Coker Reed is seen shouting at his teammates, "I'm hurt dog! Vince Wilfork, Frank Gore, Kellen Winslow, Sean Taylor -- they were all NFL first-rounders and they were all back-ups on that team. In interviews with players and coaches, here . Shockey had been there and done that, but we had new guys stepping in who weren't first-round draft picks yet. "They were the hardest workouts we ever did," cornerback Mike Rumph said. 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? I knew we'd have a good team, but there were a lot of questions because of the coaching changes. Schumann returning to Georgia, 'It's the most talented team to ever play': An oral history of the 2001 Miami Hurricanes, Miami's turnover chain set a celebratory standard across the college football landscape. I had so many friends from high school who were there to support me, guys I grew up with and loved and had always been there for me. After the close win over Boston College, Miami went on to win over #14 Syracuse, 590,[12] and #12 Washington, 657,[13] in consecutive weeks in the Orange Bowl. We weren't trying to sit here and showcase how fast and athletic we were. 2001 Miami Hurricanes footballconsensus national champions, 2001 Big East Conference football standings, 2001 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, 2001 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team, 2001 Florida State Seminoles football team, 2001 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, would cost nearly $120 million as an NFL team, "CFB 150: Top 10 teams in college football history - Sporting News", "The 150 greatest teams in college football's 150-year history - ESPN", "The 2001 Miami Hurricanes Would Beat Any Team, Any Time - FanBuzz", "Hurricanes Roll Past Penn State, 33-7:: Ken Dorsey throws three touchdown passes to lead Miami", University of Miami (FL) Athletic Department, "No. In the NFL he only ran for 105 yards and 2 touchdowns over his one year career. 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. Barry Jackson. It is through the support of Hurricane fans and alumni that we are able to make a difference. A lot of people don't realize the rivalry between Miami and Virginia Tech. Greatest position rooms in Canes history: 2001 Running Backs. Its hard to say in the case of Willis McGahee. Beamer We were confident. Nevertheless, Miami was left with a bitter sense of disappointment, believing they had been deprived of a shot at a potential national championship. Randy Shannon is giving us every way to run this option, and I was frankly frustrated because it was hard to process it all. The environment was pretty spectacular. All rights reserved They finished the season 120 overall and 70 in the Big East to finish as conference champion. It's a fun debate, but at the same time, the competitor in you has no doubt about where we stood. There's a 78% chance your favorite NFL team has employed a first-round pick from 2001 Miami since an incredible 25 teams have rostered one of them at some point or another. Vilma And I am a firm believer in that team, too. I told Mike they ought to bronze your knee and put it in the Hall of Fame, because if that didn't happen, we wouldn't have played for a national championship. I'd feel good about our team against anybody. But I remember a few days before the game we did a two-minute drill, our No. We knew what we had on paper, but to see how we were dominating, and the energy we produced in such a hostile environment, it was like, "OK, wow, we are who we think we are.". You go into the locker room and everybody is just elated. Matt! The 26-point margin tied for Penn State's worst home loss under Joe Paterno. I said, "Coach, they're slow as hell.". I was hurt before this game. You're sweating, you're bleeding, you're laying everything on the line for the guy next to you, and there was no envy." While the 2001 squad only won a single national championship; they had NFL legends, All-Americans and Pro Bowlers in their film sessions. No. or thought they had just unlocked legendary status. Wayne and Moss were Seniors on that . / They beat us 47-0, and I remember walking off the field and everyone was celebrating and he said, "As long as I have something to do with it, I will never be embarrassed by Florida State again." At that point, it was like, all right, the last game then we're going to ship. But a diving, game-saving interception by Ed Reed sealed the Miami victory, 2624. Miami started with a 90 lead over the Boston College Eagles, but Miami's offense began to sputter as Dorsey struggled with the swirling winds, throwing four interceptions. [6] [7] The Hurricanes have had at least one former player make the Pro Bowl every season since 1985, 31 years in a row. It was unreal, just to see the trophy come out. RB Najeh Davenport / In 2002, Miami again played for a national title, losing in overtime to Ohio State. Rumph Rumph In all, 17 players from the team became first-round draft picks, and 38 players would be drafted, with stars like Vilma, Reed, Shockey, Wilfork and Portis earning multiple Pro Bowl bids. Davenport was also an effective weapon as a receiver catching 35 balls for 3 touchdowns in orange and green. 