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2003 Miami

11–⁠2 (6–⁠1 Big East), coached by Larry Coker, finished No. 5 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Miami in 2003, game by game: won vs. Louisiana Tech 48–9; won vs. No. 21 Florida 38–33; won vs. East Carolina 38–3; won at Boston College 33–14; won vs. West Virginia 22–20; won at No. 5 Florida State 22–14; won vs. Temple 52–14; lost at No. 10 Virginia Tech 7–31; lost vs. No. 18 Tennessee 6–10; won vs. Syracuse 17–10; won vs. Rutgers 34–10; won at No. 20 Pittsburgh 28–14; won vs. No. 9 Florida State 16–14+39−24Won 48–9 vs. Louisiana Tech+39Louisiana TechWon 38–33 vs. No. 21 Florida+5No. 21 FloridaWon 38–3 vs. East Carolina+35East CarolinaWon 33–14 at Boston College+19Boston CollegeWon 22–20 vs. West Virginia+2West VirginiaWon 22–14 at No. 5 Florida State+8No. 5 Florida StateWon 52–14 vs. Temple+38TempleLost 7–31 at No. 10 Virginia Tech-24No. 10 Virginia TechLost 6–10 vs. No. 18 Tennessee-4No. 18 TennesseeWon 17–10 vs. Syracuse+7SyracuseWon 34–10 vs. Rutgers+24RutgersWon 28–14 at No. 20 Pittsburgh+14No. 20 PittsburghWon 16–14 vs. No. 9 Florida State+2No. 9 Florida State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 28vsLouisiana TechW 48–⁠986%
Sep 6vs21FloridaW 38–⁠3373%
Sep 13vsEast CarolinaW 38–⁠391%
Sep 20atBoston CollegeW 33–⁠1459%
Oct 2vsWest VirginiaW 22–⁠2086%
Oct 11at5Florida StateW 22–⁠1453%
Oct 18vsTempleW 52–⁠1494%
Nov 1at10Virginia TechL 7–⁠3163%
Nov 8vs18TennesseeL 6–⁠1073%
Nov 15vsSyracuseW 17–⁠1078%
Nov 22vsRutgersW 34–⁠1093%
Nov 29at20PittsburghW 28–⁠1455%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs9Florida StateOrange BowlW 16–⁠1457%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Florida State 16–⁠14 in the Orange Bowl; No. 5 in the final AP poll; Big East champions.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 3
  2. Wk 3: 3
  3. Wk 4: 2
  4. Wk 5: 2
  5. Wk 6: 2
  6. Wk 7: 2
  7. Wk 8: 2
  8. Wk 9: 2
  9. Wk 10: 2
  10. Wk 11: 2
  11. Wk 12: 6
  12. Wk 13: 14
  13. Wk 14: 13
  14. Wk 15: 10
  15. Wk 16: 10
  16. Final: 5

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 2003.

Big East champions6–⁠1 in the conference, shared with West Virginia

John Mackey AwardKellen Winslow II, TE

2 consensus All-AmericansKellen Winslow Jr., TE; Sean Taylor, S

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠1 shared first in Big East
AP final
No. 5 peak No. 2
Points
361–⁠196
Coach
Larry Coker
Elo
1780 +52 this season
SP+ rating
22.9 No. 8 of 117; offense No. 38, defense No. 3
SRS
13.9 No. 12 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 4
Offensive coordinator
Rob Chudzinski
Defensive coordinator
Randy Shannon
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3 Cover 2

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.2own 33— allowed
Defense-0.1own 32— caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2003 class

Kyle Wright PRO★★★★★No. 3
Greg Olsen TE★★★★★No. 10
Tyrone Moss RB★★★★★No. 30
Tavares Gooden ILB★★★★No. 111
Teraz McCray DT★★No. 1050

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2003 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks15.00.998
Running backs15.00.984
Receivers15.00.994
Defensive line12.00.767
Linebackers14.00.934
Whole class54.20.935

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2004

The 2004 draft
Rd 1Sean Taylor DBWashington Redskins
Rd 1Kellen Winslow II TECleveland Browns
Rd 1Jonathan Vilma LBNew York Jets
Rd 1D.J. Williams LBDenver Broncos
Rd 1Vernon Carey OTMiami Dolphins
Rd 1Vince Wilfork DTNew England Patriots
Rd 7Darrell McClover LBNew York Jets
Rd 7Alfonso Marshall DBChicago Bears
Rd 7Carlos Joseph OTSan Diego Chargers

2003 Big East standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Miami6–⁠111–⁠25
West Virginia6–⁠18–⁠5
Pittsburgh5–⁠28–⁠5
Virginia Tech4–⁠38–⁠5
Boston College3–⁠48–⁠5
Syracuse2–⁠56–⁠6
Rutgers2–⁠55–⁠7
Temple0–⁠71–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.