2003 Miami Hurricanes football team

2003 Miami Hurricanes football

Big East co-champion Orange Bowl champion Lambert-Meadowlands champion
Orange Bowl, W 16–14 vs. Florida State
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 5
2003 record	11–2 (6–1 Big East)
Head coach	Larry Coker (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Rob Chudzinski (3rd year)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Randy Shannon (3rd year)
Base defense	4–3 Cover 2
Home stadium	Miami Orange Bowl (Capacity: 72,319)
Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

2003 Big East football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#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

#17 Florida at #9 Miami (FL)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida	10	9	14	0	33
• Miami (FL)	10	0	15	13	38

Date: September 6
Location: Orange Bowl, Miami
Game start: 8:00 p.m. EST
TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play), Bob Griese (Color) & Lynn Swann (Sideline)

Scoring summary

Q1	14:47	MIA	Devin Hester 97 yard kickoff return (Jon Peattie kick)	MIA 7–0

Q1	9:25	FLA	Matt Leach 26 yard field goal	MIA 7–3

Q1	6:08	MIA	Jon Peattie 27 yard field goal	MIA 10–3

Q1	4:15	FLA	Carlos Perez 50 yard pass from Ingle Martin (Matt Leach kick)	Tie 10–10

Q2	11:36	FLA	Keiwan Ratliff 34 yard fumble return (pass failed)	FLA 16–10

Q2	:11	FLA	Matt Leach 30 yard field goal	FLA 19–10

Q3	14:49	FLA	DeShawn Wynn 65 yard run (Matt Leach kick)	FLA 26–10

Q3	6:10	FLA	Ran Carthon 4 yard run (Matt Leach kick)	FLA 33–10

Q3	3:35	MIA	Kevin Beard 26 yard pass from Brock Berlin (Ryan Moore pass from Brock Berlin)	FLA 33–18

Q3	:33	MIA	Frank Gore 1 yard run (Jon Peattie kick)	FLA 33–25

Q4	11:08	MIA	Ryan Moore 6 yard pass from Brock Berlin (Jon Peattie kick)	FLA 33–32

Q4	1:44	MIA	Frank Gore 12 yard run (pass failed)	MIA 38–33

Scoring summary

Q1	14:47	MIA	Devin Hester 97 yard kickoff return (Jon Peattie kick)	MIA 7–0

Q1	9:25	FLA	Matt Leach 26 yard field goal	MIA 7–3

Q1	6:08	MIA	Jon Peattie 27 yard field goal	MIA 10–3

Q1	4:15	FLA	Carlos Perez 50 yard pass from Ingle Martin (Matt Leach kick)	Tie 10–10

Q2	11:36	FLA	Keiwan Ratliff 34 yard fumble return (pass failed)	FLA 16–10

Q2	:11	FLA	Matt Leach 30 yard field goal	FLA 19–10

Q3	14:49	FLA	DeShawn Wynn 65 yard run (Matt Leach kick)	FLA 26–10

Q3	6:10	FLA	Ran Carthon 4 yard run (Matt Leach kick)	FLA 33–10

Q3	3:35	MIA	Kevin Beard 26 yard pass from Brock Berlin (Ryan Moore pass from Brock Berlin)	FLA 33–18

Q3	:33	MIA	Frank Gore 1 yard run (Jon Peattie kick)	FLA 33–25

Q4	11:08	MIA	Ryan Moore 6 yard pass from Brock Berlin (Jon Peattie kick)	FLA 33–32

Q4	1:44	MIA	Frank Gore 12 yard run (pass failed)	MIA 38–33

The 2003 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team participated as members of the Big East Conference. They played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami. They were coached by Larry Coker.