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Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
Miami Hurricanes © |
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Played September 8, 2001 at the Orange Bowl Miami, Florida |
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Teams' Belt Records
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Team |
Belt Reigns |
Overall Record |
Home Record |
Away Record |
Neutral Record |
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L |
T |
PCT |
W |
L |
T |
PCT |
W |
L |
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PCT |
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T |
PCT |
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| Miami, FLA © | 2 | 11 | 7 | 0 | .611 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 |
Previous Belt Meetings: None
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1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
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Rutgers |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Miami, FLA |
14 |
13 |
20 |
14 |
61 |
The 1-0 Rutgers Scarlet Knights of first-year coach Greg Schiano were the opposition for the home opener of the top-ranked, 1-0 Miami Hurricanes of coach Larry Coker. The Miami offense scored at will but perhaps more impressive was the Hurricanes’ defense as Miami posted a 61-0 shutout. Schiano was Miami’s defensive coordinator the past two seasons & the Hurricanes' defense wanted to show him what they had learned. Miami scored in the 1st quarter on a 40-yard touchdown pass from All-Big East QB Ken Dorsey to WR Andre Johnson & on a 3-yard touchdown run by RB Najeh Davenport. The 2nd quarter saw Dorsey connect with All-Big East TE Jeremy Shockey on a 3-yard touchdown pass as well as two field goals, 24 & 40 yards, from All-Big East PK Todd Sievers giving the Hurricanes a 27-0 halftime lead. The 2nd half was more of the same as Miami's All-Big East RB Clinton Portis scored on a 3-yard run, All-Big East CB Phillip Buchanon returned a punt 56 yards for another touchdown, & DE John Square returned a Rutgers’ fumble 5 yards for a touchdown. In the 4th quarter, Hurricanes' RB Frank Gore scored on a 10-yard run & RB Jarrett Payton scored on a 5-yard touchdown run. Dorsey threw for 315 yards with 2 touchdowns, Johnson added 2 catches for 104 yards receiving to his touchdown while the defense held Rutgers to just 64 yards rushing, 62 yards passing, & caused 6 turnovers in the rout. Rutgers' QB Ryan Cubit threw for just 47 yards in the loss. Miami finished the season 12-0; Big East & National Champions while the Scarlet Knights finished 2-9. Rutgers would play for The Belt again in 2002.
