2021 Miami RedHawks football team

2021 Miami RedHawks football
2021 Miami RedHawks football
Frisco Football Classic champion
Frisco Football Classic, W 27–14 vs. North Texas
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East Division
Record	7–6 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach	Chuck Martin (8th season);
Offensive coordinator	Eric Koehler (8th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Co-defensive coordinators	John Hauser (6th season); Spence Nowinsky (4th season);
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Yager Stadium

2021 Mid-American Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Kent State xy	6	–	2	7	–	7
	5	–	3	7	–	6
Ohio	3	–	5	3	–	9
Bowling Green	2	–	6	4	–	8
Buffalo	2	–	6	4	–	8
Akron	1	–	7	2	–	10
West Division
Northern Illinois xy$	6	–	2	9	–	5
Central Michigan x	6	–	2	9	–	4
Toledo	5	–	3	7	–	6
Ball State	4	–	4	6	–	7
Eastern Michigan	4	–	4	7	–	6
Western Michigan	4	–	4	8	–	5
Championship: Northern Illinois 41, Kent State 23
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

The 2021 Miami RedHawks football team represented Miami University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Chuck Martin and played their home games at Yager Stadium in Oxford, Ohio, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.

Preseason

MAC media day

The Mid-American Conference media day was held on July 20, 2021 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. Miami was represented by head coach Chuck Martin, wide receiver Jack Sorenson and defensive back Mike Brown.^[1] The RedHawks were predicted to finish in third place in the East Division in the Mid-American preseason poll.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll (East Division)
1	Kent State	112 (11)
2	Ohio	96 (2)
3	Miami	94 (5)
4	Buffalo	93 (4)
5	Akron	39
6	Bowling Green	28

Rank	Team	Votes
Media poll (MAC Championship)
1	Ball State	7
2	Toledo	5
3	Kent State	4
4	Western Michigan	3
5	Buffalo	2
6	Miami	1

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	3:30 p.m.	at No. 8 Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)	ESPN+	L 14–49	37,978
September 11	12:00 p.m.	at Minnesota*	Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	ESPNU	L 26–31	43,372
September 18	3:30 p.m.	LIU*	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN+	W 42–7	12,036
September 25	12:00 p.m.	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSSN	L 10–23	24,045
October 2	3:30 p.m.	Central Michigan	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN+	W 28–17	15,065
October 9	3:30 p.m.	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN+	L 12–13	15,664
October 16	2:30 p.m.	Akron	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN+	W 34–21	11,042
October 23	3:30 p.m.	at Ball State	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN (Red Bird Rivalry)	ESPN+	W 24–17	15,703
November 2	7:30 p.m.	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH (Battle of the Bricks)	ESPNU	L 33–35	15,940
November 9	7:00 p.m.	Buffalo	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPNU	W 45–18	10,069
November 16	8:00 p.m.	Bowling Green	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPNU	W 34–7	10,269
November 27	12:00 p.m.	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN+	L 47–48 ^OT	8,387
December 23	2:30 p.m.	vs. North Texas*	Toyota Stadium Frisco, TX (Frisco Football Classic)	ESPN	W 27–14	11,721
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Personnel

