Miami (OH) vs Central Michigan Live Score (24 Oct, 2026)
Score by Quarter
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Miami (OH) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
 Central Michigan | 3 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
Scoring Plays
Q1
9:31
9:31
Caden VanHuis 23 Yd Field Goal
Field Goal Good
0 – 3
Q1
0:31
0:31
Rodney Nelson 6 Yd Run (Kellan McLaughlin Kick)
Rushing Touchdown
7 – 3
Q2
3:41
3:41
Nick Woodford 5 Yd Run (Caden VanHuis Kick)
Rushing Touchdown
7 – 10
Q2
0:20
0:20
Damarion Witten 7 Yd pass from Caleb Heavner (Kellan McLaughlin Kick)
Pass Reception
14 – 10
Q3
13:24
13:24
Justin Taylor 46 Yd Interception Return (Caden VanHuis Kick)
Interception Return Touchdown
14 – 17
Q3
8:04
8:04
Caleb Heavner 27 Yd Run (Kellan McLaughlin Kick)
Rushing Touchdown
21 – 17
Q3
0:57
0:57
Langston Lewis 9 Yd pass from Jadyn Glasser (Caden VanHuis Kick)
Passing Touchdown
21 – 24
Q4
4:17
4:17
Caden VanHuis 22 Yd Field Goal
Field Goal Good
21 – 27
Q4
1:41
1:41
D'Shawntae Jones 2 Yd Run (Kellan McLaughlin Kick)
Rushing Touchdown
28 – 27
Game Leaders
Miami (OH)Central Michigan
C. Heavner QBPassing Yards
J. Glasser QBC. Heavner QBRushing Yards
J. Clerveaux RB
M. Huggins WRReceiving Yards
L. Lewis WR
R. Andrews III DLSacks
N. VanTimmeren DL
B. Myrick LBTackles
M. Hitchens LBPlayer Box Score
Miami (OH)| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Heavner#6 | 18/33 | 221 | 6.7 | 1 | 2 | 32.9 |
Central Michigan| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jadyn Glasser#5 | 18/31 | 221 | 7.1 | 1 | 0 | 21.9 |
Miami (OH)| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Heavner#6 | 15 | 58 | 3.9 | 1 | 27 |
 Rodney Nelson | 10 | 43 | 4.3 | 1 | 17 |
 D'Shawntae Jones#9 | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 1 | 6 |
| Scoop Smith#24 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Central Michigan| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayden Clerveaux#31 | 9 | 32 | 3.6 | 0 | 9 |
 Vaughn Blue#24 | 10 | 25 | 2.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Nick Woodford#43 | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 1 | 8 |
 Brock Townsend#2 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jadyn Glasser#5 | 5 | -13 | -2.6 | 0 | 3 |
Miami (OH)| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maleek Huggins#1 | 7 | 122 | 17.4 | 0 | 37 |
 Damarion Witten#8 | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 1 | 28 |
| Scoop Smith#24 | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
 Christian Ross#15 | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Brendan Loftus#81 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
 Lynel Billups-Williams#10 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 |
Central Michigan| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langston Lewis#20 | 10 | 163 | 16.3 | 1 | 47 |
 Braylen Naves#17 | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 11 |
 Nasir Williams#3 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 11 |
 Justin Ruffin Jr.#9 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 9 |
 Rusty VanWetzinga IV#8 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
Miami (OH)| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blayne Myrick#15 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 CJ Young#8 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Roosevelt Andrews III#92 | 7 | 1 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Amariyun Knighten | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Dillon Tatum#1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ben Minich#17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mychal Yharbrough#24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Brach Rice#4 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Luke Myers#14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Brock Uihlein#11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Grant Lyons#43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Malcolm McCain#3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Marcus Moore#52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 OJ Alexander#99 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Toney Coleman Jr.#21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kaleb Martin#12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Heavner#6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Eli Coppess#26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 James Schott#32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Javon Hammonds#9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Zhaiylen Scott#20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bai Jobe#22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Devin Bell#5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Central Michigan| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayson Hitchens#35 | 11 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Darrell Bryant Jr.#19 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 JJ Douglas#1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Justin Taylor#14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brett McCalla#40 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jajuan Jones#20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Coen Ali#17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Antonio Cherry Jr.