2007 Miami RedHawks football team
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The 2007 Miami RedHawks football
team represented the Miami University
in the college football
season of 2007. The team was coached by Shane Montgomery
and played their homes game in Yager Stadium in Oxford, Ohio
.
was hampered by injuries and inexperience. The injuries led Coach Montgomery to use younger players which will help experience level for the 2007 season. Key injuries included offensive linemen Charlie Norden and Matt McKeown and running back Brandon Murphy.
Miami was picked to finish fourth in the Mid-American Conference
East Division by the MAC News Media Association for the 2007 season. The RedHawks garnered one first-place vote with Ohio University
was predicted to finish first in the East Division with 15 first-place votes.
Senior quarterback
Mike Kokal returns to lead the offence for his second and final season as a starter. Kokal, threw for 2,419 yards and 14 touchdowns in the 2006 season. He was ranked 19th nationally in total offense. The RedHawks’ offense do have to replace Ryne Robinson finished his career as Miami’s all-time leader in receiving yardage and punt return yardage and touchdowns. Sophomore Dustin Woods, who caught 25 passes for 506 yards and four touchdowns last season is expected take over as the leader of the receiver. Coach Montgomery stated before the season that he would not be opposed to using true freshmen wide receivers Chris Givens
and Jamal Rogers.
The coaching staff remained basically intact for the 2007 season, except for the departure of defensive coordinator Travor Johnson who accepted another coaching job. Johnson was replaced by Jay Hood, who was the defensive line coach for the past two seasons. Jimmy Lindsey, who was an assistant coach at Gardner-Webb University
was added to the staff to bring it up to full strength. Coach Montgomery did make changes to the staff including several promotions, and shuffling of responsibilities. DeAndre Smith was promoted to associate head coach from run game coordinator. Smith will continue to coach the running backs. Matt Hohman will take over Smith's former duties as running game coordinator.
who completed 19-of-36 passes for 198 yards including a 23-yard touchdown pass to Dante Love with 11:22 left in the fourth quarter.
ran for a 2-yard touchdown in the third overtime that let Minnesota to beat Miami by a score of 41-35. Minnesota took a 28-12 lead with 8:35 to play when Adam Weber threw a 5-yard TD to Ernie Wheelwright. Quarterback Daniel Raudabaugh replaced injured Mike Kokal and rallied Miami to 17 points in the final 6:35 of regulation, including a 61 yards at the end of the game to set up Trevor Cook's game-tying field goal. For the game Raudabaugh threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns. Several Miami player suffered injuries during the game including Joey Hudson to a knee injury on the second series of the game and starting tailback Brandon Murphy who also injured his knee in the fourth quarter.
Dustin Grutza, who started in place of the injured UC quarterback Ben Mauk
threw for two scores to lead the University of Cincinnati
Bearcats to a 47-10 win over Miami. UC defense dominated the game with a fumble recovery, three interceptions, a blocked punt, and five sacks.
. In sophomore quarterback Daniel Raudabaugh’s first start of the season, he completed 11 of 32 passes for only 95 yards. The Colorado Buffalo defense was never able to sack Raudabaugh, but they did not allow him time to set his feet for passes. Colorado outgained Miami 634-139 in total yardage. The Buffaloes’ offence rushed for 359 after only running for 134 total yards in three previous games.
the week before, Kokal ran for 63 yards on 11 carries and threw for 150 yards while completing 13 of 26 passes. Montgomery started Kokal instead of Raudabaugh, because of this weeks game plan that focused on the running game including having the quarterback run the ball. The victory Miami snaps seven-game home losing streak. Miami’s victory was Syracuse's first loss to a Mid-American Conference
team since the 1976 season, when Bowling Green
beat Syracuse, 22-7. The Orange still had a chance to win at the end of the game. Syracuse had the ball on own 11 with 2:29 left and no timeouts. Orange quarterback Andrew Robinson was sacked by Morris Council on first down. Robinson then threw an incompletion on second down. He hit Rice Moss for a nine-yard gain on third down, and threw a pass batted down at the line on fourth. Miami took over on down and ran out the clock.
was pushed out of bounds at the 1-yard line. Miami took over on downs and killed the clock.
