2003 Miami Hurricanes football team

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2003
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Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
(Capacity: 72,319)
Seasons
2003 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Miami (FL) $+   6 – 1     11 – 2  
West Virginia +   6 – 1     8 – 5  
Pittsburgh   5 – 2     8 – 5  
Virginia Tech   4 – 3     8 – 5  
Boston College   3 – 4     8 – 5  
Syracuse   2 – 5     6 – 6  
Rutgers   2 – 5     5 – 7  
Temple   0 – 7     1 – 11  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 2003 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 78th season of football and 13th as a member of the Big East Conference. The Hurricanes were led by third-year head coach Larry Coker and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 11–2 overall and 6–1 in the Big East to finish as conference co-champion. They were invited to the Orange Bowl where they defeated Florida State, 16–14.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 287:30 pmvs. Louisiana Tech*No. 3
ESPNW 48–943,279
September 68:00 pmNo. 18 Florida*No. 3
ABCW 38–3379,932
September 137:00 pmEast Carolina*No. 2
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
ESPN2W 38–365,825
September 207:45 pmat Boston CollegeNo. 2
ESPNW 33–1444,500
October 27:30 pmWest VirginiaNo. 2
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
ESPNW 22–2054,621
October 1112:00 pmat No. 5
College GameDay)
ABCW 22–1484,336
October 1812:00 pmTempleNo. 2
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
ESPN+W 52–1449,144
November 17:45 pmat No. 10 Virginia TechNo. 2
ESPNL 7–3165,115
November 812:00 pmNo. 18 Tennessee*No. 6
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
ABCL 6–1069,722
November 1512:00 pmSyracusedaggerNo. 14
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
ESPN+W 17–1048,130
November 2212:00 pmRutgersNo. 13
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
ESPN+W 34–1039,572
November 298:00 pmat No. 20
Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
    		• ABCW 28–1460,486
    January 18:30 pmvs. No. 9 Florida State*No. 10
    		ABCW 16–1476,739
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Eastern time
    • Miami's 500th victory in school history came against West Virginia on October 2, 2003.[1]

    Rankings

    See also: 2003 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    ( ) = First-place votes
    Week
    PollPre123456789101112131415Final
    AP
    		3 (2)3 (2)2 (2)2 (3)2 (3)2 (3)2 (1)2 (3)2 (3)2 (3)614131010105
    Coaches3 (5)3 (5)2 (8)2 (8)2 (6)2 (8)2 (4)2 (5)2 (6)2 (5)71413101095
    BCSNot released224121210109Not released

    Roster

    2003 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    QB Brock Berlin
    OT Vernon Carey
    TE Kevin Everett
    RB Frank Gore
    WR Devin Hester
    OT Carlos Joseph
    G Chris Myers
    WR Roscoe Parrish
    TE Kellen Winslow II
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    LB Jon Beason
    CB Alfonso Marshall
    LB Darrell McClover
    CB Antrel Rolle
    S Sean Taylor
    LB Jonathan Vilma
    NT Vince Wilfork
    LB D.J. Williams
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Game summaries

    Florida

    #18 Florida at #3 Miami (FL)
    1 234Total
    Florida 10 9140 33
    • Miami (FL) 10 01513 38
    Scoring summary
    Q114:47MIADevin Hester 97 yard kickoff return (Jon Peattie kick)MIA 7–0
    Q19:25FLAMatt Leach 26 yard field goalMIA 7–3
    Q16:08MIAJon Peattie 27 yard field goalMIA 10–3
    Q14:15FLACarlos Perez 50 yard pass from Ingle Martin (Matt Leach kick)Tie 10–10
    Q211:36FLAKeiwan Ratliff 34 yard fumble return (pass failed)FLA 16–10
    Q2:11FLAMatt Leach 30 yard field goalFLA 19–10
    Q314:49FLADeShawn Wynn 65 yard run (Matt Leach kick)FLA 26–10
    Q36:10FLARan Carthon 4 yard run (Matt Leach kick)FLA 33–10
    Q33:35MIAKevin Beard 26 yard pass from Brock Berlin (Ryan Moore pass from Brock Berlin)FLA 33–18
    Q3:33MIAFrank Gore 1 yard run (Jon Peattie kick)FLA 33–25
    Q411:08MIARyan Moore 6 yard pass from Brock Berlin (Jon Peattie kick)FLA 33–32
    Q41:44MIAFrank Gore 12 yard run (pass failed)MIA 38–33

    [2]

    Florida State

    See also: 2003 Florida State Seminoles football team and Florida State–Miami football rivalry
    Miami (FL) Hurricanes (5–0) at Florida State Seminoles (5–0)
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Miami (FL) 6 13 3022
    Florida St 0 0 7714

    at Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida

    • Date: October 11
    • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
    • Game weather: Rain • 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind SE 7 miles per hour (11 km/h; 6.1 kn)
    • Game attendance: 84,336
    • Referee: Jack Cramer
    • TV: ABC
    • Box Score
    Game information

    References

    1. ^ "Miami Football Record Book". University of Miami Department of Athletics. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
    2. ^ "Berlin Leads 'Canes Comeback Against Former Mates". ESPN. September 6, 2003. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
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