The University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame contributes in many ways to the University and its athletic programs. The final hurdle to the Rose Bowl BCS National Championship Game was at Virginia Tech. The scholarship recipient is chosen each year by the football coaches . When Miami needed to pick up a 3rd and short the bigger bodied Cobia was on the field to run iso from Miamis 21 personnel base offense at the time. I'll never forget the year before, we beat Florida State and guys were celebrating, and Ed Reed told Dorsey to stand up and told everyone to start cheering for Ken Dorsey. We dominated those guys from start to finish, and Happy Valley wasn't so happy. As a true freshman coming in, I'm all smiles. They're driving to win, the whole stadium thought they were about to win. I have covered more national champions since 2001 Miami that could make their own claim, too. Back then, we had availabilities three times a week with players, an open locker room after games and access to practice, too. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. When the team takes ownership of its success, you know you have a championship culture. It didn't really hit me until afterward. The same standings that kept Miami out of the 2000 national championship game. I'd smile every time when I'd see them before the game and say, "Yeah, we're going to go at it. We gave up the bowl in 1995. In all, 17 players from the team became first-round draft picks, and 38 players would be drafted, with stars like Vilma, Reed, Shockey, Wilfork and Portis earning multiple Pro Bowl bids. We watched that, perfected that. We're intense, pulling up on the buses. How many Miami Hurricanes are in the NFL Hall of Fame? The toughness, the mental toughness. The Hurricane defense picked up the slack by limiting BC to just seven points. Men's Sports . Former coach Butch Davis But there were a few things in the contract we were having a difficult time agreeing on. Starters are marked with an asterisk (*). We're tougher than you think.". They're just telling us we're No. 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. We were exhausted. I put my heart in this (expletive) dog. Miami took a 34-0 halftime lead before cruising to a 37-14 victory, winning the school's fifth national championship. Don't ask me if I'm alright. It is through the support of Hurricane fans and alumni that we are able to make a difference. So I think that describes how good they were.". There are currently 44 players in the NFL who were brought up at the "U." One NFL team has quite a collection of Miami alumni. He had the respect of those players. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Thursday, March 2, 12:48AM. 1 Hurricanes Stomp West Virginia, 45-3", "No. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. NFL draft questions for teams in the top 10: Will the Colts trade up? Romberg Joaquin said dominate, and we're not doing it! 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. Reed Romberg They had confidence. Coker At the very end of January, [my family and I] ended up making the decision to leave. Coker Our team was beat up and tired and the kids wanted to go home for Thanksgiving, and now we're having to go to Miami, a team that I knew was gonna want revenge. Read more about our data coverage. Dorsey I was like, "Coach, call whatever you want, we're gonna win." We win, and we're in that locker room, and when you work for something for so long, and you achieve it, there's a certain sadness. The leadership. 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. A lot of people don't realize the rivalry between Miami and Virginia Tech. [6] [7] The Hurricanes have had at least one former player make the Pro Bowl every season since 1985, 31 years in a row. When you've got guys that are doing workouts, even though it was hell on earth in July in 115 degrees, like you're breathing through a sock, and turn around and just do it again for a teammate because he needs help, that's remarkable. [15] Miami won its fifth national championship in the last 18 years, and put the finishing touches on a perfect 120 season. Everything that we put into this, everything lined up when it needed to. When he spoke, the team listened. Syracuse and Washington were not exactly nobodies. Miami led 12-7 with under a minute to play, but BC had first-and-goal at the Miami 9-yard line. I'd feel good about our team against anybody. Payton spent time in NFL Europe as well as the Canadian Football League. Rumph / What players and coaches insist set this team apart was their camaraderie, accountability and willingness to do whatever it took to win a championship -- especially those afternoon workouts. After a blocked punt returned for a touchdown cut Miami's lead to 26-24, Virginia Tech lined up for a 2-point conversion to tie the game. On Sept. 27, Miami returned to play at Pitt with a determination to press forward, resulting in a 43-21 win. Vilma But a diving, game-saving interception by Ed Reed sealed the Miami victory, 2624. Larry coming in, two new coordinators, there were a lot of questions. / To go and win the game was quite an experience. 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. 