Spring 2020 the Miami University Football Team Had a Banner Year in 2019, Capturing Its First MAC Champion- Ship Since 2010 with a 26-21 Win Over Central Michigan

2019 Spring Preview:

RedHawks MAC Title Defense Begins Spring 2020 The Miami University football team had a banner year in 2019, capturing its first MAC Champion- ship since 2010 with a 26-21 win over Central Michigan. While some may have been surprised that such a young team could win a game at Ford Field, those closest to the program knew the 2020 Football Schedule RedHawks had something special building in Oxford, Ohio. Date Opponent Time Sept. 5 at Pittsburgh TBA Over its last 31 conference games the RedHawks are an astonishing 23-8, tops in the conference. Sept. 12 Arkansas Pine Bluff TBA The RedHawks have also been bowl eligible in three of the last four seasons after being bowl Sept. 19 Cincinnati TBA eligible just twice from 2006-15. Sept. 26 at Akron TBA Oct. 3 Army TBA Offensively, Miami returns 10 starters from last season’s squad that averaged 24.2 points per Oct. 10 at Bowling Green TBA game in 2019. Not bad considering Miami started four true freshman on offense and will still have just five senior expected starters when 2020 begins. Oct. 17 Ohio TBA Oct. 24 at Central Michigan TBA Defensively, Miami returns seven starters that helped the RedHawks finish as one of the top Oct. 31 Ball State TBA defenses in the MAC in total scoring (22.5, 2nd), total defense (352.9, 3rd), pass defense (175.9, Nov. 10 at Buffalo TBA 1st) and sacks (27, 2nd). Nov. 17 Kent State TBA Nov. 27 Eastern Michigan TBA The biggest question Miami will have to answer is at special teams. Gone are All-MAC performers Sam Sloman, Kyle Kramer and Maurice Thomas. *MAC Game Home games in bold A breakdown of all positions can be found below.

2019 Results Date Opponent Result Quick Facts Football Staff Head Coach...... Chuck Martin (Milikin, 1990) Aug. 31 at Iowa L, 38-14 School...... Miami University Location...... Oxford, Ohio 45056 Record at Miami...... 30-47 (six seasons) Career Record as Head Coach...... 104-52 (12 seasons) Sept. 7 Tennessee Tech W, 48-17 Founded...... 1809 Associate Head Coach/Co-Offensive Coordinator/OL Enrollment...... 17,557 Sept. 14 at Cincinnati L, 35-13 ...... George Barnett (seventh season) Sept. 21 at Ohio State L, 76-5 Nickname...... RedHawks Co-Offensive Coordinator/QBs...... Eric Koehler (seventh season) Colors...... Red & White Sept. 28 Buffalo W, 34-20 Co-Defensive Coordinator/LBs...... Spence Nowinsky (third season) Affiliation...... NCAA Division I Co-Defensive Coordinator/CBs...... John Hauser (seventh season) Oct. 12 at Western Michigan L, 38-16 Conference...... Mid-American, East Division (MAC) Special Teams Coordinator...... Doug Shearer (second season) Oct. 19 Northern Illinois W, 27-24 Stadium...... Yager Stadium (24,286) Safeties...... Bill Brechin (seventh season) Surface...... FieldTurf Wide Receivers...... Israel Woolfork (sixth season) Oct. 26 at Kent State W, 23-16 President...... Dr. Greg Crawford Defensive Line...... EJ Whitlow (third season) Nov. 6 at Ohio W, 24-21 Director of Athletics...... David Sayler Tight Ends/Recruiting...... Pat Welsh (seventh season) Running backs...... Lamar Conard (third season) Nov. 13 Bowling Green W, 44-3 Athletics Dept. Phone...... (513) 529-3113 Athletics Website...... MiamiRedHawks.com.com Director of Football/Operations...... Matt Yoches (fifth season) Nov. 20 Akron W, 20-17 Team Information Graduate Assistant...... Heath Parling (second season) Nov. 29 at Ball State L, 41-27 2019 Record...... 8-6 Graduate Assistant...... Logan Plumley (third season) Graduate Assistant...... C.J. Robbins (second season) Conference Record...... 6-2 (1st in East) Dec. 7 vs. Central Michigan (MACC) W, 26-21 Graduate Assistant...... Tommy Gerhard (second season) Letterwinners Returning...... 37 Strength & Conditioning...... Luke Kelly (fifth season) Jan. 6 Louisiana (LendingTree) L, 27-17 ...... (21 offense, 16 defense, 0 special teams) Director of Digital Design and Football...... Robert Trombley (second season) Letterwinners Lost...... 20 ...... (8 offense, 9 defense, 3 special teams) Starters Returning...... 17 Miami Athletic Communications Important Spring Dates ...... (10 offense, 7 defense, 0 special teams) Dave Meyer Spring Practice Begins - March 8 Starters Lost...... 8 Assistant A.D. for Communications/Football Contact Spring Practice Ends - April 18 ...... (1 offense, 4 defense, 3 special teams) 513.529.4329//[email protected]

Miami Athletic Communications • 230 Millett Hall • Oxford, Ohio, 43403 2020 RECRUITING CLASS

David Afari, RB, 5-11, 200, West Chester, Ohio (Lakota West) High School: Currently attends Lakota West High School ... coached by Tom Bolden ... team captain ... had 1,203 all-purpose yards and 20 touchdowns as a senior ... earned first team all-southwest ... ranks second all-time at Lakota West in rushing yards.

Jeremiah Batiste, WR, 5-11, 180, New 2020 Returning QB Stats Orleans, La. (Tyner Academy) Scouting the RedHawks Quarterbacks High School: Currently attends Tyner Name GP/GS C-A-I Pct. Yds. TD Lettermen Returning: 2, Lettermen Lost: 1 Gabbert 14/14 175-316-8 55.4 2,411 11 Academy ... coached by Wayne Turner ... team Starters Returning: 1, Starters Lost: 0 captain ... earned all-state honors as a senior, Reigning MAC Freshman of the Year Brett Gabbert returns for the 2020 season after throwing for recording 45 catches for 810 yards and 10 2,411 yards and 11 touchdowns, leading Miami to a MAC Championship victory. Gabbert took near- touchdowns ... earned all-state as a junior ly every snap for the RedHawks last season and has still not yet even been on campus for a full year (got to Miami last June). and was a finalist for Mr. Football in his state after recording 48 receptions for 1,133 yards Backing up Gabbert will be AJ Mayer, who saw action in three games, but did not attempt a pass in and 18 touchdowns. 2019. Aveon Smith, an early enrollee, is also here for the spring and Pete Lampert, Michael Bonds and Alec Bornhorst round out the quarterback room. James Bomba, TE, 6-6, 230, Bloomington, Ind. (Bloomington South) High School: Currently attends Bloomington South High School ... coached by Mo Moriar- ity ... team captain ... earned all-state honors as a junior and senior ... named team MVP in 2019 ... is a two-time all-conference player ... also lettered in basketball.

Ambe’ Caldwell, DB, 6-1, 193, Atlanta, Ga. (Woodward Academy) High School: Currently attends Woodward Academy High School ... coached by John Running Backs 2020 Returning RB Stats Lettermen Returning: 4, Lettermen Lost: 1 Hunt and Ryan Davis ... earned first team all- Name GP/GS Rushes Yards Avg. TD region as a senior, recording 72 tackles, two Starters Returning: 1, Starters Lost: 0 Bester 11/6 171 741 4.3 14 Jaylon Bester had a career year in 2019, rushing Shelton 14/8 108 597 5.4 2 interceptions and four pass breakups ... had for 741 yards and 14 touchdowns. He suffered an Johnson 13/0 60 172 2.9 2 Kahn 13/0 23 71 3.1 1 43 catches for 817 yards and 13 touchdowns offseason injury and will not practice this spring, as a senior on the offensive side of the ball. which opens to door for several other running backs. Dominic Collado, OL, 6-3, 290, Crystal Tyre Shelton rushed for 587 yards and two scores last year, which includes 148-yard effort in a win Lake, Ill. (Crystal Lake South) over Kent State last year. Davion Johnson was fourth on the team in rushing last year with 172 yards High School: Currently attends Crystal and added two touchdowns, while Zach Kahn had 71 yards rushing in 2019. Ontario Russell red- Lake South High School ... coached by Rob shirted last year, but will be full-go this spring. Fontana ... team captain ... earned all-state honors as a senior ... recorded 59 pancakes from his offensive line position ... four-year starter ... also lettered in wrestling.

Miami Athletic Communications • 230 Millett Hall • Oxford, Ohio, 45056 Kevin Davis, RB, 5-9, 160, Jackson, Tenn. (Trinity Christian Academy) High School: Currently attends Trinity Chris- tian Academy ... coached by Blake Butler ... team captain ... recorded 1,932 rushing yards and 22 touchdowns as a senior ... added 207 receiving and 370 return yards ... earned all- state honors as a senior and was the region’s Offensive Player of the Year ... added 820 yards rushing, 661 receiving yards and 19 touchdowns as a junior. Wide Receivers 2020 Returning WR Stats Lettermen Returning: 4, Lettermen Lost: 2 Devon Dorsey, WR, 6-2, 195, Jonesboro, Starters Returning: 3, Starters Lost: 0 Name GP/GS Rec. Yards Avg. TD Sorenson 11/9 44 568 12.9 4 Ga. (Eagles Landing Christian Academy) Miami returns a handful of wide receivers, includ- Walker 14/7 24 418 17.4 2 ing Jack Sorenson, who was the MAC Champion- Maye 12/3 20 506 25.3 1 High School: Currently attends Eagles Land- ship Offensive Player of the Game after catching Manson 4/0 2 25 12.5 0 ing Christian Academy ... coached by Jona- eight passes for 123 yards and a touchdown. So- than Gess ... team captain ... team went 54-2 renson finished the year with 44 receptions for 568 yards and four touchdowns. Joining Sorenson in his four years, winning four state champi- as returning starters are Jalen Walker (24-418-2) and James Maye (20-506-1). Maye finished the year with a 25.3 receiving average, tops among freshman wide receivers in the nation. onships ... was named to the all-region team in 2019. Nick Manson is the only other RedHawk return with a reception, recording two catches for 25 yards on the season. Expect Austin Robinson, Brandon LaBrie and James Bessett to contribute this Dom Dzioban, K/P, 6-1, 180, Frankfort, Ill. spring as well. (Lincoln Way East) High School: Currently attends Lincoln Way East High School ... coached by Rob Zvonar ... was 18-of-20 on field goals and 50-of-51 on extra points his senior year ... team went 14-0 and won a state championship that same season ... he also earned all-state honors as a senior ... owns school record for most field goals made (37) and is the school’s all-time leading scorer (340 points).

Reid Holskey, OL, 6-6, 290, Pataskala, Ohio Tight Ends (Licking Heights) 2020 Returning TE Stats Lettermen Returning: 3, Lettermen Lost: 1 High School: Currently attends Licking Starters Returning: 0, Starters Lost: 1 Name GP/GS Rec. Yards Avg. TD Heights High School ... coached by Darren Tight end Andrew Homer leads this group, com- Homer 14/9 10 126 12.6 2 Mehelic 14/3 0 0 0.0 0 ing off a season where he caught 10 passes for Waters ... team captain ... earned first team 126 yards and two touchdowns. Adam Mehelic all-conference as a senior ... team MVP as a saw action in all 14 games last season, spending most of his time as a blocking tight end. senior ... earned second team all-conference as a junior. Expect Rhett Williams and Jack Coldiron to participate this spring after redshirting last season.

Dimitri Mitsopoulos, WR, 5-10, 180, Sylva- nia, Ohio (Toledo St. John’s) High School: Currently attends St. John’s Jesuit High School ... coached by Larry Mac- Daniel ... team captain ... earned first team all- state as a junior and senior ... owns the school record for career receiving yards (2,577) and touchdowns (32) ... added 14 career interceptions on the defensive side of the ball.

Miami Athletic Communications • 230 Millett Hall • Oxford, Ohio, 45056 Jason Morton, OL, 6-8, 300, Greendale, Ind. (Lawrenceburg) High School: Currently attends Lawrence- burg High School ... coached by Ryan Knigga ... earned all-state as a senior as well as all- conference.

Nate Muersch, TE, 6-5, 215, Downers Grove, Ill. (Montini Catholic) High School: Currently attends Montini Catholic High School ... coached by Mike Bukovsky ... team captain ... earned all-state Offensive Line as a senior, recording 40 catches for 777 yards Lettermen Returning: 8, Lettermen Lost: 2 Starters Returning: 4, Starters Lost: 1 and 11 touchdowns ... added 36 receptions The offensive line is once again expected to be one of Miami’s strongest positions with four start- for 506 yards and 10 scores as a junior. ers returning including All-MAC performers in Tommy Doyle (first team) and Danny Godlevske (third team). Rusty Feth and Caleb Shaffer also return after starting a combined 13 games as true Charlie Nank, OL, 6-4, 290, West Des freshmen. Moines, Iowa (Dowling Catholic) Three other offensive lineman started at least one game last year in Pete Nank (4 starts), David High School: Currently attends West des Redding (4 starts) and Bennett Clark (1 start), while Donovan White helped on special teams. Moines Dowling High School ... coached by Tom Wilson ... team captain ... helped lead his Expect Ben Jackson, Nathan Jacobs, Sam Vaughan, Andrew Todd and Brody Carper to work their team to a state championship his senior year way into the mix this year as well. ... same season he earned first team all-state ... team won a state championship his junior year as well as he earned second team all- state honors.

Quadre Nicholson, RB, 5-10, 175, Evan- ston, Ill. (Evanston) High School: Currently attends Evanston High School ... coached by Mike Burzawa ... team captain ... four-year starter ... rushed for 508 yards and five touchdowns as a senior ... had 1,208 yards and 17 touchdowns his 2020 Returning DL Stats junior season ... also lettered in track. Defensive Line Name GP/GS Tackles TFL Sacks FF Lettermen Returning: 8, Lettermen Lost: 3 Butler 14/14 29-16-45 14.5 5.5 1 Camden Rogers, LB, 6-0, 205, Fort Wayne, Starters Returning: 2, Starters Lost: 2 Sharp 13/13 16-19-35 8.5 4.5 0 Gone is first team All-MAC defensive tackle Doug Kimpler 13/13 14-13-27 5.0 1.0 1 Ind. (Homestead) Phelps 13/0 11-8-19 4.5 4.5 2 Costin, but the RedHawks return plenty of fire- High School: Currently attends Homestead Ertl 13/1 1-7-8 0.5 0.0 0 power on the defensive line. Maize 10/0 2-3-5 0.5 0.0 1 High School ... coached by Chad Zolman ... Hilton 4/0 1-2-3 0.5 0.0 0 team captain ... earned first team all-state as Kameron Butler leads the returners with 45 tack- Kaufman 2/0 1-2-3 0.0 0.0 0 a senior, recording 96 tackles, 8.0 sacks, 18.0 les, 14.5 TFL and 5.5 sacks, earning second team tackles for loss and three pass breakups ... All-MAC honors in 2019. Andrew Sharp had 35 tackles, 8.5 TFL and 4.5 sacks from his defensive tackle position and Ben Kimpler started 13 games at defensive end in 2019. Freshman Lonnie named to the Indiana Top-22 team ... was Phelps finished third on the team with 4.5 sacks and keep a look out for Dominique Robinson. The named Northeast Indiana Defensive Player of senior is moving from wide receiver to defensive end this year. the Year ... earned all-state as a junior as well, recording 100 tackles, 10.0 sacks and 14.0 Other players to keep an eye out for include Austin Ertl, Josh Maize, Kobe Hilton, Richie Hagarty, tackles for loss. Jahmal Wynter and Anthony Collier.

Miami Athletic Communications • 230 Millett Hall • Oxford, Ohio, 45056 TJ Rush, DB, 5-11, 170, St. Louis, Mo. (Trin- ity Catholic) High School: Currently attends Trinity Catho- lic High School ... coached by John Randle ... team captain ... earned a spot on the all-defensive team in the state of Missouri ... earned first team all-state as a senior ... team won a state championship as a junior ... named to the Post Dispatch Preseason Super-30 Team.

Linebackers John Saunders Jr., WR, 6-2, 200, High Point, Lettermen Returning: 4, Lettermen Lost: 3 2020 Returning LB Stats Starters Returning: 1, Starters Lost: 1 N.C. (High Point Christian) Name GP/GS Tackles TFL Sacks INT Expect Ryan McWood to once again start the McWood 13/13 51-48-99 5.5 1.5 0 High School: Currently attends High Point 2020 season at MLB after recording a career-best Pace 13/0 14-5-19 7.5 7.0 0 Christian High School ... coached by Scott Bell 99 tackles and 5.5 TFL. McWood is the one line- Bolden 14/0 5-5-10 2.0 0.0 0 Robinson 10/0 2-1-3 0.0 0.0 0 ... team captain ... earned first team all-state as backer left over from 2019 that played significant a senior, recording 900 receiving yards and 17 minutes, but the cupboard is not bare. touchdowns ... added six interceptions and 16 Ivan Pace is expected to compete at OLB after seeing most of his time last year as a rush end. Last pass breakups as a senior ... named his team’s season Pace led the team with 7.0 sacks and added 19 tackles as well. Luke Bolden saw action in Most Valuable Player ... had 30 total touch- all 14 games, mostly on special teams, recording 10 tackles. downs (19 passing and 12 rushing/receiving) as a junior. Other players expected to see more time this spring include Nate Robinson and Griffin Baumoel.

Caleb Siech, OL, 6-6, 305, Janesville, Iowa (Waverly Shell-Rock) High School: Currently attends Waverly Shell-Rock High School ... coached by Mark Hubbard ... three-year letterwinner ... earned first team all-district as a senior ... earned third team all-state as a junior ... also lettered in track and basketball.

