2003 GMAC Bowl

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Name=2003 GMAC Bowl
Date=December 18, 2003


Year=2003
Visitor School=Miami University at Oxford
Visitor Name Short=Miami
Visitor Nickname=RedHawks
Visitor Record=12-1
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Visitor Coaches=15
Visitor BCS=11
Visitor Coach=Terry Hoeppner
Visitor1=21
Visitor2=14
Visitor3=0
Visitor4=14
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Visitor Total=49
Home School=University of Louisville
Home Name Short=Louisville
Home Nickname=Cardinals
Home Record=9-3
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Home Coach=Bobby Petrino
Home1=0
Home2=21
Home3=7
Home4=0
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Home Total=28
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Stadium=Ladd Peebles Stadium
City=Mobile, Alabama
MVP=Miami(OH) QB Ben Roethlisberger
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US Network=ESPN
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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, and was the 6th edition. It was played in December 2003, and featured the Louisville Cardinals, and the Miami Redhawks.

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 Calvin 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 Mike Pusateri returned an interception 35 yards for a touchdown to make the final score 49-28.

External links

*http://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores103/103352/20031218NCAAFLOUISVILLE0nr.htm