#30 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan VanTimmeren#48 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 James Reinbold#32 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jaion Jackson#4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Matthew McKenzie#26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Xavier White#11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jaxon Cherry#92 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Donavan Philord#12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Quavion Bird#96 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jamari Allen#21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ty Williams#24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Drew Esper#34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Evan Walker#93 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Da'Shon Febres#83 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Central Michigan| Player | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nasir Williams#3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Miami (OH)| Player | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kellan McLaughlin#38 | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4/4 | 4 |
Central Michigan| Player | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Caden VanHuis#38 | 2/2 | 100.0 | 23 | 3/3 | 9 |
Miami (OH)| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pierse Stainton#34 | 4 | 183 | 45.8 | 1 | 1 | 68 |
Central Michigan| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Declan Duley#18 | 5 | 215 | 43.0 | 2 | 0 | 54 |
Miami (OH)| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoop Smith#24 | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 20 | 0 |
Central Michigan| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Stapleton#45 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
Miami (OH)| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynel Billups-Williams#10 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 15 | 0 |
Central Michigan| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Ruffin Jr.#9 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
Central Michigan| Player | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Taylor#14 | 1 | 46 | 1 |
| Brett McCalla#40 | 1 | 38 | 0 |
Drive Summary
CMU
Field Goal
69
M-OH
Punt
6
CMU
Punt
5
M-OH
Touchdown
70
CMU
Punt
9
M-OH
Interception
37
CMU
Punt
-7
M-OH
Punt
39
CMU
Touchdown
88
M-OH
Touchdown
75
CMU
End Of Half
4
M-OH
Interception Touchdown
3
M-OH
Touchdown
75
CMU
Punt
3
M-OH
Downs
9
CMU
Touchdown
57
M-OH
Punt
-6
CMU
Punt
3
M-OH
Punt
-5
CMU
Field Goal
29
M-OH
Touchdown
75
CMU
Downs
-6
M-OH
End Of Quarter
10
Injury Report
No current injury report is available for this matchup.
Head-to-Head
Miami (OH)Last 5 Games
Central Michigan
46◂
College Football Wk 9
FINAL
10/26/24
7
28◂
College Football Wk 5
FINAL
10/2/21
17
26◂
College Football Wk 15
FINAL
12/7/19
21
31◂
College Football Wk 4
FINAL
9/23/17
14
37◂
College Football Wk 10
FINAL
11/4/16
17
Game Information
StageWeek 8
Season2026
KickoffSat, Oct 24, 1:00 pm
VenueKelly/Shorts Stadium
LocationMount Pleasant, MI
SurfaceArtificial Turf
BroadcastESPN+
Attendance13,269
Division Standings
FBS — Mid-American Conference
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | Home | Away | Strk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ohio | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.750 | 237 | 175 | 4-0 | 2-2 | W5 |
 Toledo | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.750 | 299 | 203 | 4-1 | 2-1 | W2 |
 Western Michigan | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.667 | 236 | 173 | 3-1 | 3-2 | W1 |
 Buffalo | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.625 | 181 | 203 | 4-1 | 1-2 | W3 |
| Miami (OH) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.625 | 216 | 206 | 3-1 | 2-2 | W3 |
 Eastern Michigan | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.444 | 192 | 231 | 2-2 | 2-3 | L2 |
 Kent State | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.333 | 129 | 275 | 3-1 | 0-5 | L1 |
 Ball State | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.375 | 176 | 282 | 2-1 | 1-4 | W2 |
 Bowling Green | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.222 | 160 | 261 | 1-3 | 1-4 | L3 |
 Massachusetts | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.500 | 212 | 169 | 2-2 | 2-2 | L4 |
| Central Michigan | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.375 | 143 | 207 | 3-2 | 0-3 | L3 |
 Akron | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.125 | 152 | 262 | 1-2 | 0-5 | L6 |
 Sacramento State | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.222 | 153 | 273 | 2-3 | 0-4 | W1 |
Miami (OH)
3rd in MAC
VS
Central Michigan
11th in MAC
Quarterbacks & Specialists
#6
Caleb Heavner
#34
Pierse Stainton
Receivers & Backs
#10
Lynel Billups-Williams
#1
Maleek Huggins
#9
D'Shawntae Jones
#81
Brendan Loftus
Rodney Nelson
#15
Christian Ross
#24
Scoop Smith
#8
Damarion Witten
Defensive Line & Linebackers
#99
OJ Alexander
#92
Roosevelt Andrews III
#5
Devin Bell
#26
Eli Coppess
#9
Javon Hammonds
#22
Bai Jobe
#43
Grant Lyons
#3
Malcolm McCain
#52
Marcus Moore
#14
Luke Myers
#15
Blayne Myrick
#4
Brach Rice
#32
James Schott
#20
Zhaiylen Scott
#11
Brock Uihlein
#8
CJ Young
Defensive Backs
#21
Toney Coleman Jr.
