MIAMI FOOTBALL 698 ALL-TIME WINS 2020 LENDINGTREE BOWL 16 MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS 12 BOWL APPEARANCES GRADUATING CHAMPIONS #RISEUPREDHAWKS

Schedule/Results Nov. 4 Ball State...... 7 p.m. (CBS Sports Network)

Nov. 10 at Buffalo...... 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Nov. 17 Ohio...... TBA

Nov. 28 at Akron...... TBA

Dec. 5 Kent State...... TBA MIAMI BALL STATE Dec. 12 at Bowling Green...... TBA REDHAWKS CARDINALS (0-0, 0-0 MAC) (0-0, 0-0 MAC) Dec. 19 MAC Championship Game...... TBA NOV. 4, 2020 OXFORD, OHIO • YAGER STADIUM (24,286) Social Media Accounts #MACTION RETURNS @MiamiRedHawks On Friday, Sept. 25, the MAC Presidents voted to reinstate football for the Official Twitter account of Miami fall. With that news, the Miami RedHawks look to defend its 2019 MAC Athletics Championship with a Nov. 4 tilt versus Ball State. Opening kick is slated for 7 p.m. @MiamiOHFootball Official Twitter account of Miami TELEVISION Football The matchup with Ball State will be carried live on CBS Sports Network. John Sadak will handle play-by-play duties, while Ross Tucker will serve as the color @DaveMeyerMU analyst. Dave Meyer, Miami Football SID RADIO Search Miami RedHawks In its second year of its partnership with Van Wagner, the Miami Sports Net- work continues its coverage of Miami Football with a group of affiliates blan- keting most of Southwest Ohio and Southeast Indiana. “The Voice of the Red- Search Miami Football Hawks” Steve Baker will deliver the play-by-play coverage, while Terry Bridge will provide color commentary. Tune-in to one of Miami’s gameday affiliates:

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Miami Quick Facts FIRST AND TEN School...... Miami University • Miami football ranks first all-time in the Mid-American Conference in Location...... Oxford, Ohio 45056 wins (698), MAC Championships (16) and bowl wins (7). The RedHawks also captured the 2019 MAC Championship with a 26-21 win over Central Founded...... 1809 Michigan. Enrollment...... 17,557 Nickname...... RedHawks • Although Miami was 4-26 in Coach Martin’s first 30 Mid-American Conference games, the RedHawks are 23-8 in the last 31 games versus schools from the Colors...... Red (PMS 186) & White MAC, the best record in the conference during that span. Affiliation...... NCAA Division I Conference...... Mid-American, East Division (MAC) • The RedHawks clinched the MAC East Division Championship with a 6-2 record in 2019. This was the third time in four years the RedHawks finished Stadium...... Yager Stadium (24,286) the regular season with a 6-2 conference record. Surface...... FieldTurf University President...... Dr. Gregory Crawford • Martin, in his seventh year leading the RedHawks, has had many of the same coordinators in the previous six seasons. Eric Koehler and George Barnett, Faculty Representative...... Ron Scott both in their seventh years with Miami, handle the offense and Spence Miami Coaching Staff Nowinsky (third year) and John Hauser (seventh year) manage the defense.

Head Coach...... Chuck Martin, Millikin, 1990 • Since 2014, Miami Athletics has added nearly $40 million in facilities for the ...... Record as HC: 104-52; At Miami: 30-45 football program. The Dauch Indoor Sports Center was opened in 2015 and *Co-Defensive Coordinator/LB...... Spence Nowinsky the Athletic Performance Center was added in early 2017. Both facilities are located in the north end zone of Yager Stadium. Co-Defensive Coordinator/CB...... John Hauser *Co-Offensive Coordinator/QB...... Eric Koehler • Miami was 5-0 last season in one-score games and has won seven-straight Co-Offensive Coordinator/Assc. HC/OL...George Barnett one-score games dating back to the 2018 campaign.

Special Teams...... Doug Shearer • The RedHawks had a lead in every game last year. In games they lost, they Safeties...... Bill Brechin led Iowa (7-3), Cincinnati (10-0), Ohio State (5-0), Western Michigan (6-0), Ball Running Backs...... Lamar Conard State (24-7) and Louisiana (7-0). In fact, Miami has had a lead in 23-straight games. The last time Miami trailed for an entire game was Sept. 15, 2018, at Defensive Line...... E.J. Whitlow Minnesota. Tight Ends/Recruiting...... Pat Welsh *Graduate Assistant...... Tommy Gerhard • Miami competed in the 2020 LendingTree Bowl, its third bowl eligible season in the last four years. From 2006-15, Miami was bowl eligible just *Graduate Assistant...... Evan Crabtree twice. *Graduate Assistant...... Nate Weiland *Graduate Assistant...... Tommy Gerhard • Miami’s defense has forced a turnover in 27 of its last 38 games and is 17- 10 in contests when it forces a turnover. The RedHawks’ defense has also Strength and Conditioning...... Luke Kelly recorded a sack in 29 of its last 38 games. Video...... Robert Trombley * In Booth ABOUT CHUCK MARTIN • Head coach Chuck Martin, who earned that title on Dec. 3, 2013, brings an Athletic Media Relations impressive resume to Oxford, Ohio. Asst. A.D. for Athletic Comm...... Dave Meyer • Not only was he 74-7 in six years at Grand Valley State (2004-09), he has coached in seven national championship games in the past 18 seasons. Office Phone...... 513-529-4329 Martin has an all-time head coaching record of 104-52. Cell Phone...... 419-265-0284 • He has twice been named the Coaches Association Email...... [email protected] (AFCA) National Coach of the Year and has been a coordinator on both sides of the ball. • Martin was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Grand Valley State University Media Relations Office on Oct. 23, 2015...... Room 41, Millett Hall ...... Oxford, Ohio, 45056 Phone...... 513-529-4329

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RedHawk Media Policies For 2020

Credentials Media Services • All media members must request credentials each week. No season • Pre-game boxed meal/bottled water for media and game-day workers only. credentials will be provided to the media. Requests can be made • The Miami press box will be “Green” in 2020. Game note and programs will be here and must be made 72 hours in advance HERE available online only. A select number of flip cards will be available. • Credentials can be picked up at the Northwest Gate of Yager Stadium. Field Access/Photo Services • No photo or video media will be permitted on the field. All shooting must be Press Box Access/Seating Capacity done from the stands. • Access to the press box will be limited to selected media, game • No other media/scouts will be allowed in the field area. operations staff, and communications staff. • Face coverings must be worn at all times in the stands area. • Seating in the media area will be assigned, partitioned off and six • Photographers will not be allowed in the press box. Their working location is feet apart. located in the Guest Services room, located near the press box elevator, room • Only individuals with an assigned seat will be allowed in the press 112. Wired internet will be provided. box (no standing allowed). • No media access will be allowed in the team bench area. • NFL scouts will be provided a credential, but not access to the press box. Scouts will be asked to sit in the West stands. Post-game Interviews • Everyone in the media area must always wear face coverings (other • Following the conclusion of each game, the home Athletic Communications than eating or drinking) with the exception of PA announcers. staff will be responsible for coordinating a postgame press conference via Zoom Video. A link will be sent to the media the day of the game. Parking • The visiting postgame Zoom locker room will be located in room 202 of Yager • All media will park in either the M Lot or the DISC Lot (NW Corner of Stadium. Yager Stadium). Access to this lot will be off of road 732. • Face coverings must be worn at all times by those filming/working in the recording area.

2020 Mid-American Conference Standings East Division School Conference Overall Miami 0-0 0-0 Ohio 0-0 0-0 Buffalo 0-0 0-0 Kent State 0-0 0-0 Bowling Green 0-0 0-0 Akron 0-0 0-0

West Division School Conference Overall Central Michigan 0-0 0-0 Western Michigan 0-0 0-0 Ball State 0-0 0-0 Northern Illinois 0-0 0-0 Eastern Michigan 0-0 0-0 Toledo 0-0 0-0 MAC Schedule MAC Upcoming Games Last Week’s Results Wed. Nov. 4 None Ball State at Miami Eastern Michigan at Kent State Western Michigan at Akron Bowling Green at Toledo Buffalo at Northern Illinois Ohio at Central Michigan

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Series Breakdown Last Meeting

Series Record:...... Miami leads 19-13-1 At Oxford:...... Miami leads 11-6-1 MIAMI 27 At Muncie:...... Miami leads 8-7-0 Most Miami points:...... 49 (49-3) in 2003 BALL STATE 41 Most Ball State points:...... 55 (55-14) in 2013 Combined points:...... 69 (55-14) in 2013 Nov. 29, 2019 Biggest Miami win:...... 47 (47-0) in 1933 Biggest Ball State:...... 41 (55-14) in 2013 Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, Ind. Current streak:...... Ball State - 1 Attendance: 7,155

1931...... H...... W, 47-6 2003...... A...... W, 49-3 Despite a big first half featuring some key special teams plays, 1940...... H...... T, 0-0 2006...... H...... L, 17-20 the Miami RedHawks stalled out in the second as Ball State 1975...... H...... W, 35-28 2007...... A...... W, 14-13 1976...... H...... L, 6-23 2008...... H...... L, 16-31 scored 27 unanswered points to spoil Miami’s regular season 1978...... A...... L, 14-38 2012...... H...... L, 24-31 finale 41-27. 1979...... H...... W, 27-3 2013...... A...... L, 14-55 1980...... A...... W, 42-9 2016...... H...... W, 21-20 Quickie Statistics (Final) 1985...... A...... W, 17-13 2017...... A...... W, 28-7 Miami University vs Ball State (Nov 29, 2019 at Muncie, Ind.) 1986...... H...... W, 45-17 2018...... H...... W, 42-21 MIAMI BALL Score 27 41 1987...... H...... W, 30-20 2019...... A...... L, 27-41 FIRST DOWNS 10 30 1988...... A...... L, 14-45 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 29-107 54-261 PASSING YDS (NET) 168 317 1989...... A...... L, 9-37 Passes Att-Comp-Int 19-10-2 40-26-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 48-275 94-578 1990...... H...... W, 24-10 Returns-Yards 1--2 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 3-65 2-3 1991...... H...... W, 15-7 Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-94 1-23 1992...... A...... L, 9-19 Returns-Yards 0-0 2-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 3-43.0 4-19.5 1993...... A...... L, 0-21 -Lost 0-0 2-1 Penalties-Yards 1-10 3-30 1994...... H...... W, 24-21 Possession Time 21:08 38:52 Third-Down Conversions 2 of 11 11 of 20 1995...... H...... L, 15-17 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 3 of 4 1996...... A...... W, 16-6 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 3-3 1997...... H...... W, 27-10 Miami University Ball State Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg 1998...... A...... W, 28-17 BESTER, Jaylon 15 61 2 59 1 16 3.9 HUNTLEY, Caleb 24 136 2 134 3 30 5.6 2000...... H...... L, 10-15 SHELTON, Tyre 8 23 3 20 0 6 2.5 FLETCHER, W. 16 63 1 62 0 13 3.9 WILLIAMSON, J. 3 14 0 14 0 8 4.7 PLITT, Drew 12 87 25 62 0 21 5.2 2001...... A...... W, 28-20 GABBERT, Brett 3 14 0 14 0 6 4.7 DUNNER, Malik 1 4 0 4 0 4 4.0 Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack WILLIAMSON, J. 4-11-2 52 0 45 0 PLITT, Drew 26-40-0 317 3 40 3 GABBERT, Brett 6-8-0 116 1 43 0

Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long SORENSON, Jack 4 76 1 43 HALL, Justin 6 43 1 11 Tale of The Tape MAYE, James 1 45 0 45 DAVIS, Antwan 5 55 0 26 MAYOCK, Luke 1 31 0 31 MILLER, Riley 4 52 0 19 QUICK FACTS SHELTON, Tyre 1 9 0 9 TYLER, Yo'Heinz 3 88 2 40 Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Miami Ball State KRAMER, Kyle 3 129 43.0 48 1 0 SNYDER, Nathan 2 78 39.0 44 1 0 Oxford, Ohio...... Location...... Muncie, Ind. TEAM 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long 1809...... Founded...... 1918 PHELPS, Lonnie 1 53 1 32 MILLER, Riley 1 6 0 6 17,557...... Enrollment...... 21,198 RUGAMBA, E. 1 10 0 0 LITTLES, Hassan 1 -3 0 0 Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Red and White...... Colors...... Cardinal and White THOMAS, Maurice 5 94 0 22 DUNNER, Malik 1 23 0 23 MAC...... Conference...... MAC Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL BURSE, Kobe 7-7 14 0.0 0.0 THOMAS, Jaylin 8-1 9 0.0 1.5 RUGAMBA, E. 9-2 11 0.0 0.0 ALBRIGHT, C. 5-1 6 0.0 0.5 2019 STATS MCWOOD, Ryan 5-4 9 0.0 0.0 WILLIAMS, J. 1-3 4 0.0 1.0 Miami Ball State Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 09:53 MIAMI - BESTER, Jaylon 16 yd run (SLOMAN, Sam kick), 7-87 2:54 7 - 0 24.1...... Points ...... 34.8 04:50 BALL - HUNTLEY, Caleb 3 yd run (RIMMLER, Ryan kick), 11-75 5:03 7 - 7 2nd 13:41 MIAMI - SLOMAN, Sam 32 yd , 14-57 6:02 10 - 7 309.1...... Total Offense...... 463.0 12:09 MIAMI - SORENSON, Jack 10 yd pass from GABBERT, Brett (SLOMAN, Sam kick), 1-10 0:05 17 - 7 10:41 MIAMI - PHELPS, Lonnie 32 yd blocked punt return (SLOMAN, Sam kick) 24 - 7 130.9...... Rushing/Game...... 219.4 04:34 BALL - HALL, Justin 7 yd pass from PLITT, Drew (RIMMLER, Ryan kick), 14-75 6:07 24 - 14 02:17 MIAMI - SLOMAN, Sam 50 yd field goal, 5-51 2:11 27 - 14 38.1...... Rushing Att./Game...... 44.7 3rd 06:53 BALL - TYLER, Yo'Heinz 40 yd pass from PLITT, Drew (RIMMLER, Ryan kick failed), 10-92 3:38 27 - 20 4th 14:54 BALL - HUNTLEY, Caleb 5 yd run (RIMMLER, Ryan kick), 12-80 5:03 27 - 27 3.4...... Yards/Carry...... 4.9 09:25 BALL - TYLER, Yo'Heinz 40 yd pass from PLITT, Drew (RIMMLER, Ryan kick), 4-62 1:42 27 - 34 178.2...... Passing/Game...... 243.6 07:20 BALL - HUNTLEY, Caleb 30 yd run (RIMMLER, Ryan kick), 1-30 0:06 27 - 41 24.1...... Passing Att./Game...... 31.1 28.1...... Points Allowed/Game...... 31.4 381.9...... Total Defense/Game...... 424.7 172.7...... Rushing Allowed/Game...... 179.6 209.2...... Passing Allowed/Game...... 245.1 +2...... Turnover Margin...... +8

