2001 Miami Hurricanes football team

2001 Miami Hurricanes football
Consensus national champion Big East champion Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl (BCS NCG), W 37–14 vs. Nebraska
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
Record	12–0 (7–0 Big East)
Head coach	Larry Coker (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Rob Chudzinski (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Randy Shannon (1st season)
Base defense	4–3 Cover 2
Home stadium	Miami Orange Bowl (Capacity: 74,416)
Seasons ←  2000 2002  →

2001 Big East Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 Miami (FL) $#		7	–	0					12	–	0
No. 14 Syracuse		6	–	1					10	–	3
No. 18 Virginia Tech		4	–	3					8	–	4
No. 21 Boston College		4	–	3					8	–	4
Pittsburgh		4	–	3					7	–	5
Temple		2	–	5					4	–	7
West Virginia		1	–	6					3	–	8
Rutgers		0	–	7					2	–	9
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Miami Hurricanes' 76th season of football and 11th as a member of the Big East Conference. The Hurricanes were led by first-year head coach Larry Coker and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 12–0 overall and 7–0 in the Big East to finish as conference champion. They were invited to the Rose Bowl, which served as the BCS National Championship Game, and defeated Nebraska, 37–14, to win the school's fifth national championship.

Eventually producing a record 38 NFL Draft picks, the 2001 Hurricanes are considered by many to be one of the best college football teams of all time. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Pre-season motivation

In 2000, Miami was shut out of the Orange Bowl BCS National Championship Game by the BCS computers. Despite Miami beating Florida State head-to-head that season and being higher ranked in both human polls, it was Florida State, and not Miami, that BCS computers selected to challenge the Oklahoma Sooners for the national championship (Oklahoma would win, 13–2). This was because Miami had lost to No. 15 Washington 34–29 on the road, while the Seminoles' lone loss was on the road to the #7 team in the country by 3. Nevertheless, Miami was left with a bitter sense of disappointment, believing they had been deprived of a shot at a potential national championship. That off-season, the team resolved to take the matter entirely out of the discretion of the computers by going a perfect 12–0. However, they had to do so under a new head coach, Larry Coker, who was named to the post after Butch Davis left to become head coach of the NFL's Cleveland Browns.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	8:00 pm	at Penn State *	No. 2	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ABC	W 33–7	109,313
September 8	4:00 pm	Rutgers	No. 1	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ESPN+	W 61–0	39,804
September 27	7:30 pm	at Pittsburgh	No. 1	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN	W 43–21	57,224
October 6	12:00 pm	Troy State *	No. 1	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ESPN+	W 38–7	36,617
October 13	12:00 pm	at No. 13 Florida State *	No. 2	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry) (College GameDay)	ABC	W 49–27	82,836
October 25	7:00 pm	West Virginia	No. 1	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ESPN2	W 45–3	44,411
November 3	12:00 pm	Temple	No. 1	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ESPN+	W 38–0	31,128
November 10	12:00 pm	at Boston College	No. 1	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ABC	W 18–7	44,500
November 17	3:30 pm	No. 15 Syracuse	No. 1	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (College GameDay)	ABC	W 59–0	52,896
November 24	8:00 pm	No. 11 Washington *	No. 1	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ABC	W 65–7	78,114
December 1	1:00 pm	at No. 14 Virginia Tech	No. 1	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	ABC	W 26–24	53,662
January 3	8:15 pm	vs. No. 4 Nebraska *	No. 1	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) (rivalry)	ABC	W 37–14	93,781
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

See also: 2001 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	2 (33)	2 (33)	1 (37)	1 (40)	1 (39)	1 (34)	2 (23)	1 (48)	1 (47)	1 (55)	1 (55)	1 (44)	1 (52)	1 (71)	1 (72)	1 (72)	1 (72)
Coaches Poll	2 (15)	2 (16)	2 (22)	1 (29)	1 (34)	1 (35)	1 (25)	1 (48)	1 (47)	1 (46)	1 (41)	2 (28)	1 (33)	1 (59)	1 (59)	1 (60)	1 (60)
BCS	Not released								4	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	Not released

Season recap

Led by quarterback Ken Dorsey, free safety Ed Reed, running back Clinton Portis, wide receiver Andre Johnson, tight end Jeremy Shockey, offensive tackle Bryant McKinnie, and linebacker Jonathan Vilma, Miami won the 2001 national championship.

