2003 Miami RedHawks football team

2003 Miami RedHawks football
MAC champion MAC East Division champion GMAC Bowl champion
MAC Championship Game, W 49–27 vs. Bowling Green
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 season)
Home stadium	Yager Stadium (Capacity: 30,012)

2003 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 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
No. 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).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	12:00 PM	at Iowa*		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	ESPN2	L 3–21	54,128
September 13	12:00 PM	at Northwestern*		Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	ESPN+	W 44–14	24,215
September 20	3:00 PM	at Colorado State*		Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO		W 41–21	31,610
September 27	2:00 PM	Cincinnati*		Yager Stadium • Oxford, 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 Stadium • Muncie, IN	ESPN+	W 49–3	18,396
October 25	2:00 PM	at Kent State		Dix Stadium • Kent, 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 Stadium • Athens, OH	FSN	W 49–31	14,327
November 28	1:00 PM	at UCF	No. 16	Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL		W 56–21	12,902
December 4	7:00 PM	at No. 23 Bowling Green	No. 15	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH (MAC Championship Game)	ESPN	W 49–27	24,813
December 18	8:30 PM	vs. Louisville*	No. 15	Ladd Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL (GMAC Bowl)	ESPN	W 49–28	40,620
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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.^[1] Roethlisberger's #11 selection was the highest ever draft pick for a player from Miami.^[2]

Awards

The Columbus Dispatch named Hoeppner "Ohio College Coach of the Year."^[3] The 2003 team as a whole earned the American Football Coaches Association's "Academic Achievement Honor" for achieving a graduation rate over 70%.^[4]

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