1 offense against the No. We had a player [backup LB Marlin Barnes] murdered on campus. Chudzinski, Shannon and defensive backs coach Mark Stoops all went on to head-coaching jobs. Coker If you dominate your responsibility and enough guys do that, then we'll be OK. A lot of people don't understand the context. That felt good for all of us. * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). Walters To me, it was special, and I knew it was going to be a tough game. The 2001 roster was loaded from top to bottom all over the field with names like Bryant McKinnie, Andre Johnson, and Jeremy Shockey as just the tip of the ice berg. But we were fruits of what they'd done. What set those guys apart was what was inside of them -- in their heads and in their hearts, how they competed and how they prepared and how they loved and how they were passionate about playing the game. Miami followed up the victory with wins over Rutgers,[5] Pitt,[6] and Troy State.[7]. I think also, what rattled them was how much fun we had while being violent and being intense. Walters You had to work. The season began on the road against Penn State, a matchup Miami viewed as a "statement game.". ", Rumph 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. I'll never forget, he said he really liked our team. College Football at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. / We all had our careers that take off from there, but from my eyes, I was like, "What now?" Chudzinski We liked what we had already, and we really wanted to just keep what we had. "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. Additional contributors included future stars Kellen Winslow II, Sean Taylor, Antrel Rolle, Vernon Carey, and Rocky McIntosh. It's almost like that life doesn't exist. Mission Statement One of the things that happened in practice, we caught a few guys in the stadium trying to record our practices, seeing how we were going to stop the triple option. . That's how it goes in those games. Media Requests But Ernest Wilford dropped it. 3 back. A total of 38 . "Dominate" had started the year before, breaking down the team before going into the locker room right before we came out for the game. Davis / Fitzgerald Being from California, playing in the Rose Bowl was special for me. Two Hurricanes have won the Heisman Trophy and nine have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. I was thinking in my mind, "There's not a lot of time left in this game. Clinton Portis was the main ball carrier during the 2001 national championship run of the Miami Hurricanes. But the defense came through, as Mike Rumph, Matt Walters and Reed combined to save the day with one of the most iconic plays in Miami history -- a Walters interception, deflected off Rumph's knee, that ended up in Reed's hands for the defensive score. Larry coming in, two new coordinators, there were a lot of questions. Six players were drafted in the. He made things happen. Here's a look at 2001 Miami and 2017 . Terms of Service Adversity hit shortly after the calendar turned to 2001, when coach Butch Davis left to become head coach with the Cleveland Browns. Less Than 24 Hours to Renew Your Tickets. "I'm willing to line our 2001 team up against any collegiate institution, anytime, anywhere," center Brett Romberg said. Everything in Ed wanted to destroy Florida State for so many reasons. I grew up in South Florida, and watched the previous four Miami national champions closely. DC Randy Shannon 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. The atmosphere was too much for them. '", Added former Syracuse coach Paul Pasqualoni: "That team was so talented, so explosive, so good on defense. In all, an extraordinary 17 players from the 2001 Miami football team were drafted in the first-round of the NFL Draft (5 in the 2002 NFL Draft: Buchanon, McKinnie, Reed, Rumph, and Shockey; 4 in 2003: Johnson, Joseph, McDougle, and McGahee; 6 in 2004: Carey, Taylor, Vilma, Wilfork, Williams, and Winslow; 1 in 2005: Rolle; and 1 in 2006: Kelly Jennings). 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 . Not only that, they were honoring one of their past players who got paralyzed, he was able to walk again so they were going to have him run out. 14 Syracuse, 59-0", "No. Employment It was the other intangibles we were looking for.". 