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Thomas Gotkowski threw three touchdown passes, Braylon Isom caught two of them, and Miami (Ohio) beat Ball State 45-24 in a regular-season finale to clinch a trip to the Mid-American championship game for the third consecutive season. Gotkowski found Isom for a 23-yard score at the 9:07 mark of the first quarter, and a 10-yard strike less than three minutes later. The RedHawks never trailed, and led from that point on. It's the fifth consecutive win for the RedHawks over the Cardinals.

The RedHawks finished the regular season 7-5 and 6-2 in the Mid-American Conference, and will face Western Michigan (8-4, 7-1) in the MAC title game, despite Ohio and Toledo also holding 6-2 conference records. Miami owns a tiebreaker between common opponents. Gotkowski's long came on a 55-yard touchdown to Kam Perry. He was 12-of-24 passing for 226 yards, with 44 yards on the ground. Jordan Brunson (54 rushing yards) and D'Shawntae Jones (47 rushing yards) both had rushing touchdowns, and led a RedHawks offense that combined for 234 rushing yards. Kiael Kelly was 14 of 23 for 177 yards with a pair of passing touchdowns for the Cardinals (4-8, 3-5). He added a game-high 61 yards on 11 attempts. The Cardinals allowed six sacks, and allowed a score on a fumble recovery return by Jermaine Agee with 2:11 left in the game. They entered the game with the second-most sacks allowed out of 136 teams in FBS football and finished with 49 allowed. - Miami OH/AP College Football

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QB Thomas Gotkowski, Miami (OH)
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11/24/25 - Dom Dzioban, rSr/2026, Miami (OH), 6-1, 204 (DS#9 K) + More +

WEEK 13 MAC CO-SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: Dom Dzioban, Miami, Kicker, 6th - Senior, Frankfort, Ill. (Lincoln Way East),...Dom Dzioban was perfect last Wednesday in Miami's 37-20 win at Buffalo. The 6th-year senior knocked in all three field goal attempts and added four extra points as the RedHawks became bowl eligible for the ninth time in the past 10 seasons. Dzioban, a Lou Groza Award semi-finalist, connected on field goals from 42, 37 and 49 yards. - MAC Football

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K Dom Dzioban, Miami (OH)
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11/19/25 - Jordan Brunson, rSr/2026, Miami (OH), 5-11, 230 (DS#119 RB) + More +

Thomas Gotkowski and D'Shawntae Jones each accounted for two touchdowns, and Jordan Brunson rushed for 123 yards in a 37-20 win for Miami (Ohio) over Buffalo on Wednesday night. Gotkowski found Kam Perry for a 32-yard touchdown, then rushed for a 3-yard score in the second quarter. A 42-yard field goal from Dom Dzioban made it 17 straight points for the Redhawks (6-5, 5-2 Mid-American). The Bulls (5-6, 4-3) responded with 17 straight points of their own. Ta'Quan Roberson threw a pair of touchdowns to Victor Snow and Jasaiah Gathings, and Jack Howes kicked a 42-yard field goal to make it 20-17 at the 6:50 mark of the third. Roberson was 24 of 48 for 303 yards and two interceptions.

The RedHawks returned the favor and pulled away starting on the following drive. Jones rushed for 7- and 1-yard touchdowns, and Dzioban made kicks from 37 and 49 yards to make it 20 unanswered points. Gotkowski, a redshirt freshman, entered the season as the third-string quarterback and had not attempted a pass prior to Wednesday. He was 13-of-23 passing for 185 yards, with 26 on the ground, taking the starting job from Henry Hesson. Hesson started against Toledo last Wednesday after Dequan Finn left the program. Hesson was 11-of-38 passing with three interceptions in that 24-3 loss. The win keeps the RedHawks alive in the race for the conference championships, along with three other two-loss teams that all trail Western Michigan (7-4, 6-1). Miami is bowl eligible for the fifth consecutive year under head coach Chuck Martin. - Miami OH/AP College Football

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RB Jordan Brunson, Miami (OH)
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11/19/25 - Dom Dzioban, rSr/2026, Miami (OH), 6-1, 204 (DS#9 K) + More +

