2023 Miami RedHawks football team

2023 Miami RedHawks football
MAC champion
MAC East Division champions
MAC Championship, W 23–14 vs. Toledo
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record11–3 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPat Welsh (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorBill Brechin (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumYager Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Miami (OH) xy$   7 1     11 3  
Ohio   6 2     10 3  
Bowling Green   5 3     7 6  
Buffalo   3 5     3 9  
Akron   1 7     2 10  
Kent State   0 8     1 11  
West Division
Toledo xy   8 0     11 3  
Northern Illinois   5 3     7 6  
Eastern Michigan   4 4     6 7  
Central Michigan   3 5     5 7  
Ball State   3 5     4 8  
Western Michigan   3 5     4 8  
Championship: Miami (OH) 23, Toledo 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2023 Miami RedHawks football team represented Miami University as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by tenth-year head coach Chuck Martin and played their home games at Yager Stadium in Oxford, Ohio.[1]

Miami won the East division with a 7–1 conference record with their only loss coming against West champion Toledo.[2][3] On October 21, during the regular season game between the division winners, Miami quarterback Brett Gabbert suffered a season ending leg injury.[4] In spite of that, Miami won their first MAC Championship since 2019 with a 23–14 upset victory in the MAC Championship Game.[5] They played Appalachian State in the Cure Bowl, who they lost 13–9.[6]

  1. ^ "Chuck Martin". Miami University Athletics. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "Miami clinches East Division title, MAC Championship game berth". Butler County Journal-News. November 20, 2023. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  3. ^ "Toledo football clinches MAC West title, punches ticket to conference championship game". WTOL. November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  4. ^ Rubenstein, Alan. "Miami (Ohio) starting QB Brett Gabbert to miss remainder of 2023 season following leg surgery". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  5. ^ "Miami (Ohio) beats No. 23 Toledo 23-14 to win MAC championship". CBS Sports. December 2, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  6. ^ Clark, Dave (December 3, 2023). "Miami University RedHawks' Cure Bowl game vs Appalachian State to be shown on ABC". cincinnati.com. Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved December 8, 2023.