I went to the University of Florida, where as a freshman in 1995, the Nebraska Cornhuskers staked their claim to the greatest-of-all-time throne after dismantling the Gators in the 1996 Fiesta Bowl. A lot of people don't realize the rivalry between Miami and Virginia Tech. It's something we're used to playing with is that lack of respect. The Hokies, ranked No. That [last] interception was by Ed Reed. And we're in the buses going right through this wave of red, and it seemed like they all flipped us off in unison. [17] Additionally, the Hurricane defense scored eight touchdowns of its own. You grow up with the Rose Bowl and watching the parade and those games. How many Miami Hurricanes are in the NFL Hall of Fame? Less Than 24 Hours to Renew Your Tickets. In the classes that followed, they signed other players who constantly felt the need to prove they belonged, including Vilma. But that goes to the larger point: The focus was not on their talent, but on gaining the respect those players felt had been denied to them going back to high school. With Coker in place as head coach and key players like Reed and McKinnie returning for their senior seasons, the Hurricanes knew what was in front of 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. The nearly hundred-year-old Hurricanes pennant once waved by a member of Miami's original freshman class. We [were] truly a team. It was one of those things where it was kind of like inevitable for us, you know what I mean? Davis When we recruited him in high school, when I actually went to see him in person it was at a basketball game. Terms of Service We used to say that was the easiest workout and we would suck our fingers, like that was pie. Do you have a sports website? Chudzinski I remember when I recruited him, his coach told me, "You don't really know what you're getting." We present them here for purely educational purposes. Rankings for the 2023 NFL draft: Top prospects at every position from Kiper, McShay, Miller, Reid, Kiper's new Big Board rankings for the 2023 NFL draft: Top 25 prospects, Syracuse QB Shrader to miss spring practice, Sources: Asst. Baseball. It took that extra X Factor. / I'll never forget the speed and tempo and competitiveness. But there were a few things in the contract we were having a difficult time agreeing on. 2. Where . We didn't want to have to change and have to learn a new offense, defense, or anything. As of 2013, they had earned a combined total of 43 trips to the Pro Bowl: Ed Reed (9), Andre Johnson (7), Frank Gore (5), Vince Wilfork (5), Jeremy Shockey (4), Jonathan Vilma (3), Willis McGahee (2), Chris Myers (2), Clinton Portis (2), Antrel Rolle (2), Sean Taylor (2), Bryant McKinnie (1), and Kellen Winslow II (1). We were mentally driven. I'd smile every time when I'd see them before the game and say, "Yeah, we're going to go at it. The Hurricane defense picked up the slack by limiting BC to just seven points. We just hope that this train just doesn't go off the track. 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. I would have got drafted higher and everything. Mario Cristobal has not only flipped the roster following his first season in Coral Gables he's been busy tinkering with his coaching staff, too. It was a bunch of these things that made us feel disrespected. 15 Washington 3429 on the road, while the Seminoles' lone loss was on the road to the #7 team in the country by 3. But Ernest Wilford dropped it. A stacked defensive backs room, with Sean Taylor and Antrel Rolle as backups. Randy Shannon is giving us every way to run this option, and I was frankly frustrated because it was hard to process it all. As much as the 2001 team has been glorified in the years since it won the national title, the Hurricanes opened the year ranked No. Former Miami Dolphin and Pro Football Hall of Famer Jason Taylor and defensive ends coach Rod Wright talk on the field during practice at Greentree . Kenny was the perfect guy. Rumph Football. It got a lot of attention. At the time, [Paterno] wasn't taking JUCO transfers, and that was one of the schools I would've went to, so when I got a chance to play against them I said, "I'm gonna show him. That was the first time I was ever a champion of anything, so I just wanted to stay in the locker room. This Week in Miami Hurricanes Basketball: 2/27 Edition. Led by twelfth-year head coach Jim Larraaga, they play their home games at the Watsco Center on the university's campus in Coral Gables, Florida as members of the Atlantic . NFL draft questions for teams in the top 10: Will the Colts trade up? A lot of what we did, Butch should get credit for. Williams But the number of great players, first-round draft choices and players who got drafted, it's amazing really. What I remember most, though, is the sheer dominance. But I wasn't leaving these guys. That atmosphere was crazy. 