| 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.
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.[1]
| 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 |