2003 Miami Hurricanes football team

2003 Miami Hurricanes football

Orange Bowl Champions Big East Champions Florida Cup Champions
Orange Bowl, W 16–14, vs. Florida State
Conference	Big East
Ranking
Coaches	#5
AP	#5
2003 record	11–2 (6–1 Big East)
Head coach	Larry Coker
Offensive coordinator	Dan Werner
Offensive scheme	Pro Style
Defensive coordinator	Randy Shannon
Base defense	4-3 Cover 2
Home stadium	Miami Orange Bowl (Capacity: 72,319)


2003 Big East football standings
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*	#3	Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA	ESPN	W 48–9	43,279^[1]
September 6	8:00 PM	#18 Florida*	#3	Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Rivalry)	ABC	W 38–33	79,932^[1]
September 13	7:00 PM	East Carolina*	#2	Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	ESPN2	W 38–3	65,825^[1]
September 20	7:45 PM	at Boston College	#2	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN	W 33–14	44,500^[1]
October 2	7:30 PM	West Virginia	#2	Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	ESPN	W 22–20	54,621^[1]
October 11	12:00 PM	at #5 Florida State*	#2	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Rivalry)	ABC	W 22–14	84,336^[1]
October 18	12:00 PM	Temple	#2	Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	ESPN+	W 52–14	49,144^[1]
November 1	7:45 PM	at #10 Virginia Tech	#2	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Rivalry)	ESPN	L 7–31	65,115^[1]
November 8	12:00 PM	#18 Tennessee*	#6	Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	ABC	L 6–10	69,722^[1]
November 15	12:00 PM	Syracuse	#14	Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	ESPN+	W 17–10	48,130^[1]
November 22	12:00 PM	Rutgers	#13	Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	ESPN+	W 34–10	39,572^[1]
November 29	8:00 PM	at #20 Pittsburgh	#10	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	ABC	W 28–14	60,486^[1]
January 1	8:30 PM	vs. #9 Florida State*	#10	Pro Player Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL (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, Florida
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

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 "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) Sun Life 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 Wide Right I Wide Right II FIU–Miami brawl 2011 athletics scandal

People	Head coaches NFL players

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