2003 Miami Hurricanes football team

American college football season

2003 Miami Hurricanes football

Big East co-champion Florida Cup champion Orange Bowl champion
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)
Head coach	Larry Coker (3rd season)
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)
Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

2003 Big East Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
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

$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	7:30 pm	vs. Louisiana Tech*	No. 3	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA	ESPN	W 48–9	43,279
September 6	8:00 pm	No. 18 Florida*	No. 3	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)	ABC	W 38–33	79,932
September 13	7:00 pm	East Carolina*	No. 2	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ESPN2	W 38–3	65,825
September 20	7:45 pm	at Boston College	No. 2	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN	W 33–14	44,500
October 2	7:30 pm	West Virginia	No. 2	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ESPN	W 22–20	54,621
October 11	12:00 pm	at No. 5 Florida State*	No. 2	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry) (College GameDay)	ABC	W 22–14	84,336
October 18	12:00 pm	Temple	No. 2	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ESPN+	W 52–14	49,144
November 1	7:45 pm	at No. 10 Virginia Tech	No. 2	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 7–31	65,115
November 8	12:00 pm	No. 18 Tennessee*	No. 6	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ABC	L 6–10	69,722
November 15	12:00 pm	Syracuse	No. 14	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ESPN+	W 17–10	48,130
November 22	12:00 pm	Rutgers	No. 13	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ESPN+	W 34–10	39,572
November 29	8:00 pm	at No. 20 Pittsburgh	No. 10	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ABC	W 28–14	60,486
January 1	8:30 pm	vs. No. 9 Florida State*	No. 10	Pro Player Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (Orange Bowl)	ABC	W 16–14	76,739
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Miami's 500th victory in school history came against West Virginia on October 2, 2003.^[1]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
	Week
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

Roster

2003 Miami Hurricanes football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB		Brock Berlin
OT		Vernon Carey
TE		Kevin Everett
RB		Frank Gore
WR		Devin Hester
OT		Carlos Joseph
G		Chris Myers
WR		Roscoe Parrish
TE		Kellen Winslow II

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB		Jon Beason
CB		Alfonso Marshall
LB		Darrell McClover
CB		Antrel Rolle
S		Sean Taylor
LB		Jonathan Vilma
NT		Vince Wilfork
LB		D.J. Williams

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Larry Coker

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Game summaries

Florida

#18 Florida at #3 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

^[2]

Florida State

Miami (FL) Hurricanes (5–0) at Florida State Seminoles (5–0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Miami (FL)	6	13	3	0	22
Florida St	0	0	7	7	14

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

Game information

Miami (FL)

Brock Berlin
15/28, 181 Yds, TD, 3 INT
Jarrett Payton
26 Rush, 97 Yds
Kellen Winslow
7 Rec, 106 Yds

Florida State

Chris Rix
20/42, 235 Yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
Leon Washington
6 Rush, 26 Yds
P.K. Sam
5 Rec, 95 Yds

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	MIA	FSU
1	5:16	4	5	1:32	Miami (FL)	27-yard field goal by Jon Peattie	3	0
1	3:17	6	28	1:59	Miami (FL)	22-yard field goal by Jon Peattie	6	0
2	11:26	11	75	3:29	Miami (FL)	Jarrett Payton 14-yard touchdown reception from Brock Berlin, 2-point pass failed	12	0
2	3:11				Miami (FL)	Interception returned 50 yards for touchdown by Sean Taylor, Jon Peattie kick good	19	0
3	11:26	4	9	1:47	Miami (FL)	19-yard field goal by Jon Peattie	22	0
3	4:51	1	18	0:06	Florida State	Willie Reid 18-yard touchdown reception from Chris Rix, Xavier Beitia kick good	22	7
4	0:00	6	64	1:06	Florida State	Chris Davis 17-yard touchdown reception from Chris Rix, Xavier Beitia kick good	22	14
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							22	14

References

^ "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.

v t e Miami Hurricanes football
Venues	Miami Orange Bowl (1937–2007) Hard Rock Stadium (2008–present)
Bowls and rivalries	Bowl games Florida Florida State Nebraska Virginia Tech
Culture and lore	1998 UCLA game 2011 athletics scandal Band of the Hour Catholics vs. Convicts FIU–Miami brawl Florida Cup Hail Flutie Miami 4–3 defense Quarterback U Sebastian the Ibis Whammy in Miami Wide Right I Wide Right II Confusion Bowl 2023 Georgia Tech game
Documentaries	Catholics vs. Convicts The U
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Early years (1926 to 1978)	Miami Hurricanes football (1926 to 1978)
Seasons	1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

v t e Big East Conference football champions
West Virginia (1993) Miami (FL) (1994) Miami (FL) & Virginia Tech (1995) Miami (FL) & Syracuse & Virginia Tech (1996) Syracuse (1997) Syracuse (1998) Virginia Tech (1999) Miami (FL) (2000) Miami (FL) (2001) Miami (FL) (2002) Miami (FL) & West Virginia (2003) Boston College & Pittsburgh & Syracuse & West Virginia (2004) West Virginia (2005) Louisville (2006) Connecticut & West Virginia (2007) Cincinnati (2008) Cincinnati (2009) Connecticut & Pittsburgh & West Virginia (2010) Cincinnati & Louisville & West Virginia (2011) Cincinnati & Louisville & Rutgers & Syracuse (2012)
National championships in bold

Big East Conference football champions