Aveon Smith, QB, 6-1, 190, Lexington, S.C., (White Knoll) High School: Currently attends White Knoll Defensive Backs 2020 Returning DB Stats High School ... coached by Dean Howell ... Lettermen Returning: 6, Lettermen Lost: 4 Name GP/GS Tackles INT PBU FF team captain ... in just five games he threw Starters Returning: 3, Starters Lost: 2 Weatherford 14/14 61-37-98 1 10 2 Not often a unit can lose two starters and still feel Rugamba 13/13 58-27-85 1 8 0 for 1,029 passing yards and 18 touchdowns, completely comfortable with its depth entering a Brown 14/14 31-25-56 3 2 0 while adding 608 yards rushing and nine season, but that is exactly what Miami has going Singleton 14/0 15-15-30 0 1 1 Boswell 14/0 9-7-16 0 0 0 scores before suffering a season ending injury into this spring. Rucker-Furlow 8/0 4-3-7 0 1 0 ... earned all-state as a senior ... threw for Salopek 3/0 4-4-7 0 0 0 Miami arguably returns the best safety duo in the 1,343 yards and 14 touchdowns as a junior, MAC with Sterling Weatherford (98 tackles) and while adding 1,000 yards and 14 scores on Mike Brown (56 tackles). This duo combined for four interceptions and two touchdowns while the ground. each starting 14 games last year. Jacob Snell, DL, 6-4, 246, Naperville, Ill. Emmanuel Rugamba (third team All-MAC) returns for his final season at cornerback. The Iowa transfer recorded 85 tackles and eight pass breakups in 2019. (Benet Academy) High School: Currently attends Benet Acad- The RedHawks will be on the lookout for a starting cornerback and a rover this spring. Some of emy ... coached by Pat New ... team captain ... the names to watch for include: Cecil Singleton, Trevon Booker, Jayden Russell, Ja’don Rucker- earned all conference as a senior ... recorded Furlow, Cedric Boswell, Mehki Miller, Ja’Von Kimpson, Deland McCullough, Jeremiah Josephs 47 tackles, 16.0 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks and and Matthew Salopek. eight hurries his senior year ... was named the Defensive MVP for his division and earned all-area and all-conference honors. Miami Athletic Communications • 230 Millett Hall • Oxford, Ohio, 45056 Kenny Tracy, RB, 5-10, 205, Indianapolis, Ind. (Decatur Central) High School: Currently attends Decatur Cen- tral High School … coached by Kyle Enright … team captain … averaged 100 yards per game and scored 33 touchdowns as a senior, earning all-state honors … is currently averaging 15.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.0 steals per game on the basketball court … owns the school record with 75 career touchdowns scored. Special Teams Lettermen Returning: 0, Lettermen Lost: 3 Starters Returning: 0, Starters Lost: 3 Harrison Truitt, WR, 6-5, 195, West Lafay- If there is one glaring question mark for Miami football in 2020, it’s special teams. Gone are Sam Sloman (second team All-America kicker), Kyle Kramer (first team All-MAC punter), Evan Crab- ette, Ind. (West Lafayette) tree (long snapper) and Maurice Thomas (All-MAC punt returner and Miami’s all-time leader in High School: Currently attends West Lafay- kick return yards). ette High School ... coached by Shane Fry ... earned all-state as a senior, recording 72 Each position is wide open entering the spring. Henry Beckett, Jacob Swartz and James Silvi are catches for 1,292 yards and 19 touchdowns ... the current kickers on the roster. Swartz is the lone kicker on the roster to participate in game action, connecting on two extra points last season. Swartz and Conner Maynard are the only was named to the Indiana Preps Top-22 ... had punters currently on the roster. Dom Dzioban, a signee last December, will join the RedHawks 47 catches for 840 yards and nine touch- this summer. He was his team’s placekicker and punter in high school. downs as a junior ... school record holder in receiving yards and touchdowns.

CJ Ware IV, DL, 6-5, 230, Nolensville, Tenn. (Nolensville) High School: Currently attends Nolensville High School ... coached by Paul Derrick ... team captain ... earned all-region as a junior and senior ... recorded 75 tackles, 6.0 sacks, 8.0 tackles for loss and one fumble recovery as a senior.

Jacquez Warren, DB, 6-0, 170, Durham, N.C., (Southern Durham) High School: Currently attends Southern Durham High School ... coached by Darius Robinson ... team captain ... earned three letters ... recorded 202 tackles in his career.

Miami Athletic Communications • 230 Millett Hall • Oxford, Ohio, 45056 Chuck Martin Martin File Head Coach EDUCATION

In his career, Chuck Martin has more than 20 years in college coaching experience, including 13 years as a head coach. He has ...... Millikin, 1990 twice been named the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) National Coach of the Year, earning the honor in 2005 and 2006, and has coached in seven national championship games. In addition to his head coaching experience, Martin has served WIFE: as a coordinator on both sides of the ball. Of those seven national championship game appearances, he has been a part of four national championship wins, with two titles under his direction as head coach/offensive coordinator and one as a defensive ...... Dulcie coordinator. CHILDREN After taking over a team that had just gone 0-12, Miami was 4-26 in Martin’s first 30 conference games. From there, the rest is history. Martin and the RedHawks are 23-8 in the MAC, best in the conference since 2016. The RedHawks won the 2019 MAC ...... Max, Emma Championship with a 26-21 win over Central Michigan and advanced to the LendingTree Bowl, Miami’s third bowl eligible season Overall Record as Head Coach in the last four years. From 2006-15, Miami was bowl eligible just twice...... 104-52 (.667) This was done year after year with strong recruiting classes. Miami’s classes have been some of the best the school has ever seen. Over the last five years, Miami’s recruiting classes have ranked second (2019), sixth (2018), second (2017), second (2016) and third Record at Miami (2015) in the MAC...... 30-47 (26-22 MAC) Miami’s turnaround began back in 2016 as Martin orchestrated something that had never been done in college football. Miami rattled off six straight wins to become the first team in college football history to begin a season 0-6 and finish 6-6. The six-game win streak also moved Miami to 6-2 in the MAC, finishing in a tie for first in the East and helped the RedHawks advance to the St. Petersburg Bowl versus Mississippi State, Miami’s first bowl appearance since 2010. MARTIN COACHING TIMELINE 1992-93 Mankato State (Minn.), GA Prior to joining Miami, Martin spent four seasons at Notre Dame, serving as the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach (2012- 1994-95 Wittenberg (Ohio), Linebackers 13) and defensive backs/recruiting coordinator (2010-11). In 2012, he orchestrated an offense that played in the BCS National Championship game versus Alabama. In 2011, he was named one of the top 25 recruiters in the nation by ESPN.com and was 1996-97 Millikin (Ill.), Defensive Coord./DBs named to Rivals.com’s Second-Team Assistant Coach Dream Team. 1998-99 Eastern Michigan, Linebackers

In Martin’s two years calling plays, Notre Dame combined to go 20-5 overall and was one of the most balanced offenses in the 2000-02 Grand Valley State, DBs/OLBs country, averaging 26.4 points, 170.0 rushing and 235.6 passing per game. 2003 Grand Valley State, Defensive Coord./ DBs Prior to arriving in South Bend, Martin was head coach and offensive coordinator for Grand Valley State University from 2004-2009 and compiled a 74-7 (.914) record, including an impressive 16-4 record in the NCAA Division II Playoffs. He and the Lakers won 2004-09 Grand Valley State, Head Coach/OC back-to-back national championships in 2005 and 2006 and finished runner-up in 2009. He directed Grand Valley State to 48 2010 Notre Dame, Defensive Backs/Recruiting consecutive regular-season victories and 45 straight wins in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC). He also 2011 Notre Dame, Safeties/Recruiting guided the Lakers to a Division II record 40-game winning streak from 2005-07. Martin produced seven Associated Press First- Team All-America players as head coach. 2012-13 Notre Dame, Offensive Coord./QBs 2013-PR Miami University Head Coach At GVSU, Martin’s offenses averaged 35.1 points, 208 rushing and 427 total yards per game. The Lakers ranked among the top-25 nationally in total offense 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. BOWL/PLAYOFF GAMES 1995 Wittenberg (Ohio) Division III First Round Many of those offenses were led by quarterbacks who were developed under Martin. In six years, GVSU produced four Harlon Hill 2001 Grand Valley State Division II National Finalist finalists, given annually to the NCAA Division II Player of the Year (Cullen Finnerty in 2006 and Brad Iciek from 2007-09). In that span, Laker quarterbacks threw 184 touchdown passes and just 41 interceptions. 2002 Grand Valley State Division II National Champi- ons His offenses were not just about the quarterback. In all six seasons, he produced a 1,000-yard rusher. In four of those seasons, a 2003 Grand Valley State Division II National Cham- running back finished as a top-10 rusher in Grand Valley State history. pions 2004 Grand Valley State Division II Regional Before becoming head coach, Martin served as the defensive coordinator for the Lakers in 2003, helping GVSU win a national championship. Martin’s defense allowed just nine total points in the final three games of the playoff run and among the ranked 2005 Grand Valley State Division II National Cham- top-10 nationally in scoring, rushing and total defense that season. pions 2006 Grand Valley State Division II National Cham- Martin served as the defensive backs and outside linebackers coach at GVSU from 2000-02. Prior to arriving in Allendale, Mich., pions Martin spent time at Eastern Michigan (1998-1999, linebackers), Millikin University (1996-97, defensive coordinator/defensive backs), Wittenberg University (1994-95, linebackers) and Mankato State University (1992-93, graduate assistant/linebackers). 2007 Grand Valley State Division II Semifinal 2008 Grand Valley State Division II Regional While attending Millikin (1986-90), Martin was an All-American safety and was selected as a GTE Academic All-American. He 2009 Grand Valley State Division II National Finalist doubled as an All-American place kicker, received Academic All-District honors for the Millikin baseball team and was inducted 2010 Notre Dame Sun Bowl into the Millikin Hall of Fame in 2008. 2011 Notre Dame Champs Sports Bowl He graduated in 1990 with a degree in accounting and earned his master’s degree in physical education from Mankato State 2012 Notre Dame BCS National Championship University in 1993. Game 2016 St. Petersburg Bowl Martin and his wife Dulcie have two children, Max and Emma. 2020 LendingTree Bowl

Miami Athletic Communications • 230 Millett Hall • Oxford, Ohio, 45056 Coaching Staff George Barnett Eric Koehler Associate Head Coach/Co-Offensive Coordinator/ Co-Offensive Coordinator/QBs Offensive Line Koehler begins his seventh year as the co-offensive coordinator/QB coach at Miami. George Barnett begins his seventh year as the co-offensive coordinator/OL coach at Miami. He was named Associate Head Coach in February of 2016. Under Koehler’s leadership, Miami starting quarterbacks have seen plenty of success. In 2014 Andrew Hendrix would earn third team All-MAC honors, throwing for 3,280 yards Barnett’s offensive line’s have been a strong point for the RedHawks’ offense over the and 23 touchdowns in his lone year with the Red and White. Then stepped in Gus Ragland, past few years. In 2019, despite starting a pair of true freshman up front, the offensive who was a three year starter for Miami from 2016-18. In his time in Oxford, Ragland would line averaged 130.9 rushing yards per game and allowed just 31 sacks in 14 games as the earn All-MAC honors in 2018 and finished his career throwing for 6,306 yards and 56 touch- RedHawks won a MAC Championship. In 2018, Miami averaged 159.8 yards per game on downs, while adding 882 yards and 14 scores on the ground. the ground and gave up just 20 sacks all season long. That same year, Miami averaged over 200 yards per game on the ground in conference games. This past season Brett Gabbert earned MAC Freshman of the Year honors, just the third RedHawk in school history to do so. Gabbert threw for 2,411 yards and 11 touchdowns en Barnett has almost made a habit of producing All-MAC talent nearly every year since his route to leading Miami to a MAC Championship win over Central Michigan. arrival. Overall, he has coached seven All-MAC award winners, including Tommy Doyle (first team) and Danny Godlevske (third team) in 2019. In 2016 Collin Buchanan was in- vited to the NFL Combine and later signed a free agent deal with the New Orleans Saints. Koehler came to the RedHawks after spending the 2013 season as the quarterbacks coach for Illinois State. Koehler has served as an offensive coordinator in six of the last seven sea- Prior to Miami, Barnett spent four seasons at Illinois State as the offensive line coach sons and has also coached the quarterback position, dating back to 2000. In his one season and running game coordinator and was named offensive coordinator prior to the 2013 with the Redbirds, Koehler helped coach Blake Winkler to the Missouri Valley All-Newcom- season for the Redbirds. er Team, while helping Illinois State average 24.7 points per game and finish fourth in the conference in passing efficiency. Barnett brings a wealth of knowledge along the offensive line, having coached the position for the past 20 years, dating back to 1999. In his time with the Redbirds his offense Prior to Illinois State he served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at averaged 145.7 yards per game on the ground and allowed just 1.3 sacks per game. NCAA Division II Grand Valley State in 2012. Koehler spent five seasons on the Lakers’ Their best season came during the 2011 campaign in which they allowed only six sacks coaching staff, including two years under coach Martin (2008-09). He was the offensive in 11 contests, while rushing for 2,017 yards (183.4/game) while helping Illinois State to coordinator from 2008-12 and coached quarterbacks from 2009-2012 and running backs a 7-4 record. The six sacks allowed that season ranked third-best in the country and the in 2008. Koehler’s offensive unit led the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletics Conference Redbirds produced their first 1,000 yard rusher since 2006. (GLIAC) and ranked No. 6 in the country in scoring offense in 2012, as the Lakers averaged 41.9 points per game. GVSU also ranked second in the conference and No. 13 in the coun- Prior to Illinois State he had a two-year stint as the offensive line coach at Division II pow- try in total offense (474.5 ypg), and quarterback Isiah Grimes led the country with a pass erhouse Grand Valley State, which advanced to the 2009 NCAA Division II national title game. The Tuscola, Ill., native thrived in his two seasons at GVSU as offensive line coach efficiency rating of 178.1. and helped the Lakers’ offense become one of the best in the country. A promoter of a balanced offensive attack, Koehler guided a Lakers offense that led the In 2009, GVSU ranked third in the country in sacks allowed (.60) after giving up just nine GLIAC in rushing (226.4), total offense (467.5) and scoring (42.3) in 2011. GVSU, which sacks in 15 games played. The Lakers also ranked 11th in the country in rushing offense ranked sixth nationally in scoring and No. 10 in total offense, averaged 48.2 points in its last (227.5 ypg), 12th in total offense (450.1 ypg) and 14th in scoring offense (35.8 ppg). Bar- seven games, all wins. nett also mentored senior Nick McDonald, who was a consensus Division II All-American and the GLIAC Offensive Lineman of the Year. Koehler guided an offense that averaged 216.3 yards per game rushing and 221.3 yards per game passing in 2010. He was also a key contributor to a GVSU offense that ranked In 2008, Barnett guided the GVSU offensive line unit that saw all five of its starters earn ninth nationally in rushing (237.3 ypg), No. 11 in total offense (455.1 ypg) and No. 12 in All-GLIAC honors. The Lakers finished the season ranked 10th in the nation in scoring scoring (36.8 ppg) in 2009. (38.5 ppg), 13th in sacks allowed (1.08), 14th in rushing (228.4 ypg) and 25th in total offense (429.0 ypg). Prior to arriving at GVSU, Koehler spent six years at Wartburg (Iowa) College, including the final two years as head coach. Koehler led Wartburg to a 16-4 overall mark in his two Barnett came to Grand Valley State after a three-year stint as offensive line coach at years at the helm, including a 13-3 mark in the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Indianapolis. The Greyhound offense increased its production every season behind the Barnett-led offensive line. Indianapolis recorded four-year highs offensively in passing The Knights were 8-2 in 2007 and ranked as high as No. 10 in the 2007 American Football yards (234.1 ypg), rushing offense (189.2 ypg) and total offense (423.3 ypg) in 2007. Coaches Association DIII poll during the season. Wartburg also finished 8-2 under Koehler in 2006. Including his tenure as an assistant, Wartburg was 52-13 overall with three NCAA Prior to his arrival at Indianapolis, Barnett spent the 2004 season at Illinois where he was DIII playoff appearances. Wartburg ranked among the leaders in every offensive category a graduate assistant and worked with the offensive line for the Illini. Barnett began his with Koehler directing the offense. His 2002 and 2003 offensive units led the ICAC in total coaching career and taught for five years at Mattoon (Ill.) High School from 1999-2003. offense and scoring offense. In addition, the Wartburg offense ranked among the national He served as assistant head coach for the Green Wave’s state semifinalist team in 2003, leaders in DIII in both rushing and passing. working as offensive coordinator and the offensive line coach. Koehler is married to his wife, Heidi. Barnett earned a bachelor of science degree in physical education in 1998 from Millikin in Decatur, Ill. He was a four-year football letter-winner for the Big Blue and earned Koehler Timeline all-conference plaudits. In addition, he was named to the National Dean’s List while at 2014 - Co-Offensive Coordinator/QBs, Miami University Millikin. 2013 – Quarterbacks, Illinois State 2009-12 – Offensive Coordinator/QBs, Grand Valley State Barnett and his wife, Lori, have two children, Elle and James. 2008 – Offensive Coordinator/RBs, Grand Valley State Barnett Timeline 2006-07 – Head Coach, Wartburg College 2014 - Co-Offensive Coordinator/Assitant Head Coach/OL, Miami University 2002-05 – Assistant Coach, Wartburg College 2013 – Offensive Coordinator/OL, Illinois State 2010-12 – Running Game Coordinator/OL, Illinois State 2008-09 – Offensive Line, Grand Valley State 2005-07 – Offensive Line, Indianapolis 2004 – Graduate Assistant/OL, Illinois 1999-03 – Assistant Head Coach/OL, Mattoon High School

Miami Athletic Communications • 230 Millett Hall • Oxford, Ohio, 45056 Coaching Staff Spence Nowinsky John1999-02 - GraduateHauser Assistant, Wisconsin Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Co-Defensive Coordinator/Cornerbacks

Spence Nowinsky is in his third year as the RedHawks co-defensive coordinator John Hauser begins his seventh year as the cornerbacks coach and is in his fifth year as the and linebackers coach. co-defensive coordinator for the RedHawks.

