Miami (OH)·Mid-American

2016 — The Correction

2016 is a losing-side chapter for Miami (OH). The program metabolises it; the voice does not apologize.

Record 6-7
Final result Losing season Lost the St. Petersburg Bowl
AP final — post-bowls
SP+ -2.0 last-week
Era —
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
L @ Iowa 21-45 L vs East Ill 17-21 L vs West Ken 24-31 L @ Cincin 20-27 L vs Ohio 7-17 L @ Akron 13-35 W vs Kent Sta 18-14 W @ Bowl Gre 40-26 W @ East Mic 28-15 W vs Cent Mic 37-17 W @ Buffalo 35-24 W vs Ball Sta 21-20 L @ Miss St 16-17 Bowl

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2016.

Defining moments
The statement

The 2016 season's largest margin: Miami (OH) 37, Central Michigan 17. A 20-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: Miami (OH) 21, Iowa 45. A 24-point margin the season is remembered by.

The postseason

The season's last act: Miami (OH) fell to Mississippi State 16-17 in the postseason.

"Love and Honor"
— Miami (OH) fanbase voice · 2016· synthesized
What it meant

2016 sits in Miami (OH)'s crisis ledger. The program does not moralise it. The next season begins the day this one ended and the crisis chapter closes when the ledger does.