2001 Miami Hurricanes football team

The 2001 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Miami Hurricanes' 76th season of football and 11th as a member of the Big East Conference. The Hurricanes were led by first-year head coach Larry Coker and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 12–0 overall and 7–0 in the Big East to finish as conference champion. They were invited to the Rose Bowl, which served as the BCS National Championship Game, and defeated Nebraska, 37–14, to win the school's fifth national championship.

2001 Miami Hurricanes football
  • Consensus national champion
  • Big East champion
  • Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl (BCS NCG), W 37–14 vs. Nebraska
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record12–0 (7–0 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRob Chudzinski (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorRandy Shannon (1st season)
Base defense4–3 Cover 2
Home stadium
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • (Capacity: 74,416)
2001 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Miami (FL) $#  7 0   12 0  
No. 14 Syracuse  6 1   10 3  
No. 18 Virginia Tech  4 3   8 4  
No. 21 Boston College  4 3   8 4  
Pittsburgh  4 3   7 5  
Temple  2 5   4 7  
West Virginia  1 6   3 8  
Rutgers  0 7   2 9  
  • # BCS National Champion
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Eventually producing a record 38 NFL Draft picks, the 2001 Hurricanes are considered by many to be one of the best college football teams of all time.

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