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. Fitzgerald It was the Hurricanes' 76th season of football and 11th as a member of the Big East Conference. It is unreal how deep their roster was in 2001. Beamer It was always tough. I think the next year, we had the mindset that, no matter what happens, we have to take care of business. We all loved Dorsey, but we knew we had other skill sets and talent on that team. In addition, Vilma, Shockey, Wilfork, Joseph, Rolle, McKinnie, and Reed have won the Super Bowl. Less than 24 hours to renew your football tickets! There will be unsung heroes picking up blitzes. I started running at an angle toward the sideline. A stacked defensive backs room, with Sean Taylor and Antrel Rolle as backups. RBs coach Don Soldinger It started as a joke first, but it just went to like, no matter what you put us through, we can't be hurt. The individual's put on the back burner for your brothers. Record: 12-0 (1st of 117) (Schedule & Results), Bowl Game: Won Rose Bowl 37-14 versus Nebraska. We want somebody from in-house who knows us, and that's Coach Coker." In doing so, Portis ran for 1,200 and 10 touchdowns with a 5.5 yards per carry average for the Canes. "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 wanted to win the national championship -- we wanted to win the national championship. Can the Lions fix their defense? It was a program that was meant to sink or swim guys. Davis Single Game Season Group. It's one of those weird ones you can't explain, but you've got to get through. Quarterbacks 14 Syracuse, 59-0", "No. We knew when I was there, but in 2001, it became reality. Brown, who played for the Hurricanes' baseball team from 1998-2001, is the No . Reed has been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. It's almost like that life doesn't exist. Like Portis, McGahee was a two-time Pro Bowl player and a national champion in 2001. It was intense. Miami followed up the victory with wins over Rutgers,[5] Pitt,[6] and Troy State.[7]. As did what happened in October, when Miami -- ranked No. [4] 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. Were the backups better than the starter? Fitzgerald A lot of what we did, Butch should get credit for. Shockey had been there and done that, but we had new guys stepping in who weren't first-round draft picks yet. The way we were able to play, come out firing on all cylinders, was huge. 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. 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. Sometimes the practices in the bowl games get a little stale or tired. OT Joaquin Gonzalez "Those guys were not just NFL players. We were bad that day. Wayne and Moss were Seniors on that . I knew we'd have a good team, but there were a lot of questions because of the coaching changes. 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. 2 behind Florida -- the team they dismantled in the Sugar Bowl to close out the 2000 season. It was the Hurricanes' 76th season of football and 11th as a member of the Big East Conference. And when he spoke, the coaches listened. We [were] truly a team. All rights reserved NFL draft questions for teams in the top 10: Will the Colts trade up? If you dominate your responsibility and enough guys do that, then we'll be OK. A lot of people don't understand the context. I never experienced that, just to sit there and say, "I'm the best, and that was a product of all our work." 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. Years later in the NFL, I'm hearing people like, "Man, I listened to that song.". Miami hasn't won a title since 2001, although the Hurricanes have cause for debate about the next season's Fiesta Bowl loss to Ohio State. 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. Miami needed one more win to clinch an undefeated regular season and a spot in the BCS national championship game: On the road, against Big East rival Virginia Tech. It was my first game ever to be a head coach and it was against Joe Paterno. That drive starts with where this team started: in 1997, when Miami was at its lowest point as a football program, in the midst of NCAA sanctions that reduced its scholarship total to 15 in that signing class. Two weeks later, the game everybody in the locker room had circled on the calendar had finally arrived: Washington. But the number of great players, first-round draft choices and players who got drafted, it's amazing really. Frank Gore was also on the 2001 national title Hurricanes roster. They were All-Pro NFL players," said Rick Neuheisel, who was Washington coach at the time. "They were the hardest workouts we ever did," cornerback Mike Rumph said. It was like, this is going to be outstanding for the next three, four, five years. That's how comical it became. 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. You're gonna to fight. 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. Vilma They're wearing hoodies and sweatshirts and jackets all up underneath their shoulder pads and the coaches were like, "How are you going to function and play football?" Given all the challenges associated with the 2020 season, the Crimson Tide could easily make their case. Jan 7, 2009. Baseball. The ladies win their home finale, prep for their conference tournament matchup on Thursday. Employment Let's go, man! / Williams 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. or thought they had just unlocked legendary status. We knew, we got them out here, with the weather, the physicality, they weren't going to be ready for that. "But it was crucial to never show how much pain we were in. Please also read our Privacy Notice and Terms of Use, which became effective December 20, 2019. No team past that's been here [at Miami]. I'd been at Oklahoma and Oklahoma State for years and we'd never beaten [Nebraska]. See our list of forfeits and vacated games for more details. Payton didnt enjoy the NFL success as the other running backs but did play for the Tennessee Titans in 2005. In an article I wrote in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel that October, quarterback Ken Dorsey said, "People around the country don't really respect our talent or our capabilities as a team. But with a chance to tie the game with another two-point conversion, Virginia Tech sophomore Ernest Wilford dropped a pass in the endzone. 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 let them drive right before the half and Ed Reed wasn't in that drive because he had dinged up his shoulder. Jump inside of it. 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. I think also, what rattled them was how much fun we had while being violent and being intense. Little did I know that one line would take on a far more powerful meaning in the years to come. 