2002 Miami Hurricanes football team

American college football season February 2026 May 2024 2002 Miami Hurricanes football Miami Hurricanes logo.svg 125 Big East Conference Big East Conference (1979–2013) Big East 2 2 12–1 7–0 Larry Coker 2nd Rob Chudzinski 2nd Pro-style Randy Shannon 2nd 4–3 Cover 2 Miami Orange Bowl(Capacity: 74,476) Big East championFlorida Cup champion Fiesta Bowl (BCS NCG) L 24–312OT vs. Ohio State The 2002 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 77th season of football and 12th as a member of the Big East Conference. The Hurricanes were led by second-year head coach Larry Coker and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 12–1 overall and 7–0 in the Big East to finish as conference champion. They were invited to the Fiesta Bowl, which served as the BCS National Championship Game, and lost against Ohio State, 31–24, in double overtime. This would mark the last time the team played in a national championship game until the 2025 season. Schedule 2002 AP Eastern August 31 7:00 pm w y 1 Florida A&M 16 (I-AA) Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL PPV 63–17 68,548 https://www.newspapers.com/article/south-florida-sun-sentinel-hurricanes-ea/173617842/ South Florida Sun Sentinel Hurricanes easily pummel Rattlers September 1, 2002 June 1, 2025 Newspapers.com September 7 5:15 pm w y y 1 Florida 6 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL CBS rivalry, College GameDay 41–16 85,777 September 14 12:00 pm w y 1 Temple Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA ESPN Plus 44–21 33,169 September 21 7:45 pm w 1 Boston College Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL ESPN 38–6 73,622 October 5 7:00 pm w y 1 Connecticut Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL PPV 48–14 52,131 October 12 12:00 pm w y 1 Florida State 9 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL rivalry ABC 28–27 81,927 October 26 12:00 pm w y 1 West Virginia Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV ESPN2 40–23 56,817 November 2 12:00 pm w y 1 Rutgers Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ ESPN Plus 42–17 27,222 November 9 3:30 pm w y y 2 Tennessee Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN College GameDay CBS 26–3 107,745 November 21 Thursday 7:30 pm w 1 Pittsburgh 17 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL ESPN 28–21 64,897 November 30 1:00 pm w y 1 Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY ABC 49–7 45,679 December 7 1:00 pm w 1 Virginia Tech 18 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL rivalry ABC 56–45 76,108 January 3 Friday 8:00 pm l y y 1 Ohio State 2 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ Fiesta Bowl—BCS National Championship Game ABC 24–31 2OT 77,502 Rankings 2002 NCAA Division I-A football rankings AP 0 17 1 (27) 1т (27) 1 (34) 1 (68) 1 (68) 1 (69) 1 (71) 1 (73) 1 (65) 1 (61) 1 (59) 2 (32) 1 (74) 1 (74) 1 (71) 1 (73) 1 (74) 2 Coaches 0 17 1 (34) 1 (42) 1 (49) 1 (58) 1 (58) 1 (59) 1 (59) 1 (60) 1 (58) 1 (55) 1 (53) 1 (47) 1 (61) 1 (61) 1 (60) 1 (60) 1 (61) 2 BCS 9 16 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 Preseason Miami had just come off a national championship season. Many of the starters left for the NFL, but a few key players, including quarterback Ken Dorsey, wide receiver Andre Johnson, and linebackers Jonathan Vilma and D. J. Williams returned. Despite the loss of numerous starters, Miami was still ranked 1st in the preseason coaches poll.http://hurricanesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/080102aaa.html The Hurricanes are No. 1 in the ESPN.COM/USA Today Preseason Poll! :: Read what head coach Larry Coker has to say! December 18, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20120309094321/http://hurricanesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/080102aaa.html March 9, 2012 dead Preseason awards Andre Johnson- Blietnikoff Award Watch List Ken Dorsey- Davey O'Brien Award Watch List, Walter Camp Player of the Year Award candidate Brett Romberg- Rimington Trophy Watch List, Outland Trophy Watch List Sherko Haji-Rasouli (OG)- Outland Trophy Watch List William Joseph (DT)- Outland Trophy Watch List