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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


Select Year:    
1927  <-- 2001 <- 2002 -> 2003 --> 2024
2002 Season Highlights
 Larry Coker enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Miami.
 The Hurricanes won the Big East Conference Championship.
 
2002 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Florida A&M  63   17   W       
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Florida  41   16   W       
 Sat., Sep. 14  @ Temple  44   21   W    @ Philadelphia, PA   
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Boston College  38   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Connecticut  48   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Florida State  28   27   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ West Virginia  40   23   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Rutgers  42   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Tennessee  26   3   W       
 Thu., Nov. 21  vs. Pittsburgh  28   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Syracuse  49   7   W       
 Sat., Dec. 7  vs. Virginia Tech  56   45   W       
 Fri., Jan. 3   Ohio State  24   31   L    @ Tempe, AZ   Fiesta Bowl
 
2002 Season Totals
  Record12-1
  Points Scored527
  Scoring Average40.5
  Points Allowed248
  Defense Average19.1
  Opponents Record91-64
  Conference Record7-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record6-0
2002 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
2 12-1-0 AP
2 12-1-0 Coaches
2 12-1-0 USA Today/ESPN
  
2002 Big East- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Miami 12-1527248Lost  24-317-0297140  Larry Coker
West Virginia 9-4396302Lost  22-486-1212116  Rich Rodriguez
Pittsburgh 9-4331232 5-2185138  Walt Harris
Virginia Tech 10-4429263Won  20-133-4209202  Frank Beamer
Boston College 9-4392253Won  51-253-4180157  Tom OBrien
Syracuse 4-8347406 2-5169245  Paul Pasqualoni
Temple 4-8242351 2-5124208  Bobby Wallace
Rutgers 1-11167397 0-779249  Greg Schiano

2002 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2002 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

Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.