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2023 Miami (OH)

11–⁠3 (7–⁠1 Mid-American Conference), coached by Chuck Martin.

Schedule and results

Miami (OH) in 2023, game by game: lost at Miami 3–38; won at Massachusetts 41–28; won at Cincinnati 31–24; won vs. Delaware State 62–20; won at Kent State 23–3; won vs. Bowling Green 27–0; won at Western Michigan 34–21; lost vs. Toledo 17–21; won at Ohio 30–16; won vs. Akron 19–0; won vs. Buffalo 23–10; won at Ball State 17–15; won vs. No. 23 Toledo 23–14; lost vs. App State 9–13+42−35Lost 3–38 at Miami-35MiamiWon 41–28 at Massachusetts+13MassachusettsWon 31–24 at Cincinnati+7CincinnatiWon 62–20 vs. Delaware State+42Delaware StateWon 23–3 at Kent State+20Kent StateWon 27–0 vs. Bowling Green+27Bowling GreenWon 34–21 at Western Michigan+13Western MichiganLost 17–21 vs. Toledo-4ToledoWon 30–16 at Ohio+14OhioWon 19–0 vs. Akron+19AkronWon 23–10 vs. Buffalo+13BuffaloWon 17–15 at Ball State+2Ball StateWon 23–14 vs. No. 23 Toledo+9No. 23 ToledoLost 9–13 vs. App State-4App State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atMiamiL 3–⁠3844%
Sep 9atMassachusettsW 41–⁠2860%
Sep 16atCincinnatiW 31–⁠2421%
Sep 23vsDelaware StateW 62–⁠2091%
Sep 30atKent StateW 23–⁠353%
Oct 7vsBowling GreenW 27–⁠072%
Oct 14atWestern MichiganW 34–⁠2160%
Oct 21vsToledoL 17–⁠2156%
Oct 28atOhioW 30–⁠1641%
Nov 8vsAkronW 19–⁠089%
Nov 15vsBuffaloW 23–⁠1079%
Nov 25atBall StateW 17–⁠1569%
Dec 2vs23ToledoMAC ChampionshipW 23–⁠1445%
Dec 16Bowls & playoffvsApp StateCure BowlL 9–⁠1356%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to App State 13–⁠9 in the Cure Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Mid-American Conference champions.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

Mid-American Conference champions7–⁠1 in the conference

Lou Groza AwardGraham Nicholson, K

Consensus All-AmericanGraham Nicholson, K

Record
11–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠1 2nd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
359–⁠223
Coach
Chuck Martin
Elo
1617 +143 this season
SP+ rating
2.8 No. 58 of 133; offense No. 111, defense No. 12, special teams No. 1
SRS
−1.6 No. 70 of 133 in FBS
Returning
68% of last season’s EPA, No. 33 of 131
Recruiting class
No. 105 roster talent No. 109 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Pat Welsh
Defensive coordinator
Bill Brechin
Offense
Multiple
Defense
Multiple

How good, play by play

  • Offense97th of 133
  • Defense14th of 133
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted104th of 133
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted26th of 133
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0335%1.2597th of 133
Defense-0.0040%1.0714th of 133
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
0.04 def		35% off
42% def		—104th off
26th 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 3518% allowed
Defense3.1own 2617% caused

CORE rating -1.9, 73rd of 133 (offense -9.3, defense -7.3).

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 yardsBrett Gabbert QB1,634 yds
Passing touchdownsBrett Gabbert QB14 TD
Rushing yardsRashad Amos RB1,075 yds
Rushing touchdownsRashad Amos RB13 TD
Receiving yardsGage Larvadain WR696 yds
Receiving touchdownsGage Larvadain WR7 TD
TacklesMatthew Salopek LB137 tkl
SacksCaiden Woullard DL9.5 sacks
InterceptionsYahsyn McKee DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2023 class

Christian McKinney LB★★★No. 1522
Mychal Yharbrough ATH★★★No. 1751
Ryan Sims WR★★★No. 1909
Ben Decker OT★★★No. 1924
Roosevelt Andrews III DE★★★No. 1924

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

The 2023 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.820
Receivers23.00.825
Offensive line42.80.811
Defensive line22.50.811
Linebackers23.00.836
Athletes and specialists33.00.820
Whole class142.90.819

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 118

The 2023 roster

118 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2023 line; 62 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 3

The 2023 portal
John Young OT★★★★from Kentucky
Maddox Kopp QB★★★from Colorado
Rashad Amos RB★★★from South Carolina

Transfers out 10

John Saunders Jr. CB★★★★to Ole Miss
Caleb Shaffer OG★★★to Oklahoma
Rusty Feth OG★★★to Iowa
Rowan Zolman S★★★to Minnesota
Angelo Butts WR★★★no new school on file
Devon Dorsey WR★★★no new school on file
Joe Humphreys QB★★★no new school on file
Kamell Smith QB★★★no new school on file
Ja’Von Kimpson CB★★no new school on file
Tyre Shelton WR★★to Louisiana Tech

2023 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Toledo8–⁠011–⁠3
Miami (OH)7–⁠111–⁠3
Ohio6–⁠210–⁠3
Bowling Green5–⁠37–⁠6
Northern Illinois5–⁠37–⁠6
Eastern Michigan4–⁠46–⁠7
Central Michigan3–⁠55–⁠7
Western Michigan3–⁠54–⁠8
Ball State3–⁠54–⁠8
Buffalo3–⁠53–⁠9
Akron1–⁠72–⁠10
Kent State0–⁠81–⁠11

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