2000 Miami Hurricanes football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2000 Miami Hurricanes football Miami Hurricanes logo.svg 125 Big East Conference Big East 2 2 11–1 7–0 Butch Davis 6th Larry Coker 6th Greg Schiano 2nd Dan Morgan Santana Moss Miami Orange Bowl National champion (NY Times)Big East championSugar Bowl champion Sugar Bowl W 37–20 vs. Florida 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. Schedule 2000 AP Eastern August 31 Thursday 7:30 pm w y 5 McNeese State Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL 61–14 48,111 September 9 3:30 pm l y y 4 Washington 15 Husky Stadium Seattle, WA ABC 29–34 74,157 September 23 3:30 pm w y 12 West Virginia Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV CBS 47–10 63,735 September 30 7:30 pm w y 10 Rutgers Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ ESPN Plus 64–6 23,782 October 7 12:00 pm w y 7 Florida State 1 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL rivalry, College GameDay CBS 27–24 80,905 October 21 12:00 pm w y 4 Temple Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA ESPN Plus 45–17 28,351 October 28 6:00 pm w y 4 Louisiana Tech Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL ESPN Plus 42–31 46,617 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81525728/um-wins/ The Miami Herald UM wins October 29, 2000 July 15, 2021 Newspapers.com November 4 12:00 pm w 3 Virginia Tech 2 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL rivalry, College GameDay CBS 41–21 77,410 November 11 12:00 pm w 2 Pittsburgh Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL ESPN2 35–7 47,520 November 18 6:30 pm w y 2 Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY ESPN 26–0 49,327 November 25 3:30 pm w 2 Boston College Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL CBS 52–6 49,715 January 2 Tuesday 8:00 pm w y y 2 Florida 7 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA Sugar Bowl ABC 37–20 64,407 https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-miami-makes-case-3720/157478980/ The Clarion-Ledger Miami makes case 37–20 January 3, 2001 October 20, 2024 Newspapers.com Rankings 2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings AP 0 16 5 5 4 12 12 10 7 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 (6) 2 (3) 2 Coaches 0 16 6 6 4 14 14 12 8 6 5 5 3 2 (1) 2 (2) 2 (2) 2 (5) 2 (2) 2 BCS 9 15 4 5 3 2 3 3 3 Game summaries McNeese State McNeese State Cowboys football HurricaneSports.com https://web.archive.org/web/20170102171419/http://www.hurricanesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=658365&SPID=103763&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=28700&ATCLID=205550407 2017-01-02 . 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At Washington Miami (FL) at Washington No. 4 Hurricanes 3 0 19 7 No. 15 Huskies 7 14 6 7 September 9 Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington 74,157 Chuck McFerrin Brad Nessler, Bob Griese, Lynn Swann ABC yes 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 yes 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. Washington Stuns No. 4 Hurricanes https://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/10/sports/college-football-roundup-washington-stuns-no-4-hurricanes.html The New York Times September 10, 2000 September 8, 2019 At West Virginia 2000 West Virginia Mountaineers football team At Rutgers 2000 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team Florida State 2000 Florida State Seminoles football team Florida State–Miami football rivalry 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.Miami Shows It's Back, With Upset of Florida State https://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/08/sports/college-football-miami-shows-it-s-back-with-upset-of-florida-state.html The New York Times October 7, 2000 September 8, 2019 Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech vs. Miami (Fla.) https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/scores100/100302/100302399.htm USA Today October 28, 2000 September 8, 2019 Virginia Tech 2000 Virginia Tech Hokies football team 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) 2001 Sugar Bowl 2000 Florida Gators football team 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.Miami wins easily, now has to wait https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2001/jan/3/20010103-020446-2425r/ The Washington Post January 3, 2001 September 8, 2019 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 f 1 Jr Daryl Jones Daryl Jones (American football) WR y 4 Jr Najeh Davenport RB y 5 Fr Andre Johnson WR y 6 Sr Santana Moss WR y 11 So Ken Dorsey QB y 21 Sr James Jackson James Jackson (American football) RB y 28 So Clinton Portis RB y 65 Jr Martin Bibla G y 66 So Brett Romberg C y 73 Jr Joaquin Gonzalez Joaquin Gonzalez (American football) T y 74 So Sherko Haji-Rasouli G y 78 Jr Bryant McKinnie T y 84 Sr Andre King WR y 87 Sr Reggie Wayne WR y 88 So Jeremy Shockey TE y 8 Jr Mike Rumph CB y 20 Jr Ed Reed FS y 22 Sr Leonard Myers Leonard Myers (American football) CB y 23 Jr James Lewis James Lewis (American football) DB y 44 Sr Dan Morgan LB y 48 Jr Chris Campbell LB 91 So Matt Walters DE y 92 Sr Damione Lewis DT y 94 So William Joseph William Joseph (American football) DE y 16 So Todd Sievers K y https://hurricanesports.com/roster.aspx?roster=16&path=football *Butch Davis Larry Coker (OC) Greg Schiano (DC) Chuck Pagano (ST/DB) Rob Chudzinski (TE) Mike Sullivan (GA) References Miami Category:Miami Hurricanes football seasons Category:Big East Conference football champion seasons Category:Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy seasons Miami Hurricanes football