2002 Miami Hurricanes football team

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2002
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Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
(Capacity: 74,476)
Seasons
2002 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
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  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

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

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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 pmFlorida A&M*No. 1
PPVW 63–1768,548
September 75:15 pmat No. 6
College GameDay)
CBSW 41–16 85,777
September 1412:00 pmat
ESPN+
W 44–2133,169
September 217:45 pmBoston CollegeNo. 1
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
ESPNW 38–673,622
October 57:00 pmConnecticut*No. 1
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
PPVW 48–1452,131
October 1212:00 pmNo. 9 Florida State*No. 1
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL (rivalry)
ABCW 28–2781,927
October 2612:00 pmat
Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
    		• ESPN2W 40–2356,817
    November 212:00 pmat
    ESPN+
    		W 42–1727,222
    November 93:30 pmat
    College GameDay)
    		CBSW 26–3107,745
    November 217:30 pmNo. 17 PittsburghNo. 1
    • Miami Orange Bowl
    • Miami, FL
    		ESPNW 28–2164,897
    November 301:00 pmat
    Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
    		• ABCW 49–745,679
    December 71:00 pmNo. 18 Virginia TechNo. 1
    • Miami Orange Bowl
    • Miami, FL (rivalry)
    		ABCW 56–4576,108
    January 38:00 pmvs. No. 2
    Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)
    		• ABCL 24–31 2OT77,502
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Eastern time

    Rankings

    See also: 2002 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
    Week
    PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
    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
    Coaches1 (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
    BCSNot released22321111Not released

    Roster

    2002 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    RB 2 Willis McGahee So
    WR 5 Andre Johnson Jr
    WR 9 Kevin Beard Jr
    QB 11 Ken Dorsey Sr
    RB 32 Frank Gore So
    RB 34 Jarrett Payton Jr
    OT 60 Vernon Carey Jr
    C 66 Brett Romberg Sr
    G 74 Sherko Haji-Rasouli Sr
    OT 76 Carlos Joseph Jr
    OL 77 Chris Myers So
    WR 84 Roscoe Parrish Fr
    TE 81 Kellen Winslow II So
    TE 74 Eric Winston So
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    LB 17 D.J. Williams Jr
    CB 25 Alfonso Marshall Jr
    CB 22 Kelly Jennings Fr
    CB 6 Antrel Rolle So
    S 26 Sean Taylor So
    LB 49 Darrell McClover Jr
    LB 51 Jonathan Vilma Jr
    DE 55 Jamaal Green Sr
    DT 56 Santonio Thomas Jr
    DT 75 Vince Wilfork So
    DE 91 Matt Walters Sr
    DT 94 William Joseph Sr
    DE 95 Jerome McDougle Sr
    DE 99 Andrew Williams Sr
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    K 16 Todd Sievers Sr
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster

    Depth chart

    Bold indicates starters at that position. Bold italics indicates a returning starter.[2]

    Offense

    Defense

    Special teams

    Season recap

    Florida A&M

    See also: Florida A&M Rattlers football

    At Florida

    See also:
    College GameDay (football)

    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

    See also: 2002 Florida State Seminoles football team and Florida State–Miami football rivalry

    At West Virginia

    See also: 2002 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

    At Rutgers

    See also: 2002 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

    At Tennessee

    See also:
    College GameDay (football)

    Pittsburgh

    See also: 2002 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

    At Syracuse

    See also: 2002 Syracuse Orangemen football team

    Virginia Tech

    See also: 2002 Virginia Tech Hokies football team and Miami–Virginia Tech football rivalry

    Vs. Ohio State (Fiesta Bowl)

    Ohio State vs. Miami (FL)
    1 234OTTotal
    • No. 2 Buckeyes 0 143014 31
    No. 1 Hurricanes 7 0737 24
    Main article: 2003 Fiesta Bowl
    See also: 2002 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

    Statistics

    • 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.

    Awards

    • Brett Romberg- Rimmington Trophy [3]

    References

    1. ^ "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.
    2. ^ National Champs.net (2002). "Miami Hurricanes 2002 Preview". Nationalchamps.net. Retrieved December 18, 2007.
    3. ^ "College Football Award winners, 2002". ESPN.com. July 24, 2007.
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