2010 Miami RedHawks football team

2010 Miami RedHawks football
MAC champion
MAC East Division champion
GoDaddy.com Bowl champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record10–4 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMorris Watts (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorCarl Reese (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumYager Stadium
Seasons
← 2009
2011 →
2010 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Miami (OH) x$   7 1     10 4  
Ohio   6 2     8 5  
Temple   5 3     8 4  
Kent State   4 4     5 7  
Bowling Green   1 7     2 10  
Buffalo   1 7     2 10  
Akron   1 7     1 11  
West Division
Northern Illinois x   8 0     11 3  
Toledo   7 1     8 5  
Western Michigan   5 3     6 6  
Ball State   3 5     4 8  
Central Michigan   2 6     3 9  
Eastern Michigan   2 6     2 10  
Championship: Miami 26, Northern Illinois 21
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions

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).