At Penn State

Miami (FL) at Penn State

1 2 3 4 Total •No. 2 Hurricanes 13 17 0 3 33 Nittany Lions 0 0 0 7 7 Date: September 1 Location: Beaver Stadium, University Park, PA Game attendance: 109,313 Television network: ABC

Scoring summary 1 9:30 MIA Sievers 35 yard field goal MIA 3–0 1 7:23 MIA Sands 27 yard pass from Dorsey (Sievers kick) MIA 10–0 1 3:01 MIA Sievers 42 yard field goal MIA 13–0 2 13:39 MIA Sievers 31 yard field goal MIA 16–0 2 11:11 MIA Davenport 28 yard pass from Dorsey (Sievers kick) MIA 23–0 2 1:48 MIA Shockey 10 yard pass from Dorsey (Sievers kick) MIA 30–0 4 12:22 MIA Sievers 23 yard field goal MIA 33–0 4 9:51 MIA B. Johnson 44 yard pass from Mills (Kimball kick) MIA 33–7

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See also: 2001 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

The Hurricanes began the season with a nationally televised primetime win over Penn State in Beaver Stadium. With a 30-0 halftime Miami lead, Coker pulled his starters and Miami cruised in the second half to a 33–7 victory. The 26-point margin tied for Penn State's worst home loss under Joe Paterno.

Rutgers

See also: 2001 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

Miami followed up the victory with wins over Rutgers, ^[5] Pitt, ^[6] and Troy State. ^[7]

At Pittsburgh

See also: 2001 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

Troy State

See also: 2001 Troy State Trojans football team

At Florida State

Miami (FL) at Florida State

1 2 3 4 Total •No. 2 Hurricanes 14 7 28 0 49 No. 13 Seminoles 0 13 7 7 27 Date: October 13 Location: Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, FL Game attendance: 82,836 Television network: ABC

Scoring summary 1 8:48 MIA Fitzgerald 5-yard blocked punt return (Sievers kick) MIA 7–0 1 7:16 MIA Andre Johnson 27-yard pass from Ken Dorsey (Sievers kick) MIA 14–0 2 11:03 MIA Jeremy Shockey 1-yard pass from Dorsey (Sievers kick) MIA 21–0 2 6:50 FSU Jones 6-yard run (kick failed) MIA 21–6 2 0:05 FSU McCray 1-yard run (Beitia kick) MIA 21–13 3 13:23 MIA A. Johnson 18-yard pass from Dorsey (Sievers kick) MIA 28–13 3 12:18 MIA Jonathan Vilma 36-yard fumble return (Sievers kick) MIA 35–13 3 9:56 FSU Gardner 57-yard pass from Chris Rix (Beitia kick) MIA 35–20 3 4:48 MIA Capshaw 7-yard run (Sievers kick) MIA 42–20 3 3:54 MIA Willis McGahee 8-yard run (Sievers kick) MIA 49–20 4 6:53 FSU Michael Boulware 73-yard fumble return (Beitia kick) MIA 49–27

See also: 2001 Florida State Seminoles football team, Florida State–Miami football rivalry, and College GameDay (football)

After building up a 4–0 record, Miami won over Florida State in Doak Campbell Stadium, 49–27, ^[8] ending the Seminoles' 47-game home unbeaten streak.

West Virginia

See also: 2001 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The Hurricanes then defeated West Virginia, 45–3, ^[9] and Temple, 38–0, ^[10] before heading to Chestnut Hill to take on Boston College (BC).