WEEK 9 MAC SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Dom Dzioban, Miami, K, 6th Year, Frankfort, Ill. (Lincoln Way East),...Dom Dzioban was perfect on Saturday, connecting on all four of his field goal attempts in Miami's 26-17 win over Western Michigan. The sixth-year senior made kicks of 44, 24, 29 and 51 yards. His 51-yarder, which matched his career-best, sealed the Miami victory with under two minutes to play. - MAC Football

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K Dom Dzioban, Miami (OH)
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10/25/25 - Dequan Finn, rSr/2026, Miami (OH), 6-1, 201 (DS#45 QB) + More +

Dequan Finn threw for a touchdown and ran for another in the fourth quarter and Miami (Ohio) rallied for a 26-17 victory Saturday to take sole possession of first place in the Mid-American Conference. Trailing 17-9, Finn threw a 3-yard TD pass to Brian Shane early in the final quarter. Six minutes later he completed a 50-yard pass to Kam Perry down to the Western Michigan 18-yard line, setting up his own touchdown run on the next play for the lead.

Adam Trick's strip-sack ended the Broncos' ensuing possession and Dom Dzioban provided a cushion with a 51-yard field goal. Dzioban made all four of his attempts. Both the RedHawks (5-3, 4-0) and the Broncos (4-4, 3-1) came in on four-game win streaks. Miami has won 11 straight regular-season MAC games. Finn was 18-of-30 passing for 260 yards and ran for 52 more. Jordan Brunson rushed for 90 yards on 13 carries. Perry had 98 yards receiving and Weaver 96. Broc Lowry was 16 of 28 for 172 yards and a touchdown to Talique Williams and rushed for 82 more. Michael Brescia had a rushing TD. - Miami OH/AP College Football

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QB Dequan Finn, Miami (OH)
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10/21/25 - Pierse Stainton, rJr/2027, Miami (OH), 6-1, 190 (DS#999 P) + More +

WEEK 8 MAC SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Pierse Stainton, Miami, Punter, Junior, Sarasota, Fla. (Cardinal Mooney),...Pierse Stainton averaged 55.3 yards per punt in Miami's 44-30 win over Eastern Michigan. The junior added a career-best 65-yard punt that was downed at the Eagles four-yard line and also posted a 59-yard boot. - MAC Football

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P Pierse Stainton, Miami (OH)
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10/18/25 - Dequan Finn, rSr/2026, Miami (OH), 6-1, 201 (DS#45 QB) + More +

Dequan Finn threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more, Jordan Brunson rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown, and Miami (Ohio) beat Eastern Michigan 44-30 on Saturday for its fourth straight victory. Miami took advantage of good field position in the second half with two touchdown drives to build a 35-14 lead. An Eli Blakey interception set up Miami at its own 38 and the RedHawks scored six plays later on Finn's keeper. Miami's next possession began at the 45-yard line after a 15-yard punt return. After Eastern cut it to 37-22 with 9:07 to play, the RedHawks used nine consecutive rushing plays to take a three-score lead.

Finn was 13 of 22 for 159 yards passing, and he carried it 10 times for 58 yards. D'Shawntae Jones added 66 yards rushing and a score as Miami (4-3, 3-0 Mid-American Conference) totaled 295 yards and four touchdowns on the ground. Noah Kim threw for 309 yards and four touchdowns for Eastern Michigan (2-6, 1-3, but he was intercepted two times. Harold Mack had six catches for 179 yards and two scores, and Nick Devereaux also had two touchdown grabs. - Miami OH/AP College Football

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QB Dequan Finn, Miami (OH)
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10/11/25 - Dequan Finn, rSr/2026, Miami (OH), 6-1, 201 (DS#45 QB) + More +

Dequan Finn threw for 203 yards and a touchdown and Miami of Ohio used the second half to pull away from Akron for a 20-7 win on Saturday. Dom Dzioban’s 41-yard field with 1:33 before halftime served as the game’s first points and Miami (3-3, 2-0 MAC) led 3-0 halftime. With 10:35 left in the third quarter, D’Shawntae Jones crashed in from the 1 to end a nine-play, 75-yard drive to make it 10-0. After the RedHawks’ defense held Akron to minus-6 yards on the next drive, Finn threw a 60-yard scoring pass to Kam Perry with 7:57 left in the third.

