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Home opener, TQL Stadium ahead for RedHawk football

Miami faces Holy Cross at Yager Stadium on Sept. 12, followed by Victory Bell game vs. Cincinnati on Sept. 19

Campus Life

Home opener, TQL Stadium ahead for RedHawk football

Miami faces Holy Cross at Yager Stadium on Sept. 12, followed by Victory Bell game vs. Cincinnati on Sept. 19

September is a busy month for RedHawk football fans.

Miami University’s football team faces Holy Cross in the home opener at 1 p.m. on Sept. 12 at Yager Stadium, followed by a Sept. 19 trip to TQL Stadium to face the University of Cincinnati in the battle for the Victory Bell, the oldest non-conference rivalry in college football.

This will be the first football game played at TQL Stadium, home of FC Cincinnati of Major League Soccer. Jeff Berding, a 1991 graduate of Miami who served as the university’s commencement speaker in 2025, is co-founder and president of FC Cincinnati.

The Victory Bell series is nearly even, with Cincinnati holding a slight 61-60-7 advantage. This year’s game, the last currently scheduled between the rivals, has a 3:30 p.m. kickoff time.

Both that game and the matchup with Holy Cross will be broadcast on ESPN+. Tickets are available for the Holy Cross game.

The RedHawks close their September slate with a Sept. 26 Homecoming clash with the University of Connecticut. That game is also part of the One Miami presented by E&H Ace Hardware festivities.

Miami faculty, staff, and their immediate families are eligible for up to eight free tickets for the Sept. 26 game. Request tickets at MiamiRedHawks.com/Promos with the unique promo code OMDFOOTBALL: and your unique ID (please note there are no spaces).

Established in 1809, Miami University is located in Oxford, Ohio, with regional campuses in Hamilton and Middletown, a learning center in West Chester, and a European study center in Luxembourg.