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 . It was a bunch of these things that made us feel disrespected. Download Our App. $400,000 was initially raised to endow the scholarship, the only undergraduate award presented by the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame. Schumann returning to Georgia, Adelson: 2001 Canes make case for college football's GOATs, Miami's turnover chain set a celebratory standard across the college football landscape. 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 This past January, I sat in the press box at Hard Rock Stadium in the most bizarre setting for a national championship game, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. Shannon 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 They made sure their offseason workouts were the most intense of their lives. 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. McGahee single handedly beat the Florida Gators in 2002 rushing for over 200 yards in the contest. When Miami offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski wanted a more versatile player he went with Davenport. I remember when I recruited him, his coach told me, "You don't really know what you're getting." And they had a great defense. Ohio State beat Miami in the 2003 Fiesta Bowl (2002 BCS Championship Game). I had to challenge them, because if not, they're looking at you like, "What is this?" I think they might have called us Michelin men because some of the guys when they first put clothes on, they literally look like the Michelin tire guy because they were loading up like they were going into a frickin' blizzard. In the NFL he only ran for 105 yards and 2 touchdowns over his one year career. University of Miami 2023. But when you play a team like that, you can't turn the ball over, and I think we ended up throwing four interceptions. The intangibles he had. That 2001 Miami team, led by head coach Larry Coker in his first season, went undefeated and had just two games finish within 20 points. The Canes Collapse Against The Noles, Lose 85-84. That goes for everybody. Because we had that extra whatever. We were really dialed in on character, on personality traits, do they love football? That was the first time, for a portion of the game at least, we let our gaze get to the horizon and not on the task at hand. A lot of people talk about the struggles against Florida State, but we had those struggles against Virginia Tech. The 2001 team featured six All-Americans, and Dorsey was a Heisman Trophy finalist. It's nothing new to us. They were so dialed in on winning a national championship, so focused on leadership, accountability and -- as ridiculous as it sounds now -- proving themselves that it became impossible in the moment to assign this team a place in college football lore. What I remember most, though, is the sheer dominance. Do you have a sports website? 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 . ", Rumph In 2000, Miami was shut out of the Orange Bowl BCS National Championship Game by the BCS computers. He almost had to come out of the game. Former Heisman Trophy Award winner Eric Crouch led the Nebraska Cornhuskers into the Rose Bowl to face the Miami Hurricanes in the 2001 national championship game.. A stacked running back room, which featured Frank Gore as the No. They listened to us. Their roster was loaded with future first-round picks -- from Andre Johnson to Jeremy Shockey to Vince Wilfork and at least one NFL Hall of Famer in Ed Reed. We've got one goal in mind. Dorsey and Johnson were named Rose Bowl co-Most Valuable Players. Our communication wasn't good. Coker That truly goes to show how much trust we had, for him to hear my voice and give me the ball. 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. 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. Maybe Alabama last year. As cliche as it sounds, Miami wanted revenge. The way Miami broke the will of Syracuse and Washington in back-to-back games, outscoring them by a combined 124-7. 15 Washington 3429 on the road, while the Seminoles' lone loss was on the road to the #7 team in the country by 3. Being from California, playing in the Rose Bowl was special for me. That was it for Miami. OL Joel Rodriguez It was one of those things where it was kind of like inevitable for us, you know what I mean? "I mean, football, no question, I don't think anybody in college football could play with us. We didn't want to have to change and have to learn a new offense, defense, or anything. / * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). Clinton Portis was the main ball carrier during the 2001 national championship run of the Miami Hurricanes. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. So I continue to stick with Miami as the greatest team of all time. The first quarter, we'd always said, once we got the speed of the option down, we'd get it done. But nobody wanted to waste the opportunity in front of them, either: A shot at the school's first national championship in 10 years. 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. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Adversity hit shortly after the calendar turned to 2001, when coach Butch Davis left to become head coach with the Cleveland Browns. Najeh Davenport was in the three headed monster backfield of the 1998 season with Edgerrin James and James Jackson before injuring his knee. I was tired. 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. Our freshman year, we redshirted, but we would go on road trips and have our jerseys on with sweatpants on the sideline. 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. The leaders on that team were their best representatives -- doing all interviews asked of them. Women's Basketball. They kept telling us don't listen to our coaches, because we're getting our butts kicked. All rights reserved Rumph 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. Can the Lions fix their defense? A lot of people don't know how close that was, but he was a huge leader for us, and he wasn't coming out of that game. Walters 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. Soon, that entire mentality took hold across the entire team. Eventually producing a record 38 NFL Draft picks, the 2001 Hurricanes are considered by many to be the best college football team of all time.