Akron (2-5, 1-2) dodged the shutout when Ben Finley completed a 5-yard touchdown pass to Israel Polk to make it 20-7. Finley threw for 211 yards. Miami leads the all-time series 24-9-1 and has won eight-straight games in the series overall. The RedHawks are 11-6 against the Zips in Akron. The RedHawks have now won nine-straight MAC regular season contests, dating back to Oct. 12, 2024 and are 18-2 in their last 20 MAC games. - Mimai OH/AP College Football

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QB Dequan Finn, Miami (OH)
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09/27/25 - Kam Perry, rJr/2027, Miami (OH), 5-08, 154 (DS#76 WR) + More +

Jermaine Mia Agee returned a blocked punt for a touchdown and Kam Perry had two receiving touchdowns to lead Miami (Ohio) over FCS-member Lindenwood 38-0 on Saturday. Koy Beasley blocked A.J. Vinatieri's punt attempt in the first quarter, with Mia Agee's return marking the first points of the game. Perry had three receptions for 122 yards, with a 33-yard touchdown in the second quarter and a 66-yard score in the third. Henry Hesson was 13 of 22 for 208 yards and the two touchdown connections to Perry. Kenny Tracy racked up 122 yards and a touchdown on the ground for Miami (1-3). Jordan Brunson also had a rushing touchdown. Silas Walters and Eli Coppess both picked off Nate Glantz, who was 9 of 25 for 87 yards passing for Lindenwood (2-3). - Miami OH/AP College Football

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WR Kam Perry, Miami (OH)
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08/31/24 - Dequan Finn, rSr/2026, Miami (OH), 6-1, 201 (DS#45 QB) + More +

Dequan Finn threw for 192 yards and two touchdowns and ran for a 39-yard score to lift Baylor to a season-opening 45-3 win over FCS Tarleton State on Saturday. Finn made his mark immediately with a 39-yard touchdown run on the Bears' first drive and added a 32-yard scoring pass to Ashtyn Hawkins later in the first quarter. Finn, a sixth-year senior transfer from Toledo who was named MAC Player of the Year last season, also found Michael Trigg for a 17-yard TD strike in the third quarter.

Finn finished 14-for-22 passing and was picked off twice. Keaton Thomas added to Baylor's fast start when he intercepted a Jaden Pete pass and returned it 35 yards for a touchdown to make it a 21-0 lead with 4:12 left in the first quarter. Dawson Pendergrass ran for a 1-yard TD, and Sawyer Robertson fired a 30-yard touchdown to Ketron Jackson Jr. in the fourth quarter for the Bears, who outgained the Texans (1-1) 442-181. Daniel Greek was 7-for-13 passing for 80 yards for Tarleton State, a program in its final season of the four-year reclassification period before becoming a full NCAA Division I football program next season. - AP College Football

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QB Dequan Finn, Miami (OH)
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11/30/23 - Dequan Finn, rSr/2026, Miami (OH), 6-1, 201 (DS#45 QB) + More +

2023 MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE VERN SMITH LEADERSHIP AWARD WINNER: Dequan Finn, QB, Toledo,...Toledo quarterback Dequan Finn was tabbed the winner of the 42nd Vern Smith Leadership Award as the top player in the MAC. Rockets' Head Coach Jason Candle was selected as the Head Coach of the Year, while UT's Peny Boone earned Offensive Player of the Year honors. Miami linebacker Matt Salopek was tabbed as the Defensive Player of the Year, while RedHawk placekicker Graham Nicholson was selected as the Special Teams Player of the Year. Western Michigan running back Jalen Buckley earned Freshman of the Year honors, rounding out the specialty award selections.