Under Nowinsky, the RedHawks defense finished in the top-half of almost every His first year with Miami was a memorable one, as he helped coach Quinten Rollins, who was a four-year letter-winner on the Miami Basketball team and joined the football statistical category in 2018. Miami finished fourth in scoring defense (25.5), third team in April for Spring practices. Eight months later Rollins finished the year with seven in rush defense (159.7) and fifth in total defense (368.2) and sacks (29). A year interceptions and a MAC Defensive Player of the Year Award. He would later go on to be later the defense got even better, finishing second in scoring (22.5), third in total drafted in the second round of the NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers. defense (352.9) and first in pass defense (175.9). Since then Hauser has continued to produce All-MAC talent. Heath Harding was a two- Nowinsky’s linebackers have produced since day one. In 2018, Brad Koenig time All-MAC honoree, capturing first team All-MAC honors in 2017. Just this past year Em- earned first team All-MAC. A year later Myles Reid recorded third team All-MAC manuel Rugama was named third team All-MAC and the MAC Championship Defensive Player of the Game. honors. Hauser’s defense was special in 2019, leading the conference by allowing just 175.9 yards Prior to arriving at Miami, Nowinsky spent nine seasons at Illinois State, includ- passing per game. Since 2016, Miami’s pass defense has ranked top-5 among MAC schools ing the final four as the Redbird’s defensive coordinator. He was also the team’s each year. assistant head coach and mentored the defensive line. Prior to Miami, Hauser spent two seasons at The Citadel in charge of the Bulldog safeties Since taking the helm of the ISU defense, the Redbirds’ defense improved sta- and has 10 years of experience coaching the defensive back position. tistically every year. In 2014 the defense allowed an average of 345.5 yards per While at The Citadel, Hauser was responsible for the development of Nick Willis, who as a game and this past season the Redbirds defense ranked 16th nationally, allow- true freshman, earned a spot of the Southern Conference All-Freshman Team. ing 306.7 yards per game. In 2017, ISU ranked 13th in sacks (33), 14th in rushing allowed (108.4) and 23rd in points (19.4). Prior to The Citadel, Hauser was the defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach at Wayne State University for four seasons and spent two months as director of player per- Nowinsky’s trademark to this point has been getting pressure on the opposing sonnel at the University of Illinois before his return to coaching led him to The Citadel. quarterback. In four years, ISU’s defense racked up 131 sacks, which helped the While at Wayne State, Hauser oversaw a unit that finished in the top-10 nationally in Divi- Redbird force 70 turnovers in that span. Illinois State was also strong on third sion II in scoring defense and produced four all-conference defensive backs and a pair of downs, allowing a conversion rate of just 34-percent over the past four seasons. All-Americans. With Hauser playing an integral role, the Warriors turned the corner from being a program with no prior history of success into one which twice set school records Under Nowinsky, six players earned first-team all-conference honors and anoth- for most wins in a season and advanced to the NCAA Division II title game in 2011. er was a two-time first-team All-American back in 2012 and 2013. In addition to his responsibilities managing the Wayne State defense, Hauser also worked Nowinsky came to Illinois State following two years as the associate head coach with the special teams, primarily the punt, punt return, kickoff and field goal block units, and coordinated recruiting efforts in Michigan and parts of Ohio. and defensive line coach at NCAA Division II member Emporia State. He had prior experience coaching at the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level, Prior to joining the Wayne State program, Hauser spent five seasons at Northern Illinois. including assistant coaching positions at Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Hauser was a graduate assistant for the Huskies from 2003-05 before earning a fulltime member Idaho (2003) and Wisconsin (1999-2002). position on the staff as defensive backs coach in 2006.

Prior to coaching at Emporia State, Nowinsky spent three seasons at his alma He was part of a coaching staff that led Northern Illinois to three straight Mid-American mater, Minnesota State, where he coached the defensive line during the 2004 Conference Western Division championships and three bowl appearances. Hauser also spent eight months on the coaching staff at his alma mater, Wittenberg University in Ohio, and 2006 seasons. In 2005, Nowinsky coached the Mavericks’ offensive line. before accepting an offer to go Northern Illinois.

Nowinsky spent the 2003 season as a defensive line coach for Idaho. He began Hauser was a four-year starter at safety at Wittenberg and served as a team captain his ju- his collegiate coaching career as a defensive graduate assistant at Wisconsin nior and senior seasons. He was named to the all-conference team three times and earned from 1999-2002. The Badgers won the 2000 Rose Bowl with a 17-9 victory over a spot on the Division III All-America team in 2002. In his four years at Wittenberg the team Stanford. Nowinsky was an assistant coach at Wittenberg-Birnamwood (Wis.) combined to finish 40-6 overall. High School from 1997-99 and began his coaching career in 1995-97 as an as- Hauser earned his bachelor’s degree in business management from Wittenberg and a sistant at Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial (Minn.) High School. master’s degree in adult and higher education from Northern Illinois. He and his wife, Seanna, are the parents of a daughter (McKenna) and son (John Jr./”JJ”). Nowinsky played football at Minnesota State from 1991-94 as a defensive lineman. He and his wife, Jen, have two sons, Tommy and Jack. Hauser Timeline 2014- PR - Defensive Backs, Miami University Nowinski Timeline 2012-13 – Safeties/Outside Linebackers, The Citadel 2018 - Co-Defensive Coordinator/LB, Miami University 2012 – Director of Player Personnel, Illinois 2009-12 – Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs, Wayne State 2009-17 - Defensive Coordinator, Illinois State 2006-08 – Defensive Backs, Northern Illinois 2007-08 - Associate Head Coach/Defensive Line, Emporia State 2003-05 – Graduate Assistant, Northern Illinois 2004-06 - Defensive Line, Minnesota State 2002 – Assistant Coach, Wittenberg 2003 - Defensive Line, Idaho

Miami Athletic Communications • 230 Millett Hall • Oxford, Ohio, 45056 Coaching Staff Doug Shearer Bill Brechin Special Teams Coordinator Safeties Doug Shearer is in his second year as Miami’s Special Teams Coordinator. Bill Brechin begins his seventh year with Miami. He spent the first four years Shearer’s first year could not have gone much better with the Red and White. coaching wide receivers and moved to safety prior to the start of the 2018 cam- Placekicker Sam Sloman was named second team All-America by The Athletic paign. after making a school record 26 field goals (on 30 attempts). Punter Kyle Kramer earned first-team All-MAC honors and Maurice Thomas was named second team This past season, Brechin coached a pair of safeties in Sterling Weatherford and All-MAC as a punt returner. Thomas added a 97-yard kick return to help the Mike Brown that formed one of the league’s top duos. Weatherford was second RedHawks capture the 2019 MAC Championship as well. on the team with 98 tackles and Brown was seventh with 56 stops and added three interceptions (two returned for touchdown). Brown was second on the Prior to Miami, Shearer had been a member of the NC State football staff since team in tackles back in 2018. 2014. Since 2015 he served as the Wolfpack’s quality control assistant for special teams. Shearer helped coach a special teams unit that finished in the top 20 Prior to coaching safeties, Brechin worked with the wide receivers. In his time on nationally in both kickoff return and punt return average in 2015. NC State’s the offensive side of the ball, Brechin coached three players to All-MAC status, placekicker also broke the single season school record for field goals made and including David Frazier in 2014 and James Gardner in 2016 and 2017. points scored in 2018. Brechin came from Grand Valley State University, where he coached wide re- Shearer came to NC State as a graduate assistant, working with the wide receiv- ceivers in 2013. While there just a short time, he made a major impact, helping ers and specialists. In 2013, he served as an offensive/special teams graduate sophomore wide receiver Jamie Potts earn first-team All-Super Region 4 honors, assistant at his alma mater: the University of Connecticut. finishing the year with 899 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns. He and the Lak- ers would also advance to the National Semi-Final contest. He earned his B.A. degree in coaching and sports psychology from UConn in 2013. He has coached in five bowl games: the 2014 Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl, Prior to GVSU, Brechin spent three seasons working with the Notre Dame foot- the 2015 Belk Bowl, the 2016 Independence Bowl, the 2017 Hyundai Sun Bowl ball coaching staff. From 2010-11, Brechin was an intern for the offensive staff and the 2018 Taxslayer Gator Bowl. and his primary duties involved assisting the offensive coaches in a variety of areas, including film breakdowns, scouting reports and playbooks. In 2012, Brechin worked with the wide receivers and slot receivers. Shearer Timeline 2019 - Special Teams, Miami University Brechin joined the Irish following a two-year stint as graduate assistant at Grand 2015-18 - Special Teams Quality Control, NC State Valley State where he worked with the Lakers’ safeties. In 2009, Grand Valley 2014 - Graduate Assistant, NC State State advanced to the NCAA Division II national championship game. 2013 - Offensive/Special Teams Graduate Assistant, UConn Brechin was an All-GLIAC performer at Grand Valley State from 2005-07 as a defensive back. He played for current Miami head coach Chuck Martin when he was head coach at Grand Valley State. In his career with the Lakers, Brechin tallied 82 tackles, 24 pass deflections and eight interceptions. A three-year starter for the Lakers, Brechin led GVSU to back-to-back NCAA DII National Champion- ships in 2005 and 2006 and helped the Lakers post a 40-1 record during his playing career. Brechin was the defensive player of the game in the 2006 title game as he picked off two passes and recovered a fumble in the 17-14 victory.

Brechin is a native of Addison, Ill. He and his wife, Jessica, have a son, John and daughters, Addyson and Julianna.

Brechin Timeline 2018-PR - Safeties, Miami University 2014-17 - Wide Receivers, Miami University 2013 – Wide Receivers, GVSU 2012 – Offensive Assistant, Notre Dame 2010-11 – Football Intern, Notre Dame 2008-09 – Graduate Assistant, GVSU

Miami Athletic Communications • 230 Millett Hall • Oxford, Ohio, 45056 Coaching Staff

Pat Welsh E.J. Whitlow Tight Ends/Recruiting Defensive Line

Pat Welsh begins his seventh year as the tight ends coach for the Miami E.J. Whitlow is in his third year as the defensive line coach for the Red- University football team. He also serves as the team’s recruiting coordina- Hawks. tor. Whitlow has shown a knack of producing All-MAC talent since his arrival Welsh has established himself as both an outstanding position coach and to Oxford. In just two years, Whitlow has engineered three All-MAC honor- recruiter. Welsh has sent two tight ends to the NFL and Miami’s recruiting ees. In 2018 Doug Costin earned second team All-MAC. A year later, Costin classes rank near the top of the MAC on a year-to-year basis. was one of the best players in the entire conference, earning first team accolades. Kameron Butler was named second team All-MAC in 2019 as After the 2017 season Ryan Smith signed a free agent contract with the Whitlow’s front four become one of the most feared units in the confer- Green Bay Packers. Smith finished his Miami career with 92 catches for ence. 1,149 receiving yards. A year late Nate Becker joined Smith in the NFL, agreeing to terms with the Buffalo Bills. In 2019 Miami recorded 38 sacks, 28 of those coming from the defensive line. Miami’s pass rush made national news in a contest versus Akron as Miami’s recruiting classes have been some of the best Miami has ever seen. the RedHawks recorded 12 sacks in the game. Six of those sacks came Over the last five years, Miami’s recruiting classes have ranked second from freshman Ivan Pace, who matched an NCAA record for sacks in a (2019), sixth (2018), second (2017), second (2016) and third (2015). game.

Prior to arriving at Miami, Welsh spent two seasons as a graduate assistant Over the past two years Miami is second in the MAC with 67 sacks after at Notre Dame. While with the Irish he worked with the offensive line. Miami record 29 sacks in Whitlow’s first season.

Welsh also spent time at Wittenberg (Ohio) College in 2011 and with Whitlow joined Miami after four years on staff at Grand Valley State Grand Valley State’s football program from 2008-10. University coaching the defensive line. Under Whitlow, GVSU’s defensive line turned into one of the top defensive lines in the country annually. He In 2011, Welsh served as quarterbacks coach at Wittenberg. With the tutored nine All-GLIAC honorees in four years, watching the Lakers record Tigers, Welsh helped Ben Zoeller earn North Coast Athletic Conference 144 sacks in that span. offensive player of the year honors after Zoeller led the NCAC with 2,651 passing yards and 265.1 passing yards per game. Wittenberg was 8-2 in In 2017, Whitlow’s defensive line had three players earn all-conference 2011 and finished second in the NCAC with a 5-1 record. honors, including a pair of first team award winners. As a team, the Lakers allowed just 13.0 points per game, and due to the pass rush, gave up just Welsh served as a defensive assistant for the Lakers in 2010 and helped four touchdown passes all season. Grand Valley State’s defense hold opponents to 19.2 points per game. The Lakers were 11-2 and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division In 2016, the Lakers limited opponents to 134.3 rushing yards per game, II Playoffs. Welsh assisted with coaching the Grand Valley State defensive recording 40 quarterback sacks and 96 tackles for loss. In 2015, Whitlow backs and also doubled as the Lakers video coordinator. coached Matt Judon (now a starter with the Baltimore Ravens), who went on to win the Gene Upshaw Award, given to the nation’s top interior line- A 2010 graduate of Grand Valley State with a degree in physical education man. With Judon’s help, GVSU would lead the nation in sacks with 49 and an emphasis in sports leadership, Welsh worked as a student assistant with the football team in 2008 and 2009. Prior to joining Grand Valley State, Whitlow spent four years at Notre Dame College (Ohio) and was a part of the program from its beginning Born in Grand Rapids, Mich., Welsh is a native of Whitehall, Mich. He and as the Falcons initial season playing football was in 2010. Whitlow was a his wife Jacqueline were married in May 2012. graduate assistant in 2010 and 2011, but became the full-time defensive line coach in 2012. Welsh Timeline 2014 - Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator, Miami University Whitlow played collegiately at Findlay from 2006-10, where he was twice 2012-13 – Graduate Assistant, Notre Dame an All-GLIAC performer as a defensive tackle and was named the Oilers’ 2011 – Quarterbacks, Wittenberg College 2009 Team MVP. He recorded 44 total tackles and 5.0 tackles for loss en 2010 – Defensive Assistant, Grand Valley State route to earning All-GLIAC honors as a junior, followed by senior season in which he tallied career-highs in total tackles (60) and tackles for loss with six and was named First-Team All-GLIAC and team MVP.

E.J. and his wife, Kierre, are the parents of daughter Emily.

Whitlow Timeline 2018-PR - Defensive Line, Miami University 2014-17 - Defensive Line, Grand Valley State University 2012-13 - Defensive Line, Notre Dame College 2010-11 - Graduate Assistant, Notre Dame College

Miami Athletic Communications • 230 Millett Hall • Oxford, Ohio, 45056 Coaching Staff

Lamar Conard Israel Woolfork Running Backs Wide Receivers

Lamar Conard begins his third season at Miami University coaching running Israel Woolfork begins his sixth year with Miami and his third year coaching backs. wide receivers. He spent three seasons coaching running backs as well.

Conard’s first season with the Red and White was a memorable one, helping Woolford’s impact can be seen across the wide receiver group, but it starts Alonzo Smith and Kenny Young reach new heights. Smith finished the year with Jack Sorenson. Prior to 2018, Sorenson had never caught a pass with the with a career-best 746 yards and nine scores, while Young combined for 751 RedHawks. That changed quickly as Sorenson would earn third team All-MAC yards and eight scores under Conard. This past season Jaylon Bester established honors, catching 53 passes for 742 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Despite bat- career numbers in rushing yards (741) and touchdowns (14). tling injuries all season long, Sorenson continued to improve in 2019. The junior was named Offensive Player of the Game in the MAC Championship win with Conard came to Miami after nine seasons at Illinois State. For the past seven eight catches for 123 yards and a touchdown. years he coached running backs and served as the recruiting coordinator for the Redbirds. In his time with the running backs at ISU, Conard produced three This past season Woolfork had several young players under his wing, none 1,000-yard rushers. more noticeable than James Maye. Maye burst onto the scene in 2019. Despite catching just 20 balls all year, the freshman had 506 receiving yards (25.3 avg.) In 2017, ISU ran for 2,008 yards and 19 touchdowns, something that has been and had eight catches of over 35 yards in 2019. very common under Conard. In 2015 they rushed for 3,044 yards and 39 scores and recorded 3,619 yards and 41 touchdowns in 2014. Conard also coach Prior to coaching wide receivers, Wolfork worked directly with running backs. All-American Marshaun Coprich in 2014, who rushed for 2,274 yards and 27 Two of those running backs, Alonzo Smith and Kenny Young can be found touchdowns, earning the Missouri Valley Football Conference Offensive Player throughout Miami’s record book. Smith ranks eighth all-time with 2,613 rushing of the Year. Coprich would once again earn conference player of the year yards. Young is 10th in school history with 3,259 all purpose yards and 13th honors in 2015. with 1,989 rushing yards. He is also one of two players in school history with 1,900 yards rushing and at least 100 catches in his career. Coprich exploded on the scene in 2014 and led the FCS in rushing yards (2,274) and touchdowns (27). Those numbers earned him First-Team All-American Prior to arriving in Oxford, Ohio, Woolfork spent four season as a member of the honors. football team at Grand Valley State University (2008-12). He was a three-year starter for GVSU and served as a team captain his senior year. That same season Conard came to Illinois State following a two-year graduate assistantship at he earned all-conference honors. Purdue, where he also coached the Boilermaker defensive backs and coordinated the scout team offense. Woolfork graduated with a degree in sports leadership from GVSU in 2013.

Conard was a defensive back for the Boilermakers from 1996-99. He was the Woolfork Timeline first walk-on at Purdue to be awarded a scholarship under Joe Tiller, doing so 2018-PR - Wide Receivers, Miami University in 1997. He was a three-year starter and played in all 37 games during his final 2015-17 - Running Backs, Miami University three seasons. His career totals included 118 tackles (68 solo, 50 assists), six pass 2013-14 -- Graduate Assistant, Miami University breakups and four interceptions.

A native of Elkhart, Ind., Conard earned a bachelor’s degree in childhood development and family studies from Purdue in 2000 and earned a master’s degree in educational leadership from Purdue in 2009.

Conard and his wife, Rachel, live with his son, Lamar Jr. and their three children, Della Mae, Payton and Violet.

Conard Timeline 2018-PR - Running Backs, Miami University 2011-17 - Running Backs/Recruiting, Illinois State 2009-10 - Defensive Backs, Illinois State 2007-08 - Graduate Assistant, Purdue

Miami Athletic Communications • 230 Millett Hall • Oxford, Ohio, 45056 Coaching Staff Luke Kelly Matt Yoches Human Wellness and Performance Director of Football Operations Luke Kelly is in his fourth year working with the football program Matt Yoches begins his fifth season as Miami’s Director of Football Op- erations. Kelly returned to Miami after earning four varsity letters with the football team, where he was a part of the 2010 MAC Championship and Prior to his time at Miami, Yoches spent 10 years coaching at Grand Val- GoDaddy.com Bowl winning squad. ley State University.

