Miami Begins Road Swing at Buffalo
10/25/2010 12:00:00 AM | Football
Oct. 25, 2010
Miami RedHawks (4-4; 3-1 MAC)
vs.
Buffalo Bulls (2-5; 1-2 MAC)
Miami looks to rebound from a Homecoming defeat and keep pace in the MAC East Division when it travels to Buffalo on Saturday. The RedHawks are coming off a 34-13 loss to Ohio, while the Bulls fell 42-0 at home to Temple.
This is the first of three straight road games for the RedHawks, who fell to 4-4 overall and 3-1 in league play. The loss means three East Division teams all have a loss -- Ohio at 4-1 with Temple and Miami 3-1.
Miami leads the series 10-2 all-time, but both wins by the Bulls have come in the last two meetings. The RedHawks have won four of five games played at UB Stadium.
THE COACHES
MIAMI HEAD COACH Michael Haywood (Notre Dame, `86) is in his second season at the helm of the Miami program ... 5-15 overall record, 4-8 MAC record ... served as Fighting Irish offensive coordinator the previous four seasons ... named NCAA Division I-A Assistant Coach of the Year in 2005 by the American Football Coaches Association.
BUFFALO HEAD COACH JEFF QUINN (Elmhurst, `84) is in his first season guiding the Bulls and owns a 2-5 record at the helm of the program, including 1-2 in the MAC. As an assistant coach, he's made stops at DePauw, Ohio Northern, Grand Valley State, Central Michigan and Cincinnati, where he was the interim coach for the Sugar Bowl in January.
QUICK HITS
1. Coach Michael Haywood's RedHawks look to improve their Mid-American Conference record to 4-1 this Saturday. That would be Miami's best MAC start since 2007 when MU shared the East Division title with Buffalo and Bowling Green.
2. Miami quarterback Zac Dysert (Ada) has risen to 18th place, nationally, in total passing yardage. Through the first eight games, Dysert has passed for 1,954 yards, completing 64.5 percentage of his throws.
3. Miami will play its first of three consecutive road games this Saturday afternoon (3:30 p.m.) at Buffalo. After 10 days off, the RedHawks then travel to Bowling Green for a contest on Nov. 10 and to Akron on Nov. 17. Miami's regular-season finale will be Nov. 23 against Temple at Yager Stadium.
RedHawks On The Radio
Entering its fourth year of its partnership with ISP Sports Marketing, the Miami ISP Sports Network continues its coverage of Miami Football with a group of affiliates blanketing most of Southwest Ohio and Southeast Indiana. "The Voice of the RedHawks" Steve Baker will deliver the play-by-play coverage, while Tim Bray will provide color commentary. Terry Bridge will be the network's sideline reporter. Tune-in to one of Miami's gameday affiliates:
WMOH-AM 1450 (Hamilton, OH)
WFMG-FM 101.3 (Richmond, IN)
WPFB-FM 105.9 (Middletown, OH)
WPFB-AM 910 (Middletown, OH)
WONE-AM 980 (Dayton, OH)
WKVB-AM 1490 (Richmond, IN)
The pregame show on Saturday, Oct. 30, begins at 2:30 p.m.
Television Coverage
The Miami-Buffalo game will be televised by Time Warner Cable Sports in Western New York. Howard Simon will call the action.
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