Miami (OH) vs Louisville, Postseason · 2003

4913–1VSFINAL289–4
Thu, Dec 18, 2003Roy Kidd StadiumRichmond, KY

HOW IT WENT

Postseason · 2003
FINALQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Miami (OH)211401449
Louisville0217028

PLAY-BY-PLAY

173 plays
Q4Miami (OH)7 plays · 33 yds · 3:46 · Rush49–28
  1. 0:004th & 3 at LOU 0End of the 4th quarter.
  2. 0:383rd & 1 at LOU 0Calvin Murray (MU) rushed left side for -2 yards.
  3. 0:383rd & 1 at LOU 0RedHawks timeout; 00:38 remaining 4th quarter
  4. 1:242nd & 2 at LOU 0Calvin Murray (MU) rushed left side for 1 yard.
  5. 2:021st & 10 at LOU 0Calvin Murray (MU) rushed up the middle for 8 yards.
  6. 2:351st & 10 at LOU 0Calvin Murray (MU) rushed left side for 15 yards.
  7. 3:033rd & 1 at LOU 0Ben Roethlisberger (MU) rushed up the middle for 2 yards.
  8. 3:482nd & 4 at LOU 0Calvin Murray (MU) rushed right side for 3 yards.
  9. 4:241st & 10 at LOU 0Calvin Murray (MU) rushed up the middle for 6 yards.
Q4Louisville8 plays · 69 yds · 2:34 · Interception49–28
  1. 4:322nd & 1 at M-OH 0Pass Interception
  2. 5:051st & 5 at M-OH 0Lionel Gates (UL) rushed left side for 4 yards.
  3. 5:154th & 7 at M-OH 0Stefan LeFors (UL) pass left side complete to J.R. Russell (UL) for 12 yards.
  4. 6:033rd & 1 at M-OH 0Lionel Gates (UL) rushed right side for -6 yards.
  5. 6:402nd & 7 at M-OH 0Stefan LeFors (UL) pass left side complete to Joshua Tinch (UL) for 6 yards.
  6. 7:131st & 10 at M-OH 0Michael Bush (UL) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
  7. 7:391st & 10 at M-OH 0Stefan LeFors (UL) pass across the middle complete to Ronnie Ghent (UL) for 33 yards.
  8. 7:461st & 10 at M-OH 0Stefan LeFors (UL) pass right side complete to Lionel Gates (UL) for 21 yards.
Q4Louisville1 play · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff49–28
  1. 7:56Kickoff returned by Broderick Clark (UL) for 20 yards.
Q4Miami (OH)1 play · 33 yds · 0:00 · Interception TD48–28
  1. 8:081st & 10 at M-OH 0Stefan LeFors (UL) pass left side intercepted by Matt Pusateri (MU). Returned for a 35 yard touchdown.
Q4Louisville2 plays · 13 yds · 0:00 · Interception42–28
  1. 8:341st & 10 at M-OH 0Stefan LeFors (UL) pass left side complete to J.R. Russell (UL) for 13 yards.
Q4Miami (OH)4 plays · 27 yds · 1:45 · Punt42–28
  1. 8:444th & 17 at LOU 0Punt by Mike Wafzig (MU) no return by Cardinals.
  2. 9:273rd & 4 at LOU 0Ben Roethlisberger (MU) sacked for a loss of 13 yards.
  3. 9:352nd & 4 at LOU 0Ben Roethlisberger (MU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  4. 10:201st & 10 at LOU 0Ben Roethlisberger (MU) rushed right side for 6 yards.
  5. 10:291st & 10 at LOU 0Ben Roethlisberger (MU) pass right side complete to Dan Tyler (MU) for 21 yards.
Q4Louisville3 plays · 1 yds · 2:16 · Punt42–28
  1. 10:444th & 6 at M-OH 0Punt by Brent Moody (UL) returned 14 yards by Ryne Robinson (MU) to the RedHawks 46.
  2. 11:283rd & 9 at M-OH 0Stefan LeFors (UL) pass right side complete to Joshua Tinch (UL) for 3 yards.
  3. 12:18Stefan LeFors (UL) rushed left side for 4 yards.
  4. 12:182nd & 13 at M-OH 0Cardinals fumble by Stefan LeFors (UL), recovered by Stefan LeFors (UL), advanced for no gain.
  5. 13:001st & 10 at M-OH 0Stefan LeFors (UL) pass left side complete to Lionel Gates (UL) for -3 yards.
