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2002 Miami Hurricanes football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	2002
team	Miami Hurricanes
sport	football
image	Miami Hurricanes logo.svg
image_size	125
conference	Big East Conference
conference_link	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
short_conf	Big East
CoachRank	2
APRank	2
record	12–1
conf_record	7–0
head_coach	Larry Coker
hc_year	2nd
off_coach	Rob Chudzinski
oc_year	2nd
off_scheme	Pro-style
def_coach	Randy Shannon
dc_year	2nd
def_scheme	[4–3](4-3-defense) Cover 2
stadium	Miami Orange Bowl
(Capacity: 74,476)
champion	Big East champion
Florida Cup champion
bowl	[Fiesta Bowl](2003-fiesta-bowl) (BCS NCG)
bowl_result	L 24–312OT vs. [Ohio State](2002-ohio-state-buckeyes-football-team)

(Capacity: 74,476) Florida Cup champion

The 2002 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 77th season of football and 12th as a member of the Big East Conference. The Hurricanes were led by second-year head coach Larry Coker and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 12–1 overall and 7–0 in the Big East to finish as conference champion. They were invited to the Fiesta Bowl, which served as the BCS National Championship Game, and lost against Ohio State, 31–24, in double overtime. This would mark the last time the team played in a national championship game until the 2025 season.

Schedule

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Rankings

Preseason

Miami had just come off a national championship season. 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.

Preseason 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- Groza Award Preseason Watch List

Game summaries

Florida A&M

At Florida

At Temple

Boston College

Connecticut

Florida State

At West Virginia

At Rutgers

At Tennessee

Pittsburgh

At Syracuse

Virginia Tech

Vs. Ohio State (Fiesta Bowl)

Main article: 2003 Fiesta Bowl

Personnel

Roster

Rob Chudzinski (OC)
Randy Shannon (DC)
D. J. Eliot (GA)

Depth chart

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

Offense

QB- Ken Dorsey, Derrick Crudup, Eric Moore
FB- Kyle Cobia, Quadtrine Hill
RB- Willis McGahee, Jarrett Payton, Frank Gore
WR- Andre Johnson, Roscoe Parrish Jason Geathers
WR- Kevin Beard, Ethenic Sands, Tim Zwart
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- Antrel Rolle, Jean Leone
CB- Kelly Jennings, Alfonso Marshall
SS- Maurice Sikes, Marcus Maxey
FS- Sean Taylor, James Scott

Special teams

K- Todd Sievers, Mark Gent
P- Freddie Capshaw, Dan Lundy
KR- Roscoe Parrish

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: Rimington Trophy

References

(September 1, 2002). "Hurricanes easily pummel Rattlers". South Florida Sun Sentinel.
"The Hurricanes are No. 1 in the ESPN.COM/USA Today Preseason Poll! :: Read what head coach Larry Coker has to say!".
National Champs.net. (2002). "Miami Hurricanes 2002 Preview". Nationalchamps.net.
(July 24, 2007). "College Football Award winners, 2002". ESPN.com.

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