2003 Miami RedHawks football team

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2003 Miami RedHawks football
MAC champion
MAC East Division champion
GMAC Bowl champion
GMAC Bowl, W 49–28 vs. Louisville
Conference Mid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 10
Record13–1 (8–0 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Shane Montgomery (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Yager Stadium
Seasons
  2002
2004  
2003 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 10 Miami (OH) 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

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.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3012:00 pmat Iowa * ESPN2 L 3–2154,128
September 1312:00 pmat Northwestern * ESPN Plus W 44–1424,215
September 203:00 pmat Colorado State *W 41–2131,610
September 272:00 pm Cincinnati *W 42–3727,512
October 42:00 pm Akron
  • Yager Stadium
  • Oxford, OH
W 45–2020,157
October 112:00 pm Buffalo
  • Yager Stadium
  • Oxford, OH
W 59–323,683
October 183:00 pmat Ball State ESPN PlusW 49–318,396
October 252:00 pmat Kent State ESPN PlusW 38–3010,693
November 47:30 pmNo. 15 Bowling Green
  • Yager Stadium
  • Oxford, OH
ESPN2W 33–1028,023
November 127:30 pm Marshall No. 23
  • Yager Stadium
  • Oxford, OH
ESPN2W 45–626,286
November 222:30 pmat Ohio No. 18 FSN W 49–3114,327
November 281:00 pmat UCF No. 15W 56–2112,902
December 47:00 pmat No. 20 Bowling Green No. 14 ESPN W 49–2724,813
December 188:30 pmvs. Louisville *No. 14ESPNW 49–2840,620
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2003 Miami RedHawks football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 5Andre HendersonSo
WR 6Michael LarkinJr
QB 7 Ben Roethlisberger Jr
QB 8Josh BettsSo
OL 60Dan KostaSr
OL 61Dave RehkerJr
OL 62Todd LondotSo
OL 64Ben HartingsJr
OL 66Joe SerinaSr
OL 70Ryan MeyerSo
OL 71Ben HerrellSr
OL 74 Jacob Bell Sr
OL 75Mark KraciumSo
OL 76Chris FesselSo
OL 78Kenneth GetchSo
OL 79Nate BunceSo
WR 82R. J. CorbinSo
WR 83Calvin BlackmonJr
TE 84Tyler VogelSo
TE 87Matt BrandtSr
WR 88Korey KirkpatrickSr
TE 89Dan TylerSo
TE 90Geoff RobinsonSr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL 47Jeremy ThompsonJr
DL 48Bill LautarSo
DL 49Will StanleySr
DL 65John GlavinSo
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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. "2004 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Archived from the original on December 23, 2007.
  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.[ permanent dead link ]