Williams And I've debated that, and it's like, 'Yeah, whatever, you can talk.' Miami beat opponents by an average of 32.9 points per game, the largest margin in the school's history, and set the NCAA record for largest margin of victory over consecutive ranked teams (1247). 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. The 26-point margin tied for Penn State's worst home loss under Joe Paterno. Find out more. Chudzinski They're driving to win, the whole stadium thought they were about to win. And so much more. To go and win the game was quite an experience. Gonzalez Williams Hurricanes Can Finish With Best Regular Season in Program History. It was unreal, just to see the trophy come out. Davenport went on to a seven year NFL career with the Packers, Steelers, and Colts, while averaging 4.6 yards per rush and scoring 13 touchdowns as a pro. Chudzinski Starters are marked with an asterisk (*). Our physicality wasn't good. We all loved Dorsey, but we knew we had other skill sets and talent on that team. At halftime, Reed delivered his now famous, "I'm hurt, dog" speech and it was captured by a documentary film crew that was working on an all-access show for ESPN. The University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame contributes in many ways to the University and its athletic programs. That's how it goes in those games. At that point, euphoric adrenaline runs over you. 14, proved to be a formidable opponent. Romberg If you don't drive them, you're going to be in trouble. OL Joel Rodriguez It was a somewhat natural transition because I knew the players. They were big boys, all positions, not just the offensive line. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Nobody was too "big time" for anything. Anybody who could block kicks like that, he was a fan of. Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer As did what happened in October, when Miami -- ranked No. But despite being outgained by the Hurricanes by 134 yards and being dominated in time-of-possession, the Hokies never quit. It was intense. Can the Lions fix their defense? It's not the individual talent. "But it was crucial to never show how much pain we were in. Imagine that, a team with 38 future NFL picks feeling disrespected. He was that father figure we were all afraid to disappoint. 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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. Miami won 187.[11]. 1. 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. You're sweating, you're bleeding, you're laying everything on the line for the guy next to you, and there was no envy." CB Mike Rumph What I remember most, though, is the sheer dominance. 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. In the NFL he only ran for 105 yards and 2 touchdowns over his one year career. But we were a great team. I'd agreed to a contract before Thanksgiving and my plan was to stay at the University of Miami for decades. 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. We line up, and Ed goes, "Mike, here comes the slant. Buy Now. Barry Jackson. 1 Hurricanes Stomp West Virginia, 45-3", "No. Does that mean I didn't root for Vince? He made things happen. We used to say that was the easiest workout and we would suck our fingers, like that was pie. You can make the argument it's the most talented team to ever play. There will be unsung heroes picking up blitzes. The University of Miami is known for producing excellent professional football players. Open Menu. Privacy Policy RBs coach Don Soldinger They made sure their offseason workouts were the most intense of their lives. We let them drive right before the half and Ed Reed wasn't in that drive because he had dinged up his shoulder. "Because you're trying to recruit the foundation of what's to come for the next four years. We didn't want to have to change and have to learn a new offense, defense, or anything. 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. Williams; and defensive backs Ed Reed, Mike Rumph, and Phillip Buchanon. Strength coach Andreu Swasey The Pro Football Hall of Fame class will be inducted during NFL Honors, which airs on ABC at 9 p.m. And we went into the Hall of Fame together this past year. At fullback the Canes used two starters in Najeh Davenport and Kyle Cobia. Media Requests Like you knew in your bones that we were going to pull it out. Payton spent time in NFL Europe as well as the Canadian Football League. 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. Rumph 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 wanted to be there. In interviews with players and coaches, here . 1 defense. And we're in the buses going right through this wave of red, and it seemed like they all flipped us off in unison. 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. Where . 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. But there were a few things in the contract we were having a difficult time agreeing on. McKinnie A lot of us were going into our senior year, and we didn't want to have to risk playing a little slower, still trying to learn something. 