Matt Walters (DT)- Outland Trophy Watch List Todd Sievers- Groza Award Preseason Watch List Game summaries Florida A&M Florida A&M Rattlers football At Florida 2002 Florida Gators football team Florida–Miami football rivalry College GameDay (football) At Temple 2002 Temple Owls football team Boston College 2002 Boston College Eagles football team Connecticut 2002 Connecticut Huskies football team Florida State 2002 Florida State Seminoles football team Florida State–Miami football rivalry At West Virginia 2002 West Virginia Mountaineers football team At Rutgers 2002 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team At Tennessee 2002 Tennessee Volunteers football team College GameDay (football) Pittsburgh 2002 Pittsburgh Panthers football team At Syracuse 2002 Syracuse Orangemen football team Virginia Tech 2002 Virginia Tech Hokies football team Miami–Virginia Tech football rivalry Vs. Ohio State (Fiesta Bowl) Ohio State vs. Miami (FL) No. 2 Buckeyes 0 14 3 0 14 No. 1 Hurricanes 7 0 7 3 7 January 3 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 8:00 PM EST 3:56 77,502 70°, beautiful, wind W 9 mph Randy Christal Keith Jackson, Dan Fouts, Lynn Swann, & Todd Harris ABC 2003 Fiesta Bowl 2002 Ohio State Buckeyes football team Personnel Roster 2002 Miami Hurricanes f 2 So Willis McGahee RB y 5 Jr Andre Johnson WR y 9 Jr Kevin Beard WR y 11 Sr Ken Dorsey QB y 17 Fr Tim Zwart WR 32 So Frank Gore RB y 34 Jr Jarrett Payton RB y 60 Jr Vernon Carey T y 66 Sr Brett Romberg C y 74 Sr Sherko Haji-Rasouli G y 76 Jr Carlos Joseph T y 77 So Chris Myers Chris Myers (American football) OL y 84 Fr Roscoe Parrish WR y 81 So Kellen Winslow II TE y 74 So Eric Winston TE y 17 Jr D.J. Williams D. J. Williams (linebacker) LB y 25 Jr Alfonso Marshall CB y 22 Fr Kelly Jennings CB y 6 So Antrel Rolle CB y 26 So Sean Taylor S y 49 Jr Darrell McClover LB y 51 Jr Jonathan Vilma LB y 55 Sr Jamaal Green DE y 56 Jr Santonio Thomas DT y 75 So Vince Wilfork DT y 91 Sr Matt Walters DE y 94 Sr William Joseph William Joseph (American football) DT y 95 Sr Jerome McDougle DE y 99 Sr Andrew Williams Andrew Williams (American football) DE y 16 Sr Todd Sievers K y https://hurricanesports.com/roster.aspx?roster=90&path=football *Larry Coker Rob Chudzinski (OC) Randy Shannon (DC) D. J. Eliot (GA) Depth chart Bold indicates starters at that position. Bold italics indicates a returning starter.2002 http://nationalchamps.net/NCAA/2002Preseason/miamiFL.htm Miami Hurricanes 2002 Preview National Champs.net December 18, 2007 Nationalchamps.net Offense QB- Ken Dorsey, Derrick Crudup, Eric Moore FB- Kyle Cobia, Quadtrine Hill RB- Willis McGahee, Jarrett Payton, Frank Gore WR- Andre Johnson, Roscoe Parrish Jason Geathers WR- Kevin Beard, Ethenic Sands, Tim Zwart TE- Kellen Winslow II, David Williams LT- Carlos Joseph, Tony Tella LG- Sherko Haji-Rasouli, Joe McGrath C- Brett Romberg. Joel Rodriguez RG- Ed Wilkins, Chris Myers RT- Vernon Carey , Rashad Butler Defense DE- Andrew Williams, Jamaal Green DT- Matt Walters, Santonio Thomas DT- William Joseph, Vince Wilfork DE- Jerome McDougle, Cornelius Green WLB- D. J. Williams, Jerrel Weaver MLB- Jonathan Vilma, Leon Williams SLB- Howard Clark, Rocky McIntosh CB- Antrel Rolle, Jean Leone CB- Kelly Jennings, Alfonso Marshall SS- Maurice Sikes, Marcus Maxey FS- Sean Taylor, James Scott Special teams K- Todd Sievers, Mark Gent P- Freddie Capshaw, Dan Lundy KR- Roscoe Parrish Statistics QB Ken Dorsey: 222/393 (56.5%) for 3,369 yards (8.57) with 28 TD vs. 12 INT (3.05%). RB Willis McGahee: 282 carries for 1,753 yards (6.22) and 28 TD. 27 catches for 355 yards and 0 TD. WR Andre Johnson: 52 catches for 1,092 yards (21.00) and 9 TD. TE Kellen Winslow Jr.: 57 catches for 726 yards (12.74) and 8 TD. K Todd Sievers: 12/20 (60.0%) on FG with 63 XPM. Long FG of 53 yards. Awards Brett Romberg: Rimington TrophyJuly 24, 2007 https://www.espn.com/college-football/awards?year=2002 College Football Award winners, 2002 ESPN.com References Miami Category:Miami Hurricanes football seasons Category:Big East Conference football champion seasons Category:Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy seasons Miami Hurricanes football