Temple

See also: 2001 Temple Owls football team

At Boston College

Miami (FL) at Boston College

1 2 3 4 Total •No. 1 Hurricanes 0 9 0 9 18 Eagles 0 0 7 0 7 Date: November 10 Location: Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, MA Game start: 12:15 pm EST Elapsed time: 3:10 Game attendance: 44,500 Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), Mostly Cloudy, Wind SW 15–25 mph (24–40 km/h) Referee: Tom DeJoseph Television network: ABC

Scoring summary 2 14:56 MIA Todd Sievers 38-yard field goal MIA 3–0 2 8:45 MIA Sievers 24-yard field goal MIA 6–0 2 0:54 MIA Sievers 43-yard field goal MIA 9–0 3 5:50 BC Sean Ryan 9-yard pass from Brian St. Pierre (Kevin McMyler kick) MIA 9–7 4 14:50 MIA Sievers 47-yard field goal MIA 12–7 4 0:13 MIA Ed Reed 80-yard interception return (kick failed) MIA 18–7

See also: 2001 Boston College Eagles football team

Miami started with a 9–0 lead over the Boston College Eagles, but Miami's offense began to sputter as Dorsey struggled with the swirling winds, throwing four interceptions. The Hurricane defense picked up the slack by limiting BC to just seven points. However, in the final minute of the fourth quarter, with Miami clinging to a 12–7 lead, BC quarterback Brian St. Pierre led the Eagles from their own 30-yard line all the way down to the Hurricanes' 9-yard line. With BC on the verge of a momentous upset, St. Pierre attempted to pass to receiver Ryan Read at the Miami 2-yard line. However, the ball ricocheted off the leg of Miami cornerback Mike Rumph, landing in the hands of defensive end Matt Walters. Walters ran ten yards with the ball before teammate Ed Reed grabbed the ball out of his hands at around the Miami 20-yard line and raced the remaining 80-yards for a touchdown. Miami won 18–7. ^[11]

Syracuse

See also: 2001 Syracuse Orangemen football team and College GameDay (football)

After the close win over Boston College, Miami went on to win over #14 Syracuse, 59–0, ^[12] and #12 Washington, 65–7, ^[13] in consecutive weeks in the Orange Bowl. The combined 124–7 score is an NCAA record for largest margin of victory over consecutive ranked opponents.

Washington

Washington at Miami (FL)

1 2 3 4 Total No. 11 Huskies 0 0 7 0 7 •No. 2 Hurricanes 7 30 14 14 65 Date: November 24 Location: Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, FL Game attendance: 78,114 Television network: ABC

Scoring summary 1 13:53 MIA Clinton Portis 4-yard run (Todd Sievers kick) MIA 7–0 2 14:53 MIA Portis 30-yard run (Sievers kick) MIA 14–0 2 10:23 MIA Portis 5-yard pass from Ken Dorsey (Sievers kick) MIA 21–0 2 8:18 MIA Winslow safety MIA 23–0 2 7:57 MIA Andre Johnson 25-yard pass from Dorsey (Sievers kick) MIA 30–0 2 7:28 MIA McDougle 18-yard interception return (Sievers kick) MIA 37–0 3 10:28 MIA Najeh Davenport 1-yard run (Sievers kick) MIA 44–0 3 9:55 WASH Alexis 5-yard run (Anderson kick) MIA 44–7 3 3:23 MIA A. Johnson 3-yard pass from Dorsey (Sievers kick) MIA 51–7 4 13:29 MIA Frank Gore 2-yard run (Sievers kick) MIA 58–7 4 5:00 MIA Geathers 13-yard pass from Crudup (Sievers kick) MIA 65–7

See also: 2001 Washington Huskies football team

At Virginia Tech

Miami (FL) at Virginia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total •No. 1 Hurricanes 0 20 3 3 26 No. 14 Hokies 3 0 7 14 24 Date: December 1 Location: Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, VA Game attendance: 53,662 Television network: ABC

