Reed is seen shouting at his teammates, "I'm hurt dog! There are currently 44 players in the NFL who were brought up at the "U." One NFL team has quite a collection of Miami alumni. Both teams were ranked in the top 15 at the time they played. Take Ed Reed. The final hurdle to the Rose Bowl BCS National Championship Game was at Virginia Tech. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. My AC [joint] was sprained, and everybody came and asked me if I'm hurt. It goes beyond the talent, which speaks for itself: 38 NFL draft picks, including 17 first-rounders and at least one Hall of Famer in Ed Reed. The knee injuries couldnt hold Gore back as hes still running the rock in the NFL today. I had a front-row seat as the Miami beat writer for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, that season. On Sept. 27, Miami returned to play at Pitt with a determination to press forward, resulting in a 43-21 win. We probably could have scored 80 points. LB Jonathan Vilma We were confident. Join our linker program. The University of Miami is known for producing excellent professional football players. Former coach Butch Davis It was one of those games. That's always what Miami had been about, and what set it apart in my mind. The combined 1247 score is an NCAA record for largest margin of victory over consecutive ranked opponents. I'd been at Oklahoma and Oklahoma State for years and we'd never beaten [Nebraska]. In 2000, Miami was shut out of the Orange Bowl BCS National Championship Game by the BCS computers. In the years since Miami's 2001 championship, the team's reputation has only grown. Like, literally none. Dorsey Guys rallied behind him. I couldn't get off the ground fast enough to go give him a hug. Williams Coker People always say the great teams have to overcome a scare along the way. 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. You go into the locker room and everybody is just elated. We didn't do anything right. Rankings from AP poll. . That served as motivation. We dominated those guys from start to finish, and Happy Valley wasn't so happy. They were big boys, all positions, not just the offensive line. We lost the year before, and it kept us out of the national championship game. (gofundme.com) They knew he was the straw that stirred the drink. Don't ask me if I'm alright. He was the perfect coach for our team, and his personality just meshed with us. We hadn't been there. At halftime, Reed delivered his now famous, "I'm hurt, dog" speech and it was captured by a documentary film crew that was working on an all-access show for ESPN. That 2001 season, it was like the season was already written. The 2001 Miami Hurricanes are considered the greatest college football team in college football history. They listened to us. We all felt that that Sugar Bowl game against Florida, we knew that we should have been playing for a national title. And I've debated that, and it's like, 'Yeah, whatever, you can talk.' I remember Ed coming up next to me. If you weren't doing all the right things, if you weren't going to class, making your grades, if you weren't showing up to work out or something like that, you could easily be cast out. By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. Then in 2002, with Frank Gore out, exploded on the scene with 1,753 rushing yards and 28 touchdowns on 6.2 yard per carry. 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Johnson 44 yard pass from Mills (Kimball kick), Fitzgerald 5-yard blocked punt return (Sievers kick), Andre Johnson 27-yard pass from Ken Dorsey (Sievers kick), Jeremy Shockey 1-yard pass from Dorsey (Sievers kick), A. Johnson 18-yard pass from Dorsey (Sievers kick), Jonathan Vilma 36-yard fumble return (Sievers kick), Gardner 57-yard pass from Chris Rix (Beitia kick), Michael Boulware 73-yard fumble return (Beitia kick), Sean Ryan 9-yard pass from Brian St. Pierre (Kevin McMyler kick), Ed Reed 80-yard interception return (kick failed), Clinton Portis 4-yard run (Todd Sievers kick), Portis 5-yard pass from Ken Dorsey (Sievers kick), Andre Johnson 25-yard pass from Dorsey (Sievers kick), McDougle 18-yard interception return (Sievers kick), Najeh Davenport 1-yard run (Sievers kick), A. Johnson 3-yard pass from Dorsey (Sievers kick), Geathers 13-yard pass from Crudup (Sievers kick), Jeremy Shockey 14-yard pass from Ken Dorsey (Todd Sievers kick), Manning 22-yard blocked punt return (pass failed), Andre Johnson 50-yard pass from Ken Dorsey (Todd Sievers kick), Clinton Portis 39-yard run (Sievers kick), James Lewis 47-yard interception return (Sievers kick), Jeremy Shockey 21-yard pass from Dorsey (Kick failed), Andre Johnson 8-yard pass from Dorsey (Sievers kick), Judd Davies 16-yard run (Josh Brown kick), DeJuan Groce 71-yard punt return (Brown kick), $ BCS representative as conference champion, This page was last edited on 19 November 2022, at 03:33. In my mind, I didn't know if I'd get the job. My knee went between my hands, and hit the tip of the ball and it flipped to Matt Walters. Romberg Fundraiser : The UM Sports Hall