2012 Miami RedHawks football team

2012 Mid-American Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Kent State x	8	–	0	11	–	3
Bowling Green	6	–	2	8	–	5
Ohio	4	–	4	9	–	4
Buffalo	3	–	5	4	–	8
	3	–	5	4	–	8
UMass	1	–	7	1	–	11
Akron	0	–	8	1	–	11
West Division
No. 22 Northern Illinois x$	8	–	0	12	–	2
Toledo	6	–	2	9	–	4
Ball State	6	–	2	9	–	4
Central Michigan	4	–	4	7	–	6
Western Michigan	2	–	6	4	–	8
Eastern Michigan	1	–	7	2	–	10
Championship: Northern Illinois 44, Kent State 37
$ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria x – Division champion/co-champions UMass not eligible for conference title or bowl game as part of FBS transition Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Miami RedHawks football team represented Miami University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Don Treadwell and played their home games at Yager Stadium. They were a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the East Division.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	12:00 p.m.	at No. 18 Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	BTN	L 10–56	105,039
September 8	1:00 p.m.	Southern Illinois*	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN3	W 30–14	17,725
September 15	4:00 p.m.	at Boise State*	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	NBCSN	L 12–39	34,178
September 22	12:00 p.m.	UMass	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN Plus, ESPN3	W 27–16	15,159
September 29	2:00 p.m.	at Akron	InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field Akron, OH	ESPN3	W 56–49	8,211
October 6	7:00 p.m.	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)	FSOHIO	L 14–52	35,097
October 13	3:30 p.m.	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	BCSN, ESPN3	L 12–37	17,071
October 27	3:30 p.m.	No. 23 Ohio	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH (Battle of the Bricks)	STO	W 23–20	19,326
November 3	12:00 p.m.	at Buffalo	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY		L 24–27	10,817
November 10	1:00 p.m.	Kent State	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	STO	L 32–48	13,301
November 17	1:00 p.m.	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI		L 16–30	7,223
November 23	1:00 p.m.	Ball State	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH		L 24–31	8,154
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	3	0	7	0	10
Buckeyes	0	21	14	21	56

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	7	0	0	7	14
RedHawks	7	7	10	6	30

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	0	9	0	3	12
Broncos	8	7	21	3	39

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	0	3	7	6	16
RedHawks	0	14	7	6	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	13	22	10	11	56
Zips	14	14	7	14	49

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	6	8	0	0	14
#23 Bearcats	14	10	21	7	52

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	3	3	6	0	12
Falcons	7	10	14	6	37

	1	2	3	4	Total
#23 Bobcats	7	7	3	3	20
RedHawks	13	7	0	3	23

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	0	3	7	14	24
Bulls	0	3	14	10	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	21	14	3	10	48
RedHawks	0	10	8	14	32

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	7	0	3	6	16
Chippewas	7	14	0	9	30

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	14	7	10	0	31
RedHawks	7	7	0	10	24

Miami RedHawks football
Venues	Miami Field (1896–1982) Yager Stadium (1983–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Cincinnati: (Victory Bell) Ohio: Battle of the Bricks
Culture & lore	Swoop "Miami March Song" Miami University Marching Band Cradle of Coaches Confusion Bowl
People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025