2003 GMAC Bowl
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| Date | December 18, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Ladd–Peebles Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Mobile, Alabama | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Miami(OH) QB Ben Roethlisberger | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Cooper Castleberry (Big XII) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 40,620 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers |
Mark Jones (Play-by-Play) Bob Davie (Color Analyst) Holly Rowe (Sideline Reporter) | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2003 GMAC Bowl was an American college football bowl game. It was part of the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The game featured the Louisville Cardinals, and the Miami RedHawks.
Game summary
Miami started the scoring with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger throwing a 28-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Michael Larkin to post an early 7-0 lead. Later in the quarter, running back Cal Murray scored on a two-yard touchdown run to give the Redhawks a 14-0 lead. Ben Roethlisberger threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Martin Nance to give Miami a 21-0 first quarter lead.
Early in the second quarter, Lionel Gates scored a rushing touchdown for Louisville to make it 21-7. Ben Roethlisberger threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to Matt Brandt, and the lead was 28-7. Roethlisberger threw another touchdown pass to Michael Larkin, to give Miami a 35-7 lead. Louisville running back Michael Bush threw a 31-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver JR Russell to make it 35-14. Before halftime, quarterback Stefan LeFors threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Russell, and the halftime score was Miami 35, Louisville 21.
Stefan Lefors threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to Russell in the third quarter, to make the score 35-28 Miami, but Louisville would get no closer. Mike Smith scored on a 3-yard touchdown run, and Matt Pusateri returned an interception 35 yards for a touchdown to make the final score 49-28. [1]
Statistics
| Statistics | Louisville | Miami (Ohio) |
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| First Downs | 28 | 22 |
| Rushing Yards | 221 | 237 |
| Passes (C-A-I) | 26-35-0 | 30-49-1 |
| Passing Yards | 376 | 255 |
| Total Yards | 597 | 492 |
| Punts-Average | 4-30.0 | 4-42.2 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-0 | 1-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 8-73 | 5-58 |
| Third Down Conv. | 5-10 | 4-11 |
| Possession Time | 30:52 | 29:08 |