2003 GMAC Bowl
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{{Infobox college football game
| name =
| year_game_played = 2003
| game_name = GMAC Bowl
| football_season = 2003
| visitor_name_short = Miami
| visitor_nickname = RedHawks
| home_name_short = Louisville
| home_nickname = Cardinals
| visitor_record = 12–1
| visitor_conference = MAC
| home_record = 9–3
| home_conference = C-USA
| visitor_coach = Terry Hoeppner
| home_coach = Bobby Petrino
| visitor_rank_AP = 14
| visitor_rank_coaches = 15
| visitor_rank_BCS = 11
| visitor_1q = 21
| visitor_2q = 14
| visitor_3q = 0
| visitor_4q = 14
| home_1q = 0
| home_2q = 21
| home_3q = 7
| home_4q = 0
| date_game_played = December 18
| stadium = Ladd–Peebles Stadium
| city = Mobile, Alabama
| MVP = Miami (OH) QB Ben Roethlisberger
| referee = Cooper Castleberry (Big XII)
| attendance = 40,620
| us_network = ESPN
| us_announcers_link = List of announcers of major college bowl games
| us_announcers = Mark Jones (Play-by-Play)
Bob Davie (Color Analyst)
Holly Rowe (Sideline Reporter)
}}
The 2003 GMAC Bowl was an American college football bowl game. It was part of the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The game featured the Louisville Cardinals, and the Miami RedHawks.
Game summary
Miami started the scoring with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger throwing a 28-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Michael Larkin to post an early 7–0 lead. Later in the quarter, running back Cal Murray scored on a two-yard touchdown run to give the Redhawks a 14–0 lead. Ben Roethlisberger threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Martin Nance to give Miami a 21–0 first quarter lead.
Early in the second quarter, Lionel Gates scored a rushing touchdown for Louisville to make it 21–7. Ben Roethlisberger threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to Matt Brandt, and the lead was 28–7. Roethlisberger threw another touchdown pass to Michael Larkin, to give Miami a 35–7 lead. Louisville running back Michael Bush threw a 31-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver JR Russell to make it 35–14. Before halftime, quarterback Stefan LeFors threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Russell, and the halftime score was Miami 35, Louisville 21.
Stefan Lefors threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to Russell in the third quarter, to make the score 35–28 Miami, but Louisville would get no closer. Mike Smith scored on a 3-yard touchdown run, and Matt Pusateri returned an interception 35 yards for a touchdown to make the final score 49–28.{{cite web |title=Miami University Football 2015 |url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mioh/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/prospectus/prospectus.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222081525/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mioh/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/prospectus/prospectus.pdf |archive-date=2015-12-22}}
Statistics
| class="wikitable"
! Statistics !! Miami (Ohio) !! Louisville | ||
| First downs | 28 | 22 |
| Rushing yards | 221 | 237 |
| Passes (C-A-I) | 26-35-0 | 30-49-1 |
| Passing yards | 376 | 255 |
| Total yards | 597 | 492 |
| Punts-average | 4–30.0 | 4–42.2 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Penalties-yards | 8–73 | 5–58 |
| Third down conv. | 5–10 | 4–11 |
| Possession time | 30:52 | 29:08 |
References
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External links
- [http://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores103/103352/20031218NCAAFLOUISVILLE0nr.htm USA Today summary]
- [https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/233520097 ESPN summary]
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