2021 Miami RedHawks football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`11`	David Afari	Fr
OL	`63`	Evan Azzara	Fr
WR	`18`	Jeremiah Batiste	Fr
WR	`81`	James Besett	Fr
RB	`1`	Jaylon Bester	Fr
OL	`59`	Kolby Borders	Fr
QB	`17`	Alec Bornhorst	So
WR	`19`	James Burns	So
WR	`83`	Angelo Butts	Fr
OL	`69`	Brody Carper	So
WR	`34`	Chris Cavalaris	So
OL	`57`	Bennett Clark	So
TE	`89`	Jack Coldiron	Fr
OL	`78`	Dominic Collado	Fr
RB	`26`	Kevin Davis	Fr
TE	`80`	Jack DeJarld	Fr
WR	`25`	Devon Dorsey	Fr
QB	`16`	Orin Edwards	Fr
OL	`60`	Rusty Feth	So
QB	`5`	Brett Gabbert	So
QB	`12`	Henry Hesson	Fr
WR	`8`	Mac Hippenhammer	Jr
OL	`56`	Reid Holskey	Fr
TE	`46`	Andrew Homer	Sr
WR	`36`	Jackson Izzard	Fr
OL	`72`	Ben Jackson	Fr
OL	`70`	Will Jados	Fr
OL	`66`	Luke Kirin	Fr
QB	`10`	A. J. Mayer	So
RB	`28`	Keyon Mozee	Fr
TE	`88`	Nate Muersch	Fr
OL	`77`	Charlie Nank	Fr
OL	`65`	Pete Nank	Jr
TE	`37`	Scott Nieman	Fr
OL	`61`	Ryan O'Hair	Fr
TE	`87`	Ryan Orput	Fr
TE	`84`	Derek Paulson	Sr
WR	`85`	Matthew Reardon	Fr
OL	`64`	David Redding	Jr
WR	`6`	Austin Robinson	So
OL	`53`	Caleb Shaffer	So
TE	`86`	Brian Shane	Fr
RB	`9`	Tyre Shelton	Fr
OL	`79`	Caleb Siech	Fr
QB	`2`	Aveon Smith	Fr
QB	`15`	Kamell Smith	Fr
RB	`24`	Darez Sanders	Fr
QR	`13`	Jack Sorenson	Sr
QB	`4`	Ben Tarpey	Fr
OL	`55`	Andrew Todd	So
RB	`33`	Kenny Tracy	Fr
WR	`21`	Harrison Truitt	Fr
TE	`43`	Haakon Van Beyen	Fr
OL	`50`	Sam Vaughn	Fr
WR	`14`	Jalen Walker	Jr
WR	`22`	Jace Williams	Fr
TE	`44`	Rhett Williams	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`16`	Eli Blakey	Fr
LB	`8`	Luke Bolden	So
DB	`10`	Trevon Booker	Fr
LB	`58`	Jackson Boras	Fr
DB	`18`	Cedric Boswell	Sr
DB	`3`	Mike Brown	Sr
DL	`93`	Kyle Bryant	Fr
DL	`82`	Kameron Butler	Jr
DB	`19`	Ambe' Caldwell	Fr
DB	`13`	Brett Coleman	Fr
DL	`99`	Anthony Collier	Fr
LB	`39`	Carson Daniels	Fr
DL	`91`	Marlon Dawson Jr.	Fr
DL	`92`	Austin Ertl	So
DL	`94`	Terran Hearn	Fr
DL	`96`	Kobe Hilton	Fr
LB	`12`	Corban Hondru	Fr
DB	`29`	Ryan Kahn	Fr
DL	`95`	Ben Kimpler	Sr
DB	`22`	Ja'Von Kimpson	Fr
DB	`31`	Cam Kirk	Fr
LB	`9`	Daylan Long	Fr
DL	`30`	Josh Maize	Jr
LB	`23`	Austin McWood	Fr
LB	`35`	Ryan McWood	Sr
DB	`20`	Mehki Miller	Fr
DB	`1`	Jaymar Mundy	Fr
LB	`33`	Dominic Nardone	Fr
DL	`48`	Ryan Newton	Jr
DL	`37`	Dalton Norris	Fr
LB	`0`	Ivan Pace Jr.	So
DL	`47`	Lonnie Phelps	So
DB	`27`	Dee Pierce	Fr
LB	`54`	Blaine Riley	Fr
DL	`11`	Dominique Robinson	Sr
LB	`4`	Camden Rogers	Fr
DB	`24`	Ja'Don Rucker-Furlow	Jr
DB	`17`	T. J. Rush	Fr
DB	`15`	Matthew Salopek	Fr
DB	`5`	John Saunders Jr.	Fr
LB	`26`	Jackson Schott	Fr
DB	`2`	Cecil Singleton	So
DL	`49`	Jacob Snell	Fr
DB	`28`	Caleb Tubbs	Fr
DB	`36`	Silas Walters	Fr
DL	`34`	C. J. Ware IV	Fr
LB	`32`	Ed Warriner	Fr
DB	`6`	Jacquez Warren	So
DL	`51`	Nasir Washington	Fr
DB	`21`	Sterling Weatherford	Sr
DL	`90`	Caiden Woullard	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LS	`97`	Brendan Beattie	Fr
K	`38`	Henry Beckett	Fr
K, P	`35`	Alec Bevelhimer	Fr
K, P	`31`	Dom Dzioban	Fr
K	`98`	Graham Nicholson	Fr
LS	`45`	Nick Walker	Fr

Head coach

Chuck Martin

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Erik Koehler
Co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
Spence Nowinsky
Co-defensive coordinator/linebackers
John Hauser
Co-defensive coordinator/Cornerbacks
James Patton
Offensive line/Run game coordinator
Doug Shearer
Special teams coordinator
Bill Brechin
Safeties
Lamar Conrad
Running backs
Pat Welsh
Tight ends/recruiting coordinator
E. J. Whitlow
Defensive line
Israel Wollfork
Wide receivers

