Off a loss last week at Ohio, the Miami University football teams host the Buffalo Bulls on Tuesday, Nov. 9 at Yager Stadium. Opening kick is slated for 7 p.m.

Television
The matchup with the Bulls will be carried live on ESPNU. Jay Alter will handle play-by-play duties, while Craig Haubert 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 28-11 in the last 39 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 9-3 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 34 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 four 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 34 of its last 50 games and is 21-13 in contests when it forces a turnover. The RedHawks' defense has also recorded a sack in 39 of its last 50 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 110-58.
• 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 Buffalo
Buffalo is 4-5 on the year and is coming off a 56-44 loss at home to Bowling Green. UB features a strong rushing attack that averages 206.3 yards per game on the ground, led by Dylan McDuffie's 766 yards and nine touchdowns. James Patterson is tops on the UB defense with 86 tackles and 6.5 tackles for loss.

Series Vs. Buffalo
Miami is 15-8 all-time versus the Bulls, but dropped a 42-10 decision last season on the road. Miami is 9-3 all-time versus the Bulls in Oxford, Ohio.

Another November to Remember?
Since 2016, the RedHawks are 13-4 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 Ohio
• After falling behind 28-0 five minutes into the third quarter the RedHawks scored the game's next 26 points before falling 35-33.
• Brett Gabbert threw for 492 yards (third-most in school history) and five touchdowns (second most in school history).
• Jack Sorenson finished the contest with 14 catches for 283 yards and a pair of touchdowns. The 283 yards receiving is a new Miami school record.
• Ivan Pace had a career-high 18 tackles and Lonnie Phelps and 2.0 sacks in the loss.

This is Your Destiny
While the loss at Ohio hurt the RedHawks in the MAC Standings, the RedHawks still control their own destiny to advance to the MAC Championship game on Dec. 4. Wins over Buffalo, Bowling Green and Kent State would send the RedHawks to their second MAC Championship Game in three years.

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.

Longest Home Win Streaks in School History
1. 22 Wins (1943-1948)
T-2. 14 Wins (1973-1975, 1980-1982)
4. 12 Wins (2018-present)

Longest Active Home Win Streaks in the Country
1. Clemson - 32
2. Cincinnati - 24
3. Oregon - 17
4. Liberty - 15
5. Miami -12

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 28-11 versus MAC opponents over its last 39 games, best in the conference in that span. Over that time, Miami has outscored its opponents 1,112-851.

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. 
• Is responsible for 32 touchdowns (29 passing, 3 rushing) in his Miami career.
• Threw for 492 yards in the loss at Ohio, the third most passing yards in Miami history behind only Roethlisberger (525) and Zac Dysert (516).

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 Game and Biletnikoff Award Watch List member has many career highlights:
• Has caught a pass in 35 straight games.
• His 171 career catches rank sixth all time and the senior is fifth at Miami with 2,651 receiving yards.
• Ranks eighth with 17 career touchdowns.
• His 14 catches at Ohio were one shy of a school record and he blew past the old school record (229 yards) with 283 receiving yards against the Bobcats. The 283 yards are the third-most in MAC history.
• Sorenson sits at 986 receiving yards this season, 14 yards shy of becoming just the sixth different player in school history to record 1,000 yards in a single season. Miami's last 1,000 yard receiver was Nick Harwell back in 2011.

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 (20.6), second in total defense (356.6), first in rush defense (78.6) and second in sacks (17.0).

Individual Defensive Tidbits
• Ivan Pace had 6.0 sacks versus Akron back in 2019, matching the NCAA record for sacks in a game.
• Sterling Weatherford has done a little bit of everything for the Red and White, recording 200 tackles, 19 pass breakups, five interceptions, two forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries in 32 games played.
• Mike Brown is starting his 36th straight game and has 173 tackles in his career.
• Dominique Robinson, who came to Miami as a quarterback, and later moved to wide receiver, now plays a crucial role at defensive end for the Red and White.