2003 Miami RedHawks football team

2003 Miami RedHawks football
MAC champion
MAC East Division champion
GMAC Bowl champion
GMAC Bowl, W 49–28 vs. Louisville
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 10
Record13–1 (8–0 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorShane Montgomery (3rd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorPat Narduzzi (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumYager Stadium
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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3012:00 pmat Iowa*
ESPN2L 3–2154,128
September 1312:00 pmat Northwestern*
ESPN PlusW 44–1424,215
September 203:00 pmat Colorado State*
W 41–2131,610
September 272:00 pmCincinnati*
W 42–3727,512
October 42:00 pmAkron
  • Yager Stadium
  • Oxford, OH
W 45–2020,157
October 112:00 pmBuffalo
  • 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 pmMarshallNo. 23
  • Yager Stadium
  • Oxford, OH
ESPN2W 45–626,286
November 222:30 pmat OhioNo. 18
FSNW 49–3114,327
November 281:00 pmat UCFNo. 15
W 56–2112,902
December 47:00 pmat No. 20 Bowling GreenNo. 14
ESPNW 49–2724,813
December 188:30 pmvs. Louisville*No. 14
ESPNW 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
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 5 Andre Henderson So
WR 6 Michael Larkin Jr
QB 7 Ben Roethlisberger Jr
QB 8 Josh Betts So
OL 60 Dan Kosta Sr
OL 61 Dave Rehker Jr
OL 62 Todd Londot So
OL 64 Ben Hartings Jr
OL 66 Joe Serina Sr
OL 70 Ryan Meyer So
OL 71 Ben Herrell Sr
OL 74 Jacob Bell Sr
OL 75 Mark Kracium So
OL 76 Chris Fessel So
OL 78 Kenneth Getch So
OL 79 Nate Bunce So
WR 82 R. J. Corbin So
WR 83 Calvin Blackmon Jr
TE 84 Tyler Vogel So
TE 87 Matt Brandt Sr
WR 88 Korey Kirkpatrick Sr
TE 89 Dan Tyler So
TE 90 Geoff Robinson Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL 47 Jeremy Thompson Jr
DL 48 Bill Lautar So
DL 49 Will Stanley Sr
DL 65 John Glavin So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Game summaries

At Iowa

See also: 2003 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 3 0 0 0 3
Hawkeyes 7 7 0 7 21

At Northwestern

See also: 2003 Northwestern Wildcats football team
1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 7 16 7 14 44
Wildcats 0 7 0 7 14

At Colorado State

See also: 2003 Colorado State Rams football team
1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 7 10 10 14 41
Rams 7 0 7 7 21

Cincinnati

See also: 2003 Cincinnati Bearcats football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Bearcats 0 17 0 20 37
RedHawks 14 14 7 7 42

No. 15 Bowling Green

See also: 2003 Bowling Green Falcons football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 15 Falcons 0 7 0 3 10
RedHawks 0 10 14 9 33

At No. 20 Bowling Green (MAC Championship Game)

See also: 2003 MAC Championship Game
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 14 RedHawks 7 14 21 7 49
No. 20 Falcons 7 10 3 7 27

Vs. Louisville (GMAC Bowl)

See also: 2003 Louisville Cardinals football team and 2003 GMAC Bowl
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 14 RedHawks 21 14 0 14 49
Cardinals 0 21 7 0 28

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.
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