Scoring summary 1 3:08 VT Warley 27-yard field goal VT 3–0 2 13:05 MIA Jeremy Shockey 14-yard pass from Ken Dorsey (Todd Sievers kick) MIA 7–3 2 6:11 MIA Clinton Portis 7-yard run (Sievers kick) MIA 14–3 2 3:59 MIA Sievers 34-yard field goal MIA 17–3 2 0:16 MIA Sievers 43-yard field goal MIA 20–3 3 10:30 VT Ferguson 1-yard run (Warley kick) MIA 20–10 3 4:41 MIA Sievers 42-yard field goal MIA 23–10 4 11:32 MIA Sievers 39-yard field goal MIA 26–10 4 8:33 VT Ferguson 1-yard run (Parham pass) MIA 26–18 4 6:03 VT Manning 22-yard blocked punt return (pass failed) MIA 26–24

See also: 2001 Virginia Tech Hokies football team and Miami–Virginia Tech football rivalry

The final hurdle to the Rose Bowl BCS National Championship Game was at Virginia Tech. Miami jumped on Virginia Tech early, leading 20–3 at halftime, and 26–10 in the fourth quarter. But despite being outgained by the Hurricanes by 134 yards and being dominated in time-of-possession, the Hokies never quit. After a Virginia Tech touchdown and two-point conversion cut Miami's lead to 26–18, the Hokies blocked a Miami punt and returned it for another score, cutting Miami's lead to just two points. But with a chance to tie the game with another two-point conversion, Virginia Tech sophomore Ernest Wilford dropped a pass in the endzone. Still, the resilient Hokies had one more chance to win the game late, taking possession of the ball at midfield and needing only a field goal to take the lead. But a diving, game-saving interception by Ed Reed sealed the Miami victory, 26–24. ^[14] Defeating Virginia Tech earned the top-ranked Hurricanes an invitation to the Rose Bowl to take on BCS #2 Nebraska for the national championship.

Rose Bowl

Miami (FL) vs. Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total •No. 1 Hurricanes 7 27 0 3 37 No. 4 Cornhuskers 0 0 7 7 14 Date: January 3 Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA Game attendance: 93,781 Referee: Courtney Mauzy (ACC) TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson, Tim Brant, Todd Harris, Lynn Swann

Scoring summary 1 6:51 MIA Andre Johnson 50-yard pass from Ken Dorsey (Todd Sievers kick) MIA 7–0 2 14:33 MIA Clinton Portis 39-yard run (Sievers kick) MIA 14–0 2 12:52 MIA James Lewis 47-yard interception return (Sievers kick) MIA 21–0 2 10:40 MIA Jeremy Shockey 21-yard pass from Dorsey (Kick failed) MIA 27–0 2 3:35 MIA Andre Johnson 8-yard pass from Dorsey (Sievers kick) MIA 34–0 3 2:39 NEB Judd Davies 16-yard run (Josh Brown kick) MIA 34–7 4 14:28 NEB DeJuan Groce 71-yard punt return (Brown kick) MIA 34–14 4 10:04 MIA Sievers 37-yard field goal MIA 37–14

Main article: 2002 Rose Bowl

See also: 2001 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team and Miami–Nebraska football rivalry

Nebraska proved to be no competition for Miami, which opened up a 34–0 halftime lead en route to a 37–14 final score. ^[15] Miami won its fifth national championship in the last 18 years, and put the finishing touches on a perfect 12–0 season. Dorsey passed for 362 yards and 3 touchdowns, while wide receiver Andre Johnson caught 7 passes for 199 yards and 2 touchdowns. Meanwhile, the stifling Miami defense shut down Heisman-winner Eric Crouch and the Huskers vaunted option offense, holding Nebraska 200 yards below its season average. Dorsey and Johnson were named Rose Bowl co-Most Valuable Players.

