2000 Miami Hurricanes football team

2000 Miami Hurricanes football

Sugar Bowl Champions Big East Champions Lambert-Meadowlands Champions
Sugar Bowl, W 37–20 vs. Florida
Conference	Big East
Ranking
Coaches	#2
AP	#2
2000 record	11–1 (7–0 Big East)
Head coach	Butch Davis
Offensive coordinator	Larry Coker
Defensive coordinator	Greg Schiano
Home stadium	Miami Orange Bowl (Capacity: 74,476)

2000 Big East football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#2 Miami (FL) $		7	–	0		11	–	1
#6 Virginia Tech		6	–	1		11	–	1
Pittsburgh		4	–	3		7	–	5
Syracuse		4	–	3		6	–	5
Boston College		3	–	4		7	–	5
West Virginia		3	–	4		7	–	5
Temple		1	–	6		4	–	7
Rutgers		0	–	7		3	–	8

$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were coached by head coach Butch Davis, who resigned after the season to become the head coach of the Cleveland Browns, and competed in the Big East Conference

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:30 PM	McNeese State*	#5	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL		W 61–14	48,111
September 9	3:30 PM	at #15 Washington*	#4	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	ABC	L 29–34	74,157
September 23	3:30 PM	at West Virginia	#12	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	CBS	W 47–10	63,735
September 30	7:30 PM	at Rutgers	#10	Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	ESPN+	W 64–6	23,782
October 7	12:00 PM	#1 Florida State*	#7	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Rivalry)	CBS	W 27–24	80,905
October 21	12:00 PM	at Temple	#4	Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, PA	ESPN+	W 45–17	28,351
October 28	6:00 PM	Louisiana Tech*	#4	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	ESPN+	W 42–31	46,617
November 4	12:00 PM	#2 Virginia Tech	#3	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Rivalry)	CBS	W 41–21	77,410
November 11	12:00 PM	Pittsburgh	#2	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	ESPN2	W 35–7	47,520
November 18	6:30 PM	at Syracuse	#2	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	ESPN	W 26–0	49,327
November 25	3:30 PM	Boston College	#2	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	CBS	W 52–6	49,715
January 2	8:00 PM	vs. #7 Florida*	#3	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	ABC	W 37–20	64,407
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

Miami Hurricanes football

Venues	Orange Bowl (1937–2007) Sun Life Stadium (2008–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Florida (Florida Cup; Seminole War Canoe) Florida State (Florida Cup) Nebraska Virginia Tech

Culture & lore	Sebastian the Ibis Band of the Hour The U Quarterback U Hail Flutie Catholics vs. Convicts Miami 4–3 defense Wide Right I Wide Right II FIU–Miami brawl 2011 athletics scandal

People	Head coaches NFL players

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National championship seasons in bold

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