2019 LEADERS Miami Ball State Gabbert (172.2)...... Passing Yards/Game...... Plitt (243.2) Gabbert (11)...... Passing TDs...... Plitt (24) Bester (67.4)...... Rushing/Game...... Huntley (106.2) Bester (14)...... Rushing TDs...... Huntley (12) Sorenson (44)...... Receptions...... Hall (61) Sorenson (4)...... Receiving TDs...... Two Tied (6) Sorenson (51.6)...... Receiving Yards/Game...... Hall (57.0) McWood (99)...... Tackles...... White (117) Pace (7.0)...... Sacks...... Williams (4.5) Banks (5)...... ...... Uzodinma (5)

-4- GAME 1 • BALL STATE Career SIX-GAME RACE The shortened season means every game carries even more importance. The entire Jaylon Bester Rushing...... 15 2020 season will feature only games versus conference opponents. The RedHawks will Total ...... 15 face-off versus all East Division teams and Ball State in the West. The MAC Championship Brett Gabbert Game will take place on Friday, Dec. 18. Passing...... 11 Rushing...... 3 Total ...... 14 ABOUT BALL STATE Andrew Homer Ball State was 5-7 last season and averaged 34.8 points and 463.0 yards per game in Receiving...... 5 2019. Quarterback Drew Plitt returns for his senior year after throwing for 2,918 yards Total ...... 5 Jack Sorenson and 24 touchdowns last season. Receiving...... 6 Total ...... 6 SERIES VS. BALL STATE Dom Robinson Receiving...... 4 Miami is 19-13-1 all-time versus the Cardinals, but dropped a 41-27 decision last year Total ...... 4 in Muncie. The RedHawks are 11-6-1 all-time in Oxford. Ball State and Miami will play Tyre Shelton every season as they have been granted rivalry status on the MAC football crossover Rushing...... 3 schedules. The only other league series that has that status is Bowling Green (MAC Total ...... 3 Davion Johnson East) and Toledo (MAC West). Rushing...... 3 Total ...... 3 RED BIRD RIVALRY Maurice Thomas Rushing...... 1 The Red Bird Rivalry trophy game between Ball State and Miami, two Mid-American Kick Return...... 1 Conference universities separated by a little more than 70 miles, is in its third year. Career...... 2 Mike Brown Interception...... 2 The rivalry between the schools dates back to a 1931 meeting in Oxford, Ohio, but Total ...... 2 didn’t blossom until Ball State joined the MAC in the mid-1970s. The two teams played Jalen Walker each other in football every year from 1985 through 1998. MAC expansion in the late Receiving...... 2 Total ...... 2 1990s changed league scheduling as the conference had too many teams to play every Ja’Don Rucker-Furlow team on an annual basis. Because Miami is in the MAC East and Ball State is in the MAC Interceptions...... 1 West, they have only faced off 10 times since 2000. Total ...... 1 Zach Kahn Rushing...... 1 HOME COOKING Total ...... 1 Miami finished a perfect 5-0 at home during the 2019 season and has won eight straight James Maye at Yager Stadium. Miami’s last home loss was on Sept. 29, 2018. In all, when the season Receiving...... 1 Total ...... 1 begins on Nov. 4, the RedHawks will have gone 766 days without a loss at home. Lonnie Phelps Punt Block...... 1 BOUNCE BACK Total ...... 1 Since early in the 2016 season Miami has lost back-to-back MAC games just once in that span. In fact, Miami is now 7-1 following a MAC loss under Martin, dating back to Oct.

15, 2016.

RED HOT Miami was 40-for-46 last season on red zone opportunities. In those 46 attempts, Miami scored 24 (52.2%) touchdowns. In 2018, Miami was 42-for-43 in the red zone with 35 (81.4%) touchdowns. Miami was also 33-for-33 in the red zone during MAC play with 27 touchdowns last year. In its last 24 games, Miami has scored on 82-of-89 red zone opportunities and is 58-of-62 in its last 17 MAC contests. RedHawks In Overtime Sept. 8, 1996 - at Cincinnati (L, 30-23) - 3 OTs MARTIN VS. THE MAC SINCE 2016 Oct. 25, 1997 - Cincinnati (L, 34-31) - 2 OTs Miami is 23-8 versus MAC opponents over its last 31 games, best in the conference in Sept. 9, 2006 - at Purdue (L, 38-31) - 3 OTs that span. WMU is 21-9, followed by NIU (20-10), Ohio (20-10) and Toledo (19-11). In Sept. 8, 2007 - at Minnesota (L, 41-35) that span, Miami has outscored its opponents 898-668. Oct. 20, 2018 - at Army (L, 30-31) - 2 OTs

Overall Record: 0-5 Home Record: 0-1 Road Record: 0-4 Last OT Win: Never Record in Two Overtimes: 0-2 Record In Three Overtimes: 0-2

-5- GAME 1 • BALL STATE Career Starts IT’S GOOD TO BE BACK Offensive Starts .... Career .....Consecutive When the MAC announced that football would be moving to the spring in early Danny Godlevske, OL...... 36...... 6 August, NFL hopefuls, Tommy Doyle, Danny Godlevske and Manny Rugamba all de- Tommy Doyle, OL...... 27...... 10 Jack Sorenson, WR...... 16...... 7 clared for the NFL Draft. All three have now elected to return to Miami for their final Brett Gabbert, QB...... 14...... 14 season. Rugamba was last year’s MAC Championship Defensive Player of the Game, Andrew Homer, TE...... 14...... 2 while Doyle (first-team All-MAC in 2019) and Godlevske (third-team All-MAC) have Jaylon Bester, RB...... 11...... 3 Jalen Walker, WR...... 9...... 1 combined for 63 starts along the offensive line. Tyre Shelton, RB...... 7...... 0 Caleb Shaffer, OL...... 9...... 7 GABBERT BEGINS YEAR TWO UNDER CENTER Rusty Feth, OL...... 6...... 6 Adam Mehelic, TE...... 5...... 0 When Miami opened the 2019 season at Iowa, Brett Gabbert became the first true David Redding, OL...... 4...... 0 freshman quarterback to open the season as the starter in Miami football history. Pete Nank, OL...... 3...... 0 The younger brother of NFL quarterback, Blaine Gabbert, started all 14 games last James Maye, WR...... 3...... 1 Bennett Clark, OL...... 2...... 0 season, throwing for 2,411 yards and 11 touchdowns. For his efforts, he was named Davion Johnson, RB...... 2...... 0 the Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year, just the third RedHawk in school history to accomplish this feat. Gabbert joins (2001) and Deland Defensive Starts.... Career .....Consecutive Mike Brown, DB...... 23...... 23 McCullough (1992) on this small list. Myles Reid, LB...... 18...... 2 Ben Kimpler...... 17...... 8 BESTER’S BEST Sterling Weatherford, DB..15...... 14 Kam Butler, DL...... 14...... 14 In his last 10 games, Jaylon Bester has rushed for 725 yards and 14 touchdowns, while Emmanuel Rugamba, DB.13...... 10 adding 12 catches for 59 yards through the air. Bester has scored a in Andrew Sharp, DL...... 13...... 12 10-straight games and has four multi-touchdown performances and two 100-yard Ryan McWood, LB...... 13...... 13 Dom Robinson, DE...... 11...... 0 rushing performance. Austin Ertl, DL...... 2...... 0 Luke Bolden, LB...... 2...... 0 DEEP BURNER Big things come in small packages. Last year James Burns only caught 20 passes, but compiled 506 receiving yards, a 25.3 yard average, tops in the nation among fresh- men wide receivers. In all, eight of his 20 catches went for over 35 yards in length.

OFFENSIVE LINE A STRENGTH Heading into the 2020 season, Miami has one of the most veteran offensive lines in the nation. Overall, Miami’s offensive line has started a combined 87 games. Danny Godlevske leads the bunch with 36 starts, followed by Tommy Doyle (27), Caleb Shaffer (9), Rusty Feth (6), David Redding (4), Pete Nank (3) and Bennett Clark (2).

JACK OF ALL TRADES Jack Sorenson battled injuries for most of the 2019 season, but when his team needed him most the now-senior came through in a big way. The wide receiver had 18 catches in his last two games of the 2019 season. Sorenson had eight catches for Future Miami Schedules 123 yards and a touchdown in the MAC Championship game (was named Offensive MVP) and 10 catches (career-high) for 107 yards in the LendingTree Bowl. 2021 2025 Sept. 4: at Cincinnati Sept. 6: at Cincinnati Sept. 11: at Minnesota Sept. 13: vs. Missouri PACED BY PACE Sept. 18: LIU Post Sept. 27: at Liberty Sept. 25: at Army Ivan Pace matched an NCAA record with six sacks in a 20-17 win over Akron. His 6.0 2026 2022 Sept. 19: at Cincinnati (at Paul sacks in a single game are tied for the most in NCAA history, with Elvis Dumervil Sept. 3: at Kentucky Brown Stadium) (Louisville in 2005) and Ameer Ismail (Western Michigan in 2006). Pace recorded Sept. 7: Robert Morris Sept. 17: vs. Cincinnati (at Paul 2027 those 6.0 sacks while playing in just 18 defensive snaps. Miami’s 12.0 sacks as a team Brown Stadium) Sept. 11: vs. Cincinnati Sept. 24: at Northwestern Sept. 18: at Purdue versus Akron were the fifth-most in NCAA history for a single game. The last time a

2023 2028 team recorded at least 12.0 sacks in a game was Utah State in 2012. Sept. 2: at Miami (FL) Sept. 9: at Cincinnati Sept. 9: at UMass Sept. 16: at Cincinnati 2029 FROM ZERO TO HERO Oct. 7: Liberty Sept. 8: vs. Cincinnati Many times, walk-ons rarely get noticed. That is not true with Ryan McWood. McWood 2024 began his career at Miami as walk-ons, but is now a vital cog in Miami’s defense. Aug. 31: at Northwestern Sept. 14: vs. Cincinnati McWood led the team with 99 tackles during the 2019 season. Sept. 28: vs. UMass

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IF YOU BUILD IT... Retired Miami Numbers Miami’s Athletic Director, David Sayler continues to add facilities for the department. The two newest football installments can be seen just north of Yager Stadium. The new #7 Ben Roethlisberger Ben Roethlisberger took his place in Miami David and Anita Dauch Indoor Sports Center (DISC) opened in February of 2015 and Football history when his jersey No. 7 was features a full-length 120-yard field and four sprint lanes. retired on October 13, 2007. Roethlisberger ended his three-year playing tenure (2001- 03) as the most prolific passer in program Between Yager Stadium and the DISC is the Athletic Performance Center. The APC history. provides much-needed upgrades to Miami Football’s locker room and offices while also hosting a state-of-the-art medical and athletic training facility that serves all #40 Bob Hitchens No. 40 was retired in 1973 to mark the ac- Miami’s student-athletes. complishments of tailback Bob Hitchens, who concluded his career as the most pro- lific runner in Miami history. At the end of his three-year tenure (1971-73), Hitchens owned Miami’s season and career records for points, rushing touchdowns, rushing at- tempts and rushing yards.

#41 Travis Prentice No. 41 was retired to honor Travis Prentice. Prentice ranks sixth all-time in NCAA his- tory with 5,596 rushing yards and second RedHawks in the NFL in total touchdowns with 78. He continues to own four NCAA records. There are currently 16 Miami RedHawks on rosters in the . #42 John Pont Players Worn by halfback John Pont through three Brandon Brooks - Guard, varsity football campaigns, No. 42 was re- tired by the Athletic Advisory Council fol- • 76th overall selection of the 2012 NFL draft. lowing his senior season in 1951. Pont thus • Won a Super Bowl with the Eagles became the first athlete in Miami history to have his jersey retired. Ben Roethlisberger - Quarterback, Pittsburgh Steelers • Selected 11th overall in the 2004 NFL Draft Player Awards from 2019 • Has won a pair of Super Bowls as the starting quarterback of the Steelers Jaylon Bester Sam Sloman - Kicker, LA Rams • MAC Offensive Player of the Week (vs. UB) • Selected in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL draft Mike Brown • MAC Defensive Player of the Week (vs. UB) Doug Costin - Defensive Line, Jacksonville Jaguars • Made team out of camp after signing a free agent deal. Kameron Butler • Second Team All-MAC NFL Head Coaches • MAC Defensive Player of the Week (vs. UC) John Harbaugh - Baltimore Ravens Head Coach • Named head coach of the Ravens in 2008. Tommy Doyle • Graduated from Miami in 1984 • First Team All-MAC

Sean McVay - LA Rams Head Coach Danny Godlevske • Was named the youngest head coach in NFL history prior to the start of the 2017 • Third Team All-MAC season. • Graduated from Miami in 2008. Ivan Pace • MAC Defensive Player of the Week (vs. Akron)

NFL Assistant Coaches Emmanuel Rugamba Frank Smith – Tight ends coach of the Las Vegas Raiders • Third Team All-MAC Aaron Kromer – Offensive line and run game coordinator for the LA Rams • MAC Championship Defensive Player of the Brayden Coombs – Special team coordinator for the Detroit Lions Game Chris Shula – Outside linebackers coach of the LA Rams Matt Edwards – Defensive assistant with the Jack Sorenson Deland McCullough – Running backs coach with the • MAC Championship Offensive Player of the Bobby Johnson – Offensive line coach with the Buffalo Bills. Game

NFL Strength Coaches Sterling Weatherford Dan Dalrymple – Head strength coach with the New Orleans Saints • MAC Defensive Player of the Week (vs. Ohio) Dustin Woods – Assistant Strength Coach with the LA Rams

