No. 1 Miami Travels To Chestnut Hill To Face Boston College
Nov. 5, 2001
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Television
ABC (live): John Doe (play-by-play), John Doe (analysis) and John Doe (sideline).Fox Sports Net Florida (Tape Delay, Sunday Nov. 11 at 5 p.m.): Frank Forte (play-by-play) andJohn Congemi (analysis).
Radio
Hurricane Radio Network (WQAM 560 AM): Marc Vandermeer (play-by-play), Joe Zagacki(analysis) and Don Bailey (sidelines). Josh Darrow will serve as studio host.En Espanol (WACC 830 AM): Jerry del Castillo (play-by-play), Joe Martinez (analysis) and PepeCampos (studio).
Student Radio WVUM 90.5 FM: Jesse Agler (director), Kyle Berger, Greg Barkau.
Internet
Internet audio broadcasts of Hurricane games are available by accessing hurricanesports.com andclicking on “internet audio broadcasts” on the athletics home page.
Coral Gables, Fla. (www.hurricanesports.com) — The University of Miami (7-0, 4-0 BIG EAST),ranked No. 1 in both the Associated Press and USA Today/ESPN Coaches’ polls, travels to ChesnutHill, Mass. to take on the Boston College Eagles (6-2, 3-1 BIG EAST) at Alumni Stadium on Saturday,November 10th at noon. The game will be nationally-televised by the ABC Network.In their last game, Miami shutout Temple, 48-0, at the Orange Bowl on Nov. 3. Boston Collegewas off last weekend following a 21-17 victory overNotre Dame at home on Oct. 27. The Miami con-testis the third of a season-long three gamehomestand for the Eagles.In the victory over the Owls, Ken Dorsey setthe new UM career record with two touchdownpasses to give him 50 as a Hurricane. On the ground,Clinton Portis notched his 10th career 100-yardgame, while eclipsing the 2,00-yard career mark.
True Freshman Frank Gore continued to impress with 86 yards on 11 carries and a score.Defensively, Edward Reed grabbed an interception to give him a school-record tying 19 on hiscareer, along with Bennie Blades (1984-87). The INT was Reed’s national-best seventh on the season.The defense also allowed a season-low 152 total yards by the Owls and just 34 passing yards. Specialteams were led by Phillip Buchanon’s 52-yard punt return for a touchdown, while Todd Sievers nailedhis lone field goal attempt and Freddie Capshaw had a season-high 59-yard punt.
The Hurricanes enter the Boston College on a national-high 17-game win streak dating back toearly 2000. Additionally, UM has also tied a conference record with 14 consecutive BIG EAST wins.Miami has also won seven straight on the road, including the 2001 Sugar Bowl.
Miami/Boston College Series —The Miami/Boston College series began in 1955 with this year’s match-up being the 23rd all-timemeeting between the two programs. Miami holds the series advantage 19-3, including an 11-game winstreak dating back to 1985. The Eagles last victory in the series came in the “Hail Flutie” game (47-45)at the Orange Bowl in 1984. The 19-3 record against BC includes a 13-1 record at the Orange Bowl anda 6-2 mark on the road. The 1985 victory over the Eagles took place at Foxboro Stadium. Prior to arrivingat Boston College at the start of the 1997 season, Head Coach Tom O’Brien served as OffensiveCoordinator at Virginia, which was defeated by the Hurricanes, 31-21, in the 1996 Carquest Bowl at ProPlayer Stadium in Miami.
