2003 Miami RedHawks football team
The 2003 Miami RedHawks football team represented Miami University in the college football season of 2003. They competed in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) East Division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football during the football season. 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 (9–0 MAC).
Regular season
Schedule
| Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
| August 30 |
12:05 p.m. |
at Iowa* |
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Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA |
|
L 21-3 |
54,128 |
| September 13 |
12:00 p.m. |
at Northwestern* |
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Ryan Field • Evanston, IL |
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W 44-14 |
24,215 |
| September 20 |
3:00 p.m. |
at Colorado State* |
|
Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO |
|
W 41-21 |
31,610 |
| September 27 |
2:00 p.m. |
Cincinnati* |
|
Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH |
|
W 42-37 |
27,512 |
| October 4 |
2:00 p.m. |
Akron |
|
Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH |
|
W 45-20 |
20,157 |
| October 11 |
2:00 p.m. |
Buffalo |
|
Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH |
|
W 59-3 |
23,683 |
| October 18 |
3:00 p.m. |
at Ball State |
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Ball State Stadium • Muncie, IN |
|
W 49-3 |
18,396 |
| October 25 |
2:00 p.m. |
at Kent State |
|
Dix Stadium • Kent, OH |
|
W 38-30 |
10,693 |
| November 4 |
7:30 p.m. |
#20 Bowling Green |
|
Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH |
ESPN2 |
W 33-10 |
28,023 |
| November 12 |
7:30 p.m. |
Marshall |
#24 |
Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH |
ESPN2 |
W 45-6 |
26,286 |
| November 22 |
2:30 p.m. |
at Ohio |
#19 |
Peden Stadium • Athens, OH |
|
W 49-31 |
14,327 |
| November 28 |
1:00 p.m. |
at UCF |
#16 |
Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL |
|
W 56-21 |
12,902 |
| December 4 |
7:00 p.m. |
at #23 Bowling Green |
#15 |
Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH (MAC Championship Game) |
ESPN |
W 49-27 |
24,813 |
| December 18 |
8:30 p.m. |
vs. Louisville* |
#15 |
Ladd Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL (GMAC Bowl) |
ESPN |
W 49-28 |
40,620 |
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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After the season
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]
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