This Week's Matchup
Miami University and Army will square-off on Saturday, Oct. 20 at Noon inside Michie Stadium. 

Television
The matchup with the Black Knights will be carried live on CBS Sports Network. Ben Holden will handle play-by-play duties, Jay Feely will serve as color analyst and Tina Cervasio will handle the sideline.

Radio
In its 12th year of its partnership with IMG College, 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 Terry Bridge will provide color commentary. Randy Hollowell will be the network's sideline reporter. Tune-in to one of Miami's gameday affiliates:

WMOH-AM 1450 (Hamilton, Ohio)
WFMG-FM 101.3 (Richmond, Ind.)
WDBZ-AM 1230 (Cincinnati, Ohio)
WONE-AM 980 (Dayton, Ohio)
WKBV-AM 1490 and 100.9 FM (Richmond, Ind.)

About Chuck Martin
• Head coach Chuck Martin, who earned that title on Dec. 3, 2013, brings an impressive resume to Oxford, Ohio.
• Earlier this year Martin signed a contract extension that will run until 2020. 
• Not only was he 74-7 in six years at Grand Valley State (2004-09), he has coached in seven national championship games in the past 16 seasons.  Martin has an all-time head coaching record of 93-44.
• He has twice been named the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) National Coach of the Year and has been a coordinator on both sides of the ball.
• Martin was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Grand Valley State University on Oct. 23, 2015.

Kent State Recap
Miami scored 21 points in the second quarter to race out to a 21-0 advantage and extended that lead to 31-0 midway through the third quarter. Kent State's only score came on a seven-yard touchdown run with 36 seconds to go.

Tidbits From Kent State Contest
• Miami finished with 295 yards rushing in the contest. Seven different RedHawks carried the ball, led by Kenny Young (10-90), Alonzo Smith (7-52), Davion Johnson (4-52) and Jaylon Bester (8-51). Overall, Miami averaged 5.8 yards per carry in the contest.
• Miami's defense was dominant from the start, holding the Golden Flashes to 274 yards of offense, including just 125 on the ground on 31 attempts.
• Miami had its best time of possession game, hanging onto the ball for 39:06.
• Overall, Miami had five sacks, 10 tackles for loss and an interception (Sterling Weatherford).

About Army
Army is 4-2 on the season, including last week's 52-3 win over San Jose State. Army averages 32.5 points per game, led by the No. 2 rushing attack in the country. Overall, Army averages 313.5 yards per game on the ground, rushing the ball 65.7 times per game. Quarterback Kelvin Hopkins leads the team with 82.7 yards rushing per game. Army is tops in the country, possessing the ball on average 39:44 per game.

Series Vs. Army
Miami is 3-2 all-time versus Army, with the last meeting coming back in 2011, a game the RedHawks won 35-28 in Oxford, Ohio. Miami is currently riding a three-game win streak in the series with wins in 1997, 1998 and 2011. The series began back in 1960.

Yes, That Blaik
Army's official name of its stadium is Blaik Field at Michie Stadium and if you are wondering, yes, that is named after Earl "Red" Blaik, a member of Miami's Cradle of Coaches. Blaik played at Miami from 1915-17 and later coached in Oxford in 1924-25. Blaik would eventually end up as head coach at Army from 1941-58. Blaik compiled an 18-year Army record of 121-33-10 and brought Army its only three national championships (1944, 1945, 1946). The winningest coach in Army, Blaik is enshrined in the College Football Foundation Hall of Fame.

Offensive Explosion
Miami has scored 149 points over its last four games and has gone over 30 points in all four contests. The last time Miami scored anything close to that was back in 2005 when the RedHawks posted 170 points in a  four-game span. The last time Miami went over 30 points in four-straight games was back in 2003 when Ben Roethlisberger was quarterback.

Nice To Meet You
Due to key injuries to several of Miami's star offensive players, Gus Ragland has had to lean on some new faces his season. Everyone listed below came into the season having never caught a pass for the Red and White.
• Wide Receiver Jack Sorenson leads the team with 27 grabs  for 424 yards. 
• Tight End Andrew Homer is tops on the squad with three touchdowns.
• Dominique Robinson has nine catches for 136 yards and two touchdowns in his last three games combined.

