2003 Miami RedHawks football team

2003 Miami RedHawks football GMAC Bowl Champions MAC Champions MAC East Division Champions MAC Championship Game, W 49–27 vs. Bowling Green GMAC Bowl, W 49–28, Louisville Conference Mid-American Conference East Ranking Coaches #12 AP #10 2003 record 13–1 (8–0 MAC) Head coach Terry Hoeppner Home stadium Yager Stadium (Capacity: 30,012) 2003 Mid-American Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   East Division #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 #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).

Regular season

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	#20 Bowling Green		Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH	ESPN2	W 33–10	28,023
November 12	7:30 PM	Marshall	#24	Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH	ESPN2	W 45–6	26,286
November 22	2:30 PM	at Ohio	#19	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	FSN	W 49–31	14,327
November 28	1:00 PM	at UCF	#16	Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL		W 56–21	12,902
December 4	7:00 PM	at #23 Bowling Green	#15	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH (MAC Championship Game)	ESPN	W 49–27	24,813
December 18	8:30 PM	vs. Louisville*	#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.

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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.^[2] Roethlisberger's #11 selection was the highest ever draft pick for a player from Miami.^[3]

Awards

The Columbus Dispatch named Hoeppner "Ohio College Coach of the Year."^[4] The 2003 team as a whole earned the American Football Coaches Association's "Academic Achievement Honor" for achieving a graduation rate over 70%.^[5]

References

1. http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=465&season=2003
2. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2004.htm
3. "Roethlisberger Goes 11th to Pittsburgh Steelers in NFL Draft". Miami RedHawks. April 24, 2004. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
4. "Sports digest". The Cincinnati Enquirer. January 27, 2004. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
5. "Miami Football Earns AFCA Academic Achievement Honor". Miami RedHawks. June 11, 2004. Retrieved December 2, 2010.