Efficient Passing Offense & Stingy Rushing Defense Highlight CanesFest 2002
April 6, 2002
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (www.hurricanesports.com) – The Offense bested the Defense, 35-16, as the Miami Hurricanes football team ended 2002 Spring Practice with a full-scale scrimmage before a crowd of 14,432 fans in FOX SportsNet CanesFest Saturday afternoon at the Orange Bowl. An efficient passing game by the offense, along with a tough defense against the run, were the hallmarks of the Spring Game as the defending national champions went through an extensive scrimmage before the largest crowd ever at a UM Spring CanesFest event.
The Hurricanes played a full four quarters using a scoring system that enabled the defense to compete against the offense for points, allowing the team’s units to perform intact in a game situation for a full 60 minutes. Points were awarded in the normal fashion for the offense (6 points for a touchdown, 1 for an extra-point kick, 3 points for a field goal) plus a bonus point for each first down. The defense was awarded 10 points for any touchdown scored via a turnover, 3 points for a turnover gained and 1 point each time they stopped the offense three plays without gaining a first down.
The UM offense scored two touchdowns (12 points), two point-after kicks (2 points), two field goals (6 points), and gained 15 first downs (15 points) to amass their 35 points. The Hurricanes defense collected 16 three-and-out possessions, but did not collect a turnover, for their 16 points. The team scrimmaged for 94 plays in the game and the offense amassed 298 total yards (3.2 yards per play), including 238 through the air and 60 rushing on 57 attempts (1.1 avg.).
Starting quarterback Ken Dorsey played the first three series of the scrimmage, completing six of 10 pass attempts for 86 yards without throwing an interception. He threw a short scoring pass to split end Andre Johnson on the game’s third scrimmage, but the play was nullified by a penalty. That 74-yard, nine-play drive – the lone scoring march with Dorsey in command – was capped by a 23-yard field goal by Todd Sievers.
Second-team quarterback Derrick Crudup led seven possessions and completed six of 11 attempts for 70 yards and one touchdown without throwing an interception. Crudup led an 80-yard, nine-play drive that ended in a 13-yard touchdown pass to tight end Brandon Sebald early in the second quarter.
It was tough going for the UM rushing game as the Hurricanes struggled to make a dent in UM’s imposing front line. The Miami defense showed why its front seven is expected to be among college football’s best and the unit racked up nine quarterback sacks and held Hurricanes rushers to barely a yard per attempt. Tailback Willis McGahee led all rushers with 40 yards on 14 attempts, including one 19-yard burst. Tailback Jarrett Payton rushed for 29 yards on 11 carries and fullback Quadtrine Hill rushed for 22 yards on eight carries, scoring the only rushing touchdown of the day on a six-yard run in the fourth quarter.
Linebacker Leon Williams and defensive end Orien Harris, both redshirt freshmen, led all tacklers with eight stops each. Starting middle linebacker Jonathan Vilma had seven tackles and garnered two quarterback sacks. Other defensive standouts included end Jerome McDougle (seven tackles, one sack), end Jamaal Green (five tackles, two sacks), end John Square (four tackles, two sacks), end Javon Nanton (three tackles, one sack), and end Thomas Carroll (six stops, one-half sack).
Tight end Kellen Winslow was the leading receiver of the day with three catches and his 57 yards tied with flanker Roscoe Parrish (two catches) for the lead in receiving yards. Winslow had a 19-yard catch from Dorsey to highlight the games first scoring drive. Parrish had the game’s longest catch with a 31-yard grab of a Crudup pass that keyed a touchdown march in the second quarter.
Miami’s two outstanding kicking specialists – kicker Todd Sievers and punter Freddie Capshaw – closed Spring Practice with an excellent performance. Sievers made both field goal attempts – kicks of 23 and 51 yards – and averaged 45 yards on two punts as the backup punter. Capshaw had a 51-yard punt to highlight a day in which he punted four times for a 39.3 average.
The close of Spring Practice marked the end of head coach Larry Coker’s second Spring in charge of the Hurricanes. Miami is slated to officially open Fall camp on August 6 when Newcomers are scheduled to report. Veterans are currently slated to return on August 8. The Hurricanes will open the 2002 football season on Saturday, August 31, against Florida A&M at the Orange Bowl.
2002 CANESFEST SCRIMMAGE #3April 6, 2002
OFFENSIVE STATS
TEAM STATISTICS:RUSHING: 57 carries, 60 yards, 1.1 avg., TDPASSING: 20-37, 238 yards, TDTOTAL: 94 plays, 299 yards, 3.2 yards per play
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS:PASSING: C-A PCT. YDS LONG TD INTKen Dorsey 6-10 .600 86 27 0 0Derrick Crudup 6-11 .545 70 31 1 0Brock Berlin 4-5 .800 50 26 0 0Buck Ortega 4-10 .400 32 20 0 0Jeff Malley 0-1 .000 0 0 0 0Totals 20-37 .500 238 31 1 0
RUSHING: ATT YARDS AVG. TD LONGWillis McGahee 14 40 2.9 0 19Jarrett Payton 11 29 2.6 0 7Quadtrine Hill 8 22 2.8 1 10Frank Bayless 9 4 0.4 0 3Ennis Crafton 1 2 2.0 0 2Talib Humphrey 2 -1 0.0 0 0Buck Ortega 2 -4 0.0 0 4Derrick Crudup 7 -12 0.0 0 10Brock Berlin 3 -20 0.0 0 0Totals 57 60 1.1 1 19
RECEIVING: REC YARDS AVG. TD LONGKellen Winslow 3 57 19.0 0 19Willis McGahee 3 -8 0.0 0 5Roscoe Parrish 2 57 28.5 0 31Talib Humphrey 2 29 14.5 0 16Ethenic Sands 2 29 14.5 0 20Jason Geathers 2 24 24.0 0 13Andre Johnson 2 24 12.0 0 20Brandon Sebald 1 13 13.0 1 13Kyle Cobia 1 11 11.0 0 11Quadtrine Hill 1 7 7.0 0 7Jarrett Payton 1 -5 0.0 0 0Totals 20 238 19.3 3 61T
PUNTING: NO. YARDS AVG LONGFreddie Capshaw 4 157 39.3 51Todd Sievers 2 90 45.0 58
KICKING: FGM FGA PCT. Field GoalsTodd Sievers 2 2 1.000 23G, 51G
2002 CANESFEST SCRIMMAGEApril 6, 2002
DEFENSIVE STATS
Total Solo For Loss Fumble Pass Pass Sacks Tackles Caused/Rcvd Int Brkup
Leon Williams 8 5Orien Harris 8 3 2-9Jonathon Vilma 7 3Jerome McDougle 7 2 1-6Thomas Carroll 6 2 ˝-1Sean Taylor 5 3Jamaal Green 5 2 2-11Jarrell Weaver 4 2 1Darrell McClover 4 1 2John Square 4 3 2-10DJ Williams 3 2 1James Scott 3 1Vince Wilfork 3 1Javon Nanton 3 2 1 1-8Miguel Robede 3 1Marcus Maxey 3 3Roger McIntosh 2 2 1Williams Joseph 2Alfonso Marshall 2 2Antrel Rolle 2 1Maurice Sikes 2 1Santonio Thomas 2Carl Walker 2 1Kelly Jennings 1 1Jean Leone 1Jermell Weaver 1 1Larry Anderson 1 1 ˝-1Steve Adzima 1
UNVERSITY OF MIAMI CANESFESTApril 6, 2002 – Orange Bowl StadiumSpring Scrimmage
D-D YL Description Score (O-D)Dan Lundy kicks off. Out of bounds. Ball spotted at the O35
Series 1 – Dorsey, Quarterback1-10 O35 Dorsey pass is incomplete (McIntosh)2-10 O35 Rush by McGahee for 3 yards (Vilma)3-7 O38 Dorsey pass incomplete – point for defense 0-14-7 O38 Capshaw punts 39 yards. Fair catch Parrish
Series 2 – Dorsey, Quarterback1-10 O24 Dorsey pass complete to Cobia for 11 yards (Williams) 1-11-10 O35 McGahee loses two (Joseph)2-12 O33 Dorsey pass is incomplete (Marshall)3-12 O33 Dorsey pass complete to McGahee for five yards (Joseph)4-7 O38 Capshaw punts 36 yards. Fair catch Parish.
Series 3 – Dorsey, Quarterback1-10 O26 McGahee rush loses one (Williams, McDougle)2-11 O25 Rush by McGahee gains three (Vilma)3-8 O28 Dorsey pass complete to Winslow 27 yards (Role, Taylor) 2-11-10 D45 Dorsey pass compete to Sands 20 yards (Sikes) 3-11-10 D25 Dorsey pass compete to Winslow for 19 yards (Taylor) 4-11-G D06 Rush by Payton gains one (Vilma, Taylor)2-G D05 Dorsey pass complete to Johnson for 4 yards3-G D01 Payton rush for no gain (McDougle, Sikes)4-G D01 Dorsey pass complete to Johnson for the TD (FLAG) False start on the offense.4-G D05 Sievers 23 yard FG is good 7-1Scoring Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards
Dan Lundy kicks off. Parrish and Payton are deep. Ball taken by Parrish at the goal line. Parrish returns kick 35 yards.
Series 4 – Crudup, Quarterback1-10 O35 Hill rush for loss of one (Thomas, Weaver)2-11 O34 Hill rush for 10 yards (McClover, Scott)3-1 O44 Hill rush, FLAG, Holding on the offense.3-13 O32 Crudup sacked for loss of two (Square) – Pt defense 7-24-15 O30 Sievers punts 32 yards
Series 5 – Ortega, quarterback1-10 O35 Hill rush for no gain (Weaver)2-10 O35 Ortega pass is incomplete to Hill (Weaver)3-10 O35 Ortega pass compete to Hill for 7 yards (Rolle) – pt defense 7-34-3 O42 Sievers to punts for 58 yards – touchback
Series 6 – Crudup, quarterback1-10 O20 Crudup pass to Humphrey is incomplete (McClover)2-10 O20 Payton rush 3 yards (Williams)
END OF FIRST QUARTER
3-7 O23 Crudup pass complete to Sands for 9 yards 8-31-10 O32 Crudup pass is dropped by Payton2-10 O32 Rush by Payton for 7 yards3-3 O39 Crudup pass complete to Geathers for 13 yards 9-31-10 D48 Crudup pass complete to Parrish for 31 yards 10-31-10 D17 Payton rush for 4 yards (Scott)2-G D13 Crudup pass complete to Sebald for TD 16-3 Gent extra point is good 17-3Scoring Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards
Sievers to kick off. Hill returns ball 23 yards (Weaver, Williams)
Series 7 – Crudup, Quarterback1-10 O35 McGahee rush for one yard (McIntosh)2-9 O36 False start offense2-14 O31 McGahee rush for six yards (McDougle, Green)3-8 O37 Crudup fumbles. Recovered by Carey at the O32 17-44-13 O32 Capshaw punts 31 yards. Fair catch by Parrish
Series 8 – Ortega, Quarterback1-10 O35 Ortega pass complete to Johnson for 20 yards 18-41-10 O45 Ortega pass to Johnson is incomplete (Marshall)2-10 O45 Rush by McGahee for 19 yards (Taylor) 19-41-10 O26 Rush by McGahee loses one (McDougle, Green)2-11 O27 Rush by McGahee for two (McDougle)3-9 O25 Ortega is sacked by Green for loss of eight yards4-17 O33 Sievers 51 yard FG is good 22-4Scoring Drive: 6 plays, 32 yards
Gent to kick off. Parrish and Hill are deep. Kick goes into the end zone for a touchback.
Series 9 – Crudup, Quarterback1-10 O35 Crudup is sacked by McDougle for loss of six2-16 O29 FLAG – delay of game on the offense2-21 O24 Rush by Payton gains two yards (Vilma, Wilfork)3-19 O26 Crudup pass to McGahee loses 7 (Vilma, McDougle) 22-54-26 O19 Capshaw punts to D30 for 51 yards. Fair catch by Parrish
Series 10 – Ortega, Quarterback1-10 O30 Rush by McGahee loses two (Vilma, Green)2-12 O28 Ortega pass to Johnson is incomplete (Marshall)3-12 O28 Ortega pass complete to McGahee loses 6 (Thomas, Wilfork) 22-6
END OF HALF
Series 11 – Crudup, Quarterback1-10 O35 Rush by Hill gains two (Williams)2-8 O37 Crudup pass for Williams is incomplete3-8 O37 Crudup pass to Sands in incomplete (Jennings) 22-7
Series 12 – Ortega, Quarterback1-10 O35 Rush by Hill for no gain (Harris, Square)2-10 O35 Rush by Hill for no gain (Harris)3-10 O35 Ortega is sacked by Harris for loss of five 22-8
Series 13 – Crudup, Quarterback1-10 O35 Crudup pass to Parrish is incomplete2-10 O35 Crudup pass complete to Geathers for 11 yards (McClover) 23-81-10 O46 Timeout Offense1-10 O46 Crudup is sacked for loss of one (Carro1l, Harris)2-11 O45 Payton is dropped for a loss of three (Williams)3-14 O42 Crudup rushes for 10 yards (Anderson)
Series 14 – Berlin, Quarterback1-10 O35 Berlin pass is incomplete. FLAG. Holding on the defense.1-10 O45 Rush by Bayless no gain.2-10 O45 Rush by Bayless loses four (Nanton)3-14 O41 Pass by Berlin is dropped by Crafton 23-9
Series 15 – Berlin, Quarterback1-10 O35 Rush by Humphrey for no gain (Weaver)2-10 O35 Rush by Bayless gains two (Carroll, Harris)3-8 O37 Berlin is sacked by Square for loss of eight 23-10
Series 16 – Berlin, Quarterback1-10 O35 Bayless rushes for three (Robede, McClover)Malley in at QB2-7 O38 Humphrey loses one on the rush3-8 O37 Bayless carries for three yards (Nanton, Harris) 23-11
Series 17 – Ortega, Quarterback1-10 O35 Ortega pass is incomplete to Winslow (Vilma)2-10 O35 Ortega pass complete to Winslow gains 11 (Taylor) 24-111-10 O46 McGahee rushes for two yards (Wilfork)2-8 O48 McGahee rushes for one yard (McIntosh)
END OF THIRD QUARTER
3-7 O49 Ortega pass is incomplete to Winslow (Williams)
Series 18 – Crudup, Quarterback1-10 O35 Payton rush loses one yard (Vilma)2-11 O34 Crudup is sacked by Green for loss of three3-14 O31 FLAG – False start on the offense3-19 O26 Payton carries for six yards (Marshall) 24-12
Series 19 – Ortega, Quarterback1-10 O35 Rush by McGahee gains 11 (Williams) 25-121-10 O46 Ortega pass to Winslow is incomplete (Vilma)2-10 O46 McGahee loses two on the rush (Square)3-12 O44 Ortega rush for four yards (Marshall) FLAG – Holding offense declined
Series 20 – Berlin, Quarterback1-10 O35 Berlin is sacked by Harris for loss of four2-14 O31 Payton carries for 4 yards (Walker, Carroll)3-10 O35 Timeout Offense3-10 O35 Berlin screen pass to Payton loses five (Williams) 25-13
Series 21 – Berlin, Quarterback1-10 O35 Berlin completes to Parrish for 26 yards (Maxey) 26-131-10 D39 Berlin completes to Humphrey for 13 yards (Maxey) 27-131-10 D26 Berlin pass complete to Humphrey for 16 yards (Walker) 28-131-10 D11 Hill carries for six yards (Maxey)2-4 D6 Hill carries six yards for the TD 34-13 Extra point by Gent is good 35-13Scoring Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards
Series 22 – Berlin, Quarterback1-10 O35 Berlin pass to Hill is incomplete (McClover)2-10 O35 Payton carries – FLAG – Holding offense2-24 O21 Payton carries for six yards (Carroll)3-18 O27 Berlin sacked by Nanton, loss of eight 35-14
Series 23 – Malley, Quarterback1-10 O35 FLAGS EVERYWHERE – False start offense1-15 O30 Rush by Crafton gains two (Williams)2-13 O32 Rush by Bayless for no gain (Williams, Robede)3-13 O32 Malley’s pass is incomplete (Nanton) 35-15
Series 24 – Malley, Quarterback1-10 O35 Bayless loses one on the carry2-11 O34 Bayless rushes for one-yard loss (Robede)3-12 O33 Bayless carries for two yards (Carroll) 35-16
END OF SCRIMMAGE