1 Hurricanes Stomp West Virginia, 45-3", "No. 1 in both polls -- was sitting at No. In interviews with players and coaches, here . Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. 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Because when Jimmy [Johnson] left after winning two national championships, they really changed the whole program, and I didn't want that to happen to those kids. College Football at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. Syracuse and Washington were not exactly nobodies. The thing that was most impressive about that team is that, at any point in time, a younger player could take your position. Some school's results have been altered by retroactive NCAA penalties. The first quarter, we'd always said, once we got the speed of the option down, we'd get it done. "We had that mentality of, 'You may get a run, but I promise you for the next 60 minutes, we're gonna kick your ass. We'd just beaten Florida in the Sugar Bowl and gone 11-1. I just remember on that play that the offensive lineman tried to cut my knees, and I remember finally getting it right. I will never forget standing on the goal line at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, when Deshaun Watson threw the winning 2-yard touchdown pass to Hunter Renfrow to beat Alabama 35-31 and finish 15-0. '", Added former Syracuse coach Paul Pasqualoni: "That team was so talented, so explosive, so good on defense. Rumph It's nothing new to us. Najeh Davenport was in the three headed monster backfield of the 1998 season with Edgerrin James and James Jackson before injuring his knee. 1 Hurricanes Roll Over Washington, 65-7", "Cane Whuppin': Unbeaten Miami Flogged Nebraska Early and Often to Win an Undisputed National Title", "A Handy List of College Football's Heisman Trophy Winners", "2002 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com", College football national champions (championship game era), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2001_Miami_Hurricanes_football_team&oldid=1122701728, Big East Conference football champion seasons, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using infobox college sports team season with no sport parameter, Pages using CFB schedule with named parameters, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Sands 27 yard pass from Dorsey (Sievers kick), Davenport 28 yard pass from Dorsey (Sievers kick), Shockey 10 yard pass from Dorsey (Sievers kick), B. Johnson 44 yard pass from Mills (Kimball kick), Fitzgerald 5-yard blocked punt return (Sievers kick), Andre Johnson 27-yard pass from Ken Dorsey (Sievers kick), Jeremy Shockey 1-yard pass from Dorsey (Sievers kick), A. Johnson 18-yard pass from Dorsey (Sievers kick), Jonathan Vilma 36-yard fumble return (Sievers kick), Gardner 57-yard pass from Chris Rix (Beitia kick), Michael Boulware 73-yard fumble return (Beitia kick), Sean Ryan 9-yard pass from Brian St. Pierre (Kevin McMyler kick), Ed Reed 80-yard interception return (kick failed), Clinton Portis 4-yard run (Todd Sievers kick), Portis 5-yard pass from Ken Dorsey (Sievers kick), Andre Johnson 25-yard pass from Dorsey (Sievers kick), McDougle 18-yard interception return (Sievers kick), Najeh Davenport 1-yard run (Sievers kick), A. Johnson 3-yard pass from Dorsey (Sievers kick), Geathers 13-yard pass from Crudup (Sievers kick), Jeremy Shockey 14-yard pass from Ken Dorsey (Todd Sievers kick), Manning 22-yard blocked punt return (pass failed), Andre Johnson 50-yard pass from Ken Dorsey (Todd Sievers kick), Clinton Portis 39-yard run (Sievers kick), James Lewis 47-yard interception return (Sievers kick), Jeremy Shockey 21-yard pass from Dorsey (Kick failed), Andre Johnson 8-yard pass from Dorsey (Sievers kick), Judd Davies 16-yard run (Josh Brown kick), DeJuan Groce 71-yard punt return (Brown kick), $ BCS representative as conference champion, This page was last edited on 19 November 2022, at 03:33. Ed Reed, a free safety, is in the Hall of Fame (elected in 2019), and his backup was Sean Taylor, arguably the greatest safety who ever played the game. When I caught it, I wasn't thinking about running it back for a touchdown. We had a player [backup LB Marlin Barnes] murdered on campus. As did what happened in October, when Miami -- ranked No. I got you over the top." They pushed