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2002 Miami Hurricanes football team
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.
Quick Facts Miami Hurricanes football, Big East championFlorida Cup champion ...
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| Conference | Big East Conference |
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| Coaches | No. 2 |
| AP | No. 2 |
| Record | 12–1 (7–0 Big East) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Rob Chudzinski (2nd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
| Defensive coordinator | Randy Shannon (2nd season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 Cover 2 |
| Home stadium | Miami Orange Bowl (Capacity: 74,476) |
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| No. 2 Miami (FL) $ | 7 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 West Virginia | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Pittsburgh | 5 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Virginia Tech | 3 | – | 4 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 3 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
- 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
More information Date, Time ...
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 7:00 pm | Florida A&M* | No. 1 | PPV | W 63–17 | 68,548 | |
| 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 44–21 | 33,169 | |
| September 21 | 7:45 pm | Boston College | No. 1 |
| ESPN | W 38–6 | 73,622 |
| October 5 | 7:00 pm | Connecticut* | No. 1 |
| PPV | W 48–14 | 52,131 |
| October 12 | 12:00 pm | No. 9 Florida State* | No. 1 |
| ABC | W 28–27 | 81,927 |
| October 26 | 12:00 pm | at West Virginia | No. 1 | ESPN2 | W 40–23 | 56,817 | |
| November 2 | 12:00 pm | at Rutgers | No. 1 | ESPN+ | W 42–17 | 27,222 | |
| November 9 | 3:30 pm | at Tennessee* | No. 2 | CBS | W 26–3 | 107,745 | |
| November 21 | 7:30 pm | No. 17 Pittsburgh | No. 1 |
| ESPN | W 28–21 | 64,897 |
| November 30 | 1:00 pm | at Syracuse | No. 1 | ABC | W 49–7 | 45,679 | |
| December 7 | 1:00 pm | No. 18 Virginia Tech | No. 1 |
| ABC | W 56–45 | 76,108 |
| January 3 | 8:00 pm | vs. No. 2 Ohio State* | No. 1 | ABC | L 24–31 2OT | 77,502 | |
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See also: 2002 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
More information Week, Poll ...
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| 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 | ||||||||
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More information Players, Coaches ...
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Bold indicates starters at that position. Bold italics indicates a returning starter.[2]
Offense
- 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
- 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
- K- Todd Sievers, Mark Gent
- P- Freddie Capshaw, Dan Lundy
- KR- Roscoe Parrish
Florida A&M
See also: Florida A&M Rattlers football
At Florida
At Temple
See also: 2002 Temple Owls football team
Boston College
See also: 2002 Boston College Eagles football team
Connecticut
See also: 2002 Connecticut Huskies football team
Florida State
At West Virginia
At Rutgers
At Tennessee
Pittsburgh
See also: 2002 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
At Syracuse
See also: 2002 Syracuse Orangemen football team
Virginia Tech
Vs. Ohio State (Fiesta Bowl)
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Main article: 2003 Fiesta Bowl
See also: 2002 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
- 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]
- "The Hurricanes are No. 1 in the ESPN.COM/USA Today Preseason Poll! :: Read what head coach Larry Coker has to say!". Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2007.
- National Champs.net (2002). "Miami Hurricanes 2002 Preview". Nationalchamps.net. Retrieved December 18, 2007.
- "College Football Award winners, 2002". ESPN.com. July 24, 2007.