Before the game Miami University retired former quarterback Ben Roethlisberger
's number and honored former head coach Terry Hoeppner
with a moment of silence. After the pre game activities, Miami beat Bowling Green, 47-14, as Austin Sykes ran for a career-high 124 yards including two touchdowns. Eugene Harris scored his first two career touchdowns, including a 73-yard pass that helped the RedHawks open up a 30-7 halftime lead. The RedHawk defense controlled the game by sacking Falcons' quarterback Tyler Sheehan
six times and limited him to a 140 yards passing.
with 1:19 left to play to put the RedHawks within 10 points, 24-10. After recovering the ball on an on-side kick, Miami went down and Nathan Parseghian kicked a 33-yard field goal to put the RedHawks within 7 points with nine seconds remaining. The RedHawks recovered their second on-side kick with four seconds left but Raudabaugh's was intercepted to end the game.
by the score of 24-13. Three straight Vanderbilt turnovers in the second quarter allowed Miami to lead 13-10 midway through the third quarter. Miami’s only touchdown came when quarterback Daniel Radabaugh connected with Jamal Rogers for a 40-yard touchdown pass with 6:16 left in 2nd quarter. With 4:54 remaining in the third quarter backup quarterback Chris Nickson ran for a 2-yard touchdown allowing the Commodores to take a 17-13 lead. Nickson replaced starting quarterback Mackenzi Adams who left the game because of a chest injury. During the game Vanderbilt's Earl Bennett
became the leading receiver in Southeastern Conference history. For the game he had eight catches for a career total of 215, breaking Craig Yeast
's record of 208.
who finished with 154 yards on 19 carries and quarterback Drew Willy
who completed 33 of 45 passes for 217 yards.
by winning their final two regular-season games or a Buffalo loss. Coach Motgomery's main concern coming into the game was how to contain the Zips offense, led by sophomore tailbacks Alex Allen and Bryan Williams
along with the senior wide receiver Jabari Arthur
. The defensive game plan had to take into account two different styles of play depending on who was playing quarterback for the Zips. The Zips could play either Chris Jaquemain, who is more of a passing quarterback or Carlton Jackson who is more of a running quarterback.
Miami prevailed 7-0 in a game dominated by defense. Neither offence scored during the game, with Miami’s touchdown coming on the defensive side of the ball. RedHawks defensive lineman Craig Mester picked up a fumble midway through the fourth quarter and rumbled seven yards for the only score. The costly turnover came shortly after University of Akron coach J. D. Brookhart
replaced Chris Jacquemain with Carlton Jackson because Akron had struggling to move the ball consistently. On a third-and-13 at Zips 20-yard line Jackson dropped back to pass and was pressured by Miami's Clayton Mullins, who forced the fumble. Mester scooped up the ball and became the hero for the RedHawks. Miami outgained Akron 320 yard to 216 yard but was hampered by four turnovers. Miami's Daniel Raudabaugh was responsible had three interceptions in back-to-back-to-back possessions spanning the second and third quarters. All three were intercepted in the endzone. The game marked the first Miami shutout since a 49-0 victory against Indiana State
in 2004. And the first MAC shutout since a 49-0 win against Buffalo in 2002.
The RedHawks led 17-7 at halftime. Ohio switched quarterbacks for the second half, replacing Theo Scott with Brad Bower, and scored three quick touchdowns to take a 28-17 lead. Two of the touchdowns were help by great field position because of two interceptions thrown by Danial Raudabaugh on Miami’s first two position of the second half. Miami's Nathan Parseghian
tied a school record with five field goals, with the RedHawks unable to push the ball in the endzone in the second half. For the game Miami outgained the Bobcats 379 to 199 yards but Ohio’s placekicker Michael Braunstein sealed the victory for Ohio with a 40-yard field goal that gave Ohio a 38-29 lead with 2:26 remaining.
ran for 170 yards and threw for 185, leading the Chippewas to a 35-10 over Miami for their second straight Mid-American Conference
championship. Miami’s defense was able to contain LeFevour in the first half, but Miami's offense wasn't able to take advantage. Miami only scored one touchdown, a 12-yard pass from Daniel Raudabaugh to Armand Robinson with 9:09 left in the game to shave CMU’s lead to 11 points (21-10). Central answered with two more touchdowns, a 7-yard run by Ontario Sneed and a 28-yard run by LeFevour.