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 13, 2021

Game summaries

At No. 8 Cincinnati

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	0	0	0	14	14
No. 8 Bearcats	21	14	0	14	49

Pregame line	Over/under
−22.5	49.0

Statistics	MIA	CIN
First downs	17	27
Total yards	278	542
Rushing yards	169	247
Passing yards	109	295
Turnovers	0	3
Time of possession	34:15	25:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Miami	Passing	A. J. Mayer	9/28, 109 yards
	Rushing	Keyon Mozee	15 rushes, 80 yards
	Receiving	Mac Hippenhammer	3 receptions, 64 yards
Cincinnati	Passing	Desmond Ridder	20/25, 295 yards, 4 TD, INT
	Rushing	Jerome Ford	12 rushes, 121 yards, TD
	Receiving	Tyler Scott	1 reception, 81 yards, TD

At Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	0	3	10	13	26
Golden Gophers	7	14	0	10	31

Statistics	MIA	MINN
First downs	20	19
Total yards	341	287
Rushing yards	104	175
Passing yards	237	112
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	27:24	32:36

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Miami	Passing	Brett Gabbert	14/29, 201 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Brett Gabbert	6 rushes, 27 yards
	Receiving	Jack Sorenson	6 receptions, 97 yards, TD
Minnesota	Passing	Tanner Morgan	8/17, 112 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Trey Potts	34 rushes, 178 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Dylan Wright	3 receptions, 73 yards, TD

LIU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sharks	0	7	0	0	7
RedHawks	7	14	14	7	42

Statistics	LIU	MIA
First downs	13	27
Total yards	215	523
Rushing yards	37	229
Passing yards	178	294
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	35:20	24:40

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
LIU	Passing	Camden Orth	15/21, 178 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jonathan DeBique	10 rushes, 31 yards
	Receiving	Tosin Oyekanmi	3 receptions, 67 yards
Miami	Passing	Brett Gabbert	10/16, 171 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	David Afari	5 rushes, 78 yards
	Receiving	Jack Sorenson	5 receptions, 86 yards, TD

At Army

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	0	3	0	7	10
Black Knights	7	10	0	6	23

Statistics	MIA	ARMY
First downs	13	16
Total yards	232	384
Rushing yards	28	384
Passing yards	204	0
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	20:24	39:36

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Miami	Passing	Brett Gabbert	11/25, 193 yards, TD
	Rushing	Keyon Mozee	5 rushes, 11 yards
	Receiving	Kevin Davis	2 receptions, 93 yards, TD
Army	Passing	Christian Anderson	0/5, 0 yards
	Rushing	Christian Anderson	15 rushes, 236 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	None

Central Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	0	7	3	7	17
RedHawks	14	0	0	14	28

Pregame line	Over/under
CMU –2.0	56.0

Statistics	CMU	MIA
First downs	25	26
Total yards	430	514
Rushing yards	52	164
Passing yards	378	350
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	26:45	33:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Central Michigan	Passing	Daniel Richardson	22/41, 326 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Myles Bailey	8 rushes, 29 yards
	Receiving	Dallas Dixon	7 receptions, 113 yards, TD
Miami	Passing	A. J. Mayer	13/18, 179 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Keyon Mozee	13 rushes, 83 yards
	Receiving	Mac Hippenhammer	8 receptions, 170 yards

At Eastern Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	6	0	3	3	12
Eagles	0	10	3	0	13

Statistics	MIA	EMU
First downs	19	16
Total yards	385	257
Rushing yards	126	31
Passing yards	259	206
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	25:52	34:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Miami	Passing	A. J. Mayer	16/39, 259 yards
	Rushing	Tyre Shelton	9 rushes, 41 yards
	Receiving	Jack Sorenson	7 receptions, 123 yards
Eastern Michigan	Passing	Ben Bryant	21/31, 206 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Darius Boone Jr.	9 rushes, 36 yards
	Receiving	Dylan Drummond	7 receptions, 93 yards

Akron

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	0	7	0	14	21
RedHawks	14	7	13	0	34

Statistics	AKR	MIA
First downs	21	22
Total yards	356	474
Rushing yards	65	245
Passing yards	291	229
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	29:07	30:53

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Akron	Passing	Zach Gibson	25/39, 291 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Blake Hester	10 rushes, 29 yards
	Receiving	Konata Mumpfield	10 receptions, 109 yards
Miami	Passing	A. J. Mayer	19/27, 229 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Keyon Mozee	8 rushes, 73 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jack Sorenson	5 receptions, 113 yards, TD