Amariyun Knighten
#12
Kaleb Martin
#17
Ben Minich
#1
Dillon Tatum
#24
Mychal Yharbrough
Other
#38
Kellan McLaughlin
Quarterbacks & Specialists
#18
Declan Duley
#5
Jadyn Glasser
Receivers & Backs
#24
Vaughn Blue
#31
Jayden Clerveaux
#83
Da'Shon Febres
#20
Langston Lewis
#17
Braylen Naves
#9
Justin Ruffin Jr.
#45
Jordan Stapleton
#2
Brock Townsend
#8
Rusty VanWetzinga IV
#3
Nasir Williams
#43
Nick Woodford
Defensive Line & Linebackers
#96
Quavion Bird
#92
Jaxon Cherry
#30
Antonio Cherry Jr.
#1
JJ Douglas
#34
Drew Esper
#35
Mayson Hitchens
#40
Brett McCalla
#32
James Reinbold
#48
Nathan VanTimmeren
#93
Evan Walker
#11
Xavier White
Defensive Backs
#17
Coen Ali
#21
Jamari Allen
#19
Darrell Bryant Jr.
#4
Jaion Jackson
#20
Jajuan Jones
#26
Matthew McKenzie
#12
Donavan Philord
#14
Justin Taylor
#24
Ty Williams
Other
#38
Caden VanHuis
Miami (OH)
2nd in MAC
VS
Central Michigan
10th in MAC
Passing
58.7
Completion Percentage
58.0
121
Completions
101
2.40
Interception Percentage
2.90
5
Interceptions
5
75
Longest Pass
71
1,736
Net Passing Yards
978
217.0
Net Passing Yards Per Game
122.3
206
Passing Attempts
174
4.90
Passing Touchdown %
2.30
10
Passing Touchdowns
4
140.5
Passer Rating
106.8
20
Total Sacks
19
141
Sack Yards Lost
112
8.4
Yards Per Pass Attempt
5.6
1,736
Passing Yards
978
0
Passing Fumbles Lost
0
8
Team Games Played
8
358.1
Yards Per Game
291.5
27.0
Total Points Per Game
17.9
216
Total Points
143
26
Total Touchdowns
19
217.0
Passing Yards Per Game
122.3
121-206
Comp-Att
101-174
20-141
Sacks-Yards Lost
19-112
Rushing
259
Rushing Attempts
304
1,129
Rushing Yards
1,354
4.4
Yards Per Rush Attempt
4.5
69
Long Rushing
55
0
20+ Yard Rushing Plays
0
13
Rushing Touchdowns
14
141.1
Rushing Yards Per Game
169.3
0
Rushing Fumbles
0
0
Rushing Fumbles Lost
0
68
Rushing 1st downs
81
8
Team Games Played
8
2,865
Total Yards
2,332
485
Total Offensive Plays
497
27.0
Total Points Per Game
17.9
216
Total Points
143
26
Total Touchdowns
19
Receiving
121
Receptions
101
0
Receiving Targets
0
1,736
Receiving Yards
978
1,736
Receiving Yards
978
10
Receiving Touchdowns
4
75
Long Reception
71
0
20+ Yard Receiving Plays
0
217.0
Receiving Yards Per Game
122.3
0
Receiving Fumbles
0
0
Receiving Fumbles Lost
0
745
Receiving Yards After Catch
591
70
Receiving First Downs
32
8
Team Games Played
8
14.3
Yards Per Reception
9.7
27.0
Total Points Per Game
17.9
216
Total Points
143
26
Total Touchdowns
19
Miscellaneous
155
Total 1st downs
125
68
Rushing 1st downs
81
70
Passing 1st downs
32
17
1st downs by penalty
10
33
Third Down Conversions
38
92
Third Down Attempts
107
35.87
3rd down %
35.51
6
Fourth Down Conversions
13
9
First Downs Attempts
21
66.67
4th down %
61.90
53
Total Penalties
52
476
Total Penalty Yards
479
14727
Possession Time Seconds
13680
0.00
Red Zone Field Goal Percentage
0.00
0.00
Red Zone Scoring Percentage
0.00
0.00
Red Zone Efficiency Percentage
0.00
0.00
Red Zone Touchdown Percentage
0.00
9
Total Takeaways
10
7
Total Giveaways
11
2
Turnover Ratio
-1
0
Fumbles Lost
0
33-92
3rd down efficiency
38-107
6-9
4th down efficiency
13-21
53-476
Total-Yards
52-479
Defense
235
Solo Tackles
221
266
Assist Tackles
368
501
Total Tackles
589
16
Sacks
15
97
Sack Yards
105
61
Stuffs
52
26
Passes Defended
28
14.6
Average Interception Yards
15.9
36
Long Interception
46
0
Miscellaneous Touchdowns
0
1
Kicks Blocked
1
24
Tackles For Loss
23
8
Team Games Played
8
Defensive Interceptions
