2003 Miami RedHawks football team explained

Year:2003
Team:Miami RedHawks
Sport:football
Conference:Mid-American Conference
Division:East Division
Short Conf:MAC
Coachrank:12
Aprank:10
Record:13–1
Conf Record:8–0
Head Coach:Terry Hoeppner
Hc Year:5th
Off Coach:Shane Montgomery
Oc Year:3rd
Def Coach:Pat Narduzzi
Dc Year:1st
Stadium:Yager Stadium
Champion:MAC champion
MAC East Division champion
GMAC Bowl champion
Conf Champ:MAC Championship Game
Conf Champ Result:W 49–27 vs. Bowling Green
Bowl:GMAC Bowl
Bowl Result:W 49–28 vs. Louisville

The 2003 Miami RedHawks football team represented Miami University in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. They competed in the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) . The team was coached by Terry Hoeppner and played their homes game in Yager Stadium. The Redhawks finished the season with a record of 13–1 (8–0 MAC). They won the MAC for the first time since 1986 and was invited to the GMAC Bowl, where they beat Louisville 49–28.

After the season

Comments

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.[1] Roethlisberger's #11 selection was the highest ever draft pick for a player from Miami.[2]

Awards

The Columbus Dispatch named Hoeppner "Ohio College Coach of the Year."[3] The 2003 team as a whole earned the American Football Coaches Association's "Academic Achievement Honor" for achieving a graduation rate over 70%.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2004 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20071223114213/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2004.htm. 2007-12-23.
  2. News: Roethlisberger Goes 11th to Pittsburgh Steelers in NFL Draft. Miami RedHawks. April 24, 2004. December 2, 2010.
  3. News: Sports digest. January 27, 2004. December 2, 2010. The Cincinnati Enquirer.
  4. News: Miami Football Earns AFCA Academic Achievement Honor. Miami RedHawks. June 11, 2004. December 2, 2010.