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Legacy

The 2001 Miami Hurricanes are considered by some experts and historians to be one of the greatest teams in college football history. ^[1] The Hurricanes scored 512 (42.6 points per game) points while yielding only 117 (9.75 points allowed per game). Miami beat opponents by an average of 32.9 points per game, the largest margin in the school's history, and set the NCAA record for largest margin of victory over consecutive ranked teams (124–7), though they struggled to defeat #14 Virginia Tech, and an unranked Boston College. ^[17] The offense set the school scoring record, while the defense led the nation in scoring defense (fewest points allowed), pass defense, and turnover margin. ^[17] Additionally, the Hurricane defense scored eight touchdowns of its own. Six players earned All-American status and six players were finalists for national awards, including Maxwell Award winner, Ken Dorsey, and Outland Trophy winner, Bryant McKinnie. Dorsey was also a Heisman finalist, finishing third.

Among the numerous stars on the 2001 Miami squad were: quarterback Ken Dorsey; running backs Clinton Portis, Willis McGahee, Najeh Davenport, and Frank Gore; tight end Jeremy Shockey; wide receiver Andre Johnson; offensive tackle Bryant McKinnie; defensive linemen Jerome McDougle, William Joseph, and Vince Wilfork; linebackers Jonathan Vilma and D.J. Williams; and defensive backs Ed Reed, Mike Rumph, and Phillip Buchanon. Additional contributors included future stars Kellen Winslow II, Sean Taylor, Antrel Rolle, Vernon Carey, and Rocky McIntosh. In all, an extraordinary 17 players from the 2001 Miami football team were drafted in the first-round of the NFL Draft (5 in the 2002 NFL Draft: Buchanon, McKinnie, Reed, Rumph, and Shockey; 4 in 2003: Johnson, Joseph, McDougle, and McGahee; 6 in 2004: Carey, Taylor, Vilma, Wilfork, Williams, and Winslow; 1 in 2005: Rolle; and 1 in 2006: Kelly Jennings).

Overall, 38 members of the team would be selected in the NFL Draft. As of 2013, they had earned a combined total of 43 trips to the Pro Bowl: Ed Reed (9), Andre Johnson (7), Frank Gore (5), Vince Wilfork (5), Jeremy Shockey (4), Jonathan Vilma (3), Willis McGahee (2), Chris Myers (2), Clinton Portis (2), Antrel Rolle (2), Sean Taylor (2), Bryant McKinnie (1), and Kellen Winslow II (1). In addition, Vilma, Shockey, Wilfork, Joseph, Rolle, McKinnie, and Reed have won the Super Bowl. It has been estimated that the 2001 Hurricanes would cost nearly $120 million as an NFL team as early as 2009.

Prior to the 2006 Rose Bowl, ESPN's SportsCenter ran a special in which the 2005 USC Trojans, led by stars Matt Leinart, Reggie Bush, and LenDale White, were compared with the greatest college teams of the past 50 years, as picked by sports fans voting on ESPN.com, to determine their place in history. The 2001 Miami Hurricanes were the only team picked by fans to defeat the '05 Trojan squad, reflecting the esteem with which the 2001 Hurricanes are held by fans. However ESPN analyst Mark May placed the 2005 Trojans only behind 1995 Nebraska. Stewart Mandel of Sports Illustrated later observed that, although the 05 team "may have had the greatest set of skill players in history," "ESPN spent the better part of Christmas season comparing that Trojans squad to some of the most acclaimed teams of all time only to find out that they weren’t even the best team that season ^[18]

The team's first-, second- and third-string running backs all later became running backs with a start in the NFL, a feat only done five other times. It has only been achieved by the 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2014 Alabama Crimson Tide football teams. They remain the only team to have its first-, second-, third- and fourth-string running backs all later become running backs to start in the NFL.

