2021 Miami RedHawks football team

The 2021 Miami RedHawks football team represented Miami University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Chuck Martin and played their home games at Yager Stadium in Oxford, Ohio, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.

2021 Miami RedHawks football
Frisco Football Classic champion
Frisco Football Classic, W 27–14 vs. North Texas
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	7–6 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach	Chuck Martin (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Eric Koehler (8th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Co-defensive coordinators	John Hauser (6th season) Spence Nowinsky (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Yager Stadium
Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

2021 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Kent State xy		6	–	2					7	–	7
Miami (OH)		5	–	3					7	–	6
Ohio		3	–	5					3	–	9
Bowling Green		2	–	6					4	–	8
Buffalo		2	–	6					4	–	8
Akron		1	–	7					2	–	10
West Division
Northern Illinois xy$		6	–	2					9	–	5
Central Michigan x		6	–	2					9	–	4
Toledo		5	–	3					7	–	6
Ball State		4	–	4					6	–	7
Eastern Michigan		4	–	4					7	–	6
Western Michigan		4	–	4					8	–	5
Championship: Northern Illinois 41, Kent State 23
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

Preseason

MAC media day

The Mid-American Conference media day was held on July 20, 2021 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. Miami was represented by head coach Chuck Martin, wide receiver Jack Sorenson and defensive back Mike Brown.^[1] The RedHawks were predicted to finish in third place in the East Division in the Mid-American preseason poll.^[2]

Media poll (East Division) Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Kent State 112 (11) 2 Ohio 96 (2) 3 Miami 94 (5) 4 Buffalo 93 (4) 5 Akron 39 6 Bowling Green 28

Media poll (MAC Championship) Rank Team Votes 1 Ball State 7 2 Toledo 5 3 Kent State 4 4 Western Michigan 3 5 Buffalo 2 6 Miami 1

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	3:30 p.m.	at No. 8 Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)	ESPN+	L 14–49	37,978
September 11	12:00 p.m.	at Minnesota*	Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	ESPNU	L 26–31	43,372
September 18	3:30 p.m.	LIU*	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN+	W 42–7	12,036
September 25	12:00 p.m.	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSSN	L 10–23	24,045
October 2	3:30 p.m.	Central Michigan	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN+	W 28–17	15,065
October 9	3:30 p.m.	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN+	L 12–13	15,664
October 16	2:30 p.m.	Akron	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN+	W 34–21	11,042
October 23	3:30 p.m.	at Ball State	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN (Red Bird Rivalry)	ESPN+	W 24–17	15,703
November 2	7:30 p.m.	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH (Battle of the Bricks)	ESPNU	L 33–35	15,940
November 9	7:00 p.m.	Buffalo	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPNU	W 45–18	10,069
November 16	8:00 p.m.	Bowling Green	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPNU	W 34–7	10,269
November 27	12:00 p.m.	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN+	L 47–48 OT	8,387
December 23	2:30 p.m.	vs. North Texas*	Toyota Stadium Frisco, TX (Frisco Football Classic)	ESPN	W 27–14	11,721
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Personnel