5
Interceptions
8
73
Interception Yards
127
1
Interception Touchdowns
1
5-73
INT: Total
8-127
General
8
Fumbles
8
5
Forced Fumbles
6
4
Fumbles Recovered
5
0
Fumbles Touchdowns
0
8
Games Played
8
8-0
Fumbles-Lost
8-0
Returning
14
Kick Returns
8
343
Kick Return Yards
194
24.5
Yards Per Kick Return
24.3
98
Long Kick Return
33
1
Kick Return Touchdowns
0
9
Punt Returns
6
66
Punt Return Yards
35
7.3
Yards Per Punt Return
5.8
30
Long Punt Return
11
1
Punt Return Touchdowns
0
0
Punt Return Fair Catches
0
0
Kick Return Fumbles Lost
0
0
Punt Return Fumbles Lost
0
8
Team Games Played
8
9-66
Punt: Total
6-35
Kicking
11
Field Goal Made
4
15
Field Goal Attempts
6
73.3
Field Goal Percentage
66.7
47
Long Field Goal Made
49
1
Field Goal Attempts 1-19
0
6
Field Goal Attempts 20-29
3
2
Field Goal Attempts 30-39
1
6
Field Goal Attempts 40-49
2
0
Field Goal Attempts 50+
0
25
Extra Points Made
17
25
Extra Point Attempts
19
100.0
Extra Point Percentage
89.5
1
Field Goals Made 1-19
0
6
Field Goals Made 20-29
2
1
Field Goals Made 30-39
1
3
Field Goals Made 40-49
1
0
Field Goals Made 50+
0
58
Total Kicking Points
29
8
Team Games Played
8
61
Touchback Percentage
34
0.0
Average Kickoff Return Yards
0.0
0
Kickoff Return Yards
0
0
Kickoff Returns
0
0-0
Kickoffs: Total
0-0
11-15
FG: Good-Attempts
4-6
Punting
33
Punts
37
1,452
Punt Yards
1,620
68
Long Punt
66
44.0
Gross Average Punt Yards
43.8
44.0
Net Average Punt Yards
43.8
0
Punts Blocked
0
17
Punts Inside 20
12
7
Touchbacks
4
15
Fair Catches
9
5
Punt Returns
14
0
Punt Return Yards
0
0.0
Average Punt Return Yards
0.0
8
Team Games Played
8
33-1,452
Punt: Total Yards
37-1,620
Scoring
13
Rushing Touchdowns
14
10
Receiving Touchdowns
4
2
Return Touchdowns
0
25
Total Touchdowns
18
11
Field Goals
4
25
Kick Extra Points
17
1
Total Two Point Conversions
0
216
Total Points
143
27.0
Total Points Per Game
17.9
FAQs: Miami (OH) vs Central Michigan
How can I watch Miami (OH) vs. Central Michigan?
You can watch Miami (OH) vs. Central Michigan on ESPN+. The Central Michigan schedule also provides a “Watch Live” link through ESPN.com; it does not identify a separate linear TV channel or specify subscription, blackout, or authentication terms.
What time does the game start, and where is it being played?
Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Saturday, October 24, at Kramer/Deromedi Field at Kelly/Shorts Stadium in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. Central Michigan’s schedule and CBS Sports both give the 1 p.m. start time and identify the venue.
Which team is at home for this matchup?
Central Michigan is the home team, with the game at its stadium in Mount Pleasant. Miami’s schedule identifies this as a road trip to Central Michigan, so the RedHawks will be playing away from home.
Is Miami (OH) vs. Central Michigan a conference game?
Yes. The matchup is part of Miami’s conference schedule in the Mid-American Conference (MAC), making it a conference contest rather than a nonconference game. Miami’s schedule announcement identifies Central Michigan as one of its road conference opponents.
What is the game’s significance for Central Michigan fans attending?
Central Michigan’s schedule marks October 24 as Senior Day and Alumni Awards. Those are listed as game-day occasions for this home date, adding a senior recognition and alumni element to the afternoon beyond the football matchup itself.