{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Use American English|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox college football game | name = | 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)<br /> Bob Davie (Color Analyst)<br /> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Miami University Football 2015 |url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mioh/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/prospectus/prospectus.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222081525/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mioh/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/prospectus/prospectus.pdf |archive-date=2015-12-22}}</ref>
==Statistics== {| class="wikitable" ! 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 |- |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/233520097 ESPN summary]
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