2003 Miami RedHawks football team

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). They won the MAC for the first time since 1986 and was invited to the GMAC Bowl, where they beat Louisville 49-28.

2003 Miami RedHawks football
MAC champion
MAC East Division champion
GMAC Bowl champion
GMAC Bowl, W 49–28 vs. Louisville
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 10
2003 record13–1 (8–0 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumYager 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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3012:00 pmat Iowa*ESPN2L 3–2154,128
September 1312:00 pmat Northwestern*ESPN+W 44–1424,215
September 203:00 pmat Colorado State*W 41–2131,610
September 272:00 pmCincinnati*W 42–3727,512
October 42:00 pmAkron
  • Yager Stadium
  • Oxford, Ohio
W 45–2020,157
October 112:00 pmBuffalo
  • Yager Stadium
  • Oxford, Ohio
W 59–323,683
October 183:00 pmat Ball StateESPN+W 49–318,396
October 252:00 pmat Kent StateESPN+W 38–3010,693
November 47:30 pmNo. 20 Bowling Green
  • Yager Stadium
  • Oxford, Ohio
ESPN2W 33–1028,023
November 127:30 pmMarshallNo. 24
  • Yager Stadium
  • Oxford, Ohio
ESPN2W 45–626,286
November 222:30 pmat OhioNo. 19FSNW 49–3114,327
November 281:00 pmat UCFNo. 16W 56–2112,902
December 47:00 pmat No. 23 Bowling GreenNo. 15ESPNW 49–2724,813
December 188:30 pmvs. Louisville*No. 15ESPNW 49–2840,620
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • 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]

References

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