Roster

2001 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Daryl Jones Sr RB 2 Willis McGahee Fr WR 3 Jason Geathers So RB 4 Najeh Davenport Sr WR 5 Andre Johnson So WR 7 Ethenic Sands Jr WR 9 Kevin Beard So QB 11 Ken Dorsey Jr QB 18 Derrick Crudup Fr QB 19 Troy Prasek Jr RB 28 Clinton Portis Jr RB 32 Frank Gore Fr RB 34 Jarrett Payton So RB 35 Quadtrine Hill Fr RB 40 Kyle Cobia Fr RB 41 Frank Bayless So WR 43 Nate Smith Jr OL 53 James Sikora So OL 54 Alex Garcia Fr OL 59 Brad Kunz Fr OT 60 Vernon Carey So OL 61 Tony Tella Fr OL 63 Scott Puckett Sr G 65 Martin Bibla Sr C 66 Brett Romberg Jr OL 67 Joe McGrath So OL 68 Joe Fantigrassi Jr OL 70 Joel Rodriguez Fr OL 71 Jim Wilson Jr OL 72 Ed Wilkins Jr OT 73 Joaquin Gonzalez Sr G 74 Sherko Haji-Rasouli Jr OT 76 Carlos Joseph So OL 77 Chris Myers Fr OT 78 Bryant McKinnie Sr OL 79 Robert Bergman Fr TE 80 Robert Williams Sr TE 81 Kellen Winslow Fr TE 82 David Williams Fr TE 83 Aaron Greeno So WR 84 Roscoe Parrish Fr TE 85 Ennis Crafton Jr TE 86 Brandon Sebald Fr TE 88 Jeremy Shockey Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 6 Antrel Rolle Fr CB 8 Mike Rumph Sr LB 17 D.J. Williams So FS 20 Ed Reed Sr FS 21 Jermell Walker So DB 22 Kelly Jennings Fr SS 23 James Lewis Sr DB 24 Marcus Maxey Fr DB 25 Alfonso Marshall So FS 26 Sean Taylor Fr CB 27 Markese Fitzgerald Sr DB 29 James Scott Jr CB 31 Phillip Buchanon Jr DB 36 Maurice Sikes So LB 38 Carl Walker So DE 39 LaVaar Scott Jr WR 43 Nate Smith Jr LB 44 Leon Williams Fr LB 45 Howard Clark Jr LB 47 Ken Dangerfield Jr LB 48 Chris Campbell Sr LB 49 Darrell McClover So LB 50 Roger McIntosh Fr LB 51 Jonathan Vilma So LB 54 Alejandro Colon Fr DE 55 Jamaal Green Jr DT 56 Santonio Thomas So LB 58 Jarrell Weaver So DT 75 Vince Wilfork Fr DL 90 Thomas Carroll Fr DE 91 Matt Walters Jr DL 92 Orien Harris Fr DE 93 John Square Fr DT 94 William Joseph Jr DE 95 Jerome McDougle Jr DL 96 Miguel Robede Fr DT 97 Larry Anderson So DE 98 Cornelius Green Sr DE 99 Andrew Williams Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 13 Freddie Capshaw Jr K 16 Todd Sievers Jr LS 62 Chris Harvey So	Head coach Larry Coker Coordinators/assistant coaches Rob Chudzinski (OC/TE) Randy Shannon (DC) Vernon Hargreaves Jr. (LB) Curtis Johnson (WR) Art Kehoe (OL) Greg Mark (DL) Don Soldinger (ST/RB) Mark Stoops (DB) Dan Werner (QB) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Players

Starting lineup

Offense

Position	Name
QB	Ken Dorsey
HB	Clinton Portis
HB	Najeh Davenport
TE	Jeremy Shockey
WR	Andre Johnson
WR	Kevin Beard
LT	Bryant McKinnie
LG	Sherko Haji-Rasouli
C	Brett Romberg
RG	Martin Bibla
RT	Joaquin Gonzalez

