The 2003 Miami RedHawks

Miami RedHawks

Miami University, in Oxford, Ohio, features 18 different varsity level sports teams for men and women, all of which are known as the Miami RedHawks...

 football team

Miami RedHawks football

The Miami University RedHawks, known as the Miami Redskins before 1996, are a NCAA Division I FBS college football program that competes in the Mid-American Conference...

represented Miami University

Miami University

Miami University is a coeducational public research university located in Oxford, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1809, it is the 10th oldest public university in the United States and the second oldest university in Ohio, founded four years after Ohio University. In its 2012 edition, U.S...

 in the college football season of 2003. They competed in the Mid-American Conference

Mid-American Conference

The Mid-American Conference is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois. Nine of the twelve full member schools are in Ohio and Michigan, with single members...

 (MAC) East Division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association

National Collegiate Athletic Association

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 (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football

College football

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 during the football season. The team was coached by Terry Hoeppner

Terry Hoeppner

Terry Hoeppner was an American college football coach who served as head coach of the Miami RedHawks from 1999 to 2004 and the Indiana Hoosiers from 2005 to 2006...

 and played their homes game in Yager Stadium. The Redhawks finished the season with a record of 13–1 (9–0 MAC).

Schedule

Comments

Two Miami players were drafted into the National Football League

National Football League

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: quarterback Ben Roethlisberger

Ben Roethlisberger

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, left as a junior without a degree with a year of college eligibility remaining and was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers

2004 Pittsburgh Steelers season

The 2004 Pittsburgh Steelers looked to rebound after a disappointing 6–10 season the year before, which saw the team go through the entire season without winning consecutive games....

 in the first round, #11 overall, and guard Jacob Bell

Jacob Bell (American football)

Jacob Bell is an American football guard for the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the fifth round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Miami University.-Early years:Bell was born on the west side of Cleveland, Ohio...

, taken by the Tennessee Titans

2004 Tennessee Titans season

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 in the fifth round, #138 overall. Roethlisberger's #11 selection was the highest ever draft pick for a player from Miami.

Awards

The Columbus Dispatch named Hoeppner "Ohio College Coach of the Year." The 2003 team as a whole earned the American Football Coaches Association

American Football Coaches Association

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's "Academic Achievement Honor" for achieving a graduation rate over 70%.