2002 Miami Hurricanes football team

The 2002 Miami Hurricanes football team sought to defend the school's 1-A national championship. They were coached by second year head coach Larry Coker, and competed in the Big East Conference

Pre Season

Miami had just come off a national championship season, a team many considered to be among the best in college football history.[by whom?] 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 .

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- Groze Award Preseason Watch List

Schedule and Results

Date Result Miami Rank# (Rank#)Opponent Stadium · City

August 31, 2002 W 63-17 #1 Florida A&M Miami Orange Bowl - Miami, FL

September 7, 2002 W 41-16 #1 @ #6 Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium - Gainesville, FL

September 14, 2002 W 44-21 #1 @ Temple* Franklin Field - Philadelphia, PA

September 21, 2002 W 38-6 #1 Boston College* Miami Orange Bowl- Miami, FL

October 5, 2002 W 48-14 #1 Connecticut Miami Orange Bowl - Miami, FL

October 12, 2002 W 28-27 #1 #9 Florida State Miami Orange Bowl - Miami, FL

October 26, 2002 W 40-23 #1 @ West Virginia* Mountaineer Field - Morgantown, WV

November 2, 2002 W 42-17 #1 @ Rutgers* Rutgers Stadium - Piscataway, NJ

November 9, 2002 W 26-3 #2 @ Tennessee Neyland Stadium - Knoxville, TN

November 21, 2002 W 28-21 #1 Pittsburgh Orange Bowl - Miami, FL

November 30, 2002 W 49-7 #1 @ Syracuse* Carrier Dome - Syracuse, NY

December 7, 2002 W 56-45 #1 Virginia Tech* Miami Orange Bowl- Miami, FL

January 3, 2003 L 24-31 (2OT) #1 #2 Ohio State** Sun Devil Stadium - Tempe, AZ

*Conference Game **BCS National Championship Game #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Depth Chart

Bold indicates starters at that position. Bold italics indicates a returning starter.

Offense

QB- Ken Dorsey, Derrick Crudup

FB- Kyle Cobia, Quadtrine Hill

RB- Willis McGahee, Jarrett Payton, Frank Gore

WR- Andre Johnson, 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- Al Marshall, Jean Leone

CB- Kelly Jennings, Antrel Rolle

SS- Maurice Sikes, Marcus Maxey

FS- Sean Taylor, James Scott

Special Teams

K- Todd Sievers, Mark Gent

P- Freddie Capshaw, Dan Lundy

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

(source:wikipedia)