[1][2][3]. [1] The Hurricanes scored 512 (42.6 points per game) points while yielding only 117 (9.75 points allowed per game). The offense was terrible. "I said, 'Our difference is, we were gonna try to outhit you.' He didn't want it to be close at all. The combined 1247 score is an NCAA record for largest margin of victory over consecutive ranked opponents. 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. The players and coaches, first and foremost, were accessible. The same standings that kept Miami out of the 2000 national championship game. 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. Every one of those games was a physical, physical affair. But I remember a few days before the game we did a two-minute drill, our No. I was thinking in my mind, "There's not a lot of time left in this game. . We made a song like the Super Bowl Shuffle, letting them know, "We're going to whoop y'all." Rumph Like you knew in your bones that we were going to pull it out. 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. ACC Network FAQs McGahee played in the NFL from 2003-2013 including the year of rehab in 2003. Vilma played for the 2001 Hurricanes . Dorsey Chudzinski "Because you're trying to recruit the foundation of what's to come for the next four years. "It wasn't about elite, starters, pecking orders, all that other great stuff," center Brett Romberg said. / On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Open Menu. Rumph Walters We were pissed. Less than 24 hours to renew your football tickets! That felt good for all of us. 4 in the Bowl Championship Series standings. Please consider making a secure donation today by clicking the link below. It's Ed!". We lost the year before, and it kept us out of the national championship game. It wasn't a surprise. Walters ran ten yards with the ball before teammate Ed Reed grabbed the ball out of his hands at around the Miami 20-yard line and raced the remaining 80-yards for a touchdown. The year before, Miami lost at Washington 34-29 -- and that loss ultimately kept the Hurricanes out of the national title game they felt they deserved. Dorsey It was the other intangibles we were looking for.". In my game story, headlined "UM-BELIEVABLE!" A lot of people doubted if they should have made the championship. But there was never any pressure on anybody because they always thought they were going to get it done. I'll never forget the speed and tempo and competitiveness. They just accumulated so many good players that everybody was looking at them as like, 'How have they done this? Among the numerous stars on the 2001 Miami squad were: quarterback Ken Dorsey; running backs Clinton Portis, Willis McGahee, Najeh Davenport, and Frank Gore; tight end Jeremy Shockey; wide receiver Andre Johnson; offensive tackle Bryant McKinnie; defensive linemen Jerome McDougle, William Joseph, and Vince Wilfork; linebackers Jonathan Vilma and D.J. A jersey worn by late Hurricanes great Sean Taylor. BC was certainly a good team, and it looked like we weren't supposed to win it, but somehow we did. Butch did a great job recruiting and developing and building the culture. Two Hurricanes have won the Heisman Trophy and nine have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Rumph Truly perfected that.". Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. 2. Most people think that UM must have been losing, but no. The 2001 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. They've never seen an atmosphere like that. Mission Statement Miami didn't have that edge. Overall, 38 members of the team would be selected in the NFL Draft. / [17] The offense set the school scoring record, while the defense led the nation in scoring defense (fewest points allowed), pass defense, and turnover margin. 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. The 2001 Miami Hurricanes are considered to be the greatest collection of players in college football history, at least as measured by the NFL Draft. Vince Wilfork, Frank Gore, Kellen Winslow, Sean Taylor -- they were all NFL first-rounders and they were all back-ups on that team. Davis (gofundme.com) Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. And I'll never forget seeing the wave of red of Nebraska fans pulling up that seemed like it went for miles. It pushes you through those workouts and the offseason, and it was a huge motivator for me, because guys like Reggie Wayne and Santana Moss put their heart and soul into the program, to not be able to give them a national championship when you thought you could've -- it's one of those things that sticks with you. He was the guy that really knew how to push our buttons, that knew how to challenge us. And we went into the Hall of Fame together this past year. Here's a look at 2001 Miami and 2017 . Terms of Service It really gave the players and the coaching staff somebody to rally behind. It was the perfect storm for us. On the field in front of me, Alabama beat down Ohio State to close a 13-0 season with three Heisman Trophy finalists on offense -- including winner DeVonta Smith. We knew a kid could run and be athletic and we had the blueprint for that. Coker DT Matt Walters Six players were drafted in the. There were a lot of expectations, and Larry took the pressure off of them. Adelson: 2001 Canes make case for college football's GOATs, Breaking down the latest in 2024 football recruiting, from top commits to March visits, The Turnover Luck Index: Rating every 2022 team, from USC to Rutgers, ACC boss: Rule changes backed by FBS leaders, Top draft prospect Carter charged in fatal crash, Stoops: QB Leary (pec) 'close to full go' for UK, Hall of Fame coach Ault named to CFP committee, New NCAA president readies for NIL, legal issues, Ex-Vols staffers agree to show-cause penalties, UNC hires ex-Browns HC Kitchens as assistant, Kiper's updated NFL mock draft: Who's moving up for a QB? 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