2004 Miami Hurricanes football team explained

Sport:football
Year:2004
Team:Miami Hurricanes
Conference:Atlantic Coast Conference
Division:Coastal
Short Conf:ACC
Coachrank:11
Aprank:11
Record:9–3
Conf Record:5–3
Head Coach:Larry Coker
Hc Year:4th
Off Coach:Dan Werner
Oc Year:1st
Off Scheme:Pro-style
Def Coach:Randy Shannon
Dc Year:4th
Def Scheme:4–3 Cover 2
Stadium:Miami Orange Bowl
Champion:Peach Bowl champion
Florida Cup champion
Bowl:Peach Bowl
Bowl Result:W 27–10 vs. Florida

The 2004 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 79th season of football and 1st as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Hurricanes were led by fourth-year head coach Larry Coker and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 9–3 overall and 5–3 in the ACC to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They were invited to the Peach Bowl where they defeated Florida, 27–10.

Game summaries

Notable games such as Rivalry and Ranked Games are listed below:

Miami opened the season ranked #5.

Florida State

Florida State was ranked #4 heading into the Friday night ABC televised game, Miami ranked #5 won 16 to 10 in Overtime upsetting FSU.

See also: 2004 Florida State Seminoles football team.

Louisville

Louisville was ranked #20 heading into the game, Miami ranked #3 won 41 to 38 in the Thursday Night ESPN televised game.

See also: 2004 Louisville Cardinals football team.

Virginia

Virginia was ranked #10 heading into this game, Miami ranked #18 won 31 to 21 in the ABC televised game.

See also: 2004 Virginia Cavaliers football team.

Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech was ranked #10 heading into this game, Miami ranked #9 lost 10 to 16 in the ABC televised game.

See also: 2004 Virginia Tech Hokies football team.

Peach Bowl vs Florida

Florida was ranked #20 heading into this rivalry game at the Peach Bowl, Miami ranked #14 won 27 to 10. This led to a #11 ranking to close the season.

See also: 2004 Florida Gators football team.

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