2003 Miami RedHawks football team

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 2003

| poll = AP

| timezone = Eastern

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = August 30

| time = 12:00 pm

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Iowa

| site_stadium = Kinnick Stadium

| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 3–21

| attend = 54,128

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 13

| time = 12:00 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Northwestern

| site_stadium = Ryan Field

| site_cityst = Evanston, IL

| tv = ESPN Plus

| score = 44–14

| attend = 24,215

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 20

| time = 3:00 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Colorado State

| site_stadium = Hughes Stadium

| site_cityst = Fort Collins, CO

| tv =

| score = 41–21

| attend = 31,610

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 27

| time = 2:00 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Cincinnati

| site_stadium = Yager Stadium

| site_cityst = Oxford, OH

| gamename = Victory Bell

| tv =

| score = 42–37

| attend = 27,512

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 4

| time = 2:00 pm

| w/l = w

| opponent = Akron

| site_stadium = Yager Stadium

| site_cityst = Oxford, OH

| tv =

| score = 45–20

| attend = 20,157

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 11

| time = 2:00 pm

| w/l = w

| opponent = Buffalo

| site_stadium = Yager Stadium

| site_cityst = Oxford, OH

| tv =

| score = 59–3

| attend = 23,683

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 18

| time = 3:00 pm

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Ball State

| site_stadium = Ball State Stadium

| site_cityst = Muncie, IN

| tv = ESPN Plus

| score = 49–3

| attend = 18,396

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 25

| time = 2:00 pm

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Kent State

| site_stadium = Dix Stadium

| site_cityst = Kent, OH

| tv = ESPN Plus

| score = 38–30

| attend = 10,693

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 4

| time = 7:30 pm

| w/l = w

| opponent = Bowling Green

| opprank = 15

| site_stadium = Yager Stadium

| site_cityst = Oxford, OH

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 33–10

| attend = 28,023

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 12

| time = 7:30 pm

| w/l = w

| rank = 23

| opponent = Marshall

| site_stadium = Yager Stadium

| site_cityst = Oxford, OH

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 45–6

| attend = 26,286

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 22

| time = 2:30 pm

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 18

| opponent = Ohio

| site_stadium = Peden Stadium

| site_cityst = Athens, OH

| gamename = Battle of the Bricks

| tv = FSN

| score = 49–31

| attend = 14,327

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 28

| time = 1:00 pm

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 15

| opponent = UCF

| site_stadium = Florida Citrus Bowl

| site_cityst = Orlando, FL

| tv =

| score = 56–21

| attend = 12,902

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 4

| time = 7:00 pm

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 14

| opponent = Bowling Green

| opprank = 20

| site_stadium = Doyt Perry Stadium

| site_cityst = Bowling Green, OH

| gamename = MAC Championship Game

| tv = ESPN

| score = 49–27

| attend = 24,813

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 18

| time = 8:30 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| neutral = y

| rank = 14

| opponent = Louisville

| site_stadium = Ladd–Peebles Stadium

| site_cityst = Mobile, AL

| gamename = GMAC Bowl

| tv = ESPN

| score = 49–28

| attend = 40,620

}}

}}

{{American football roster/Header

| year = 2003

| team = Miami RedHawks

| teamcolors = f

| offensive_players =

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{{American football roster/Player|num=61|class=Jr|first=Dave|last=Rehker|pos=OL}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=62|class=So|first=Todd|last=Londot|pos=OL}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=64|class=Jr|first=Ben|last=Hartings|pos=OL}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=66|class=Sr|first=Joe|last=Serina|pos=OL}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=70|class=So|first=Ryan|last=Meyer|pos=OL}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=71|class=Sr|first=Ben|last=Herrell|pos=OL}}

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{{American football roster/Player|num=75|class=So|first=Mark|last=Kracium|pos=OL}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=76|class=So|first=Chris|last=Fessel|pos=OL}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=78|class=So|first=Kenneth|last=Getch|pos=OL}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=79|class=So|first=Nate|last=Bunce|pos=OL}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=82|class=So|first=R. J.|last=Corbin|pos=WR}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=83|class=Jr|first=Calvin|last=Blackmon|pos=WR}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=84|class=So|first=Tyler|last=Vogel|pos=TE}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=87|class=Sr|first=Matt|last=Brandt|pos=TE}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=88|class=Sr|first=Korey|last=Kirkpatrick|pos=WR}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=89|class=So|first=Dan|last=Tyler|pos=TE}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=90|class=Sr|first=Geoff|last=Robinson|pos=TE}}

| defensive_players=

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{{American football roster/Player|num=48|class=So|first=Bill|last=Lautar|pos=DL}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=49|class=Sr|first=Will|last=Stanley|pos=DL}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=65|class=So|first=John|last=Glavin|pos=DL}}

| special_teams_players=

}}

{{American football roster/Footer

| roster_url=

| head_coach = *Terry Hoeppner

| asst_coach =

| accessdate=

}}

Two Miami players were drafted into the National Football League: quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, left as a junior without a degree with a year of college eligibility remaining and was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round, #11 overall, and guard Jacob Bell, taken by the Tennessee Titans in the fifth round, #138 overall.{{cite web| url = https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2004.htm| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071223114213/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2004.htm| archive-date = 2007-12-23| title = 2004 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com| website = Pro-Football-Reference.com}} Roethlisberger's #11 selection was the highest ever draft pick for a player from Miami.{{cite news|title=Roethlisberger Goes 11th to Pittsburgh Steelers in NFL Draft|publisher=Miami RedHawks|date=April 24, 2004|access-date=December 2, 2010|url=https://miamiredhawks.com/news/2004/4/24/roethlisberger_goes_11th_to_pittsburgh_steelers_in_nfl_draft.aspx}}

The Columbus Dispatch named Hoeppner "Ohio College Coach of the Year."{{cite news |title=Sports digest|date=January 27, 2004|access-date=December 2, 2010|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|url=http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/01/27/spt_sptzdig.html}} The 2003 team as a whole earned the American Football Coaches Association's "Academic Achievement Honor" for achieving a graduation rate over 70%.{{cite news|title=Miami Football Earns AFCA Academic Achievement Honor|work=Miami RedHawks|date=June 11, 2004|access-date=December 2, 2010|url=http://www.muredhawks.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/061104aaa.html}}{{Dead link|date=May 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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