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Miami University, known world-wide as the “Cradle of Coaches,” contributed four alumni The Sporting News to Sporting News Magazine’s 50 Greatest Coaches, dominating all other universities. Top 50 Coaches of All Time PAUL BROWN (`30) was named as the 12th greatest coach of all time by The Sporting News (TSN). Miamians WALTER ALSTON (`35) and BO SCHEMBECHLER (`51) ranked 35th 1. John Wooden (Purdue) and 36th on the list, while ARA PARSEGHIAN (`49) was selected as sports’ 44th great- 2. Vince Lombardi (Fordham) est coach. A fifth man with Miami ties, WOODY HAYES, ranked 27th on TSN’s list. Hayes 3. Paul Bryant (Alabama) served as Miami’s football coach from 1949-50. 4. Phil Jackson (North Dakota) The August 3, 2009 publication asked a panel of 118 top coaches, media and sports 5. Don Shula (John Carroll) administrators to choose the Top 50 list. 6. Red Auerbach (George Washington) Altogether, only four universities contributed more than one alumnus to the list. Mi- 7. Scotty Bowman (did not attend college) ami’s four alumni topped Alabama (Paul “Bear” Bryant and Bobby Bowden), Minnesota 8. Dean Smith (Kansas) (Bud Wilkinson and Herb Brooks) and Kansas (Dean Smith and Adolph Rupp), which 9. Casey Stengel (did not attend college) each had two alums ranked among the Top 50. Purdue graduate John Wooden, the 10. Knute Rockne (Notre Dame) famed “Wizard of Westwood”, was ranked as the No. 1 coach of all time. 11. Pat Summitt (Tennessee-Martin) 12. Paul Brown (Miami) An Ohio native who was a two-year football letter winner (1928-29), Paul Brown is a member of Miami’s “Cradle of Coaches” and excelled as a coach 13. Joe Paterno (Brown) at the collegiate and professional levels. Brown was head coach at Ohio 14. George Halas (Illinois) State (1941-43) and led the Buckeyes to their first national title in 1942. 15. Chuck Noll (Dayton) Brown then served as head coach at the professional level with the Cleve- 16. Bob Knight (Ohio State) land Browns (1946-62) and Cincinnati Bengals (1968-75), winning cham- pionships in the All-America Football Conference and National Football 17. Joe Gibbs (San Diego State) League. Brown was elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1967, and 18. Tom Landry (Texas) the current home stadium of the Bengals bears his name. 19. Mike Krzyzewski (U.S. Military Academy) PaulPaul Brown Brown 20. Bill Belichick (Wesleyan University) 21. Adolph Rupp (Kansas) Always displaying a calm, professional demeanor, the unflappable Walter Alston managed the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers for 23 seasons 22. Joe McCarthy (Niagara) (1954-76), winning seven National League pennants and four World Series 23. Eddie Robinson (Leland College) championships. His squads would win 2,040 games during his tenure, the 24. Bobby Bowden (Alabama) seventh-highest win total among major league managers. He helped to 25. John McGraw (did not attend college) establish a “Dodger Way,” which many of his former players later used to become successful managers themselves. 26. Bill Walsh (San Jose State) 27. Woody Hayes (Denison University) Paul Brown 28. Connie Mack (did not attend college) Walter Alston 29. Bud Wilkinson (Minnesota) A member of Miami’s “Cradle of Coaches” and the Hall of 30. Pat Riley (Kentucky) Fame, Bo Schembechler was a two-year letter winner (1949-50) and head 31. Pete Newell (Loyola, Calif. University) coach (1963-68) with the Red and White. During his six seasons as head 32. Joe Torre (did not attend college) coach, Schembechler led Miami to a 40-17-3 record and back-to-back conference co-championships (1965-66). Schembechler then became the 33. Bill Parcells (Wichita State) head coach at the University of Michigan (1969-89) and led the Wolverines 34. (Hastings College) to 13 Big Ten titles. 35. Walter Alston (Miami) 36. Bo Schembechler (Miami) PaulBo Schem Brownbechler 37. Toe Blake (did not attend college) A member of Miami’s “Cradle of Coaches” and the College Football Hall of 38. Sparky Anderson (did not attend college) Fame, Ara Parseghian was a football letter winner (1946-47) before moving 39. Al Arbour (did not attend college) to the sidelines as an assistant coach (1950) and head coach (1951-55). Dur- 40. Amos Alonzo Stagg (Yale University) ing his five seasons as Miami’s head coach, Parseghian compiled a 39-6-1 record and won back-to-back Mid-American Conference Championships 41. Tony La Russa (South Florida) (1954-55). Parseghian went on to coach at Northwestern (1956-63) and 42. Geno Auriemma (West Chester University) Notre Dame (1964-74) where he was named National Coach of the Year in 43. Dick Irvin (did not attend college) 1964. 44. Ara Parseghian (Miami) PaulAra PBrownarseghian 45. Chuck Daly (Bloomsburg University) A member of Miami’s “Cradle of Coaches” and the College Football Hall of Fame, 46. Bobby Cox (did not attend college) Woody Hayes served as the head coach of Miami during the 1949-50 and 1950-51 47. Hank Iba (Westminster College) seasons. In his last year as head coach he led the RedHawks to a 9-1 record and 48. Tommy Lasorda (did not attend college) a MAC Championship, and also led his team to a victory in the Salad Bowl. Hayes went on to coach at the Ohio State University (1951-78) where he became a fixture 49. Gregg Popovich (U.S. Air Force Academy) for the Scarlet and Grey and quickly became recognized as one of the greatest 50. Herb Brooks (Minnesota) coaches of all time. At OSU he compiled a 205-61-10 record (.761) and led the PaulWoody Brown Hayes Buckeyes to five national titles, 13 Big Ten championships, and four bowl victories. He is a three-time winner of the College Football Coach of the Year Award.

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DEPTH CHART AS OF OCT. 29 OFFENSE (MULTIPLE) DEFENSE (MULTIPLE) WR 19 James Burns...... 5-9, 162, So., Charlotte, N.C. DE 95 Ben Kimpler...... 6-6, 258, 5-Sr., Libertyville, Ill. 6 Austin Robinson...... 6-1, 183, So., Cornelius, N.C. 47 Lonnie Phelps, Jr...... 6-3, 242, So., Cincinnati, Ohio

LT 54 Tommy Doyle...... 6-8, 318, 5-Sr., Edina, Minn. DT 92 Austin Ertl...... 6-2, 284, So., Wauwatosa, Wis. 50 Sam Vaughan...... 6-7, 306, R-Fr., Versailles, Ky. 96 Kobe Hilton...... 6-3, 293, R-Fr., Farrell, Pa.

LG 52 Caleb Shaffer...... 6-5, 324, So., Carmel, Ind. DT 99 Anthony Collier...... 6-3, 291, R-Fr., Nashville, Tenn. 65 Pete Nank...... 6-5, 309, R-Jr., West Des Moines, Iowa 93 Kyle Bryant...... 6-3, 245, R-Fr., Grovetown, Ga.

C 51 Danny Godlevske...... 6-3, 300, 5-Sr., Indianapolis, Ind. DE 82 Kameron Butler...... 6-3, 252, Jr., Florence, Ky. 55 Andrew Todd...... 6-4, 298, R-So., Cedar Rapids, Iowa 11 Dominique Robinson...... 6-4, 252, Sr., Canton, Ohio

RG 60 Rusty Feth...... 6-5, 322, So., Colerain, Ohio LB 23 Ivan Pace...... 6-0, 239, So., Cincinnati, Ohio 64 David Redding...... 6-4, 312, R-Jr., Columbus, Ind. 4 Camden Rogers...... 6-0, 215, Fr., Fort Wayne, Ind.

RT 57 Bennett Clark...... 6-6, 309, R-So., Zionsville, Ind. MLB 35 Ryan McWood... 6-1, 224, 5-Sr., Grosse Pointe, Mich. 72 Ben Jackson...... 6-7, 310, R-Fr., Winchester, Ky. 8 Luke Bolden...... 6-2, 230, So., Cincinnati, Ohio

TE 87 Adam Mehelic...... 6-3, 253, R-Jr., Hudson, Ohio Nickel 2 Cecil Singleton...... 6-2, 206, R-So., Cincinnati, Ohio 89 Jack Coldiron...... 6-5, 236, R-Fr., Florence, Ky. 20 Mehki Miller...... 6-1, 202, R-Fr., Park Forest, Ill.

QB 5 Brett Gabbert...... 6-0, 205, So., St. Louis, Mo. CB 5 Emmanuel Rugamba..... 5-11, 194, 5-Sr., Naperville, Ill. 10 AJ Mayer...... 6-2, 226, R-So., Edgewood, Ky. 22 Ja’Von Kimpson...... 5-11, 208, R-Fr., Clinton Twp., Mich.

RB 23 Davion Johnson...... 5-10, 217, R-Jr., Pontiac, Mich. S 21 Sterling Weatherford...... 6-4, 221, R-Jr., Cicero, Ind. 29 Zach Kahn...... 5-10, 211, 5-Sr., Strongsville, Ohio 15 Matthew Salopek...... 6-1, 214, Kent, Ohio

WR 83 Jalen Walker...... 5-7, 183, R-Jr., Carmel, Ind. S 3 Mike Brown...... 6-1, 222, Sr., Grand Rapids, Mich. 24 Kevin Davis...... 5-9, 160, Fr., Jackson, Tenn. 28 Jeremiah Josephs...... 5-11, 180, R-Fr., Monroeville, Pa.

WR 13 Jack Sorenson...... 6-0, 192, 5-Sr., Kildeer, Ill. CB 18 Cedric Boswell.. 5-11, 181, 5-Sr., Beverly Hills, Mich. 3 Nick Manson...... 6-2, 209, R-Fr., Jonesboro, Ga. 24 Ja’don Rucker-Furlow...... 6-2, 188, Jr., Dayton, Ohio

SPECIAL TEAMS PRONUNCIATIONS PK 31 Dom Dzioban...... 6-1, 185, Fr., Frankfork, Ill. Dom Dzioban...... Joe-Bin OR 38 Henry Beckett...... 6-0, 188, R-Fr., Dothan, Ala. Austin Ertl...... Rhymes with Turtle Danny Godlevske...... God-lef-ski P 31 Dom Dzioban...... 6-1, 185, Fr., Frankfork, Ill. Adam Mehelic...... Ma-hay-lick 30 Conner Maynard...... 6-3, 175, R-Fr., Mooresville, N.C. Mehki Miller...... Muh-Ki Ja’don Rucker-Furlow...... Jay-din LS 61 Brendan Beattie..... 6-0, 220, R-Fr., Maineville, Ohio Emmanuel Rugamba...... Ra-Gum-Ba 48 Ryan Newton...... 6-2, 222, R-Jr., St. Louis, Mo.

KR 83 Jalen Walker...... 5-7, 183, R-Jr., Carmel, Ind. 24 Kevin Davis...... 5-9, 160, Fr., Jackson, Tenn.

PR 13 Jack Sorenson...... 6-0, 192, 5-Sr., Kildeer, Ill. 83 Jalen Walker...... 5-7, 183, R-Jr., Carmel, Ind.

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MIAMI ALPHABETICAL AND NUMERICAL ROSTERS No. Player...... Pos..... Ht...... Wt...... Cl...... Hometown/H.S./Previous School NO. NAME...... Pos. 11 David Afari...... RB...... 5-11.....200..... Fr...... West Chester, Ohio / Lakota West 1 Jaylon Bester...... RB 18 Jeremiah Batiste...... WR..... 5-11.....180..... Fr...... New Orleans, La. / Tyner Academy 2 Cecil Singleton...... DB 36 Griffin Baumoel...... LB...... 6-2...... 220..... R-Jr...... Canton, Ohio / Canton Central Catholic/Navy 2 Aveon Smith...... QQB 61 Brendan Beattie...... LS...... 6-0...... 220..... R-Fr...... Maineville, Ohio / Kings 3 Mike Brown...... DB 38 Henry Beckett...... K...... 6-0...... 188..... R-Fr...... Dothan, Ala. / Houston Academy 3 Nick Manson...... WR 81 James Besett...... WR..... 6-2...... 200..... R-Fr...... Twinsburg, Ohio / Twinsburg 4 Ontario Russell...... RB 1 Jaylon Bester...... RB...... 5-8...... 184..... Sr...... Belleville, Ill. / Althoff Catholic 4 Camden Rogers...... LB 35 Alec Bevelhimer...... K/P..... 6-3...... 190..... Fr...... Indianapolis, Ind. / Brebeuf Jesuit 5 Emmanuel Rugamba...... DB 8 Luke Bolden...... LB...... 6-2...... 230..... So...... Cincinnati, Ohio / Colerain 5 Brett Gabbert...... QB 88 James Bomba...... TE...... 6-6...... 242..... Fr...... Bloomington, Ind. / Bloomington South 6 Austin Robinson...... WR 15 Michael Bonds...... QB...... 6-1...... 214..... R-Jr...... Orange County, Calif / St. Francis / Glendale 6 Jacquez Warren...... DB 10 Trevon Booker...... DB...... 6-0...... 199..... R-Fr...... Indianapolis, Ind. / Lawrence Central 8 Luke Bolden...... LB 17 Alec Bornhorst...... QB...... 6-4...... 231..... R-So...... Gainesville, Ga. / Lakeview Academy 8 Mac Hippenhammer...... WR 18 Cedric Boswell...... DB...... 5-11.....181..... R-Sr...... Beverly Hills, Mich. / Groves / Iowa 9 Tyre Shelton...... RB 3 Mike Brown...... DB...... 6-1...... 222..... Sr...... Grand Rapids, Mich. / Grand Rapids 10 AJ Mayer...... QB 93 Kyle Bryant...... DL...... 6-3...... 245..... R-Fr...... Grovetown, Ga. / Grovetown 10 Trevon Booker...... DB 19 James Burns...... WR..... 5-9...... 164..... So...... Charlotte, N.C. / Rocky River 11 Dominique Robinson...... DL 82 Kameron Butler...... DL...... 6-3...... 252..... Jr...... Florence, Ky. / Covington Catholic 11 David Afari...... RB 19 Ambe’ Caldwell...... DB...... 6-1...... 199..... Fr...... Atlanta, Ga. / Woodward Academy 12 Pete Lampert...... QB 69 Brody Carper...... OL...... 6-3...... 307..... R-So...... Mogadore, Ohio / Springfield 12 Jayden Russell...... DB 34 Chris Cavalaris...... WR..... 5-10.....190..... R-So...... Lake Forest, Ill. / Lake Forest 13 Jack Sorenson...... WR 57 Bennett Clark...... OL...... 6-6...... 309..... R-So...... Zionsville, Ind. / Zionsville Community 14 Ben Tarpey...... QB 89 Jack Coldiron...... TE...... 6-5...... 236..... R-Fr...... Florence, Ky. / Covington Catholic 15 Matthew Salopek...... DB 78 Dominic Collado...... OL...... 6-3...... 305..... Fr...... Crystal Lake, Ill. / Crystal Lake South 15 Michael Bonds...... QB 99 Anthony Collier...... DL...... 6-3...... 291..... R-Fr...... Nashville, Tenn. / East Nashville Magnet 16 Richie Hagarty...... DL 84 Seth Currens...... TE...... 6-4...... 227..... R-Sr...... Pickerington, Ohio/Central/Wisconsin 16 Dimitri Mitsopoulos...... WR 39 Carson Daniels...... LB...... 6-0...... 222..... R-Fr...... Clarklake, Mich. / Columbia Central 17 Alec Bornhorst...... QB 24 Kevin Davis...... RB...... 5-9...... 160..... Fr...... Jackson, Tenn. / Trinity Christian Academy 17 TJ Rush...... DB 25 Devon Dorsey...... WR..... 6-2...... 197..... Fr...... Jonesboro, Ga. / Eagles Landing Christian 18 Cedric Boswell...... DB 54 Tommy Doyle...... OL...... 6-8...... 326..... R-Sr...... Edina, Minn. / Edina 18 Jeremiah Batiste...... WR 31 Dom Dzioban...... K/P..... 6-1...... 185..... Fr...... Frankfork, Ill. / Lincoln Way East 19 James Burns...... WR 92 Austin Ertl...... DL...... 6-2...... 289..... So...... Wauwatosa, Wis. / Wauwatosa West 19 Ambe’ Caldwell...... DB 60 Rusty Feth...... OL...... 6-5...... 322..... So...... Colerain, Ohio / Colerain 20 Mehki Miller...... DB 5 Brett Gabbert...... QB...... 6-0...... 205..... So...... St. Louis, Mo. / Christian Brothers 20 Quadre Nicholson...... RB 51 Danny Godlevske...... OL...... 6-3...... 300..... R-Sr...... Indianapolis, Ind. / Bishop Chatard 21 Sterling Weatherford...... DB 16 Richie Hagarty...... DL...... 6-3...... 248..... R-Fr...... New Palestine, Ind. / (Cathedral) 21 Harrison Truitt...... WR 96 Kobe Hilton...... DL...... 6-3...... 293..... R-Fr...... Farrell, Pa. / Farrell 22 Ja’Von Kimpson...... DB 8 Mac Hippenhammer...... WR..... 5-11.....186..... R-Jr...... Fort Wayne, Ind. / Nelson R. Snider 23 Davion Johnson...... RB 56 Reid Holskey...... OL...... 6-6...... 290..... Fr...... Pataskala, Ohio / Licking Heights 23 Ivan Pace Jr...... LB 46 Andrew Homer...... TE...... 6-6...... 246..... R-Sr...... Cincinnati, Ohio / St. Xavier 24 Ja’don Rucker-Furlow...... DB 72 Ben Jackson...... OL...... 6-7...... 310..... R-Fr...... Winchester, Ky. / George Rogers Clark 24 Kevin Davis...... RB 76 Nathan Jacobs...... OL...... 6-5...... 340..... R-Fr...... Shelbyville, Ky. / Martha Layne Collins 25 Deland McCullough...... DB 23 Davion Johnson...... RB...... 5-10.....217..... R-Jr...... Pontiac, Mich. / West Bloomfield 25 Devon Dorsey...... WR 28 Jeremiah Josephs...... DB...... 5-11.....180..... R-Fr...... Monroeville, Pa. / Gateway 27 James Silvi...... K 29 Zach Kahn...... RB...... 5-10.....211..... R-Sr...... Strongsville, Ohio / Strongsville 28 Jeremiah Josephs...... DB 66 Kevin Kaufman...... DL...... 6-1...... 312..... R-Fr...... Highland Park, Ill. / Highland Park 29 Zach Kahn...... RB 97 Will Kellison...... DL...... 6-4...... 247..... R-So...... Indianapolis, Ind. / Bishop Chatard 30 Josh Maize...... DL 95 Ben Kimpler...... DL...... 6-6...... 258..... R-Sr...... Libertyville, Ill. / Libertyville 30 Conner Maynard...... P 22 Ja’Von Kimpson...... DB...... 5-11.....208..... R-Fr...... Clinton Township, Mich. / Chippewa Valley 31 Dom Dzioban...... K/P 12 Pete Lampert...... QB...... 6-4...... 210..... R-Jr...... Cincinnati, Ohio / Moeller 32 John Saunders Jr...... DB 30 Josh Maize...... DL...... 6-3...... 277..... R-Jr...... Deerfield, Ill. / Deerfield 33 Kenny Tracy...... RB 3 Nick Manson...... WR..... 6-2...... 209..... R-Fr...... Jonesboro, Ga. / Mundy’s Mill 34 Chris Cavalaris...... WR 34 CJ Ware IV...... DL