Defense

Position	Name
RE	Andrew Williams
DT	Matt Walters
DT	William Joseph
LE	Jerome McDougle
OLB	D.J. Williams
MLB	Jonathan Vilma
OLB	Chris Campbell
RCB	Mike Rumph
FS	Ed Reed
SS	James Lewis
LCB	Phillip Buchanon

Special teams

Position	Name
K	Todd Sievers
P	Freddie Capshaw
KR
PR	Phillip Buchanon

Depth chart

Offense WR Andre Johnson Ethenic Sands Jason Geathers Alex Duk         LT LG C RG RT Bryant McKinnie Sherko Haji-Rasouli Brett Romberg Martin Bibla Joaquin Gonzalez Carlos Joseph Ed Wilkins Joel Rodriguez Joe Fantigrassi Vernon Carey Rashad Butler Scott Puckett Jim Wilson Chris Myers Joe McGrath James Sikora Tariq Vlaun Robert Bergman Tony Tella Alex Garcia Brad Kunz       TE Jeremy Shockey Robert Williams Kellen Winslow Enis Crafton Kevin Everett Aaron Greeno Brandon Sebald David Williams WR Daryl Jones Kevin Beard Roscoe Parrish Nate Smith         QB Ken Dorsey Derrek Crudup Tony Prasek Jeff Malley Buck Ortega FB Najeh Davenport Jarrett Payton Frank Bayless Kyle Cobia Jarvis Gray TB Clinton Portis Willis McGahee Frank Gore Quadtrine Hill

Defense CB Phillip Buchanon Markese Fitzgerald Antrel Rolle Marcus Maxey Jair Clark Michael Langley DE DT DT DE Jerome McDougle William Joseph Matt Walters Andrew Williams LaVaar Scott Santonio Thomas Vince Wilfork Cornelius Green Jamaal Green Orien Harris Larry Anderson John Square Kyle Morgan Jarvis Gray Thomas Carroll Miguel Robede CB Mike Rumph Alfonso Marshall Kelly Jennings Carl Walker Jean Leone   FS Ed Reed Sean Taylor Jermell Weaver WLB MLB SLB D.J. Williams Jonathan Vilma Chris Campbell Darrell McClover Howard Clark Jarrell Weaver Leon Williams Ken Dangerfield Roger McIntosh Steve Adzima Javon Nanton SS James Lewis Maurice Sikes

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Statistics

(From 1937 to 2001, bowl games did not count towards season statistics)

• QB Ken Dorsey: 184/318 (57.9%) for 2,652 yards (8.3) with 23 TD vs. 9 INT
• RB Clinton Portis: 220 carries for 1,200 yards (5.5) with 10 TD. 12 catches for 125 yards and 1 TD.
• RB Frank Gore: 62 carries for 562 yards (9.1) with 5 TD.
• RB Willis McGahee: 67 carries for 314 yards (4.7) with 3 TD.
• TE Jeremy Shockey: 40 catches for 519 yards (13.0) and 7 TD.
• WE Andre Johnson: 37 catches, 682 yards (18.43) and 10 TD.
• WR Kevin Beard: 25 catches for 409 yards (16.4) and 2 TD.
• K Todd Sievers: 21/26 FG (80.8%).
• S Ed Reed: 9 INT, 2 TD.
• LB Jonathan Vilma: 73 tackles
• DT William Joseph: 10 sacks

Awards and honors

First Team All-Americans

Main article: 2001 College Football All-America Team

• Phillip Buchanon, PR
• Joaquin Gonzalez, RT
• Bryant McKinnie, LT (consensus)
• Ed Reed, SS (consensus)
• Jeremy Shockey, TE
• Todd Sievers, K

All-Conference Selections (First Team)

• Martin Bibla, LG
• Phillip Buchanon, CB
• Freddie Capshaw, P
• Ken Dorsey, QB
• Joaquin Gonzalez, RT
• Jerome McDougle, DE
• Bryant McKinnie, LT
• Clinton Portis, RB
• Ed Reed, SS
• Brett Romberg, C
• Jeremy Shockey, TE
• Todd Sievers, K
• Jonathan Vilma, MLB

