No. 1 Miami Looks For Third Straight Win Over No. 9 Florida St.

Oct. 8, 2002

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Miami Hurricanes (5-0) (#1 AP/#1 ESPN/USA Today)
vs. Florida State Seminoles (5-1) (9- AP/#12 ESPN/USA Today)

When: Saturday, October 12, 2002, at Noon EST
Where: Orange Bowl Stadium (72,319/Natural Grass) in Miami, Florida.
TV: ABC will televise the game live nationally with the telecast team of Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Bob Griese (analysis) and Lynn Swann (sideline reports).
Fox Sports Net Florida (Tape Delay, Sunday, Oct. 13, 5 p.m Eastern Time) will produce coverage of all Miami Hurricanes football games this season with Frank Forte (play-by-play) and former UM offensive lineman Dave Heffernan (analysis) describing the action.
Radio: The Hurricanes Radio Network (WQAM [560 AM]) will carry the game live with Joe Zagacki (play-by-play), former Hurricane offensive lineman Don Bailey, Jr. (analysis), and Brian London (sideline reports) describing the action. Josh Darrow is the studio host.
En Espanol: Radio Unica (WNMA [1210 AM]) will broadcast the game in Spanish with Roly Martin (play-by-play) and Jose Martinez (analysis) describing the action.
Student Station WVUM 90.5 FM (WVUM [90.5 FM]) will broadcast the game in with Jeremy Marks-Peltz (play-by-play) and Jesse Agler (analysis) describing the action.
Westwood One Radio Network will carry the game live to a national audience with John Tautges (play-by-play) and former UM coach Fran Curci (analysis) describing the action.
Websites: Miami (www.hurricanesports.com), Florida State (www.seminoles.com).

MIAMI HEAD COACH LARRY COKER
Second-year head coach Larry Coker has a 17-0 (1.000) record at Miami. His 17-0 record includes a 9-0 mark in BIG EAST play, along with a 9-0 mark at the Orange Bowl and 8-0 record on the road. Coker’s start at Miami is the best of any first-time head coach in the “modern era” of college football (post-1950) for wins without a tie or loss. Oklahoma’s Barry Switzer started out 21-0-1 in 1973-74, but suffered a tie in his second game as head coach. Coker’s unbeaten/untied start is the best by a first-time Division I-A head coach since Walter Camp of Yale led the Bulldogs to 28 consecutive victories before a loss in the 1888-89 seasons.

Coker led Miami to an undefeated season in his first year as a collegiate head coach with the 2001 Hurricanes. Coker was named Miami’s 19th head football coach on February 3, 2001. Coker was named National Coach of the Year for 2001 by the American Football Coaches Association (an honor shared with Maryland’s Ralph Friedgen) and was recipient of the 2001 Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year Award by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. The 2002 season marks Coker’s eighth overall at Miami, after serving as the Hurricanes’ offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach from 1995-2000. Prior to 1995, Coker was an assistant coach at Ohio State (1993-94), Oklahoma (1990-92), Oklahoma State (1983-89) and Tulsa (1979-82).

MIAMI-FLORIDA STATE SERIES HIGHLIGHTS

This Saturday’s game with Florida State marks the 46th all-time meeting in the 52-year-old series that dates back to 1951. Miami leads the series 25-20, including an even 14-14 record at the Orange Bowl. Miami does lead FSU, 11-6, in road games at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee.Miami has won two straight in the series, including a 27-24 win in 2000 at the Orange Bowl and last season’s 49-27 victory in Tallahassee. There has been 10 combined win streaks in the series, seven by Miami and three by FSU. Prior to the last two meetings, FSU had won five straight over Miami (95-99), which came following UM streaks of three (90-92), four (85-88) and two games (80-81). The largest streak in the series was FSU’s seven-game stretch from 1963-72. UM started the series with consecutive win streaks of five (51-57) and three games (59-62).Last season’s 49-27 win in Tallahassee ended FSU’s NCAA-leading decade-long 37-game home win streak and 54-game home-unbeaten streak dating back to a 17-16 loss to Miami on Nov. 16, 1991.The 2000 Orange Bowl game was highlighted by “The Drive”, where sophomore quarterback Ken Dorsey, a first-time starter in the series, proceeded to lead the Hurricanes down the field in 51 seconds to regain the lead and the eventual win, 27-24, on a 13-yard touchdown pass to sophomore tight end Jeremy Shockey with 46 seconds left in the game.A combined 112 players from the UM and FSU rosters come from the state of Florida, including 61 on UM and 51 on FSU. A combined 62 players hail from South Florida (46 Miami, 16 FSU), 25 Central Florida (11 Miami, 14 FSU) and 25 from North Florida (4 Miami, 21 FSU).A combined 32 players from the Miami and Florida State rosters attended high school together. Five of the 10 mutual high schools are located in the Dade/Broward/Palm Beach area, while Miami Carol City leads the way with seven players from UM and FSU

NATION’S LONGEST WIN STREAK NOW AT 27 GAMES
With the 48-14 win over Connecticut, Miami extended its national leading win streak to 27 games. The current win streak, including bowl games, is the most for the Hurricanes since the team won a school-record 29 straight from 1990-93.

In the regular season, UM has won 25 consecutive regular season games dating back to a 47-10 victory at West Virginia on Sept. 23, 2000. The longest win streak in the regular season for Miami is 36 games, accomplished from a 48-20 win at Rice on Sept. 14, 1985, to a 31-30 loss at Notre Dame on Oct. 15, 1988.

ORANGE BOWL WIN STREAK AT 18 GAMES
Miami’s 48-14 win over Connecticut extended the Hurricanes’ Orange Bowl win streak to 19 games, dating back to a 28-20 win over West Virginia on Oct. 30, 1999. The current home win streak, currently the nation’s second longest, is UM’s longest since its NCAA-record 58-game win streak from 1985-94.