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MIAMI ALPHABETICAL AND NUMERICAL ROSTERS

10 AJ Mayer...... QB...... 6-3...... 226..... R-So...... Edgewood, Ky. / Covington Catholic 35 Ryan McWood...... LB 30 Conner Maynard...... P...... 6-3...... 175..... R-Fr...... Mooresville, N.C. / Hough 35 Alec Bevelhimer...... K/P 25 Deland McCullough...... DB...... 6-1...... 183..... R-Fr...... Leawood, Kan. / Blue Valley North 36 Griffin Baumoel...... LB 35 Ryan McWood...... LB...... 6-2...... 224..... R-Sr...... Grosse Pointe, Mich. / Brother Rice 38 Henry Beckett...... K 87 Adam Mehelic...... TE...... 6-3...... 253..... R-Jr...... Hudson, Ohio / Hudson 39 Carson Daniels...... LB 20 Mehki Miller...... DB...... 6-1...... 202..... R-Fr...... Park Forest, Ill. / Rich Central 44 Rhett Williams...... TE 75 Jason Morton...... OL...... 6-8...... 300..... Fr...... Greendale, Ind. / Lawrenceburg 45 Nate Muersch...... TE 45 Nate Muersch...... TE...... 6-5...... 220..... Fr...... Downers Grove, Ill. / Montini Catholic 46 Andrew Homer...... TE 77 Charlie Nank...... OL...... 6-4...... 307..... Fr...... West Dem Moines, Iowa / Dowling Catholic 47 Lonnie Phelps...... DL 65 Pete Nank...... OL...... 6-5...... 309..... R-Jr...... West Des Moines, Iowa / Downing Catholic 48 Ryan Newton...... DL 48 Ryan Newton...... DL...... 6-2...... 222..... R-Jr...... St. Louis, Mo. / Parkway North 49 Jacob Snell...... DL 20 Quadre Nicholson...... RB...... 5-10.....175..... Fr...... Evanston, Ill / Evanston 50 Sam Vaughan...... OL 23 Ivan Pace Jr...... LB...... 6-0...... 239..... So...... Cincinnati, Ohio / Colerain 51 Danny Godlevske...... OL 47 Lonnie Phelps...... DL...... 6-3...... 242..... So...... Cincinnati, Ohio / Mount Healthy 52 Caleb Shaffer...... OL 64 David Redding...... OL...... 6-4...... 309..... R-Jr...... Columbus, Ind. / Columbus North 53 Nate Robinson...... LB 6 Austin Robinson...... WR..... 6-1...... 183..... So...... Cornelius, N.C. / William A. Hough 54 Tommy Doyle...... OL 11 Dominique Robinson...... DL...... 6-4...... 252..... Sr...... Canton, Ohio / Canton McKinley 55 Andrew Todd...... OL 53 Nate Robinson...... LB...... 6-1...... 220..... R-Jr...... Dublin, Ohio / Dublin Coffman 56 Reid Holskey...... OL 4 Camden Rogers...... LB...... 6-0...... 215..... Fr...... Fort Wayne, Ind. / Homestead 57 Bennett Clark...... OL 24 Ja’don Rucker-Furlow...... DB...... 6-2...... 188..... Jr...... Dayton, Ohio / Belmont 60 Rusty Feth...... OL 5 Emmanuel Rugamba...... DB...... 5-11.....194..... R-Sr...... Naperville, Ill. / Naperville Central 61 Brendan Beattie...... LS 17 TJ Rush...... DB...... 5-11.....170..... Fr...... St. Louis, Mo. / Trinity Catholic 64 David Redding...... OL 12 Jayden Russell...... LB...... 6-2...... 217..... R-Fr...... Shawnee, Kan. / St. Thomas Aquinas 65 Pete Nank...... OL 4 Ontario Russell...... RB...... 5-11.....217..... R-Fr...... Kansas City, Mo. / Lee’s Summit North 66 Kevin Kaufman...... DL 15 Matthew Salopek...... DB...... 6-1...... 214..... R-Fr...... Kent, Ohio / Archbishop Hoban 68 Donovan White...... OL 32 John Saunders Jr...... DB...... 6-2...... 196..... Fr...... High Point N. C. / High Point Christian 69 Brody Carper...... OL 52 Caleb Shaffer...... OL...... 6-5...... 324..... So...... Carmel, Ind. / Carmel 72 Ben Jackson...... OL 91 Andrew Sharp...... DL...... 6-4...... 267..... R-Jr...... Grosse Pointe, Mich. / Grosse Pointe South 75 Jason Morton...... OL 9 Tyre Shelton...... RB...... 5-11.....191..... R-So...... Douglasville, Ga. / Chapel Hill 76 Nathan Jacobs...... OL 79 Caleb Siech...... OL...... 6-6...... 308..... Fr...... Janesville, Iowa / Waverly Shell-Rock 77 Charlie Nank...... OL 27 James Silvi...... K...... 5-10.....177..... R-So...... Bryn Mawr, Pa. / Episcopal Academy 78 Dominic Collado...... OL 2 Cecil Singleton...... DB...... 6-2...... 201..... R-So...... Cincinnati, Ohio / Princeton 79 Caleb Siech...... OL 2 Aveon Smith...... QB...... 6-1...... 208..... Fr...... Lexington, S.C. / White Knoll 81 James Besett...... WR 49 Jacob Snell...... DL...... 6-4...... 260..... Fr...... Naperville, Ill. / Benet Academy 82 Kameron Butler...... DL 13 Jack Sorenson...... WR..... 6-0...... 195..... R-Sr...... Kildeer, Ill. / Stevenson 83 Jalen Walker...... WR 14 Ben Tarpey...... QB...... 6-2...... 203..... R-Fr...... Evanston, Ill. / Evanston Twp. 84 Seth Currans...... TE 55 Andrew Todd...... OL...... 6-4...... 298..... R-So...... Cedar Rapids, Iowa / Cedar Rapids 87 Adam Mehelic...... TE 33 Kenny Tracy...... RB...... 5-10.....211..... Fr...... Indianapolis, Ind. / Decatur Central 88 James Bomba...... TE 21 Harrison Truitt...... WR..... 6-5...... 195..... Fr...... West Lafayette, Ind. / West Lafayette 89 Jack Coldiron...... TE 50 Sam Vaughan...... OL...... 6-7...... 306..... R-Fr...... Versailles, Ky. / Lexington Catholic 91 Andrew Sharp...... DL 83 Jalen Walker...... WR..... 5-7...... 183..... R-Jr...... Carmel, Ind. / Carmel 92 Austin Ertl...... DL 34 CJ Ware IV...... DL...... 6-5...... 248..... Fr...... Nolensville, Tenn. / Nolensville 93 Kyle Bryant...... DL 6 Jacquez Warren...... DB...... 6-0...... 183..... Fr...... Durham, N.C. / Southern Durham 94 Jahmal Wynter...... DL 21 Sterling Weatherford...... DB...... 6-4...... 221..... R-Jr...... Cicero, Ind. / Hamilton Heights 95 Ben Kimpler...... DL 68 Donovan White...... OL...... 6-4...... 311..... R-Sr...... Gahanna, Ohio / Gahanna Lincoln 96 Kobe Hilton...... DL 44 Rhett Williams...... TE...... 6-6...... 231..... R-Fr...... Carmel, Ind. / Carmel 97 Will Kellison...... DL 94 Jahmal Wynter...... DL...... 6-2...... 281..... R-Jr...... McDonough, Ga. / Henry County / Highland 99 Anthony Collier...... DL

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from 2007-09). In that span, Laker quarterbacks threw 184 touchdown passes Chuck Martin and just 41 interceptions. Head Coach Fifth Season His offenses were not just about the quarterback. In all six seasons, he pro- Coaching Record: 104-52 duced a 1,000-yard rusher. In four of those seasons, a running back finished as Record at Miami: 30-45 a top-10 rusher in Grand Valley State history. Milliken, 1990 Before becoming head coach, Martin served as the defensive coordinator for In his career, Chuck Martin has more than 20 years in the Lakers in 2003, helping GVSU win a national championship. Martin’s de- college coaching experience, including 10 years as a fense allowed just nine total points in the final three games of the playoff run head coach. He has twice been named the American and among the ranked top-10 nationally in scoring, rushing and total defense Football Coaches Association (AFCA) National Coach that season. of the Year, earning the honor in 2005 and 2006, and has coached in seven national championship games in the past 16 seasons. In addition to his head Martin served as the defensive backs and outside linebackers coach at GVSU coaching experience, Martin has served as a coordinator on both sides of the from 2000-02. Prior to arriving in Allendale, Mich., Martin spent time at Eastern ball. Of those seven national championship game appearances, he has been a Michigan (1998-1999, linebackers), Millikin University (1996-97, defensive co- part of four national championship wins, with two titles under his direction as ordinator/defensive backs), Wittenberg University (1994-95, linebackers) and head coach/offensive coordinator and one as a defensive coordinator. Mankato State University (1992-93, graduate assistant/linebackers).

This past season Martin engineered a magnificent turn-around. After begin- While attending Millikin (1986-90), Martin was an All-American safety and ning the season 1-3 the RedHawks went on to win seven of its final nine con- was selected as a GTE Academic All-American. He doubled as an All-American test, including a 26-21 win over Central Michigan in the 2019 Mid-American place kicker, received Academic All-District honors for the Millikin baseball Conference Championship. It was Miami’s first championship since 2010. team and was inducted into the Millikin Hall of Fame in 2008.

Miami had just gone 0-12 the year prior to Martin’s arrival and many believed He graduated in 1990 with a degree in accounting and earned his master’s the roster was one of the worst in the Mid-American Conference. In three degree in physical education from Mankato State University in 1993. years, Martin’s vision of returning Miami football to greatness is in full swing and many believe the RedHawks have already arrived. Martin and his wife Dulcie have two children, Max and Emma.

