2000 Miami Hurricanes football team

The 2000 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as a member of the Big East Conference during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Butch Davis in his sixth and final season as head coach, the Hurricanes compiled an overall record of 11–1 with a mark of 7–0 in conference play, winning the Big East title. Miami was invited to the Sugar Bowl, where the Hurricanes defeated Florida. The team played home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami.

2000 Miami Hurricanes football
National champion (NY Times) Big East champion Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 37–20 vs. Florida
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
Record	11–1 (7–0 Big East)
Head coach	Butch Davis (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Larry Coker (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	Greg Schiano (2nd season)
MVPs	Dan Morgan Santana Moss
Home stadium	Miami Orange Bowl
Seasons ← 1999 2001 →

2000 Big East Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Miami (FL) $		7	–	0					11	–	1
No. 6 Virginia Tech		6	–	1					11	–	1
Pittsburgh		4	–	3					7	–	5
Syracuse		4	–	3					6	–	5
Boston College		3	–	4					7	–	5
West Virginia		3	–	4					7	–	5
Temple		1	–	6					4	–	7
Rutgers		0	–	7					3	–	8
$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	7:30 pm	McNeese State*	No. 5	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 61–14	48,111
September 9	3:30 pm	at No. 15 Washington*	No. 4	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	ABC	L 29–34	74,157
September 23	3:30 pm	at West Virginia	No. 12	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	CBS	W 47–10	63,735
September 30	7:30 pm	at Rutgers	No. 10	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPN Plus	W 64–6	23,782
October 7	12:00 pm	No. 1 Florida State*	No. 7	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry, College GameDay)	CBS	W 27–24	80,905
October 21	12:00 pm	at Temple	No. 4	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	ESPN Plus	W 45–17	28,351
October 28	6:00 pm	Louisiana Tech*	No. 4	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ESPN Plus	W 42–31	46,617	[1]
November 4	12:00 pm	No. 2 Virginia Tech	No. 3	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry, College GameDay)	CBS	W 41–21	77,410
November 11	12:00 pm	Pittsburgh	No. 2	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ESPN2	W 35–7	47,520
November 18	6:30 pm	at Syracuse	No. 2	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN	W 26–0	49,327
November 25	3:30 pm	Boston College	No. 2	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	CBS	W 52–6	49,715
January 2	8:00 pm	vs. No. 7 Florida*	No. 2	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	ABC	W 37–20	64,407	[2]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

Further information: 2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	5	5	4	12	12	10	7	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	2 (6)	2 (3)	2
Coaches	6	6	4	14	14	12	8	6	5	5	3	2 (1)	2 (2)	2 (2)	2 (5)	2 (2)	2
BCS	Not released									4	5	3	2	3	3	3	Not released

Game summaries

McNeese State

See also: McNeese State Cowboys football

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At Washington

Miami (FL) at Washington

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Hurricanes	3	0	19	7	29
• No. 15 Huskies	7	14	6	7	34

• Date: September 9
• Location: Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington
• Game attendance: 74,157
• Referee: Chuck McFerrin
• TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler, Bob Griese, Lynn Swann

Scoring summary

1	8:19	WASH	Braxton Cleman 3-yard run (John Anderson kick)	Washington 7-0
1	2:25	MIA	Todd Sievers 27-yard field goal	Washington 7-3
2	5:19	WASH	Marques Tuiasosopo 12-yard run (John Anderson kick)	Washington 14-3
2	2:02	WASH	Jeremy Stevens 23-yard pass from Marques Tuiasosopo (John Anderson kick)	Washington 21-3
3	7:34	MIA	Reggie Wayne 21-yard pass from Ken Dorsey (two-point conversion failed)	Washington 21-9
3	6:10	WASH	Rich Alexis 50-yard run (two-point conversion failed)	Washington 27-9
3	5:23	MIA	Najeh Davenport 8-yard run (two-point conversion failed)	Washington 27-15
3	3:50	MIA	James Jackson 8-yard run (Todd Sievers kick)	Washington 27-22
4	14:30	WASH	Pat Condiff 1-yard run (John Anderson kick)	Washington 34-22
4	2:52	MIA	James Jackson 1-yard run (Todd Sievers kick)	Washington 34-29

