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Miami Football Team History


Miami Hurricanes
University of Miami
 Coral Gables, FL
Founded: 1925
Stadium: Dolphin Stadium
Capacity: 76,500
Colors: Orange, Green & White
Coach: Larry Coker
Conference: Big East-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1927  <-- 2000 <- 2001 -> 2002 --> 2024
2001 Season Highlights
 Larry Coker enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Miami.
 The Hurricanes won the Big East Conference Championship.
 The Hurricanes won the National Championship.
 
2001 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 1  @ Penn State  33   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 8  vs. Rutgers  61   0   W       
 Thu., Sep. 27  @ Pittsburgh  43   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Troy  38   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ Florida State  49   27   W       
 Thu., Oct. 25  vs. West Virginia  45   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Temple  38   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Boston College  18   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Syracuse  59   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  vs. Washington  65   7   W       
 Sat., Dec. 1  @ Virginia Tech  26   24   W       
 Thu., Jan. 3   Nebraska  37   14   W    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
2001 Season Totals
  Record12-0
  Points Scored512
  Scoring Average42.7
  Points Allowed117
  Defense Average9.8
  Opponents Record81-60
  Conference Record7-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record5-0
2001 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
112-0-0 AP
112-0-0 Coaches
112-0-0 USA Today/ESPN
  
2001 Big East- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Miami 12-0512117Won  37-147-029055  Larry Coker
Syracuse 10-3334247 6-1196144  Paul Pasqualoni
Boston College 8-4327227Won  20-164-3195125  Tom OBrien
Virginia Tech 8-4376177Lost  17-304-3199106  Frank Beamer
Pittsburgh 7-5296245Won  34-194-3174161  Walt Harris
Temple 4-7198301 2-567193  Bobby Wallace
West Virginia 3-8235268 1-6137185  Rich Rodriguez
Rutgers 2-9119397 0-736325  Greg Schiano

2001 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2001 All Big East Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.