Miami RedHawks football
The Miami University RedHawks, known as the Miami Redskins before 1996, are a NCAA Division I FBS college football program that competes in the Mid-American Conference...
team represented the Miami University
Miami University
Miami University is a coeducational public research university located in Oxford, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1809, it is the 10th oldest public university in the United States and the second oldest university in Ohio, founded four years after Ohio University. In its 2012 edition, U.S...
in the college football
College football
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season of 2007. The team was coached by Shane Montgomery
Shane Montgomery
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and played their homes game in Yager Stadium in Oxford, Ohio
Oxford, Ohio
Oxford is a city in northwestern Butler County, Ohio, United States, in the southwestern portion of the state. It lies in Oxford Township, originally called the College Township. The population was 21,943 at the 2000 census. This college town was founded as a home for Miami University. Oxford...
.
Pre-season
The 2006 team had 2 wins and 10 losses which was the first losing record for the RedHawks since 1993. The 10 losses were the most since 1989. The 2006 team2006 Miami RedHawks football team
The 2006 Miami RedHawks football team represented the Miami University in the college football season of 2006. The team was coached by Shane Montgomery and played their homes game in Yager Stadium in Oxford, Ohio.-Pre-season:...
was hampered by injuries and inexperience. The injuries led Coach Montgomery to use younger players which will help experience level for the 2007 season. Key injuries included offensive linemen Charlie Norden and Matt McKeown and running back Brandon Murphy.
Miami was picked to finish fourth in the Mid-American Conference
Mid-American Conference
The Mid-American Conference is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois. Nine of the twelve full member schools are in Ohio and Michigan, with single members...
East Division by the MAC News Media Association for the 2007 season. The RedHawks garnered one first-place vote with Ohio University
Ohio University
Ohio University is a public university located in the Midwestern United States in Athens, Ohio, situated on an campus...
was predicted to finish first in the East Division with 15 first-place votes.
Senior quarterback
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
Mike Kokal returns to lead the offence for his second and final season as a starter. Kokal, threw for 2,419 yards and 14 touchdowns in the 2006 season. He was ranked 19th nationally in total offense. The RedHawks’ offense do have to replace Ryne Robinson finished his career as Miami’s all-time leader in receiving yardage and punt return yardage and touchdowns. Sophomore Dustin Woods, who caught 25 passes for 506 yards and four touchdowns last season is expected take over as the leader of the receiver. Coach Montgomery stated before the season that he would not be opposed to using true freshmen wide receivers Chris Givens
Chris Givens
Chris Givens is an American football wide receiver at Wake Forest University. Givens has been a wide receiver at Wake Forest from 2009 to 2011. He totaled 629 receiving yards as a redshirt freshman in 2009 and 514 as a redshirt sophomore in 2010. In July 2011, he was placed on the watchlist...
and Jamal Rogers.
The coaching staff remained basically intact for the 2007 season, except for the departure of defensive coordinator Travor Johnson who accepted another coaching job. Johnson was replaced by Jay Hood, who was the defensive line coach for the past two seasons. Jimmy Lindsey, who was an assistant coach at Gardner-Webb University
Gardner-Webb University
Gardner–Webb University is a private university located west of Charlotte in Boiling Springs, North Carolina, USA. The school has a total of 14 academic departments offering 45 major fields of study. Among the most popular of the school's 39 undergraduate majors are those in business , education ,...
was added to the staff to bring it up to full strength. Coach Montgomery did make changes to the staff including several promotions, and shuffling of responsibilities. DeAndre Smith was promoted to associate head coach from run game coordinator. Smith will continue to coach the running backs. Matt Hohman will take over Smith's former duties as running game coordinator.
