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2003 Miami Hurricanes football
Big East co-champion
Florida Cup champion
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 16–14 vs. Florida State
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 5
Record11–2 (6–1 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRob Chudzinski (3rd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorRandy Shannon (3rd season)
Base defense4–3 Cover 2
Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
(Capacity: 72,319)
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
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  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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 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.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 287:30 pmvs. Louisiana Tech*No. 3
ESPNW 48–943,279
September 68:00 pmNo. 18 Florida*No. 3
ABCW 38–3379,932
September 137:00 pmEast Carolina*No. 2
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
ESPN2W 38–365,825
September 207:45 pmat Boston CollegeNo. 2
ESPNW 33–1444,500
October 27:30 pmWest VirginiaNo. 2
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
ESPNW 22–2054,621
October 1112:00 pmat No. 5 Florida State*No. 2
ABCW 22–1484,336
October 1812:00 pmTempleNo. 2
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
ESPN+W 52–1449,144
November 17:45 pmat No. 10 Virginia TechNo. 2
ESPNL 7–3165,115
November 812:00 pmNo. 18 Tennessee*No. 6
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
ABCL 6–1069,722
November 1512:00 pmSyracusedaggerNo. 14
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
ESPN+W 17–1048,130
November 2212:00 pmRutgersNo. 13
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
ESPN+W 34–1039,572
November 298:00 pmat No. 20 PittsburghNo. 10
ABCW 28–1460,486
January 18:30 pmvs. No. 9 Florida State*No. 10
ABCW 16–1476,739
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
  • Miami's 500th victory in school history came against West Virginia on October 2, 2003.[1]

Rankings

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See also: 2003 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP3 (2)3 (2)2 (2)2 (3)2 (3)2 (3)2 (1)2 (3)2 (3)2 (3)614131010105
Coaches3 (5)3 (5)2 (8)2 (8)2 (6)2 (8)2 (4)2 (5)2 (6)2 (5)71413101095
BCSNot released224121210109Not released

Roster

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2003 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Brock Berlin
OT Vernon Carey
TE Kevin Everett
RB Frank Gore
WR Devin Hester
OT Carlos Joseph
G Chris Myers
WR Roscoe Parrish
TE Kellen Winslow II
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB Jon Beason
CB Alfonso Marshall
LB Darrell McClover
CB Antrel Rolle
S Sean Taylor
LB Jonathan Vilma
NT Vince Wilfork
LB D.J. Williams
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

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Florida

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#18 Florida at #3 Miami (FL)
1 234Total
Florida 10 9140 33
• Miami (FL) 10 01513 38
Scoring summary
Q114:47MIADevin Hester 97 yard kickoff return (Jon Peattie kick)MIA 7–0
Q19:25FLAMatt Leach 26 yard field goalMIA 7–3
Q16:08MIAJon Peattie 27 yard field goalMIA 10–3
Q14:15FLACarlos Perez 50 yard pass from Ingle Martin (Matt Leach kick)Tie 10–10
Q211:36FLAKeiwan Ratliff 34 yard fumble return (pass failed)FLA 16–10
Q2:11FLAMatt Leach 30 yard field goalFLA 19–10
Q314:49FLADeShawn Wynn 65 yard run (Matt Leach kick)FLA 26–10
Q36:10FLARan Carthon 4 yard run (Matt Leach kick)FLA 33–10
Q33:35MIAKevin Beard 26 yard pass from Brock Berlin (Ryan Moore pass from Brock Berlin)FLA 33–18
Q3:33MIAFrank Gore 1 yard run (Jon Peattie kick)FLA 33–25
Q411:08MIARyan Moore 6 yard pass from Brock Berlin (Jon Peattie kick)FLA 33–32
Q41:44MIAFrank Gore 12 yard run (pass failed)MIA 38–33

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Florida State

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See also: 2003 Florida State Seminoles football team and Florida State–Miami football rivalry
Miami (FL) Hurricanes (5–0) at Florida State Seminoles (5–0)
Period 1 2 34Total
Miami (FL) 6 13 3022
Florida St 0 0 7714

at Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida

  • Date: October 11
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Rain • 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind SE 7 miles per hour (11 km/h; 6.1 kn)
  • Game attendance: 84,336
  • Referee: Jack Cramer
  • TV: ABC
  • Box Score
Game information

References

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  1. ^ "Miami Football Record Book". University of Miami Department of Athletics. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
  2. ^ "Berlin Leads 'Canes Comeback Against Former Mates". ESPN. September 6, 2003. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
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