2021 Miami RedHawks football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 11 David Afari Fr OL 63 Evan Azzara Fr WR 18 Jeremiah Batiste Fr WR 81 James Besett  Fr RB 1 Jaylon Bester Fr OL 59 Kolby Borders Fr QB 17 Alec Bornhorst  So WR 19 James Burns So WR 83 Angelo Butts Fr OL 69 Brody Carper  So WR 34 Chris Cavalaris  So OL 57 Bennett Clark  So TE 89 Jack Coldiron  Fr OL 78 Dominic Collado Fr RB 26 Kevin Davis Fr TE 80 Jack DeJarld Fr WR 25 Devon Dorsey Fr QB 16 Orin Edwards Fr OL 60 Rusty Feth So QB 5 Brett Gabbert So QB 12 Henry Hesson Fr WR 8 Mac Hippenhammer  Jr OL 56 Reid Holskey Fr TE 46 Andrew Homer  Sr WR 36 Jackson Izzard Fr OL 72 Ben Jackson  Fr OL 70 Will Jados Fr OL 66 Luke Kirin Fr QB 10 A. J. Mayer  So RB 28 Keyon Mozee Fr TE 88 Nate Muersch Fr OL 77 Charlie Nank Fr OL 65 Pete Nank  Jr TE 37 Scott Nieman Fr OL 61 Ryan O'Hair Fr TE 87 Ryan Orput Fr TE 84 Derek Paulson Sr WR 85 Matthew Reardon Fr OL 64 David Redding  Jr WR 6 Austin Robinson So OL 53 Caleb Shaffer So TE 86 Brian Shane Fr RB 9 Tyre Shelton  Fr OL 79 Caleb Siech Fr QB 2 Aveon Smith Fr QB 15 Kamell Smith Fr RB 24 Darez Sanders Fr QR 13 Jack Sorenson  Sr QB 4 Ben Tarpey  Fr OL 55 Andrew Todd  So RB 33 Kenny Tracy Fr WR 21 Harrison Truitt Fr TE 43 Haakon Van Beyen Fr OL 50 Sam Vaughn  Fr WR 14 Jalen Walker  Jr WR 22 Jace Williams Fr TE 44 Rhett Williams  Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 16 Eli Blakey Fr LB 8 Luke Bolden So DB 10 Trevon Booker  Fr LB 58 Jackson Boras Fr DB 18 Cedric Boswell  Sr DB 3 Mike Brown Sr DL 93 Kyle Bryant  Fr DL 82 Kameron Butler Jr DB 19 Ambe' Caldwell Fr DB 13 Brett Coleman Fr DL 99 Anthony Collier  Fr LB 39 Carson Daniels  Fr DL 91 Marlon Dawson Jr. Fr DL 92 Austin Ertl So DL 94 Terran Hearn Fr DL 96 Kobe Hilton  Fr LB 12 Corban Hondru Fr DB 29 Ryan Kahn Fr DL 95 Ben Kimpler  Sr DB 22 Ja'Von Kimpson  Fr DB 31 Cam Kirk Fr LB 9 Daylan Long Fr DL 30 Josh Maize  Jr LB 23 Austin McWood Fr LB 35 Ryan McWood  Sr DB 20 Mehki Miller  Fr DB 1 Jaymar Mundy Fr LB 33 Dominic Nardone Fr DL 48 Ryan Newton  Jr DL 37 Dalton Norris Fr LB 0 Ivan Pace Jr. So DL 47 Lonnie Phelps So DB 27 Dee Pierce Fr LB 54 Blaine Riley Fr DL 11 Dominique Robinson Sr LB 4 Camden Rogers Fr DB 24 Ja'Don Rucker-Furlow Jr DB 17 T. J. Rush Fr DB 15 Matthew Salopek  Fr DB 5 John Saunders Jr. Fr LB 26 Jackson Schott Fr DB 2 Cecil Singleton  So DL 49 Jacob Snell Fr DB 28 Caleb Tubbs Fr DB 36 Silas Walters Fr DL 34 C. J. Ware IV Fr LB 32 Ed Warriner Fr DB 6 Jacquez Warren So DL 51 Nasir Washington Fr DB 21 Sterling Weatherford Sr DL 90 Caiden Woullard Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class LS 97 Brendan Beattie  Fr K 38 Henry Beckett  Fr K, P 35 Alec Bevelhimer Fr K, P 31 Dom Dzioban Fr K 98 Graham Nicholson Fr LS 45 Nick Walker Fr	Head coach Chuck Martin Coordinators/assistant coaches Erik Koehler Co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Spence Nowinsky Co-defensive coordinator/linebackers John Hauser Co-defensive coordinator/Cornerbacks James Patton Offensive line/Run game coordinator Doug Shearer Special teams coordinator Bill Brechin Safeties Lamar Conrad Running backs Pat Welsh Tight ends/recruiting coordinator E. J. Whitlow Defensive line Israel Wollfork Wide receivers Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: December 13, 2021

Game summaries

At No. 8 Cincinnati

See also: 2021 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	0	0	0	14	14
No. 8 Bearcats	21	14	0	14	49