Schedule
Coaching staff
| Name | Position | Years | Alma mater Alma mater Alma mater , pronounced ), was used in ancient Rome as a title for various mother goddesses, especially Ceres or Cybele, and in Christianity for the Virgin Mary.-General term:... (Year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Montgomery Shane Montgomery -External links:* * *... |
Head Coach | 2 | North Carolina State (1990) |
| DeAndre Smith | Associate Head Coach Running Backs |
1 | Southwest Missouri State University (1994) |
| Jay Hood | Defensive Coordinator | 0 | Ohio Wesleyan University Ohio Wesleyan University Ohio Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college in Delaware, Ohio, United States. It was founded in 1842 by Methodist leaders and Central Ohio residents as a nonsectarian institution, and is a member of the Ohio Five — a consortium of Ohio liberal arts colleges... (1986) |
| Brian Von Bergen | Passing Coordinator Wide Receivers |
8 | University of Illinois University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a large public research-intensive university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system... (1992) |
| Matt Hohman | Running Game Coordinator Offensive Line |
2 | Miami University Miami University Miami University is a coeducational public research university located in Oxford, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1809, it is the 10th oldest public university in the United States and the second oldest university in Ohio, founded four years after Ohio University. In its 2012 edition, U.S... (1995) |
| Craig Aukerman | Co. Special Teams Coord. | 2 | University of Findlay University of Findlay The University of Findlay is a private university located in the city of Findlay in Hancock County, Ohio, United States. It was affiliated with the Churches of God, General Conference, and was founded in 1882 by the city of Findlay and the Churches of God, General Conference. Findlay offers more... (1999) |
| Jimmy Lindsey | Co. Special Teams Coord. Defensive Ends |
0 | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga University of Tennessee at Chattanooga The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is a public university located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The University, often referred to as UTC or simply "Chattanooga" , is one of three universities and two other affiliated institutions in the University of Tennessee System; the others being in... (2001) |
| Mike Bath | Tight Ends | 1 | Miami University Miami University Miami University is a coeducational public research university located in Oxford, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1809, it is the 10th oldest public university in the United States and the second oldest university in Ohio, founded four years after Ohio University. In its 2012 edition, U.S... (2001) |
| Tim Cooper | Defensive Backs | 3 | DePauw University DePauw University DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, USA, is a private, national liberal arts college with an enrollment of approximately 2,400 students. The school has a Methodist heritage and was originally known as Indiana Asbury University. DePauw is a member of both the Great Lakes Colleges Association... (1997) |
| Rusty Wright | Defensive Line | 2 | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga University of Tennessee at Chattanooga The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is a public university located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The University, often referred to as UTC or simply "Chattanooga" , is one of three universities and two other affiliated institutions in the University of Tennessee System; the others being in... (1996) |
Ball State
Brandon Murphy led the Miami RedHawks to a 14-13 victory over Ball State Cardinals. Murphy rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns including a 6-yard touchdown run with 17 seconds left in the game. Murphy's game winning touchdown was set up by 56-yard punt return by Eugene Harris, which gave Miami the ball on the Ball State 23 yard line. Ball State was led by quarterback Nate DavisNate Davis (quarterback)
Nate Charles Davis is an American football quarterback with the Kansas City Command of the Arena Football League. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL draft...
who completed 19-of-36 passes for 198 yards including a 23-yard touchdown pass to Dante Love with 11:22 left in the fourth quarter.
Minnesota
Amir PinnixAmir Pinnix
Amir Pinnix is a former college football running back for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. He was a prospect in the 2008 NFL Draft, but went undrafted...
ran for a 2-yard touchdown in the third overtime that let Minnesota to beat Miami by a score of 41-35. Minnesota took a 28-12 lead with 8:35 to play when Adam Weber threw a 5-yard TD to Ernie Wheelwright. Quarterback Daniel Raudabaugh replaced injured Mike Kokal and rallied Miami to 17 points in the final 6:35 of regulation, including a 61 yards at the end of the game to set up Trevor Cook's game-tying field goal. For the game Raudabaugh threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns. Several Miami player suffered injuries during the game including Joey Hudson to a knee injury on the second series of the game and starting tailback Brandon Murphy who also injured his knee in the fourth quarter.
