2002 Miami Hurricanes football team


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 to The Ohio State Buckeyes, 31-24, in double overtime, ending the 34-game winning streak they had brought into the game.

Pre-season

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.

Pre-season awards

Roster

Depth chart

Bold indicates starters at that position. Bold italics indicates a returning starter.

Offense

Florida A&M

at Florida

at Temple

Boston College

Connecticut

Florida State

at West Virginia

at Rutgers

at Tennessee

Pittsburgh

at Syracuse

Virginia Tech

vs. Ohio State (Fiesta Bowl)

Statistics