Nebraska currently holds the nation’s longest home win streak at 25 games following a 38-14 win over McNeese State last Saturday. Washington, which had the third-longest streak at 17 games, was upset by California, 34-27, last Saturday. Nebraska hosts Missouri this Saturday.

Active Division I-A Home Win Streaks
1. 25 Nebraska
2. 19 MIAMI

MORE ON THE HURRICANES’ 19-GAME ORANGE BOWL WIN STREAK
Miami enters today’s game with Florida State riding a 19-game home win streak at the Orange Bowl that dates back to a 28-20 win over West Virginia on Oct. 30, 1999. Miami’s last loss at home was to No. 2 Penn State, 27-23, at Sept. 18, 1999. During the 19-game streak Miami has outscored its opponents 896-190 (47.2-10.0 per game – 37.2 UM margin of victory). In non-conference games during the streak, MIami has outscored seven opponents 344-114 (49.1-16.3 per game – 32.8 UM margin of victory). Against the BIG EAST, Miami has outscored the league 552-76 (46.0-6.3 per game – 39.7 UM margin of victory) in 12 home contests. Against the four ranked teams defeated at the Orange Bowl, Miami outscored the opposition 192-52 (48-13 per game – 35 UM margin of victory).

During the streak Miami’s lowest point total is 27 points in a 27-24 thrilling win over No. 1 Florida State on Oct. 7, 2000. Scoring has also been high during the streak with the Hurricanes surpassing 30 points 17 times, 40 points 13 times, 50 points eight times and 60 points four times. The most points UM has scored during the streak is 65 points in a 65-7 win over No. 12 Washington on Nov. 24, 2001.The UM defense has posted five shutouts during the 19-game streak and another six games where the opponent scored seven or less points. The most points allowed by UM was 31 vs. Louisiana Tech on Oct. 28, 2000. Opponents have achieved double-digit scoring just eight times during the 19-game streak. FAMU totaled 17 points in the 2002 season opener at the Orange Bowl, marking the first time in a nine-game home span the opponent scored more than seven points.Of interesting note, the last touchdown recorded by a BIG EAST opponent at the Orange Bowl was in the first quarter vs. Boston College on Nov. 25, 2000 – 23 straight quarters over six games.Over the last 11 home games since defeating Pittsburgh, 35-7, on Nov. 11, 2000, the Hurricanes have outscored home opponents 542-67 (49.3-6.1 per game – 43.2 UM margin of victory).Including the home loss to Penn State in 1999, Miami has won 23 of 24 home contests since a 26-14 loss to FSU on Oct. 10, 1998.

HURRICANES ON HOMECOMING
The Florida State game marks the Hurricanes’ 69th homecoming game since the 1933 season. Miami has forged a 44-22-2 (.662) record in its 68 previous homecoming contests, including a current five-game win streak. Since 1978, MIami has won 22 of its last 24 homecoming games. Last season, Miami defeated Temple 38-0 on Nov. 3, 2001. The 2002 game against FSU marks the first time since the Hurricanes joined the BIG EAST Conference that UM is not facing a league opponent in its homecoming contest.

THE CONSENSUS NO. 1
Miami is currently riding a 14-week streak as the nation’s consensus No. 1 team in the Associated Press and USA Today/ESPN Coaches polls. UM finished off the 2001 season as consensus No. 1 the last four weeks and has been at the same spot each of the nine polls this season. In 2001, UM was the consensus No. 1 in 12 of 17 total polls.

HAVING THE NO. 1 RANKING
The Hurricanes enter Saturday’s game with Florida State ranked No. 1 for the ninth straight poll this season. Coupled with the 2001 season, Miami has been ranked at the top spot in the either the Associated Press or USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll for the past 23 weekly polls.

Miami ended the 2001 season having been ranked No. 1 by the AP for the last 9 weeks and 13 of 16 polls during the season. UM was No. 1 in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches’ Poll for the last five weeks and 12 out of 16 pollings.Since the AP poll began in 1936, the weekly rankings have been published 870 times. Miami has been ranked No. 1 57 times.

PRIMED TO ASCEND
Entering the Florida State game, Miami has been atop the Associated Press rankings for 19 consecutive weeks. Miami’s current run pushed them past the Southern California (1972-73) and into a tie with Notre Dame (1988-89) for the most consecutive weeks at No. 1.

MIAMI AS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NO. 1
The Hurricanes have played in 41 games all-time while holding the AP’s No. 1 ranking and have forged a 36-5 record in those contests. Prior to the Alabama loss (34-13) in the 1993 Sugar Bowl, UM had won 11 straight games when it held the top spot in the polls dating back to the 1991 season.

In the regular season, UM has been ranked No. 1 by the AP in 37 games and has recorded a 34-3 mark. UM last lost a regular season game while holding the No. 1 ranking in the 1990 season opener at BYU, 28-21 on Sept. 8.

Miami’s record according to AP Rank
UM is 203-40-2 all-time in games while holding an AP national ranking. Since 1983, Miami is 138-20 as a top 10 team and 110-12 as a top five team. The Hurricanes are 36-5 as the nation’s No.1-ranked team. Miami has won 26 of its last 27 while ranked No. 1.

Miami vs. AP-ranked teams
Miami is 70-98-1 vs. AP-ranked teams since its first game against a ranked opponent against No. 18 Alabama in 1941, is 34-52 vs. AP top-10 teams since playing No. 6 Alabama in 1947, is 19-31 against AP top-5 teams since playing No. 3 Maryland in 1953, and is 9-7 against No. 1-ranked teams.

Miami has won nine consecutive games against ranked opponents beginning with a 27-24 victory over No. 1 Florida State on Oct. 7, 2000. That streak includes five straight wins on the road or at neutral sites against ranked opponents and four victories at the Orange Bowl against ranked foes.

Miami vs. Ranked Opponents
Streak: Won 9
Streak on the Road/Neutral: Won 5
Streak at Home: Won 4

VS. RANKED/UNRANKED OPPONENTS
Since 1990, Miami has registered a 31-22 mark against Associated Press ranked teams and a 89-6 record against unranked opponents.