While rebuilding the roster from the ground up, Miami took its lumps in 2014 and 2015, going just 2-10 and 3-9. 2016 did not start out much better as Mi- Coaching Timeline ami lost its first six games of the season, but that is when things changed. 1992-93 Mankato State (Minn.), Graduate Assistant Martin would orchestrate something that had never been done in college 1994-95 Wittenberg (Ohio), Linebackers football. Miami rattled off six straight wins to become the first team in college 1996-97 Millikin (Ill.), Defensive Coordinator/DBs football history to begin a season 0-6 and finish 6-6. The six-game win streak 1998-99 Eastern Michigan, Linebackers also moved Miami to 6-2 in the MAC, finishing in a tie for first in the East and 2000-02 Grand Valley State, DBs/Outside Linebackers helped the RedHawks advance to the St. Petersburg Bowl versus Mississippi 2003 Grand Valley State, Defensive Coordinator/DBs State, Miami’s first bowl appearance since 2010. 2004-09 Grand Valley State, Head Coach 2010 Notre Dame, Defensive Backs/Recruiting Prior to joining Miami, Martin spent four seasons at Notre Dame, serving as 2011 Notre Dame, Safeties/Recruiting the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach (2012-13) and defensive backs/ recruiting coordinator (2010-11). In 2012, he orchestrated an offense that 2012-13 Notre Dame, Offensive Coordinator/QBs played in the BCS National Championship game versus Alabama. In 2011, he 2014-PR Miami University Head Coach was named one of the top 25 recruiters in the nation by ESPN.com and was named to Rivals.com’s Second-Team Assistant Coach Dream Team. Bowl/Playoff Games 1995 Wittenberg (Ohio) Division III First Round In Martin’s two years calling plays, Notre Dame combined to go 20-5 overall 2001 Grand Valley State Division II National Finalist and was one of the most balanced offenses in the country, averaging 26.4 2002 Grand Valley State Division II National Champions points, 170.0 rushing and 235.6 passing per game. 2003 Grand Valley State Division II National Champions Prior to arriving in South Bend, Martin was head coach and offensive coordi- 2004 Grand Valley State Division II Regional nator for Grand Valley State University from 2004-2009 and compiled a 74-7 2005 Grand Valley State Division II National Champions (.914) record, including an impressive 16-4 record in the NCAA Division II Play- 2006 Grand Valley State Division II National Champions offs. He and the Lakers won back-to-back national championships in 2005 2007 Grand Valley State Division II Semifinal and 2006 and finished runner-up in 2009. He directed Grand Valley State to 48 2008 Grand Valley State Division II Regional consecutive regular-season victories and 45 straight wins in the Great Lakes 2009 Grand Valley State Division II National Finalist Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC). He also guided the Lakers to a Di- 2010 Notre Dame Sun Bowl vision II record 40-game winning streak from 2005-07. Martin produced seven 2011 Notre Dame Champs Sports Bowl Associated Press First-Team All-America players as head coach. 2012 Notre Dame BCS National Championship Game At GVSU, Martin’s offenses averaged 35.1 points, 208 rushing and 427 total 2016 St. Petersburg Bowl yards per game. The Lakers ranked among the top-25 nationally in total of- fense in five of six seasons and ranked in the top-27 in scoring offense in all but one season. In that time, his offense scored at least 30 points in 56 of 81 games and scored at least 40 points in 34 contests.

Many of those offenses were led by quarterbacks who were developed under Martin. In six years, GVSU produced four Harlon Hill finalists, given annually to the NCAA Division II Player of the Year (Cullen Finnerty in 2006 and Brad Iciek

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COMBINED STATS

Game Score First Rushing Passing Tot. Off Fum- Pen- Third Poss.- Downs No.-Yds.-TD C-A-I-Yds-TD Pl.-Yds. Lost Yards Downs Time Ball State at Miami at Buffalo Miami Ohio at Miami at Akron Miami Kent State at Miami at BGSU Miami MAC Championship

RUSHING Johnson Bester Shelton PASSING Gabbert Mayer Ball State Ball State at Buffalo at Buffalo Ohio Ohio at Akron at Akron Kent State Kent State BGSU BGSU MAC MAC

RECEIVING Sorenson Walker Maye Homer Bester Johnson Ball State at Buffalo Ohio at Akron Kent State BGSU MAC

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Offense LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB TB WR WR

Ball State at Buffalo Ohio at Akron Kent State BGSU MAC

Defense LE DT DT RE OLB MLB Nickel CB S S CB

Ball State at Buffalo Ohio at Akron Kent State BGSU MAC

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DRIVE CHARTS

Scoring Drive Analysis

Minus 0-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90-99

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Miami FG ------

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Opponent FG ------

Red Zone Analysis Miami Opponent

Inside Scores TD/FG Pct. Inside Scores TD/FG Pct.

Ball State at Buffalo Ohio at Akron Kent State BGSU MAC

Time of Possession

Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Ball State at Buffalo Ohio at Akron Kent State BGSU MAC

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2019 LONG PLAYS

The Automated ScoreBook Miami University - Long Plays 20-YARD PLUS PLAYS LONG PLAYS BY THE NUMBERS Yds Type Player(s) Opponent Long Plays By Yards No. TD 97 KR THOMAS, Maurice CMU 100+ 0 0 86 KR THOMAS, Maurice NIU 90-99 1 0 79* INT BROWN, Mike BGSU 80-89 1 0 63 Pass MAYE, James from GABBERT, Brett Ohio 70-79 1 1 63 Pass MAYE, James from GABBERT, Brett Louisiana 60-69 3 1 60* Pass WALKER, Jalen from GABBERT, Brett BGSU 50-59 4 1 59* Rush BESTER, Jaylon BGSU 40-49 11 3 54 INT WEATHERFORD, S. Tennessee Tech 30-39 14 3 53 Rush SHELTON, Tyre KENTST 20-29 46 4 52 Pass MAYE, James from GABBERT, Brett UB 47 Pass MAYE, James from GABBERT, Brett BGSU Long Plays By Type No. TD 47* Rush BESTER, Jaylon KENTST Rushing 18 4 46 Pass ROBINSON, Dom from GABBERT, Brett Western Michigan Passing 39 6 46 Pass MAYE, James from GABBERT, Brett Western Michigan Punt returns 4 0 45* Pass MAYE, James from GABBERT, Brett NIU Kick returns 15 0 45* Rush BESTER, Jaylon Ohio Interceptions 4 3 45 Pass MAYE, James from WILLIAMSON, J. Ball State Fumble returns 0 0 44 Rush SHELTON, Tyre KENTST Other 1 0 43 Pass SORENSON, Jack from GABBERT, Brett Ball State TOTAL 81 13 42 Pass ROBINSON, Dom from GABBERT, Brett Cincinnati 40 Pass WALKER, Jalen from GABBERT, Brett NIU 20-YARD PLUS BY PLAYER 37 KR THOMAS, Maurice NIU Player No. TD R P KR PR IR FR 36 Rush BESTER, Jaylon AKRON 35 Pass MAYE, James from GABBERT, Brett CMU THOMAS, Maurice 20 0 3 0 13 4 0 0 35* Pass HOMER, Andrew from GABBERT, Brett BGSU MAYE, James 10 1 0 10 0 0 0 0 35* INT BARATTI, Bart Tennessee Tech WALKER, Jalen 8 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 33 Pass ROBINSON, Dom from GABBERT, Brett KENTST ROBINSON, Dom 8 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 32 KR THOMAS, Maurice AKRON BESTER, Jaylon 7 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 31 Rush GABBERT, Brett NIU SORENSON, Jack 6 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 31* Pass SORENSON, Jack from GABBERT, Brett CMU SHELTON, Tyre 5 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 31 Pass MAYOCK, Luke from GABBERT, Brett Ball State JOHNSON, Davion 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 30 PR THOMAS, Maurice Ohio MAYOCK, Luke 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 30 FGR BROWN, Mike+BROWN, Mike KENTST HOMER, Andrew 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 30 KR SHELTON, Tyre CMU BROWN, Mike 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 30 Pass MAYOCK, Luke from GABBERT, Brett IOWA GABBERT, Brett 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 29 Pass WALKER, Jalen from GABBERT, Brett Tennessee Tech BARATTI, Bart 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 28 Pass WALKER, Jalen from GABBERT, Brett IOWA BROWN, Mike+BROWN, 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 28 Pass WALKER, Jalen from GABBERT, Brett Tennessee Tech WILLIAMSON, J. 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 Pass JOHNSON, Davion from GABBERT, Brett Cincinnati KAHN, Zach 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 Rush SHELTON, Tyre Louisiana WEATHERFORD, S. 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 26 KR THOMAS, Maurice Louisiana TOTAL 81 13 18 39 15 4 4 1 26 Pass ROBINSON, Dom from GABBERT, Brett NIU 26 Pass ROBINSON, Dom from GABBERT, Brett KENTST LONGEST PLAYS OF THE YEAR 26 PR THOMAS, Maurice UB Rushing 26 Rush BESTER, Jaylon AKRON 59 BESTER, Jaylon vs BGSU (11/13/2019) 25 Pass JOHNSON, Davion from GABBERT, Brett AKRON Rushing Touchdown 25 Pass MAYE, James from GABBERT, Brett UB 59 BESTER, Jaylon vs BGSU (11/13/2019) 25 Pass WALKER, Jalen from GABBERT, Brett Cincinnati 25* INT BROWN, Mike UB Passing 25 Pass WALKER, Jalen from GABBERT, Brett NIU 63 MAYE, James from GABBERT, Brett 24 Pass SORENSON, Jack from GABBERT, Brett BGSU vs Louisiana (1/6/2020) 23 Pass ROBINSON, Dom from GABBERT, Brett Tennessee Tech 63 MAYE, James from GABBERT, Brett 23 Pass WALKER, Jalen from GABBERT, Brett NIU vs Ohio (11/6/2019) 23 Rush THOMAS, Maurice Ohio State Passing Touchdown 23 Rush THOMAS, Maurice KENTST 60 WALKER, Jalen from GABBERT, Brett 23 KR JOHNSON, Davion Tennessee Tech vs BGSU (11/13/2019) 23 Rush GABBERT, Brett KENTST 23 KR THOMAS, Maurice UB Punt Return 23 KR THOMAS, Maurice Cincinnati 30 THOMAS, Maurice vs Ohio (11/6/2019) 23 Rush THOMAS, Maurice Ohio State Kick Return 22 Rush BESTER, Jaylon CMU 97 THOMAS, Maurice vs CMU (12/7/2019) 22 PR THOMAS, Maurice UB Interception Return 22 Pass SORENSON, Jack from GABBERT, Brett CMU 79 BROWN, Mike vs BGSU (11/13/2019) 22 Pass SORENSON, Jack from GABBERT, Brett KENTST 22 Rush WILLIAMSON, J. Tennessee Tech Fumble Return 22 KR THOMAS, Maurice Ball State 15 COSTIN, Doug vs IOWA (8/31/2019) 21 Pass ROBINSON, Dom from GABBERT, Brett KENTST Field Goal Return 21* Rush SHELTON, Tyre AKRON 30 BROWN, Mike+BROWN, Mike vs KENTST (10/26/2019) 21 KR THOMAS, Maurice Ball State 21 Rush KAHN, Zach Tennessee Tech Punt 21 Pass ROBINSON, Dom from GABBERT, Brett Tennessee Tech 59 KRAMER, Kyle vs Tennessee Tech (9/7/2019) 21 KR THOMAS, Maurice IOWA Field Goal 21* Pass SORENSON, Jack from GABBERT, Brett Ohio 53 SLOMAN, Sam vs UB (9/28/2019) 21 KR THOMAS, Maurice Cincinnati 53 SLOMAN, Sam vs Ohio (11/6/2019) 21 KR THOMAS, Maurice KENTST 20 Pass MAYOCK, Luke from GABBERT, Brett IOWA

* touchdown scored on play

-16- GAME 1 • BALL STATE

CAREER BESTS #1 Jaylon Bester • RB #23 Ivan Pace • DL Rushes...... 24 vs. Buffalo (9/28/19) Tackles...... 6 vs. Akron (11/20/19) Rushing Yards...... 128 vs. Akron (11/20/19) Solo...... 6 vs. Akron (11/20/19) Touchdowns.... 2 vs. Northern Illinois (10/19/19)//at Ohio (11/6/19) Assists...... 2 Several Times Long...... 59 vs. BGSU (11/13/19) Tackles for Loss...... 6.0 vs. Akron (11/20/19) Receptions...... 5 at Western Michigan (10/12/19) Forced Fumbles...... None Receiving Yards...... 30 at Western Michigan (10/12/19) Sacks...... 6.0 vs. Akron (11/20/19) Kick Returns...... 7 at Notre Dame (9/30/17) Kick Return Yards...... 163 at Notre Dame (9/30/17) #24 Ja’Don Rucker-Furlow • DB All Purpose Yards...... 189 at Notre Dame (9/30/17) Tackles...... 4 at Northern Illinois (11/14/18) Solo...... 3 at Northern Illinois (11/14/18) #8 Luke Boldin • LB Assists...... 1 at Northern Illinois (11/14/18) Tackles...... 1 at Iowa (8/31/19) Interceptions...... 1 at Northern Illinois (11/14/18) Solo...... 1 at Iowa (8/31/19) Assists...... None #5 Emmanuel Rugamba • DB Interceptions...... None Tackles...... 11 at Ball State (11/29/19) TFL...... None ...... vs. Central Michigan (12/8/19) Solo...... 9 at Ball State (11/29/19) #5 Mike Brown • DB Assists...... 2 at Cincinnati (9/14/19)// at Ball State (11/29/19) Tackles...... 10 at Minnesota (9/15/18) Interceptions...... 1 at Western Michigan (10/12/19) Solo...... 5 at Minnesota (9/15/18) PBU...... 1 at Cincinnati (9/14/19) Assists...... 5 at Minnesota (9/15/18) Tackles for Loss...... 1.5 at Minnesota (9/15/18) #11 Dom Robinson • DE Sacks...... None Receptions...... 5 at Akron (10/06/18) PBU...... None Receiving Yards...... 80 at Kent State (10/26/19) Touchdown...... 2 vs. Western Michigan (9/29/18) #27 Kobe Burse • LB Long...... 42 at Cincinnati (9/14/19) Tackles...... 14 at Ball State (11/29/19) Tackles...... N/A Solo...... 7 at Ball State (11/29/19) Solo...... N/A Assists...... 7 at Ohio (10/31/17)// at Ball State (11/29/19) Assists...... N/A Interceptions...... None Sacks...... N/A TFL...... 1.5 at Ohio (10/31/17) #2 Cecil Singleton • DB #82 Kam Butler • DL Tackles...... 8 at Ohio State (9/21/19) Tackles...... 10 at Ohio (11/6/19) Solo...... 2 vs. Tennessee Tech (9/7/19) Solo...... 6 at Cincinnati (9/14/19) Assists...... 4 vs. Tennessee Tech (9/7/19) Assists...... 6 at Ohio (11/6/19) Tackles for Loss...... None Sacks...... 2.0 at Cincinnati (9/14/19) Interceptions...... None TFL...... 4.0 at Cincinnati (9/14/19) #13 Jack Sorenson • WR #92 Austin Ertl • DL Receptions...... 10 vs. Louisiana (1/6/20) Tackles...... 1 at Iowa (8/31/19) Receiving Yards...... 156 vs. Western Michigan (9/29/18) Solo...... None Touchdown...... 1 vs. Marshall (9/1/18) Assists...... 1 at Iowa (8/31/19) Long...... 54 vs. Marshall (9/1/18) TFL...... None #91 Andrew Sharp • DL #46 Andrew Homer • TE Tackles...... 7 at Ball State (11/29/19) Receptions...... 2 vs. Marshall (9/1/18) Solo...... 5 at Ball State (11/29/19) Receiving Yards...... 28 vs. Marshall (9/1/18) Assists...... 3 at Ohio (11/6/19) Touchdown...... 1 Several Times Tackles for Loss...... 2.5 at Ball State (11/29/19) Long...... 35 vs. BGSU (11/13/19) Forced Fumbles...... None Sacks...... 1.0 vs. Akron (11/20/19) #5 Brett Gabbert • QB Passing Attempts...... 45 at Western Michigan (10/12/19) #20 Tyre Shelton • RB Passing Completitions...... 26 at Western Michigan (10/12/19) Rushes...... 14 at Kent State (10/26/19) Passing Yards...... 273 vs. Northern Illinois (10/19/19) Rushing Yards...... 148 at Kent State (10/26/19) Passing TDs...... 3 vs. BGSU (11/13/19) Touchdowns...... None Long...... 60 vs. BGSU (11/13/19) Long...... 53 at Kent State (10/26/19) Rushing Attempts...... 7 vs. Northern Illinois (10/19/19) Rushing Yards...... 42 vs. Northern Illinois (10/19/19) #83 Jalen Walker • WR Receptions...... 8 at Army (10/20/18) #23 Davion Johnson • RB Receiving Yards...... 138 vs. Northern Illinois (10/19/19) Rushes...... 9 at Minnesota (9/15/18) Touchdown...... 1 vs. BGSU (11/13/19) Rushing Yards...... 52 vs. Kent State (10/13/18) Long...... 60 vs. BGSU (11/13/19) Touchdowns...... 1 at Bowling Green (9/22/18) Long...... 15 at Minnesota (9/15/18) #21 Sterling Weatherford • DB Tackles...... 10 at Iowa (8/31/19) #95 Ben Kimpler • DL Solo...... 4 at Iowa (8/31/19) Tackles...... 11 at Army (10/20/18) Assists...... 6 at Iowa (8/31/19) Solo...... 2, Several Tackles for Loss...... 1.5 at Kent State (10/26/19) Assists...... 10 at Army (10/20/18) Interceptions...... 1 vs. Kent State (1-/13/18) Tackles for Loss...... 1.0 at Army (10/20/18) #9 Kyle Kramer • P Punts...... 8 vs. Cincinnati (9/16/17) Yards...... 364 vs. Cincinnati (9/16/17) Average...... 45.5 vs. Cincinnati (9/16/17) Inside 20...... 5 vs. Kent State (10/14/17) #90 Dean Lemon • DL Tackles...... 6 vs. Cincinnati (9/8/18) Solo...... 2 vs. Marshall (9/1/18) Assists...... 5 vs. Cincinnati (9/8/18) Tackles for Loss...... 1.5 vs. Tennessee Tech (9/7/19) Sacks...... 0.5 vs. Marshall (9/1/18) #19 James Maye • WR Receptions...... 5 at Western Michigan (10/12/19) Receiving Yards...... 83 vs. Buffalo (9/28/19) Touchdown...... 1 vs. Northern Illinois (10/19/19) Long...... at Ohio (11/6/19) #86 Luke Mayock • WR Receptions...... 4 vs. Cincinnati (9/16/17)/vs. BGSU (10/07/17) Receiving Yards...... 74 vs. Cincinnati (9/16/17) Touchdown...... 1 vs. Cincinnati (9/16/17) Long...... 24 vs. Cincinnati (9/16/17) #35 Ryan McWood • LB Tackles...... 14 vs. Northern Illinois (10/19/19) Solo...... 8 vs. Northern Illinois (10/19/19) Assists...... 6 vs. Northern Illinois (10/19/19) Tackles for Loss...... 1.5 vs. Buffalo (9/28/19) Sacks...... None Forced Fumble...... 1 vs. Buffalo (9/28/19)