At Ball State

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	10	6	0	8	24
Cardinals	7	3	7	0	17

Statistics	MIA	BALL
First downs	18	20
Total yards	360	327
Rushing yards	126	100
Passing yards	234	227
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	34:32	25:28

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Miami	Passing	Brett Gabbert	20/24, 207 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Tyre Shelton	14 rushes, 46 yards
	Receiving	Jack Sorenson	8 receptions, 138 yards
Ball State	Passing	Drew Plitt	22/34, 227 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Carson Steele	11 rushes, 49 yards
	Receiving	Jayshon Jackson	8 receptions, 121 yards, TD

At Ohio

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	0	0	13	20	33
Bobcats	7	7	14	7	35

Statistics	MIA	OHIO
First downs	24	19
Total yards	569	413
Rushing yards	77	124
Passing yards	492	289
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	27:38	32:22

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Miami	Passing	Brett Gabbert	32/55, 492 yards, 5 TD, INT
	Rushing	Brett Gabbert	7 rushes, 23 yards
	Receiving	Jack Sorenson	14 receptions, 283 yards, 2 TD
Ohio	Passing	Kurtis Rourke	23/32, 289 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	De'Montre Tuggle	11 rushes, 68 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Isiah Cox	6 receptions, 106 yards, 2 TD

Buffalo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	7	3	0	8	18
RedHawks	10	14	14	7	45

Statistics	BUF	MIA
First downs	21	25
Total yards	361	536
Rushing yards	119	185
Passing yards	242	351
Turnovers	4	1
Time of possession	28:32	31:28

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Buffalo	Passing	Kyle Vantrease	11/20, 151 yards, INT
	Rushing	Dylan McDuffie	20 rushes, 91 yards, TD
	Receiving	Quian Williams	9 receptions, 104 yards, TD
Miami	Passing	Brett Gabbert	21/28, 351 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Keyon Mozee	15 rushes, 67 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jalen Walker	7 receptions, 136 yards, TD

Bowling Green

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	0	0	0	7
RedHawks	6	14	14	0	34

Statistics	BGSU	MIA
First downs	12	11
Total yards	258	346
Rushing yards	150	119
Passing yards	108	227
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	30:43	29:17

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Bowling Green	Passing	Matt McDonald	13/28, 108 yards
	Rushing	Nick Mosley	15 rushes, 94 yards
	Receiving	Tyrone Broden	5 receptions, 53 yards
Miami	Passing	Brett Gabbert	10/20, 227 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Tyre Shelton	9 rushes, 56 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jack Sorenson	4 receptions, 111 yards, TD

At Kent State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
RedHawks	6	10	7	18	6	47
Golden Flashes	7	10	14	10	7	48

Pregame line	Over/under
EVEN	67.0

Statistics	MIA	KENT
First downs	31	32
Total yards	549	642
Rushing yards	144	303
Passing yards	405	339
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	28:58	31:02

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Miami	Passing	Brett Gabbert	26/51, 405 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Kevin Davis	10 rushes, 56 yards
	Receiving	Kenny Tracy	5 receptions, 104 yards, TD
Kent State	Passing	Dustin Crum	24/33, 325 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Xavier Williams	13 rushes, 168 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Keshunn Abram	7 receptions, 138 yards, TD

Vs. North Texas (Frisco Football Classic)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	7	7	0	0	14
RedHawks	10	10	7	0	27

Statistics	UNT	MIA
First downs	18	26
Total yards	317	431
Rushing yards	89	203
Passing yards	228	228
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	21:39	38:21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Texas	Passing	Austin Aune	15/32, 228 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Austin Aune	9 rushes, 28 yards, TD
	Receiving	Roderic Burns	4 receptions, 87 yards
Miami	Passing	Brett Gabbert	22/31, 228 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Kenny Tracy	14 rushes, 92 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jack Sorenson	7 receptions, 116 yards

References

^ "MAC Football Media Day Kicks Off 2021 Season Today!". Mid-American Conference. July 20, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
^ "MAC Announces 2021 Preseason Media Football Poll". Mid-American Conference. July 20, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
^ "2021 Miami (Ohio) Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 15, 2021.

[1] "MAC Football Media Day Kicks Off 2021 Season Today!". Mid-American Conference. July 20, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.

[2] "MAC Announces 2021 Preseason Media Football Poll". Mid-American Conference. July 20, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.

[3] "2021 Miami (Ohio) Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 15, 2021.

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