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2003 GMAC Bowl
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year_game_played | 2003 |
| game_name | GMAC Bowl |
| football_season | 2003 |
| visitor_name_short | Miami |
| visitor_nickname | RedHawks |
| home_name_short | Louisville |
| home_nickname | Cardinals |
| visitor_record | 12–1 |
| visitor_conference | MAC |
| home_record | 9–3 |
| home_conference | C-USA |
| visitor_coach | Terry Hoeppner |
| home_coach | Bobby Petrino |
| visitor_rank_AP | 14 |
| visitor_rank_coaches | 15 |
| visitor_rank_BCS | 11 |
| visitor_1q | 21 |
| visitor_2q | 14 |
| visitor_3q | 0 |
| visitor_4q | 14 |
| home_1q | 0 |
| home_2q | 21 |
| home_3q | 7 |
| home_4q | 0 |
| date_game_played | December 18 |
| stadium | Ladd–Peebles Stadium |
| city | Mobile, Alabama |
| MVP | Miami (OH) QB Ben Roethlisberger |
| referee | Cooper Castleberry (Big XII) |
| attendance | 40,620 |
| us_network | ESPN |
| us_announcers_link | List of announcers of major college bowl games |
| us_announcers | Mark Jones (Play-by-Play) |
| Bob Davie (Color Analyst) | |
| Holly Rowe (Sideline Reporter) |
Bob Davie (Color Analyst) Holly Rowe (Sideline Reporter)
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.
Statistics
| Statistics | Miami (Ohio) | Louisville |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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