each other to the limit, and the one thing that separates that group, they were super, super competitive. If you didn't put in the work, there was somebody behind you ready to take over. Vilma got into a debate several years ago with former USC running back Reggie Bush when the two played for the New Orleans Saints. The offense was terrible. I thought to myself, "Oh my gosh, do not drop this." It was like, this is going to be outstanding for the next three, four, five years. Chudzinski As a coach and players, you don't want to talk about it too much, but it's hard not to. We were pissed. They dominated nearly everyone on their schedule, culminating in a resounding 37-14 win over Nebraska in the BCS National Championship Game in the Rose Bowl. This team, who kept us out of the national championship, beat us our freshman year slammed the quarterback in the goal post that's what that was all about. Meanwhile, the stifling Miami defense shut down Heisman-winner Eric Crouch and the Huskers vaunted option offense, holding Nebraska 200 yards below its season average. We knew what route was coming on that play. Shannon Record: 12-0 (1st of 117) (Schedule & Results), Bowl Game: Won Rose Bowl 37-14 versus Nebraska. Shannon In my game story, headlined "UM-BELIEVABLE!" We were exhausted. Nobody was too "big time" for anything. Adversity hit shortly after the calendar turned to 2001, when coach Butch Davis left to become head coach with the Cleveland Browns. I don't know how General Custer felt, but I felt like General Custer. And to stand up at the podium with guys like Andre Johnson, who was my suite mate since my freshman year, and hold up that trophy -- that was special. At fullback the Canes used two starters in Najeh Davenport and Kyle Cobia. Hurricanes basketball coach Jim Larraaga highlights a 10-member University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame class. Led by quarterback Ken Dorsey, free safety Ed Reed, running back Clinton Portis, wide receiver Andre Johnson, tight end Jeremy Shockey, offensive tackle Bryant McKinnie, and linebacker Jonathan Vilma, Miami won the 2001 national championship. Walters They were all self-directed. We're intense, pulling up on the buses. The loudest game. A lot of people talk about the struggles against Florida State, but we had those struggles against Virginia Tech. Rumph In all, an extraordinary 17 players from the 2001 Miami football team were drafted in the first-round of the NFL Draft (5 in the 2002 NFL Draft: Buchanon, McKinnie, Reed, Rumph, and Shockey; 4 in 2003: Johnson, Joseph, McDougle, and McGahee; 6 in 2004: Carey, Taylor, Vilma, Wilfork, Williams, and Winslow; 1 in 2005: Rolle; and 1 in 2006: Kelly Jennings). And I'll never forget, everybody's fired up, and Larry gets up in front of the bus, and said, "Men, don't worry about that. Join our linker program. As did what happened in October, when Miami -- ranked No. Three trades in a chaotic top five, The new law changing service academy football, and the coaches pushing back, Realignment chatter: How the Pac-12 holds the key to it all. In interviews with more than two dozen players, coaches and opposing coaches, here is the story of the 2001 season, told in their own words. The leaders on that team were their best representatives -- doing all interviews asked of them. It's a really tight locker room, we're getting ready to go out, and I absolutely remember it like it was yesterday, and I remember getting chills from hearing his battle cry, just like coming out in the second half, we're putting this away. The dominance on the field and at the next level was unparalleled throughout the century-plus existence of our version of the sport. Renew Now Close Topbar. I remember the doctor saying he couldn't really throw the ball. there was no mention of GOATs or legacies, just one line at the bottom that noted: "This UM team has joined elite company.". If you weren't doing all the right things, if you weren't going to class, making your grades, if you weren't showing up to work out or something like that, you could easily be cast out. The combined 1247 score is an NCAA record for largest margin of victory over consecutive ranked opponents. Romberg Men's Sports . Williams Rankings from AP poll. That roster included 38 players who went on to . There was a rumor that we were going to get that coach from Wisconsin, Barry Alvarez, and we were like, "We don't want him. 