2002 scoring OFFENSE IS THE BEST ALL-TIME
The 2002 squad has amassed 234 points through the first five games of the season, marking the most points scored by a UM team after five games played. The 2000 Hurricanes were second with 228 points after five games, followed by 2001 (224), 1998 (191) and 1993 (190).

2002 attendance hits record mark
The attendance for the first three home games of the season was a combined 194,301 (Florida A&M 68,548; Boston College 73,622; Connecticut 52,131). The combined attendance is the most in three consecutive home games since a combined total of 204,986 came to see Miami take on Florida State (80,905), Louisiana Tech (46,671) and Virginia Tech (77,410) in 2000. The most in a three-game span at Miami was 205,027 against Iowa (70,420), Florida State (80,396) and Kansas (54,211) in 1990.

This Saturday’s game against Florida State would need to have at least 61,138 to tie the all-time record in a four-game span set in that 1990 stretch that totaled 255,439. The 2000 stretch totaled 252,506 after four games.

UM STANDS TALL IN THE BIG EAST
In its 12th season of competition in the BIG EAST, Miami has forged a league-best 61-10 (.859) overall conference record. The Hurricanes’ seven BIG EAST titles are also a league-best, ahead of Syracuse (3), Virginia Tech (3) and West Virginia (1).

BIG EAST-RECORD 19-GAME CONFERENCE WIN STREAK ON THE LINE AT WEST VIRGINIA
Miami will be bringing its BIG EAST-record 19-game conference win streak into the contest with West Virginia October 26. The Hurricanes extended their streak with a 38-6 win over Boston College at the Orange Bowl on September 21. Additionally, UM has also won 22 of its last 23 BIG EAST games, including a 1999 loss to Virginia Tech. The streak began with a 55-0 defeat over Rutgers on Nov. 20, 1999. The current streak is ahead of the Hokies’ 14-game string from 1998-00. Miami has also recorded conference win streaks of 12 games (1991-93), 10 games (1995-96) and seven games (1994).

QUICK HITS FROM LAST SEASON’S 49-27 WIN OVER FSU IN TALLAHASSEE

The 49 points scored on FSU were the most by UM in the all-time series with FSU and the most since UM blanked FSU 47-0 in 1976. The 49 points were the most scored on FSU at home since Southern Mississippi (58-14) in 1981.The 22-point margin of victory was the most for UM against FSU since blanking the Seminoles 31-0 in 1988.The last time Miami forced six turnovers against FSU was six in 1988 when the Seminole threw five interceptions and had one fumble.Last season was also the first time FSU had allowed 41 or more points twice in a single season since 1983, coupled with their 41-9 road loss at North Carolina.Last season was the fifth time an FSU team had lost at home by double digits. Along with the USM game in 1981, the other three such defeats came to Clemson (1989, 34-23), Pittsburgh (1982, 37-17) and Florida (1984, 27-17).Ken Dorsey was the first UM quarterback since Steve Walsh to win both of his first two starts against the Seminoles. Walsh directed UM to wins in 1987 (26-25) and 1988 (31-0). Chris Rix was the first FSU quarterback to lose his first game against UM since Danny Kannell (34-20) in 1994.

FSU’S LAST VISIT TO THE ORANGE BOWL IN 2000
The Hurricanes led Florida State nearly the entire game (58:23) until FSU’s eventual Heisman Trophy winner Chris Weinke put the Seminoles ahead for the first time, 24-20, on a 29-yard touchdown pass to Atrews Bell with 1:37 remaining. Ken Dorsey, a first-time starter against the Seminoles, then proceeded to lead the Hurricanes down field in 51 seconds to regain the lead, 27-24, on a 13-yard scoring pass to Jeremy Shockey with 46 ticks left. FSU kicker Matt Munyon missed a distant 49-yard field goal as time expired to secure Dorsey’s drive as one of the most memorable at UM. The loss ended FSU national leading 17-game overall win streak, 26-game regular season win streak and Weinke’s 25-game win streak as a starter.

MIAMI AND FLORIDA STATE ARE A MADE FOR TV MATCH-UP
This Saturday’s ABC-televised meeting vs. Florida State will mark the 18th consecutive season and the 22nd time in 46 meetings that the UM/FSU clash will be shown on network television. The Hurricanes are making their 64th appearance on ABC since 1961 and hold a 42-21 record on that network. All-time, Miami is 117-49 on network television and 92-36 in nationally televised games.

MIAMI AGAINST SUNSHINE STATE OPPONENTS
Miami holds a 2-0 record vs. teams from the state of Florida in 2002, including a 41-16 win over Florida on Sept. 7 and a 63-17 win over Florida A&M in the season opener on Aug. 31. The Hurricanes have also won 18 of its last 26 games against Sunshine State opponent since the 1985 season. Miami is currently riding a five-game win streak over state teams since the 2000 season.

THORN IN FLORIDA STATE’S SIDE
Eight of Florida State’s last 23 losses, dating back to 1987, have been delivered by the Hurricanes. The eight wins are the most by any team in the nation versus Florida State over the last 15 seasons. Miami is one of only three schools to defeat the Seminoles more than once since 1987 (5 – Florida, 2 – N.C. State). In addition, FSU has had eight one-loss seasons since 1987 with five of the losses at the hands of the Hurricanes.

THE FSU SERIES SINCE 1983, WHEN UM WON THE FIRST OF FOUR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Deceptive passing attack – In the last 19 games against FSU, Miami has passed for more yards 11 times. The team that has passed for more yards has lost seven of the last 13 meetings. Overall, the team that has passed for more yards has won 11 of 19 games. Each team has had four 300-plus yards passing games since 1983.

Penalties have led to wins – The team that has had the most penalties has won 12 of the 19 games, including 11 of the last 15. The team that has garnered the most penalty yards has won the last 11 meetings and 14 of 19 overall.

