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Boston College Eagles |
Miami Hurricanes © |
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Played September 21, 2002 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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W |
L |
T |
PCT |
W |
L |
T |
PCT |
W |
L |
T |
PCT |
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L |
T |
PCT |
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| Boston College | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | ||||
| Miami, FLA © | 2 | 25 | 7 | 0 | .781 | 12 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 |
Previous Belt Meetings
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Boston College |
6 |
Miami, FLA © |
18 |
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Miami, FLA © |
52 |
Boston College |
7 |
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1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
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Boston College |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
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Miami, FLA |
0 |
10 |
7 |
21 |
38 |
The 2-0 Boston College Eagles with coach Tom O’Brien met the top-ranked, 3-0 Miami Hurricane & coach Larry Coker in the Orange Bowl. The previous game between these teams saw a near upset by the Eagles but as Boston College was driving for the go-ahead score, an interception by Miami was returned for a touchdown giving the Hurricanes an 18-7 win. This match-up would be far less exciting as Miami’s defense kept the Eagles out of the end zone & the Hurricanes coasted to a 38-6 victory to retain The Belt. Boston College led 6-3 after field goals of 35 & 41 yards from Eagles’ PK Sandro Sciortino & a 45-yard kick from Hurricanes’ All-Big East PK Todd Sievers. With 1:13 left in the half, Miami drove 80 yards in 4 plays with All-American RB Willis McGahee carrying the final yard for the touchdown giving Miami a 10-6 halftime lead. McGahee scored again in the 3rd quarter from 5 yards out & the 4th quarter saw the Miami scoring machine come to life. Hurricanes' All-Big East QB Ken Dorsey hit McGahee for a 77-yard gain then connected with All-Big East TE Kellen Winslow, Jr. for a 1-yard touchdown pass capping the 70-yard drive. Miami’s LB D.J. Williams caused a fumble by Boston College's RB Derrick Knight that was recovered by the Hurricanes’ All-Big East LB Jonathan Vilma who returned it 2 yards for a score. Dorsey then connected with All-Big East WR Andre Johnson from 33 yards for the final score. Dorsey finished with 202 yards passing with his 2 touchdowns & McGahee added 135 yards rushing with 86 yards receiving to his 2 scores. For the Eagles, QB Brian St. Pierre threw for 138 yards with an interception & was sacked 3 times. Miami finished the season 12-1; Big East Champions, ranked 2nd nationally while the Eagles finished 9-4. Boston College has not played for The Belt again.
