Najeh Davenport was in the three headed monster backfield of the 1998 season with Edgerrin James and James Jackson before injuring his knee. 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. Two Hurricanes have won the Heisman Trophy and nine have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. We just hope that this train just doesn't go off the track. 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. They could have scored a touchdown or kicked a field goal and that season has an asterisk next to it. The 2001 team featured six All-Americans, and Dorsey was a Heisman Trophy finalist. "I said, 'Our difference is, we were gonna try to outhit you.' We felt very disrespected, for the simple fact that we were coming into the season highly ranked, and they had a White Out game. 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 were confident. 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. That roster included 38 players who went on to . Whats taking Mario so long to find Coaches? 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. Like it was a fairy tale.". 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. Were the backups better than the starter? Vilma We look at each other, like how the hell did we do this? But Ernest Wilford dropped it. I had to challenge them, because if not, they're looking at you like, "What is this?" They were big boys, all positions, not just the offensive line. 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. But the number of great players, first-round draft choices and players who got drafted, it's amazing really. 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). The Hurricanes were led by first-year head coach Larry Coker and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. Hurricanes basketball coach Jim Larraaga highlights a 10-member University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame class. That atmosphere was crazy. Walters 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. And I'll never forget seeing the wave of red of Nebraska fans pulling up that seemed like it went for miles. Privacy Policy . We let the country know what this whole season was going to be about. Terms of Service We were winning, but we left a lot of points on the field. McGahee single handedly beat the Florida Gators in 2002 rushing for over 200 yards in the contest. We knew what route was coming on that play. Kenny was the perfect guy. 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. I was like, "Coach, call whatever you want, we're gonna win." Walters A stacked defensive line room, with Vince Wilfork as a backup, too. The ladies win their home finale, prep for their conference tournament matchup on Thursday. Vilma . We present them here for purely educational purposes. [6] [7] The Hurricanes have had at least one former player make the Pro Bowl every season since 1985, 31 years in a row. And if you're not on board with this, you got to go. It is through the support of Hurricane fans and alumni that we are able to make a difference. Or write about sports? RB Najeh Davenport Happy to be here, want to high-five everybody, and from the moment I walked into the locker room, it was you're gonna work. Purchase Tickets. I wanted to win the national championship -- we wanted to win the national championship. We watched that, perfected that. I grew up in South Florida, and watched the previous four Miami national champions closely. Anybody who could block kicks like that, he was a fan of. Randy Shannon is giving us every way to run this option, and I was frankly frustrated because it was hard to process it all. Baseball. It gives us extra incentive to go out and perform well every week.". NFL draft questions for teams in the top 10: Will the Colts trade up? All rights reserved 4 in the Bowl Championship Series standings. Download Our App. 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. In interviews with players and coaches, here . The Canes Collapse Against The Noles, Lose 85-84. 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. A lot of people doubted if they should have made the championship. That off-season, the team resolved to take the matter entirely out of the discretion of the computers by going a perfect 120. We knew, we got them out here, with the weather, the physicality, they weren't going to be ready for that. 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. This Week in Miami Hurricanes Basketball: 2/27 Edition. 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. Our freshman year, we redshirted, but we would go on road trips and have our jerseys on with sweatpants on the sideline. The Pro Football Hall of Fame class will be inducted during NFL Honors, which airs on ABC at 9 p.m. Football. CB Markese Fitzgerald McGahee ran for 4.7 yards per carry and three touchdowns in reserve duty behind Clinton Portis in 2001. Do you have a blog? Davis Butch did a great job recruiting and developing and building the culture. Dorsey We just knew we were going to win it all. And we're in the buses going right through this wave of red, and it seemed like they all flipped us off in unison. That was the first time I was ever a champion of anything, so I just wanted to stay in the locker room. Miami had zero touchdowns. ACC Network FAQs ", Flashback Friday pic.twitter.com/qCE9gnzI5E. Truly perfected that.". Miami followed up the victory with wins over Rutgers,[5] Pitt,[6] and Troy State.[7]. / Williams Miami won 187.[11]. It's a fun debate, but at the same time, the competitor in you has no doubt about where we stood. That's how it goes in those games. They've never seen an atmosphere like that. As the 2001 Miami Hurricanes celebrated a fifth national championship in the . 15 Washington 3429 on the road, while the Seminoles' lone loss was on the road to the #7 team in the country by 3. / That goes for everybody. The Hurricanes led 34-0 at halftime and could have easily won 59-0 had they decided to play their starters the majority of the second half. 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. We go to the sideline, and Randy Shannon, after the first series he's like, "Hey, how do they look?" I wanted to play more. We were just too big, strong and fast, and way too physical. Reed Like, literally none. Where . They beat us 47-0, and I remember walking off the field and everyone was celebrating and he said, "As long as I have something to do with it, I will never be embarrassed by Florida State again." We hadn't been there. From there, this iconic team started its journey toward greatness. And so much more. 1 defense. 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. ET on Feb. 10. It seems like that every year. 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. We didn't do anything right. The 26-point margin tied for Penn State's worst home loss under Joe Paterno. Chudzinski ", Rumph 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 . It has been achieved by the 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2014 Alabama Crimson Tide football teams and the 2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team. Gonzalez I had a front-row seat as the Miami beat writer for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, that season. We had a player [backup LB Marlin Barnes] murdered on campus. I don't want to sound disrespectful, but we were five steps faster than them, 10 pounds hungrier, much more violent, which is a different style of football. 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