2005 Miami RedHawks football team

The 2005 Miami RedHawks football team represented the Miami University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Yager Stadium in Oxford, Ohio and competed as members of the Mid-American Conference. The team was coached by head coach Shane Montgomery.

2005 Miami RedHawks football
MAC East Division co-champion
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	7–4 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach	Shane Montgomery (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Taver Johnson (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Yager Stadium
Seasons ← 2004 2006 →

2005 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Akron xy$		5	–	3					7	–	6
Miami (OH) x		5	–	3					7	–	4
Bowling Green x		5	–	3					6	–	5
Ohio		3	–	5					4	–	7
Buffalo		1	–	7					1	–	10
Kent State		0	–	8					1	–	10
West Division
Northern Illinois xy		6	–	2					7	–	5
Toledo x		6	–	2					9	–	3
Western Michigan		5	–	3					7	–	4
Central Michigan		5	–	3					6	–	5
Ball State		4	–	4					4	–	7
Eastern Michigan		3	–	5					4	–	7
Championship: Akron 31, NIU 30
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	12:00 pm	at No. 6 Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ABC	L 14–34	104,695
September 10	2:00 pm	Central Michigan	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH		L 37–38	16,956
September 17	4:00 pm	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH		W 27–10	14,002
September 28	7:00 pm	Cincinnati*	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH (Victory Bell)	ESPN2	W 44–16	19,163
October 5	6:30 pm	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	ESPN2	L 27–38	20,023
October 15	2:00 pm	Akron	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH		W 51–23	14,312
October 22	6:00 pm	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI		W 24–23	5,785
October 29	1:00 pm	at Temple*	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA		W 41–14	11,257
November 5	2:00 pm	Buffalo	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH		W 54–13	20,023
November 15	7:00 pm	Bowling Green	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN2	L 14–42	5,749
November 21	7:30 pm	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH (Battle of the Bricks)	ESPNU	W 38–7	9,908
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time