| 2000 Miami Hurricanes football | |
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| National champion (NY Times) Big East champion Sugar Bowl champion | |
| Sugar Bowl, W 37–20 vs. Florida | |
| Conference | Big East Conference |
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| Coaches | No. 2 |
| AP | No. 2 |
| Record | 11–1 (7–0 Big East) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Larry Coker (6th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Greg Schiano (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Miami Orange Bowl (Capacity: 74,476) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2000 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 75th season of football and tenth as a member of the Big East Conference. The Hurricanes were led by sixth-year head coach Butch Davis and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 11–1 overall and 7–0 in the Big East to finish as conference champion. They were invited to the Sugar Bowl where they defeated Florida, 37–20.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 31 | 7:30 pm | McNeese State* | No. 5 | W 61–14 | 48,111 | |||
| September 9 | 3:30 pm | at No. 15 Washington* | No. 4 | ABC | L 29–34 | 74,157 | ||
| September 23 | 3:30 pm | at West Virginia | No. 12 | CBS | W 47–10 | 63,735 | ||
| September 30 | 7:30 pm | at Rutgers | No. 10 | ESPN Plus | W 64–6 | 23,782 | ||
| October 7 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 Florida State* | No. 7 |
| CBS | W 27–24 | 80,905 | |
| October 21 | 12:00 pm | at Temple | No. 4 | ESPN Plus | W 45–17 | 28,351 | ||
| October 28 | 6:00 pm | Louisiana Tech* | No. 4 |
| ESPN Plus | W 42–31 | 46,617 | |
| November 4 | 12:00 pm | No. 2 Virginia Tech | No. 3 |
| CBS | W 41–21 | 77,410 | |
| November 11 | 12:00 pm | Pittsburgh | No. 2 |
| ESPN2 | W 35–7 | 47,520 | |
| November 18 | 6:30 pm | at Syracuse | No. 2 | ESPN | W 26–0 | 49,327 | ||
| November 25 | 3:30 pm | Boston College | No. 2 |
| CBS | W 52–6 | 49,715 | |
| January 2 | 8:00 pm | vs. No. 7 Florida* | No. 2 | ABC | W 37–20 | 64,407 | ||
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Rankings
Further information: 2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings| Week | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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
At Washington
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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.
At West Virginia
See also: 2000 West Virginia Mountaineers football teamAt Rutgers
See also: 2000 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football teamFlorida 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 1994 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.
Louisiana Tech
Virginia Tech
See also: 2000 Virginia Tech Hokies football team and Miami–Virginia Tech football rivalryAnother 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 rivalryThe 2000 Miami Hurricance finished the season by soundly beating the University of Florida Gators in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans.
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
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References
- "UM wins". The Miami Herald. October 29, 2000. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Miami makes case 37–20". The Clarion-Ledger. January 3, 2001. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- HurricaneSports.com Archived 2017-01-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2017-Jan-01.
- "Washington Stuns No. 4 Hurricanes". The New York Times. September 10, 2000. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- "Miami Shows It's Back, With Upset of Florida State". The New York Times. October 7, 2000. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- "Louisiana Tech vs. Miami (Fla.)". USA Today. October 28, 2000. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- "Miami wins easily, now has to wait". The Washington Post. January 3, 2001. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
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