Cincinnati
Ben Mauk
Gary Benjamin "Ben" Mauk is an American football quarterback who was most recently the quarterback for the Cincinnati Commandos of the Continental Indoor Football League , and with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League . He completed his college football career in 2007 for...
threw for two scores to lead the University of Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
The University of Cincinnati is a comprehensive public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a part of the University System of Ohio....
Bearcats to a 47-10 win over Miami. UC defense dominated the game with a fumble recovery, three interceptions, a blocked punt, and five sacks.
Colorado
The RedHawks were shutout for the first time since a 1993 loss to Ball StateBall State University
Ball State University is a state-run research university located in Muncie, Indiana. It is also known as Ball State or simply BSU.Located on the northwest side of the city, Ball State's campus spans and includes 106 buildings...
. In sophomore quarterback Daniel Raudabaugh’s first start of the season, he completed 11 of 32 passes for only 95 yards. The Colorado Buffalo defense was never able to sack Raudabaugh, but they did not allow him time to set his feet for passes. Colorado outgained Miami 634-139 in total yardage. The Buffaloes’ offence rushed for 359 after only running for 134 total yards in three previous games.
Syracuse
Cory Jones, a fifth-year senior running back who hadn't played a game in his career until this season, gained 125 yards on 12 carries and scored two touchdowns to lead the RedHawks to a 17-14 win over Syracuse at Yager Stadium. For this game coach Montgomery adjusted the offense to focus more on the running game instead of passing attack. The RedHawks had 286 yards rushing which was the most since Miami’s 1999 team ran for 399 in a 32-23 win over University of Akron. Mike Kokal returned to the starting lineup at quarterback replacing sophomore Daniel Raudabaugh who started at ColoradoUniversity of Colorado at Boulder
The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado...
the week before, Kokal ran for 63 yards on 11 carries and threw for 150 yards while completing 13 of 26 passes. Montgomery started Kokal instead of Raudabaugh, because of this weeks game plan that focused on the running game including having the quarterback run the ball. The victory Miami snaps seven-game home losing streak. Miami’s victory was Syracuse's first loss to a Mid-American Conference
Mid-American Conference
The Mid-American Conference is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois. Nine of the twelve full member schools are in Ohio and Michigan, with single members...
team since the 1976 season, when Bowling Green
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green State University, often referred to as Bowling Green or BGSU, is a public, coeducational research university located in Bowling Green, Ohio, United States. The institution was granted a charter in 1910 by the State of Ohio as part of the Lowry Bill, which also established Kent State...
beat Syracuse, 22-7. The Orange still had a chance to win at the end of the game. Syracuse had the ball on own 11 with 2:29 left and no timeouts. Orange quarterback Andrew Robinson was sacked by Morris Council on first down. Robinson then threw an incompletion on second down. He hit Rice Moss for a nine-yard gain on third down, and threw a pass batted down at the line on fourth. Miami took over on down and ran out the clock.
Kent State
The RedHawks, without top running backs Brandon Murphy, Cory Jones and Andre Bratton, turned to its passing game to beat Kent State Golden Flashes by score of 20-13. The quarterback tandem of Daniel Raudabaugh and Mike Kokal, who suffered a knee injury on a second-quarter, combined for 310 passing yards. The Golden Flashes had a chance to win at the end of the game when the Flashes’ quarterback, Julian EdelmanJulian Edelman
Julian Francis Edelman is a wide receiver for the New England Patriots of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Patriots in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football for Kent State as a quarterback.-Early years:Edelman was born in Redwood City, California...
was pushed out of bounds at the 1-yard line. Miami took over on downs and killed the clock.
Bowling Green
Ben Roethlisberger
Benjamin Todd "Ben" Roethlisberger , nicknamed Big Ben, is an American football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Steelers in the first round in the 2004 NFL Draft...
