 Hoeppner's best season was 2003 when Miami, quarterbacked by Roethlisberger, went 13–1 and finished #10 in the final AP Poll  Hoeppner would leave the RedHawks to accept the head football coach position at Indiana after the 2004 season.After spending four years as offensive coordinator at Miami, Shane Montgomery was promoted to head coach, becoming the RedHawks' 32nd in school history.In his first year, the RedHawks posted a 7–4 record including a tie for first place in the MAC East division.