After earning his Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology in May, 2013, he Yoches had been a part of the Laker football program since 2000 as served as the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Turpin High both an assistant coach and player, most recently working with the run- School from 2013 until 2016. He also began serving as a CrossFit Coach ning backs in 2014 and 2015. Prior to that, he coached the defensive in 2015. line, including six years under coach Martin (2004-09). While at Grand Valley State, Yoches was a part of setting the longest winning streak in NCAA D-II history as the Lakers rolled off 40-consecutive wins from 2005 through 2007. He and the Lakers won back-to-back national championships in 2005 and 2006 and finished runner-up in 2009. He coached 17 All-GLIAC performers and six all-america selections during his time as a Laker, as well as defensive tackle Mike McFadden, who earned the Gene Upshaw Award for the nation’s top interior lineman in 2005 and 2006.

Yoches turned in a stellar four-year career for the Lakers on the defensive line (2000-2003). A four-year letterwinner for the Lakers on the defensive front, Yoches was part of GVSU’s back-to-back National Cham- pionship teams in 2002-03. He received All-GLIAC plaudits and was named to the CoSIDA District IV All-Academic squad as a senior. GVSU was 48-6 during his career with two National Championships and two GLIAC titles.

A Dearborn Heights, Mich. native, Yoches graduated from Grand Valley State in 2004 with a movement science degree and finished his master’s in Education in 2014. He and his wife, the former Adrienne Lubeck, are the proud parents of Sam and Dani.

Miami Athletic Communications • 230 Millett Hall • Oxford, Ohio, 45056 2019 Game Recaps MIAMI 14 TENNESSEE TECH 17 IOWA 38 MIAMI 48 Aug. 31, 2019 Sept. 7, 2019 Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa Yager Stadium • Oxford, Ohio Attendance: 69,250 Attendance: 16,022

Despite taking a lead in the second quarter and trailing by just A dominant defensive first half and a solid ground game gave three at the half, the Miami RedHawks fell away late to lose 38- the Miami football team a comfortable 48-17 Homecoming win 14 to the #20 Iowa Hawkeyes in their season opener at Kinnick over Tennessee Tech on Saturday afternoon. Stadium. Miami outgained Tennessee Tech 190-74 on the ground with Brett Gabbert became the first true freshman to start a game five rushing touchdowns and had a 349-282 edge in total at quarterback for Miami and launched a pair of touchdown offense for the day. Shelton led all players with 65 yards on passes in his debut. He completed 17-of-27 passes (63%) for a the ground while Kahn chipped in an additional 49 and his total of 186 yards along with the two TDs and an interception. first career touchdown. In his second career start, Gabbert finished 10-of-17 for 152 yards through the air while chip- Iowa outgained the RedHawks 465 to 245, including a 213-59 ping in a pair of touchdown rushes totaling four yards in the edge on the ground. The Hawkeyes ran 71 plays to Miami’s first half. Robinson and Jalen Walker tied for the game lead 52 and had possession for just over ten minutes longer than with 60 yards receiving. the RedHawks.

On the defensive side of the ball, Sterling Weatherford and Ryan McWood led the ‘Hawks with 10 tackles apiece.

Quickie Statistics (Final) Quickie Statistics (Final) Miami University vs IOWA (Aug 31, 2019 at Iowa City, Iowa) Tennessee Tech vs Miami University (Sep 07, 2019 at Oxford, Ohio)

MIAMI IOWA TTU MIAMI Score 14 38 Score 17 48 FIRST DOWNS 11 26 FIRST DOWNS 22 14 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 25-59 41-213 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 36-74 40-190 PASSING YDS (NET) 186 252 PASSING YDS (NET) 208 159 Passes Att-Comp-Int 27-17-1 30-21-0 Passes Att-Comp-Int 34-23-2 18-11-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 52-245 71-465 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 70-282 58-349 Fumble Returns-Yards 1-15 0-0 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 2-16 Punt Returns-Yards 1-4 2-33 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-36 1-19 Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-50 4-73 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-14 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-89 Punts (Number-Avg) 7-42.9 1-31.0 Punts (Number-Avg) 4-35.5 3-44.0 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1 Penalties-Yards 10-77 5-32 Penalties-Yards 6-50 10-95 Possession Time 24:03 35:57 Possession Time 33:03 26:57 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 12 9 of 14 Third-Down Conversions 2 of 11 6 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 4 of 5 2 of 2 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 1 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 7-7 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 6-6

Miami University IOWA Tennessee Tech Miami University Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg GIST, David 7 34 0 34 0 13 4.9 SHELTON, Tyre 11 65 0 65 0 13 5.9 JOHNSON, Davion 6 23 1 22 0 9 3.7 Sargent,Mekhi 14 91 0 91 1 17 6.5 WORTHY, D.J. 2 16 0 16 0 15 8.0 KAHN, Zach 8 49 0 49 1 21 6.1 THOMAS, Maurice 5 18 0 18 0 6 3.6 Young,Toren 9 48 0 48 1 12 5.3 JONES, John 7 24 8 16 0 11 2.3 WILLIAMSON, J. 1 22 0 22 0 22 22.0 BESTER, Jaylon 5 16 0 16 0 6 3.2 Goodson, Tyler 9 37 1 36 0 8 4.0 MILLER, Willie 9 16 2 14 0 5 1.6 THOMAS, Maurice 5 22 0 22 0 10 4.4 SHELTON, Tyre 2 4 0 4 0 3 2.0 Stanley,Nate 5 35 15 20 0 16 4.0 Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack FISHER, Bailey 9-16-1 87 0 26 1 GABBERT, Brett 10-17-0 152 0 29 0 GABBERT, Brett 17-27-1 186 2 30 1 Stanley,Nate 21-30-0 252 3 45 1 WARD, Luke 7-9-0 83 2 30 0 WILLIAMSON, J. 1-1-0 7 0 7 0

Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long SORENSON, Jack 5 44 1 13 Sargent,Mekhi 4 65 0 41 HICKS, Austin 4 34 1 16 ROBINSON, D. 3 60 0 23 JOHNSON, Davion 5 23 0 8 Smith-Marsette 4 35 1 17 FLEMING, Metriu 3 26 0 17 WALKER, Jalen 2 60 0 29 MAYOCK, Luke 3 65 0 30 Beyer,Shaun 3 30 0 18 WILKES, D.J. 3 18 0 9 HARDY, Quentin 2 9 0 5 HOMER, Andrew 2 23 1 20 Smith,Brandon 3 26 1 12 HUNER, Seth 2 44 0 26 THOMAS, Maurice 2 4 0 8

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB KRAMER, Kyle 7 300 42.9 57 4 1 Sleep-Dalton, M 1 31 31.0 31 0 0 MAYNARD, Luke 2 73 36.5 39 0 0 KRAMER, Kyle 2 93 46.5 59 1 0 ALBERTS, Blake 2 69 34.5 36 0 0 SWARTZ, Jacob 1 39 39.0 39 0 0 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Ragaini,Nico 2 16 0 11 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long CARTER, Tai 1 4 0 4 THOMAS, Maurice 2 33 0 17 Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long THOMAS, Maurice 2 36 0 21 Smith-Marsette 1 19 0 19 Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long FLEMING, Metriu 1 50 0 50 BURTON, Mitch 2 32 0 17 Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL JOHNSON, Davion 1 23 0 23 MCWOOD, Ryan 7-3 10 0.0 0.0 Colbert,Djimon 6-2 8 0.0 1.0 WEATHERFORD, S 4-6 10 0.0 0.0 Welch,Kristian 4-4 8 0.0 0.0 Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL BROWN, Mike 5-2 7 0.0 0.0 Lattimore,C. 3-2 5 0.0 0.0 CARLISLE, Seth 2-9 11 0.0 0.5 BANKS, Travion 3-3 6 0.0 1.0 REID, Myles 4-2 6 0.0 0.0 Reiff,Brady 2-3 5 0.0 0.0 MOORE, Aderick 2-7 9 0.0 0.0 SINGLETON, C. 2-4 6 0.0 0.0 FAYNE, Shannon 3-4 7 0.0 0.0 WYNN, Max 0-6 6 0.0 0.0 Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 01:17 IOWA - Duncan, Keith 21 yd field goal, 13-79 6:50 0 - 3 Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 2nd 11:54 MIAMI - SORENSON, Jack 11 yd pass from GABBERT, Brett (SLOMAN, Sam kick), 10-77 4:23 7 - 3 1st 10:19 MIAMI - SLOMAN, Sam 27 yd field goal, 12-38 4:41 0 - 3 08:20 IOWA - Smith,Brandon 9 yd pass from Stanley,Nate (Duncan, Keith kick), 9-79 3:34 7 - 10 06:46 MIAMI - JOHNSON, Davion 3 yd run (SLOMAN, Sam kick), 7-45 2:14 0 - 10 3rd 10:06 IOWA - Martin, Oliver 9 yd pass from Stanley,Nate (Duncan, Keith kick), 7-82 3:20 7 - 17 01:00 TTU - PARKER, Devin 34 yd field goal, 10-56 4:18 3 - 10 06:25 IOWA - Sargent,Mekhi 2 yd run (Duncan, Keith kick), 3-56 1:35 7 - 24 2nd 11:38 MIAMI - GABBERT, Brett 3 yd run (SLOMAN, Sam kick), 4-23 1:11 3 - 17 4th 12:53 MIAMI - HOMER, Andrew 20 yd pass from GABBERT, Brett (SLOMAN, Sam kick), 10-60 3:20 14 - 24 11:09 MIAMI - BARATTI, Bart 35 yd interception return (SLOMAN, Sam kick) 3 - 24 05:56 IOWA - Young,Toren 2 yd run (Duncan, Keith kick), 13-75 6:57 14 - 31 08:00 MIAMI - SLOMAN, Sam 22 yd field goal, 5-35 1:35 3 - 27 03:03 IOWA - Smith-Marsette 6 yd pass from Stanley,Nate (Duncan, Keith kick), 6-23 2:44 14 - 38 07:07 MIAMI - JOHNSON, Davion 2 yd run (SLOMAN, Sam kick), 1-2 0:09 3 - 34 00:00 MIAMI - GABBERT, Brett 1 yd run (SWARTZ, Jacob kick), 12-55 5:00 3 - 41 4th 12:35 TTU - HICKS, Austin 16 yd pass from WARD, Luke (PARKER, Devin kick), 10-67 4:43 10 - 41 06:58 MIAMI - KAHN, Zach 1 yd run (SWARTZ, Jacob kick), 8-72 5:30 10 - 48 05:22 TTU - COLEMAN, Hunter 30 yd pass from WARD, Luke (PARKER, Devin kick), 3-44 1:25 17 - 48 2019 Game Recaps

MIAMI 13 MIAMI 5 CINCINNATI 35 OHIO STATE 76 Sept. 14, 2019 Sept. 21, 2019 Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio Ohio Stadium • Colombus, Ohio Attendance: 35,526 Attendance: 103,190

Miami football grabbed a 10-0 first quarter lead in its rivalry Miami football took an early lead at Ohio Stadium, but No. 6 game at Cincinnati, but could not sustain that start as it fell 35- Ohio State scored the last 76 points to prevail 76-5 on Saturday. 13 on Saturday afternoon. Maurice Thomas led the Red and White with 48 yards from scrimmage (44 rushing, 4 receiving) on nine touches. Cincinnati outgained Miami 420-207 on the day, including 234-64 on the ground. Gabbert finished the day 10-of-18 with 143 yards passing while Shelton led MU with 39 yards rushing.

Quickie Statistics (Final) Miami University vs Cincinnati (09/14/19 at Cincinnati, Ohio) Quickie Statistics (Final) Miami University vs #6 Ohio State (Sep 21, 2019 at Columbus, Ohio) MIAMI CIN Score 13 35 MIAMI OSU FIRST DOWNS 14 23 Score 5 76 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 40-64 48-234 FIRST DOWNS 10 30 PASSING YDS (NET) 143 186 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 43-70 42-227 Passes Att-Comp-Int 18-10-0 30-14-1 PASSING YDS (NET) 60 374 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 58-207 78-420 Passes Att-Comp-Int 20-7-1 30-22-0 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 63-130 72-601 Punt Returns-Yards 3-14 5-57 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-93 3-53 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 3-64 Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-11 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 7-44.3 5-39.8 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 10-40.9 2-53.5 Penalties-Yards 8-55 11-115 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 2-1 Possession Time 27:08 32:52 Penalties-Yards 4-50 6-52 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 14 5 of 15 Possession Time 30:18 27:02 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 2 of 3 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 17 1 of 5 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 2-3 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 2 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 7-8 Miami University Cincinnati Miami University Ohio State Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg SHELTON, Tyre 11 40 1 39 1 10 3.5 WARREN, Michael 12 116 3 113 3 73 9.4 Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg JOHNSON, Davion 11 39 7 32 0 10 2.9 THOMAS, Tavion 16 70 5 65 0 12 4.1 THOMAS, Maurice 8 48 4 44 0 23 5.5 Chambers, S. 8 63 0 63 1 15 7.9 THOMAS, Maurice 5 18 1 17 0 8 3.4 MONTGOMERY, R. 5 35 0 35 0 26 7.0 BURTON, Mitch 5 12 0 12 0 9 2.4 Dobbins, J.K. 8 53 1 52 1 26 6.5 TEAM 1 0 1 -1 0 0 -1.0 TUCKER, Tre 2 12 0 12 0 9 6.0 KAHN, Zach 7 12 0 12 0 4 1.7 Fields, Justin 9 44 8 36 2 9 4.0 GABBERT, Brett 4 10 1 9 0 8 2.2 Teague, Master 11 41 7 34 0 14 3.1 Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack GABBERT, Brett 10-18-0 143 0 42 5 RIDDER, Desmond 14-30-1 186 2 51 4 Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack GABBERT, Brett 5-15-1 48 0 13 1 Fields, Justin 14-21-0 223 4 53 2 Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long WILLIAMSON, J. 2-5-0 12 0 8 4 Chugunov, Chris 6-7-0 86 2 38 0 ROBINSON, Dom 2 46 0 42 WARREN, Michael 5 45 0 23 JOHNSON, Davion 2 40 0 27 JACKSON, J. 3 20 0 8 Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long SORENSON, Jack 2 10 0 13 DEGUARA, Josiah 2 42 1 27 SORENSON, Jack 4 42 0 13 Wilson, Garrett 4 54 1 38 WALKER, Jalen 1 25 0 25 PIERCE, Alec 2 17 0 10 MAYOCK, Luke 1 10 0 10 Victor, B. 3 42 1 30 MAYE, James 1 4 0 4 Olave, Chris 3 30 2 13 Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB THOMAS, Maurice 1 4 0 4 Hill, K.J. 2 78 1 53 KRAMER, Kyle 7 310 44.3 52 1 0 SMITH, James 5 199 39.8 44 1 0 Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long KRAMER, Kyle 9 409 45.4 53 1 1 Chrisman, Drue 2 107 53.5 54 2 0 WALKER, Jalen 2 11 0 11 MONTGOMERY, R. 5 57 0 16 TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 THOMAS, Maurice 1 3 0 3 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Wilson, Garrett 1 52 0 52 THOMAS, Maurice 6 93 0 23 TUCKER, Tre 3 53 0 22 Banks, Sevyn 1 5 0 0

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long RUGAMBA, E. 7-2 9 0.0 0.0 FORREST, D. 5-4 9 0.0 0.5 THOMAS, Maurice 2 11 0 11 BARATTI, Bart 6-2 8 0.0 1.0 TUCKY, Ethan 5-1 6 0.0 1.0 WEATHERFORD, S 6-2 8 0.0 0.0 YOUNG, Perry 3-3 6 0.0 0.5 Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL BUTLER, Kameron 6-1 7 2.0 4.0 WRIGHT, Bryan 2-3 5 1.0 1.5 SINGLETON, C. 5-3 8 0.0 0.0 Gant, Dallas 2-3 5 1.5 1.5 REID, Myles 4-2 6 1.0 0.0 Harrison, Malik 3-1 4 0.0 1.0 Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 07:58 MIAMI - SHELTON, Tyre 1 yd run (SLOMAN, Sam kick), 10-60 3:47 7 - 0 Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 03:13 MIAMI - SLOMAN, Sam 41 yd field goal, 6-33 3:05 10 - 0 1st 12:00 MIAMI - TEAM safety 2 - 0 2nd 13:35 CIN - WARREN, Michael 8 yd run (CROSA, Sam kick), 12-77 4:30 10 - 7 07:25 MIAMI - SLOMAN, Sam 21 yd field goal, 14-66 4:28 5 - 0 00:10 CIN - WARREN, Michael 1 yd run (CROSA, Sam kick), 10-44 1:59 10 - 14 05:16 OSU - Dobbins, J.K. 26 yd run (Haubeil, Blake kick), 7-75 2:09 5 - 7 3rd 10:37 CIN - DEGUARA, Josiah 27 yd pass from RIDDER, Desmond (CROSA, Sam kick), 11-78 4:19 10 - 21 2nd 14:36 OSU - Hill, K.J. 53 yd pass from Fields, Justin (Haubeil, Blake kick), 3-67 0:37 5 - 14 05:27 CIN - GEDDIS, Thomas 51 yd pass from RIDDER, Desmond (CROSA, Sam kick), 4-63 1:42 10 - 28 14:04 OSU - Fields, Justin 7 yd run (Haubeil, Blake kick), 3-41 0:29 5 - 21 04:11 MIAMI - SLOMAN, Sam 36 yd field goal, 7-49 1:08 13 - 28 08:37 OSU - Fields, Justin 6 yd run (Haubeil, Blake kick), 9-70 3:57 5 - 28 03:24 CIN - WARREN, Michael 73 yd run (CROSA, Sam kick), 2-75 0:47 13 - 35 05:06 OSU - Olave, Chris 13 yd pass from Fields, Justin (Haubeil, Blake kick), 4-28 0:54 5 - 35 02:14 OSU - Victor, B. 30 yd pass from Fields, Justin (Haubeil, Blake kick), 3-20 0:26 5 - 42 00:53 OSU - Olave, Chris 10 yd pass from Fields, Justin (Haubeil, Blake kick), 5-33 1:13 5 - 49 3rd 09:00 OSU - Wilson, Garrett 38 yd pass from Chugunov, Chris (Haubeil, Blake kick), 2-52 0:21 5 - 56 02:15 OSU - Crowley, Marcus 7 yd pass from Chugunov, Chris (Haubeil, Blake kick), 10-70 4:38 5 - 63 4th 13:59 OSU - Williams, J. 61 yd pass from Hoak, Gunnar (Haubeil, Blake kick), 4-79 1:26 5 - 70 03:02 OSU - Chambers, S. 2 yd run (DiMaccio, D. kick failed), 10-76 6:03 5 - 76 2019 Game Recaps

BUFFALO 20 MIAMI 16 MIAMI 34 WESTERN MICHIGAN 38 Sept. 28, 2019 Oct. 12, 2019 Yager Stadium • Oxford, Ohio Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, Mich. Attendance: 18,419 Attendance: 21,702

Despite outgaining the Broncos by more than 50 yards, the After falling behind 14-3, the Miami football team’s defense Miami RedHawks fell 38-16 in a road Mid-American Confer- turned in a dominant performance in a 34-20 victory over Buf- ence matchup against Western Michigan Saturday afternoon falo. The RedHawks picked up four turnovers, returning one for a at Waldo Stadium. score, to win their MAC opener for the third-straight season. The RedHawks put together 347 yards, led by Brett Gabbert’s Miami’s defense ultimately forced four turnovers on the day career-high 260 yards through the air on 26-of-45 passing. to help the team prevail despite Buffalo’s 398-265 advantage However, three takeaways from Western Michigan, includ- in total yardage. Bester paced the RedHawks on the ground ing a defensive touchdown, and four touchdown plays of 30 with a career-best 24 carries for 107 yards and a touchdown. yards or more ultimately doomed the ‘Hawks. McWood paced the defense with nine tackles, a pair of quar- Quickie Statistics (Final) terback hurries and a forced and recovered fumble. Miami University vs Western Michigan (Oct 12, 2019 at Kalamazoo, Mich.)

