The Miami University football team faces the University at Buffalo on Saturday, Oct. 1 at UB Stadium in Buffalo, N.Y. Opening kick is slated for 3:30 p.m.

Television
The matchup with Buffalo will be carried live on ESPNU/ESPN+. Doug Sherman will handle play-by-play duties, while Adam Breneman will serve as the color analyst. 

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 (709), conference wins (306), 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 30-12 in the last 42 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 10-4 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. 

• In its last 42 contests, Miami has had a lead at some point in 37 of those games. The only five setbacks were a 42-10 loss at Buffalo in 2020 and four different losses in 2021.

• 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 115-61.
• 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 enters Saturday's contest at 1-3, including a 50-31 win at Eastern Michigan last week. Quarterback Cole Snyder has thrown for 1,026 yards and seven touchdowns in the season's first four games. Defensively, Shaun Dolac is tops on the team with 39 tackles.

Series Vs. Bulls
Miami leads the all-time series 16-8 over Buffalo, winning the first 10 matchups between the teams. This will be the 24th consecutive year the programs have met. The RedHawks have won four of the last six games in the series but are seeking their first victory in Buffalo since 2016.

Last Meeting
Brett Gabbert threw a 58-yard touchdown pass to Jack Sorenson on a flea-flicker for Miami's first offensive play, and the RedHawks never trailed in a 45-18 victory over Buffalo last November. Gabbert finished the night 21-28 for 351 yards with four touchdowns and no turnovers. Jalen Walker led the Miami wideouts with 136 receiving yards on seven grabs, including a 39-yard score.

Memorable Meeting
Miami set a program record for first-half points during an October 2003 victory over Buffalo, as Ben Roethlisberger threw four touchdown passes in a 59-3 rout. The RedHawks took a 45-0 lead to the locker room at intermission, sparked by back-to-back punt return touchdowns from Ryne Robinson in the opening quarter. During Roethlisberger's three seasons with Miami, the Red and White outscored the Bulls by a total of 139-17.

Martin in MAC Openers
Miami has won three straight Mid-American Conference openers, dating back to 2019. Miami is 47-26-1 all-time in the first conference game of the season.

Northwestern Recap
Graham Nicholson made a 36-yard field goal with 21 seconds left and the Miami University football team rallied for a 17-14 win at Northwestern Saturday night. Keyon Mozee rushed 21 times for a career-high 171 yards to lead the RedHawks' offensive attack. Aveon Smith threw for one score and ran for another to help Miami move to 2-2 on the year. This was Miami's first win over a member of the Big Ten since 2003 (Miami beat Northwestern. 44-14).

A Total Team Win
It would be hard to believe the RedHawks could upset a member of the Big Ten with just 62 yards passing, but that is exactly what happened. To accomplish this feat, Miami needed an impact from all areas of the team.
• Offensively, Miami did not turn the ball over.
• Defensively, Miami forced a pair of fumbles and held Northwestern to 107 yards rushing on 31 carries.
• Northwestern's Evan Hull entered last Saturday's contest averaging 203 total yards per contest (tops in the country). Miami surrendered just 72 yards to Hull in the win.
• Miami's Caiden Woullard blocked the first punt of his career, helping to set up Miami's first touchdown of the game.
• Chris Cavalaris got a hand on another punt to give Miami's offense a short field later in the contest.

Shouldn't Be Surprised
While Saturday was Chuck Martin's first win over a Power-5 program while at Miami, the RedHawks had already put a scare into a pair of opponents earlier this year. Kentucky, currently No. 7 in the country, led just 13-10 at the half in the season opener. Against Cincinnati, Miami was one yard shy of making it 31-24 with 12:32 remaining in the contest.

Heads or Tails
In year's past, when the RedHawks won the opening coin toss, head coach Chuck Martin would defer to the second half. This season, the RedHawks have won all four coin tosses and received the ball to start the contest. Miami has scored on three of those four opening possessions, including touchdowns to begin the game at Kentucky and Cincinnati.

Starting Fast
As mentioned before, Miami has started fast in 2022 and in fact, the RedHawks have scored on their opening possession in five of the last six contests, dating back to 2021. In all, Miami has scored 23 points (2 TD/3FG) on its opening possession over the past six games.

RedHawks Picked To Win East Division
The MAC media picked Miami to capture the East Division in its yearly preseason poll. The RedHawks received 20 of 24 first-place votes back in late July.

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 10-1 following a MAC loss under Martin, dating back to Oct. 15, 2016.

Gabbert Out
On Sept. 5, head coach Chuck Martin announced Brett Gabbert would be out for "a while." Since starting the season opener at Iowa back in 2019, Gabbert ranks seventh in program history with 5,609 passing yards, completion percentage (.579) and passing touchdowns (41). 

MAC Attack
Senior Mac Hippenhammer set career bests last season in catches (48), yards (786) and touchdowns (5). The Penn State transfer posted season-highs in catches (8) and yards (170) in a win over Central Michigan last season, all while averaging 16.3 yards per catch a year ago. This season he leads all RedHawks in catches (17), yards (219) and touchdowns (4).

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.

New Year, Same Defense
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 (25.8), second in total defense (352.8), first in rush defense (83.5), third in sacks (9) and first in interceptions (4). Miami's rush defense ranks 12th nationally.

Paging Dr. McWood
Linebacker Ryan McWood (turns 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. The good news of hanging around so long, Ryan's brother Oscar McWood, is now a member of the RedHawks.