Webster Named To Sports Illustrated's All-Bowl Team
Jan. 5, 2000
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – University of Miami linebacker Nate Webster was named toSports Illustrated’s All-Bowl team released Wednesday. Webster, a juniorfrom Miami, earned the honor following his 14-tackle performance in Miami’s28-13 win over Georgia Tech in the Toyota Gator Bowl.
Webster, the Most Valuable Player of the Gator Bowl, registered 14 tackles(six solo) to lead a Hurricane defense which held the nation’s number oneranked offense to its lowest point total of the season. Georgia Tech’soffense, led by Heisman Trophy runner-up Joe Hamilton at quarterback, washeld without a passing touchdown for the first time this season. With theperformance, the Hurricane defense extended its streak of not allowing apassing touchdown to 27 quarters.
Webster led Miami in the regular season with 150 tackles (92 solo),while setting a single-season record for interceptions by a UM linebackerwith four. A four-time BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, Webster wasnamed a first-team All-American by CBS Sportsline and a second-teamAll-American by the Associated Press, Football News and the Sporting News.
Sports Illustrated All-Bowl Team
Offense
| WR | Peter Warrick, Florida State |
| WR | Plaxico Burress, Michigan State |
| LT | Marques Sullivan, Illinois |
| LG | Luis Park, Utah |
| C | Dominic Raiola, Nebraska |
| RG | Dave Costa, Wisconsin |
| RT | Todd Wade, Ole Miss |
| TE | Randy McMichael, Georgia |
| QB | Michael Vick, Virginia Tech |
| RB | Ron Dayne, Wisconsin |
| RB | Cortlen Johnson, Colorado |
| K | Les Binkley, Ole Miss |
| KR | Freddie Milons, Alabama |
Defense
| DE | Aaron Schobel, TCU |
| DE | Adalius Thomas, Southern Mississippi |
| DT | Fred Robbins, Wake Forest |
| DT | D.J. Cooper, Arkansas |
| LB | Lavar Arrington, Penn State |
| LB | Keith Adams, Clemson |
| LB | Nate Webster, Miami |
| CB | Jamar Fletcher, Wisconsin |
| CB | Robert Bean, Mississippi State |
| SS | Mike Brown, Nebraska |
| FS | Rogers Beckett, Marshall |
| P | Ryan Rindels, Minnesota |
| Coach | Nick Aliotti, Oregon |
