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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
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.
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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
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
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
Roster
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
Bold indicates starters at that position. Bold italics indicates a returning starter.
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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
Season recap
Florida A&M
At Florida
At Temple
Boston College
Connecticut
Florida State
At West Virginia
At Rutgers
At Tennessee
Pittsburgh
At Syracuse
Virginia Tech
Vs. Ohio State (Fiesta Bowl)
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
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
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References
Venues Bowls and rivalries Culture and lore Documentaries People Early years (1926 to 1978)
Seasons National championship seasons in bold
National championships in bold