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2003 Miami Hurricanes football team
American college football season
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.
Quick Facts Miami Hurricanes football, Big East co-championFlorida Cup championOrange Bowl champion ...
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Orange Bowl, W 16–14 vs. Florida State | |
| Conference | Big East Conference |
| Ranking | |
| 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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More information Conf, Overall ...
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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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More information Date, Time ...
| 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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- Miami's 500th victory in school history came against West Virginia on October 2, 2003.[1]
See also: 2003 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
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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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More information Players, Coaches ...
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Florida
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Florida State
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| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Miami (FL) | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
| Florida St | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
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Miami (FL) Hurricanes (5–0) at Florida State Seminoles (5–0)
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
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- "Miami Football Record Book". University of Miami Department of Athletics. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
- "Berlin Leads 'Canes Comeback Against Former Mates". ESPN. September 6, 2003. Retrieved January 12, 2014.