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2000 Miami

11–⁠1 (7–⁠0 Big East), coached by Butch Davis, finished No. 2 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Miami in 2000, game by game: won vs. McNeese 61–14; lost at No. 15 Washington 29–34; won at West Virginia 47–10; won at Rutgers 64–6; won vs. No. 1 Florida State 27–24; won at Temple 45–17; won vs. Louisiana Tech 42–31; won vs. No. 2 Virginia Tech 41–21; won vs. Pittsburgh 35–7; won at Syracuse 26–0; won vs. Boston College 52–6; won vs. No. 7 Florida 37–20+58−5Won 61–14 vs. McNeese+47McNeeseLost 29–34 at No. 15 Washington-5No. 15 WashingtonWon 47–10 at West Virginia+37West VirginiaWon 64–6 at Rutgers+58RutgersWon 27–24 vs. No. 1 Florida State+3No. 1 Florida StateWon 45–17 at Temple+28TempleWon 42–31 vs. Louisiana Tech+11Louisiana TechWon 41–21 vs. No. 2 Virginia Tech+20No. 2 Virginia TechWon 35–7 vs. Pittsburgh+28PittsburghWon 26–0 at Syracuse+26SyracuseWon 52–6 vs. Boston College+46Boston CollegeWon 37–20 vs. No. 7 Florida+17No. 7 Florida
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsMcNeeseW 61–⁠1491%
Sep 9at15WashingtonL 29–⁠3449%
Sep 23atWest VirginiaW 47–⁠1051%
Sep 30atRutgersW 64–⁠679%
Oct 7vs1Florida StateW 27–⁠2438%
Oct 21atTempleW 45–⁠1773%
Oct 28vsLouisiana TechW 42–⁠3188%
Nov 4vs2Virginia TechW 41–⁠2149%
Nov 11vsPittsburghW 35–⁠782%
Nov 18atSyracuseW 26–⁠065%
Nov 25vsBoston CollegeW 52–⁠684%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs7FloridaSugar BowlW 37–⁠2055%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Florida 37–⁠20 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 2 in the final AP poll; Big East champions.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 5
  2. Wk 2: 5
  3. Wk 3: 4
  4. Wk 4: 12
  5. Wk 5: 12
  6. Wk 6: 10
  7. Wk 7: 7
  8. Wk 8: 4
  9. Wk 9: 4
  10. Wk 10: 4
  11. Wk 11: 3
  12. Wk 12: 2
  13. Wk 13: 2
  14. Wk 14: 2
  15. Wk 15: 2
  16. Wk 16: 2
  17. Final: 2

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 2000.

Big East champions7–⁠0 in the conference

Butkus AwardDan Morgan, LB; also the Nagurski and Bednarik

3 consensus All-AmericansDan Morgan, LB; Ed Reed, S; Santana Moss, APB

Record
11–⁠1
Conference
7–⁠0 first in Big East
AP final
No. 2 peak No. 2
Points
506–⁠190
Coach
Butch Davis
Elo
1802 +180 this season
SP+ rating
35.9 No. 1 of 116; offense No. 1, defense No. 4
SRS
28.9 No. 2 of 116 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 7
Offensive coordinator
Larry Coker
Defensive coordinator
Greg Schiano
Most valuable player
Dan Morgan and Santana Moss

Top recruits in the 2000 class

D.J. Williams ILB★★★★★No. 1
Willis McGahee RB★★★★★No. 11
Willie Dixon WR★★★★★No. 27
Carlos Joseph OT★★★★No. 64
Carl Walker S★★★★No. 70
Vince Wilfork DT★★★★No. 93

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2000 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs15.00.995
Receivers15.00.988
Offensive line14.00.976
Defensive line14.00.967
Linebackers15.01.000
Defensive backs14.00.975
Whole class64.50.983

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2001

The 2001 draft
Rd 1Dan Morgan LBCarolina Panthers
Rd 1Damione Lewis DTSt. Louis Rams
Rd 1Santana Moss WRNew York Jets
Rd 1Reggie Wayne WRIndianapolis Colts
Rd 3James Jackson RBCleveland Browns
Rd 6Leonard Myers DBNew England Patriots
Rd 7Andre King WRCleveland Browns

All-Big East

11 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2000 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2000 Big East standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Miami7–⁠011–⁠12
Virginia Tech6–⁠111–⁠16
Pittsburgh4–⁠37–⁠5
Syracuse4–⁠36–⁠5
West Virginia3–⁠47–⁠5
Boston College3–⁠47–⁠5
Temple1–⁠64–⁠7
Rutgers0–⁠73–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.