HURRICANES FOOTBALL

2015 UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDEwww.HURRICANESPORTS.comBOWL GAME RECAPSchampionship. Nebraska’s defense took control afterhalftime by putting relentless pressure on Miami QBFrank Costa and sacking him four times in the half (fivetimes in the game), including one for a safety early inthe third quarter. Miami’s defense came up big, forcingtwo Nebraska turnovers. But Nebraska and its bruisingoffensive line controlled the final quarter of play.SCORING(3) Miami 10 0 7 0 17(1) Nebraska 0 7 2 15 24UMUMNEBUMNEBNEBNEBPrewitt 44 FGT. Jones 35 pass from Costa (Prewitt kick)Gilman 19 pass from Berringer (Sieler kick)J. Harris 44 pass from Costa (Prewitt kick)Safety, Harris tackled Costa in end zoneSchlesinger 15 run (Alford pass from Frazier)Schlesinger 14 run (Sieler kick)Linebacker Dan Morgan made 12 tackles and a forcedfumble.SCORING(24) Miami 14 13 3 16 46NC State 7 3 7 6 23UMNCSUMUMNCSUMUMNCSUMUMNCSUMKing 4 pass from Covington (Crosland kick)Barnette 1 rush (Deskevich kick)James 5 rush (Crosland kick)Moss 80 pass from Covington (kick blockedDeskevich 28 FGJames 2 rush (Crosland kick)Crosland 31 FGSpikes 30 rush (Deskevich kick)Jackson 13 rush (pass failed)Jackson 25 rush (Crosland kick)Coleman 7 pass from Barnette (rush failed)Gaitan 29 FGDorsey was named the game’s Most Valuable Player,completing 22-of-40 passes for 270 yards and threeTDs.SCORING(2) Miami 10 3 14 10 37(7) Florida 7 3 7 3 20UFUMUMUMUFUFUMUMUFUMUMWells 23 pass from Grossman (Chandler kick)Sievers 44 FGShockey 8 pass from Dorsey (Sievers kick)Sievers 29 FGChandler 51 FGGraham 36 run (Chandler kick)Williams 19 pass from Dorsey (Sievers kick)Davenport 2 pass from Dorsey (Sievers kick)Chandler 26 FGSievers 29 FGDavenport 3 run (Sievers kick)HISTORY & RECORDS1996 CARQUEST BOWLMIAMI 31, VIRGINIA 21DECEMBER 27, 1996 • MIAMI, FLA.Miami won the 1996 Carquest Bowl in entertainingfashion with a 31-21 triumph over Virginia. Defensivestandout Tremain Mack provided the fireworks witha pair of Miami touchdowns. Mack, who was a unanimouschoice for game MVP, returned a UVA fumble 79yards for a touchdown to give UM a 14-0 first quarterlead. Mack then gave the Canes an insurmountable 24-7lead when he picked off Cavalier QB Tim Sherman inthe second quarter and raced 42 yards to paydirt. Mackcontinued his heroics in the third quarter by blockinga Rafeal Garcia 29-yard field goal attempt, the first oftwo blocked FGs by the Canes. Ryan Clement ignitedthe Hurricane offense throwing for a career-best 274yards and one touchdown on 16-of-26 passing.SCORING(19) Miami 14 10 0 7 31Virginia 7 0 7 7 21UMUMUVAUMUMUVAUMUVAGreen 70 pass from Clement (Crosland kick)Mack 79 fumble return (Crosland kick)Crowell 29 pass from Brooks (Garcia kick)Crosland 20 FGMack 42 interception return (Crosland kick)Brooks 1 rush (Garcia kick)T. Jones 2 rush (Crosland kick)T. Jones 3 rush (Garcia kick)1998 MICRON PC BOWLMIAMI 46, NC STATE 23DECEMBER 29, 1998 • MIAMI, FLA.24th-ranked Miami defeated NC State, 46-23, at the1998 Micron PC Bowl. Scott Covington earned gameMVP honors, finishing with 320 yards passing and twotouchdowns on a 17-of-24 performance. His favoritetarget was Santana Moss, who had five catches for141 yards including an 80-yard touchdown pass.Edgerrin James led the ground attack with 156 yardson 20 carries. UM’s offense set a bowl record with 594total