Pregame line	Over/under
−22.5	49.0

Statistics	MIA	CIN
First downs	17	27
Total yards	278	542
Rushing yards	169	247
Passing yards	109	295
Turnovers	0	3
Time of possession	34:15	25:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Miami	Passing	A. J. Mayer	9/28, 109 yards
	Rushing	Keyon Mozee	15 rushes, 80 yards
	Receiving	Mac Hippenhammer	3 receptions, 64 yards
Cincinnati	Passing	Desmond Ridder	20/25, 295 yards, 4 TD, INT
	Rushing	Jerome Ford	12 rushes, 121 yards, TD
	Receiving	Tyler Scott	1 reception, 81 yards, TD

At Minnesota

See also: 2021 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	0	3	10	13	26
Golden Gophers	7	14	0	10	31

Statistics	MIA	MINN
First downs	20	19
Total yards	341	287
Rushing yards	104	175
Passing yards	237	112
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	27:24	32:36

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Miami	Passing	Brett Gabbert	14/29, 201 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Brett Gabbert	6 rushes, 27 yards
	Receiving	Jack Sorenson	6 receptions, 97 yards, TD
Minnesota	Passing	Tanner Morgan	8/17, 112 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Trey Potts	34 rushes, 178 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Dylan Wright	3 receptions, 73 yards, TD

LIU

See also: 2021 LIU Sharks football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sharks	0	7	0	0	7
RedHawks	7	14	14	7	42

Statistics	LIU	MIA
First downs	13	27
Total yards	215	523
Rushing yards	37	229
Passing yards	178	294
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	35:20	24:40

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
LIU	Passing	Camden Orth	15/21, 178 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jonathan DeBique	10 rushes, 31 yards
	Receiving	Tosin Oyekanmi	3 receptions, 67 yards
Miami	Passing	Brett Gabbert	10/16, 171 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	David Afari	5 rushes, 78 yards
	Receiving	Jack Sorenson	5 receptions, 86 yards, TD

At Army

See also: 2021 Army Black Knights football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	0	3	0	7	10
Black Knights	7	10	0	6	23

Statistics	MIA	ARMY
First downs	13	16
Total yards	232	384
Rushing yards	28	384
Passing yards	204	0
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	20:24	39:36

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Miami	Passing	Brett Gabbert	11/25, 193 yards, TD
	Rushing	Keyon Mozee	5 rushes, 11 yards
	Receiving	Kevin Davis	2 receptions, 93 yards, TD
Army	Passing	Christian Anderson	0/5, 0 yards
	Rushing	Christian Anderson	15 rushes, 236 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	None

Central Michigan

See also: 2021 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	0	7	3	7	17
RedHawks	14	0	0	14	28

Pregame line	Over/under
CMU –2.0	56.0

Statistics	CMU	MIA
First downs	25	26
Total yards	430	514
Rushing yards	52	164
Passing yards	378	350
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	26:45	33:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Central Michigan	Passing	Daniel Richardson	22/41, 326 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Myles Bailey	8 rushes, 29 yards
	Receiving	Dallas Dixon	7 receptions, 113 yards, TD
Miami	Passing	A. J. Mayer	13/18, 179 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Keyon Mozee	13 rushes, 83 yards
	Receiving	Mac Hippenhammer	8 receptions, 170 yards

At Eastern Michigan

See also: 2021 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	6	0	3	3	12
Eagles	0	10	3	0	13

Statistics	MIA	EMU
First downs	19	16
Total yards	385	257
Rushing yards	126	31
Passing yards	259	206
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	25:52	34:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Miami	Passing	A. J. Mayer	16/39, 259 yards
	Rushing	Tyre Shelton	9 rushes, 41 yards
	Receiving	Jack Sorenson	7 receptions, 123 yards
Eastern Michigan	Passing	Ben Bryant	21/31, 206 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Darius Boone Jr.	9 rushes, 36 yards
	Receiving	Dylan Drummond	7 receptions, 93 yards

Akron

See also: 2021 Akron Zips football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	0	7	0	14	21
RedHawks	14	7	13	0	34

Statistics	AKR	MIA
First downs	21	22
Total yards	356	474
Rushing yards	65	245
Passing yards	291	229
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	29:07	30:53

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Akron	Passing	Zach Gibson	25/39, 291 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Blake Hester	10 rushes, 29 yards
	Receiving	Konata Mumpfield	10 receptions, 109 yards
Miami	Passing	A. J. Mayer	19/27, 229 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Keyon Mozee	8 rushes, 73 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jack Sorenson	5 receptions, 113 yards, TD

