⁠2 Mid-American Conference), coached by Chuck Martin.

Schedule and results

Miami (OH) in 2019, game by game: lost at No. 20 Iowa 14–38; won vs. Tennessee Tech 48–17; lost at Cincinnati 13–35; lost at No. 6 Ohio State 5–76; won vs. Buffalo 34–20; lost at Western Michigan 16–38; won vs. Northern Illinois 27–24; won at Kent State 23–16; won at Ohio 24–21; won vs. Bowling Green 44–3; won vs. Akron 20–17; lost at Ball State 27–41; won vs. Central Michigan 26–21; lost vs. Louisiana 17–27+41−71Lost 14–38 at No. 20 Iowa-24No. 20 IowaWon 48–17 vs. Tennessee Tech+31Tennessee TechLost 13–35 at Cincinnati-22CincinnatiLost 5–76 at No. 6 Ohio State-71No. 6 Ohio StateWon 34–20 vs. Buffalo+14BuffaloLost 16–38 at Western Michigan-22Western MichiganWon 27–24 vs. Northern Illinois+3Northern Illino…Won 23–16 at Kent State+7Kent StateWon 24–21 at Ohio+3OhioWon 44–3 vs. Bowling Green+41Bowling GreenWon 20–17 vs. Akron+3AkronLost 27–41 at Ball State-14Ball StateWon 26–21 vs. Central Michigan+5Central MichiganLost 17–27 vs. Louisiana-10Louisiana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31at20IowaL 14–⁠3828%
Sep 7vsTennessee TechW 48–⁠1791%
Sep 14atCincinnatiL 13–⁠3533%
Sep 21at6Ohio StateL 5–⁠7613%
Sep 28vsBuffaloW 34–⁠2051%
Oct 12atWestern MichiganL 16–⁠3844%
Oct 19vsNorthern IllinoisW 27–⁠2462%
Oct 26atKent StateW 23–⁠1655%
Nov 6atOhioW 24–⁠2136%
Nov 13vsBowling GreenW 44–⁠379%
Nov 20vsAkronW 20–⁠1791%
Nov 29atBall StateL 27–⁠4162%
Dec 7vsCentral MichiganMid-American Championship GameW 26–⁠2149%
Jan 6Bowls & playoffvsLouisianaLendingTree BowlL 17–⁠2733%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Louisiana 27–⁠17 in the LendingTree Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Mid-American Conference champions.

In program history: The 49th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

Mid-American Conference champions6–⁠2 in the conference, won the Mid-American Championship Game

Record
8–⁠6
Conference
6–⁠2 shared first in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
338–⁠394
Coach
Chuck Martin
Elo
1494 −9 this season
SP+ rating
-9.2 No. 102 of 130; offense No. 111, defense No. 77, special teams No. 38
SRS
−6.0 No. 93 of 130 in FBS
Returning
36% of last season’s EPA, No. 112 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 89 roster talent No. 113 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

  • Offense116th of 130
  • Defense56th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted121st of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted63rd of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0337%1.19116th of 130
Defense0.1043%1.1856th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.00 off
0.09 def		36% off
43% def		—121st off
63rd 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
Offense3.1own 3123% allowed
Defense3.8own 2921% caused

CORE rating -7.7, 101st of 130 (offense -9.9, 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 yardsBrett Gabbert QB2,411 yds
Passing touchdownsBrett Gabbert QB11 TD
Rushing yardsJaylon Bester RB741 yds
Rushing touchdownsJaylon Bester RB14 TD
Receiving yardsJack Sorenson WR568 yds
Receiving touchdownsJack Sorenson WR4 TD
TacklesRyan McWood LB99 tkl
SacksIvan Pace Jr. LB7 sacks
InterceptionsTravion Banks DB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Jayden Russell S★★★No. 1024
Brett Gabbert PRO★★★No. 1170
Sam Vaughan OT★★★No. 1382
Austin Robinson WR★★★No. 1420
Lonnie Phelps WDE★★★No. 1486

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.851
Running backs13.00.814
Receivers52.60.814
Offensive line62.30.801
Defensive line32.70.812
Linebackers42.50.796
Defensive backs62.70.813
Athletes and specialists32.70.816
Whole class292.60.810

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.

Drafted in 2020

The 2020 draft
Rd 7Sam Sloman KLos Angeles Rams

Roster 109

The 2019 roster

109 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2019 line; 69 have a stat line. See the roster

2019 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Central Michigan6–⁠28–⁠6
Miami (OH)6–⁠28–⁠6
Buffalo5–⁠38–⁠5
Western Michigan5–⁠37–⁠6
Kent State5–⁠37–⁠6
Ohio5–⁠37–⁠6
Ball State4–⁠45–⁠7
Northern Illinois4–⁠45–⁠7
Toledo3–⁠56–⁠6
Eastern Michigan3–⁠56–⁠7
Bowling Green2–⁠63–⁠9
Akron0–⁠80–⁠12

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