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2001 Miami

12–⁠0 (7–⁠0 Big East), coached by Larry Coker, finished No. 1 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Miami in 2001, game by game: won at Penn State 33–7; won vs. Rutgers 61–0; won at Pittsburgh 43–21; won vs. Troy 38–7; won at No. 14 Florida State 49–27; won vs. West Virginia 45–3; won vs. Temple 38–0; won at Boston College 18–7; won vs. No. 14 Syracuse 59–0; won vs. No. 12 Washington 65–7; won at No. 14 Virginia Tech 26–24; won vs. No. 4 Nebraska 37–14+61Won 33–7 at Penn State+26Penn StateWon 61–0 vs. Rutgers+61RutgersWon 43–21 at Pittsburgh+22PittsburghWon 38–7 vs. Troy+31TroyWon 49–27 at No. 14 Florida State+22No. 14 Florida StateWon 45–3 vs. West Virginia+42West VirginiaWon 38–0 vs. Temple+38TempleWon 18–7 at Boston College+11Boston CollegeWon 59–0 vs. No. 14 Syracuse+59No. 14 SyracuseWon 65–7 vs. No. 12 Washington+58No. 12 WashingtonWon 26–24 at No. 14 Virginia Tech+2No. 14 Virginia TechWon 37–14 vs. No. 4 Nebraska+23No. 4 Nebraska
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atPenn StateW 33–⁠765%
Sep 8vsRutgersW 61–⁠090%
Sep 27atPittsburghW 43–⁠2174%
Oct 6vsTroyW 38–⁠794%
Oct 13at14Florida StateW 49–⁠2752%
Oct 25vsWest VirginiaW 45–⁠388%
Nov 3vsTempleW 38–⁠094%
Nov 10atBoston CollegeW 18–⁠770%
Nov 17vs14SyracuseW 59–⁠074%
Nov 24vs12WashingtonW 65–⁠778%
Dec 1at14Virginia TechW 26–⁠2463%
Jan 3Bowls & playoffvs4NebraskaRose BowlW 37–⁠1461%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Nebraska 37–⁠14 in the Rose Bowl; No. 1 in the final AP poll; Big East champions.

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

AP poll, week by week

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

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 2001.

National championsNo. 1 in the final AP poll, and a title the school claims

Big East champions7–⁠0 in the conference

Heisman voteKen Dorsey, third

Maxwell AwardKen Dorsey, QB

Outland TrophyBryant McKinnie, OT

William V. Campbell TrophyJoaquin Gonzalez, OT

2 consensus All-AmericansBryant McKinnie, OT; Ed Reed, S

Paul “Bear” Bryant AwardLarry Coker, coach

Broyles AwardRandy Shannon, coach

Record
12–⁠0
Conference
7–⁠0 first in Big East
AP final
No. 1 peak No. 1
Points
512–⁠117
Coach
Larry Coker
Elo
1871 +169 this season
SP+ rating
35.5 No. 1 of 117; offense No. 3, defense No. 1
SRS
32.4 No. 1 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 8
Offensive coordinator
Rob Chudzinski
Defensive coordinator
Randy Shannon
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3 Cover 2

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 39— allowed
Defense-0.1own 27— caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2001 class

Leon Williams ILB★★★★★No. 11
Antrel Rolle CB★★★★No. 53
Orien Harris DT★★★★No. 55
Frank Gore RB★★★★No. 90

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

The 2001 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs14.00.971
Defensive line14.00.980
Linebackers15.00.995
Defensive backs14.00.981
Whole class44.30.982

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 2002

The 2002 draft
Rd 1Bryant McKinnie OTMinnesota Vikings
Rd 1Jeremy Shockey TENew York Giants
Rd 1Phillip Buchanon DBOakland Raiders
Rd 1Edward Reed DBBaltimore Ravens
Rd 1Mike Rumph DBSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 2Clinton Portis RBDenver Broncos
Rd 4Martin Bibla OGAtlanta Falcons
Rd 4Najeh Davenport RBGreen Bay Packers
Rd 6James Lewis DBIndianapolis Colts
Rd 7Daryl Jones WRNew York Giants
Rd 7Joaquin Gonzalez OTCleveland Browns

All-Big East

13 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2001 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2001 Big East standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Miami7–⁠012–⁠01
Syracuse6–⁠110–⁠314
Boston College4–⁠38–⁠421
Virginia Tech4–⁠38–⁠418
Pittsburgh4–⁠37–⁠5
Temple2–⁠54–⁠7
West Virginia1–⁠63–⁠8
Rutgers0–⁠72–⁠9

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