At Ball State

See also: 2021 Ball State Cardinals football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	10	6	0	8	24
Cardinals	7	3	7	0	17

Statistics	MIA	BALL
First downs	18	20
Total yards	360	327
Rushing yards	126	100
Passing yards	234	227
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	34:32	25:28

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Miami	Passing	Brett Gabbert	20/24, 207 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Tyre Shelton	14 rushes, 46 yards
	Receiving	Jack Sorenson	8 receptions, 138 yards
Ball State	Passing	Drew Plitt	22/34, 227 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Carson Steele	11 rushes, 49 yards
	Receiving	Jayshon Jackson	8 receptions, 121 yards, TD

At Ohio

See also: 2021 Ohio Bobcats football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	0	0	13	20	33
Bobcats	7	7	14	7	35

Statistics	MIA	OHIO
First downs	24	19
Total yards	569	413
Rushing yards	77	124
Passing yards	492	289
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	27:38	32:22

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Miami	Passing	Brett Gabbert	32/55, 492 yards, 5 TD, INT
	Rushing	Brett Gabbert	7 rushes, 23 yards
	Receiving	Jack Sorenson	14 receptions, 283 yards, 2 TD
Ohio	Passing	Kurtis Rourke	23/32, 289 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	De'Montre Tuggle	11 rushes, 68 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Isiah Cox	6 receptions, 106 yards, 2 TD

Buffalo

See also: 2021 Buffalo Bulls football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	7	3	0	8	18
RedHawks	10	14	14	7	45

Statistics	BUF	MIA
First downs	21	25
Total yards	361	536
Rushing yards	119	185
Passing yards	242	351
Turnovers	4	1
Time of possession	28:32	31:28

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Buffalo	Passing	Kyle Vantrease	11/20, 151 yards, INT
	Rushing	Dylan McDuffie	20 rushes, 91 yards, TD
	Receiving	Quian Williams	9 receptions, 104 yards, TD
Miami	Passing	Brett Gabbert	21/28, 351 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Keyon Mozee	15 rushes, 67 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jalen Walker	7 receptions, 136 yards, TD

Bowling Green

See also: 2021 Bowling Green Falcons football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	0	0	0	7
RedHawks	6	14	14	0	34

Statistics	BGSU	MIA
First downs	12	11
Total yards	258	346
Rushing yards	150	119
Passing yards	108	227
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	30:43	29:17

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Bowling Green	Passing	Matt McDonald	13/28, 108 yards
	Rushing	Nick Mosley	15 rushes, 94 yards
	Receiving	Tyrone Broden	5 receptions, 53 yards
Miami	Passing	Brett Gabbert	10/20, 227 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Tyre Shelton	9 rushes, 56 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jack Sorenson	4 receptions, 111 yards, TD

At Kent State

See also: 2021 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
RedHawks	6	10	7	18	6	47
Golden Flashes	7	10	14	10	7	48

Pregame line	Over/under
EVEN	67.0

Statistics	MIA	KENT
First downs	31	32
Total yards	549	642
Rushing yards	144	303
Passing yards	405	339
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	28:58	31:02

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Miami	Passing	Brett Gabbert	26/51, 405 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Kevin Davis	10 rushes, 56 yards
	Receiving	Kenny Tracy	5 receptions, 104 yards, TD
Kent State	Passing	Dustin Crum	24/33, 325 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Xavier Williams	13 rushes, 168 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Keshunn Abram	7 receptions, 138 yards, TD

Vs. North Texas (Frisco Football Classic)

Main article: 2021 Frisco Football Classic

See also: 2021 North Texas Mean Green football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	7	7	0	0	14
RedHawks	10	10	7	0	27

Statistics	UNT	MIA
First downs	18	26
Total yards	317	431
Rushing yards	89	203
Passing yards	228	228
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	21:39	38:21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Texas	Passing	Austin Aune	15/32, 228 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Austin Aune	9 rushes, 28 yards, TD
	Receiving	Roderic Burns	4 receptions, 87 yards
Miami	Passing	Brett Gabbert	22/31, 228 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Kenny Tracy	14 rushes, 92 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jack Sorenson	7 receptions, 116 yards