Miami has won the close games – The Hurricanes have won all five games decided by three points or less since 1983. Miami won two years ago, 27-24, when Matt Munyon failed on his game-tying field goal attempt as time expired. Prior to 2000, UM picked up wins in 1992 (19-16) and 1991 (17-16) when FSU kickers Dan Mowry and Gerry Thomas missed end of the game field goal attempts. In 1983, UM kicker Jeff Davis converted on a late field goal to propel past FSU, 17-16, and into the eventual National Championship game against Nebraska.

In the 11 games Miami’s won – UM outscored FSU 327-216 (29.7-19.6, UM +10.1).

In the 8 games FSU’s won – FSU outscored UM 269-91 (33.6-11.4, FSU +22.2).

DORSEY AMONG FEW WITH THIRD START AGAINST SEMINOLES
Ken Dorsey will be making his third consecutive start against Florida State on Oct. 12, while his FSU counterpart Chris Rix will be getting his second start. Dorsey is just the fifth quarterback from either school to get a third start in the series, joining UM’s Ryan Clement (95-97), Gino Torretta (89, 91-92) and Kary Baker (72-74) and FSU’s Chris Weinke (98-00). Dorsey can also become the first starting quarterback in the series to have a 3-0 record. Torretta and Weinke each went 2-1 in their three starts, while Baker went 1-2 and Clement 0-3. Torretta, who lost in his first start in 1989, is the only QB to have won his third start in 1992. Rix will be the 28th quarterback in the all-time series to be getting a second start, and the 15th Seminole. In the all-time series, UM quarterbacks went 17-14 in their first starts, 7-4 in their second and 1-2 in the third. FSU quarterbacks have gone 13-17 in first starts, 8-6 in second starts and 0-1 in third starts.

MIAMI AND FLORIDA STATE RIVALRY PACKED WITH NFL TALENT
The Miami/Florida State game always stands out on the schedule due to its history of great games and great players. Over the last 16 years, the Miami/FSU series has led all others in supplying the NFL with top-three round picks with 117 total. Since 1987, Miami has produced a national-leading 63 top-three round picks, while Florida State is second nationally with 54 top-three picks. The 117 combined UM/FSU players since 1987 consist of 55 first-round picks, 33 second-round picks and 29 third-round picks.

MIAMI VS. THE ACC
Miami is 53-45-1 against teams currently in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Additionally, UM is 28-15-1 against ACC schools during their conference affiliation (1953 – present).

TEAMMATE TO RIVALS
A combined 32 players from the Miami and Florida State rosters attended high school together. Five of the 10 mutual high schools are located in the Dade/Broward/Palm Beach area, while Miami Carol City leads the way with seven players from UM and FSU.

Miami Carol City (7)
Ethenic Sands (UM), Sinorice Moss (UM), Glen Sharpe (UM), Jermaine Ponder (UM), O.J. Jackson (FSU), Willie Jones (FSU), Stanford Samuels (FSU)

Tallahassee Lincoln (5)
Greg Threat (UM), Craphonso Thorpe (FSU), Pat Watkins (FSU), Brandon Myers (FSU), Andrew Henry-Kennon (FSU)

Ft. Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas (3)
Mark Gent (UM), Anthony Wollschlager (UM), Ryan Reynolds (FSU)

Miami Senior (3)
Andre Johnson (UM), Roscoe Parrish (UM), Allen Augustin (FSU)

Miami Palmetto (3)
Chris Myers (UM), Cornelius Collier (FSU), Travis Smith (FSU)

Live Oak Suwannee (3)
Kelly Jennings (UM), Kyler Hall (FSU), Lee Weaver (FSU)

Homestead South Dade (2)
Antrel Rolle (UM), Jerel Hudson (FSU)

Jacksonville Andrew Jackson (2)
Carl Walker (UM), Leon Washington (FSU)

Kississimmee Oseola (2)
Larry Anderson (UM), Brett Williams (FSU)

New Orleans St. Augustine (2)
Akieem Jolla (UM), Paul Irons (FSU)

PROMINENT UM/FSU PLAYERS THAT WERE DRAFTED SINCE 1987
2002: UM – Bryant McKinnie, Jeremy Shockey, Phillip Buchanon, Edward Reed, Mike Rumph, Clinton Portis, Martin Bibla, Najeh Davenport, Joaquin Gonzalez; FSU – Javon Walker.
2001: UM – Damione Lewis, Dan Morgan, Santana Moss, Reggie Wayne, James Jackson; FSU – Jamal Reynolds, Derrick Gibson, Tommy Polley, Snoop Minnis, Travis Minor, Chris Weinke.
2000: UM – Bubba Franks, Nate Webster; FSU – Peter Warrick, Corey Simon, Sebastian Janikowski.
1999: UM – Edgerrin James, Nick Williams; FSU – Tony Bryant, Larry Smith, Dexter Jackson.
1998: UM – Duane Starks, Jammi German; FSU – Andre Wadsworth, Tra Thomas, Sam Cowart, Samari Rolle, E.G. Green, Kevin Long.
1997: UM – Yatil Green, Kenard Lang, Kenny Holmes, Tremain Mack, Twan Russell, Tony Gaiter, Carlos Jones; FSU – Peter Boulware, Walter Jones, Warrick Dunn, Reinard Wilson.
1996: UM – Ray Lewis, Derrick Harris; FSU – Danny Kannell, Orpheus Roye.
1995: UM – Warren Sapp, Pat Riley, Chris T. Jones; FSU – Derrick Alexander, Devin Bush, Derrick Brooks, Corey Fuller.
1994: UM – Donnell Bennett; FSU – William Floyd, Lonnie Johnson.
1993: UM – Ryan McNeil, Micheal Barrow, Darrin Smith, Kevin Williams, Lamar Thomas, Horace Copeland, Gino Torretta, Jessie Armstead; FSU – Marvin Jones, Carl Simpson, Dan Footman.
1992: UM – Leon Searcy, Darryl Williams, Craig Erickson; FSU – Terrell Buckley, Amp Lee, Casey Weldon, Edgar Bennett, Brad Johnson.
1991: UM – Russell Maryland, Randal Hill, Shane Curry, Wesley Carroll, Robert Bailey, Mike Sullivan; FSU – Reggie Johnson, Lawrence Dawsey, Dedrick Dodge.
1990: UM – Cortez Kennedy, Bernard Clark, Willis Peguese, Jimmie Jones, Greg Mark, Dale Dawkins; FSU – Dexter Carter, LeRoy Butler, Peter Tom Willis, Odell Haggins.
1989: UM – Bill Hawkins, Cleveland Gary, Bubba McDowell, Rod Carter, Randy Shannon; FSU – Deion Sanders, Sammie Smith, Marion Butts.
1988: UM – Bennie Blades, Michael Irvin, Dan Stubbs, Brett Perriman, Brian Blades, Darrell Fullington, Melvin Bratton, Warren Williams, Alfredo Roberts; FSU – Pat Carter, Paul McGowan, Martin Mayhew.
1987: UM – Vinny Testaverde, Alonzo Highsmith, Jerome Brown, Winston Moss; FSU – Gerald Nichols.

