The2010 Miami RedHawks football team representedMiami University during the2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The RedHawks, led by second-year head coachMichael Haywood and interim head coach Lance Guidry during their bowl game, competed in the East Division of theMid-American Conference and played their home games atYager Stadium. They finished the season 10–4, 7–1 in MAC play and were East Division champions. They advanced to theMAC Championship where they defeatedNorthern Illinois 26–21 to become MAC champions. They were invited to theGoDaddy.com Bowl where they defeatedMiddle Tennessee 35–21. They became the first team in college football history to win ten games the year after they lost ten or more games (1–11 in 2009).

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	12:00 p.m.	at No. 4Florida*	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	ESPN	L 12–34	90,178	[1]
September 11	2:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ONN,STO	W 28–21	12,857	[2]
September 18	3:30 p.m.	Colorado State*	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ONN	W 31–10	16,691	[3]
September 25	2:00 p.m.	atMissouri*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO		L 13–51	60,329	[4]
October 2	1:00 p.m.	Kent State	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH		W 27–21	17,666	[5]
October 9	7:00 p.m.	atCincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)	ESPN3	L 3–45	33,909
October 16	12:00 p.m.	atCentral Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN Plus	W 27–20	24,761	[6]
October 23	1:00 p.m.	Ohio	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH (Battle of the Bricks)		L 13–34	17,144	[7]
October 30	3:30 p.m.	atBuffalo	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY		W 21–9	12,786	[8]
November 10	8:00 p.m.	atBowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ESPN2	W 24–21	12,073	[9]
November 17	6:00 p.m.	atAkron	InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field Akron, OH	ESPNU	W 19–14	7,671	[10]
November 23	7:00 p.m.	Temple	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN2	W 23–3	13,235	[11]
December 3	7:00 p.m.	vs. No. 24Northern Illinois	Ford Field Detroit, MI (MAC Championship Game)	ESPN2	W 26–21	12,031	[12]
January 6, 2011	8:00 p.m.	vs.Middle Tennessee*	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL (GoDaddy.com Bowl)	ESPN	W 35–21	38,168	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game All times are inEastern time

It was announced thatMike Haywood would be leaving the RedHawks immediately on December 16, 2010, so that he could be hired to take over the program at theUniversity of Pittsburgh. Miami named defensive backs coachLance Guidry as the interim head coach for the bowl game.^[14] 2 weeks after taking the Pitt job, Haywood was arrested inSouth Bend, Indiana on December 31, 2010, on felony domestic violence charges.^[15] He was released on bond on January 1, 2011, and only hours later was fired by Pitt before ever coaching a game.

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