HEAD COACH LARRY COKER – Is seven games into his first season as a collegiate head coach withthe No. 1-ranked Miami Hurricanes and has an overall record of 7-0, including a 4-0 mark in BIG EASTConference play. The 7-0 record includes going 4-0 at the Orange Bowl and a 3-0 mark on the road.Prior to becoming Miami’s 19th head football coach, Coker served underButch Davis as UM’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach since Davis’first season at UM in 1995. Coker’s hiring marked the first time in 25 years thatthe University of Miami elevated a current assistant to its head coach. Whilethe offensive coordinator from 1995-2000, UM went 51-20 overall and 33-9 inconference play. At the Orange Bowl, UM was 27-9 with Coker and 19-11 onthe road. Additionally, the Hurricanes won all four Bowl games since 1995.Prior to his arrival in 1995, Coker spent the previous two seasons at Ohio State (1993-94)coaching the defensive backfield. The Buckeyes participated in two bowl games during his tenure andwere Big Ten Co-Champions in 1993. From 1990-92, Coker was offensive coordinator at Oklahoma,assisting the Sooners to two bowl game victories.
Before heading to Norman, Coker spent seven seasons as offensive coordinator at Oklahoma Statein Stillwater. In his seven seasons with the Cowboys, he coached 1988 Heisman Trophy winner BarrySanders while the team went on to win four bowl games. Coker first made the jump to division I withTulsa from 1979-82, as the offensive backfield coach. Tulsa went on to win three Missouri ValleyConference championships during his four seasons.
COKER REMAINS UNDEFEATED AT 7-0 – Entering the Boston College game, Larry Coker is 7-as head coach of the Hurricanes in his rookie season at the helm. Only two of UM’s 19 all-time headfootball coaches, Coker and Howard Buck (1926), were undefeated after the first seven games of theirinaugural seasons. Buck’s 1926 squad, UM’s first in football, went 8-0 with a freshman-level schedule.Dennis Erickson guided the Hurricanes to 6-0 in 1989 before dropping a 24-10 loss to Florida State inTallahassee in game No. 7. However, Erickson’s 1989 Hurricanes would finish 11-1 on the season andwin UM’s third National Championship, 33-25, over Alabama in the Sugar Bowl.
COKER’S PERFECT COACHING DEBUT – Larry Coker became the 13th head football coach atMiami to win his debut in the Hurricanes’ 33-7 triumph over Penn State in State College on Sept. 1.Additionally, he was just the third to win his debut game when it was an away game. Overall, UM’s 19head football coaches are 13-6 (.684) in debut games.At the Orange Bowl, Coker became the 14th UM head football coach to win his home debut withthe Hurricanes’ 61-0 shutout over Rutgers on Sept. 8. Overall, UM’s 19 head football coaches are 14-5 (.737) in their debut at home. No other head coach at UM had such a decisive debut home win.
BOSTON COLLEGE, TEMPLE AND RUTGERS – Boston College,along with Temple and Rutgers, is one of three schools in the BIG EAST tohave never defeat the Hurricanes during conference affiliation (1991-present).Miami stands at 9-0 against Boston College since the 1991 season. Lastweekend, UM defeated Temple, 00-00, to move to 10-0 against the Owlssince 1992. Earlier this year, Miami handed Rutgers a 61-0 defeat to moveto 9-0 against the Scarlet Knights since 1993.
MIAMI’S LAST TRIP TO CHESTNUT HILL AMONG THE BEST –AndyCrosland’s 30-yard field goal with three second remaining cappedthe greatest comeback in school history as No. 23 Miami overcame a 28-0third quarter deficit 31-28. The Eagles built a 28-0 lead with 6:18 left in thethird quarter when Cedric Washington ran three yards for the score. Wash-ingtonhad a then-career-high 183 yards on 29 carries. UM started itscomeback with 2:11 left in the third when Kenny Kelly threw an eight-yardtouchdown pass to fullback Will McPartland. The Hurricanes cut the leadto 28-14 with 10:07 left when Kelly hit James Jackson on a 32-yard scoringpass. On the first play of the ensuing BC drive defensive lineman WilliamJoseph recovered a Washington fumble on the BC 6. Jackson then foundthe endzone on the very next play. With 3:51 remaining, Kelly tied thescored with a 10-yard touchdown pass to Bubba Franks.
