| Year: | 2018 |
| Team: | Miami RedHawks |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Mid-American Conference |
| Division: | East Division |
| Short Conf: | MAC |
| Record: | 6–6 |
| Conf Record: | 6–2 |
| Head Coach: | Chuck Martin |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Cooff Coach1: | George Barnett |
| Cooc1 Year: | 5th |
| Cooff Coach2: | Eric Koehler |
| Cooc2 Year: | 5th |
| Off Scheme: | Multiple |
| Codef Coach1: | John Hauser |
| Codc1 Year: | 3rd |
| Codef Coach2: | Spence Nowinsky |
| Codc2 Year: | 1st |
| Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
The 2018 Miami RedHawks football team represented Miami University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Chuck Martin and played their home games at Yager Stadium in Oxford, Ohio as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 6–6, 6–2 in MAC play to finish in a tie for second place in the East division. Despite being bowl eligible, they were not invited to a bowl game.
Listed in the order that they were released
| Rimington Trophy[1] | Danny Godlevske | C | SO | |
| Maxwell Award[2] | James Gardner | WR | SR | |
| Doak Walker Award[3] | Kenny Young | RB | SR | |
| Fred Biletnikoff Award[4] | James Gardner | WR | SR | |
| John Mackey Award[5] | Nate Becker | TE | JR | |
| Wuerffel Trophy[6] | James Gardner | WR | SR | |
| Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award[7] | Gus Ragland | QB | SR | |
| Manning Award[8] | Gus Ragland | QB | SR |
The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 24, 2018, with the RedHawks predicted to finish in third place in the East Division.[9]
| East Division | |||
| 1 | Ohio | 140 (21) | |
| 2 | Buffalo | 112 (1) | |
| 3 | Miami | 95 (2) | |
| 4 | Akron | 74 | |
| 5 | Bowling Green | 58 | |
| 6 | Kent State | 25 | |
Source:[10]
See also: 2018 Marshall Thundering Herd football team.
See also: 2018 Cincinnati Bearcats football team and Victory Bell (Cincinnati–Miami).
See also: 2018 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team.
See also: 2018 Bowling Green Falcons football team.
See also: 2018 Western Michigan Broncos football team.
See also: 2018 Akron Zips football team.
See also: 2018 Kent State Golden Flashes football team.
See also: 2018 Army Black Knights football team.
See also: 2018 Buffalo Bulls football team.
See also: 2018 Ohio Bobcats football team and Battle of the Bricks.
See also: 2018 Northern Illinois Huskies football team.
See also: 2018 Ball State Cardinals football team.
Miami was one of four bowl-eligible teams that did not receive a bowl game invitation. The university unsuccessfully attempted to schedule a 13th game with Louisiana-Monroe, which also did not go to a bowl.[11]