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 Houston Texas took him third overall in the 2003 NFL draft. We watched that, perfected that. But there was never any pressure on anybody because they always thought they were going to get it done. The guys suffer their worst loss of the season, but can still win the ACC. McGahee single handedly beat the Florida Gators in 2002 rushing for over 200 yards in the contest. Reed Its game at Florida State on Oct. 13 took on even greater meaning after what happened in 2000. Of course, Miami players are going to take up for their own team and scream from the rooftops that 2001 Miami is the GOAT. 1. Sure enough, they run a slant, I go in to pick it off, and I spread my fingertips, and had my hands below my knee. The Canes Collapse Against The Noles, Lose 85-84. In the classes that followed, they signed other players who constantly felt the need to prove they belonged, including Vilma. QB Ken Dorsey The Hurricanes were led by first-year head coach Larry Coker and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. 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. And they had a great defense. Walters And I've debated that, and it's like, 'Yeah, whatever, you can talk.' The toughness, the mental toughness. It gives us extra incentive to go out and perform well every week.". We could see with our own eyes what made that team go. Everybody's fired up. To win a national championship, you have to win some you're not supposed to win. Football. 1 Hurricanes Stomp West Virginia, 45-3", "No. The Hokies, ranked No. When he dropped the two-point conversion, I was like, I need some prayer right now. The University of Miami is known for producing excellent professional football players. Employment We didn't do anything right. OT Bryant McKinnie I'll never forget the speed and tempo and competitiveness. The ability to handle situations and adversity. We were winning, but we left a lot of points on the field. The dominance on the field and at the next level was unparalleled throughout the. The consensus among college football analysts is that the 2001 Hurricanes had the most talented roster in history. Quarterbacks #14. The loudest game. And then on the practice field, he had that voice. He didn't care about scolding players if they didn't do their jobs. Though Miami dominated nearly every team it played, it had to survive a close one at Boston College in November. The thing that was most impressive about that team is that, at any point in time, a younger player could take your position. Portis was an even bigger weapon in the NFL over his nine year career. Years later in the NFL, I'm hearing people like, "Man, I listened to that song.". Gore then injured his knee, which would become a tragic and common theme for one of the most universally loved Hurricanes in program history. On Sept. 27, Miami returned to play at Pitt with a determination to press forward, resulting in a 43-21 win. All rights reserved Dorsey passed for 362 yards and 3 touchdowns, while wide receiver Andre Johnson caught 7 passes for 199 yards and 2 touchdowns. 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. We had it in us, and we knew we had it in us. It was my first game ever to be a head coach and it was against Joe Paterno. The scholarship recipient is chosen each year by the football coaches . Both teams were ranked in the top 15 at the time they played. "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. It was so scary. That's to win the national championship. "It was literally, you're doing the same thing that I'm doing. The offense was terrible. Head coach Larry Coker / The deck was loaded. Guess what: He's still not finished . ", Flashback Friday pic.twitter.com/qCE9gnzI5E. The first series, we line up, they run their option, and for as fast as it went for us in practice, it was like they were in sand. What I remember most, though, is the sheer dominance. Guys rallied behind him. The Hurricanes were led by first-year head coach Larry Coker and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. That 2001 season, it was like the season was already written. It wasn't like we were living at the top of the AP poll. Their roster was loaded with future first-round picks -- from Andre Johnson to Jeremy Shockey to Vince Wilfork and at least one NFL Hall of Famer in Ed Reed. I got you over the top." You could feel the crowd; you could feel the anger that we had, and how bad we wanted to beat them. In the years since Miami's 2001 championship, the team's reputation has only grown. Before we even went to the game, we made "Ballin Boys." "We really had leaders on that team, and I don't think that can be matched," Reed said. Some felt that Miami got snubbed in a chance to compete for the BCS Championship game. "I just think our mental toughness was just as impressive as our physical and athletic ability. Vilma 2. ET on Feb. 10. When I caught it, I wasn't thinking about running it back for a touchdown. 