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.
Schedule
| Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
| August 28 |
7:30 PM |
vs. Louisiana Tech* |
#3 |
Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA |
ESPN |
W 48–9 |
43,279[1] |
| September 6 |
8:00 PM |
#18 Florida* |
#3 |
Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Rivalry) |
ABC |
W 38–33 |
79,932[1] |
| September 13 |
7:00 PM |
East Carolina* |
#2 |
Orange Bowl • Miami, FL |
ESPN2 |
W 38–3 |
65,825[1] |
| September 20 |
7:45 PM |
at Boston College |
#2 |
Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA |
ESPN |
W 33–14 |
44,500[1] |
| October 2 |
7:30 PM |
West Virginia |
#2 |
Orange Bowl • Miami, FL |
ESPN |
W 22–20 |
54,621[1] |
| October 11 |
12:00 PM |
at #5 Florida State* |
#2 |
Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Rivalry) |
ABC |
W 22–14 |
84,336[1] |
| October 18 |
12:00 PM |
Temple |
#2 |
Orange Bowl • Miami, FL |
ESPN+ |
W 52–14 |
49,144[1] |
| November 1 |
7:45 PM |
at #10 Virginia Tech |
#2 |
Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Rivalry) |
ESPN |
L 7–31 |
65,115[1] |
| November 8 |
12:00 PM |
#18 Tennessee* |
#6 |
Orange Bowl • Miami, FL |
ABC |
L 6–10 |
69,722[1] |
| November 15 |
12:00 PM |
Syracuse |
#14 |
Orange Bowl • Miami, FL |
ESPN+ |
W 17–10 |
48,130[1] |
| November 22 |
12:00 PM |
Rutgers |
#13 |
Orange Bowl • Miami, FL |
ESPN+ |
W 34–10 |
39,572[1] |
| November 29 |
8:00 PM |
at #20 Pittsburgh |
#10 |
Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA |
ABC |
W 28–14 |
60,486[1] |
| January 1 |
8:30 PM |
vs. #9 Florida State* |
#10 |
Pro Player Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL (Orange Bowl) |
ABC |
W 16–14 |
76,739[1] |
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. |
- Miami's 500th victory in school history came against West Virginia on October 2, 2003.[2]
Game summaries
Florida
#17 Florida at #9 Miami (FL)
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Florida |
10 |
9 |
14 |
0 |
33 |
| • Miami (FL) |
10 |
0 |
15 |
13 |
38 |
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| Scoring summary |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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