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 against
Ohio State, 31–24, in double overtime.
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.[1]
Pre-season awards
Andre Johnson- Blietnikoff Award Watch List
Ken Dorsey- Davey O'Brien Award Watch List, Walter Camp Player of the Year Award candidate
Brett Romberg- Rimington Trophy Watch List, Outland Trophy Watch List
Sherko Haji-Rasouli (OG)- Outland Trophy Watch List
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 against
Ohio State, 31–24, in double overtime.
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.[1]
Pre-season awards
Andre Johnson- Blietnikoff Award Watch List
Ken Dorsey- Davey O'Brien Award Watch List, Walter Camp Player of the Year Award candidate
Brett Romberg- Rimington Trophy Watch List, Outland Trophy Watch List
Sherko Haji-Rasouli (OG)- Outland Trophy Watch List