2010 Miami RedHawks football team

2010 Miami RedHawks football
MAC champion
MAC East Division champion
GoDaddy.com Bowl champion
Conference Mid-American Conference
Division East
2010 record 10–4 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach Michael Haywood (9–4)
Lance Guidry (interim, bowl game, 1–0)
Offensive coordinator Morris Watts
Defensive coordinator Carl Reese
Home stadium Yager Stadium
(Capacity: 24,286)
2010 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
Miami 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
Rankings from AP Poll

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).

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 4 12:00 p.m. at No. 3 Florida* Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL ESPN L 12–34   90,178[1]
September 11 2:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH ONN/STO W 28–21   12,857[2]
September 18 3:30 p.m. Colorado State* Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH ONN W 31–10   16,691[3]
September 25 2:00 p.m. at No. 24 Missouri* Faurot Field • Columbia, MO L 13–51   60,329[4]
October 2 1:00 p.m. Kent State Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH W 27–21   17,666[5]
October 9 7:00 p.m. at Cincinnati* Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell) ESPN3 L 3–45   33,909
October 16 12:00 p.m. at Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI ESPN+ W 27–20   24,761[6]
October 23 1:00 p.m. Ohiodagger Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH L 13–34   17,144[7]
October 30 3:30 p.m. at Buffalo University at Buffalo Stadium • Buffalo, NY W 21–9   12,786[8]
November 10 8:00 p.m. at Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH ESPN2 W 24–21   12,073[9]
November 17 6:00 p.m. at Akron InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH ESPNU W 19–14   7,671[10]
November 23 7:00 p.m. Temple Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH ESPN2 W 23–3   13,235[11]
December 3 7:00 p.m. vs. No. 23 Northern Illinois Ford Field • Detroit, MI (MAC Championship Game) ESPN2 W 26–21   12,031[12]
January 6, 2011 8:00 p.m. vs. Middle Tennessee* Ladd Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL (GoDaddy.com Bowl) ESPN W 35–21   38,168[13]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

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 Pittsburgh. Miami named defensive backs coach Lance Guidry as the interim head coach for the bowl game.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Miami (OH) RedHawks vs. Florida Gators Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Miami (OH) RedHawks vs. Eastern Michigan Eagles Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2010. Retrieved September 11, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Colorado State Rams vs. Miami (OH) RedHawks Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 22, 2010. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
  4. ↑ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302680142
  5. ↑ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302750193
  6. ↑ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302892117
  7. ↑ http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302960193
  8. ↑ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=303032084
  9. ↑ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=303140189
  10. ↑ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=303212006&confId=15
  11. ↑ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=303270193
  12. ↑ "Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Miami (OH) RedHawks Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
  13. ↑ "Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders vs. Miami (OH) RedHawks Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
  14. ↑ http://www.muredhawks.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/guidry_lance00.html
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