American college football season
The 2002 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season . It was the Hurricanes' 77th season of football and 12th as a member of the Big East Conference . The Hurricanes were led by second-year head coach Larry Coker and played their home games at the Orange Bowl . They finished the season 12–1 overall and 7–0 in the Big East to finish as conference champion. They were invited to the Fiesta Bowl , which served as the BCS National Championship Game, and lost against Ohio State , 31–24, in double overtime.
Pre-season [ edit ] Miami had just come off a national championship season. Many of the starters left for the NFL, but a few key players, including quarterback Ken Dorsey , wide receiver Andre Johnson , and linebackers Jonathan Vilma and D. J. Williams returned. Despite the loss of numerous starters, Miami was still ranked 1st in the preseason coaches poll.[1]
Pre-season awards [ edit ] Andre Johnson- Blietnikoff Award Watch List Ken Dorsey- Davey O'Brien Award Watch List, Walter Camp Player of the Year Award candidate Brett Romberg- Rimington Trophy Watch List, Outland Trophy Watch List Sherko Haji-Rasouli (OG)- Outland Trophy Watch List William Joseph (DT)- Outland Trophy Watch List Matt Walters (DT)- Outland Trophy Watch List Todd Sievers- Groza Award Preseason Watch List Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 31 7:00 pm Florida A&M * No. 1 PPV W 63–1768,548 September 7 5:15 pm at No. 6 Florida * No. 1 CBS W 41–16 85,777 September 14 12:00 pm at Temple No. 1 ESPN+ W 44–2133,169 September 21 7:45 pm Boston College No. 1 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL ESPN W 38–673,622 October 5 7:00 pm Connecticut * No. 1 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL PPV W 48–1452,131 October 12 12:00 pm No. 9 Florida State * No. 1 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry ) ABC W 28–2781,927 October 26 12:00 pm at West Virginia No. 1 ESPN2 W 40–2356,817 November 2 12:00 pm at Rutgers No. 1 ESPN+ W 42–1727,222 November 9 3:30 pm at Tennessee * No. 2 CBS W 26–3107,745 7:30 pm No. 17 Pittsburgh No. 1 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL ESPN W 28–2164,897 November 30 1:00 pm at Syracuse No. 1 ABC W 49–745,679 December 7 1:00 pm No. 18 Virginia Tech No. 1 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry ) ABC W 56–4576,108 8:00 pm vs. No. 2 Ohio State * No. 1 ABC L 24–31 2OT 77,502 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Rankings [ edit ] Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final AP 1 (27) 1т (27) 1 (34) 1 (68) 1 (68) 1 (69) 1 (71) 1 (73) 1 (65) 1 (61) 1 (59) 2 (32) 1 (74) 1 (74) 1 (71) 1 (73) 1 (74) 2 Coaches 1 (34) 1 (42) 1 (49) 1 (58) 1 (58) 1 (59) 1 (59) 1 (60) 1 (58) 1 (55) 1 (53) 1 (47) 1 (61) 1 (61) 1 (60) 1 (60) 1 (61) 2 BCS Not released 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 Not released
2002 Miami Hurricanes football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster
Depth chart [ edit ] Bold indicates starters at that position. Bold italics indicates a returning starter.[2]
Offense [ edit ] QB- Ken Dorsey , Derrick Crudup, Eric Moore FB- Kyle Cobia , Quadtrine Hill RB- Willis McGahee , Jarrett Payton , Frank Gore WR- Andre Johnson , Roscoe Parrish Jason Geathers WR- Kevin Beard , Ethenic Sands TE- Kellen Winslow II , David Williams LT- Carlos Joseph , Tony Tella LG- Sherko Haji-Rasouli , Joe McGrath C- Brett Romberg . Joel Rodriguez RG- Ed Wilkins , Chris Myers RT- Vernon Carey , Rashad Butler Defense [ edit ] DE- Andrew Williams , Jamaal Green DT- Matt Walters , Santonio Thomas DT- William Joseph , Vince Wilfork DE- Jerome McDougle , Cornelius Green WLB- D.J. Williams , Jerrel Weaver MLB- Jonathan Vilma , Leon Williams SLB- Howard Clark , Rocky McIntosh CB- Antrel Rolle , Jean Leone CB- Kelly Jennings , Al Marshall SS- Maurice Sikes , Marcus Maxey FS- Sean Taylor , James Scott Special teams [ edit ] Season recap [ edit ] Florida A&M [ edit ]
At Florida [ edit ]
At Temple [ edit ]
Boston College [ edit ]
Connecticut [ edit ]
Florida State [ edit ]
At West Virginia [ edit ]
At Rutgers [ edit ]
At Tennessee [ edit ]
Pittsburgh [ edit ]
At Syracuse [ edit ]
Virginia Tech [ edit ]
Vs. Ohio State (Fiesta Bowl) [ edit ] Ohio State vs. Miami (FL) 1 2 3 4 OT Total • No. 2 Buckeyes 0 14 3 0 14 31 No. 1 Hurricanes 7 0 7 3 7 24
Statistics [ edit ] QB Ken Dorsey : 222/393 (56.5%) for 3,369 yards (8.57) with 28 TD vs. 12 INT (3.05%). RB Willis McGahee : 282 carries for 1,753 yards (6.22) and 28 TD. 27 catches for 355 yards and 0 TD. WR Andre Johnson : 52 catches for 1,092 yards (21.00) and 9 TD. TE Kellen Winslow Jr. : 57 catches for 726 yards (12.74) and 8 TD. K Todd Sievers : 12/20 (60.0%) on FG with 63 XPM. Long FG of 53 yards. Brett Romberg - Rimmington Trophy [3] References [ edit ]
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