Q4Louisville1 play · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff42–28
  1. 13:08Kickoff returned by Broderick Clark (UL) for 20 yards.
Q3Miami (OH)6 plays · 78 yds · 10:53 · Rushing TD41–28
  1. 13:172nd & 2 at LOU 0Mike Smith (MU) rushed up the middle for a 2 yard touchdown.
  2. 13:511st & 3 at LOU 0Mike Smith (MU) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
  3. 14:232nd & 10 at LOU 0Ben Roethlisberger (MU) pass across the middle complete to Ryne Robinson (MU) for 38 yards.
  4. 14:301st & 10 at LOU 0Ben Roethlisberger (MU) pass incomplete to the left side.
  5. 15:002nd & 4 at LOU 0Calvin Murray (MU) rushed up the middle for 31 yards.
  6. 0:002nd & 4 at LOU 0End of the 3rd quarter.
  7. 0:301st & 10 at LOU 0Ben Roethlisberger (MU) pass left side complete to Martin Nance (MU) for 6 yards.
Q3Miami (OH)1 play · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff35–28
  1. 0:35Kickoff returned by Mike Smith (MU) for 6 yards.
Q3Louisville9 plays · 81 yds · 2:35 · Passing TD35–27
  1. 0:433rd & 6 at M-OH 0Stefan LeFors (UL) pass left side complete to J.R. Russell (UL) for a 24 yard touchdown.
  2. 0:512nd & 6 at M-OH 0Stefan LeFors (UL) pass incomplete to the right side.
  3. 0:571st & 10 at M-OH 0Eric Shelton (UL) rushed left side for 4 yards.
  4. 1:211st & 10 at M-OH 0Eric Shelton (UL) rushed left side for 11 yards.
  5. 1:482nd & 4 at M-OH 0Eric Shelton (UL) rushed up the middle for 18 yards.
  6. 2:291st & 10 at M-OH 0Michael Bush (UL) rushed left side for 6 yards.
  7. 2:363rd & 8 at M-OH 0Stefan LeFors (UL) pass left side complete to Joshua Tinch (UL) for 16 yards.
  8. 3:132nd & 10 at M-OH 0Eric Shelton (UL) rushed left side for 2 yards.
  9. 3:181st & 10 at M-OH 0Stefan LeFors (UL) pass incomplete to the right side.
Q3Miami (OH)4 plays · 32 yds · 0:53 · Punt35–21
  1. 3:294th & 7 at LOU 0Punt by Mike Wafzig (MU) returned 4 yards by Robert Haskins (UL) to the Cardinals 19.
  2. 3:423rd & 10 at LOU 0Ben Roethlisberger (MU) pass right side complete to Ryne Robinson (MU) for 3 yards.
  3. 3:482nd & 10 at LOU 0Ben Roethlisberger (MU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  4. 4:041st & 10 at LOU 0Ben Roethlisberger (MU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  5. 4:351st & 17 at LOU 0Mike Smith (MU) rushed left side for 39 yards.
  6. 5:021st & 10 at LOU 07 yard penalty on RedHawks.
Q3Louisville3 plays · 21 yds · 0:50 · Interception35–21
  1. 5:122nd & 19 at M-OH 0Stefan LeFors (UL) pass across the middle intercepted by Darrell Hunter (MU). Returned for no gain.
  2. 5:2710 yard penalty on Cardinals.
  3. 5:272nd & 15 at M-OH 0Stefan LeFors (UL) pass left side complete to Lionel Gates (UL) for 6 yards.
  4. 6:02Stefan LeFors (UL) sacked for a loss of 5 yards.
  5. 6:021st & 10 at M-OH 0Cardinals fumble by Stefan LeFors (UL), recovered by Stefan LeFors (UL), advanced for no gain.
Q3Miami (OH)8 plays · 41 yds · 1:42 · Blocked Punt35–21
  1. 6:114th & 9 at LOU 0RedHawks punt blocked, recovered by Ben Herrell (MU).
  2. 6:233rd & 9 at LOU 0Ben Roethlisberger (MU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  3. 6:292nd & 9 at LOU 0Ben Roethlisberger (MU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  4. 7:081st & 10 at LOU 0Mike Smith (MU) rushed right side for 1 yard.
  5. 7:132nd & 8 at LOU 015 yard penalty on Cardinals.
  6. 7:511st & 10 at LOU 0Mike Smith (MU) rushed up the middle for 2 yards.
  7. 8:153rd & 10 at LOU 0Ben Roethlisberger (MU) pass right side complete to Ryan Busing (MU) for 17 yards.