's number and honored former head coach Terry Hoeppner
Terry Hoeppner
Terry Hoeppner was an American college football coach who served as head coach of the Miami RedHawks from 1999 to 2004 and the Indiana Hoosiers from 2005 to 2006...
with a moment of silence. After the pre game activities, Miami beat Bowling Green, 47-14, as Austin Sykes ran for a career-high 124 yards including two touchdowns. Eugene Harris scored his first two career touchdowns, including a 73-yard pass that helped the RedHawks open up a 30-7 halftime lead. The RedHawk defense controlled the game by sacking Falcons' quarterback Tyler Sheehan
Tyler Sheehan
Tyler Allen Sheehan is an American football player. He an American football quarterback who is currently a member of the Cincinnati Commandos.-Early life:...
six times and limited him to a 140 yards passing.
Temple
Miami lost it’s first in Mid-American Conference game to Temple by a score of 24-17. Temple built a 24-7 lead before Miami scored 10 points over the final minutes of the game. Daniel Raudabaugh one-yard touchdown pass to tight end Tom CrabtreeTom Crabtree (American football)
Thomas Lewis Crabtree is an American football tight end for the Green Bay Packers.-Family:Married June 28th, 2009 to Chelsea Crabtree. Has a son Bryce Thomas Crabtree born October 14th, 2010...
with 1:19 left to play to put the RedHawks within 10 points, 24-10. After recovering the ball on an on-side kick, Miami went down and Nathan Parseghian kicked a 33-yard field goal to put the RedHawks within 7 points with nine seconds remaining. The RedHawks recovered their second on-side kick with four seconds left but Raudabaugh's was intercepted to end the game.
Vanderbilt
Miami lost to Vanderbilt of the Southeastern ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...
by the score of 24-13. Three straight Vanderbilt turnovers in the second quarter allowed Miami to lead 13-10 midway through the third quarter. Miami’s only touchdown came when quarterback Daniel Radabaugh connected with Jamal Rogers for a 40-yard touchdown pass with 6:16 left in 2nd quarter. With 4:54 remaining in the third quarter backup quarterback Chris Nickson ran for a 2-yard touchdown allowing the Commodores to take a 17-13 lead. Nickson replaced starting quarterback Mackenzi Adams who left the game because of a chest injury. During the game Vanderbilt's Earl Bennett
Earl Bennett
Earl Bennett is an American football wide receiver for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Bears in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft...
became the leading receiver in Southeastern Conference history. For the game he had eight catches for a career total of 215, breaking Craig Yeast
Craig Yeast
Craig Nelson Yeast was a Canadian Football League wide receiver and kick returner for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Previously, he played in the National Football League from 1999 through 2001...
's record of 208.
Buffalo
Miami beat Buffalo by a score of 31-28. RedHawks were led by Daniel Raudabaugh who completed 20 of 26 passes including two touchdowns. Raudabaugh first touchdown was a 17 yards pass to Cory Jones in the first quarter and 6 yards to Eugene Harris in the third. RedHawks were also helped by Tommy Merriweather who rushed for two touchdowns while fellow running back Cory Jones ran for 125 yards. The Bulls were led by James StarksJames Starks
James Darell Starks is an American football running back for the Green Bay Packers. He was selected in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, .-High school:James attended high school in Niagara Falls, New York...
who finished with 154 yards on 19 carries and quarterback Drew Willy
Drew Willy
Drew Willy is an American football quarterback for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League. He was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2009...
who completed 33 of 45 passes for 217 yards.
Akron
Coming into the game Miami was tied with Buffalo for first place in the Mid-American Conference East Division. The RedHawks hold all the tiebreaker advantages and would represent the East in the MAC Championship GameMAC Championship Game
The Marathon MAC Football Championship is a football game between the winners of the East and West divisions of the Mid-American Conference to determine the conference champion. The game has been played since 1997, when the conference was first divided into divisions and since 2003 has been...
by winning their final two regular-season games or a Buffalo loss. Coach Motgomery's main concern coming into the game was how to contain the Zips offense, led by sophomore tailbacks Alex Allen and Bryan Williams
Bryan Williams
Bryan Williams, MBE is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer and coach of the Samoan national rugby team....
along with the senior wide receiver Jabari Arthur
Jabari Arthur
Jabari Arthur is an Canadian football wide receiver for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. He signed with the Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL as a rookie free agent. Arthur was released by the Chiefs on August 30, 2008.-College career:Jabari Authur played college football for...