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 . Coker As cliche as it sounds, Miami wanted revenge. They were All-Pro NFL players," said Rick Neuheisel, who was Washington coach at the time. We had a player [backup LB Marlin Barnes] murdered on campus. We were confident. Dorsey 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. 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. LB D.J. A lot of us came back just for this game. Walters It was my first game ever to be a head coach and it was against Joe Paterno. Its hard to say in the case of Willis McGahee. In the years since Miami's 2001 championship, the team's reputation has only grown. Payton ran for 985 yards and 7 touchdowns as a senior and averaged 5 yards per carry over his career. Do you have a blog? Backing up the entire unit was football legacy Jarrett Payton. From the 2001 Miami Hurricanes football team alone, 42 players went on to be drafted into the NFL from (2002-2006), including 17 1st round picks. 1 in both polls -- was sitting at No. BC was certainly a good team, and it looked like we weren't supposed to win it, but somehow we did. It really gave the players and the coaching staff somebody to rally behind. / I remember when I recruited him, his coach told me, "You don't really know what you're getting." They signed players such as two-star safety Ed Reed, out of Louisiana, and Joaquin Gonzalez, an under-the-radar offensive lineman from Miami, and overlooked junior college transfers such as Jeremy Shockey and Bryant McKinnie. Additional contributors included future stars Kellen Winslow II, Sean Taylor, Antrel Rolle, Vernon Carey, and Rocky McIntosh. 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. Ed was definitely yelling my name, "Matt! Miami started with a 90 lead over the Boston College Eagles, but Miami's offense began to sputter as Dorsey struggled with the swirling winds, throwing four interceptions. That game solidified our quest to dominate. In my game story, headlined "UM-BELIEVABLE!" You know I'm hurt, yet we let them score two touchdowns. 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. We're dead. In 2000, Miami was shut out of the Orange Bowl BCS National Championship Game by the BCS computers. When he spoke, the team listened. It's a fun debate, but at the same time, the competitor in you has no doubt about where we stood. Less Than 24 Hours to Renew Your Tickets. That atmosphere was crazy. 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. It's nothing new to us. Matt! McGahee played in the NFL from 2003-2013 including the year of rehab in 2003. "This was happening in the BCS era, so no one really had an edge from a College Football Playoff perspective that all the great talent is going to go to those participants, which is kind of what's going on with Alabama, Clemson and Ohio State right now. I mean, he was pretty much automatic for them. We sucked on offense. The dominance of the team during its 2001 campaign combined with the legacy those players left -- both in college and the pros -- makes a strong argument that this is the best college football team ever assembled. 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). Please also read our Privacy Notice and Terms of Use, which became effective December 20, 2019. I put my heart in this (expletive) dog. "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 helped cover that team, too. Sponsorship Opportunities A jersey worn by late Hurricanes great Sean Taylor. 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. Payton didnt enjoy the NFL success as the other running backs but did play for the Tennessee Titans in 2005. We watched that, perfected that. 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). From there, this iconic team started its journey toward greatness. Because we had that extra whatever. Two Hurricanes have won the Heisman Trophy and nine have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. . Renew Now , University of Miami 2023. The season began on the road against Penn State, a matchup Miami viewed as a "statement game.". That's how comical it became. Wayne and Moss were Seniors on that . We were mentally driven. As did what happened in October, when Miami -- ranked No. I tried to display that my senior year, 'cause I could have left my junior year. We had 31 scholarships lost. I knew this. 14 Syracuse, 59-0", "No. The 2001 Miami Hurricanes are considered the greatest college football team in college football history. You look back on it, and man, that was a great play by Mike, by me, by Ed. Gonzalez 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. 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. OT Joaquin Gonzalez They embraced it, and that's when I learned the great ones want to be driven. You're gonna to fight. I didn't know at the time that this would be talked about as one of the best teams in college football. We all felt that that Sugar Bowl game against Florida, we knew that we should have been playing for a national title. The way we were able to play, come out firing on all cylinders, was huge. And when he spoke, the coaches listened. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Thursday, March 2, 12:48AM. We just knew we were going to win it all. 