2004 Miami Hurricanes football team

2004 Miami Hurricanes football
Peach Bowl champion
Florida Cup champion
Peach Bowl, W 27–10 vs. Florida
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 11
Record9–3 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDan Werner (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorRandy Shannon (4th season)
Base defense4–3 Cover 2
Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
2004 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 10 Virginia Tech $ 7–1  10–3 
No. 15 Florida State 6–2  9–3 
No. 11 Miami (FL) 5–3  9–3 
No. 23 Virginia 5–3  8–4 
North Carolina 5–3  6–6 
Georgia Tech 4–4  7–5 
Clemson 4–4  6–5 
NC State 3–5  5–6 
Maryland 3–5  5–6 
Wake Forest 1–7  4–7 
Duke 1–7  2–9 
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 79th season of football and 1st as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Hurricanes were led by fourth-year head coach Larry Coker and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 9–3 overall and 5–3 in the ACC to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They were invited to the Peach Bowl where they defeated Florida, 27–10.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 108:00 pmNo. 4 Florida StateNo. 5ABCW 16–10 OT78,622
September 181:00 pmLouisiana Tech*No. 4
  • Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
CSSW 48–053,721
September 236:45 pmat Houston*No. 4ESPNW 38–1336,698
October 23:30 pmat Georgia TechNo. 4ABCW 27–355,000
October 147:45 pmNo. 18 Louisville*No. 3
ESPNW 41–3863,715
October 237:45 pmat NC StateNo. 4ESPNW 45–3155,600
October 307:00 pmat North CarolinaNo. 4ESPN2L 28–3158,000
November 67:45 pmClemsondaggerNo. 11
  • Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
ESPNL 17–24 OT55,225
November 133:30 pmat No. 10 VirginiaNo. 18ABCW 31–2163,701
November 2012:00 pmWake ForestNo. 12
  • Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
ESPNW 52–741,315
December 41:00 pmNo. 10 Virginia TechNo. 9
ABCL 10–1662,205
December 317:30 pmvs. No. 20 Florida*No. 14ESPNW 27–1069,332
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Notable games such as Rivalry and Ranked Games are listed below:

Miami opened the season ranked #5.

Florida State

Florida State was ranked #4 heading into the Friday night ABC televised game, Miami ranked #5 won 16 to 10 in Overtime upsetting FSU.

Louisville

Louisville was ranked #20 heading into the game, Miami ranked #3 won 41 to 38 in the Thursday Night ESPN televised game.

#18 Louisville at #3 Miami (FL)
Team 1 234Total
Louisville 7 1777 38
• Miami (FL) 7 01420 41
  • Date: October 14
  • Location: Orange Bowl
  • Game start: 7:30 p.m. EST

Virginia

Virginia was ranked #10 heading into this game, Miami ranked #18 won 31 to 21 in the ABC televised game.

Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech was ranked #10 heading into this game, Miami ranked #9 lost 10 to 16 in the ABC televised game.

Peach Bowl vs Florida

Florida was ranked #20 heading into this rivalry game at the Peach Bowl, Miami ranked #14 won 27 to 10. This led to a #11 ranking to close the season.

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