  8. 8:202nd & 10 at LOU 0Ben Roethlisberger (MU) pass incomplete across the middle.
  9. 8:331st & 10 at LOU 0Ben Roethlisberger (MU) pass incomplete across the middle.
Q3Louisville13 plays · 61 yds · 6:50 · Missed FG35–21
  1. 8:443rd & 9 at M-OH 0Stefan LeFors (UL) pass incomplete to the right side.
  2. 9:202nd & 7 at M-OH 0Eric Shelton (UL) rushed right side for -2 yards.
  3. 10:001st & 10 at M-OH 0Michael Bush (UL) rushed left side for 3 yards.
  4. 10:224th & 5 at M-OH 0Stefan LeFors (UL) pass right side complete to J.R. Russell (UL) for 5 yards.
  5. 11:013rd & 5 at M-OH 0Eric Shelton (UL) rushed left side for no gain.
  6. 11:352nd & 9 at M-OH 0Michael Bush (UL) rushed left side for 4 yards.
  7. 12:071st & 10 at M-OH 0Michael Bush (UL) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
  8. 12:2315 yard penalty on RedHawks.
  9. 12:231st & 20 at M-OH 0Eric Shelton (UL) rushed up the middle for -1 yards.
  10. 12:481st & 10 at M-OH 010 yard penalty on Cardinals.
  11. 13:203rd & 13 at M-OH 0Stefan LeFors (UL) rushed up the middle for 36 yards.
  12. 14:042nd & 7 at M-OH 0Stefan LeFors (UL) sacked for a loss of 6 yards.
  13. 14:431st & 10 at M-OH 0Michael Bush (UL) rushed right side for 3 yards.
  14. 14:501st & 10 at M-OH 0Stefan LeFors (UL) pass right side complete to Joshua Tinch (UL) for 13 yards.
Q2Louisville4 plays · 98 yds · 0:58 · Passing TD35–21
  1. 0:00End of the 2nd quarter.
  2. 0:021st & 2 at M-OH 0Stefan LeFors (UL) pass right side complete to J.R. Russell (UL) for a 2 yard touchdown.
  3. 0:062nd & 12 at M-OH 010 yard penalty on RedHawks.
  4. 0:062nd & 12 at M-OH 0Cardinals timeout; 00:06 remaining 2nd quarter
  5. 0:121st & 7 at M-OH 0Stefan LeFors (UL) sacked for a loss of 5 yards.
  6. 0:121st & 7 at M-OH 0Cardinals timeout; 00:12 remaining 2nd quarter
  7. 0:292nd & 6 at M-OH 0Lionel Gates (UL) rushed left side for 87 yards.
  8. 1:001st & 10 at M-OH 0Lionel Gates (UL) rushed up the middle for 4 yards.
Q2Miami (OH)8 plays · 34 yds · 3:26 · Punt35–14
  1. 1:134th & 15 at LOU 0Punt by Ben Roethlisberger (MU) no return by Cardinals.
  2. 1:134th & 15 at LOU 0Cardinals timeout; 01:13 remaining 2nd quarter
  3. 1:213rd & 15 at LOU 0Ben Roethlisberger (MU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  4. 1:262nd & 15 at LOU 0Ben Roethlisberger (MU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  5. 1:422nd & 10 at LOU 05 yard penalty on RedHawks.
  6. 2:271st & 10 at LOU 0Mike Smith (MU) rushed right side for no gain.
  7. 2:543rd & 9 at LOU 0Ben Roethlisberger (MU) pass right side complete to Martin Nance (MU) for 26 yards.
  8. 3:302nd & 11 at LOU 0Mike Smith (MU) rushed left side for 2 yards.
  9. 4:131st & 10 at LOU 0Ben Roethlisberger (MU) sacked for a loss of 1 yards.
  10. 4:422nd & 13 at LOU 0Ben Roethlisberger (MU) pass left side complete to Martin Nance (MU) for 24 yards.
  11. 5:19Ben Roethlisberger (MU) rushed up the middle for -3 yards.
  12. 5:191st & 10 at LOU 0RedHawks fumble by Ben Roethlisberger (MU), recovered by Ben Roethlisberger (MU), advanced for no gain.
  13. 5:199 yard penalty on RedHawks.
Q2Miami (OH)1 play · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff35–14
  1. 5:27Kickoff returned by Ryan Redd (MU) for 10 yards.
Q2Louisville3 plays · 88 yds · 0:26 · Passing TD35–13
  1. 5:371st & 10 at M-OH 0Michael Bush (UL) pass left side complete to J.R. Russell (UL) for a 31 yard touchdown.
