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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: Butch Davis
Conference: Big East-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1927  <-- 1999 <- 2000 -> 2001 --> 2024
2000 Season Highlights
 Butch Davis enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Miami.
 The Hurricanes won the Big East Conference Championship.
 
2000 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Thu., Aug. 31  vs. McNeese State  61   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 9  @ Washington  29   34   L       
 Sat., Sep. 23  @ West Virginia  47   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 30  @ Rutgers  64   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Florida State  27   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  @ Temple  45   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. Louisiana Tech  42   31   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. Virginia Tech  41   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Pittsburgh  35   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  @ Syracuse  26   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 25  vs. Boston College  52   6   W       
 Tue., Jan. 2   Florida  37   20   W    @ New Orleans, LA   Sugar Bowl
 
2000 Season Totals
  Record11-1
  Points Scored506
  Scoring Average42.2
  Points Allowed190
  Defense Average15.8
  Opponents Record80-51
  Conference Record7-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record4-1
2000 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
2 11-1-0 AP
2 11-1-0 Coaches
2 11-1-0 USA Today/ESPN
  
2000 Big East- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Miami 11-1506190Won  37-207-031067  Butch Davis
Virginia Tech 11-1484269Won  41-206-1260156  Frank Beamer
Pittsburgh 7-5296247 4-3174167  Walt Harris
Syracuse 6-5294212 4-3162145  Paul Pasqualoni
Boston College 7-5378277Won  31-173-4173205  Tom OBrien
West Virginia 7-5356363Won  49-383-4179226  Don Nehlen
Temple 4-7224269 1-6117192  Bobby Wallace
Rutgers 3-8233399 0-795312  Terry Shea

2000 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2000 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.