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 For whatever reason, we always played them close in my four years there. That's how comical it became. The fourth quarter was fun for us, because at that point, the game was kind of in hand, and everybody got to enjoy and be part of it: first, second, third string guys, everybody was getting in and getting to play. It's almost like that life doesn't exist. And that kind of stuck with me. Davis including 17 first-rounders and at least one Hall of Famer in Ed Reed. (0:44). And when he spoke, the coaches listened. As cliche as it sounds, Miami wanted revenge. I'd been at Oklahoma and Oklahoma State for years and we'd never beaten [Nebraska]. 2001 Miami Hurricanes 1 of 20 Ronald Martinez/Getty Images One of the greatest college teams of all time also had one of the greatest draft pools of all time. You could feel the crowd; you could feel the anger that we had, and how bad we wanted to beat them. Clinton Portis was one of the many future NFL stars who led the Hurricanes to the 2001 title -- and a place in football lore. I had to make it tough tough. Gore has added another 77 rushing touchdowns on his way into the NFL record books. University of Miami; UM Sports Hall of Fame; Tickets. Going into the locker room after the win at Virginia Tech, it was special. "They were the hardest workouts we ever did," cornerback Mike Rumph said. We hadn't been there. Our physicality wasn't good. I wanted to win the national championship -- we wanted to win the national championship. The 2001 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Not a lot needed to be said. Then there was the first half against Nebraska in the BCS national championship game, in which Miami made the Cornhuskers look like a slow backyard team with no business being on the big stage. . We were confident. Call 1-800-GAMBLER. "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. They would challenge each other to sprints, or whatever it was, and they held each other accountable and would not accept mediocrity. I think they added extra bleachers so now they had the biggest stadium in college football. The University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame contributes in many ways to the University and its athletic programs. That served as motivation. 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 started running at an angle toward the sideline. / People always say the great teams have to overcome a scare along the way. Instead, they played their backups and won 37-14, a score that does not reflect the sheer dominance of that game. All rights reserved. You're gonna to fight. Walters Reed Williams; and defensive backs Ed Reed, Mike Rumph, and Phillip Buchanon. Walters Gonzalez / There were a lot of expectations, and Larry took the pressure off of them. University of Miami 2023. 2001 Miami Hurricanes Record: 12-0, national champions Players: Bryant McKinnie, Jeremy Shockey, Ed Reed, Clinton Portis, Phillip Buchanon, Sean Taylor, Jonathan Vilma, D.J. Ohio State beat Miami in the 2003 Fiesta Bowl (2002 BCS Championship Game). After suffering a gruesome injury in the 2003 Fiesta Bowl, McGahee entered the 2003 NFL Draft knowing he would have to sit out a season to rehab. We sucked on offense. Ed Reed, Kenny Dorsey -- they took ownership of everything: Lifting, the workouts in the summer, coming in to watch film. It's a fun debate, but at the same time, the competitor in you has no doubt about where we stood. I remember four or five guys jumped on me and next thing you know I'm looking at the ground and by the time I roll over and look up, I see Ed going. The University of Miami is known for producing excellent professional football players. Yea I've been hurt. Quarterbacks We knew what we had on paper, but to see how we were dominating, and the energy we produced in such a hostile environment, it was like, "OK, wow, we are who we think we are.". In 2000, Miami was shut out of the Orange Bowl BCS National Championship Game by the BCS computers. I tried to display that my senior year, 'cause I could have left my junior year. Nebraska proved to be no competition for Miami, which opened up a 340 halftime lead en route to a 3714 final score. Overall, 38 members of the team would be selected in the NFL Draft. MIAMI, Fla. - Matthew Cleveland scored a last second three-pointer of the game to lead the Seminoles to an 85-84 victory over the top ranked Miami Hurricanes at the Watsco Center. We spread the ball around to a lot of different guys because, at that time, Andre Johnson wasn't a proven commodity -- or Ethenic Sands or Kevin Beard. After the close win over Boston College, Miami went on to win over #14 Syracuse, 590,[12] and #12 Washington, 657,[13] in