. The defensive game plan had to take into account two different styles of play depending on who was playing quarterback for the Zips. The Zips could play either Chris Jaquemain, who is more of a passing quarterback or Carlton Jackson who is more of a running quarterback.
Miami prevailed 7-0 in a game dominated by defense. Neither offence scored during the game, with Miami’s touchdown coming on the defensive side of the ball. RedHawks defensive lineman Craig Mester picked up a fumble midway through the fourth quarter and rumbled seven yards for the only score. The costly turnover came shortly after University of Akron coach J. D. Brookhart
J. D. Brookhart
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replaced Chris Jacquemain with Carlton Jackson because Akron had struggling to move the ball consistently. On a third-and-13 at Zips 20-yard line Jackson dropped back to pass and was pressured by Miami's Clayton Mullins, who forced the fumble. Mester scooped up the ball and became the hero for the RedHawks. Miami outgained Akron 320 yard to 216 yard but was hampered by four turnovers. Miami's Daniel Raudabaugh was responsible had three interceptions in back-to-back-to-back possessions spanning the second and third quarters. All three were intercepted in the endzone. The game marked the first Miami shutout since a 49-0 victory against Indiana State
Indiana State University
Indiana State University is a public university located in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States.The Princeton Review has named Indiana State as one of the "Best in the Midwest" seven years running, and the College of Education's Graduate Program was recently named as a 'Top 100' by U.S...
in 2004. And the first MAC shutout since a 49-0 win against Buffalo in 2002.
Ohio U
Coming into the game Miami had already clinched a spot in the Mid-American Conference Championship game due to a Bowling Green victory over Buffalo a week earlier. With a victory of over Ohio, Miami could have clinched outright possession of the Mid-American Conference East Division and a bowl bid. For the second straight week the RedHawks' defense had to prepare for a team with a running quarterback (Theo Scott) and a passing quarterback (Brad Bower).The RedHawks led 17-7 at halftime. Ohio switched quarterbacks for the second half, replacing Theo Scott with Brad Bower, and scored three quick touchdowns to take a 28-17 lead. Two of the touchdowns were help by great field position because of two interceptions thrown by Danial Raudabaugh on Miami’s first two position of the second half. Miami's Nathan Parseghian
Nathan Parseghian
Nathan Parseghian is a former placekicker for the Miami Redhawks football team, and the great-grandnephew of Ara Parseghian.-College:...
tied a school record with five field goals, with the RedHawks unable to push the ball in the endzone in the second half. For the game Miami outgained the Bobcats 379 to 199 yards but Ohio’s placekicker Michael Braunstein sealed the victory for Ohio with a 40-yard field goal that gave Ohio a 38-29 lead with 2:26 remaining.
MAC Championship Game: Central Michigan
Central Michigan quarterback Dan LeFevourDan LeFevour
Dan LeFevour is an American football quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Central Michigan University...
ran for 170 yards and threw for 185, leading the Chippewas to a 35-10 over Miami for their second straight Mid-American Conference
Mid-American Conference
The Mid-American Conference is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois. Nine of the twelve full member schools are in Ohio and Michigan, with single members...
championship. Miami’s defense was able to contain LeFevour in the first half, but Miami's offense wasn't able to take advantage. Miami only scored one touchdown, a 12-yard pass from Daniel Raudabaugh to Armand Robinson with 9:09 left in the game to shave CMU’s lead to 11 points (21-10). Central answered with two more touchdowns, a 7-yard run by Ontario Sneed and a 28-yard run by LeFevour.
Awards
- Clayton Mullins, Mid-American Conference Defensive Player of the Year, First-team All-Mid-American Conference outside linebacker
- Joey Hudson - Second-team All-Mid-American Conference inside linebacker
- Dave DiFranco - Third-team All-Mid-American Conference Offensive Lineman
- Joe Coniglio - Third-team All-Mid-American Conference Down Lineman
- Jake RichardsonJake RichardsonJacob Matthew Richardson is an American actor, currently acting mostly in TV series. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the film Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves and the TV series Fudge.-Career:...
- Third-team All-Mid-American Conference Punter