After an impressive 27-9 win over Akron, the Miami University football team looks to make it two in a row as the RedHawks welcome the Ohio Bobcats to town for a Tuesday night showdown on Nov. 8. Opening kick is slated for 7:30 p.m.

Television
The matchup with Ohio will be carried live on ESPN2. Jay Alter will handle play-by-play duties, while Tom Luginbill will serve as the color analyst. Coley Harvey will be on the sideline.

Radio
In its fourth 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 (711), conference wins (308), MAC Championships (16) and bowl wins (8). The RedHawks also captured the 2019 MAC Championship with a 26-21 win over Central Michigan.

• Although Miami was 4-18 in Coach Martin's first 22 Mid-American Conference games, the RedHawks are 32-15 in the last 47 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, went 2-1 in 2020 and 5-3 in 2021. Miami has now had a winning conference record in five of the past six years.

• Martin, in his ninth year leading the RedHawks, has a new-look coaching staff in 2021. Offensive Coordinator Eric Koehler returns for his ninth year calling plays, while Bill Brechin begins year one as the Defensive Coordinator (ninth year at Miami). Special Teams Coordinator Jacob Bronowski is in his first year with the Red and White. 

• Miami is 11-7 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 is 2-3 this season in single-score games.

• In its last 47 contests, Miami has had a lead at some point in 42 of those games. The only five setbacks were a 42-10 loss at Buffalo in 2020 and four different losses in 2021. The RedHawks have had a lead at some point in all eight games this year.

• Miami competed in the 2021 Frisco Football Classic (W, 27-14) and the RedHawks have now been bowl eligible five of the last six seasons. From 2006-15, Miami was bowl eligible just twice.

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 20 seasons.  Martin has an all-time head coaching record of 117-64.
• 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 6-3 on the season and tied for the MAC East Division with a 4-1 record after beating Buffalo 45-24 last Tuesday. Ohio is led by quarterback Kurtis Rourke, who has thrown for 2,725 yards and 21 touchdowns on the season. Keye Thompson is tops on the team with 75 tackles.

Familiar Foe
Ohio's defensive coordinator, Spence Nowinsky, and its safeties coach, John Hauser worked under coach Martin. Nowinsky served as Miami's co-defensive coordinator/linebackers coach with the RedHawks from 2018-21 and Hauser was with the RedHawks from 2014-21. He coached cornerbacks all eight years with the RedHawks and was the co-defensive coordinator his last six years with the Red and White.

Series Vs. The Bobcats
Miami leads the all-time series 54-41-2 in the Battle of the Bricks. The RedHawks are 32-15-2 at home vs. Ohio, including a 30-28 victory in 2018 in the Bobcats' last visit.

Last Meeting
Miami scored all 33 of its points in the second half, but it wasn't enough as Ohio held on for a 35-33 home victory over the RedHawks last November. Brett Gabbert threw for 492 yards and five touchdowns and Jack Sorenson had a program-record 283 receiving yards as the Red and White nearly erased all of a 28-point third-quarter deficit before running out of time.

Memorable Meeting
On the 150th anniversary celebration of the first-ever college football game, it was Miami that did the celebrating. Sam Sloman's 53-yard field goal with 3:48 remaining gave the RedHawks a 27-24 victory in 2019, as the Red and White collected its first win in Athens since 2005. Jaylon Bester rushed for a pair of touchdowns to lead the Miami offense, including a 45-yard run to get the visitors on the board.

Another November to Remember?
Since 2016, the RedHawks are 15-5 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. The RedHawks were 2-2 a year ago in November with a two-point loss at Ohio and a one-point loss at Kent State.

Bounce Back
Since early in the 2016 season Miami has lost back-to-back MAC games just twice in that span. In fact, Miami is now 12-2 following a MAC loss under Martin, dating back to Oct. 15, 2016. 

Monsters of the MAC
With so many new faces on defense in 2022, a drop in defensive production could have been expected, instead, Miami is once again one of the best defenses in the conference. Miami ranks first in scoring defense (21.4), second in total defense (348.0), first in rush defense (107.8), third in sacks (23) and third in interceptions (7). Miami's rush defense ranks 18th nationally.

Take It Away Defense, Take it Away
Through nine games in 2022, the RedHawks defense has already forced 16 turnovers and is on pace for 21 take-aways in 2022. Prior to this season, Miami had averaged 16 turnovers forced per season since Chuck Martin's arrival, with a high of 20 in 2019. Miami's 16 forced turnovers is second in the MAC and 14th in the nation.

Notable Defense
• In five conference games the RedHawks are allowing 18.0 points per contest and have allowed just 10 touchdowns all MAC season.
• In conference play, opponents have reached the re zone 16 times, but have come away with touchdowns just 50% of the time. 

Five Things to Know About No. 5 Brett Gabbert
• 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 47 touchdowns (42 passing, 5 rushing) in his Miami career.
• Ranks sixth in program history with 6,015 passing yards, seventh in completion percentage (.577) and seventh in passing touchdowns (41).

Will The Real Rushing Attack Please Stand Up
Miami is averaging 150.1 yards rushing per contest in 2022, the top season average since Coach Martin's arrival in Oxford, but that doesn't tell the whole story. Miami has rushed for over 200 yards four different times this season, including 240 yards at Buffalo and another 236 in a win over Kent State. For whatever reason, Miami's rushing attacked has stalled the last three weeks, rushing for just a combined 265 yards (on 99 carries).

Trench Warfare
Miami's offensive line is by far the most experienced unit for the RedHawks in 2022, returning four starters from last season's squad. In all, Miami's offensive line has started 117 combined games. Caleb Shaffer leads the way with 33 career starts and is followed by Rusty Feth (30), Reid Holskey (22), Sam Vaughan (14, but out for the year in 2022), Will Jados (7), John Brekke (5), Kolby Borders (4) and Ben Jackson (1) Brekke was also a three-year starter from Holy Cross before transferring to Miami.

From Zero to Hero
Over the past year, head coach Chuck Martin has awarded six scholarships to walk ons with the football program. Last year Chris Cavalaris and Dominic Nardone earned a free ride and back on Aug. 16, in the middle of fall camp 2022, Oscar McWood, Brendan Beattie, Jack DeJarld and Graham Nicholson were awarded scholarships.

Paging Dr. McWood
Linebacker Ryan McWood (turned 25 on Oct. 13) is in his SEVENTH season with the Red and White. Due to red-shirting the 2016 season, a 2020 COVID year and then a season-ending injury in week one of the 2021 season, McWood is just a handful of college football players playing in their seventh (or eighth) year. McWood ranks third in the MAC with 80 tackles

Nothing But Net
In his first year with the football program, Graham Nicholson did not disappoint. He finished the season 15-20 on field goals, including 6-of-7 on attempts between 40-49 yards. He added 30 touchbacks on 65 kickoffs in 2021. He is 13-for-16 on field goals in 2022. He also had his first game-winning field goal, connecting on a 36-yard field goal with 21 seconds to go in the 17-14 win at Northwestern.