consecutive weeks in the Orange Bowl. Nevertheless, Miami was left with a bitter sense of disappointment, believing they had been deprived of a shot at a potential national championship. Gore has been named to five Pro Bowl rosters and has ran for 14,028 yards over his career. Beamer In my mind, I didn't know if I'd get the job. McGahee didnt have the most prolific career, but the two years he suited up in his orange and green gear were exciting. HURRICANES IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME: NAME: SCHOOL(S) POS: YEARS: INDUCTED: Bennie Blades: Miami: S: 1984-87 2006: Don Bosseler: Miami FB: 1953-56 1990: Andy . If you don't drive them, you're going to be in trouble. Our freshman year, we redshirted, but we would go on road trips and have our jerseys on with sweatpants on the sideline. The ladies win their home finale, prep for their conference tournament matchup on Thursday. Rumph We had it in us, and we knew we had it in us. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. Schumann returning to Georgia, 'It's the most talented team to ever play': An oral history of the 2001 Miami Hurricanes, Miami's turnover chain set a celebratory standard across the college football landscape. From there, this iconic team started its journey toward greatness. I knew we'd have a good team, but there were a lot of questions because of the coaching changes. He was the perfect coach for our team, and his personality just meshed with us. Or write about sports? Gore was a true freshman that got Hurricanes fans excited for the future as he averaged 9.1 yards per carry with 5 touchdowns in his first year on-campus. It was the perfect storm for us. We knew, we got them out here, with the weather, the physicality, they weren't going to be ready for that. Dorsey A stacked running back room, which featured Frank Gore as the No. He was that father figure we were all afraid to disappoint. Starters are marked with an asterisk (*). Ed was definitely yelling my name, "Matt! Payton spent time in NFL Europe as well as the Canadian Football League. These guys were special people. I played with Richie Incognito with the Rams, and he told me when they saw us get off the bus at Disney [during the week], they started laughing. Wayne and Moss were Seniors on that . While the 2001 squad only won a single national championship; they had NFL legends, All-Americans and Pro Bowlers in their film sessions. 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 had so many friends from high school who were there to support me, guys I grew up with and loved and had always been there for me. 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. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. They had no chance of winning that game. Davis left Miami after coaching the Hurricanes to an 11-1 season in 2000. 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. If Greg Schiano had not left and gone to Rutgers it would've been a potential for him to get the job, but I was glad for the staff and players that there wouldn't be a blow-up. 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. Vilma played for the 2001 Hurricanes . 1 defense. How deep was the 2001 Miami Hurricane roster? I didn't know at the time that this would be talked about as one of the best teams in college football. Little did I know that one line would take on a far more powerful meaning in the years to come. The intelligence he had. Six players earned All-American status and six players were finalists for national awards, including Maxwell Award winner, Ken Dorsey, and Outland Trophy winner, Bryant McKinnie. He was the guy that really knew how to push our buttons, that knew how to challenge us. CB Markese Fitzgerald They hated to lose. Every one of those games was a physical, physical affair. We'd signed a great class. The 2001 roster was loaded from top to bottom all over the field with names like Bryant McKinnie, Andre Johnson, and Jeremy Shockey as just the tip of the ice berg. Their closest test came on road against the Boston College Eagles in an 18-7 victory, that included a late Ed Reed-Matt Walters pick-six. I turned around, and the next thing you know, the ball is floating to me in slow motion. We knew a kid could run and be athletic and we had the blueprint for that. We'd been through so much pain. DT Matt Walters Two weeks later, the game everybody in the locker room had circled on the calendar had finally arrived: Washington. You may win one, but we're gonna win 20 of them, and it's not gonna stop.'". 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