MIAMI WMU Quickie Statistics (Final) Score 16 38 UB vs Miami University (Sep 28, 2019 at Oxford, Ohio) FIRST DOWNS 19 17 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 34-105 40-173 UB MIAMI PASSING YDS (NET) 260 137 Score 20 34 Passes Att-Comp-Int 46-26-3 25-15-1 FIRST DOWNS 20 16 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 80-365 65-310 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 49-309 55-145 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 PASSING YDS (NET) 89 120 Punt Returns-Yards 1-1 1-7 Passes Att-Comp-Int 20-7-2 18-8-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-12 1-17 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 69-398 73-265 Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 3-103 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 6-46.7 7-36.4 Punt Returns-Yards 2-20 3-68 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 8-83 7-67 Kickoff Returns-Yards 0-0 4-75 Possession Time 29:19 30:41 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-25 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 18 4 of 14 Punts (Number-Avg) 5-37.2 7-47.9 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 0 of 1 Fumbles-Lost 3-2 0-0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 2-3 Penalties-Yards 10-103 2-20 Possession Time 29:29 30:31 Miami University Western Michigan Third-Down Conversions 5 of 14 5 of 19 Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 1 of 3 BESTER, Jaylon 11 46 1 45 1 14 4.1 BELLAMY, L. 22 152 17 135 2 47 6.1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 4-5 SHELTON, Tyre 3 22 0 22 0 12 7.3 TYLER, S. 4 17 0 17 0 11 4.2 JOHNSON, Davion 4 21 0 21 0 7 5.2 TUCKER, D. 4 15 0 15 0 7 3.8 UB Miami University GABBERT, Brett 14 38 23 15 0 15 1.1 WASSINK, J. 7 24 13 11 0 9 1.6 Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack PATTERSON, Jare 22 185 2 183 1 82 8.3 BESTER, Jaylon 24 111 4 107 1 20 4.5 GABBERT, Brett 26-45-3 260 0 46 6 WASSINK, J. 15-25-1 137 2 46 2 MARKS, Kevin 17 103 2 101 1 39 5.9 THOMAS, Maurice 4 18 0 18 0 11 4.5 WILLIAMSON, J. 0-1-0 0 0 0 0 MYERS, Matt 5 29 14 15 0 24 3.0 SHELTON, Tyre 7 17 1 16 0 5 2.3 VANTREASE, Kyle 3 15 7 8 0 9 2.7 JOHNSON, Davion 9 15 1 14 0 4 1.6 Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long MAYE, James 5 76 0 46 MIXON JR., K. 3 84 2 46 Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack BESTER, Jaylon 5 30 0 9 BELLAMY, L. 3 5 0 8 MYERS, Matt 4-16-2 59 1 20 1 GABBERT, Brett 8-17-0 120 1 52 1 ROBINSON, Dom 3 67 0 46 RICCI, G. 2 21 0 16 VANTREASE, Kyle 3-4-0 30 0 11 1 SORENSON, Jack 0-1-0 0 0 0 0 BLAKELY, Cam 3 31 0 16 CROOMS, C. 2 14 0 8

Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB NUNN, Antonio 2 30 1 20 MAYE, James 3 83 0 52 KRAMER, Kyle 6 280 46.7 56 3 1 MIHALIC, N. 7 255 36.4 44 0 0 LEFEBVRE, Zac 2 19 0 11 WALKER, Jalen 1 13 1 13 TODD, Carlton 1 17 0 17 ROBINSON, Dom 1 11 0 11 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long PATTERSON, Jare 1 12 0 12 SORENSON, Jack 1 7 0 7 THOMAS, Maurice 1 1 0 1 BUSSELL, D. 1 7 0 7

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long WALKER, Jalen 1 12 0 12 MIXON JR., K. 1 17 0 17 VANTREASE, Kyle 5 186 37.2 43 0 0 KRAMER, Kyle 7 335 47.9 54 5 1 Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long RUGAMBA, E. 7-2 9 0.0 1.0 LUPRO, P. 6-3 9 0.0 0.0 COOK, Ron 2 20 0 13 THOMAS, Maurice 3 68 0 26 MCWOOD, Ryan 6-3 9 0.0 0.0 GRACE, A. 3-6 9 0.0 0.0 WEATHERFORD, S 5-3 8 0.0 0.0 TRANQUILL, J. 2-7 9 0.0 0.0 Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long REID, Myles 4-3 7 0.0 1.0 HAYWARD, T. 4-4 8 0.0 0.0 THOMAS, Maurice 3 56 0 23 WALKER, Jalen 1 19 0 19 Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 10:17 MIAMI - SLOMAN, Sam 51 yd field goal, 8-36 2:51 3 - 0 Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL 07:48 MIAMI - SLOMAN, Sam 49 yd field goal, 6-19 1:32 6 - 0 TERRY, Tim 4-6 10 0.0 0.5 MCWOOD, Ryan 4-5 9 0.0 1.5 2nd 06:33 WMU - SPEARS, D. 74 yd interception return (KAPPS, T. kick) 6 - 7 BANKS, Joey 5-3 8 0.0 0.5 REID, Myles 3-6 9 0.0 0.5 04:30 WMU - MIXON JR., K. 46 yd pass from WASSINK, J. (KAPPS, T. kick), 3-56 1:19 6 - 14 OTWINOWSKI, Ma 4-3 7 0.0 1.0 RUGAMBA, E. 6-2 8 0.0 0.0 01:06 WMU - MIXON JR., K. 37 yd pass from WASSINK, J. (KAPPS, T. kick), 5-71 1:10 6 - 21 HILL, Tyrone 2-4 6 0.0 0.5 BARATTI, Bart 5-3 8 1.0 1.0 3rd 08:06 MIAMI - SLOMAN, Sam 27 yd field goal, 7-37 3:24 9 - 21 4th 13:46 MIAMI - BESTER, Jaylon 3 yd run (SLOMAN, Sam kick), 5-59 1:58 16 - 21 07:22 WMU - BELLAMY, L. 17 yd run (KAPPS, T. kick), 6-80 2:37 16 - 28 Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 04:13 WMU - KAPPS, T. 24 yd field goal, 4-6 2:17 16 - 31 1st 07:19 UB - NUNN, Antonio 20 yd pass from MYERS, Matt (BALTAR, Jackson kick), 3-61 0:49 7 - 0 01:50 WMU - BELLAMY, L. 47 yd run (KAPPS, T. kick), 3-53 0:19 16 - 38 2nd 14:56 MIAMI - SLOMAN, Sam 53 yd field goal, 8-14 1:56 7 - 3 11:51 UB - PATTERSON, Jare 82 yd run (BALTAR, Jackson kick), 2-88 0:49 14 - 3 06:50 MIAMI - GABBERT, Brett 1 yd run (SLOMAN, Sam kick), 10-46 2:41 14 - 10 00:40 MIAMI - SLOMAN, Sam 21 yd field goal, 4-0 2:09 14 - 13 3rd 11:46 MIAMI - BROWN, Mike 25 yd interception return (SLOMAN, Sam kick) 14 - 20 07:17 MIAMI - WALKER, Jalen 13 yd pass from GABBERT, Brett (SLOMAN, Sam kick), 7-39 2:56 14 - 27 02:14 MIAMI - BESTER, Jaylon 4 yd run (SLOMAN, Sam kick), 4-67 1:03 14 - 34 4th 14:52 UB - MARKS, Kevin 39 yd run (BALTAR, Jackson kick blockd), 5-75 2:22 20 - 34 2019 Game Recaps

NORTHERN ILLINOIS 24 MIAMI 23 MIAMI 27 KENT STATE 16 Oct. 19, 2019 Oct. 26, 2019 Yager Stadium • Oxford, Ohio Dix Stadium • Kent, Ohio Attendance: 11,710 Attendance: 8,455

After a slow start offensively, the Miami University football The Miami University football team turned in a stellar defen- team put things together over the final three quarters to re- sive performance in a 23-16 win over Kent State, forcing a pair tain the Mallory Cup with a 27-24 victory over Northern Illinois of turnovers and blocking a fourth-quarter field goal as the Saturday. The RedHawks improve to 3-4 overall and 2-1 in the RedHawks outlasted the Golden Flashes in a rainy MAC battle Mid-American Conference. The Huskies fall to 2-5 overall and on Saturday at Dix Stadium. 1-2 in the MAC. The Golden Flashes entered Saturday averaging 42.0 points Freshman quarterback Brett Gabbert set a new career high and 536.0 yards per game in three Mid-American Conference with 273 yards passing. He finished 15-for-28 with one touch- contests. The Miami defense held KSU to just 336 yards on 84 down. His top target was redshirt sophomore wide receiver plays, including limiting KSU quarterback Dustin Crum to 23- Jalen Walker. He recorded his first career 100-yard game with of-44 passing for 209 yards. Crum came into the game averag- seven catches for 138 yards. ing 243.3 passing yards per game. The RedHawks registered 13 tackles for loss against the Flashes, including three sacks of Quickie Statistics (Final) NIU vs Miami University (Oct 19, 2019 at Oxford, Ohio) Crum. NIU MIAMI Score 24 27 FIRST DOWNS 22 14 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 43-115 36-71 PASSING YDS (NET) 235 273 Miami’s rushing attack served as a nice sidekick to the defen- Passes Att-Comp-Int 35-21-0 28-15-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 78-350 64-344 sive effort, rushing for a season-high 289 yards. Freshman Tyre Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-4 2-15 Kickoff Returns-Yards 0-0 3-133 Shelton led all rushers with 148 yards on 14 carries and junior Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 5-41.8 5-43.6 Jaylon Bester added 67 yards, including a game-clinching 47- Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0 Penalties-Yards 1-5 5-33 Possession Time 34:56 25:04 yard touchdown run with 3:19 left in the contest. Third-Down Conversions 7 of 16 7 of 17 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 4-5

NIU Miami University Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Quickie Statistics (Final) HARBISON, Tre 26 92 9 83 0 12 3.2 GABBERT, Brett 7 48 6 42 0 31 6.0 Miami University vs KENTST (Oct 26, 2019 at Kent, Ohio) CHILDERS, Marcu 9 43 16 27 2 16 3.0 BESTER, Jaylon 14 34 2 32 2 12 2.3 BOWERS, Ross 3 6 2 4 0 4 1.3 SHELTON, Tyre 5 12 0 12 0 4 2.4 MIAMI KENTST HENDERSON, Tyri 1 3 0 3 0 3 3.0 JOHNSON, Davion 5 12 4 8 0 5 1.6 Score 23 16 FIRST DOWNS 21 25 Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 42-289 40-127 CHILDERS, Marcu 14-23-0 144 1 38 2 GABBERT, Brett 15-28-0 273 1 45 1 PASSING YDS (NET) 178 209 BOWERS, Ross 7-12-0 91 0 39 0 Passes Att-Comp-Int 29-13-0 44-23-1 Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 71-467 84-336 TUCKER, Cole 6 82 1 39 WALKER, Jalen 7 138 0 40 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 TEARS, Spencer 4 33 0 12 BESTER, Jaylon 3 12 0 5 Punt Returns-Yards 1--1 2-45 LOVE, Michael 3 60 0 38 MAYE, James 2 65 1 45 Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-21 1-23 BRINKMAN, Mitch 3 40 0 28 ROBINSON, Dom 1 26 0 26 Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 6-47.2 7-44.4 Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-1 FERENCE, Matt 5 209 41.8 56 2 0 KRAMER, Kyle 5 218 43.6 52 2 0 Penalties-Yards 11-101 12-100 Possession Time 33:33 26:27 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Third-Down Conversions 4 of 14 8 of 19 TUCKER, Cole 1 4 0 4 THOMAS, Maurice 2 15 0 10 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 3-4 Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long THOMAS, Maurice 3 133 0 86 Miami University KENTST Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg WILLIAMS, Mykel 7-3 10 0.0 1.0 MCWOOD, Ryan 8-6 14 1.0 1.0 SHELTON, Tyre 14 148 0 148 0 53 10.6 CRUM, Dustin 13 85 21 64 0 19 4.9 RATTIN, Nick 5-3 8 0.0 0.0 BARATTI, Bart 5-4 9 0.0 2.0 BESTER, Jaylon 18 87 20 67 1 47 3.7 MATTHEWS, Will 15 56 4 52 0 10 3.5 LABUS, Vinny 4-3 7 1.0 1.0 WEATHERFORD, S 3-5 8 0.0 0.0 THOMAS, Maurice 3 33 0 33 0 23 11.0 ELMORE, Craig 1 12 0 12 1 12 12.0 FOSTER, Traysho 4-1 5 0.0 0.0 RUGAMBA, E. 2-6 8 0.0 0.0 GABBERT, Brett 5 32 4 28 0 23 5.6 WILLIAMS, X. 6 15 6 9 0 7 1.5

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack 1st 00:08 NIU - RICHARDSON, Joh 25 yd field goal, 11-69 5:17 3 - 0 GABBERT, Brett 13-29-0 178 1 33 1 CRUM, Dustin 23-44-1 209 0 36 3 2nd 03:08 NIU - CHILDERS, Marcu 1 yd run (RICHARDSON, Joh kick), 13-43 6:34 10 - 0 00:36 MIAMI - BESTER, Jaylon 1 yd run (SLOMAN, Sam kick), 10-75 2:32 10 - 7 Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long 3rd 11:13 MIAMI - MAYE, James 45 yd pass from GABBERT, Brett (SLOMAN, Sam kick), 8-90 3:41 10 - 14 ROBINSON, Dom 3 80 0 33 PRICE, Kavious 7 44 0 12 06:47 NIU - CHILDERS, Marcu 3 yd run (RICHARDSON, Joh kick), 8-75 4:26 17 - 14 SORENSON, Jack 2 26 0 22 MCKOY, Isaiah 5 79 0 36 03:29 MIAMI - BESTER, Jaylon 1 yd run (SLOMAN, Sam kick), 9-62 3:11 17 - 21 SHELTON, Tyre 2 13 0 7 CARRIGAN, Mike 4 41 0 15 4th 14:21 MIAMI - SLOMAN, Sam 34 yd field goal, 7-49 2:52 17 - 24 THOMAS, Maurice 2 -1 0 1 DIXON, Antwan 4 41 0 20 05:57 MIAMI - SLOMAN, Sam 37 yd field goal, 8-51 2:32 17 - 27 02:44 NIU - TUCKER, Cole 10 yd pass from CHILDERS, Marcu (RICHARDSON, Joh kick), 13-75 3:13 24 - 27 Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB KRAMER, Kyle 6 283 47.2 57 3 1 ADAMS, Derek 7 311 44.4 62 2 0

Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long THOMAS, Maurice 1 -1 0 0 JAMES, Raymond 2 45 0 35

Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long THOMAS, Maurice 1 21 0 21 PARKER, Jamal 1 23 0 23

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL MCWOOD, Ryan 6-4 10 0.0 1.0 LAWRENCE-BURK 7-3 10 1.0 1.0 REID, Myles 7-1 8 0.0 2.0 KNIGHT, Q. 5-3 8 0.0 2.0 WEATHERFORD, S 5-3 8 0.0 1.5 PARKER, Jamal 6-0 6 0.0 0.0 BUTLER, Kameron 4-4 8 0.5 1.0 HILL, Dominic 5-1 6 0.0 3.0

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 09:22 MIAMI - SLOMAN, Sam 36 yd field goal, 8-91 3:31 3 - 0 05:54 MIAMI - SLOMAN, Sam 41 yd field goal, 6-49 2:51 6 - 0 2nd 14:23 KENTST - TRICKETT, M. 22 yd field goal, 9-35 1:57 6 - 3 11:37 MIAMI - SLOMAN, Sam 28 yd field goal, 9-66 2:46 9 - 3 00:00 KENTST - TRICKETT, M. 20 yd field goal, 7-64 0:57 9 - 6 3rd 11:29 MIAMI - MAYOCK, Luke 11 yd pass from GABBERT, Brett (SLOMAN, Sam kick), 8-72 3:26 16 - 6 4th 06:03 KENTST - ELMORE, Craig 12 yd run (TRICKETT, M. kick), 11-88 2:54 16 - 13 03:19 MIAMI - BESTER, Jaylon 47 yd run (SLOMAN, Sam kick), 5-65 2:44 23 - 13 01:32 KENTST - TRICKETT, M. 42 yd field goal, 8-47 1:41 23 - 16 2019 Game Recaps

MIAMI 24 BOWLING GREEN 3 OHIO 21 MIAMI 44 Nov. 6, 2019 Nov. 13, 2019 Peden Stadium • Athens, Ohio Yager Stadium • Oxford, Ohio Attendance: 20,589 Attendance: 19,897

Senior kicker Sam Sloman delivered a game-winning field goal The RedHawks (6-4, 5-1 Mid-American) scored 27 points in the from 53 yards and the Miami defense made a massive final second quarter to maintain their grip on first place in the MAC stand as the Miami RedHawks pulled out a huge 24-21 win over East Division. The victory also makes Miami bowl eligible for the the rival Ohio Bobcats Wednesday night, on the 150th anniver- second-straight season and third time in four years. sary celebration of the first ever college football game. After being outgained 96-41 in the first quarter, Miami Before Sloman’s pivotal kick put the final stamp on what was a turned it around and had a 384-179 edge in total yards over back-and-forth contest, Jaylon Bester had two touchdowns for the final three quarters for a 425-275 advantage for the Miami while Brett Gabbert (10-18, 149 yards) found Jack Soren- game. Gabbert hit his final eight passes to finish 9-for-15 for son for Miami’s other score. The Miami defense held the high- 225 yards and three touchdowns through the air. Bester led powered Ohio offense to just 21 points, well under the Bobcats’ the ground attack for Miami with 85 yards on nine carries season average, led in part by two key first-half takeaways. with a pair of touchdowns.

