Frank Gore was also on the 2001 national title Hurricanes roster. 15 Washington 3429 on the road, while the Seminoles' lone loss was on the road to the #7 team in the country by 3. Download Our App, Achong, Harden & Hedley Earn ACC Postgraduate Scholarships, Newport News, Virginia/Hampton Roads Academy, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada/Vanier Academy, Windsor, Ontario, Canada/Belle River District. The season began on the road against Penn State, a matchup Miami viewed as a "statement game.". Miami (2001) Michigan (1947) Notre Dame (1947) Oklahoma (1956) How many NFL players came from Miami? The atmosphere was too much for them. When I look back at our workouts, and the pressure that we put on each other of not letting each other down, there was so much pressure that I would think twice about skipping a workout, I would think twice about skipping a rep, I would think twice about letting my brother down because there was so much invested into it. OT Bryant McKinnie Reed . The way Miami broke the will of Syracuse and Washington in back-to-back games, outscoring them by a combined 124-7. The knee injuries couldnt hold Gore back as hes still running the rock in the NFL today. Gonzalez Romberg You're sweating, you're bleeding, you're laying everything on the line for the guy next to you, and there was no envy." Ed was somebody that would really talk to players. Miami also holds a number of NFL Draft records, including most first-round selections in a single draft and most consecutive drafts with at least one first-round selection. [4] Chudzinski He didn't want it to be close at all. I don't know how General Custer felt, but I felt like General Custer. Whats taking Mario so long to find Coaches? Washington had beaten Miami the year before, but in 2001, it looked as if the Huskies wanted to be anywhere but playing in prime time in the Orange Bowl as the Hurricanes gleefully kept their foot on the gas to prove a point. I didn't know at the time that this would be talked about as one of the best teams in college football. That [last] interception was by Ed Reed. We all loved Dorsey, but we knew we had other skill sets and talent on that team. Last edited by a moderator: Jan 7, 2009. No team past that's been here [at Miami]. Guess what: He's still not finished . It never seemed like Davenport recovered all of his speed after the knee injury, but he did run for 5.3 yards per carry and 13 touchdowns in his Miami career. Let's go, man! That's how much we've been around each other. Here's a look at 2001 Miami and 2017 . Because that whole season, our mind was set on one goal, and you really don't understand how exhausting something can be when you're in pursuit of it. The 26-point margin tied for Penn State's worst home loss under Joe Paterno. And so much more. Miami didn't have that edge. Like Portis, McGahee was a two-time Pro Bowl player and a national champion in 2001. Read more about our data coverage. Vilma played for the 2001 Hurricanes . The University of Miami is known for producing excellent professional football players. Find out more. Rumph Every team has to go through that, because that's how you get calloused to know that no matter what happens, you're going to find a way to win. They were cracking jokes at us, and they thought that they were gonna just drag us all over the football field and just pound us. Dorsey Quarterbacks In the 2002 Rose Bowl against Nebraska, Portis ran for 104 yards and a touchdown with another long touchdown run called back for a phantom holding. After that, there are issues like roster. I said, "Coach, they're slow as hell.". As the 2001 Miami Hurricanes celebrated a fifth national championship in the . Mark Richt - 171-64- (72.8%); Georgia (2001-15), Miami [FL] (2016-18) New Hurricanes transfers The Canes have secured pledges from two talented transfers in the past two days: Purdue defensive . As one of the younger players on the team, that competition only made me better. Soldinger I was chasing Ed, and Ed did some little backyard football by running zig zags in order not to get caught, and then he spikes the ball to put the emphasis on that play. Washington coach Rick Neuheisel . He made things happen. C Brett Romberg Its game at Florida State on Oct. 13 took on even greater meaning after what happened in 2000. I'm talking about the energy, the heat. Two Hurricanes have won the Heisman Trophy and nine have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. We lost the year before, and it kept us out of the national championship game. I think it was kind of a weight off everybody's shoulders at the end. Anybody who could block kicks like that, he was a fan of. We'd signed a great class. Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer People were literally afraid to let the person next to them down. We blocked a kick and a punt and blocked a field goal that day. The 2001 Miami Hurricanes were the only team picked by fans to defeat the '05 Trojan squad, reflecting the esteem with which the 2001 Hurricanes are held in the college football world.[18]. But despite being outgained by the Hurricanes by 134 yards and being dominated in time-of-possession, the Hokies never quit. Some felt that Miami got snubbed in a chance to compete for the BCS Championship game. I don't know a single person that wasn't pissed headed into that game. 1 in both polls -- was sitting at No. The dominance on the field and at the next level was unparalleled throughout the. Rankings from AP poll. They remain the only team to have its first-, second-, third- and fourth-string running backs all later become running backs with a start in the NFL. I wanted to play more. He was that father figure we were all afraid to disappoint. Its hard to say in the case of Willis McGahee. I say five minutes into the game, they knew in their hearts that they were going to be outclassed and outmatched. A lot of what we did, Butch should get credit for. Kenny didn't have the strongest arm in football, but he was just a tremendous leader and just a playmaker. / #14. Payton was on campus for five season and waiting his turn to be the starter which came after