HURRICANES FOOTBALL

2015 UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDEwww.HURRICANESPORTS.comHISTORY & RECORDSNATIONAL AWARD WINNERSDAN MORGAN2000 BEDNARIK AWARD WINNER2000 NAGURSKI TROPHY WINNER2000 BUTKUS AWARD WINNER• As a junior in 1999, produced one of the greatest seasons any defensive player has had at theUniversity of Miami as he made 139 tackles.• A starter since his true freshman season, came to Miami as a fullback, but during freshmantwo-a-days in 1997 shined at linebacker.• Team’s leading tackler in 2000 (his third time to lead UM in tackles) with 138.• Set a school record with 42 consecutive starts and became the first player in the school’shistory to have 100 or more tackles in each of his four seasons.• All-time career tackles leader at Miami with 512, breaking the BIG EAST record along theway.• Named a consensus first-team All-American and became the first player in college footballhistory to win the Butkus, Nagurski and Bednarik awards in the same season.• Named Football News National Defensive Player of the Year, an honor he also won on theconference level as voted on by the league’s head coaches.MORGAN’S 2000 GAME-BY-GAME STATSOPPONENT UT AT TT TFL QBS FF FR INT QBH PBUMcNeese State 3 4 7 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0at Washington 13 7 20 2-3 0-0 0 1-0 1-11 0 3at West Virginia 9 7 16 2-5 2-5 0 0-0 0-0 4 0at Rutgers 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0Florida State 14 3 17 2-6 0-0 1 0-0 1-23 1 1at Temple 13 4 17 2-9 1-7 0 0-0 0-0 0 0Louisiana Tech 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 1Virginia Tech 7 4 11 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0Pittsburgh 11 9 20 2-3 0-0 0 1-0 0-0 0 0at Syracuse 6 4 10 2-4 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0Boston College 11 4 15 3-12 1-7 0 0-0 0-0 0 0TOTALS 90 48 138 15-42 4-19 1 2-0 2-34 5 5MIAMI HURRICANES IN BUTKUS AWARD VOTING1990 Maurice Crum, MLB finalist1992 Michael Barrow, MLB finalist1995 Ray Lewis, MLB 2nd2000 Dan Morgan, MLB 1stKEN DORSEY2001 MAXWELL AWARD WINNER• Received the 2001 Maxwell Award, given annually to the outstanding college football playerof the year• Third Miami Hurricane to win the Maxwell Award as he edged fellow finalists Eric Crouch ofNebraska and Rex Grossman of Florida in the closest vote in the 65-year history of the award• Led the Hurricanes to a perfect (12-0) record and the 2001 National Championship.• Finished his career 26-1 at Miami as a starter at quarterback• Completed 184 of 318 passes for 2,652 yards with 23 touchdowns and nine interceptionsduring the 2001 regular season.KEN DORSEY’S 2001 STATSYEAR G/GS COMP ATT PCT YARDS TD INT LP2001 11/11 206 353 58.3 3,014 26 10 64Passing Efficiency Rating: 148.7DORSEY’S 2001 GAME-BY-GAME STATSOPPONENT ATT COMP YARDS INT TD PCT LGat Penn State 27 20 344 1 3 74.1 47Rutgers 25 14 315 1 2 56.0 64at Pittsburgh 32 18 208 1 1 56.3 32Troy State 30 18 299 0 2 60.0 37at Florida State 27 14 249 0 3 51.9 35West Virginia 27 16 192 1 2 59.3 27Temple 24 16 175 0 2 66.7 41at Boston College 41 20 222 4 0 48.8 19Syracuse 20 13 224 0 4 65.0 51Washington 21 14 189 1 3 66.7 32at Virginia Tech 44 21 235 0 1 47.7 31TOTALS 318 184 2,652 9 23 58.3 64Nebraska (Rose Bowl) 35 22 362 1 3 62.9 49BRYANT MCKINNIE2001 OUTLAND TROPHY WINNER• Joined Russell Maryland (1990) as an Outland Trophy winner given annually to the nation’stop lineman.• Capped an impressive career when he beat out Nebraska offensive guard Toniu Fonoti and2000 Outland Trophy winner John Henderson of Tennessee for the award.• McKinnie, a 6-foot-9, 336-pound senior from Woodbury, N.J., never allowed a sack during hiscollege career and anchored a line which averaged 5.5 yards per rushing attempt on the wayto an undefeated season and the national championship.• Hallmark performance came when he dominated Syracuse All-America defensive end DwightFreeney in Miami’s 59-0 victory, holding Freeney without a quarterback sack in 52 plays,setting the pace for an offense that rushed for a season-best 331 yards and accumulated 566yards against the Orangemen.• Played two seasons after transferring from Lackawanna Junior College prior to sitting out the1999 season as a redshirt.• Made a name for himself in Miami’s 27-24 victory over Florida State at the Orange Bowlwhen he shut down FSU’s Jamal Reynolds who managed just one assisted tackle in the game.Reynolds was a first-team All-American, the Lombardi winner and a first-round NFL draft pick.BRETT ROMBERG2002 RIMINGTON TROPHY WINNER• Became the first University of Miami player to win the Rimington Trophy in 2002.• Contributed in Miami’s 34-game winning streak from 2000 to 2002 as the center.• Had the versatility to play effectively at guard or tackle, but settled in as the center for hissophomore season in 2000.• Helped the Hurricanes win 35 of 37 games, one National Championship, three BIG EASTConference championships, a Sugar Bowl and a Rose Bowl during his career - all withRomberg calling the blocking signals for the offensive line.• Never allowed a quarterback sack at center and led an offensive line that helped producethree 1,000-yard rushers (James Jackson, Clinton Portis and Willis McGahee), a quarterback(Ken Dorsey) who set every major UM career passing record and an offense that averagedmore than 465 yards per game for the balance of his three years as the starting center.• The Dave Rimington Trophy is one of college football’s newest annual awards, given eachyear since 1999 to college football’s outstanding center. It is hosted by the Boomer EsiasonFoundation for research and treatment of cystic fibrosis.KELLEN WINSLOW2003 MACKEY AWARD WINNER• Became the first player in Miami history to win the John Mackey Award.• The Nassau County Sports Commission presents the prestigious John Mackey Awardannually to the most outstanding tight end in Division I-A College Football.• At 6-foot-5, 245-pounds, led the team with 60 catches and was second on the team with605 receiving yards, averaging 10.1 yards per catch and 46.5 yards per game as a junior.• Led or tied for the team lead in receptions in nine games in 2003 and broke the UM record forcareer receptions by a tight end with 119.• In his biggest game of the season and the second biggest of his career, pulled in 10 catchesfor 104 yards against West Virginia, including a leaping catch over the middle on a criticalfourth and 13 that led to Miami’s game-winning field goal in the final seconds against theMountaineers.• Made seven catches for 106 yards in the Hurricanes’ 22-14 win at Florida State, despiteplaying in a torrential downpour on a rain-soaked field.• Stood out as a big-play performer on special teams, blocking a punt against Syracuse.• Impressed with his blocking ability on offense and special teams in a UM win over Pittsburgh,throwing a key block to spring tailback Jason Geathers for a 78-yard gain on a screen passthat set up a Miami touchdown.• Following his junior season, was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the first round as thesixth overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft.132