2003 Miami RedHawks football team

2003 Miami RedHawks football
MAC Champions
MAC East Division Champions
GMAC Bowl Champions
GMAC Bowl, W 49–28 vs. Louisville
Conference Mid-American Conference
Division East
Ranking
Coaches No. 12
AP No. 10
2003 record 13–1 (8–0 MAC)
Head coach Terry Hoeppner (5th year)
Home stadium Yager Stadium
(Capacity: 30,012)
2003 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
#10 Miami x$   8 0         13 1  
Marshall   6 2         8 4  
Akron   5 3         7 5  
Kent State   4 4         5 7  
UCF   2 6         3 9  
Ohio   1 7         2 10  
Buffalo   1 7         1 11  
West Division
#23 Bowling Green x   7 1         11 3  
Northern Illinois   6 2         10 2  
Toledo   6 2         8 4  
Western Michigan   4 4         5 7  
Ball State   3 5         4 8  
Eastern Michigan   2 6         3 9  
Central Michigan   1 7         3 9  
Championship: Miami 49, Bowling Green 27
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Miami RedHawks football team represented Miami University in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. They competed in the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) . The team was coached by Terry Hoeppner and played their homes game in Yager Stadium. The Redhawks finished the season with a record of 13–1 (8–0 MAC).

Regular season

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 30 12:00 PM at Iowa* Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA ESPN2 L 3–21   54,128
September 13 12:00 PM at Northwestern* Ryan FieldEvanston, IL ESPN+ W 44–14   24,215
September 20 3:00 PM at Colorado State* Hughes StadiumFort Collins, CO W 41–21   31,610
September 27 2:00 PM Cincinnati* Yager StadiumOxford, OH (Battle for the Bell) W 42–37   27,512
October 4 2:00 PM Akron Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH W 45–20   20,157
October 11 2:00 PM Buffalo Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH W 59–3   23,683
October 18 3:00 PM at Ball State Ball State StadiumMuncie, IN ESPN+ W 49–3   18,396
October 25 2:00 PM at Kent State Dix StadiumKent, OH ESPN+ W 38–30   10,693
November 4 7:30 PM No. 20 Bowling Green Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH ESPN2 W 33–10   28,023
November 12 7:30 PM Marshall No. 24 Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH ESPN2 W 45–6   26,286
November 22 2:30 PM at Ohio No. 19 Peden StadiumAthens, OH FSN W 49–31   14,327
November 28 1:00 PM at UCF No. 16 Citrus BowlOrlando, FL W 56–21   12,902
December 4 7:00 PM at No. 23 Bowling Green No. 15 Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH (MAC Championship Game) ESPN W 49–27   24,813
December 18 8:30 PM vs. Louisville* No. 15 Ladd Peebles StadiumMobile, AL (GMAC Bowl) ESPN W 49–28   40,620
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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After the season

Comments

Two Miami players were drafted into the National Football League: quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, left as a junior without a degree with a year of college eligibility remaining and was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round, #11 overall, and guard Jacob Bell, taken by the Tennessee Titans in the fifth round, #138 overall.[2] Roethlisberger's #11 selection was the highest ever draft pick for a player from Miami.[3]

Awards

The Columbus Dispatch named Hoeppner "Ohio College Coach of the Year."[4] The 2003 team as a whole earned the American Football Coaches Association's "Academic Achievement Honor" for achieving a graduation rate over 70%.[5]

References

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