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. That goes for everybody. Kenny didn't have the strongest arm in football, but he was just a tremendous leader and just a playmaker. I knew this. That's how much we've been around each other. Ed was definitely yelling my name, "Matt! Chudzinski It's not the individual talent. 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. I had to make it tough tough. If I slacked off at all, I wasn't going to play as much because Vince Wilfork is my backup. I had a front-row seat as the Miami beat writer for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, that season. 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. Sports. What players and coaches insist set this team apart was their camaraderie, accountability and willingness to do whatever it took to win a championship -- especially those afternoon workouts. It was the Hurricanes' 76th season of football and 11th as a member of the Big East Conference. Everyone knew [Clinton] Portis, but you had Willis McGahee and Frank Gore. It was intense. The intelligence he had. Williams, Antrel Rolle, Vince Wilfork, Frank Gore, Willis McGahee, Chris Myers, Andre Johnson No other team is even in the conversation. And I'll never forget seeing the wave of red of Nebraska fans pulling up that seemed like it went for miles. Nobody really wanted to work out at 1 p.m. in the scorching heat and high humidity in South Florida. Where . We saw a guy in the 55th row laying down with a camera, and we started pointing him out, and he gets up and runs to one of the exits. In my mind, I didn't know if I'd get the job. Chudzinski Dorsey Coker Purchase Tickets. Sponsorship Opportunities Most people think that UM must have been losing, but no. You can make the argument it's the most talented team to ever play. Every one of those games was a physical, physical affair. We knew a kid could run and be athletic and we had the blueprint for that. The combined 1247 score is an NCAA record for largest margin of victory over consecutive ranked opponents. And that kind of stuck with me. LB D.J. We [were] truly a team. ", Reed OT Joaquin Gonzalez Download Our App. / I'm gonna run out of bounds." He almost had to come out of the game. The fourth quarter was fun for us, because at that point, the game was kind of in hand, and everybody got to enjoy and be part of it: first, second, third string guys, everybody was getting in and getting to play. They listened to us. Syracuse and Washington were not exactly nobodies. This was because Miami had lost to No. Join our linker program. Reed "It wasn't about elite, starters, pecking orders, all that other great stuff," center Brett Romberg said. The Hurricanes led 34-0 at halftime and could have easily won 59-0 had they decided to play their starters the majority of the second half. / How deep was the 2001 Miami Hurricane roster? They would challenge each other to sprints, or whatever it was, and they held each other accountable and would not accept mediocrity. And as a coach, you almost never want that -- guys on the ground, just a couple days before the game. Then there was the first half against Nebraska in the BCS national championship game, in which Miami made the Cornhuskers look like a slow backyard team with no business being on the big stage. I helped cover that team, too. S Ed Reed I was tired. Our freshman year, we redshirted, but we would go on road trips and have our jerseys on with sweatpants on the sideline. Fitzgerald Media Requests Miami led 12-7 with under a minute to play, but BC had first-and-goal at the Miami 9-yard line. The 2022-23 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team represents the University of Miami during the 2022-23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Former coach Butch Davis Payton spent time in NFL Europe as well as the Canadian Football League. Men's Basketball . It was a program that was meant to sink or swim guys. Strength coach Andreu Swasey The Panthers had six first-round draft picks on its '01 roster while Miami's '01 team eventually Buy Now. There will be unsung heroes picking up blitzes. Miami (2001) Michigan (1947) Notre Dame (1947) Oklahoma (1956) How many NFL players came from Miami? Twenty years later, the 2001 Miami Hurricanes are widely regarded as one of the greatest college football teams of all time. We made a song like the Super Bowl Shuffle, letting them know, "We're going to whoop y'all." Please consider making a secure donation today by clicking the link below. Incognito told me at halftime, their coach basically said, "Guys let's just try to keep this thing close," and he said that right in front of the athletic director. It seems like that every year. Frank Gore was also on the 2001 national title Hurricanes roster. 