American college football season
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 .
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]
Media poll (East Division) Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Kent State 112 (11) 2 Ohio 96 (2) 3 Miami 94 (5) 4 Buffalo 93 (4) 5 Akron 39 6 Bowling Green 28
Media poll (MAC Championship) Rank Team Votes 1 Ball State 7 2 Toledo 5 3 Kent State 4 4 Western Michigan 3 5 Buffalo 2 6 Miami 1
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 4 3:30 p.m. at No. 8 Cincinnati * ESPN+ L 14–49 37,978 September 11 12:00 p.m. at Minnesota * ESPNU L 26–31 43,372 September 18 3:30 p.m. LIU * ESPN+ W 42–7 12,036 September 25 12:00 p.m. at Army * CBSSN L 10–23 24,045 October 2 3:30 p.m. Central Michigan ESPN+ W 28–17 15,065 October 9 3:30 p.m. at Eastern Michigan ESPN+ L 12–13 15,664 October 16 2:30 p.m. Akron ESPN+ W 34–21 11,042 October 23 3:30 p.m. at Ball State ESPN+ W 24–17 15,703 7:30 p.m. at Ohio ESPNU L 33–3515,940 7:00 p.m. Buffalo ESPNU W 45–18 10,069 8:00 p.m. Bowling Green ESPNU W 34–7 10,269 November 27 12:00 p.m. at Kent State ESPN+ L 47–48 OT 8,387 2:30 p.m. vs. North Texas * 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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At No. 8 Cincinnati [ edit ] 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
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
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
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
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 [ edit ] 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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