MIAMI/FSU SCORING MARGINS
Of the 45 meetings between these two teams, 12 (UM 9-3) have been decided by five or less points, eight (UM 5-3) have been decided by 6-10 points and 25 (FSU 14-11) have been decided by 11 or more points.

AGAINST FSU, MIAMI IS… –
15-6 when winning the coin toss
10-13 when FSU wins the coin toss
18-4 when scoring first
4-17 when FSU scores first
17-5 when leading after one quarter
6-4 when tied after one quarter
4-10 when FSU leads after one quarter
17-1 when leading at halftime
3-3 when the tied at halftime
5-15 when trailing at halftime
15-2 when leading after three quarters
4-1 when tied after three quarters
6-16 when trailing after three quarters
3-3 when FSU is ranked No. 1

FIRST TO SCORE IN THE SERIES
When Miami and Florida State play the team that has scored first has won the last 10 meetings and 15 of the last 16. The lone exception was 1992 when FSU scored first in a 19-16 Miami victory at the Orange Bowl.

HOLD ON TO YOUR HAT
If the Miami and Florida State final score is close, history has favored the Hurricanes. Since 1973, the Hurricanes are 8-0 against FSU in games decided by four points or less.

SHUTTING OUT THE SEMINOLES
Since Bobby Bowden took over the coaching reigns at Florida State 26 years ago only one team has managed to shutout the Seminoles. Miami has blanked the Tribe twice during the Bowden era. The Hurricanes shut out FSU, 47-0, in the Orange Bowl in Bowden’s inaugural season at Florida State (1976) and then blanked his pre-season No. 1-ranked Seminoles, 31-0, in the Orange Bowl to start the 1988 season.

RUSHING LEADS TO VICTORY VS. FLORIDA STATE
Since 1988, the team that rushes for more yards in the Miami and Florida State series has won the game 11 of 13 times. The two exceptions were last season in UM’s 49-27 win in Tallahassee where FSU out-gained UM 214-142, but still loss. The first time was when FSU narrowly out-gained Miami on the ground 67 to 65, but lost 19-16 in 1992.

EXPLOSIVE OFFENSE
Miami’s offense is one that can strike quickly. In five games the Hurricanes have recorded 88 plays of 10 or more yards, or 26% of its total offensive plays for the season. The Hurricanes strike for 10 or more yards once every 3.9 plays from scrimmage.

QUICK STRIKE OFFENSE
The average drive time on UM’s 29 offensive touchdowns in 2002 is 1:42. Overall, 20 of the 29 touchdowns were scored under two minutes of drive time. Additionally, 10 touchdowns have come in under a minute.

IF MIAMI SCORES FIRST
When Miami scores first it is nearly a lock to win. Beginning with the 1983 season, the Hurricanes have gone 158-14 (.919) when scoring first.

SCORING OFF TURNOVERS
Miami has recorded 10 turnovers for the season, nine of which led to UM touchdowns, while one interception was to end the first half vs. Boston College. Against UConn, Andrew Williams picked up a fumble and returned it 56 yards for a touchdown. The other two recorded turnovers vs. the Eagles were fumbles in the fourth quarter that led to Miami’s last two scores of the game. At Temple, UM recovered two fumbles that resulted in UM scores. At Florida, UM snagged two interceptions, including a 97-yard TD return by Maurice Sikes.

In 2001, Miami continued a decade-long trend of being one of the most opportunistic offenses in college football by cashing in opponent turnovers into points with alarming consistency. Miami’s defense recorded 45 turnovers, six of which were to end halves. Of those 39 remaining turnovers, the Hurricanes offense produced 172 points (24 touchdowns and two field goals) on the ensuing drive.

THE HURRICANES WHEN SCORING 30 OR 31 POINTS
Miami has won 106 consecutive games when scoring 30 or more points since a 31-30 loss at Notre Dame in 1988. Miami has won 127 consecutive games when scoring 31 or more points since falling 39-37 to UCLA in the 1985 Fiesta Bowl.

Excluding bowl games, Miami has won 138 consecutive regular season games when scoring 31 or more since a 34-31 loss to Mississippi State in 1980.

4TH QUARTER DOMINANCE
Over the last 16 seasons, Miami has been almost unbeatable when leading after three quarters. Since 1985, Miami has won 156 of 158 regular season games in which it entered the fourth quarter with a lead. The two losses in this span occurred at East Carolina (1999) and West Virginia (1997). Prior to these two losses, UM last lost when leading after three quarters in 1984 against Maryland (42-40) after leading 34-21 heading into the fourth quarter.

