2010 Miami RedHawks football team
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The 2010 Miami RedHawks football team represented Miami University
during the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season
. The RedHawks, led by second-year head coach Michael Haywood
and interim head coach Lance Guidry during their bowl game, competed in the East Division of the Mid-American Conference
and played their home games at Yager Stadium. They finished the season 10–4, 7–1 in MAC play and were East Division champions. They advanced to the MAC Championship
where they defeated Northern Illinois
26–21 to become MAC champions. They were invited to the GoDaddy.com Bowl where they defeated Middle Tennessee
35–21. They became the first team in college football history to win ten games the year after they lost ten or more games (1–11 in 2009).
. Miami named defensive backs coach Lance Guidry as the interim head coach for the bowl game.
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...
during the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season
2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season
The 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season, or the college football season, began on Thursday, September 2, 2010. The season progressed through the regular season and bowl season, and concluded with the Tostitos BCS National Championship Game on Monday, January 10, 2011.-Rule changes for...
. The RedHawks, led by second-year head coach Michael Haywood
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and interim head coach Lance Guidry during their bowl game, competed in the East Division of 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...
and played their home games at Yager Stadium. They finished the season 10–4, 7–1 in MAC play and were East Division champions. They advanced to the MAC Championship
2010 MAC Championship Game
The 2010 MAC Championship Game was played at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, December 3, 2010, at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan to determine the 2010 football champion of the Mid-American Conference...
where they defeated Northern Illinois
2010 Northern Illinois Huskies football team
The 2010 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University in the college football season of 2010. They compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football during the football season. Northern Illinois competed...
26–21 to become MAC champions. They were invited to the GoDaddy.com Bowl where they defeated Middle Tennessee
2010 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team
The 2010 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Middle Tennessee competed as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. The team was led by head coach Rick Stockstill...
35–21. They became the first team in college football history to win ten games the year after they lost ten or more games (1–11 in 2009).
Schedule
Coaching change
It was announced that Mike Haywood would be leaving the RedHawks immediately on December 16, 2010, so that he could be hired to take over the program at the University of PittsburghPittsburgh Panthers football
Pittsburgh Panthers football is the intercollegiate football team of the University of Pittsburgh, often referred to as "Pitt", located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Traditionally the most popular sport at the university, Pitt football has played at the highest level of American college football...
. Miami named defensive backs coach Lance Guidry as the interim head coach for the bowl game.