of Fame Needs U! [17] The offense set the school scoring record, while the defense led the nation in scoring defense (fewest points allowed), pass defense, and turnover margin. Imagine that, a team with 38 future NFL picks feeling disrespected. But that goes to the larger point: The focus was not on their talent, but on gaining the respect those players felt had been denied to them going back to high school. See our list of forfeits and vacated games for more details. After a Virginia Tech touchdown and two-point conversion cut Miami's lead to 2618, the Hokies blocked a Miami punt and returned it for another score, cutting Miami's lead to just two points. However, they had to do so under a new head coach, Larry Coker, who was named to the post after Butch Davis left to become head coach of the NFL's Cleveland Browns. In my game story, headlined "UM-BELIEVABLE!" 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 openness allowed us to truly get to know the players and coaches, and develop a rapport with them, so we could tell their stories in a deeper way -- and share a fair narrative as the season unfolded. Mission Statement Walters A lot of people don't realize the rivalry between Miami and Virginia Tech. Rumph Internships That game solidified our quest to dominate. But I wasn't leaving these guys. Coker I grew up in South Florida, and watched the previous four Miami national champions closely. We knew a kid could run and be athletic and we had the blueprint for that. In interviews with more than two dozen players, coaches and opposing coaches, here is the story of the 2001 season, told in their own words. "I said, 'Our difference is, we were gonna try to outhit you.' Shannon Miami may have cost themselves an ACC title with their first home loss of the season. The deck was loaded. ", Flashback Friday pic.twitter.com/qCE9gnzI5E. Walters / So a lot of times when I hear his voice, I can sense that disappointment that he felt with that being his last go around. Vilma There was a rumor that we were going to get that coach from Wisconsin, Barry Alvarez, and we were like, "We don't want him. "We felt like we couldn't miss on anyone in recruiting," said Andreu Swasey, who was the strength and conditioning coach at Miami in 2001. I wanted to be there. That truly goes to show how much trust we had, for him to hear my voice and give me the ball. there was no mention of GOATs or legacies, just one line at the bottom that noted: "This UM team has joined elite company.". Nevertheless, Miami was left with a bitter sense of disappointment, believing they had been deprived of a shot at a potential national championship. They were cracking jokes at us, and they thought that they were gonna just drag us all over the football field and just pound us. With Coker in place as head coach and key players like Reed and McKinnie returning for their senior seasons, the Hurricanes knew what was in front of them. I had to challenge them, because if not, they're looking at you like, "What is this?" Coker Our physicality wasn't good. Dorsey and Johnson were named Rose Bowl co-Most Valuable Players. Mario Cristobal has not only flipped the roster following his first season in Coral Gables he's been busy tinkering with his coaching staff, too. That drive starts with where this team started: in 1997, when Miami was at its lowest point as a football program, in the midst of NCAA sanctions that reduced its scholarship total to 15 in that signing class. A lot of people doubted if they should have made the championship. They pushed each other to the limit, and the one thing that separates that group, they were super, super competitive. Walters We let them drive right before the half and Ed Reed wasn't in that drive because he had dinged up his shoulder. That gave us a chance. I think also, what rattled them was how much fun we had while being violent and being intense. "This was happening in the BCS era, so no one really had an edge from a College Football Playoff perspective that all the great talent is going to go to those participants, which is kind of what's going on with Alabama, Clemson and Ohio State right now. Davis The eccentric Portis is said to have played mind games with his backups in order to hold them down and keep the football in his hands. I knew this. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. We sucked on offense. I was chasing Ed, and Ed did some little backyard football by running zig zags in order not to get caught, and then he spikes the ball to put the emphasis on that play. Butch did a great job recruiting and developing and building the culture. We blocked a kick and a punt and blocked a field goal that day. Gore finished his Miami career with 1,975 yards and 17 touchdowns on the ground. It was always tough. So I think that describes how good they were.". It was the Hurricanes' 76th season of football and 11th as a member of the Big East Conference. Dorsey was also a Heisman finalist, finishing third. Despite Miami beating Florida State head-to-head that season and being higher ranked in both human polls, it was Florida State, and not Miami, that BCS computers selected to challenge the Oklahoma Sooners for the national championship (Oklahoma would win, 132). 