NON-OFFENSIVE SCORING

Andrew Williams’ 56-yard fumble return in the second quarter vs. Connecticut marked the Hurricanes’ third non-offensive touchdown of the season and 21st overall point scored.Jonathan Vilma’s two-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown vs. Boston College was the second non-offensive touchdown scored. The Vilma touchdown was the second of his career after returning an interception for a score last season at FSU.The first non-offensive touchdown this season was Maurice Sikes’ 97-yard INT return for a touchdown at Florida that closed the door on the Gators.The 2001 season marked the second straight season that Miami led the nation in non-offensive scoring with 10 touchdowns and one safety. The 11 scores and one safety gave UM 70 points. The Hurricanes also led in 2000 with 13 touchdowns and 89 points coming from defense and special teams.

Miami on ESPN Gameday
Miami has played in 10 contests from an ESPN GameDay location and has a record of 8-2 in those games.

CURRENT ROAD WIN STREAK AT 13 GAMES
Miami has won 13 straight games away from the Orange Bowl, including the 2002 Rose Bowl and 2001 Sugar Bowl, since defeating West Virginia in Morgantown, 47-10, on Sept. 23, 2000.

Regular season only, Miami has a current 11-game road win streak since that win over the Mountaineers. The regular season win streak is the longest at UM since the Hurricanes won 14-straight road contests from 1990-93.Including the bowls, UM last won 14 straight from 1990-92. The longest road winning streak in UM history is 20 games, stretching from a 28-17 win at Purdue on Sept. 15, 1984, to a 31-30 loss at Notre Dame on Oct. 15, 1988.

ROAD WARRIORS
Since 1983, Miami has constructed the nation’s best record in road games (not including neutral sites). The Hurricanes’ road record in the 19 seasons beginning with 1983 is the best among all NCAA Division 1A football institutions. Miami has a record of 80-19-0 (.808) in road games at the opponent’s home stadium. During that span, Miami has gone unbeaten in road games in eight seasons (1985, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996 and 2001).

Of interest is the fact that Miami played three of the top seven best road teams during the 2001 season (Nebraska, Florida State and Penn State) and will take on three in 2002 (Florida State, Tennessee and Florida).

ON THE ROAD VS. TOP 10 OPPONENTS SINCE 1980
With its 41-16 win over No. 6 Florida, Miami has forged a 33-20 record in 53 games since 1980 against Associated Press top-10 ranked teams.

SENIOR QB KEN DORSEY
Senior quarterback Ken Dorsey led the Hurricanes to the 2001 national championship by leading the nation’s most balanced and explosive offense. This season, Dorsey has passed for 1,044 yards and 14 touchdowns in five games as he continues a mercurial climb up the Miami records list. He already has risen to the top of the UM career touchdown passes list with 72 – surpassing former Miami greats Steve Walsh and Vinny Testaverde further cementing Dorsey’s name among the pantheon of outstanding Miami quarterbacks. Dorsey is completing 57.6 percent of his passes in 2002 and leads the BIG EAST in Passing Efficiency. For his career, Dorsey is 522-of-892 (58.5%) for 7,204 yards with 72 touchdowns and 21 interceptions.

DORSEY IN THE BIG EAST RECORD BOOK
Ken Dorsey enters the Florida State game with 72 touchdowns passing for his career after throwing three vs. UConn last week. The 72 career touchdowns keeps him second place on the BIG EAST career list behind Donovan McNabb of Syracuse (77 from 1995-98). His 7,240 passing yards lands him at No. 5 on the career list. Dorsey’s 58.5% completion percentage (522 of 892) lands him at No. 9. Dorsey’s 23 touchdown passes thrown in 2001 were the fourth-best in a season. His 25 in 2000 tied for third-best.

DORSEY: AT HIS BEST IN BIG GAMES
Several of quarterback Ken Dorsey’s greatest performances have been turned in against some of the nation’s top-ranked teams. Miami is 10-1 against ranked opponents with Dorsey as a starter including 5-0 against teams ranked in the top 10.

DORSEY AS A STARTER
Ken Dorsey has been the Hurricanes starter since the final three games of the 1999 season and, in those 32 starts, has passed for 300 yards five times, including a regular season best of 344 in the 2001 season opener at Penn State (eclipsed only by his career-best 362 yards against Nebraska in the 2002 Rose Bowl game). He has also thrown for at least 200 yards 25 times and has had multiple touchdowns in 26 games. His statistics as a starter read: 512-of-863 for 7,151 yards with 72 touchdown passes, one touchdown rush, and 20 interceptions thrown.

DORSEY’S CAREER TOUCHDOWNS
In his Miami career, Ken Dorsey has connected with 19 different players for a school-record 72 passing touchdowns. Jason Geathers was the most recent player to join the heralded list with his two touchdown receptions at Florida. Split end Andre Johnson leads all current players with 13 Dorsey touchdowns. The Dorsey to Johnson connection ranks as the fourth-most prolific scoring tandem in school history behind Vinny Testaverde/Michael Irvin (19), Gino Torretta/Lamar Thomas (16) and Bernie Kosar/Eddie Brown (14).

DORSEY: A WINNER
By any measure, Ken Dorsey is primed to set a new standard for quarterback success at Quarterback U. He enters the Florida State game with the best winning percentage ever established by a Miami starting quarterback, in addition to taking over the all-time mark in winning starts as the starter earlier this season.

MCGAHEE POSTS FOUR CONSECUTIVE 100 YARD GAMES
Willis McGahee posted his fourth consecutive 100-yard game of the season with his 107 yards on 11 carries vs. UConn.

McGahee started the streak with 204 yards at Florida followed by 134 yards at Temple and 135 yards vs. Boston College.

McGAHEE IS A BIG PLAY BACK
Willis McGahee has established him as one of the nation’s top big play running backs. McGahee is averaging 8.9 yards every time he touches the football (88 touches for 779 total yards). He has carried 79 times for 640 yards (8.1 avg) and recorded nine catches for 139 yards (15.4 avg).