  2. 6:042nd & 9 at M-OH 0Stefan LeFors (UL) pass right side complete to J.R. Russell (UL) for 56 yards.
  3. 6:431st & 10 at M-OH 0Lionel Gates (UL) rushed left side for 1 yard.
Q2Louisville1 play · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff35–7
  1. 6:51Kickoff returned by Broderick Clark (UL) for 11 yards.
Q2Miami (OH)5 plays · 66 yds · 1:58 · Passing TD34–7
  1. 6:591st & 10 at LOU 0Ben Roethlisberger (MU) pass left side complete to Michael Larkin (MU) for a 25 yard touchdown.
  2. 7:261st & 10 at LOU 0Ben Roethlisberger (MU) pass right side complete to Martin Nance (MU) for 11 yards.
  3. 7:3415 yard penalty on Cardinals.
  4. 7:343rd & 6 at LOU 0Calvin Murray (MU) rushed right side for 11 yards.
  5. 8:132nd & 10 at LOU 0Calvin Murray (MU) rushed up the middle for 4 yards.
  6. 8:171st & 10 at LOU 0Ben Roethlisberger (MU) pass incomplete across the middle.
Q2Louisville3 plays · 5 yds · 1:55 · Punt28–7
  1. 8:314th & 7 at M-OH 0Punt by Brent Moody (UL) returned 1 yards by Ryne Robinson (MU) to the RedHawks 34.
  2. 9:143rd & 5 at M-OH 0Stefan LeFors (UL) sacked for a loss of 2 yards.
  3. 9:512nd & 9 at M-OH 0Michael Bush (UL) rushed up the middle for 4 yards.
  4. 10:261st & 10 at M-OH 0Stefan LeFors (UL) pass right side complete to Broderick Clark (UL) for 1 yard.
Q2Louisville1 play · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff28–7
  1. 10:26RedHawks kickoff, touchback by Cardinals.
Q2Miami (OH)7 plays · 79 yds · 3:30 · Passing TD27–7
  1. 10:392nd & 3 at LOU 0Ben Roethlisberger (MU) pass right side complete to Matt Brandt (MU) for a 16 yard touchdown.
  2. 10:481st & 10 at LOU 0Mike Smith (MU) rushed left side for 7 yards.
  3. 11:252nd & 9 at LOU 0Ben Roethlisberger (MU) pass right side complete to Martin Nance (MU) for 44 yards.
  4. 12:011st & 10 at LOU 0Mike Smith (MU) rushed right side for 1 yard.
  5. 12:313rd & 12 at LOU 0Ben Roethlisberger (MU) pass right side complete to Michael Larkin (MU) for 13 yards.
  6. 12:423rd & 7 at LOU 05 yard penalty on RedHawks.
  7. 13:272nd & 4 at LOU 0Calvin Murray (MU) rushed up the middle for -3 yards.
  8. 14:091st & 10 at LOU 0Ben Roethlisberger (MU) rushed up the middle for 6 yards.
Q2Miami (OH)1 play · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff21–7
  1. 14:15Kickoff returned by Mike Smith (MU) for 7 yards.
Q1Louisville10 plays · 85 yds · 13:55 · Rushing TD21–6
  1. 14:202nd & 1 at M-OH 0Lionel Gates (UL) rushed left side for a 1 yard touchdown.
  2. 14:521st & 1 at M-OH 0Lionel Gates (UL) rushed left side for no gain.
  3. 15:001st & 10 at M-OH 0Stefan LeFors (UL) pass left side complete to Ronnie Ghent (UL) for 12 yards.
  4. 0:001st & 10 at M-OH 0End of the 1st quarter.
  5. 0:182nd & 4 at M-OH 0Lionel Gates (UL) rushed up the middle for 5 yards.
  6. 0:551st & 10 at M-OH 0Lionel Gates (UL) rushed right side for 6 yards.
  7. 1:022nd & 5 at M-OH 015 yard penalty on RedHawks.
  8. 1:411st & 10 at M-OH 0Michael Bush (UL) rushed right side for 5 yards.
  9. 1:515 yard penalty on RedHawks.
  10. 1:513rd & 3 at M-OH 0Stefan LeFors (UL) rushed left side for 9 yards.
  11. 2:282nd & 5 at M-OH 0Lionel Gates (UL) rushed left side for 2 yards.
  12. 3:051st & 10 at M-OH 0Stefan LeFors (UL) pass left side complete to Kolby Smith (UL) for 5 yards.