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. Dorsey passed for 362 yards and 3 touchdowns, while wide receiver Andre Johnson caught 7 passes for 199 yards and 2 touchdowns. Single Game Season Group. The Panthers had six first-round draft picks on its '01 roster while Miami's '01 team eventually Because when Jimmy [Johnson] left after winning two national championships, they really changed the whole program, and I didn't want that to happen to those kids. Nobody was too "big time" for anything. Being from California, playing in the Rose Bowl was special for me. McGahee single handedly beat the Florida Gators in 2002 rushing for over 200 yards in the contest. We all had our careers that take off from there, but from my eyes, I was like, "What now?" But we were a great team. But we were fruits of what they'd done. Vilma played for the 2001 Hurricanes; Bush played for the 2004 Trojans, widely regarded as two of the most talented teams ever assembled. I was thinking in my mind, "There's not a lot of time left in this game. When Vince Wilfork took their All-American guard Toniu Fonoti and threw him five yards in the backfield and made a tackle for a loss, their whole sideline s--- their pants, and then all of a sudden Vilma started decapitating tight ends, and it became a whole different animal, and they weren't aware, used to it, privy to, they literally thought they were going to come in there and mop the floor with us. The motivation of being upset and disappointed, that played a huge role in going to the Sugar Bowl and what we did against Florida to make a statement that we probably should've been the champs. 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). And he comes to me when we're in Pasadena, he's like, "Look, don't worry, it's gonna be easier in the game. Davis But I remember a few days before the game we did a two-minute drill, our No. It was a program that was meant to sink or swim guys. BC was certainly a good team, and it looked like we weren't supposed to win it, but somehow we did. To solidify going to a national championship without having to worry about if somebody else was going to lose -- that was special. 2001 Football Rosters. I still have visions of Tommie Frazier leaving Gator defenders in his wake. Every team has to go through that, because that's how you get calloused to know that no matter what happens, you're going to find a way to win. I think it was kind of a weight off everybody's shoulders at the end. Starters are marked with an asterisk (*). But nobody wanted to waste the opportunity in front of them, either: A shot at the school's first national championship in 10 years. Portis ran for 9.923 career yards and 75 touchdowns for Washington and the Denver Broncos while making two Pro Bowl rosters. All rights reserved Going into the locker room after the win at Virginia Tech, it was special. Miami had zero touchdowns. At the very end of January, [my family and I] ended up making the decision to leave. Ed was definitely yelling my name, "Matt! As much as the 2001 team has been glorified in the years since it won the national title, the Hurricanes opened the year ranked No. We just knew we were going to win it all. We look at each other, like how the hell did we do this? Please also read our Privacy Notice and Terms of Use, which became effective December 20, 2019. Greatest position rooms in Canes history: 2001 Running Backs. Everything in Ed wanted to destroy Florida State for so many reasons. Led by quarterback Ken Dorsey, free safety Ed Reed, running back Clinton Portis, wide receiver Andre Johnson, tight end Jeremy Shockey, offensive tackle Bryant McKinnie, and linebacker Jonathan Vilma, Miami won the 2001 national championship. In addition, Vilma, Shockey, Wilfork, Joseph, Rolle, McKinnie, and Reed have won the Super Bowl. "We had that mentality of, 'You may get a run, but I promise you for the next 60 minutes, we're gonna kick your ass. Two Hurricanes have won the Heisman Trophy and nine have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. It has been achieved by the 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2014 Alabama Crimson Tide football teams and the 2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team. Sports. When he dropped the two-point conversion, I was like, I need some prayer right now. I knew we'd have a good team, but there were a lot of questions because of the coaching changes. 