-17- GAME 1 • BALL STATE THE LAST TIME... A MIAMI PLAYER ... Was intercepted five times MIAMI ... 5 vs. Bowling Green, 2005 Had 100 yards rushing Jaylon Bester (128) vs. Akron Had 300 yards rushing Was intercepted six times 364 vs. Ball State, 2018 6 at Central Michigan, 1990 Had 200 yards rushing Alonzo Smith (207) vs. Ball State, 2018 Surrendered 300 yards rushing Returned two interceptions for touchdowns 333 vs. Notre Dame, 2017 John Busing (65 yards) and Darrell Hunter (64 yards) at Had 300 yards rushing Ball State, 2003 Travis Prentice (376) vs. Akron, 1999 Had 400 yards rushing 478 at Western Michigan, 1975 Recovered five fumbles Had consecutive 200-yard rushing games 5 vs. Buffalo, 2005 Travis Prentice at Ohio (227) and Had a 200- and 100-yard rusher vs. Northern Illinois (239), 197 Ty King (205) and Travis Prentice (102) Recovered six fumbles vs. Kent, 1996 6 at North Carolina, 2002 Had four rushing TDs Cal Murray (4) vs. Kent State, 2000 Surrendered 400 yards rushing Caused seven turnovers 433 at NIU, 2014 8 vs. Buffalo, 2005 Had four rushing TDs in a half (5 fumbles, 3 interceptions) Cal Murray (4) vs. Kent State, 2000 (1st) Had less than 50 yards rushing 26 vs. Kent State, 2012 Caused eight turnovers Had 300 yards passing 8 vs. Buffalo, 2005 Gus Ragland (313) at Buffalo, 2018 Surrendered less than 50 yards rushing (5 fumbles, 3 interceptions) 33 at Eastern Michigan, 2016 Had 400 yards passing Caused nine turnovers Andrew Hendrix (437) vs. UMass, 2014 Was held to minus rushing yards 9 at North Carolina, 2002 -1 at Ohio State, 2012 (6 fumbles, 3 interceptions) Had 500 yards passing Zac Dysert (516) at Akron, 2012 Held opponent to minus rushing yards Had seven turnovers -1 vs. Akron, 1995 7 vs. Bowling Green, 2005 Had four straight 300-yard passing games (5 interceptions, 2 fumbles) Ben Roethlisberger (Sept. 13-Oct. 4, 2003) Had 300 yards passing 329 at Army, 2018 Had eight turnovers Had five passing TDs 8 vs. Toledo, 1959 Zac Dysert (6) at Akron, 2012 Surrendered 300 yards passing (1 interception, 7 fumbles) 300 at Ohio State, 2019 Had 10 receptions Had no punts in a game James Gardner (10) at Ohio, 2017 Had 400 yards passing at UCF, 2003 437 vs. UMass, 2014 Had 150 yards receiving Blocked two punts in a game James Gardner (166) at Ohio, 2017 Had 500 yards passing at Ball State, 2019 516 at Akron, 2012 Had 200 yards receiving Did not force a punt Nick Harwell (215) at Central Michigan, 2012 Surrendered 400 yards passing at Boise State, 2012 413 at Kentucky, 2013 Had three receiving TDs Held opponent scoreless James Gardner (3) at Ohio, 2017 Had less than 10 yards passing 7-0 vs. Akron, 2007 7 at Washington, 1984 Had four receiving TDs Was held scoreless Sam Martin (4) vs. UMass, 2014 Surrendered less than 10 yards passing 21-0 vs, Cincinnati, 2018 0 at Army, 2018 Returned punt for TD Won a game on the final play Eugene Harris (63) at Northern Illinois, 2008 Had two 100-yard receivers in a game 24-21 at Bowling Green, 2010 David Frasier (106 yards) and Rokeem Williams (105 (Cook 33-yd. field goal) Returned two punts for TD yards) vs. Eastern Kentucky in 2014 Ryne Robinson (86, 76) vs. Buffalo, 2003 Won a game with a TD on the final play Had 500 yards total offense 30-28 vs. Akron, 2001 Returned kickoff for TD 523 vs. Ball State, 2018 (Tillitz 70-yard pass from Roethlisberger) Maurice Thomas vs. Western Michigan, 2018 (99 yards) Surrendered 500 yards total offense Lost a game on the final play Returned opening kickoff for TD 505 vs. BGSU, 2017 24-27 at Bufffalo, 2012 (Clarke 47-yard FG) Maurice Thomas vs. Western Michigan, 2018 (99 yards) Had 600 yards total offense Was ranked in AP Top 25 Returned interception for TD 612 vs. BGSU, 2017 No. 10 in Final Rankings, 2004 Ja’don Rucker-Furlow, 2018 (28 yards) Surrendered 600 yards total offense Was ranked in AP Top 10 Returned/Recovered fumble for TD 601 at Ohio State, 2019 No. 10 on Jan. 2, 1974 (Highest ranking) and in Final Chris Wade at Kentucky, 2013 (6 yards) Rankings, 2004 Had 700 yards total offense Returned blocked punt for TD 705 at Akron, 2012 Defeated a team ranked in the Top 25 Lonnie Phelps at Ball State, 2019 (32 yards) Miami 23, Ohio 20, 2012 Had less than 75 yards total offense (No. 23 by AP; No. 24 by USA Today/ESPN) Returned blocked field goal for TD 51 at Miami (FL), 1987 Shean Williams at Western Michigan, 1991 (70 yards) Defeated a team ranked in Top 10 Surrendered less than 75 yards total offense Miami 21, No. 8 LSU 12, 1986 Returned blocked PAT for a score 39 vs. Akron, 1995 (Highest-ranked team Miami has ever defeated) Chad Brightman vs. Kent, 1996 Surrendered less than 5 yards total offense Scored a safety 2 vs. Marshall, 1971 Myles Reid at Ohio State, 2019 Held opponent to negative yards of total Allowed a safety offense at Minnesota, 2018 -18 vs. Marshall, 1967 Recovered three fumbles Intercepted five passes Brad Cousino vs. Western Michigan, 1972 5 vs. Cincinnati, 2005

-18- GAME 1 • BALL STATE YAGER STADIUM RECORDS

RUSHING SCORING SCORING Most Rushing Attempts Most Points Individual: 44 by Travis Prentice vs. Ohio, 1998 Individual: 30 by Travis Prentice vs. Kent State, Rush Team: 83 by Army, 1996 1998 96 by Ty King vs. Kent State, 1996 (t) (Miami: 62 vs. Eastern Michigan, 1984) Team: 65 by Miami vs. Akron, 1995 96 by Thomas Merriweather vs. Temple, 2010 (t) Most Rushing Yards Most Touchdowns Individual: 376 by Travis Prentice vs. Akron, Individual: 5 by Travis Prentice vs. Kent State, Pass Completion 1999 1998 94 from Mike Bath to Sly Johnson vs. Team: 408 by Army, 1996 Team: 9 vs. Kent State, 1996; Akron, 1995 Eastern Michigan, 1999 (t) (Miami: 399 vs. Akron, 1999) Most Field Goals Field Goal Most Rushing Touchdowns 4 by Zac Derr, Akron, 2001 55 by Trevor Cook vs. Toledo, 2009 Individual: 5 by Michael Turner (Northern 4 by Nathan Parseghian vs. Ohio, 2008 55 by Dylan Mulder (EMU), 2015 Illinois, 2002 (Miami: 4, six times—last by Cal Murray vs. Kent State, 2000) Most Extra Points 9 by Chad Seitz vs. Akron, 1995 Punt Return Team: 6 vs. Kent State, 1996 86 by Ryne Robinson vs. Buffalo, 2003 (t) PASSING PUNTING Kickoff Return 96 by Milt Stegall vs. Ohio, 1991 (t); Chris Most Punts Most Passes Attempted Thomas vs. Ball State, 1986 (t) Individual: 61 by Ben Roethlisberger vs. 12 by Brad Maynard, Ball State, 1995 Northern Illinois, 2002 Interception Return Team: 61 vs. Northern Illinois, 2002 Highest Punting Average (Min. 5 punts) 76 by Brison Burris vs. Buffalo, 2015 (t) Most Passes Completed 52.4 by Zac Murphy vs. Cincinnati (2013) Individual: 41 by Ben Roethlisberger vs. (t)—touchdown Northern Illinois, 2002 Long Team: 41 vs. Northern Illinois, 2002 84 by Zac Murphy vs. Cincinnati, 2013 Most Passing Yards Individual: 525 by Ben Roethlisberger vs. PUNT AND KICKOFF RETURNS Northern Illinois, 2002 Most Punt Returns Team: 525 vs. Northern Illinois, 2002 7 by Courtney Burton, Ohio, 1993; Marcus Goodwin, Toledo, 1992 Most Passing Touchdowns Individual: 5 by Sam Ricketts vs. Akron, 1995 Most Punt Return Yards Team: 6 vs. Akron, 1995 237 by Ryne Robinson vs. Buffalo, 2003 Most Kickoff Returns RECEIVING 8 by Aaron Leeper, Buffalo, 2003 Most Receptions 14 by Brayden Coombs vs. Buffalo, 2009 Most Kickoff Return Yards 14 by Nick Harwell vs. WMU, 2011 37 by Maurice Thomas, Western Michigan, 2018 Most Receiving Yards INTERCEPTIONS 219 by Nick Harwell vs. Ohio, 2010 Most Interceptions Most Touchdown Receptions Individual: 3 by Sheldon White vs. Ball State, 1986 4 by Andy Schillinger vs. Central Michigan, 1986 Team: 6 vs. Kent State, 1992 4 bs. Sam Martin vs. UMass, 2014 Most Interception Return Yards Individual: 78 by Cleon Plummer vs. Eastern Michigan, 1995 and by Ben Bennett vs. Charleston Southern, 2008 Team: 93 vs. Bowling Green, 1987

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The Automated ScoreBook Miami University2019 Game RESULTS Results (as of Jan 08, 2020) All games

Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend Aug 31, 2019 at IOWA L 14-38 0-1 0-0 3:05 69250 Sep 07, 2019 TENNESSEE TECH W 48-17 1-1 0-0 3:00 16022 09/14/19 at Cincinnati L 13-35 1-2 0-0 3:22 35526 Sep 21, 2019 at #6 Ohio State L 5-76 1-3 0-0 3:12 103190 * Sep 28, 2019 UB W 34-20 2-3 1-0 3hr 34m 18419 * Oct 12, 2019 at Western Michigan L 16-38 2-4 1-1 3:24 21702 * Oct 19, 2019 NIU W 27-24 3-4 2-1 3h2min 11710 * Oct 26, 2019 at KENTST W 23-16 4-4 3-1 3:20 8455 * Nov 06, 2019 at Ohio W 24-21 5-4 4-1 3:15 20589 * Nov 13, 2019 BGSU W 44-3 6-4 5-1 2:48 19897 * Nov 20, 2019 AKRON W 20-17 7-4 6-1 3:03 22921 * Nov 29, 2019 at Ball State L 27-41 7-5 6-2 3:13 7155 Dec 07, 2019 vs CMU W 26-21 8-5 6-2 3:45 22427 Jan 06, 2020 vs Louisiana L 17-27 8-6 6-2 3:12 29212