See also: 2000 Washington Huskies football team

The lowest-point of the season was the second game loss at the Washington Huskies. This was the game that ultimately cost Miami a chance to play in the BCS National championship game. ^[4]

At West Virginia

See also: 2000 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

At Rutgers

See also: 2000 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

Florida State

See also: 2000 Florida State Seminoles football team, Florida State–Miami football rivalry, and College GameDay (football)

Memorable games in the 2000 season included beating top ranked FSU for the first time since 1992 in the "Wide Right 2" game. In the game, FSU had a chance to tie the game on last second field goal. Miami CB Mike Rumph sprinted off the line untouched and came within 1 foot of blocking the kick, causing the FSU kicker to adjust and kicking the field goal "Wide Right". This was the third game in the Miami/FSU rivalry where FSU had missed a game ending field goal "Wide Right". Up to this point, this was the most important win in the Butch Davis-coached Miami U teams, proving that Miami could beat a #1 ranked team again.^[5]

Louisiana Tech

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Virginia Tech

See also: 2000 Virginia Tech Hokies football team and Miami–Virginia Tech football rivalry

Another highlight of the 2000 season was beating second-ranked Virginia Tech, led by an injured Michael Vick.

Vs. Florida (Sugar Bowl)

Main article: 2001 Sugar Bowl

See also: 2000 Florida Gators football team and Florida–Miami football rivalry

The 2000 Miami Hurricance finished the season by soundly beating the University of Florida Gators in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans.^[7]

Controversies

Despite beating the Number 1/2 ranked football teams during the 2000 season and losing only 1 game, the BCS computer model (which chose the two finalists for the NCAA college football season) did not select the University of Miami to play in the National Championship Game, which some fans and analysts thought was a flaw in the BCS.

During the week of the Sugar Bowl, University of Miami and University of Florida football teams engaged in an infamous street fight in New Orleans, dubbed the "Bourbon Street Brawl". Up to 25 players engaged in a street brawl on Bourbon Street with the New Orleans Police being called to break up the fight. Several University of Florida football players showed signs of the fight with bruises on their faces in PR leading up to the game. No arrests were made.

After the Sugar bowl, head coach Butch Davis accepted the head coaching position for the NFL Cleveland Browns.

With their core 2000 roster intact, including Heisman candidates Ken Dorsey and Clinton Portis, Miami would start the 2001 season ranked Number 1. The 2000 team was featured in the ESPN 30 for 30 documentaries, "U part 2," and in, "U Reloaded".

Roster

2000 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Daryl Jones Jr RB 4 Najeh Davenport Jr WR 5 Andre Johnson Fr WR 6 Santana Moss Sr QB 11 Ken Dorsey So RB 21 James Jackson Sr RB 28 Clinton Portis So G 65 Martin Bibla Jr C 66 Brett Romberg So OT 73 Joaquin Gonzalez Jr G 74 Sherko Haji-Rasouli So OT 78 Bryant McKinnie Jr WR 84 Andre King Sr WR 87 Reggie Wayne Sr TE 88 Jeremy Shockey So	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 8 Mike Rumph Jr FS 20 Ed Reed Jr CB 22 Leonard Myers Sr DB 23 James Lewis Jr LB 44 Dan Morgan Sr LB 48 Chris Campbell Jr DE 91 Matt Walters So DT 92 Damione Lewis Sr DE 94 William Joseph So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 16 Todd Sievers So	Head coach Butch Davis Coordinators/assistant coaches Larry Coker (OC) Greg Schiano (DC) Chuck Pagano (ST/DB) Rob Chudzinski (TE) Mike Sullivan (GA) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster