2001 Miami Hurricane Football Facts
Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Larry Coker (Northeastern Oklahoma State ’73)
Record at Miami: 0-0, .000 (first season)
Career Record: 0-0, .000 (first season)
Assistant Coaches: Rob Chudzinski (Miami ’90), offensive coordinator, tight ends, Randy Shannon (Miami ’89), defensive coordinator, Vernon Hargreaves (Connecticut ’86), linebackers, Curtis Johnson, wide receivers (Idaho ’85), receivers, Art Kehoe (Miami ’82), offensive line, Greg Mark (Miami ’91), defensive line, Don Soldinger (Memphis State ’68), running backs, special teams, Mark Stoops (Iowa ’89), defensive backs, Dan Werner (Western Michigan ’83), quarterbacks.
Director of Football Operations: Jeff Merk (South Dakota ’93)
Graduate Assistant Coach: Mike Sullivan (Miami ’89)
2001 Outlook
Offense: Pro Set
Defense: 4-3
2000 Record: Won 11, Lost 1 (Home 6-0, Away 4-1, Neutral 1-0)
Lettermen Lost: 17
Lettermen Returning: 47
Starters Lost: 8, OFFENSE (5): WR Reggie Wayne, SE Santana Moss, LG Greg Laffere, TE Ivan Mercer, RB James Jackson, DEFENSE (3): DT Damione Lewis, ILB Dan Morgan, FS Al Blades.
Starters Returning: 14, OFFENSE (6): LT Bryant McKinnie, C Brett Romberg, RG Martin Bibla, RT Joaquin Gonzalez, QB Ken Dorsey, FB D.J. Williams (moving to LB), DEFENSE (8): DE Cornelius Green, DE Jamaal Green, DT William Joseph, WLB Howard Clark, SLB Chris Campbell, CB Mike Rumph, CB Phillip Buchanon, SS Edward Reed, SPECIALISTS (2): PK Todd Sievers, P Freddie Capshaw
Top Losses
MLB Dan Morgan (2000 Miami MVP, 2000 Butkus Award winner, 2000 Nagurski Award winner, 2000 Bednarik Award winner, Consensus first-team All-American in 2000, BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year, set Miami career record for tackles made with 532, 138 tackles (90 solos), 15 tackles for losses, 4 quarterback sacks, 2 pass interceptions, 44 career starts)SE/PR Santana Moss (2000 Miami Offensive MVP, 2000 BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year, 2000 BIG EAST Special Teams Player of the Year, Consensus first-team All-American in 2000 as punt returner, led team with 45 catches for 748 yards and 5 TDs, returned 18 punts for Miami record 655 yards and 4 TDs, Placed 7th in voting for the Heisman Trophy, Miami’s record holder for receiving yards in a career with 2,546, Miami career record for punt return yards with 1,196, 4th in Miami history in TD catches with 19, 31 career starts)WR Reggie Wayne (Second-team All-BIG EAST in 2000, 43 catches for 755 yards and 10 TDs in 2000, Miami record holder for career receptions with 173, 2nd in Miami history in career receiving yards with 2,510, 3rd in Miami history in TD catches with 20, 43 career starts)RB James Jackson (Third-leading rusher in Miami history with 2,953 yards, Second-team All-BIG EAST, rushed for 1,006 yards in 2000, 20 career starts)DT Damione Lewis (First-team All-BIG EAST, 39 tackles (18 solos), 7 tackles for losses, 3 quarterback sacks, 44 career starts)FS Al Blades (First-team All-BIG EAST, 81 tackles (42 solos) in 2000, 30 career starts)
Top Returnees
SS Edward Reed (Consensus first-team All-American in 2000, 78 tackles (54 solos), 8 tackles for losses, 8 interceptions (2 returned for TDs), 23 passes broken up, 34 career starts)TE Jeremy Shockey (leading returning receiver from 2000 with 21 catches for 296 yards, 3 TDs in 2000, first-team All-BIG EAST in 2000)LT Bryant McKinnie (first-team All-American by The Football News in 2000, Did not allow a sack in first season as a starter, first-team All-BIG EAST, 12 career starts)RT Joaquin Gonzalez (first-team All-American by Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) in 2000, first-team All-BIG EAST, allowed just 1 quarterback sack in 2000, 36 career starts including bowl games)CB Mike Rumph (first-team All-BIG EAST in 2000, 40 tackles (31 solos), 1 interception and 10 passes broken up in 2000, 28 career starts including bowl games)RB Najeh Davenport (rushed for 308 yards and 4 TDs in 2000, caught 15 passes for 149 yards and 1 TD in 2000)KR/PR Daryl Jones (leading punt returner in BIG EAST in 2000, averaged team-best 24.1 yards per punt return in 2000, averaged team-best 27.0 yards per kickoff return on 13 attempts in 2000, 12 receptions for 181 yards and 1 TD in 2000, 11 career starts)RG Martin Bibla (5th-year senior, key member of line that allowed just 8 quarterback sacks in 2000, outstanding run blocker, 25 consecutive starting assignments, 29 career starts)DT William Joseph (9th on the team in tackles in 2000 with 38, had 6 tackles for losses in 2000, 3 quarterback sacks in 2000, has started every game since coming to UM, 25 consecutive games)WLB Chris Campbell (4th on team with 77 tackles in 2000, 4 quarterback sacks in 2000, 21 career starts)CB Phillip Buchanan (intercepted 2 passes and had 1 fumble recovery in 2000, 44 tackles in 2000, returned a pass interception and a fumble for long distance TDs, 7 career starts)RB Clinton Portis (rushed for 485 yards and 2 TDs while overcoming injury in 2000, quickest back in Miami history to surpass 1,000 career rushing yards)P Freddie Capshaw (averaged 43.2 yards per punt in 2000, ranked 11th nationally in punting, first-team All-BIG EAST in 2000, 22 career starts)*PK Todd Sievers (11-of-17 field goals in 2000, 10-of-11 from inside 40 yards, 12 career starts)