14, proved to be a formidable opponent. DT Matt Walters As I went to the NFL, we'd always find those Miami guys on the other team and you knew they were going to be the most competitive guys. I still have visions of Tommie Frazier leaving Gator defenders in his wake. / I remember just sitting there like, "Damn.". We used to say that was the easiest workout and we would suck our fingers, like that was pie. Gonzalez Jump inside of it. Sponsorship Opportunities 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). The dominance on the field and at the next level was unparalleled throughout the century-plus existence of our version of the sport. We just knew we were going to win it all. Rumph 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. Their closest test came on road against the Boston College Eagles in an 18-7 victory, that included a late Ed Reed-Matt Walters pick-six. Like, literally none. Were the backups better than the starter? Miami had zero touchdowns. We'd just beaten Florida in the Sugar Bowl and gone 11-1. And I felt like I was a chess piece to that. How good is that? Washington had beaten Miami the year before, but in 2001, it looked as if the Huskies wanted to be anywhere but playing in prime time in the Orange Bowl as the Hurricanes gleefully kept their foot on the gas to prove a point. Hurricanes Can Finish With Best Regular Season in Program History. I think it was kind of a weight off everybody's shoulders at the end. If you look at the film, at the last second as he's falling to the ground, he looks up to see if it's Ed, and he lets the ball go. He was leading stuff, telling guys what to do, up and down the court with the ball in his hands, and you could just see this guy had that magical feel for how to play team games. So I continue to stick with Miami as the greatest team of all time. It really gave the players and the coaching staff somebody to rally behind. They had confidence. Men's Sports . 4 in the Bowl Championship Series standings. McGahee ran for 4.7 yards per carry and three touchdowns in reserve duty behind Clinton Portis in 2001. It didn't really hit me until afterward. Take Ed Reed. Williams Cleveland scored . For whatever reason, we always played them close in my four years there. You were getting into a street fight when you went and played those guys. Miami jumped on Virginia Tech early, leading 203 at halftime, and 2610 in the fourth quarter. The way we were able to play, come out firing on all cylinders, was huge. They dominated nearly everyone on their schedule, culminating in a resounding 37-14 win over Nebraska in the BCS National Championship Game in the Rose Bowl. Walters Vilma played for the 2001 Hurricanes . Baseball. The 2001 Miami Hurricanes are considered to be the greatest collection of players in college football history, at least as measured by the NFL Draft. Dorsey threw four interceptions. We probably could have scored 80 points. 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. When he spoke, the team listened. Romberg Do you have a sports website? McKinnie As the 2001 Miami Hurricanes celebrated a fifth national championship in the . All I could think as I looked on from the press box was, "I can't believe they're about to blow this," knowing full well a trip to the national championship and the Rose Bowl was on the line. / As one of the younger players on the team, that competition only made me better. "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. We were pissed. 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. Among the numerous stars on the 2001 Miami squad were: quarterback Ken Dorsey; running backs Clinton Portis, Willis McGahee, Najeh Davenport, and Frank Gore; tight end Jeremy Shockey; wide receiver Andre Johnson; offensive tackle Bryant McKinnie; defensive linemen Jerome McDougle, William Joseph, and Vince Wilfork; linebackers Jonathan Vilma and D.J. They remain the only team to have its first-, second-, third- and fourth-string running backs all later become running backs with a start in the NFL. 15 Washington 3429 on the road, while the Seminoles' lone loss was on the road to the #7 team in the country by 3. We all loved Dorsey, but we knew we had other skill sets and talent on that team. In interviews with players and coaches, here . Let's go, man! You know I'm hurt, yet we let them score two touchdowns. This Week in Miami Hurricanes Basketball: 2/27 Edition. That truly goes to show how much trust we had, for him to hear my voice and give me the ball. On the field in front of me, Alabama beat down Ohio State to close a 13-0 season with three Heisman Trophy finalists on offense -- including winner DeVonta Smith. Terms at draftkings.com/sportsbook. 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. Privacy Policy Given all the challenges associated with the 2020 season, the Crimson Tide could easily make their case. [17] Additionally, the Hurricane defense scored eight touchdowns of its own. As did what happened in October, when Miami -- ranked No. BC was certainly a good team, and it looked like we weren't supposed to win it, but somehow we did. 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