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. Davis Dorsey The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. It was cold. Former coach Butch Davis Romberg There's something about a night game in the Orange Bowl, there's something about that mystique. Romberg We knew we were good, and when we got out there and played on Saturdays, the people we went against were not as good as the guys we had on our scout team. 1.". 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 He was right. Before we even went to the game, we made "Ballin Boys." This Week in Miami Hurricanes Basketball: 2/27 Edition. That gave us a chance. Kenny didn't have the strongest arm in football, but he was just a tremendous leader and just a playmaker. Chudzinski there was no mention of GOATs or legacies, just one line at the bottom that noted: "This UM team has joined elite company.". Gore finished his Miami career with 1,975 yards and 17 touchdowns on the ground. And I felt like I was a chess piece to that. It goes beyond the talent, which speaks for itself: 38 NFL draft picks, including 17 first-rounders and at least one Hall of Famer in Ed Reed. University of Miami; UM Sports Hall of Fame; Tickets. We could see with our own eyes what made that team go. Rumph . We had it in us, and we knew we had it in us. He was leading stuff, telling guys what to do, up and down the court with the ball in his hands, and you could just see this guy had that magical feel for how to play team games. Williams, Antrel Rolle, Vince Wilfork, Frank Gore, Willis McGahee, Chris Myers, Andre Johnson No other team is even in the conversation. As did what happened in October, when Miami -- ranked No. Rumph 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. Everything in Ed wanted to destroy Florida State for so many reasons. One of the things that happened in practice, we caught a few guys in the stadium trying to record our practices, seeing how we were going to stop the triple option. Chudzinski, Shannon and defensive backs coach Mark Stoops all went on to head-coaching jobs. Its game at Florida State on Oct. 13 took on even greater meaning after what happened in 2000. 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. You had to work. My knee went between my hands, and hit the tip of the ball and it flipped to Matt Walters. Some felt that Miami got snubbed in a chance to compete for the BCS Championship game. 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. Fitzgerald So the following year was definitely a salt-in-the-wound, chip-on-the-shoulder type of season where we wanted to obviously take no prisoners and rectify what happened the year before. It was one of those things where it was kind of like inevitable for us, you know what I mean? And whenever you do stuff like that, you believe you're going to win. By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. Internships DT Matt Walters Football. Like Portis, McGahee was a two-time Pro Bowl player and a national champion in 2001. We thought we had a great team, but you don't know until the bullets start flying. Or write about sports? 2001 Miami Hurricanes footballconsensus national champions, 2001 Big East Conference football standings, 2001 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, 2001 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team, 2001 Florida State Seminoles football team, 2001 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, would cost nearly $120 million as an NFL team, "CFB 150: Top 10 teams in college football history - Sporting News", "The 150 greatest teams in college football's 150-year history - ESPN", "The 2001 Miami Hurricanes Would Beat Any Team, Any Time - FanBuzz", "Hurricanes Roll Past Penn State, 33-7:: Ken Dorsey throws three touchdown passes to lead Miami", University of Miami (FL) Athletic Department, "No. Miami may have cost themselves an ACC title with their first home loss of the season. It was the Hurricanes' 76th season of football and 11th as a member of the Big East Conference. The events of 9/11 caused a pause in college football, with games that weekend either being canceled or postponed, and Miami's game against Washington would be rescheduled for later that season. ", Reed 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.". It was the other intangibles we were looking for.". I'll never forget, he said he really liked our team. After an interception, Ed Reed strips the ball from his teammate and takes it for a touchdown to seal Miami's win vs. Boston College during the 2001 season. Terms of Service 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. They should have gone back to high school where they do the running clock. Maybe Alabama last year. People always say the great teams have to overcome a scare along the way. We were just too big, strong and fast, and way too physical. I went to a JUCO in Scranton, Penn. The ability to handle situations and adversity. He didn't care about scolding players if they didn't do their jobs. We blocked a kick and a punt and blocked a field goal that day. Sometimes the practices in the bowl games get a little stale or tired. Please consider making a secure donation today by clicking the link below. Dorsey threw four interceptions. 