  13. 3:151st & 10 at M-OH 0Lionel Gates (UL) rushed left side for 20 yards.
Q1Louisville1 play · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff21–0
  1. 3:22Kickoff returned by Broderick Clark (UL) for 4 yards.
Q1Miami (OH)8 plays · 62 yds · 2:39 · Passing TD20–0
  1. 3:291st & 10 at LOU 0Ben Roethlisberger (MU) pass left side complete to Martin Nance (MU) for a 12 yard touchdown.
  2. 4:001st & 10 at LOU 0Mike Smith (MU) rushed up the middle for 10 yards.
  3. 4:312nd & 4 at LOU 0Ben Roethlisberger (MU) pass across the middle complete to Martin Nance (MU) for 8 yards.
  4. 5:121st & 10 at LOU 0Calvin Murray (MU) rushed right side for 6 yards.
  5. 5:263rd & 5 at LOU 0Ben Roethlisberger (MU) pass right side complete to Michael Larkin (MU) for 7 yards.
  6. 5:332nd & 5 at LOU 0Ben Roethlisberger (MU) pass incomplete to the left side.
  7. 6:161st & 10 at LOU 0Mike Smith (MU) rushed right side for 5 yards.
  8. 6:481st & 10 at LOU 0Ben Roethlisberger (MU) pass right side complete to Michael Larkin (MU) for 14 yards.
Q1Louisville5 plays · 10 yds · 1:57 · Punt14–0
  1. 7:004th & 14 at M-OH 0Punt by Brent Moody (UL) returned 4 yards by Ryne Robinson (MU) to the RedHawks 38.
  2. 7:053rd & 14 at M-OH 0Stefan LeFors (UL) pass incomplete across the middle.
  3. 7:142nd & 17 at M-OH 0Michael Bush (UL) rushed left side for 3 yards.
  4. 8:021st & 10 at M-OH 0Robert Haskins (UL) rushed left side for -7 yards.
  5. 8:152nd & 8 at M-OH 0Stefan LeFors (UL) rushed up the middle for 19 yards.
  6. 8:571st & 10 at M-OH 0Eric Shelton (UL) rushed left side for 2 yards.
  7. 8:577 yard penalty on Cardinals.
Q1Louisville1 play · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff14–0
  1. 9:07Kickoff returned by Broderick Clark (UL) for 9 yards.
Q1Miami (OH)4 plays · 76 yds · 1:44 · Rushing TD13–0
  1. 9:142nd & 2 at LOU 0Calvin Murray (MU) rushed up the middle for a 2 yard touchdown.
  2. 9:521st & 7 at LOU 0Calvin Murray (MU) rushed up the middle for 5 yards.
  3. 10:211st & 10 at LOU 0Ben Roethlisberger (MU) pass right side complete to Dan Tyler (MU) for 22 yards.
  4. 10:581st & 10 at LOU 0Calvin Murray (MU) rushed left side for 47 yards.
Q1Louisville3 plays · 3 yds · 0:07 · Punt7–0
  1. 11:104th & 7 at M-OH 0Punt by Brent Moody (UL) returned by Ryne Robinson (MU) to the RedHawks 24 for no gain.
  2. 11:153rd & 7 at M-OH 0Stefan LeFors (UL) pass incomplete to the right side.
  3. 11:502nd & 10 at M-OH 0Lionel Gates (UL) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
  4. 11:571st & 10 at M-OH 0Stefan LeFors (UL) pass incomplete to the left side.
Q1Louisville1 play · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff7–0
  1. 12:04Kickoff returned by Broderick Clark (UL) for 23 yards.
Q1Miami (OH)6 plays · 88 yds · 3:21 · Passing TD6–0
  1. 12:161st & 10 at LOU 0Ben Roethlisberger (MU) pass right side complete to Michael Larkin (MU) for a 27 yard touchdown.
  2. 12:451st & 10 at LOU 0Mike Smith (MU) rushed up the middle for 13 yards.
  3. 13:122nd & 1 at LOU 0Ben Roethlisberger (MU) pass right side complete to Martin Nance (MU) for 21 yards.
  4. 13:521st & 10 at LOU 0Calvin Murray (MU) rushed right side for 9 yards.
  5. 14:222nd & 8 at LOU 0Ben Roethlisberger (MU) pass right side complete to Martin Nance (MU) for 16 yards.
  6. 14:571st & 10 at LOU 0Ben Roethlisberger (MU) pass right side complete to R.J. Corbin (MU) for 2 yards.

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