McGahees departure for the 2003 season. There will be unsung heroes picking up blitzes. The Panthers had six first-round draft picks on its '01 roster while Miami's '01 team eventually ", Rumph Men's Sports . The eccentric Portis is said to have played mind games with his backups in order to hold them down and keep the football in his hands. Williams Gonzalez I had a front-row seat as the Miami beat writer for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, that season. '", Added former Syracuse coach Paul Pasqualoni: "That team was so talented, so explosive, so good on defense. Sterling, sadly, had. AZ, CO, CT, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, (select parishes), MD, MI, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY, CA-ONT only.Eligibility restrictions apply. A lot of people talk about the struggles against Florida State, but we had those struggles against Virginia Tech. Cleveland scored . Larry coming in, two new coordinators, there were a lot of questions. I'm gonna run out of bounds." It wasn't something given. The team's first-, second- and third-string running backs all later became running backs with a start in the NFL, a feat only done at least five other times. When the team takes ownership of its success, you know you have a championship culture. As the 2001 Miami Hurricanes celebrated a fifth national championship in the Rose Bowl locker room 20 years ago, not one person screamed, 'GOAT!' 2001 Football Rosters. Despite Miami beating Florida State head-to-head that season and being higher ranked in both human polls, it was Florida State, and not Miami, that BCS computers selected to challenge the Oklahoma Sooners for the national championship (Oklahoma would win, 132). If you don't drive them, you're going to be in trouble. And obviously you can point out all the talented guys on the team, but at the time, they weren't the biggest recruits and the five-star guys. Or write about sports? Romberg I never expected it to be a blowout. There is history in nearly every corner of the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame and the Tom Kearns Sports Hall of Fame Building. The 2001 Miami Hurricanes are considered the greatest college football team in college football history. One of the greatest safeties in college football history, Reed twice earned first-team All-America honors while guiding the Hurricanes to a national championship in 2001Led the Hurricanes to four consecutive bowl victories, ending career with perfect 12-0 record and 2001 national championship win over Nebraska2001 BIG EAST Defensive Co-Player In interviews with players and coaches, here . I told Mike they ought to bronze your knee and put it in the Hall of Fame, because if that didn't happen, we wouldn't have played for a national championship. 1 Hurricanes Stomp West Virginia, 45-3", "No. He was right. [15] Miami won its fifth national championship in the last 18 years, and put the finishing touches on a perfect 120 season. Single Game Season Group. Gambling problem? / It's something we're used to playing with is that lack of respect. $400,000 was initially raised to endow the scholarship, the only undergraduate award presented by the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame. He was the guy that really knew how to push our buttons, that knew how to challenge us. "We really had leaders on that team, and I don't think that can be matched," Reed said. I'd been at Oklahoma and Oklahoma State for years and we'd never beaten [Nebraska]. Joaquin said dominate, and we're not doing it! He had the respect of those players. Coach had taught me for four years to get my hands down, get on his helmet and push his head down on the ground so that he doesn't get to your legs. Though Miami dominated nearly every team it played, it had to survive a close one at Boston College in November. But with a chance to tie the game with another two-point conversion, Virginia Tech sophomore Ernest Wilford dropped a pass in the endzone. For whatever reason, we always played them close in my four years there. Dorsey threw four interceptions. The Canes became arguably the greatest team in CFB history 20 years ago, finishing 12-0, winning the national title and producing 38 NFL draft picks. I don't want to sound disrespectful, but we were five steps faster than them, 10 pounds hungrier, much more violent, which is a different style of football. We'd just beaten Florida in the Sugar Bowl and gone 11-1. To me, it was special, and I knew it was going to be a tough game. But in the moment, as I wrote my recap of that game in January 2002, I was very much like the players. Rumph But I did have the feeling that we were going to win the national championship and we were going to do whatever it took to make it happen. There's something about a night game in the Orange Bowl, there's something about that mystique. ACC Network FAQs The combined 1247 score is an NCAA record for largest margin of victory over consecutive ranked opponents. I'll never forget, he said he really liked our team. As I went to the NFL, we'd always find those Miami guys on the other team and you knew they were going to be the most competitive guys. A stacked running back room, which featured Frank Gore as the No. Nobody was too "big time" for anything. It is unreal how deep their roster was in 2001. Football. Some school's results have been altered by retroactive NCAA penalties. We knew when I was there, but in 2001, it became reality. This Week in Miami Hurricanes Basketball: 2/27 Edition. Chudzinski The heart and soul of that team was our strength coach, Andreu Swasey. Sponsorship Opportunities Imagine that, a team with 38 future NFL picks feeling disrespected. They just accumulated so many good players that everybody was looking at them as like, 'How have they done this? Hell, nah. Instead, they played their backups and won 37-14, a score that does not reflect the sheer dominance of that game. No. A lot of us came back just for this game. McGahee single handedly beat the Florida Gators in 2002 rushing for over 200 yards in the contest. It has been estimated that the 2001 Hurricanes would cost