2003 Miami Hurricanes football | |
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Orange Bowl, W 16–14 vs. Florida State | |
Conference | Big East Conference |
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Coaches | No. 5 |
AP | No. 5 |
Record | 11–2 (6–1 Big East) |
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Offensive coordinator | Rob Chudzinski (3rd season) |
Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
Defensive coordinator | Randy Shannon (3rd season) |
Base defense | 4–3 Cover 2 |
Home stadium | Miami Orange Bowl (Capacity: 72,319) |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 and final 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.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 28 | 7:30 pm | vs. Louisiana Tech * | No. 3 | ESPN | W 48–9 | 43,279 | |
September 6 | 8:00 pm | No. 18 Florida * | No. 3 | ABC | W 38–33 | 79,932 | |
September 13 | 7:00 pm | East Carolina * | No. 2 |
| ESPN2 | W 38–3 | 65,825 |
September 20 | 7:45 pm | at Boston College | No. 2 | ESPN | W 33–14 | 44,500 | |
October 2 | 7:30 pm | West Virginia | No. 2 |
| ESPN | W 22–20 | 54,621 |
October 11 | 12:00 pm | at No. 5 Florida State * | No. 2 | ABC | W 22–14 | 84,336 | |
October 18 | 12:00 pm | Temple | No. 2 |
| ESPN+ | W 52–14 | 49,144 |
November 1 | 7:45 pm | at No. 10 Virginia Tech | No. 2 | ESPN | L 7–31 | 65,115 | |
November 8 | 12:00 pm | No. 18 Tennessee * | No. 6 |
| ABC | L 6–10 | 69,722 |
November 15 | 12:00 pm | Syracuse | No. 14 |
| ESPN+ | W 17–10 | 48,130 |
November 22 | 12:00 pm | Rutgers | No. 13 |
| ESPN+ | W 34–10 | 39,572 |
November 29 | 8:00 pm | at No. 20 Pittsburgh | No. 10 | ABC | W 28–14 | 60,486 | |
January 1 | 8:30 pm | vs. No. 9 Florida State * | No. 10 | ABC | W 16–14 | 76,739 | |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
AP | 3 (2) | 3 (2) | 2 (2) | 2 (3) | 2 (3) | 2 (3) | 2 (1) | 2 (3) | 2 (3) | 2 (3) | 6 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
Coaches | 3 (5) | 3 (5) | 2 (8) | 2 (8) | 2 (6) | 2 (8) | 2 (4) | 2 (5) | 2 (6) | 2 (5) | 7 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 |
BCS | Not released | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | Not released |
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Miami (FL) | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
Florida St | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
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