Quickie Statistics (Final) Quickie Statistics (Final) Miami University vs Ohio (Nov 06, 2019 at Athens, Ohio) BGSU vs Miami University (Nov 13, 2019 at Oxford, Ohio)

MIAMI OHIO BGSU MIAMI Score 24 21 Score 3 44 FIRST DOWNS 14 25 FIRST DOWNS 12 17 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 29-129 46-241 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 45-185 36-187 PASSING YDS (NET) 149 133 PASSING YDS (NET) 90 238 Passes Att-Comp-Int 18-10-0 27-15-0 Passes Att-Comp-Int 27-11-3 16-10-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 47-278 73-374 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 72-275 52-425 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-30 1-0 Punt Returns-Yards 2-25 1-14 Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-17 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-82 2-27 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Interception Returns-Yards 1-1 3-92 Punts (Number-Avg) 6-34.3 3-45.0 Punts (Number-Avg) 4-37.2 3-38.0 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-2 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards 6-60 6-40 Penalties-Yards 4-25 2-15 Possession Time 23:53 36:07 Possession Time 33:52 26:08 Third-Down Conversions 3 of 10 11 of 17 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 18 3 of 9 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 1 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 4 0 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 3-4 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-3 3-3

Miami University Ohio BGSU Miami University Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg BESTER, Jaylon 15 94 10 84 2 45 5.6 ROURKE, N. 16 104 15 89 2 22 5.6 DENLEY, Bryson 14 110 5 105 0 53 7.5 BESTER, Jaylon 9 85 0 85 2 59 9.4 SHELTON, Tyre 8 41 0 41 0 11 5.1 TUGGLE, D. 12 83 9 74 0 50 6.2 RAYMORE, Trevon 16 51 1 50 0 10 3.1 JOHNSON, Davion 5 33 0 33 0 13 6.6 THOMAS, Maurice 2 12 0 12 0 6 6.0 ALLISON, O. 7 43 0 43 0 13 6.1 LOY, Grant 13 40 1 39 0 8 3.0 SHELTON, Tyre 5 31 0 31 0 17 6.2 TEAM 1 0 1 -1 0 0 -1.0 ROSS, J. 10 36 2 34 0 11 3.4 MARLOW, RB 2 0 9 -9 0 0 -4.5 THOMAS, Maurice 3 21 0 21 0 9 7.0

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack LOY, Grant 11-27-3 90 0 29 0 GABBERT, Brett 9-15-1 225 3 60 1 GABBERT, Brett 10-18-0 149 1 63 2 ROURKE, N. 15-27-0 133 1 32 3 WILLIAMSON, J. 1-1-0 13 0 13 0 Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long SORENSON, Jack 3 44 1 21 TUGGLE, D. 4 19 0 8 MORRIS, Quintin 4 13 0 9 SORENSON, Jack 2 43 0 24 THOMAS, Maurice 2 7 0 4 ODOM, C. 3 34 0 20 DENLEY, Bryson 3 33 0 27 MANSON, Nick 2 25 0 13 MAYE, James 1 63 0 63 COX, I. 2 35 0 32 SIMS, Christian 2 32 0 29 WALKER, Jalen 1 60 1 60 HARDY, Quentin 1 12 0 12 BUCKNER, J. 2 18 0 14 ROGERS, Jake 1 8 0 8 MAYE, James 1 47 0 47 Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB KRAMER, Kyle 6 206 34.3 44 2 1 FARKAS, M. 3 135 45.0 46 1 1 NARANJO, Matt 4 149 37.2 44 0 0 KRAMER, Kyle 3 114 38.0 43 0 0 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long THOMAS, Maurice 1 30 0 30 KNOCK, D. 1 0 0 0 ROGERS, Jake 2 25 0 17 THOMAS, Maurice 1 14 0 14

Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long THOMAS, Maurice 1 17 0 17 MARLOW, RB 3 82 0 32 THOMAS, Maurice 1 17 0 17 MEHELIC, Adam 1 10 0 10 Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL MCWOOD, Ryan 4-9 13 0.5 0.5 HAGAN, J. 5-4 9 0.0 0.0 Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL REID, Myles 5-5 10 0.0 0.5 BROOKS, M. 3-2 5 0.0 0.0 COLEMAN, Kholbe 3-5 8 0.0 0.0 BURSE, Kobe 4-5 9 0.0 0.0 BUTLER, Kameron 4-6 10 0.5 1.5 HAMPTON, J. 2-3 5 0.0 0.0 ANDERSON, J. 3-3 6 0.0 0.0 BARATTI, Bart 3-4 7 0.0 1.0 WEATHERFORD, S 7-2 9 1.0 1.0 THOMPSON, K. 2-3 5 0.0 0.0 ROBERTS, Jerry 2-3 5 0.0 0.0 REID, Myles 4-1 5 0.0 1.0 ANDERS, Darren 2-2 4 0.0 1.0 MCWOOD, Ryan 3-2 5 0.0 1.0 Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 2nd 09:59 MIAMI - BESTER, Jaylon 45 yd run (SLOMAN, Sam kick), 1-45 0:09 7 - 0 Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 06:29 OHIO - WALTON, T. 4 yd pass from ROURKE, N. (ZERVOS, L. kick), 7-75 3:30 7 - 7 1st 13:39 MIAMI - BROWN, Mike 79 yd interception return (SLOMAN, Sam kick) 0 - 7 3rd 09:43 MIAMI - SORENSON, Jack 21 yd pass from GABBERT, Brett (SLOMAN, Sam kick), 10-75 5:17 14 - 7 08:22 MIAMI - SLOMAN, Sam 27 yd field goal, 12-41 3:52 0 - 10 4th 13:39 OHIO - ROURKE, N. 1 yd run (ZERVOS, L. kick), 10-54 5:45 14 - 14 06:13 BGSU - NEEDHAM, Nate 26 yd field goal, 5-60 2:02 3 - 10 12:52 MIAMI - BESTER, Jaylon 7 yd run (SLOMAN, Sam kick), 2-75 0:47 21 - 14 2nd 11:25 MIAMI - HOMER, Andrew 35 yd pass from GABBERT, Brett (SLOMAN, Sam kick), 5-80 1:47 3 - 17 08:58 OHIO - ROURKE, N. 9 yd run (ZERVOS, L. kick), 7-75 3:54 21 - 21 07:31 MIAMI - BESTER, Jaylon 1 yd run (SLOMAN, Sam kick), 5-48 1:34 3 - 24 03:48 MIAMI - SLOMAN, Sam 53 yd field goal, 10-40 5:10 24 - 21 03:42 MIAMI - WALKER, Jalen 60 yd pass from GABBERT, Brett (SLOMAN, Sam kick), 2-77 0:29 3 - 31 02:40 MIAMI - BESTER, Jaylon 59 yd run (TEAM kick failed), 1-59 0:11 3 - 37 3rd 05:58 MIAMI - HARDY, Quentin 5 yd pass from GABBERT, Brett (SLOMAN, Sam kick), 5-68 2:46 3 - 44 2019 Game Recaps

AKRON 17 MIAMI 27 MIAMI 20 BALL STATE 41 Nov. 20, 2019 Nov. 29, 2019 Yager Stadium • Oxford, Ohio Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, Ind. Attendance: 22,921 Attendance: 7,155

A school-record 12 sacks headlined things for the Miami foot- Despite a big first half featuring some key special teams plays, ball team’s defense in a 20-17 win over Akron. The RedHawks the Miami RedHawks stalled out in the second as Ball State finished their home season a perfect 5-0 for their first undefeat- scored 27 unanswered points to spoil Miami’s regular season ed home slate since the 2004 campaign. Ivan Pace Jr. paced the finale 41-27. defensive performance with a school-record six sacks. Quickie Statistics (Final) Miami University vs Ball State (Nov 29, 2019 at Muncie, Ind.)

The RedHawks’ school-record 12 sacks allowed them to hold MIAMI BALL Score 27 41 the Zips to just 202 yards of offense while they had 355 of FIRST DOWNS 10 30 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 29-107 54-261 PASSING YDS (NET) 168 317 their own. Bester led all rushers with 128 yards on 21 carries Passes Att-Comp-Int 19-10-2 40-26-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 48-275 94-578 while adding a touchdown. Shelton also had 87 yards and a Fumble Returns-Yards 1--2 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 3-65 2-3 Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-94 1-23 touchdown on 15 carries. Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 3-43.0 4-19.5 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1 Penalties-Yards 1-10 3-30 Possession Time 21:08 38:52 Quickie Statistics (Final) Third-Down Conversions 2 of 11 11 of 20 AKRON vs Miami University (Nov 20, 2019 at Oxford, Ohio) Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 3 of 4 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 3-3 AKRON MIAMI Miami University Ball State Score 17 20 FIRST DOWNS 11 19 Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 29-5 52-238 BESTER, Jaylon 15 61 2 59 1 16 3.9 HUNTLEY, Caleb 24 136 2 134 3 30 5.6 PASSING YDS (NET) 197 117 SHELTON, Tyre 8 23 3 20 0 6 2.5 FLETCHER, W. 16 63 1 62 0 13 3.9 Passes Att-Comp-Int 25-15-0 22-10-2 WILLIAMSON, J. 3 14 0 14 0 8 4.7 PLITT, Drew 12 87 25 62 0 21 5.2 GABBERT, Brett 3 14 0 14 0 6 4.7 DUNNER, Malik 1 4 0 4 0 4 4.0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 54-202 74-355 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Punt Returns-Yards 1-13 2-19 WILLIAMSON, J. 4-11-2 52 0 45 0 PLITT, Drew 26-40-0 317 3 40 3 Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-20 3-66 GABBERT, Brett 6-8-0 116 1 43 0 Interception Returns-Yards 2-64 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 9-37.9 5-38.8 Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 SORENSON, Jack 4 76 1 43 HALL, Justin 6 43 1 11 Penalties-Yards 9-63 3-10 MAYE, James 1 45 0 45 DAVIS, Antwan 5 55 0 26 Possession Time 26:54 33:06 MAYOCK, Luke 1 31 0 31 MILLER, Riley 4 52 0 19 Third-Down Conversions 2 of 11 10 of 18 SHELTON, Tyre 1 9 0 9 TYLER, Yo'Heinz 3 88 2 40 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 2-2 Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB KRAMER, Kyle 3 129 43.0 48 1 0 SNYDER, Nathan 2 78 39.0 44 1 0 AKRON Miami University TEAM 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long HAYES-PATRICK 6 19 2 17 0 7 2.8 BESTER, Jaylon 21 133 5 128 1 36 6.1 PHELPS, Lonnie 1 53 1 32 MILLER, Riley 1 6 0 6 LEE,BRANDON 1 2 0 2 0 2 2.0 SHELTON, Tyre 15 87 0 87 1 21 5.8 RUGAMBA, E. 1 10 0 0 LITTLES, Hassan 1 -3 0 0 NELSON,KATO 22 54 68 -14 0 9 -0.6 JOHNSON, Davion 5 21 0 21 0 17 4.2 THOMAS, Maurice 2 11 0 11 0 8 5.5 Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long THOMAS, Maurice 5 94 0 22 DUNNER, Malik 1 23 0 23 Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack NELSON,KATO 15-25-0 197 1 40 12 GABBERT, Brett 10-21-2 117 0 25 2 Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL WALKER, Jalen 0-1-0 0 0 0 0 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 Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long MCWOOD, Ryan 5-4 9 0.0 0.0 WILLIAMS, J. 1-3 4 0.0 1.0 HICKS,JULIAN 5 40 0 15 SORENSON, Jack 3 46 0 19 KNIGHT,J. 4 35 0 17 HOMER, Andrew 2 17 0 9 Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H STEWART,NATE 3 66 0 40 SHELTON, Tyre 2 11 0 8 1st 09:53 MIAMI - BESTER, Jaylon 16 yd run (SLOMAN, Sam kick), 7-87 2:54 7 - 0 SCIPPIO,T. 2 43 1 34 JOHNSON, Davion 1 25 0 25 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 field goal, 14-57 6:02 10 - 7 Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB 12:09 MIAMI - SORENSON, Jack 10 yd pass from GABBERT, Brett (SLOMAN, Sam kick), 1-10 0:05 17 - 7 WIELAND,JONAH 9 341 37.9 48 1 0 KRAMER, Kyle 5 194 38.8 52 2 0 10:41 MIAMI - PHELPS, Lonnie 32 yd blocked punt return (SLOMAN, Sam kick) 24 - 7 04:34 BALL - HALL, Justin 7 yd pass from PLITT, Drew (RIMMLER, Ryan kick), 14-75 6:07 24 - 14 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long 02:17 MIAMI - SLOMAN, Sam 50 yd field goal, 5-51 2:11 27 - 14 KNIGHT,J. 1 13 0 13 THOMAS, Maurice 2 19 0 10 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 Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long 09:25 BALL - TYLER, Yo'Heinz 40 yd pass from PLITT, Drew (RIMMLER, Ryan kick), 4-62 1:42 27 - 34 KNIGHT,J. 1 20 0 20 THOMAS, Maurice 3 66 0 32 07:20 BALL - HUNTLEY, Caleb 30 yd run (RIMMLER, Ryan kick), 1-30 0:06 27 - 41

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL LAKO,JOHN 6-8 14 1.0 1.0 WEATHERFORD, S 7-3 10 1.0 1.0 ARSLANIAN,B. 5-7 12 0.0 0.0 RUGAMBA, E. 5-2 7 0.0 0.0 DAVIS,ALVIN 5-5 10 0.0 0.0 PACE, Ivan 6-0 6 6.0 6.0 WATTS,A.J. 3-3 6 0.0 2.0 BARATTI, Bart 2-2 4 0.0 1.0

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 02:31 MIAMI - SLOMAN, Sam 44 yd field goal, 4-6 1:56 0 - 3 2nd 14:57 AKRON - SMIGEL,CORY 33 yd field goal, 8-59 2:34 3 - 3 11:32 MIAMI - SHELTON, Tyre 21 yd run (SLOMAN, Sam kick), 6-75 3:25 3 - 10 06:45 MIAMI - BESTER, Jaylon 1 yd run (SLOMAN, Sam kick), 8-64 2:32 3 - 17 3rd 04:29 AKRON - LAKO,JOHN 64 yd interception return (SMIGEL,CORY kick) 10 - 17 00:14 MIAMI - SLOMAN, Sam 23 yd field goal, 11-77 4:15 10 - 20 4th 13:17 AKRON - SCIPPIO,T. 34 yd pass from NELSON,KATO (SMIGEL,CORY kick), 6-75 1:57 17 - 20 2019 Game Recaps

MIAMI 26 LOUISIANA 27 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 21 MIAMI 17 Dec. 7, 2019 Jan. 6, 2020 Ford Field • Detroit, Mich. Ladd-Peebles Stadium • Mobile, Ala. Attendance: 22,427 Attendance: 29,212

For the 16th time in program history, the Miami RedHawks are The 2019 Mid-American Conference champion Miami Red- once again the Mid-American Conference Champions as the Hawks saw their season come to an end Monday night in Mo- ‘Hawks claimed a 26-21 victory over the Central Michigan Chip- bile as the ‘Hawks (8-6) fell to the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (11-3) pewas. 27-17 in the LendingTree Bowl.

Jack Sorenson was named offensive MVP for Miami, as he had Jaylon Bester had a pair of touchdowns on the ground to lead an eight-catch, 123-yard performance that included a key the RedHawk offense. Brett Gabbert went 22-31 for 248 yards, touchdown that swung the momentum of the game early in while Jack Sorenson had a career-high and Miami bowl record the second half. Brett Gabbert went 14-for-27 for 196 yards and 10 receptions for 107 yards. Gabbert’s 22 completions also ties a a score. Jaylon Bester was MU’s leading rusher, tallying 80 yards Miami bowl record, as Austin Boucher in 2011 and Gus Ragland and a score. in 2016 both reached the same mark.

Emmanuel Rugamba earned defensive MVP honors after an 11-tackle game.

Quickie Statistics (Final) Quickie Statistics (Final) Miami University vs CMU (Dec 07, 2019 at Detroit, Mich.) Louisiana vs Miami University (Jan 06, 2020 at Mobile, Ala.)