He has recorded 27 plays of 10 or more yards, including seven of 20 or more yards and five of 30 or more yards. Of the 88 times he touched the football 41 (47%) have gone for first downs or touchdowns. McGahee has accounted for 36% of Miami’s 113 first downs this season.

BACKFIELD NOTES
The unit rushed for 214 yards on 29 carries against Connecticut, including 107 yards on 11 carries (9.7 avg.) from Willis McGahee. The team total was the most since gaining 306 yards at Florida in game No. 2. The 107 yards by McGahee marked his fourth-straight 100-yard game. McGahee also rushed for three touchdowns in the game, giving him a BIG EAST leading 10 on the season, good for 10th-place on the single-season list. McGahee has rushed for nine touchdowns in the last three games. Against UConn, Jason Geathers checked in with 82 yards on nine carries (9.1 avg.), while Jarrett Payton had 28 yards on six carries (4.7 avg.). Geathers’ 51-yard run against UConn was his second-longest of the season. McGahee is the BIG EAST’s second-leading rusher, while Geathers’ places seventh. Payton in 23rd.

McGahee also tied a school-record vs. Temple with four rushing touchdowns equaling the total set by Melvin Bratton vs. Boston College on Nov. 23, 1984. McGahee has twice been honored this season as BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week. Geathers started off the season with a 199-yard rushing effort vs. FAMU, the fifth-highest single game effort. McGahee’s 204 yards at Florida was the fourth-most in a single game. The unit’s season-low occurred with 112 yards at Temple after gaining 306 a game earlier at Florida.

RECEIVER NOTES
For the second time in 2002, 10 receivers made catches against UConn. The unit produced its second-highest total yards of the season with 284 vs. the Huskies. The three touchdown receptions also kept the streak of multiple TD’s per game in each game this season. Ethenic Sands (6) and Kevin Beard (5) each had career-high receptions vs. UConn. Sands had six catches for 62 yards, including a 15-yard TD pass from Ken Dorsey in the third quarter. The touchdown was Sands’ third of the season. Beard had five catches for 51 yards and two touchdown catches of five and eight yards from Dorsey in the second quarter. The two scores gives Beard three on the season. Andre Johnson led the group with 63 receiving yards on four catches, including a game-high 31-yard catch. Kellen Winslow, Akieem Jolla and Willis McGahee each had two catches. Ryan Moore, Brandon Sebald and Talib Humphrey also had their first collegiate receptions. Sinorice Moss had his second.

OFFENSIVE LINE NOTES
The offensive line kept Ken Dorsey without a sack against UConn, the second-game this season (FAMU) that an opponent has not had at least one sack. Florida and Boston College had one each, while Temple recorded two. Temple had one sack each on Dorsey and Derrick Crudup. The line helped to pave the way for 214 yards rushing and protecting the QB while they threw for 284 yards. The line also assisted Willis McGahee in getting his fourth-straight 100-yard game of the season. The line also allowed Dorsey to throw for more than 200 yards for the fourth-straight game this season.

Vernon Carey (RT) and Carlos Joseph (LT) and Chris Myers (RG) each made their fifth-straight starts after the career first in the season-opener against FAMU. Brett Romberg made his 29th career start at center against UConn, while senior Sherko Haji-Rasouli (LT) made his 12th career start. Romberg is the anchor of Miami’s offensive line and a legitimate candidate for the Dave Rimington Award, presented annually to the finest center in college football. Romberg joins fellow Canadian Haji-Rasouli on the Outland Trophy preseason Watch List for college football’s top interior lineman.

DEFENSIVE LINE NOTES
The defensive line recorded six sacks against UConn, the second-most this season behind the seven against FAMU in the season-opener. The sacks from the defensive line came from Jerome McDougle (2), Jamaal Green and Vince Wilfork. Wilfork also had one forced fumble which led to a 56-yard return from Andrew Williams. William Joseph batted down two passes. Jamaal Green led all linemen with five tackles vs. UConn, followed by McDougle (4), WIlfork (3), Cornelius Green (1), Williams (1) and Joseph (1).

Joseph heads the list of returnees, a Playboy magazine All-American, who many project to be among the top defensive players in college football this season. McDougle is considered a first-team All-American by several preseason publications and is a member of the Lombardi Award Watch List (along with Joseph).

LINEBACKER NOTES
D.J. Williams led all defensive players with seven total tackles in the UConn game, including a team-high four solo tackles. Williams also had 1.5 tackles for loss and two pass deflections. Jonathan Vilma checked in with four tackles (three solo) against the Huskies with one going for a loss. Howard Clark had three tackles, while Darrell McClover, Leon Williams, Roger McIntosh and Jarrell Weaver each had two. McClover’s two tackles were each quarterback sacks for a combined 12 yards.

Both Vilma and D.J. Williams are named to the Butkus Award’s Preseason Watch List of outstanding linebackers.

SECONDARY NOTES
The secondary unit assisted the defense in holding Connecticut to 100 yards passing and one touchdown. UConn had 75 yards passing in the first half and 25 in the second. True freshman Greg Threat led the secondary against UConn with four tackles, including three solo. Sean Taylor had three solo tackles in the game with a pass deflection and a blocked punt. Maurice Sikes had three tackles and a forced fumble. Al Marshall also had three tackles against the Huskies. Marcus Maxey, Kelly Jennings and Antrel Rolle each had one tackle against UConn.

The secondary has given up just three passing touchdowns all season, one vs. FAMU, Temple and UConn. Florida and Boston College were held without a passing touchdown.

PLACEKICKERS/TODD SIEVERS
On the 2002 season, 16 of Todd Sievers’ 35 kickoffs have gone for touchbacks. Against Connecticut, four of seven kickoffs in the first half were for touchbacks, while two others were inside the three. Redshirt freshman Mark Gent handled the kicking duties in the second half, with one kickoff going out-of-bounds and a missed PAT. Sievers totaled six points in the UConn game all from extra points. The six points gives him 246 for his career, moving him to fifth place on the all-time list ahead of Danny Miller (244, 1978-81).

