2004 Miami Hurricanes football team


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 [2004 2004 Peach Bowl (December)|Peach Bowl (December)|Peach Bowl] where they defeated [2004 2004 Florida Gators football team|Florida Gators football team|Florida], 27–10.

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.
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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.