MIAMI CMU LA MIAMI Score 26 21 Score 27 17 FIRST DOWNS 15 20 FIRST DOWNS 18 22 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 35-76 31-99 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 34-155 37-103 PASSING YDS (NET) 196 256 PASSING YDS (NET) 246 248 Passes Att-Comp-Int 27-14-0 43-27-1 Passes Att-Comp-Int 26-19-0 31-22-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 62-272 74-355 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 60-401 68-351 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 3-41 2-33 Punt Returns-Yards 1-12 1-14 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-127 2-51 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-41 5-96 Interception Returns-Yards 1-13 0-0 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 6-40.2 7-43.6 Punts (Number-Avg) 4-45.2 3-46.7 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1 Penalties-Yards 7-51 11-75 Penalties-Yards 9-53 3-23 Possession Time 30:05 29:55 Possession Time 28:17 31:43 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 16 7 of 17 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 12 6 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 2 of 3 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 2-2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-5 3-4

Miami University CMU Louisiana Miami University Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg BESTER, Jaylon 20 80 14 66 1 22 3.3 LAZZARO, Tommy 6 48 0 48 2 21 8.0 Lewis, Levi 8 62 0 62 0 13 7.8 SHELTON, Tyre 6 59 0 59 0 26 9.8 SHELTON, Tyre 7 34 0 34 0 8 4.9 WARD, Jonathan 10 30 4 26 0 7 2.6 Mitchell, Elija 11 55 0 55 1 19 5.0 BESTER, Jaylon 19 53 1 52 2 7 2.7 GABBERT, Brett 5 10 8 2 0 8 0.4 LEWIS, Kobe 7 27 3 24 0 13 3.4 Ragas, Trey 7 24 0 24 0 6 3.4 THOMAS, Maurice 1 12 0 12 0 12 12.0 MAYE, James 1 0 4 -4 0 0 -4.0 PIMPLETON, K. 1 7 0 7 0 7 7.0 Calais, Raymond 5 19 0 19 0 9 3.8 GABBERT, Brett 10 22 19 3 0 5 0.3

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack GABBERT, Brett 14-27-0 196 1 35 1 DORMADY, Q. 26-41-1 232 1 24 3 Lewis, Levi 19-26-0 246 2 43 0 GABBERT, Brett 22-31-0 248 0 63 3 MAYER, AJ 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 TEAM 0-1-0 0 0 0 0 Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long Bradley, Ja'Mar 7 88 2 20 SORENSON, Jack 10 107 0 18 SORENSON, Jack 8 123 1 31 SULLIVAN, J. 7 64 0 24 Williams, Jalen 3 40 0 20 WALKER, Jalen 6 49 0 15 MAYE, James 2 42 0 35 PIMPLETON, K. 6 52 0 12 Gossett, Calif 2 79 0 43 MAYE, James 3 74 0 63 WALKER, Jalen 2 21 0 11 WARD, Jonathan 5 38 0 15 Bell, Jamal 2 28 0 27 BLAKELY, Cam 1 15 0 15 JOHNSON, Davion 1 13 0 13 SCOTT, Tyrone 4 48 1 19 Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Byrns, Rhys 4 181 45.2 48 2 0 KRAMER, Kyle 3 140 46.7 48 2 0 KRAMER, Kyle 6 241 40.2 54 4 0 BUELL, Brady 7 305 43.6 57 0 0 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Garror, Eric 1 12 0 12 THOMAS, Maurice 1 14 0 14 THOMAS, Maurice 3 41 0 15 PIMPLETON, K. 2 33 0 31 Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Calais, Raymond 2 41 0 23 THOMAS, Maurice 5 96 0 26 SHELTON, Tyre 1 30 0 30 LEWIS, Kobe 2 51 0 33 THOMAS, Maurice 1 97 0 97 Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Miller, Terik 3-5 8 0.0 1.0 MCWOOD, Ryan 4-5 9 0.0 0.5 Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Garror, Eric 3-4 7 0.0 0.5 BARATTI, Bart 5-3 8 0.0 0.0 BARATTI, Bart 5-9 14 0.0 0.0 OLIVER, Michael 1-8 9 0.0 0.5 Gardner, Ferrod 3-3 6 0.0 0.5 REID, Myles 4-3 7 0.0 0.0 RUGAMBA, E. 6-5 11 0.0 0.0 BROWN, Troy 4-3 7 0.0 2.0 Hill, Zi'Yon 1-5 6 0.5 0.5 BROWN, Mike 4-1 5 0.0 0.0 REID, Myles 5-3 8 0.0 0.0 REED, Devonni 3-3 6 0.0 0.0 WEATHERFORD, S 5-2 7 0.0 0.0 JOHNSON, LaQua 2-3 5 1.0 2.0 Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 2nd 10:25 MIAMI - BESTER, Jaylon 5 yd run (SLOMAN, Sam kick), 10-66 4:35 0 - 7 Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 06:32 LA - Artigue, Stevie 33 yd field goal, 10-59 3:53 3 - 7 1st 13:59 MIAMI - BESTER, Jaylon 1 yd run (SLOMAN, Sam kick), 2-2 1:01 7 - 0 01:05 LA - Mitchell, Elija 2 yd run (Artigue, Stevie kick), 7-57 3:02 10 - 7 2nd 11:46 CMU - LAZZARO, Tommy 21 yd run (TICE, Ryan kick), 14-90 7:07 7 - 7 3rd 10:51 LA - Bradley, Ja'Mar 9 yd pass from Lewis, Levi (Artigue, Stevie kick), 9-70 4:09 17 - 7 08:26 MIAMI - SLOMAN, Sam 41 yd field goal, 4--4 0:58 10 - 7 05:18 MIAMI - SLOMAN, Sam 39 yd field goal, 11-58 5:33 17 - 10 00:30 CMU - SCOTT, Tyrone 11 yd pass from DORMADY, Q. (TICE, Ryan kick), 8-46 2:27 10 - 14 02:26 LA - Bradley, Ja'Mar 12 yd pass from Lewis, Levi (Artigue, Stevie kick), 9-79 2:52 24 - 10 3rd 12:05 MIAMI - SORENSON, Jack 31 yd pass from GABBERT, Brett (SLOMAN, Sam kick), 4-67 1:07 17 - 14 4th 11:35 MIAMI - BESTER, Jaylon 1 yd run (SLOMAN, Sam kick), 14-77 5:51 24 - 17 4th 11:38 MIAMI - SLOMAN, Sam 33 yd field goal, 12-54 5:18 20 - 14 04:35 LA - Artigue, Stevie 38 yd field goal, 6-27 2:50 27 - 17 04:06 MIAMI - SLOMAN, Sam 48 yd field goal, 10-59 6:01 23 - 14 01:24 CMU - LAZZARO, Tommy 4 yd run (TICE, Ryan kick), 9-75 2:42 23 - 21 00:28 MIAMI - SLOMAN, Sam 42 yd field goal, 4-6 0:56 26 - 21 2019 Game-By-Game 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 at Iowa 38 26 41-213-2 21-30-0-252-3 71-465 1-1 5-32 9-14 35:57 Miami 14 11 25-59-0 17-27-1-186-2 52-245 0-0 10-77 4-12 24:03 Tennessee Tech 17 22 36-74-0 23-34-2-208-2 70-282 2-1 6-50 2-11 33:03 at Miami 48 14 40-190-5 11-18-0-159-0 58-349 1-1 10-95 6-13 26:57 at Cincinnati 35 23 48-234-3 14-30-1-186-2 78-420 0-0 11-115 5-15 32:52 Miami 13 14 40-64-1 10-18-0-143-0 58-207 1-1 8-55 4-14 27:08 at Ohio State 76 30 42-227-4 22-30-0-374-7 72-601 2-1 6-52 1-5 27:02 Miami 5 10 43-70-0 7-20-1-60-0 63-130 2-2 4-50 4-17 30:18 Buffalo 20 20 49-309-2 7-20-2-89-1 69-398 3-2 10-103 5-14 29:29 at Miami 34 16 55-145-2 8-18-0-120-1 73-265 0-0 2-20 5-19 30:31 at Western Michigan 38 17 40-173-2 15-25-1-137-2 65-310 0-0 7-67 4-14 30:41 Miami 16 19 34-105-1 26-46-3-260-1 80-365 0-0 8-83 4-18 29:19 Northern Illinois 24 22 43-115-2 21-35-0-235-1 78-350 0-0 1-5 7-16 34:56 at Miami 27 14 36-71-2 15-28-0-273-1 64-344 1-0 5-33 7-17 25:04 at Kent State 16 25 40-127-1 23-44-1-209-0 84-336 1-1 12-100 8-19 26:27 Miami 23 21 42-289-1 13-29-0-178-1 71-467 2-2 11-101 4-14 33:33 at Ohio 21 25 46-241-2 15-27-0-133-1 73-374 2-2 6-40 11-17 36:07 Miami 24 14 29-129-2 10-18-0-149-1 47-278 1-0 6-60 3-10 23:53 Bowling Green 3 12 45-185-0 11-27-3-90-0 72-275 0-0 4-25 5-18 33:52 at Miami 44 17 36-187-2 10-16-1-238-3 52-425 1-1 2-15 3-9 26:08 Akron 17 11 29-5-0 15-25-0-197-1 54-202 0-0 9-63 2-11 26:54 at Miami 20 19 52-238-2 10-22-2-117-0 74-355 0-0 3-10 10-18 33:06 at Ball State 41 30 54-261-3 26-40-0-317-3 94-578 2-1 3-30 11-20 38:52 Miami 27 10 29-107-1 10-19-2-168-1 48-275 0-0 1-10 1-10 21:08 CMU 21 20 31-99-2 27-43-1-256-1 74-355 0-0 11-75 7-17 29:55 Miami (MACC) 26 15 35-76-1 14-27-0-196-1 62-272 1-0 7-51 5-16 30:05 Louisiana 27 18 34-155-1 19-26-0-256-2 60-401 1-0 9-53 5-12 28:17 Miami 17 22 37-103-2 22-31-0-248-0 68-351 2-1 3-23 6-13 31:43

RUSHING Johnson Thomas Bester Shelton PASSING Gabbert Williamson at Iowa 6-22-0 5-18-0 5-16-0 2-4-0 at Iowa 17-27-1-186-2 - Tennessee Tech 9-17-2 5-22-0 - 11-65-0 Tennessee Tech 10-17-0-152-0 1-1-0-7-0 at Cincinnati 11-32-0 5-17-0 - 11-39-1 at Cincinnati 10-18-0-143-0 - at Ohio State 6-4-0 8-44-0 - 6-9-0 at Ohio State 5-15-1-48-0 2-5-0-12-0 Buffalo 9-14-0 4-18-0 24-107-1 7-16-1 Buffalo 8-17-0-120-1 - at WMU 4-21-0 2-2-0 11-45-1 3-22-0 at WMU 26-45-3-260-0 0-1-0-0-0 NIU 5-8-0 1--6-0 14-32-2 5-12-0 NIU 15-28-0-273-1 - at Kent State - 3-33-0 18-67-1 14-148-0 at Kent State 13-29-0-178-1 - at Ohio - 2-12-0 15-84-2 8-41-0 at Ohio 10-18-0-149-1 - BGSU 5-33-0 3-21-0 9-85-2 5-31-0 BGSU 9-15-1-225-3 1-1-0-13-0 Akron 5-21-0 2-11-0 21-128-1 15-87-1 Akron 10-21-2-117-0 - at Ball State - - 15-59-1 8-20-0 at Ball State 6-8-0-116-1 4-11-2-52-0 MAC Champ. - - 20-66-1 7-34-0 MAC Champ. 14-27-0-196-1 - Louisiana - 1-12-0 19-52-2 6-59-0 Lousiana 22-31-0-248-0 -

RECEIVING Mayock Robinson Sorenson Blakely Walker Homer Hardy Bester Johnson Thomas Maye at Iowa 3-65-0 - 5-44-1 - 1-28-0 2-23-1 - - 5-23-0 1-3-0 - Tennessee Tech - 3-60-0 - - 2-60-0 - 2-9-0 - 1-19-0 - 1-7-0 at Cincinnati - 2-46-0 2-10-0 1-8-0 1-25-0 - - - 2-40-0 - - at Ohio State 1-10-0 - 4-42-0 ------1-4-0 1-4-0 Buffalo - 1-11-0 1-7-0 - 1-13-1 - - 1-5-0 1-1-0 - 3-83-0 at WMU 2-12-0 3-67-0 - 3-31-0 2-9-0 1-15-0 - 5-30-0 1-5-0 1-2-0 5-76-0 NIU - 1-26-0 - - 7-138-0 1-18-0 - 3-12-0 - - 2-65-1 at Kent State 1-11-1 3-80-0 2-26-0 1-18-0 1-15-0 - 1-16-0 - - 2--1-0 - at Ohio 1-12-0 - 3-44-1 - - 1-5-0 1-12-0 1-6-0 - 2-7-0 1-63-0 BGSU - 1-6-0 2-43-0 - 1-60-1 1-35-1 1-6-1 - - - 1-47-0 Akron - - 3-46-0 1-10-0 - 2-17-0 - 1-8-0 1-25-0 - - at Ball State 1-31-0 - 4-76-1 - - 1-7-0 - 1--2-0 1-2-0 - 1-45-0 MAC Champ. - - 8-123-1 - 2-21-0 - - - 1-13-0 - 2-42-0 Louisiana - - 10-107-0 1-15-0 6-49-0 1-6-0 - - - - 3-74-0 Miami Athletic Communications • 230 Millett Hall • Oxford, Ohio, 45056 2019 Starters START CHARTS

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at Iowa Doyle Nank Godlevske LaRubbio Skibinski Homer Blakely Gabbert Bester Sorenson Robinson Tennessee Tech Doyle Redding Godlevske LaRubbio Skibinski Mehelic Blakely Gabbert Shelton Maye Mayock at Cincinnati Doyle Nank Godlevske LaRubbio Skibinski Homer Walker Gabbert Shelton Mayock Robinson at Ohio State LaRubbio Redding Godlevske Shaffer Clark Mehelic Mayock Gabbert Johnson Sorenson Robinson Buffalo Doyle Nank Godlevske Redding LaRubbio Homer Robinson Gabbert Bester Sorenson Walker at WMU Doyle Shaffer Godlevske LaRubbio Skibinski Mehelic Blakely Gabbert Bester Shelton Robinson NIU Doyle Redding Godlevske LaRubbio Skibinski Homer Walker Gabbert Shelton Maye Robinson at Kent State Doyle Shaffer Schroer LaRubbio Skibinski Clark Walker Gabbert Shelton Sorenson Mayock at Ohio Doyle Shaffer Godlevske Feth Skibinski Homer Blakely Gabbert Shelton Sorenson Robinson BGSU Doyle Shaffer Godlevske Feth Skibinski Homer Walker Gabbert Shelton Sorenson Walker Akron Doyle Shaffer Godlevske Feth Skibinski Homer Walker Gabbert Johnson Sorenson Robinson at Ball State Doyle Shaffer Godlevske Feth Skibinski Homer Walker Gabbert Bester Sorenson Blakely MAC Champ. Doyle Shaffer Godlevske Feth Skibinski Homer Mehelic Gabbert Bester Hardy Shelton

Louisiana Doyle Shaffer Godlevske Feth Skibinski Homer Mayock Gabbert Bester Sorenson Maye

Defense LE DT DT RE OLB MLB Nickel CB S S CB at Iowa Lemon Costin Ertl Butler Reid McWood Baratti Raymond Weatherford Brown Rugamba Tennessee Tech Lemon Costin Ertl Butler Reid Boldin Baratti Raymond Weatherford Brown Rugamba at Cincinnati Lemon Costin Sharp Butler Reid Boldin Baratti Raymond Weatherford Brown Rugamba at Ohio State Lemon Costin Sharp Butler Reid McWood Baratti Raymond Weatherford Brown Banks Buffalo Lemon Costin Sharp Butler Reid McWood Baratti Raymond Weatherford Brown Rugamba at WMU Lemon Costin Sharp Butler Reid McWood Baratti Raymond Weatherford Brown Rugamba NIU Kimpler Costin Sharp Butler Reid McWood Baratti Raymond Weatherford Brown Rugamba at Kent State Kimpler Costin Sharp Butler Reid McWood Baratti Raymond Weatherford Brown Rugamba at Ohio Kimpler Costin Sharp Butler Reid McWood Baratti Raymond Weatherford Brown Rugamba BGSU Kimpler Costin Sharp Butler Reid McWood Baratti Raymond Weatherford Brown Rugamba Akron Kimpler Costin Sharp Butler Reid McWood Baratti Raymond Weatherford Brown Rugamba at Ball State Kimpler Costin Sharp Butler Burse McWood Baratti Raymond Weatherford Brown Rugamba MAC Champ. Kimpler Costin Sharp Butler Reid McWood Baratti Raymond Weatherford Brown Rugamba Louisiana Kimpler Costin Sharp Butler Reid McWood Baratti Raymond Weatherford Brown Rugamba

Miami Athletic Communications • 230 Millett Hall • Oxford, Ohio, 45056 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 Miami Athletic Communications • 230 Millett Hall • Oxford, Ohio, 45056 2019 Player Career Bests

