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Miami Hurricanes © |
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Played November 17, 2001 at the Orange Bowl Miami, Florida |
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Teams' Belt Records
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Team |
Belt Reigns |
Overall Record |
Home Record |
Away Record |
Neutral Record |
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L |
T |
PCT |
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L |
T |
PCT |
W |
L |
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PCT |
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PCT |
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| Syracuse | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | ||||||||
| Miami, FLA © | 2 | 18 | 7 | 0 | .720 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 |
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1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
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Syracuse |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Miami, FLA |
10 |
14 |
21 |
14 |
59 |
The 14th ranked, 8-2 Syracuse Orangemen & coach Paul Pasqualoni traveled to the Orange Bowl with upset on their mind as they met the top-ranked, 8-0 Miami Hurricanes of coach Larry Coker. They left with a healthy respect for exactly how good the Hurricanes were. Coming off a close call at Boston College, Miami was determined to show everyone what the top team in the nation looked like. Hurricanes' All-Big East QB Ken Dorsey threw 3 touchdowns in the 1st half as Miami took a commanding 24-0 lead on their way to a 59-0 rout. Syracuse was held to 185 total yards by the suffocating Hurricanes' defense. Miami's All-American OT Bryant McKinnie held Syracuse’s All-American DE Dwight Freeney, the NCAA Sack leader, without a sack & the Hurricanes rushed for 331 yards as the Miami offensive line dominated the Orangemen. Hurricanes' All-Big East PK Todd Sievers kicked a 48-yard field goal & Dorsey threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to WR Andre Johnson in the opening quarter. Dorsey's 2nd quarter touchdown passes came on an 8-yard connection with All-Big East TE Jeremy Shockey & a 31-yard strike to Johnson. In the 3rd quarter, the Hurricanes scored on a 10-yard pass from Dorsey to Shockey, a 3-yard run by RB Najeh Davenport, & a 15-yard touchdown run from All-Big East RB Clinton Portis. Miami's All-Big East CB Phillip Buchanon returned an interception 76 yards for a score & back-up QB Derrick Crudup carried in from 15 yards for the final points. Dorsey finished with 224 yards passing with 4 touchdowns, Shockey had 2 touchdown receptions, RB Frank Gore had 153 yards rushing, & All-Big East RB Clinton Portis had 132 yards rushing with a touchdown. Buchanon starred defensively with his interception return as well as recovering a fumble, getting a 17-yard sack & a 59-yard punt return to set up another score. Syracuse's QB A.J. Anderson threw for just 66 yards with an interception in the loss. Miami finished the season 12-0; Big East & National Champions while the Orangemen finished 10-3 & ranked 14th nationally. Syracuse would play for The Belt again in 2002.