2019 COMBINED STATS The Automated ScoreBook Miami University Overall Team Statistics (as of Jan 08, 2020) All games

Team Statistics MIAMI OPP SCORING 338 394 Points Per Game 24.1 28.1 Points Off Turnovers 58 65 FIRST DOWNS 216 301 R u s h in g 96 142 P a s s in g 100 132 P e n a lt y 20 27 RUSHING YARDAGE 1833 2418 Yards gained rushing 2213 2828 Yards lost rushing 380 410 Rushing Attempts 533 578 Average Per Rush 3.4 4.2 Average Per Game 130.9 172.7 TDs Rushing 22 24 PASSING YARDAGE 2495 2929 C o m p - A t t - I n t 183-337-10 259-436-11 Average Per Pass 7.4 6.7 Average Per Catch 13.6 11.3 Average Per Game 178.2 209.2 TDs Passing 11 26 TOTAL OFFENSE 4328 5347 Total Plays 870 1014 Average Per Play 5.0 5.3 Average Per Game 309.1 381.9 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 41-881 16-379 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 23-313 26-303 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 11-219 10-182 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 21.5 23.7 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 13.6 11.7 INT RETURN AVERAGE 19.9 18.2 FUMBLES-LOST 12-8 14-9 PENALTIES-Yards 80-683 100-810 Average Per Game 48.8 57.9 PUNTS-Yards 77-3291 67-2629 Average Per Punt 42.7 39.2 Net punt average 37.2 34.3 KICKOFFS-Yards 76-4764 76-4416 Average Per Kick 62.7 58.1 Net kick average 40.6 38.9 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 8 : 0 4 3 1 : 4 5 3RD-DOWN Conversions 67/201 82/203 3rd-Down Pct 33% 40% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 6/17 15/29 4th-Down Pct 35% 52% SACKS BY-Yards 38-232 31-183 MISC YARDS 15 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 37 52 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 26-30 11-16 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-1 RED-ZONE SCORES (40-46) 87% (42-51) 82% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (24-46) 52% (32-51) 63% PAT-ATTEMPTS (36-37) 97% (49-52) 94% ATTENDANCE 88969 265867 Games/Avg Per Game 5/17794 7/37981 Neutral Site Games 2/25820

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Miami University 64 139 75 60 0 338 Opponents 33 145 83 133 0 394

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2019 INDIVIDUAL STATS

The Automated ScoreBook Miami University Overall Individual Statistics (as of Jan 08, 2020) All games

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg BESTER, Jaylon 11 171 800 59 741 4.3 14 59 67.4 THOMAS, Maurice 19 239 12.6 0 30 SHELTON, Tyre 14 108 597 10 587 5.4 2 53 41.9 WALKER, Jalen 2 11 5.5 0 11 THOMAS, Maurice 14 41 215 11 204 5.0 0 23 14.6 PHELPS, Lonnie 1 53 53.0 1 32 JOHNSON, Davion 13 60 190 18 172 2.9 2 17 13.2 RUGAMBA, E. 1 10 10.0 0 0 GABBERT, Brett 14 88 237 165 72 0.8 3 31 5.1 Total 23 313 13.6 1 32 KAHN, Zach 13 23 78 7 71 3.1 1 21 5.5 Opponents 26 303 11.7 0 52 WILLIAMSON, J. 6 12 55 20 35 2.9 0 22 5.8 BURTON, Mitch 4 7 18 0 18 2.6 0 9 4.5 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg MAYE, James 12 2 8 4 4 2.0 0 8 0.3 BANKS, Travion 5 26 5.2 0 13 WALKER, Jalen 14 3 13 12 1 0.3 0 13 0.1 BROWN, Mike 3 104 34.7 2 79 MAYER, AJ 3 3 2 13 -11 -3.7 0 2 -3.7 RUGAMBA, E. 1 0 0.0 0 0 TEAM 9 15 0 61 -61 -4.1 0 0 -6.8 BARATTI, Bart 1 35 35.0 1 35 Total 14 533 2213 380 1833 3.4 22 59 130.9 WEATHERFORD, S. 1 54 54.0 0 54 Opponents 14 578 2828 410 2418 4.2 24 82 172.7 Total 11 219 19.9 3 79 Opponents 10 182 18.2 2 74 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g GABBERT, Brett 14 125.89 175-316-8 55.4 2411 11 63 172.2 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg WILLIAMSON, J. 6 58.19 8-19-2 42.1 84 0 45 14.0 THOMAS, Maurice 33 737 22.3 0 97 WALKER, Jalen 14 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 WALKER, Jalen 2 31 15.5 0 19 SORENSON, Jack 11 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 MEHELIC, Adam 2 28 14.0 0 18 MAYER, AJ 3 0.00 0-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 BURTON, Mitch 2 32 16.0 0 17 Total 14 121.33 183-337-10 54.3 2495 11 63 178.2 JOHNSON, Davion 1 23 23.0 0 23 Opponents 14 130.47 259-436-11 59.4 2929 26 61 209.2 SHELTON, Tyre 1 30 30.0 0 30 Total 41 881 21.5 0 97 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Opponents 16 379 23.7 0 50 SORENSON, Jack 11 44 568 12.9 4 43 51.6 WALKER, Jalen 14 24 418 17.4 2 60 29.9 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg MAYE, James 12 20 506 25.3 1 63 42.2 WEATHERFORD, S. 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 ROBINSON, Dom 14 14 296 21.1 0 46 21.1 COSTIN, Doug 1 15 15.0 0 15 JOHNSON, Davion 13 13 128 9.8 0 27 9.8 Total 2 13 6.5 0 15 SHELTON, Tyre 14 13 78 6.0 0 17 5.6 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0 BESTER, Jaylon 11 12 59 4.9 0 9 5.4 HOMER, Andrew 14 10 126 12.6 2 35 9.0 THOMAS, Maurice 14 10 22 2.2 0 8 1.6 MAYOCK, Luke 12 9 141 15.7 1 31 11.8 BLAKELY, Cam 13 7 86 12.3 0 18 6.6 HARDY, Quentin 12 5 42 8.4 1 16 3.5 MANSON, Nick 4 2 25 12.5 0 13 6.2 Total 14 183 2495 13.6 11 63 178.2 Opponents 14 259 2929 11.3 26 61 209.2

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The Automated ScoreBook Miami University Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Jan 08, 2020) 2019 DEFENSIVEAll games STATS

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd # Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 35 MCWOOD, Ryan 13 51 48 99 5.5-25 1.5-13 . 3 2 1-0 1 . . 21 WEATHERFORD, S. 14 61 37 98 5.5-19 2.0-7 1-54 10 . 2--2 2 . . 49 BARATTI, Bart 14 53 40 93 11.5-50 3.0-28 1-35 1 2 . . . . 5 RUGAMBA, E. 13 58 27 85 3.0-16 . 1-0 8 1 . . 1 . 17 REID, Myles 13 45 40 85 7.0-29 1.5-3 . 2 1 . 3 . . 58 COSTIN, Doug 14 15 44 59 12.0-33 4.0-19 . 3 6 2-15 1 1 . 3 BROWN, Mike 14 31 25 56 4.0-12 . 3-104 2 . 1-0 . . . 27 BURSE, Kobe 14 25 27 52 2.0-3 . . . 1 . 1 . . 82 BUTLER, Kameron 14 29 16 45 14.5-62 5.5-34 . . 4 1-0 . . . 6 BANKS, Travion 13 28 12 40 1.0-1 . 5-26 6 1 . . . . 91 SHARP, Andrew 13 16 19 35 8.5-26 4.5-16 . . 1 . . . . 90 LEMON, Dean 14 15 18 33 6.5-15 2.0-6 . . 2 . . . . 2S SINGLETON, C. 14 15 15 30 1.0-2 . . 1 . . 1 . . 14 RAYMOND, Z. 14 18 10 28 0.5-3 0.5-3 . 6 . . . . . 95 KIMPLER, Ben 13 14 13 27 5.0-10 1.0-1 . . 4 1-0 1 . . 2P PACE, Ivan 13 14 5 19 7.5-53 7.0-53 ...... 47 PHELPS, Lonnie 13 11 8 19 4.5-34 4.5-34 . . 1 . 2 1 . 18 BOSWELL, Cedric 14 9 7 16 1.5-2 ...... 8B BOLDIN, Luke 14 5 5 10 2.0-6 . . 1 . . . . . 29 KAHN, Zach 13 5 3 8 ...... 92 ERTL, Austin 13 1 7 8 0.5-2 . . . 2 . . 1 . 34 HAMPTON, Isaac 7 2 5 7 1.0-3 ...... 2X SALOPEK, Matt 3 3 4 7 ...... 38 WYNN, Max 3 . 7 7 ...... 24 RUCKER-FURLOW 8 4 3 7 . . . 1 . . . . . 30 MAIZE, Josh 10 2 3 5 0.5-4 . . . . 1-0 . . . 28 JOSEPHS, J. 2 1 3 4 0.5-1 ...... 36 BAUMOEL, G. 3 . 3 3 ...... 93 BRYANT, Kyle 2 . 3 3 ...... 4 KOIKOI, Allan 6 2 1 3 ...... 53 ROBINSON, Nate 10 2 1 3 ...... 96 HILTON, Kobe 4 1 2 3 0.5-1 ...... 66 KAUFMAN, Kevin 2 1 2 3 ...... 22 KIMPSON, Ja'Von 2 2 1 3 ...... 48 NEWTON, Ryan 13 . 2 2 ...... 59 CRABTREE, Evan 14 1 1 2 ...... 1X BOOKER, Trevon 2 2 . 2 ...... 52 TURNER, Cam 9 2 . 2 ...... 9 KRAMER, Kyle 14 1 1 2 ...... 25 MCCOLLOUGH, D. 1 . 1 1 ...... 97 Kellison, Will 2 1 . 1 ...... 2M MILLER, Mehki 1 . 1 1 . . . 1 . . . . . 71 MURRER, Sam 1 . 1 1 ...... 16 HAGARTY, Richie 2 1 . 1 1.0-1 ...... 99 COLLIER, A. 2 . 1 1 ...... 74 SCHROER, Jack 12 . 1 1 ...... 5G GABBERT, Brett 14 1 . 1 ...... 8 BLAKELY, Cam 13 . 1 1 ...... 46 HOMER, Andrew 14 1 . 1 ...... 23 JOHNSON, Davion 13 1 . 1 ...... 83 WALKER, Jalen 14 1 . 1 ...... TM TEAM 9 1 . 1 1.0-15 1.0-15 ...... 1 Total 14 552 474 1026 108-428 38-232 11-219 45 28 9-13 12 4 1 Opponents 14 444 493 937 89-320 31-183 10-182 45 14 8-0 8 1 . -22- GAME 1 • BALL STATE

CAREER STATS

The Automated ScoreBook Miami University Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Jan 08, 2020) All games

SEASON CAREER

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g BESTER, Jaylon 11 171 800 59 741 4.3 14 59 67.4 33 225 1107 70 1037 4.6 15 59 31.4 SHELTON, Tyre 14 108 597 10 587 5.4 2 53 41.9 14 108 597 10 587 5.4 2 53 41.9 THOMAS, Maurice 14 41 215 11 204 5.0 0 23 14.6 48 168 996 57 939 5.6 1 77 19.6 JOHNSON, Davion 13 60 190 18 172 2.9 2 17 13.2 19 93 358 22 336 3.6 3 44 17.7 GABBERT, Brett 14 88 237 165 72 0.8 3 31 5.1 14 88 237 165 72 0.8 3 31 5.1 KAHN, Zach 13 23 78 7 71 3.1 1 21 5.5 24 34 108 11 97 2.9 1 21 4.0 WILLIAMSON, J. 6 12 55 20 35 2.9 0 22 5.8 8 12 55 20 35 2.9 0 22 4.4 BURTON, Mitch 4 7 18 0 18 2.6 0 9 4.5 6 7 18 0 18 2.6 0 9 3.0 MAYE, James 12 2 8 4 4 2.0 0 8 0.3 12 2 8 4 4 2.0 0 8 0.3 WALKER, Jalen 14 3 13 12 1 0.3 0 13 0.1 26 3 13 12 1 0.3 0 13 0.0 MAYER, AJ 3 3 2 13 -11 -3.7 0 2 -3.7 3 3 2 13 -11 -3.7 0 2 -3.7 TEAM 9 15 0 61 -61 -4.1 0 0 -6.8 Total 14 533 2213 380 1833 3.4 22 59 130.9 Opponents 14 578 2828 410 2418 4.2 24 82 172.7

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g GABBERT, Brett 14 125.89 175-316-8 55.4 2411 11 63 172.2 14 125.89 175-316-8 55.4 2411 11 63 172.2 WILLIAMSON, J. 6 58.19 8-19-2 42.1 84 0 45 14.0 8 58.19 8-19-2 42.1 84 0 45 10.5 SORENSON, Jack 11 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 25 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 WALKER, Jalen 14 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 26 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 MAYER, AJ 3 0.00 0-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 3 0.00 0-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total 14 121.33 183-337-10 54.3 2495 11 63 178.2 Opponents 14 130.47 259-436-11 59.4 2929 26 61 209.2

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g SORENSON, Jack 11 44 568 12.9 4 43 51.6 25 97 1310 13.5 6 54 52.4 WALKER, Jalen 14 24 418 17.4 2 60 29.9 26 36 558 15.5 2 60 21.5 MAYE, James 12 20 506 25.3 1 63 42.2 12 20 506 25.3 1 63 42.2 ROBINSON, Dom 14 14 296 21.1 0 46 21.1 34 27 452 16.7 4 46 13.3 JOHNSON, Davion 13 13 128 9.8 0 27 9.8 19 15 137 9.1 0 27 7.2 SHELTON, Tyre 14 13 78 6.0 0 17 5.6 14 13 78 6.0 0 17 5.6 BESTER, Jaylon 11 12 59 4.9 0 9 5.4 33 32 208 6.5 0 20 6.3 HOMER, Andrew 14 10 126 12.6 2 35 9.0 34 26 357 13.7 5 35 10.5 THOMAS, Maurice 14 10 22 2.2 0 8 1.6 48 40 249 6.2 0 55 5.2 MAYOCK, Luke 12 9 141 15.7 1 31 11.8 41 50 758 15.2 5 31 18.5 BLAKELY, Cam 13 7 86 12.3 0 18 6.6 13 7 86 12.3 0 18 6.6 HARDY, Quentin 12 5 42 8.4 1 16 3.5 27 11 94 8.5 2 25 3.5 MANSON, Nick 4 2 25 12.5 0 13 6.2 4 2 25 12.5 0 13 6.2 Total 14 183 2495 13.6 11 63 178.2 Opponents 14 259 2929 11.3 26 61 209.2

