2003 Miami Hurricanes football team

2003 Miami Hurricanes football

Big East champion Orange Bowl champion Lambert-Meadowlands champion
Orange Bowl, W 16–14 vs. Florida State
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 5
2003 record	11–2 (6–1 Big East)
Head coach	Larry Coker (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Rob Chudzinski (3rd year)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Randy Shannon (3rd year)
Base defense	4–3 Cover 2
Home stadium	Miami Orange Bowl (Capacity: 72,319)

2003 Big East football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#5 Miami (FL) $+		6	–	1		11	–	2
West Virginia +		6	–	1		8	–	5
Pittsburgh		5	–	2		8	–	5
Virginia Tech		4	–	3		8	–	5
Boston College		3	–	4		8	–	5
Syracuse		2	–	5		6	–	6
Rutgers		2	–	5		5	–	7
Temple		0	–	7		1	–	11

$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team participated as members of the Big East Conference. They played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami. They were coached by Larry Coker.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	7:30 PM	vs. Louisiana Tech*	No. 3	Independence Stadium • Shreveport, Louisiana	ESPN	W 48–9	43,279^[1]
September 6	8:00 PM	No. 18 Florida*	No. 3	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Rivalry)	ABC	W 38–33	79,932^[1]
September 13	7:00 PM	East Carolina*	No. 2	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	ESPN2	W 38–3	65,825^[1]
September 20	7:45 PM	at Boston College	No. 2	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	ESPN	W 33–14	44,500^[1]
October 2	7:30 PM	West Virginia	No. 2	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	ESPN	W 22–20	54,621^[1]
October 11	12:00 PM	at No. 5 Florida State*	No. 2	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida (Rivalry)	ABC	W 22–14	84,336^[1]
October 18	12:00 PM	Temple	No. 2	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	ESPN+	W 52–14	49,144^[1]
November 1	7:45 PM	at No. 10 Virginia Tech	No. 2	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia (Rivalry)	ESPN	L 7–31	65,115^[1]
November 8	12:00 PM	No. 18 Tennessee*	No. 6	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	ABC	L 6–10	69,722^[1]
November 15	12:00 PM	Syracuse	No. 14	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	ESPN+	W 17–10	48,130^[1]
November 22	12:00 PM	Rutgers	No. 13	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	ESPN+	W 34–10	39,572^[1]
November 29	8:00 PM	at No. 20 Pittsburgh	No. 10	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh	ABC	W 28–14	60,486^[1]
January 1	8:30 PM	vs. No. 9 Florida State*	No. 10	Pro Player Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida (Orange Bowl)	ABC	W 16–14	76,739^[1]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Miami's 500th victory in school history came against West Virginia on October 2, 2003.^[2]

#17 Florida at #9 Miami (FL)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida	10	9	14	0	33
• Miami (FL)	10	0	15	13	38

Date: September 6
Location: Orange Bowl, Miami
Game start: 8:00 p.m. EST
TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play), Bob Griese (Color) & Lynn Swann (Sideline)

Scoring summary

Q1	14:47	MIA	Devin Hester 97 yard kickoff return (Jon Peattie kick)	MIA 7–0

Q1	9:25	FLA	Matt Leach 26 yard field goal	MIA 7–3

Q1	6:08	MIA	Jon Peattie 27 yard field goal	MIA 10–3

Q1	4:15	FLA	Carlos Perez 50 yard pass from Ingle Martin (Matt Leach kick)	Tie 10–10

Q2	11:36	FLA	Keiwan Ratliff 34 yard fumble return (pass failed)	FLA 16–10

Q2	:11	FLA	Matt Leach 30 yard field goal	FLA 19–10

Q3	14:49	FLA	DeShawn Wynn 65 yard run (Matt Leach kick)	FLA 26–10

Q3	6:10	FLA	Ran Carthon 4 yard run (Matt Leach kick)	FLA 33–10

Q3	3:35	MIA	Kevin Beard 26 yard pass from Brock Berlin (Ryan Moore pass from Brock Berlin)	FLA 33–18

Q3	:33	MIA	Frank Gore 1 yard run (Jon Peattie kick)	FLA 33–25

Q4	11:08	MIA	Ryan Moore 6 yard pass from Brock Berlin (Jon Peattie kick)	FLA 33–32

Q4	1:44	MIA	Frank Gore 12 yard run (pass failed)	MIA 38–33

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "2005 Media Guide". University of Miami Department of Athletics. Retrieved September 30, 2011.
↑ "Miami Football Record Book". University of Miami Department of Athletics. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
↑ "Berlin Leads 'Canes Comeback Against Former Mates". ESPN. September 6, 2003. Retrieved January 12, 2014.

Miami Hurricanes football

Venues	Orange Bowl (1937–2007) Hard Rock Stadium (2008–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Florida (Florida Cup; Seminole War Canoe) Florida State (Florida Cup) Nebraska Virginia Tech

Culture & lore	Sebastian the Ibis Band of the Hour The U Quarterback U Hail Flutie Catholics vs. Convicts Miami 4–3 defense Wide Right I Wide Right II FIU–Miami brawl 2011 athletics scandal

People	Head coaches NFL players Statistical leaders

Seasons	1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

Big East Conference football champions

West Virginia (1993) Miami (FL) (1994) Miami (FL) & Virginia Tech (1995) Miami (FL) & Syracuse & Virginia Tech (1996) Syracuse (1997) Syracuse (1998) Virginia Tech (1999) Miami (FL) (2000) Miami (FL) (2001) Miami (FL) (2002) Miami (FL) & West Virginia (2003) Boston College & Pittsburgh & Syracuse & West Virginia (2004) West Virginia (2005) Louisville (2006) Connecticut & West Virginia (2007) Cincinnati (2008) Cincinnati (2009) Connecticut & Pittsburgh & West Virginia (2010) Cincinnati & Louisville & West Virginia (2011) Cincinnati & Louisville & Rutgers & Syracuse (2012)

National championships in bold

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