# 2003 Miami Hurricanes football team

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 and final 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 StadiumShreveport, LA | ESPN | W 48–9 | 43,279 |
| September 6 | 8:00 pm | No. 18 Florida* | No. 3 | Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL (rivalry) | ABC | W 38–33 | 79,932 |
| September 13 | 7:00 pm | East Carolina* | No. 2 | Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL | ESPN2 | W 38–3 | 65,825 |
| September 20 | 7:45 pm | at Boston College | No. 2 | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA | ESPN | W 33–14 | 44,500 |
| October 2 | 7:30 pm | West Virginia | No. 2 | Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL | ESPN | W 22–20 | 54,621 |
| October 11 | 12:00 pm | at No. 5 Florida State* | No. 2 | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL (rivalry) (College GameDay) | ABC | W 22–14 | 84,336 |
| October 18 | 12:00 pm | Temple | No. 2 | Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL | ESPN+ | W 52–14 | 49,144 |
| November 1 | 7:45 pm | at No. 10 Virginia Tech | No. 2 | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA (rivalry) | ESPN | L 7–31 | 65,115 |
| November 8 | 12:00 pm | No. 18 Tennessee* | No. 6 | Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL | ABC | L 6–10 | 69,722 |
| November 15 | 12:00 pm | Syracuse | No. 14 | Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL | ESPN+ | W 17–10 | 48,130 |
| November 22 | 12:00 pm | Rutgers | No. 13 | Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL | ESPN+ | W 34–10 | 39,572 |
| November 29 | 8:00 pm | at No. 20 Pittsburgh | No. 10 | Heinz FieldPittsburgh, PA | ABC | W 28–14 | 60,486 |
| January 1 | 8:30 pm | vs. No. 9 Florida State* | No. 10 | Pro Player StadiumMiami Gardens, FL (Orange Bowl) | ABC | W 16–14 | 76,739 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||
* Miami's 500th victory in school history came against West Virginia on October 2, 2003.

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | 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 | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | Not released |

## Game summaries
### Florida

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Florida | 10 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 33 |
| • Miami (FL) | 10 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 38 |

### Florida State

| Quarter | 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 | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | 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 |
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