Sievers has one BIG EAST Special Teams Player of the Week this season after his 11-point effort vs. Florida. It was the third weekly honor of his career.Sievers, a native of Ankeny, Iowa, lettered in his true freshman season in 1998, becoming the first player from the state of Iowa to letter at Miami since fullback Tom Smith (Waterloo) in 1971-72. Smith and Sievers are the only two players from Iowa ever to letter at Miami. Joe Carlstrom, a defensive tackle from Iowa City, played in limited action on the 1951 team after serving in the armed forces, but did not letter. Gent kicked off for the first time in his collegiate career and saw furth action in the season-opener vs. FAMU.

PUNTERS/FREDDIE CAPSHAW
Freddie Capshaw recorded two punts vs. Connecticut for 91 yards (45.5 avg.). His long was for 47 yards. Capshaw also had one punt blocked that led to a UConn recovery in the endzone in the fourth quarter. So far this season, Capshaw has punted 14 times for 569 yards and a 40.6 average. Four of his punts have been fair caught, five have been placed inside the 20 and two were blocked. Capshaw missed the Florida A&M game to injury and saw his first action of the season at Florida, where he punted six times for 253 yards and a 42.2 average with three landing inside the 20. In Capshaw’s absence against FAMU, true freshman Jon Peattie handled the role with three punts for 133 yards and a 44.3 average.

Capshaw, a senior from Rock Springs, Wyoming, already has established himself among Miami’s best ever. The leading punter in the BIG EAST Conference the last two seasons, Capshaw is a solid contender for the Ray Guy Award, recognizing college football’s outstanding punter. Capshaw is a hard-nosed player who prides himself on his excellent physical condition. Twice an All-BIG EAST selection, Capshaw has earned BIG EAST Special Teams Player of the Week four times during his career. In 2001, he was one of three Ray Guy Award finalists as he averaged 41.8 yards per punt in his junior season.

THE RETURN MEN
The Hurricanes had three punt returns for 29 yards against UConn, along with three kickoff returns for 50 yards. Sean Taylor led all returns with his 23-yard return on a UConn punt. Jarrett Payton had one kickoff return for 13 yards, while Jason Geathers had two kickoff returns for 37 yards and a long of 19. For the season, Roscoe Parrish is averaging 15.4 yards per punt return, followed by Ethenic Sands (13.6) and Taylor (11.5). Parrish and Sands ranked fourth and fifth, respectively in the BIG EAST in punt returns.

MIAMI REMAINS NO.1 IN THE NFL DRAFT
During the last 20 years, National Football League teams have turned to the University of Miami more than any other college or university when it comes to premium picks in the annual draft. The following chart illustrates college programs that have produced the most players selected in the first three rounds from 1983 to 2002.

HURRICANE ROSTER HAS NFL GENES
Six Hurricanes on the 2002 roster have relations to players that have been in the NFL.

TOUGH SCHEDULE IN 2002
The 2002 Hurricanes face one of the toughest schedules in the nation, including games with seven teams that played in bowl games in the 2001 season and two games with teams that ended the season ranked in the top 10 nationally in 2001. One of college football’s top television ratings draws, Miami also has several games penciled in for national telecasts. It’s a 12-game regular season slate for UM in 2002, with six home games, including contests with bowl winners Florida State, Boston College and Pittsburgh. The seven 2001 bowl teams on Miami’s schedule are: Florida (Orange Bowl winner), Boston College (Music City Bowl winner), Florida State (Gator Bowl winner), Tennessee (Citrus Bowl winner), Pittsburgh (Tangerine Bowl winner), Syracuse (Insight.com Bowl winner), and Virginia Tech (Gator Bowl). Florida (third) and Tennessee (fourth) finished the 2001 season ranked among the nation’s top 10 teams by the Associated Press.

Miami vs. AP-ranked teams –

Miami is 69-98-1 vs. AP-ranked teams since its first game against a ranked opponent in No. 18 Alabama in 1941.Miami is 34-52 vs. AP top-10 teams since playing No. 6 Alabama in 1947.Miami is 20-31 against AP top-5 teams since playing No. 3 Maryland in 1953.Miami’s victory over No. 1 Florida State on Oct. 7, 2000, extended the UM’s record to 9-7 against No. 1-ranked teams. Of those 16 meetings with No. 1, six of the past eight were against FSU.

Miami’s AP Rank –

UM is 203-40-2 all-time in games while holding an AP national ranking. Since 1983, Miami is 137-20 as a top 10 team and 109-12 as a top 5 team.The Hurricanes are 36-5 as the nation’s No.1-ranked team. Additionally, Miami has won 26 of its last 27 while ranked No. 1.Prior to their current stay atop the AP poll, UM was last No. 1 on Dec. 6, 1992.

UM BEGAN 2002 ATOP THE POLLS –
Miami received a preseason No. 1 national ranking by both the Associated Press and USA Today/ESPN Coaches’ Poll. Miami’s No. 1 ranking in the AP preseason poll was the highest since holding down the No. 1 ranking at the start of the 1992 season. The No. 1 ranking in the Coaches’ Poll marked the highest UM has been since starting 1990 No. 1. This is the first season since 1990 that UM has started the season atop both rankings.

In the AP Poll, the Hurricanes began the season ranked among the top 10 for the seventh time in 12 seasons, and began among the top five for the sixth time since 1991.In the Coaches’ Poll, the Hurricanes began the season ranked among the top 10 for the seventh time in 12 seasons. Additionally, the 2002 season marked the seventh time in the last 12 years that UM, Florida State and Florida have begun the season together in the top 10. The top 10 ranking marked the third such preseason ranking for UM since 1994 as the Hurricanes were ranked sixth to begin the 2000 season and second to start 2001.