2004 Miami Hurricanes football team

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2004
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Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
Seasons
2004 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 Virginia Tech $   7 1     10 3  
No. 15 Florida State   6 2     9 3  
No. 11 Miami (FL)   5 3     9 3  
No. 23 Virginia   5 3     8 4  
North Carolina   5 3     6 6  
Georgia Tech   4 4     7 5  
Clemson   4 4     6 5  
NC State   3 5     5 6  
Maryland   3 5     5 6  
Wake Forest   1 7     4 7  
Duke   1 7     2 9  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 2004 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 79th season of football and 1st as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Hurricanes were led by fourth-year head coach Larry Coker and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 9–3 overall and 5–3 in the ACC to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They were invited to the Peach Bowl where they defeated Florida, 27–10.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 108:00 pmNo. 4 Florida StateNo. 5ABCW 16–10 OT78,622
September 181:00 pmLouisiana Tech*No. 4
  • Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
CSSW 48–053,721
September 236:45 pmat
Reliant Stadium
  • Houston, TX
  • ESPNW 38–1336,698
    October 23:30 pmat Georgia TechNo. 4ABCW 27–355,000
    October 147:45 pmNo. 20 Louisville*No. 3
    • Orange Bowl
    • Miami, FL
    ESPNW 41–3863,715
    October 237:45 pmat
    College GameDay)
    ESPNW 45–3155,600
    October 307:00 pmat North CarolinaNo. 4ESPN2L 28–3158,000
    November 67:45 pmClemsondaggerNo. 11
    • Orange Bowl
    • Miami, FL
    ESPNL 17–24 OT55,225
    November 133:30 pmat No. 10 VirginiaNo. 18ABCW 31–2163,701
    November 2012:00 pmWake ForestNo. 9
    • Orange Bowl
    • Miami, FL
    ESPNW 52–741,315
    December 41:00 pmNo. 10 Virginia TechNo. 9
    ABCL 10–1662,205
    December 317:30 pmvs. No. 20 Florida*No. 14ESPNW 27–1069,332
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Eastern time

    Game summaries

    Notable games such as Rivalry and Ranked Games are listed below:

    Miami opened the season ranked #5.

    Florida State

    Florida State was ranked #4 heading into the Friday night ABC televised game, Miami ranked #5 won 16 to 10 in Overtime upsetting FSU.

    Louisville

    Louisville was ranked #20 heading into the game, Miami ranked #3 won 41 to 38 in the Thursday Night ESPN televised game.

    #18 Louisville at #3 Miami (FL)
    1 234Total
    Louisville 7 1777 38
    Miami (FL) 7 01420 41
    • Date: October 14
    • Location: Orange Bowl
    • Game start: 7:30 p.m.
      EST

    Virginia

    Virginia was ranked #10 heading into this game, Miami ranked #18 won 31 to 21 in the ABC televised game.

    Virginia Tech

    Virginia Tech was ranked #10 heading into this game, Miami ranked #9 lost 10 to 16 in the ABC televised game.

    Peach Bowl vs Florida

    Florida was ranked #20 heading into this rivalry game at the Peach Bowl, Miami ranked #14 won 27 to 10. This led to a #11 ranking to close the season.

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