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g g plays rush pass total avg/g GABBERT, Brett 14 404 72 2411 2483 177.4 14 404 72 2411 2483 177.4 BESTER, Jaylon 11 171 741 0 741 67.4 33 225 1037 0 1037 31.4 SHELTON, Tyre 14 108 587 0 587 41.9 14 108 587 0 587 41.9 THOMAS, Maurice 14 41 204 0 204 14.6 48 168 939 0 939 19.6 JOHNSON, Davion 13 60 172 0 172 13.2 19 93 336 0 336 17.7 WILLIAMSON, J. 6 31 35 84 119 19.8 8 31 35 84 119 14.9 KAHN, Zach 13 23 71 0 71 5.5 24 34 97 0 97 4.0 BURTON, Mitch 4 7 18 0 18 4.5 6 7 18 0 18 3.0 MAYE, James 12 2 4 0 4 0.3 12 2 4 0 4 0.3 WALKER, Jalen 14 4 1 0 1 0.1 26 4 1 0 1 0.0 MAYER, AJ 3 3 -11 0 -11 -3.7 3 3 -11 0 -11 -3.7 TEAM 9 15 -61 0 -61 -6.8 Total 14 870 1833 2495 4328 309.1 Opponents 14 1014 2418 2929 5347 381.9

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CAREER STATS The Automated ScoreBook Miami University Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Jan 08, 2020) All games

SEASON CAREER

PAT PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts SLOMAN, Sam - 26-30 34-34 - - - - - 112 - 49-62 112-114 - - - - - 259 BESTER, Jaylon 14 ------84 15 ------90 SORENSON, Jack 4 ------24 6 ------36 GABBERT, Brett 3 ------18 3 ------18 SHELTON, Tyre 2 ------12 2 ------12 WALKER, Jalen 2 ------12 2 ------12 JOHNSON, Davion 2 ------12 3 ------18 BROWN, Mike 2 ------12 2 ------12 HOMER, Andrew 2 ------12 5 ------30 PHELPS, Lonnie 1 ------6 1 ------6 BARATTI, Bart 1 ------6 1 ------6 HARDY, Quentin 1 ------6 2 ------12 MAYE, James 1 ------6 1 ------6 KAHN, Zach 1 ------6 1 ------6 MAYOCK, Luke 1 ------6 5 ------30 SWARTZ, Jacob - - 2-2 - - - - - 2 - - 2-2 - - - - - 2 TEAM - - 0-1 - - - - 1 2 WEATHERFORD, S. ------0 ------0 Total 37 26-30 36-37 - - - - 1 338 Opponents 52 11-16 49-52 - - - - - 394

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg THOMAS, Maurice 19 239 12.6 0 30 19 239 12.6 0 30 WALKER, Jalen 2 11 5.5 0 11 2 11 5.5 0 11 RUGAMBA, E. 1 10 10.0 0 0 1 10 10.0 0 0 PHELPS, Lonnie 1 53 53.0 1 32 1 53 53.0 1 32 Total 23 313 13.6 1 32 Opponents 26 303 11.7 0 52

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg THOMAS, Maurice 33 737 22.3 0 97 114 2525 22.1 1 99 MEHELIC, Adam 2 28 14.0 0 18 2 28 14.0 0 18 BURTON, Mitch 2 32 16.0 0 17 2 32 16.0 0 17 WALKER, Jalen 2 31 15.5 0 19 2 31 15.5 0 19 JOHNSON, Davion 1 23 23.0 0 23 1 23 23.0 0 23 SHELTON, Tyre 1 30 30.0 0 30 1 30 30.0 0 30 Total 41 881 21.5 0 97 Opponents 16 379 23.7 0 50

Interceptions no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg BANKS, Travion 5 26 5.2 0 13 5 26 5.2 0 13 BROWN, Mike 3 104 34.7 2 79 4 121 30.2 2 79 WEATHERFORD, S. 1 54 54.0 0 54 2 54 27.0 0 54 RUGAMBA, E. 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 BARATTI, Bart 1 35 35.0 1 35 2 35 17.5 1 35 Total 11 219 19.9 3 79 Opponents 10 182 18.2 2 74

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg COSTIN, Doug 1 15 15.0 0 15 1 15 15.0 0 15 WEATHERFORD, S. 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 Total 2 13 6.5 0 15 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0

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CAREER STATS

The Automated ScoreBook Miami University Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Jan 08, 2020) All games

SEASON CAREER

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g THOMAS, Mauri 14 204 22 239 737 0 1202 85.9 48 939 249 239 2525 0 3952 82.3 BESTER, Jaylon 11 741 59 0 0 0 800 72.7 33 1037 208 0 533 0 1778 53.9 SHELTON, Tyre 14 587 78 0 30 0 695 49.6 14 587 78 0 30 0 695 49.6 SORENSON, Ja 11 0 568 0 0 0 568 51.6 25 0 1310 4 0 0 1314 52.6 MAYE, James 12 4 506 0 0 0 510 42.5 12 4 506 0 0 0 510 42.5 WALKER, Jalen 14 1 418 11 31 0 461 32.9 26 1 558 11 31 0 601 23.1 JOHNSON, Davi 13 172 128 0 23 0 323 24.8 19 336 137 0 23 0 496 26.1 ROBINSON, Do 14 0 296 0 0 0 296 21.1 34 0 452 0 0 0 452 13.3 MAYOCK, Luke 12 0 141 0 0 0 141 11.8 41 0 758 0 0 0 758 18.5 HOMER, Andrew 14 0 126 0 0 0 126 9.0 34 0 357 0 0 0 357 10.5 BROWN, Mike 14 0 0 0 0 104 104 7.4 38 0 0 0 0 121 121 3.2 BLAKELY, Cam 13 0 86 0 0 0 86 6.6 13 0 86 0 0 0 86 6.6 GABBERT, Brett 14 72 0 0 0 0 72 5.1 14 72 0 0 0 0 72 5.1 KAHN, Zach 13 71 0 0 0 0 71 5.5 24 97 0 0 0 0 97 4.0 WEATHERFOR 14 0 0 0 0 54 54 3.9 26 0 0 0 0 54 54 2.1 PHELPS, Lonnie 13 0 0 53 0 0 53 4.1 13 0 0 53 0 0 53 4.1 BURTON, Mitch 4 18 0 0 32 0 50 12.5 6 18 0 0 32 0 50 8.3 HARDY, Quentin 12 0 42 0 0 0 42 3.5 27 0 94 0 0 0 94 3.5 BARATTI, Bart 14 0 0 0 0 35 35 2.5 38 0 0 0 0 35 35 0.9 WILLIAMSON, J. 6 35 0 0 0 0 35 5.8 8 35 0 0 0 0 35 4.4 MEHELIC, Adam 14 0 0 0 28 0 28 2.0 26 0 0 0 28 0 28 1.1 BANKS, Travion 13 0 0 0 0 26 26 2.0 49 0 22 0 0 26 48 1.0 MANSON, Nick 4 0 25 0 0 0 25 6.2 4 0 25 0 0 0 25 6.2 RUGAMBA, E. 13 0 0 10 0 0 10 0.8 13 0 0 10 0 0 10 0.8 MAYER, AJ 3 -11 0 0 0 0 -11 -3.7 3 -11 0 0 0 0 -11 -3.7 TEAM 9 -61 0 0 0 0 -61 -6.8 Total 14 1833 2495 313 881 219 5741 410.1 Opponents 14 2418 2929 303 379 182 6211 443.6

Field Goals att good long blkd att good long blkd SLOMAN, Sam 30 26 53 0 62 49 53 0 Total 30 26 53 0 Opponents 16 11 42 1

Punting no. yds avg lg blk no. yds avg lg blk KRAMER, Kyle 75 3252 43.4 59 0 234 9826 42.0 64 1 TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 1 SWARTZ, Jacob 1 39 39.0 39 0 2 66 33.0 39 0 Total 77 3291 42.7 59 1 Opponents 67 2629 39.2 62 2

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob no. yds avg tb ob SLOMAN, Sam 75 4705 62.7 52 6 250 15246 61.0 127 17 BECKETT, Henry 1 59 59.0 0 0 1 59 59.0 0 0 Total 76 4764 62.7 52 6 Opponents 76 4416 58.1 23 2

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The Automated ScoreBook Miami University Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Jan 08, 2020) All games

SEASON CAREER

## Defensive Leaders gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk 35 MCWOOD, Ryan 13 5 1 4 8 9 9 5.5 1 . 5 . 3 1 1 . 25 6 0 5 4 1 1 4 6.5 1 . 5 . 3 1 1 . 21 WEATHERFORD, S. 14 6 1 3 7 9 8 5.5 2 . 0 1 1 0 2 2 . 26 7 7 4 8 1 2 5 7.5 2 . 0 2 1 1 3 2 . 49 BARATTI, Bart 14 5 3 4 0 9 3 11.5 3 . 0 1 1 . . . 38 8 5 5 9 1 4 4 20.5 6 . 0 2 2 . . . 5 RUGAMBA, E. 13 5 8 2 7 8 5 3.0 . 1 8 . . 1 13 5 8 2 7 8 5 3.0 . 1 8 . . 1 17 REID, Myles 13 4 5 4 0 8 5 7.0 1 . 5 . 2 . 3 . 40 7 8 5 6 1 3 4 11.5 2 . 5 . 3 2 3 . 58 COSTIN, Doug 14 1 5 4 4 5 9 12.0 4 . 0 . 3 2 1 1 50 7 6 1 0 2 1 7 8 32.5 1 6 . 5 . 1 2 3 3 2 3 BROWN, Mike 14 3 1 2 5 5 6 4.0 . 3 2 1 . . 38 6 7 5 1 1 1 8 7.0 . 4 5 1 . . 27 BURSE, Kobe 14 2 5 2 7 5 2 2.0 . . . . 1 . 49 4 2 4 5 8 7 3.5 . . . . 1 . 82 BUTLER, Kameron 14 2 9 1 6 4 5 14.5 5 . 5 . . 1 . . 14 2 9 1 6 4 5 14.5 5 . 5 . . 1 . . 6 BANKS, Travion 13 2 8 1 2 4 0 1.0 . 5 6 . . . 49 4 4 2 6 7 0 1.5 . 5 8 . . . 91 SHARP, Andrew 13 1 6 1 9 3 5 8.5 4 . 5 . . . . . 24 2 4 2 5 4 9 11.5 6 . 5 . . . . . 90 LEMON, Dean 14 1 5 1 8 3 3 6.5 2 . 0 . . . . . 34 2 6 3 5 6 1 10.5 4 . 5 . 1 1 . . 2S SINGLETON, C. 14 1 5 1 5 3 0 1.0 . . 1 . 1 . 15 1 5 1 5 3 0 1.0 . . 1 . 1 . 14 RAYMOND, Z. 14 1 8 1 0 2 8 0.5 0 . 5 . 6 . . . 14 1 8 1 0 2 8 0.5 0 . 5 . 6 . . . 95 KIMPLER, Ben 13 1 4 1 3 2 7 5.0 1 . 0 . . 1 1 . 36 3 4 4 4 7 8 11.0 2 . 0 . 1 1 1 . 47 PHELPS, Lonnie 13 1 1 8 1 9 4.5 4 . 5 . . . 2 1 13 1 1 8 1 9 4.5 4 . 5 . . . 2 1 2P PACE, Ivan 13 1 4 5 1 9 7.5 7 . 0 . . . . . 13 1 4 5 1 9 7.5 7 . 0 . . . . . 18 BOSWELL, Cedric 14 9 7 1 6 1.5 ...... 14 9 7 1 6 1.5 ...... 8B BOLDIN, Luke 14 5 5 1 0 2.0 . . 1 . . . 14 5 5 1 0 2.0 . . 1 . . . 92 ERTL, Austin 13 1 7 8 0.5 . . . . . 1 13 1 7 8 0.5 . . . . . 1 29 KAHN, Zach 13 5 3 8 0.0 ...... 24 5 3 8 0.0 ...... 24 RUCKER-FURLOW 8 4 3 7 0.0 . . 1 . . . 16 1 2 9 2 1 1.5 . 1 2 . 1 . 38 WYNN, Max 3 . 7 7 0.0 ...... 3 . 7 7 0.0 ...... 2X SALOPEK, Matt 3 3 4 7 0.0 ...... 3 3 4 7 0.0 ...... 34 HAMPTON, Isaac 7 2 5 7 1.0 ...... 15 4 1 2 1 6 1.5 ...... 30 MAIZE, Josh 10 2 3 5 0.5 . . . 1 . . 20 1 2 6 1 8 2.0 . . . 1 . . 28 JOSEPHS, J. 2 1 3 4 0.5 ...... 2 1 3 4 0.5 ...... 4 KOIKOI, Allan 6 2 1 3 0.0 ...... 26 3 1 1 3 4 4 0.5 . . 2 . . . 96 HILTON, Kobe 4 1 2 3 0.5 ...... 4 1 2 3 0.5 ...... 66 KAUFMAN, Kevin 2 1 2 3 0.0 ...... 2 1 2 3 0.0 ...... 22 KIMPSON, Ja'Von 2 2 1 3 0.0 ...... 2 2 1 3 0.0 ...... 53 ROBINSON, Nate 10 2 1 3 0.0 ...... 10 2 1 3 0.0 ...... 93 BRYANT, Kyle 2 . 3 3 0.0 ...... 2 . 3 3 0.0 ...... 36 BAUMOEL, G. 3 . 3 3 0.0 ...... 3 . 3 3 0.0 ...... 59 CRABTREE, Evan 14 1 1 2 0.0 ...... 47 3 3 6 0.0 ...... 48 NEWTON, Ryan 13 . 2 2 0.0 ...... 19 . 2 2 0.0 ...... 52 TURNER, Cam 9 2 . 2 0.0 ...... 28 7 6 1 3 1.0 1 . 0 . . . 1 . 1X BOOKER, Trevon 2 2 . 2 0.0 ...... 2 2 . 2 0.0 ...... 9 KRAMER, Kyle 14 1 1 2 0.0 ...... 45 2 1 3 0.0 ...... 74 SCHROER, Jack 12 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 12 . 1 1 0.0 ...... TM TEAM 9 1 . 1 1.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 99 COLLIER, A. 2 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 2 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 83 WALKER, Jalen 14 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 26 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 16 HAGARTY, Richie 2 1 . 1 1.0 ...... 2 1 . 1 1.0 ...... 23 JOHNSON, Davion 13 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 19 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 46 HOMER, Andrew 14 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 34 1 1 2 0.0 ...... 71 MURRER, Sam 1 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 17 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 8 BLAKELY, Cam 13 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 13 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 2M MILLER, Mehki 1 . 1 1 0.0 . . 1 . . . 1 . 1 1 0.0 . . 1 . . . 97 Kellison, Will 2 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 2 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 25 MCCOLLOUGH, D. 1 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 1 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 5G GABBERT, Brett 14 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 14 1 . 1 0.0 ...... Total 14 5 5 2 4 7 4 1 0 2 108 38 11 4 5 9 1 2 4 Opponents 14 4 4 4 4 9 3 9 3 7 89 31 10 4 5 8 8 1

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