Miami Travels to Akron for Wednesday Matchup
11/12/2010 12:00:00 AM | Football
Nov. 12, 2010
Miami RedHawks (6-4; 5-1 MAC)
vs.
Akron Zips (0-10; 0-6 MAC)
Miami faces its final road trip of the 2010 regular-season this week when it travels to Akron for a Wednesday night contest. The RedHawks won their third consecutive road game last week, 24-21 at Bowling Green, on a 33-yard field goal by Trevor Cook with no time remaining.
Despite being East Division rivals, the teams haven't met since 2007, when a fumble return was the only points in a 7-0 RedHawk win. Miami leads 13-5-1, although the teams have split eight games in Akron. This is MU's first appearance at InfoCision Stadium.
THE COACHES
MIAMI HEAD COACH Michael Haywood (Notre Dame, `86) is in his second season at the helm of the Miami program ... 7-15 overall record, 6-8 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.
AKRON HEAD COACH ROB IANELLO (Catholic, `88) is in his first season guiding the Zips and owns an 0-10 record at UA, including an 0-6 mark in the MAC. Ianello and Michael Haywood served together at Notre Dame from 2005-08 on the staff of head coach Charlie Weis.
QUICK HITS
1. Coach Michael Haywood'S RedHawks hope to improve their Mid-American Conference record to 6-1 next Wednesday at Akron. That would be Miami's best MAC start since 2004 when MU won the East Division title with a 7-1 record.
2. With a 6-4 record, Miami is now bowl eligible. MU has five more victories than it recorded in all of 2009 (1-11). No other team in Division I college football has improved as much as the RedHawks.
3. Senior placekicker Trevor Cook (Sioux Falls, SD) hit a 33-yard field goal as time expired to lead Miami past Bowling Green.
4. With a 221-yard passing effort vs. Bowling Green, sophomore quarterback Zac Dysert (Ada) became just the sixth Miami player to eclipse the 5,000-yard mark.
RedHawks On The Radio
Now in the fourth year of its partnership with ISP Sports Marketing, the Miami 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 Wednesday, Nov. 17, begins at 5 p.m.
Television Coverage
The Miami-Akron game will be televised by ESPNU. Dari Nowkhah will handle play-by-play duties, while Matt Stinchcomb will be the color analyst.
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