2003 GMAC Bowl
2003 GMAC Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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Date | December 18, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Ladd–Peebles Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Mobile, Alabama | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Miami (OH) QB Ben Roethlisberger | ||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Cooper Castleberry (Big XII) | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 40,620 | ||||||||||||||||||
United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Mark Jones (Play-by-Play) Bob Davie (Color Analyst) Holly Rowe (Sideline Reporter) | ||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Game summary
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
Statistics | Miami (Ohio) | Louisville |
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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 |
References
- ^ "Miami University Football 2015" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015.
External links
- USA Today summary
- ESPN summary
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