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. You grow up with the Rose Bowl and watching the parade and those games. But I wasn't leaving these guys. "We felt like we couldn't miss on anyone in recruiting," said Andreu Swasey, who was the strength and conditioning coach at Miami in 2001. Little did I know that one line would take on a far more powerful meaning in the years to come. I said, "Coach, they're slow as hell.". It got a lot of attention. Miami clinched a spot in the national title game against Nebraska at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., and felt confident this game would be its crowning achievement. Twenty years later, the 2001 Miami Hurricanes are widely regarded as one of the greatest college football teams of all time. Portis is now a member of the Miami Hurricanes Hall of Fame. It was grit and toughness for him, and it was important he was in there the whole time. We made a song like the Super Bowl Shuffle, letting them know, "We're going to whoop y'all." When he dropped the two-point conversion, I was like, I need some prayer right now. It has been achieved by the 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2014 Alabama Crimson Tide football teams and the 2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team. But the number of great players, first-round draft choices and players who got drafted, it's amazing really. Walters I couldn't get off the ground fast enough to go give him a hug. And I'll never forget seeing the wave of red of Nebraska fans pulling up that seemed like it went for miles. If we needed to win it on defense, let's go win it on defense. There's going to be some tremendous 3- or 4-yard runs. Men's Sports . Single Game Season Group. But nobody wanted to waste the opportunity in front of them, either: A shot at the school's first national championship in 10 years. It took that extra X Factor. Some of our most beloved Canes shared a meeting room in 2001. 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. 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. It was a competitive culture and accountability was huge and he built a family environment. Back then, we had availabilities three times a week with players, an open locker room after games and access to practice, too. It gives us extra incentive to go out and perform well every week.". ", Flashback Friday pic.twitter.com/qCE9gnzI5E. Overall, 38 members of the team would be selected in the NFL Draft. Vilma played for the 2001 Hurricanes; Bush played for the 2004 Trojans, widely regarded as two of the most talented teams ever assembled. We [were] truly a team. Not only that, they were honoring one of their past players who got paralyzed, he was able to walk again so they were going to have him run out. The Houston Texas took him third overall in the 2003 NFL draft. I turned around, and the next thing you know, the ball is floating to me in slow motion. There were moments in that season that we felt we deserved to win those close games, because we outworked those teams in that offseason. "It was literally, you're doing the same thing that I'm doing. Coker But a diving, game-saving interception by Ed Reed sealed the Miami victory, 2624. Here's a look at 2001 Miami and 2017 . It didn't matter who stood in the way, they didn't stand a chance against us. That's to win the national championship. 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. (From 1937 to 2001, bowl games did not count towards season statistics). 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. Fitzgerald The same standings that kept Miami out of the 2000 national championship game. We liked what we had already, and we really wanted to just keep what we had. Chudzinski / Terms of Service Coker Join our linker program. 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 . Coker Gore has added another 77 rushing touchdowns on his way into the NFL record books. The toughness, the mental toughness. 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'm gonna run out of bounds." 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 . He didn't want it to be close at all. They knew he was the straw that stirred the drink. That 2001 season, it was like the season was already written. 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]. Download Our App. So I think that describes how good they were.". 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. We were bad that day. Ed Reed, Kenny Dorsey -- they took ownership of everything: Lifting, the workouts in the summer, coming in to watch film. Like, literally none. They would challenge each other to sprints, or whatever it was, and they held each other accountable and would not accept mediocrity. In doing so, Portis ran for 1,200 and 10 touchdowns with a 5.5 yards per carry average for the Canes. Rankings from AP poll. 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 We were pissed. / 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). Kenny was the perfect guy. (0:44). The final hurdle to the Rose Bowl BCS National Championship Game was at Virginia Tech. Though Miami dominated nearly every team it played, it had to survive a close one at Boston College in November. The deck was loaded. 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