nearly $120 million as an NFL team as early as 2009. The debate over the greatest team in college football history will never end, and that is one of things we love so much about sports. Coker I don't know if this ever got released to the media, but Kenny [Dorsey] got hit and took a hard shot to the ribs. It was a competitive culture and accountability was huge and he built a family environment. The offense was terrible. That was the first time I was ever a champion of anything, so I just wanted to stay in the locker room. Little did I know that one line would take on a far more powerful meaning in the years to come. We gave up the bowl in 1995. Men's Basketball . Coker They made sure their offseason workouts were the most intense of their lives. It is only now, with the perspective of history and time that those who suited up in 2001 understand -- and brag about -- what they accomplished in one magical season. Fitzgerald [6] [7] The Hurricanes have had at least one former player make the Pro Bowl every season since 1985, 31 years in a row. Kenny was the perfect guy. Privacy Policy .mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}. Ask Reed about that 2001 team, and he starts not with the championship but with the leadership that drive created. Media Requests Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Thursday, March 2, 12:48AM. What set those guys apart was what was inside of them -- in their heads and in their hearts, how they competed and how they prepared and how they loved and how they were passionate about playing the game. I remember thinking that it was going to be such a difficult game, and we over prepared ourselves so much that the game came easy. He made good decisions and he made everyone around him better. You know I'm hurt, yet we let them score two touchdowns. They were all self-directed. As a matter of policy, Sports Reference only reports the results of games as played on the field. Media Requests 2001 Miami (FL) Hurricanes Roster Previous Year Next Year Record: 12-0 (1st of 117) ( Schedule & Results ) Rank: 1st in the Final AP poll Conference: Big East Conference Record: 7-0 Coach: Larry Coker (12-0) Points For: 512 Points/G: 42.7 (3rd of 117) Points Against: 117 More Team Info Miami (FL) School History 2001 Miami (FL) Statistics It was the perfect storm for us. But Larry was a perfect fit for that team. McGahee played in the NFL from 2003-2013 including the year of rehab in 2003. Everything that we put into this, everything lined up when it needed to. He almost had to come out of the game. Beamer / Like you knew in your bones that we were going to pull it out. 1.". They've never seen an atmosphere like that. When I caught it, I wasn't thinking about running it back for a touchdown. It was one of those things where it was kind of like inevitable for us, you know what I mean? It was my first game ever to be a head coach and it was against Joe Paterno. It was grit and toughness for him, and it was important he was in there the whole time. As I remember, the fans are standing right over the bench and they were yelling at our coaches, and they were throwing Skittles at us. The environment was pretty spectacular. We just knew we were going to win it all. Employment You go into the locker room and everybody is just elated. He was probably the most hated guy in all of Blacksburg that night, but at the same time thank you so much, because you just kind of saved us some heartache. We're intense, pulling up on the buses. Nebraska proved to be no competition for Miami, which opened up a 340 halftime lead en route to a 3714 final score. I would have got drafted higher and everything. Miami may have cost themselves an ACC title with their first home loss of the season. You may win one, but we're gonna win 20 of them, and it's not gonna stop.'". Butch did a great job recruiting and developing and building the culture. After building up a 40 record, Miami won over Florida State in Doak Campbell Stadium, 4927,[8] ending the Seminoles' 47-game home unbeaten streak. Hurricanes basketball coach Jim Larraaga highlights a 10-member University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame class. Rumph 3 back. The guys before us set an expectation of how hard you had to work and what that standard was, and we knew we had to live up to that. They were driven by the snub they all felt the previous year, after Florida State got into the BCS national title game instead of Miami -- even though the Hurricanes won their regular-season matchup. / "They were really good, but I told Reggie, 'Yeah, you guys were fast and athletic, and we were equally fast and athletic," Vilma recalled recently. I have covered more national champions since 2001 Miami that could make their own claim, too. Walters Ed Reed, Kenny Dorsey -- they took ownership of everything: Lifting, the workouts in the summer, coming in to watch film. And we went into the Hall of Fame together this past year. The intelligence he had. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. Dorsey Williams; and defensive backs Ed Reed, Mike Rumph, and Phillip Buchanon. When Vince Wilfork took their All-American guard Toniu Fonoti and threw him five yards in the backfield and made a tackle for a loss, their whole sideline s--- their pants, and then all of a sudden Vilma started decapitating tight ends, and it became a whole different animal, and they weren't aware, used to it, privy to, they literally thought they were going to come in there and mop the floor with us. Romberg BC was certainly a good team, and it looked like we weren't supposed to win it, but somehow we did. We knew what route was coming on that play. Williams From there, this iconic team started its journey toward greatness. I knew this. We let the country know what this whole season was going to be about. We have the recipe, we have the tools, we have everything to be successful. The University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame contributes in many ways to the University and its athletic programs. They beat us 59-0 and we finished that season with 10 wins. 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