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. How about 2013 Florida State, a team so loaded with talent all 22 of its offensive and defensive starters that year ended up on an NFL roster? Dorsey Former Miami Dolphin and Pro Football Hall of Famer Jason Taylor and defensive ends coach Rod Wright talk on the field during practice at Greentree . Sometimes the practices in the bowl games get a little stale or tired. Miami also holds a number of NFL Draft records, including most first-round selections in a single draft and most consecutive drafts with at least one first-round selection. It's Ed!". Though Miami dominated nearly every team it played, it had to survive a close one at Boston College in November. Davis Johnson was a member of the Hurricanes' most recent national championship team in 2001. I never expected it to be a blowout. Williams February 26, 2023 11:32 AM. As cliche as it sounds, Miami wanted revenge. After a blocked punt returned for a touchdown cut Miami's lead to 26-24, Virginia Tech lined up for a 2-point conversion to tie the game. I mean, he was pretty much automatic for them. But there was never any pressure on anybody because they always thought they were going to get it done. 2001 Miami (FL) Hurricanes Roster Previous Year Next Year Record: 12-0 (1st of 117) ( Schedule & Results ) Rank: 1st in the Final AP poll Conference: Big East Conference Record: 7-0 Coach: Larry Coker (12-0) Points For: 512 Points/G: 42.7 (3rd of 117) Points Against: 117 More Team Info Miami (FL) School History 2001 Miami (FL) Statistics Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Can the Lions fix their defense? To go and win the game was quite an experience. And I'll never forget seeing the wave of red of Nebraska fans pulling up that seemed like it went for miles. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. ", Rumph He was the guy that really knew how to push our buttons, that knew how to challenge us. 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. Read more about our data coverage. I thought to myself, "Oh my gosh, do not drop this." And I felt like I was a chess piece to that. It really gave the players and the coaching staff somebody to rally behind. Rumph I went to the University of Florida, where as a freshman in 1995, the Nebraska Cornhuskers staked their claim to the greatest-of-all-time throne after dismantling the Gators in the 1996 Fiesta Bowl. It's almost like that life doesn't exist. Still, the resilient Hokies had one more chance to win the game late, taking possession of the ball at midfield and needing only a field goal to take the lead. The Pro Football Hall of Fame class will be inducted during NFL Honors, which airs on ABC at 9 p.m. It was so scary. But when you play a team like that, you can't turn the ball over, and I think we ended up throwing four interceptions. 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. including 17 first-rounders and at least one Hall of Famer in Ed Reed. Rankings for the 2023 NFL draft: Top prospects at every position from Kiper, McShay, Miller, Reid, Kiper's new Big Board rankings for the 2023 NFL draft: Top 25 prospects, Syracuse QB Shrader to miss spring practice, Sources: Asst. The older guys took us under their wings and helped us. Whats taking Mario so long to find Coaches? All rights reserved. It was a challenge to figure out how to get through the rest of that game. I say five minutes into the game, they knew in their hearts that they were going to be outclassed and outmatched. The 2001 team featured six All-Americans, and Dorsey was a Heisman Trophy finalist. The dominance of the team during its 2001 campaign combined with the legacy those players left -- both in college and the pros -- makes a strong argument that this is the best college football team ever assembled. Download Our App, Achong, Harden & Hedley Earn ACC Postgraduate Scholarships, Newport News, Virginia/Hampton Roads Academy, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada/Vanier Academy, Windsor, Ontario, Canada/Belle River District. Gore then injured his knee, which would become a tragic and common theme for one of the most universally loved Hurricanes in program history. Rumph Here's a look at 2001 Miami and 2017 . Twenty years later, the 2001 Miami Hurricanes are widely regarded as one of the greatest college football teams of all time. What I remember most, though, is the sheer dominance. Rumph They made sure their offseason workouts were the most intense of their lives. Less than 24 hours to renew your football tickets! Fitzgerald If Greg Schiano had not left and gone to Rutgers it would've been a potential for him to get the job, but I was glad for the staff and players that there wouldn't be a blow-up. 15 Washington 3429 on the road, while the Seminoles' lone loss was on the road to the #7 team in the country by 3. "They were really good, but I told Reggie, 'Yeah, you guys were fast and athletic, and we were equally fast and athletic," Vilma recalled recently. Roster includes most starters and key reserves. McKinnie The leadership. Larry coming in, two new coordinators, there were a lot of questions. Men's Sports . We go to the sideline, and Randy Shannon, after the first series he's like, "Hey, how do they look?" Randy Shannon is giving us every way to run this option, and I was frankly frustrated because it was hard to process it all. Mission Statement Years later in the NFL, I'm hearing people like, "Man, I listened to that song.". 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