2004 Miami Hurricanes football | |
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Peach Bowl champion Florida Cup champion | |
Peach Bowl, W 27–10 vs. Florida | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Coastal | |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 11 |
AP | No. 11 |
Record | 9–3 (5–3 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Dan Werner (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
Defensive coordinator | Randy Shannon (4th season) |
Base defense | 4–3 Cover 2 |
Home stadium | Miami Orange Bowl (Capacity: 72,319) |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 10 | 8:00 pm | No. 4 Florida State | No. 5 | ABC | W 16–10 OT | 78,622 | |
September 18 | 1:00 pm | Louisiana Tech * | No. 4 |
| CSS | W 48–0 | 53,721 |
September 23 | 6:45 pm | at Houston * | No. 4 | ESPN | W 38–13 | 36,698 | |
October 2 | 3:30 pm | at Georgia Tech | No. 4 | ABC | W 27–3 | 55,000 | |
October 14 | 7:45 pm | No. 20 Louisville * | No. 3 |
| ESPN | W 41–38 | 63,715 |
October 23 | 7:45 pm | at NC State | No. 4 | ESPN | W 45–31 | 55,600 | |
October 30 | 7:00 pm | at North Carolina | No. 4 | ESPN2 | L 28–31 | 58,000 | |
November 6 | 7:45 pm | Clemson | No. 11 |
| ESPN | L 17–24 OT | 55,225 |
November 13 | 3:30 pm | at No. 10 Virginia | No. 18 | ABC | W 31–21 | 63,701 | |
November 20 | 12:00 pm | Wake Forest | No. 9 |
| ESPN | W 52–7 | 41,315 |
December 4 | 1:00 pm | No. 10 Virginia Tech | No. 9 |
| ABC | L 10–16 | 62,205 |
December 31 | 7:30 pm | vs. No. 20 Florida * | No. 14 | ESPN | W 27–10 | 69,332 | |
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Notable games such as Rivalry and Ranked Games are listed below:
Miami opened the season ranked #5.
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 was ranked #20 heading into the game, Miami ranked #3 won 41 to 38 in the Thursday Night ESPN televised game.
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Virginia was ranked #10 heading into this game, Miami ranked #18 won 31 to 21 in the ABC televised game.
Virginia Tech was ranked #10 heading into this game, Miami ranked #9 lost 10 to 16 in the ABC televised game.
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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