Red Means Go
Miami has scored on 41 of their last 43 red zone trips, dating back to last season. Of those 43 trips, 33 have resulted in touchdowns (76.7%). This season, Miami is 25-for-26 in the red zone with 20 (76.9%) touchdowns. Miami is also 20-for-20 in the redzone during MAC play with 15 touchdowns.

Gardner Expected to Miss Rest of Season
Senior wide receiver James Gardner suffered an injury at Minnesota and is expected to miss the remainder of the season. Gardner, a first-team All-MAC performer last season has 107 career catches for 1,906 yards and 17 touchdowns in his career. 

In Gus We Trust
After beginning the 2016 season 0-6, head coach Chuck Martin turned to quarterback Gus Ragland. Ragland led Miami to six-straight wins over Kent State, Bowling Green, Eastern Michigan, Central Michigan, Buffalo and Ball State. The now senior quarterback is 13-10 all-time as a starter for the RedHawks.

Nice Way to Start a Career
Ragland began his career by throwing 203 consecutive passes before throwing an interception late in the contest versus Mississippi State in the 2016 St. Petersburg Bowl. In all, the Cincinnati, Ohio native has thrown just 11 interceptions in 687 career pass attempts (1 INT every 62.5 pass attempts). In fact, Miami is 11-2 in games in which Ragland does not throw and interception and 2-8 when he throws it to the other team. 

Ragland Timeline
→ Verbally commits to Miami on Dec. 13, 2013
→ Redshirted the 2014 season and played 86 snaps in 2015.
→ Suffered an ACL injury in April of 2016 during a spring football practice.
→ Came back to start versus Kent State on Oct. 15, 2016 and won six-straight games and helped Miami reach a bowl game.

Ragland Versus The MAC
Senior quarterback Gus Ragland is 12-3 in his career as a starter versus teams from the Mid-American Conference. In those 15 games, Ragland has completed 248-of-389 passes (63.8%) for 3,225 yards, 33 touchdowns and five interceptions. 

The Land of Ragland
Gus Ragland has owned the red zone since joining Miami in 2015. In his career, he has completed 52-of-93 passes from inside the 20-yard line for 34 touchdowns, while throwing just one interception. He has added nine rushing scores in his career from inside the red zone, for a 43:1 touchdown to interception ratio.

Offensive Line A Strength
Miami returns all five starters from a unit that allowed just 21 sacks in 2017 and helped Miami rush for a season average of 146.9 yards per game, the highest under Coach Martin. This year Miami has surrendered just six sacks through seven games for an average of .86 per game, which ranks 13th in the country. Overall, Miami has 146 career starts among its offensive line members, led by senior Sam McCollum (42). He is joined by senior Jordan Rigg (31), senior Mitch Palmer (20), sophomore Danny Godlevske (18), junior Jarrett LaRubbio (14), junior Matt Skibinski (11), sophomore Tommy Doyle (9) and senior Ryan Mullen (1).

Small But Carries a Big Stick
Kenny Young may be listed at just 5-foot-7, but he was a load to bring down over the past year. The dual-threat running back has been doing it not just on the ground, but through the air as well. Over his last 14 games, the senior has averaged 92.8 combined yards per game.

Dynamic Duo
Alonzo Smith and Kenny Young have played a lot of football for the Red and White. Combined, the duo have rushed for 4,043 yards. Smith's 2,209 rushing yards rank him 12th all-time in the Miami record books. Young is not far behind with 1,834 in his career.

Thomas Back at Full Health
Maurice Thomas missed the final nine games of the 2017 season with a leg injury, but is now healthy. Thomas, a dual threat as a running back and kick returner has averaged 7.0 yards per rush in his career and 21.6 per kick return. Overall, the local product has touched the ball 181 times and has gone over 20 yards on 39 occasions (21.5%).

Last Chance U
The hit documentary show on Netflix, Last Chance U, featured Independence Community College. Junior defensive back Zedrick Raymond, now a member of the Miami University football team, was part of that show. During that season he led the team with four interceptions.