Finn is Toledo's first Vern Smith Leadership Award winner, awarded annually to the league MVP, since Logan Woodside in 2017 and the fifth winner in school history. The junior quarterback, who is now a three-time All-MAC honoree, has had a remarkable season for the Rockets. Finn ranks first in the MAC in passing efficiency (155.36), completion percentage (65.1%), passing yards (2,384), touchdown passes (21) and total offense (242.8) en route to leading UT to its second straight MAC Championship Game. His 530 yards are the most among MAC quarterbacks, and he is one of just six FBS quarterbacks to have at least 2,000 passing yards and 500 rushing yards. - MAC Football

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QB Dequan Finn, Miami (OH)
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11/30/23 - Matthew Salopek, rSr/2025, Miami (OH), 6-1, 230 (DS#19 ILB) + More +

2023 MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Matt Salopek, LB, Miami,...Salopek, who ranks 11th nationally with 125 tackles, is the first RedHawk to be named MAC Defensive Player of the Year since Quinten Rollins in 2014. He had a career-high 18 tackles in the win over Cincinnati and has recorded double-digit tackles seven different times in 2023. He added 7.5 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks and an interception for a defense that allowed just 86 points in eight conference games in 2023. - MAC Football

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ILB Matthew Salopek, Miami (OH)
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03/01/23 - Brett Gabbert, rSr/2025, Miami (OH), 6-0, 200 (DS#29 QB) + More +

Highlighted by non-conference road action at Miami (Fla.) and Cincinnati as well as five home games, the Miami University football team announced its 2023 schedule on Wednesday morning. Miami opens the season in Coral Gables, Fla., under the lights versus the Miami Hurricanes on Friday, Sept. 1 and travels to face UMass on Saturday, Sept. 9. Rounding out non-conference action will be a trip to Nippert Stadium to face the Cincinnati Bearcats on Saturday, Sept. 16 before hosting Delaware State in the home opener on Saturday, Sept. 23. The matchup with the Hornets will be Miami's annual Football Alumni Day/Hall of Fame Weekend. The RedHawks are a Mid-American Conference best 34-16 in their last 50 MAC games and begin conference play on Saturday, Sept. 30 at Kent State. Rounding out other conference road games will be at Western Michigan (Saturday, Oct. 14), at Ohio (Saturday, Oct. 28) and at Ball State (Saturday, Nov. 25). - Miami OH Football

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QB Brett Gabbert, Miami (OH)
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12/20/22 - Dequan Finn, rSr/2026, Miami (OH), 6-1, 201 (DS#45 QB) + More +

Dequan Finn passed for 133 yards and a touchdown and rushed for another score to lead Toledo past Liberty 21-19 in the rainy Boca Raton Bowl Tuesday night. Toledo came from behind, then fended off Liberty, handing the Flames their first loss in a bowl game after three bowl victories. Liberty (8-5) was directed by interim coach Josh Aldridge, who stepped in for Hugh Freeze, who became the head coach at Auburn at the end of the regular season. Toledo (9-5) punctuated a successful season that included winning the Mid-Atlantic Conference title with its first bowl victory since 2015.

Liberty scored twice in a five-minute span of the fourth quarter, turning a 21-7 deficit into a two-point game. Kaidon Salter hit Treon Sibley with a 29-yard scoring pass at 7:24 of the period to make it 21-13 and CJ Daniels found Bentley Hanshaw with a 67-yard scoring strike to close the game to two points. But, Liberty's 2-point conversion try failed and Toledo held on for the final 3:40 Finn was just as dangerous offensively as he had been all season, when he led the Mid-American Conference with 30 total TDs. Finn guided Toledo's offense 75 yards on the opening drive of the second half to give the Rockets their first lead of the game, 10-7, and they led the rest of the way. Lenny Khule's 4-yard TD reception capped the drive and was his third TD of the season. Finn's 1-yard rushing score in the fourth gave Toledo a 21-7 lead. - Toledo/AP College Football

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QB Dequan Finn, Miami (OH)
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12/17/22 - Dequan Finn, rSr/2026, Miami (OH), 6-1, 201 (DS#45 QB) + More +

2022 ALL-MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM: Quarterback - Dequan Finn, Toledo,...Finn ranks third in the MAC in passing efficiency (137.98) and third in total offense (249.5). He has completed 58.6 percent of his passes for 1,973 yards and 21 TDs on the season despite missing two games due to injury. He is also second on Rockets in rushing with 522 yards and has a team-best eight TDs. - Toledo Football

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QB Dequan Finn, Miami (OH)
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