yards. The defense made six tackles for loss andset a Micron PC bowl record with five interceptions.2000 GATOR BOWLMIAMI 28, GEORGIA TECH 13JANUARY 1, 2000 • JACKSONVILLE, FLA.No. 23 Miami routed No. 15 Georgia Tech, 28-13,behind a dominating defensive performance that heldthe Yellow Jackets offense (ranked No. 1 nationallyand second in scoring with an average of 40.7 points agame) to a season-low 13 points. The Hurricanes struckon their opening possession with an eight-yard JamesJackson touchdown run. Miami then took a 14-pointlead early in the second quarter when sophomore QBKenny Kelly capped a 73-yard drive with a 15-yardtouchdown strike to Andre King. Following a Techscore, freshman All-America RB Clinton Portis set aUM bowl record with a 73-yard touchdown runto give the Canes a 21-7 halftime lead. Georgia Techcould only muster a pair of second half field goals as theUM defense, behind the play of Gator Bowl MVP NateWebster, shut down the Tech attack.SCORING(23) Miami 7 14 0 7 28(15) Georgia Tech 0 7 6 0 13UMUMGTUMGTGTUMJackson 8 run (Crosland kick)King 15 pass from Kelly (Crosland kick)Hamilton 17 run (Manger kick)Portis 73 run (Crosland kick)Manger 25 FGManger 36 FGWayne 17 pass from Dorsey (Crosland kick)2001 SUGAR BOWLMIAMI 37, FLORIDA 20JANUARY 2, 2001 • NEW ORLEANS, LA.Second-ranked Miami defeated No. 7 Florida, 37-20, inthe Nokia Sugar Bowl to wrap up the Hurricanes’ bestseason since 1994 at 11-1 and second in the nationalrankings. The Canes led, 27-20, with 12:50 remainingwhen UM turned to running back Clinton Portis, whofinished with 97 yards on 18 carries. On the first playof the ensuing possession, CB Phillip Buchanon pickedoff Rex Grossman to set up a 3-yard touchdown runby Najeh Davenport that gave Miami control. QB KenNATIONAL CHAMPIONS2002 ROSE BOWLMIAMI 37, NEBRASKA 14JANUARY 3, 2002 • PASADENA, CALIF.Miami lowered the boom on the Nebraska Cornhuskersin a decisive 37-14 victory in the 88th Rose Bowl gamefor the National Championship Miami’s 12-0 seasonwas capped by a performance indicative of much of theHurricanes’ season, as UM piled up a huge halftime leadand cruised to the victory. The top-ranked Hurricanesused three touchdown passes by Ken Dorsey to builda big early lead. Andre Johnson caught seven passesfor 199 yards and two scores for the Hurricanes, wholaid claim to their first national title since 1991. Dorseyand Johnson shared MVP honors and were helped byClinton Portis, who carried 20 times for 104 yardsand a score. Dorsey completed 22-of-35 passes for 362yards, including 258 in the first half.SCORING(1) Miami 7 27 0 3 37(4) Nebraska 0 0 7 7 14UMUMUMUMUMNUNUUMJohnson 49 pass from Dorsey (Sievers kick)Portis 39 run (Sievers kick)Lewis 47 interception return (Sievers kick)Shockey 21 pass from Dorsey (kick failed)Johnson 8 pass from Dorsey (Sievers kickDavies 16 run (Brown kick)Groce 71 punt return (Brown kick)Sievers 37 FG2003 FIESTA BOWLOHIO STATE 31, MIAMI 24 (2OT)JANUARY 3, 2003 • TEMPE, ARIZ.Miami’s 34-game winning streak came to an end in asOhio State defeated the Hurricanes 31-24 in doubleovertime to win the Fiesta Bowl and the BCS NationalChampionship. Maurice Clarett scored his secondtouchdown on a five-yard run in the second overtime.Craig Krenzel had a pair of touchdown runs for theBuckeyes (14-0), who ended Miami’s winning streak --the sixth-longest in college football history -- in a game116