The 2004 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the

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during the

2004 NCAA Division I-A football season The 2004 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, NCAA Division I-A football season was the highest level of college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The regular season ...

. It was the Hurricanes' 79th season of football and 1st as a member of the

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. The Hurricanes were led by fourth-year head coach

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and played their home games at the

Orange Bowl The Orange Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game played in the Miami metropolitan area. Played annually since 1935 Orange Bowl, January 1, 1935, it is tied with the Sugar Bowl and the Sun Bowl as the second-oldest bowl games in ...

. 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 The Peach Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played annually in Atlanta, Georgia, since December 30, 1968. The first three Peach Bowls were played at Bobby Dodd Stadium, Grant Field on the Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Tech c ...

where they defeated

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, 27–10.

Schedule

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. *Source:''
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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.

References

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Miami Hurricanes football seasons Peach Bowl champion seasons

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