MOBILE, Ala. -- Miami of Ohio has accepted an
invitation to play in the GMAC Bowl on Dec. 18.
The RedHawks (No. 16 ESPN/USA Today, No. 15 AP) of the Mid-America Conference will play a representative from Conference USA to be announced Saturday. The
game will be televised on ESPN2.
Miami of Ohio (10-1) has two games to play before the bowl. Led
by quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, the RedHawks have the nation's
sixth-highest scoring offense at 40.7 points per game.
The GMAC Bowl will be the school's first bowl appearance since
the 1986 California Bowl.