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Miami Hurricanes © |
Syracuse Orange |
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Played November 30, 2002 at the Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
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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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| Miami, FLA © | 2 | 32 | 7 | 0 | .821 | 16 | 1 | 0 | .941 | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 |
| Syracuse | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | ||||
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1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
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Miami, FLA |
14 |
7 |
14 |
14 |
49 |
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Syracuse |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
The top-ranked, 10-0 Miami Hurricanes of coach Larry Coker traveled to the Carrier Dome to meet the 4-7 Syracuse Orangemen of coach Paul Pasqualoni. Syracuse had played 2 previous Belt game against Miami & had been shutout in both games. Miami used their dominating defense & explosive offense that accounted for 565 yards to rout the Orangemen again, this time by a score of 49-7. After stopping the initial Syracuse drive, Miami’s All-American RB Willis McGahee took a handoff on the second snap from scrimmage 61 yards for a touchdown & 7-0 Hurricane lead. Miami's All-Big East QB Ken Dorsey lead an 85-yard, 7-play drive finishing with a 23-yard touchdown pass to WR Ethenic Sands for a 14-0 advantage. Another long Hurricanes' drive, this one 70 yards in seven plays, lead to Dorsey hitting All-Big East WR Andre Johnson for a 4-yard touchdown & 21-0 Miami lead. Syracuse finally scored their first points in a Belt game when RB Walter Reyes finished a 69-yard, 10-play drive with a 1-yard touchdown run with 0:39 to play in the half. The 2nd half was all Hurricanes as WR Quadtrine Hill scored on a 2-yard run, & McGahee added a 51-yard touchdown run for a 35-7 Hurricanes' lead as the 4th quarter started. Miami added insult to injury with a fake punt that saw Hurricanes' P Freddie Capshaw throw to All-Big East S Sean Taylor for a 47-yard touchdown & a 42-7 Miami edge. Hurricanes' All-Big East S Maurice Sikes returned an interception 53 yards for the final score in the Miami win. Dorsey finished with 345 yards passing with two touchdowns, McGahee had 134 yards rushing with his two touchdowns, and Johnson had six catches for 181 yards with his touchdown. For Syracuse, Reyes finished with 110 yards rushing with his touchdown & QB Troy Nunes threw for 145 yards but was intercepted once & sacked 3 times in the losing effort. Miami finished the season 12-1; Big East Champions, ranked 2nd nationally while the Orangemen finished 4-8. Syracuse has not played for The Belt again.