Awards Finalists

Bold indicates winners

• Larry Coker, Coach - Paul "Bear" Bryant Award
• Phillip Buchanon, PR - Mosi Tatupu Award
• Freddie Capshaw, P - Ray Guy Award
• Ken Dorsey, QB - Maxwell Award , ^[20] Heisman Trophy (3rd), Big East Offensive Player of the Year
• Joaquin Gonzalez, RT - Academic Heisman
• Bryant McKinnie, LT - Outland Trophy , Heisman Trophy (8th)
• Ed Reed, SS - Jim Thorpe Award
• Brett Romberg, C - Rimington Trophy
• Jeremy Shockey, TE - John Mackey Award
• Todd Sievers, K - Lou Groza Award (4th)

Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award

• Ken Dorsey, QB and Ed Reed, SS

NFL Draft selections

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Year	NFL Team
Andre Johnson	Wide Receiver	1	3	2003	Houston Texans
Sean Taylor	Defensive Back	1	5	2004	Washington Redskins
Kellen Winslow II	Tight End	1	6	2004	Cleveland Browns
Bryant McKinnie	Tackle	1	7	2002	Minnesota Vikings
Antrel Rolle	Defensive Back	1	8	2005	Arizona Cardinals
Jonathan Vilma	Linebacker	1	12	2004	New York Jets
Jeremy Shockey	Tight End	1	14	2002	New York Giants
Jerome McDougle	Defensive Line	1	15	2003	Philadelphia Eagles
Phillip Buchanon	Defensive Back	1	17	2002	Oakland Raiders
D. J. Williams	Linebacker	1	18	2004	Denver Broncos
Vernon Carey	Tackle	1	19	2004	Miami Dolphins
Vince Wilfork	Defensive Line	1	21	2004	New England Patriots
Willis McGahee	Running Back	1	23	2003	Buffalo Bills
Ed Reed	Defensive Back	1	24	2002	Baltimore Ravens
William Joseph	Defensive Line	1	25	2003	New York Giants
Mike Rumph	Defensive Back	1	27	2002	San Francisco 49ers
Kelly Jennings	Defensive Back	1	31	2006	Seattle Seahawks
Rocky McIntosh	Linebacker	2	35	2006	Washington Redskins
Clinton Portis	Running Back	2	51	2002	Denver Broncos
Roscoe Parrish	Wide Receiver	2	55	2005	Buffalo Bills
Frank Gore	Running Back	3	65	2005	San Francisco 49ers
Andrew Williams	Defensive Line	3	89	2003	San Francisco 49ers
Rashad Butler	Tackle	3	89	2006	Carolina Panthers
Leon Williams	Linebacker	4	110	2006	Cleveland Browns
Martin Bibla	Guard	4	116	2002	Atlanta Falcons
Jamaal Green	Defensive Line	4	131	2003	Philadelphia Eagles
Orien Harris	Defensive Line	4	133	2006	Pittsburgh Steelers
Najeh Davenport	Running Back	4	135	2002	Green Bay Packers
Matt Walters	Defensive Line	5	150	2003	New York Jets
Marcus Maxey	Defensive Back	5	154	2006	Kansas City Chiefs
James Lewis	Defensive Back	6	183	2002	Indianapolis Colts
Chris Myers	Guard	6	200	2005	Denver Broncos
Darrell McClover	Linebacker	7	213	2004	New York Jets
Alfonso Marshall	Defensive Back	7	215	2004	Chicago Bears
Daryl Jones	Wide Receiver	7	226	2002	New York Giants
Joaquin Gonzalez	Tackle	7	227	2002	Cleveland Browns
Ken Dorsey	Quarterback	7	241	2003	San Francisco 49ers
Carlos Joseph	Tackle	7	254	2004	San Diego Chargers

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References

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