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 State
ESPN+W 49–318,396
October 252:00 pmat Kent State
ESPN+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. 19
FSNW 49–3114,327
November 281:00 pmat UCFNo. 16
W 56–2112,902
December 47:00 pmat No. 23 Bowling GreenNo. 15
ESPNW 49–2724,813
December 188:30 pmvs. Louisville*No. 15
ESPNW 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
  1. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2004.htm
  2. "Roethlisberger Goes 11th to Pittsburgh Steelers in NFL Draft". Miami RedHawks. April 24, 2004. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
  3. "Sports digest". The Cincinnati Enquirer. January 27, 2004. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
  4. "Miami Football Earns AFCA Academic Achievement Honor". Miami RedHawks. June 11, 2004. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
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