The Miami football team travels to face the Ohio Bobcats on Tuesday, Nov. 2 in a crucial Mid-American Conference divisional game. Opening kick is slated for 7:30 p.m.

Television
The matchup with the Bobcats will be carried live on ESPNU. Mike Couzens will handle play-by-play duties, while Dustin Fox will serve as the color analyst.

Radio
In its third 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)

First And Ten
• Miami football ranks first all-time in the Mid-American Conference in wins (704), conference wins (301), 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 28-10 in the last 38 games versus schools from the MAC, the best record in the conference during that span.

• Miami went 2-1 in 2020, missing the final three contests of the year due to COVID. The RedHawks beat Ball State, the eventual MAC Champions, to open 2020, 38-31.

• The RedHawks clinched the MAC East Division Championship with a 6-2 record in 2019 and went 2-1 in 2020. Miami has now had a winning conference record in four of the past five years.

• Martin, in his eighth year leading the RedHawks, has had many of the same coordinators in the previous six seasons. Offensive Coordinator Eric Koehler has been with Martin all eight years on the offensive side of the ball. Spence Nowinsky (fourth year) and John Hauser (eighth year) manage the defense.

• Miami is 9-2 in one-score games, dating back to the 2018 campaign. The RedHawks were 5-0 in one-score games in 2019, including a 26-21 victory over Central Michigan in the MAC Championship Game. Miami's 31-26 loss to Minnesota earlier this year ended Miami's consecutive one-score win streak at eight.

• In its last 33 contests, Miami has had a lead at some point in 29 of those games. The only four setbacks were a 42-10 loss at Buffalo in 2020 and three different losses in 2021.

• Miami competed in the 2020 LendingTree Bowl, its fourth bowl eligible season in the last five years. From 2006-15, Miami was bowl eligible just twice.

• Miami's defense has forced a turnover in 33 of its last 49 games and is 21-12 in contests when it forces a turnover. The RedHawks' defense has also recorded a sack in 38 of its last 49 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 19 seasons.  Martin has an all-time head coaching record of 110-57.
• 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.

About Ohio
Ohio is 1-7 on the year, but has lost its last three games by a combined 11 points. Quarterback Kurtis Rourke leads the offense with 157.7 yards passing and 22.5 yards rushing per contest. In all, the Bobcats average 193.4 yards rushing per contest in 2021.

Series Vs. Ohio
Miami is 54-40-2 all-time versus Ohio, which includes a 30-28 win in 2018 and a 24-21 victory in 2019. The RedHawks are 22-25-0 all-time in Athens. The Miami/Ohio rivalry had competed every year since 1945 until the 2020 contest was cancelled due to COVID concerns.

Lights, Camera, MACtion
Tuesday's contest is the first of three-straight midweek games for the Red and White. Miami also heads to Buffalo on Tuesday, Nov. 9 and hosts Bowling Green on Tuesday, Nov. 16. The RedHawks wrap up the season finale at Kent State on Saturday, Nov. 27.

Another November to Remember?
Since 2016, the RedHawks are 13-3 in the month of November. Miami was 3-0 in 2016, 2-1 in 2017, 3-0 in 2018, 3-1 in 2019 and 2-1 in 2020 (season started in November).

Notes From Ball State
• Brett Gabbert was nearly perfect on the afternoon, completing 20-of-24 passes for 207 yards and two scores.
• Sterling Weatherford had a game-saving interception with 60 seconds left in the contest to secure the Miami win.
• Jack Sorenson had his third straight 100-yard performance, finishing the game with eight grabs for 138 yards.
• Sophomore Matthew Salopek had a career-high 17 tackles as the RedHawks held Ball State to just 327 yards of offense.

Championship Experience
While Miami's 2019 MAC Championship victory was two seasons ago, Miami still has 13 starters returning in 2021 that started in that championship game. On offense: Andrew Homer, Rusty Feth, Jaylon Bester, Tyre Shelton, Brett Gabbert, Pete Nank, Caleb Shaffer and Jack Sorenson all started in the 26-21 win over CMU. Defensively, Mike Brown, Sterling Weatherford, Ryan McWood, Kameron Butler and Ben Kimpler return in 2021. In all, Miami has 26 players on the 2021 roster that participated in the 2019 MAC Championship Game.

Home Cooking
Miami finished a perfect 5-0 at home during the 2019 season (1-0 in 2020) and has won 12 straight at Yager Stadium. Miami's last home loss was on Sept. 29, 2018. In all, when Miami hosts Buffalo on Oct. 16, it will be 1,137 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 9-1 following a MAC loss under Martin, dating back to Oct. 15, 2016.

Martin vs. the MAC Since 2016
Miami is 28-10 versus MAC opponents over its last 38 games, best in the conference in that span. Over that time, Miami has outscored its opponents 1,079-816.

Five Things to Know About No. 5
• Younger brother of NFL quarterback, Blaine Gabbert.
• Gabbert was named the 2019 MAC Freshman of the Year, joining Ben Roethlisberger (2001) and Deland McCullough (1992) as the only other RedHawks to capture this award.
• When Miami opened the 2019 season at Iowa, Gabbert became the first true freshman quarterback to open the season as the starter in Miami football history. 
• Gabbert has not thrown an interception since Sept. 18, a streak that currently sits at 82 pass attempts.
• Is responsible for 27 touchdowns (24 passing, 3 rushing) in his Miami career.

Jack of All Trades
Jack Sorenson is in the middle of his sixth year with the RedHawks and is starting to find himself all over the Miami record books. The 2019 MAC Championship Offensive Player of the Year ranks eighth all-time in Miami history in catches (157) and sixth in receiving yards (2,367). Up next on the career catches are Jarred Murphy (158) and Andy Cruse (160) and yards is Armond Robinson (2,550). His 15 career touchdowns are tied for 10th all-time.

34 And Counting
While not a kept stat in the Miami or MAC record book, it would be hard to imagine Jack Sorenson's 34-straight contests with a catch would not be found atop any list. While Sorenson has missed several games due to injury, dating back to 2018, the wide receiver has caught at least one pass in every game he has played.

Monsters of The MAC
Miami's defense does not look out of place at all in 2021. After having one of the top defenses in the MAC in both 2019 and 2020, Miami ranks atop several defensive categories once again. In MAC games only, the RedHawks rank first in defensive scoring (17.0), second in total defense (342.5), first in rush defense (67.0) and second in sacks (13.0).