With both the Miami University RedHawks and the Buffalo Bulls picking up wins last week, Tuesday's contest could play a major role in deciding the MAC East. The crucial division tilt begins Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 8 p.m.

Television
The matchup with Buffalo will be carried live on ESPN. Matt Barrie will handle play-by-play duties, while Mike Golic Jr. will serve as the color analyst. Paul Carcaterra will be on the sideline.

Radio
In its second year of its partnership with Van Wagner, 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. 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.)

First And Ten
• Miami football ranks first all-time in the Mid-American Conference in wins (699), conference wins (300), MAC Championships (16) and bowl wins (7). The RedHawks also captured the 2019 MAC Championship with a 26-21 win over Central Michigan.
• Although Miami was 4-26 in Coach Martin's first 30 Mid-American Conference games, the RedHawks are 24-8 in the last 32 games versus schools from the MAC, the best record in the conference during that span.
• The RedHawks clinched the MAC East Division Championship with a 6-2 record in 2019. This was the third time in four years the RedHawks finished the regular season with a 6-2 conference record.
• Martin, in his seventh year leading the RedHawks, has had many of the same coordinators in the previous six seasons. Eric Koehler and George Barnett, both in their seventh years with Miami, handle the offense and Spence Nowinsky (third year) and John Hauser (seventh year) manage the defense.
• Since 2014, Miami Athletics has added nearly $40 million in facilities for the football program. The Dauch Indoor Sports Center was opened in 2015 and the Athletic Performance Center was added in early 2017. Both facilities are located in the north end zone of Yager Stadium.
• Miami was 5-0 last season in one-score games and has won eight-straight one-score games dating back to the 2018 campaign. This includes last week's 38-31 win over Ball State.
• The RedHawks had a lead in every game last year. In games they lost, they led Iowa (7-3), Cincinnati (10-0), Ohio State (5-0), Western Michigan (6-0), Ball State (24-7) and Louisiana (7-0). In fact, Miami has had a lead in 23-straight games. The last time Miami trailed for an entire game was Sept. 15, 2018, at Minnesota.
• Miami competed in the 2020 LendingTree Bowl, its third bowl eligible season in the last four years. From 2006-15, Miami was bowl eligible just twice.
• Miami's defense has forced a turnover in 28 of its last 39 games and is 18-10 in contests when it forces a turnover. The RedHawks' defense has also recorded a sack in 30 of its last 39 games.

About Chuck Martin
• Head coach Chuck Martin, who earned that title on Dec. 3, 2013, brings an impressive resume to Oxford, Ohio.
• 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 18 seasons.  Martin has an all-time head coaching record of 104-52.
• 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.
Quick Hits - Miami Beats Ball State, 38-31
• QB Brett Gabbert was injured early in the second quarter and was replaced by AJ Mayer. Mayer's last completion was his senior year of high school (nearly three years ago). Mayer came in and completed 16-of-24 passes for 212 yards and three touchdowns as the RedHawks erased a 21-10 deficit.
• Jack Sorenson caught seven passes for 139 yards and Jack Coldiron had two touchdowns, his first two touchdowns of his Miami career.
• Miami recorded five sacks in the win over Ball State. Lonnie Phelps had two, Mike Brown added one and Dominique Robinson also had two sacks. Robinson, who played wide receiver for Miami last season, recorded a sack on his first career defensive snap.
• Down its top two running backs, the RedHawks still managed 134 yards on the ground. Davion Johnson led the way with 58 yards, while Zach Kahn added 42 yards and two touchdowns.

Former Walkons Set Up Game Winning Touchdown
Both Ryan McWood and Zach Kahn began their careers at Miami as walkons and both played a major role in last week's win. With under a minute to go, McWood intercepted a pass (his first career INT) and returned it to the Ball State 6-yard line. Three plays later, Kahn scored the game-winning 2-yard touchdown with 10 seconds to play in the contest.

About Buffalo
Buffalo is coming off a 49-30 victory over Northern Illinois last Wednesday. In the win, the Bulls forced five turnovers and scored three defensive touchdowns, while running back Jaret Patterson rushed for 137 yards and two scores. 

Series Vs. Buffalo
Miami is 15-7 all-time versus the Bulls which includes a 34-20 win last season in Oxford, Ohio. Miami is 6-4 all time at Buffalo, but lost a 51-42 contest in New York back in 2018.

Home Cooking
Miami finished a perfect 5-0 at home during the 2019 season and has won nine straight at Yager Stadium. Miami's last home loss was on Sept. 29, 2018. In all, it has been 773 days since Miami's last loss at home.

Bounce Back
Since early in the 2016 season Miami has lost back-to-back MAC games just once in that span. In fact, Miami is now 7-1 following a MAC loss under Martin, dating back to Oct. 15, 2016.

Red Hot
Miami's redzone offense has been downright amazing over the three years. Last week versus Ball State the RedHawks were 6-of-7 inside the 20-yardline, which included five touchdowns. Last season the RedHawks were 40-of-46 inside the redzone and in 2018, Miami was 42-of-43. In all, Miami is 88-of-96 (91.7%) in redzone scoring over the past 27 games. It's even better in MAC play. In Miami's last 18 MAC games, the RedHawks are 64-of-69 (92.8%) inside the redzone.

Martin vs. the MAC Since 2016
Miami is 24-8 versus MAC opponents over its last 32 games, best in the conference in that span. WMU is 22-9, followed by NIU (20-11), Ohio (20-11) and Toledo (20-11). In that span, Miami has outscored its opponents 936-699.

It's Good to Be Back
When the MAC announced that football would be moving to the spring in early August, NFL hopefuls, Tommy Doyle, Danny Godlevske and Manny Rugamba all declared for the NFL Draft. All three have now elected to return to Miami for their final season. Rugamba was last year's MAC Championship Defensive Player of the Game, while Doyle (first-team All-MAC in 2019) and Godlevske (third-team All-MAC) have combined for 65 starts along the offensive line.