#1 Jaylon Bester • RB #5 Emmanuel Rugamba • DB Rushes...... 24 vs. Buffalo (9/28/19) Tackles...... 11 at Ball State (11/29/19) Rushing Yards...... 128 vs. Akron (11/20/19) ...... vs. Central Michigan (12/8/19) Touchdowns.... 2 vs. Northern Illinois (10/19/19)//at Ohio (11/6/19) Solo...... 9 at Ball State (11/29/19) Long...... 59 vs. BGSU (11/13/19) Assists...... 2 at Cincinnati (9/14/19)// at Ball State (11/29/19) Receptions...... 5 at Western Michigan (10/12/19) Interceptions...... 1 at Western Michigan (10/12/19) Receiving Yards...... 30 at Western Michigan (10/12/19) PBU...... 1 at Cincinnati (9/14/19) Kick Returns...... 7 at Notre Dame (9/30/17) Kick Return Yards...... 163 at Notre Dame (9/30/17) #11 Dom Robinson • WR All Purpose Yards...... 189 at Notre Dame (9/30/17) Receptions...... 5 at Akron (10/06/18) Receiving Yards...... 80 at Kent State (10/26/19) #8 Luke Boldin • LB Touchdown...... 2 vs. Western Michigan (9/29/18) Tackles...... 1 at Iowa (8/31/19) Long...... 42 at Cincinnati (9/14/19) Solo...... 1 at Iowa (8/31/19) Assists...... None #2 Cecil Singleton • DB Interceptions...... None Tackles...... 8 at Ohio State (9/21/19) TFL...... None Solo...... 2 vs. Tennessee Tech (9/7/19) Assists...... 4 vs. Tennessee Tech (9/7/19) #5 Mike Brown • DB Tackles for Loss...... None Tackles...... 10 at Minnesota (9/15/18) Interceptions...... None Solo...... 5 at Minnesota (9/15/18) Assists...... 5 at Minnesota (9/15/18) #13 Jack Sorenson • WR Tackles for Loss...... 1.5 at Minnesota (9/15/18) Receptions...... 10 vs. Louisiana (1/6/20) Sacks...... None Receiving Yards...... 156 vs. Western Michigan (9/29/18) PBU...... None Touchdown...... 1 vs. Marshall (9/1/18) Long...... 54 vs. Marshall (9/1/18) #82 Kam Butler • DL Tackles...... 10 at Ohio (11/6/19) #91 Andrew Sharp • DL Solo...... 6 at Cincinnati (9/14/19) Tackles...... 7 at Ball State (11/29/19) Assists...... 6 at Ohio (11/6/19) Solo...... 5 at Ball State (11/29/19) Sacks...... 2.0 at Cincinnati (9/14/19) Assists...... 3 at Ohio (11/6/19) TFL...... 4.0 at Cincinnati (9/14/19) Tackles for Loss...... 2.5 at Ball State (11/29/19) Forced Fumbles...... None #92 Austin Ertl • DL Sacks...... 1.0 vs. Akron (11/20/19) Tackles...... 1 at Iowa (8/31/19) Solo...... None #20 Tyre Shelton • RB Assists...... 1 at Iowa (8/31/19) Rushes...... 14 at Kent State (10/26/19) TFL...... None Rushing Yards...... 148 at Kent State (10/26/19) Touchdowns...... None #46 Andrew Homer • TE Long...... 53 at Kent State (10/26/19) Receptions...... 2 vs. Marshall (9/1/18) Receiving Yards...... 28 vs. Marshall (9/1/18) #83 Jalen Walker • WR Touchdown...... 1 Several Times Receptions...... 8 at Army (10/20/18) Long...... 35 vs. BGSU (11/13/19) Receiving Yards...... 138 vs. Northern Illinois (10/19/19) Touchdown...... 1 vs. BGSU (11/13/19) #5 Brett Gabbert • QB Long...... 60 vs. BGSU (11/13/19) Passing Attempts...... 45 at Western Michigan (10/12/19) Passing Completitions...... 26 at Western Michigan (10/12/19) #21 Sterling Weatherford • DB Passing Yards...... 273 vs. Northern Illinois (10/19/19) Tackles...... 10 at Iowa (8/31/19) Passing TDs...... 3 vs. BGSU (11/13/19) Solo...... 4 at Iowa (8/31/19) Long...... 60 vs. BGSU (11/13/19) Assists...... 6 at Iowa (8/31/19) Rushing Attempts...... 7 vs. Northern Illinois (10/19/19) Tackles for Loss...... 1.5 at Kent State (10/26/19) Rushing Yards...... 42 vs. Northern Illinois (10/19/19) Interceptions...... 1 vs. Kent State (1-/13/18) #23 Davion Johnson • RB #38 Max Wynn • LB Rushes...... 9 at Minnesota (9/15/18) Tackles...... 6 vs. Tennessee Tech (9/7/19) Rushing Yards...... 52 vs. Kent State (10/13/18) Solo...... None Touchdowns...... 1 at Bowling Green (9/22/18) Assists...... 6 vs. Tennessee Tech (9/7/19) Long...... 15 at Minnesota (9/15/18) Tackles for Loss...... None #95 Ben Kimpler • DL Tackles...... 11 at Army (10/20/18) Solo...... 2, Several Assists...... 10 at Army (10/20/18) Tackles for Loss...... 1.0 at Army (10/20/18) #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...... 63 at Ohio (11/6/19)/vs. Louisiana (1/6/20) #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) #23 Ivan Pace • DL Tackles...... 6 vs. Akron (11/20/19) Solo...... 6 vs. Akron (11/20/19) Assists...... 2 Several Times Tackles for Loss...... 6.0 vs. Akron (11/20/19) Forced Fumbles...... None Sacks...... 6.0 vs. Akron (11/20/19) #24 Ja’Don Rucker-Furlow • DB Tackles...... 4 at Northern Illinois (11/14/18) Solo...... 3 at Northern Illinois (11/14/18) Assists...... 1 at Northern Illinois (11/14/18) Interceptions...... 1 at Northern Illinois (11/14/18)

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

Miami Athletic Communications • 230 Millett Hall • Oxford, Ohio, 45056 The Automated ScoreBook Miami University 2019Overall Team Team Statistics Stats(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

Miami Athletic Communications • 230 Millett Hall • Oxford, Ohio, 45056 The Automated ScoreBook Miami University Overall Individual Statistics (as of Jan 08, 2020) 2019 IndividualAll games Stats

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

Miami Athletic Communications • 230 Millett Hall • Oxford, Ohio, 45056 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 Miami Athletic Communications • 230 Millett Hall • Oxford, Ohio, 45056 Opponents 14 444 493 937 89-320 31-183 10-182 45 14 8-0 8 1 . 2020 Spring Roster

NO. NAME...... HT.....WT...... POS....CL...... HOMETOWN (H.S.) NO. NAME...... Pos. 36 Griffin Baumoel...... 6-2..... 225...... LB...... R-Jr. .... Canton, Ohio (Canton Central Catholic) (Navy) 1 Jaylon Bester...... RB 2 Cecil Singleton...... DB 61 Brendan Beattie...... 6-0..... 212...... LS...... R-Fr...... Maineville, Ohio (Kings) 2 Aveon Smith...... QB 84 Henry Beckett...... 6-0..... 184...... K...... RFr...... Dothan, Ala. (Houston Academy) 3 Mike Brown...... DB 81 James Bessett...... 6-2..... 200...... WR...... R-Fr...... Twinsberg, Ohio (Twinsburg) 3 Nick Manson...... WR 1 Jaylon Bester...... 5-8..... 184...... RB...... Sr...... Belleville, Ill. (Althoff Catholic) 4 Ontario Russell...... RB 8 Luke Bolden...... 6-2..... 230...... LB...... So...... Cincinnati, Ohio (Colerain) 4 Cam Rogers...... LB 15 Michael Bonds...... 6-1..... 211...... QB...... R-Jr...... Bellevue, Wash. (St. Francis) (Glendale) 5 Brett Gabbert...... QB 10 Trevon Booker...... 6-0..... 199...... DB...... R-Fr...... Indianapolis, Ind. (Lawrence Central) 5 Emmanuel Rugamba...... DB 17 Alec Bornhorst...... 6-4..... 220...... QB...... R-So...... Gainesville, Ga. (Lakeview Academy) 6 Austin Robinson...... WR 18 Cedric Boswell...... 5-11... 181...... DB...... 5-Sr...... Beverly Hills, Mich. (Groves) (Iowa) 6 Jacquez Warren...... DB 3 Mike Brown...... 6-1..... 214...... DB...... Sr....Grand Rapids, Mich. (Grand Rapids Catholic Central) 9 Tyre Shelton...... RB 93 Kyle Bryant...... 6-3..... 245...... DL...... R-Fr...... Grovetown, Ga. (Grovetown) 8 Luke Bolden...... LB 82 Kameron Butler...... 6-3..... 252...... DL...... Jr...... Florence, Ky. (Covington Catholic) 10 AJ Mayer...... QB 69 Brody Carper...... 6-3..... 290...... OL...... R-So...... Mogadore, Ohio (Springfield) 10 Trevon Booker...... DB 34 Chris Cavalaris...... 5-10... 190...... WR...... R-So...... Lake Forest, Ill. (Lake Forest) 11 Dominique Robinson...... DL 57 Bennett Clark...... 6-6..... 309...... OL...... R-So...... Zionsville, Ind. (Zionsville Community) 12 Pete Lampert...... QB 89 Jack Coldiron...... 6-5..... 218...... TE...... R-Fr...... Florence, Ky. (Covington Catholic) 12 Jayden Russell...... DB 78 Dominic Collado...... 6-3..... 305...... OL...... Fr...... Crystal Lake, Ill. (Crystal Lake South) 13 Jack Sorenson...... WR 99 Anthony Collier II...... 6-3..... 273...... DL...... R-Fr...... Nashville, Tenn. (East Nashville Magnet) 14 Ben Tarpey...... QB 39 Carson Daniels...... 6-1..... 200...... LB...... R-Fr...... Clarklake, Mich. (Columbia Central) 15 Michael Bonds...... QB 54 Tommy Doyle...... 6-8..... 326...... OL...... 5-Sr...... Edina, Minn. (Edina) 16 Richie Hagarty...... DL 92 Austin Ertl...... 6-2..... 289...... DL...... So...... Wauwatosa, Wis. (Wauwatosa West) 17 Alec Bornhorst...... QB 60 Rusty Feth...... 6-5..... 312...... OL...... So...... Colerain, Ohio (Colerain) 18 Cedric Boswell...... DB 5 Brett Gabbert...... 6-0..... 212...... QB...... So...... St. Louis, Mo. (Christian Brothers) 19 James Maye...... WR 51 Danny Godlevske...... 6-3..... 296...... OL...... 5-Sr...... Indianapolis, Ind. (Bishop Chatard) 20 Mehki Miller...... DB 16 Richie Hagarty...... 6-3..... 248...... DL...... R-Fr...... New Palestine, Ind. (Cathedral) 21 Sterling Weatherford...... DB 96 Kobe Hilton...... 6-3..... 290...... DL...... R-Fr...... Farrell, Pa. (Farrell) 22 Ja’Von Kimpson...... DB 56 Reid Holskey...... 6-6..... 274...... OL...... Fr...... Pataskala, Ohio (Licking Heights) 23 Davion Johnson...... RB 46 Andrew Homer...... 6-6..... 247...... TE...... 5-Sr...... Cincinnati, Ohio (St. Xavier) 23 Ivan Pace Jr...... LB 76 Nathan Jacobs...... 6-5..... 318...... OL...... R-Fr...... Shelbyville, Ky. (Martha Layne Collins) 24 Ja’don Rucker-Furlow...... DB 72 Ben Jackson...... 6-7..... 300...... OL...... R-Fr...... Winchester, Ky. (George Rogers Clark) 25 Deland McCollough...... DB 23 Davion Johnson...... 5-10... 217...... RB...... R-Jr...... Pontiac, Mich. (West Bloomfield) 26 John Saunders...... DB 28 Jeremiah Josephs...... 5-11... 172...... DB...... R-Fr...... Monroeville, Pa. (Gateway) 27 James Silvi...... K 29 Zach Kahn...... 5-10... 211...... RB...... 5-Sr...... Strongsville, Ohio (Strongsville) 28 Jeremiah Josephs...... DB 66 Kevin Kaufman...... 6-1..... 321...... DL...... R-Fr...... Highland Park, Ill. (Highland Park) 29 Zach Kahn...... RB 97 Will Kellison...... 6-4..... 247...... DL...... R-So...... Indianapolis, Ind. (Bishop Chatard) 29 Matthew Salopek...... DB 95 Ben Kimpler...... 6-6..... 251...... DL...... 5-Sr...... Libertyville, Ill. (Libertyville) 30 Josh Maize...... DL 22 Ja’Von Kimpson...... 5-11... 206...... DB...... R-Fr...... Clinton Township, Mich. (Chippewa Valley) 30 Conner Maynard...... P 32 Brandon LaBrie...... 5-10... 194...... WR...... R-Jr. ....Westlake Village, Calif. (Oaks Christian) (SD School of Mines) 32 Brandon LaBrie...... WR 12 Pete Lampert...... 6-4..... 218...... QB...... R-Jr...... Cincinnati, Ohio (Moeller) 32 Jacob Swartz...... P 30 Josh Maize...... 6-3..... 277...... DL...... R-Jr...... Deerfield, Ill. (Deerfield) 34 Chris Cavalaris...... DB 3 Nick Manson...... 6-2..... 209...... WR...... R-Fr...... Jonesboro, Ga. (Mundy’s Mill) 35 Ryan McWood...... LB 19 James Maye...... 5-9..... 164...... WR...... So...... Charlotte, NC (Rocky River) 35 Hayden Nease...... RB 10 AJ Mayer...... 6-3..... 226...... QB...... R-So...... Edgewood, Ky. (Covington Catholic) 36 Griffin Baumoel...... LB 30 Conner Maynard...... 6-3..... 175...... P...... R-Fr...... Mooresville, NC (Hough) 39 Carson Daniels...... LB 25 Deland McCollough...... 6-1..... 183...... DB...... R-Fr...... Leawood, Kan. (Blue Valley North) 44 Rhett Williams ...... TE 35 Ryan McWood...... 6-1..... 229...... LB...... 5-Sr...... Grosse Pointe, Mich. (Brother Rice) 46 Andrew Homer...... TE 87 Adam Mehelic...... 6-3..... 253...... TE...... R-Jr...... Hudson, Ohio (Hudson) 47 Lonnie Phelps Jr...... DL 20 Mehki Miller...... 6-1..... 183...... DB...... R-Fr...... Chicago, Ill. (Rich Central) 48 Ryan Newton...... DL 65 Pete Nank...... 6-5..... 319...... OL...... R-Jr...... West Des Moines, Iowa (Dowling Catholic) 50 Sam Vaughan...... OL 35 Hayden Nease...... 6-1..... 230...... RB...... R-Jr...... Bellefontaine, Ohio (Bellefontaine) (Ventura) 51 Danny Godlevske...... OL 48 Ryan Newton...... 6-2..... 243...... DL...... R-Jr...... St. Louis, Mo. (Parkway North) 52 Caleb Shaffer...... OL 23 Ivan Pace Jr...... 6-0..... 234...... LB...... So...... Cincinnati, Ohio (Colerain) 53 Nate Robinson...... DB 47 Lonnie Phelps Jr...... 6-3..... 223...... DL...... So...... Cincinnati, Ohio (Mount Healthy) 54 Tommy Doyle...... OL 64 David Redding...... 6-4..... 309...... OL...... R-Jr...... Columbus, Ind. (Columbus North) 55 Andrew Todd...... OL 56 Reid Holskey...... OL 6 Austin Robinson...... 6-1..... 180...... WR...... So...... Cornelius, NC (William A. Hough) 57 Bennett Clark...... OL 11 Dominique Robinson...... 6-4..... 249...... DL...... Sr...... Canton, Ohio (Canton McKinley) 60 Rusty Feth...... OL 2020 Spring Roster

53 Nate Robinson...... 6-1..... 220...... LB...... R-Jr...... Dublin, Ohio (Dublin Coffman) 61 Brendan Beattie...... LS 4 Cam Rogers...... 6-0..... 210...... LB...... Fr...... Fort Wayne, Ind. (Homestead) 64 David Redding...... OL 24 Ja’don Rucker-Furlow...... 6-2..... 181...... DB...... Jr...... Dayton, Ohio (Belmont) 65 Pete Nank...... OL 5 Emmanuel Rugamba...... 5-11... 190...... DB...... 5-Sr...... Naperville, Ill. (Naperville Central) (Iowa) 66 Kevin Kaufman...... DL 12 Jayden Russell...... 6-2..... 202...... DB...... R-Fr...... Shawnee, Kan. (St. Thomas Aquinas) 68 Donovan White...... OL 4 Ontario Russell...... 5-11... 206...... RB...... R-Fr...... Kansas City, Mo. (Lee’s Summit North) 69 Brody Carper...... OL 29 Matthew Salopek...... 6-1..... 214...... DB...... R-Fr...... Kent, Ohio (Archbishop Hoban) 72 Ben Jackson...... OL 52 Caleb Shaffer...... 6-5..... 324...... OL...... So...... Carmel, Ind. (Carmel) 76 Nathan Jacobs...... OL 91 Andrew Sharp...... 6-4..... 267...... DL...... R-Jr...... Grosse Pointe, Mich. (Grosse Pointe South) 78 Dom Collado...... OL 26 John Saunders...... 6-2..... 196...... DB...... Fr...... High Point, N.C. (High Point Christian) 79 Caleb Siech...... OL 9 Tyre Shelton...... 5-11... 191...... RB...... R-So...... Douglasville, Ga. (Chapel Hill) 81 James Bessett...... WR 79 Caleb Siech...... 6-6..... 308...... OL...... Fr...... Janesville, Iowa (Waverly Shell-Rock) 82 Kameron Butler...... DE 27 James Silvi...... 5-10... 177...... K...... R-So...... Bryn Mawr, Pa. (Episcopal Academy) 83 Jalen Walker...... WR 2 Cecil Singleton...... 6-2..... 206...... DB...... R-So...... Cincinnati, Ohio (Princeton) 84 Henry Beckett...... P 2 Aveon Smith...... 6-1..... 190...... QB...... Fr...... Lexington, S. C. (White Knoll) 87 Adam Mehelic...... TE 13 Jack Sorenson...... 6-0..... 195...... WR...... 5-Sr...... Kildeer, Ill. (Stevenson) 89 Jack Coldiron...... TE 32 Jacob Swartz...... 5-11... 161...... P...... R-Jr...... Highland Park, Ill. (Highland Park) 91 Andrew Sharp...... DL 14 Ben Tarpey...... 6-2..... 185...... QB...... R-Fr...... Evanston, Ill. (Evanston Twp.) 92 Austin Ertl...... DL 55 Andrew Todd...... 6-4...... 298...... OL...... R-So. ... Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Cedar Rapids Washington) 93 Kyle Bryant...... DL 50 Sam Vaughan...... 6-7..... 289...... OL...... R-Fr...... Versailles, Ky. (Lexington Catholic) 94 Jahmal Wynter...... DL 83 Jalen Walker...... 5-7..... 176...... WR...... R-Jr...... Carmel, Ind. (Carmel) 95 Ben Kimpler...... DL 6 Jacquez Warren...... 6-0..... 175...... DB...... Fr...... Durham, N.C. (Southern Durham) 96 Kobe Hilton...... DL 21 Sterling Weatherford...... 6-4..... 218...... DB...... R-Jr...... Cicero, Ind. (Hamilton Heights) 97 Will Kellison...... DL 68 Donovan White...... 6-4..... 311...... OL...... 5-Sr...... Gahanna, Ohio (Gahanna Lincoln) 99 Anthony Collier II...... DL 44 Rhett Williams...... 6-6..... 231...... TE...... R-Fr...... Carmel, Ind (Carmel) 94 Jahmal Wynter...... 6-2..... 281...... DL...... R-Jr. ..McDonough, Ga. (Henry County) (Highland CC)