2001 Game Recap / Allstate Sugar Bowl

67th Annual Sugar Bowl Classic ~ January 2, 2001
#2 Miami 37 (Final: 11-1, #2)
#7 Florida 20 (Final: 10-3, #10)

Miami's Ken Dorsey completed 22 passes for 270 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Hurricanes to a 37-20 victory over in-state rival Florida.

Both quarterbacks heated up on their second possession. Rex Grossman finished a 70-yard drive with a 25-yard touchdown pass to Kirk Wells for a 7-0 lead. Dorsey responded by taking the Hurricanes on consecutive scoring drives, including an 8-yard touchdown pass to tight end Jeremy Shockey, for a 10-7 lead after one quarter.

The teams traded field goals in the second quarter before the pivotal third stanza. Florida's Keiwan Ratliff picked off a Dorsey pass, setting up a 36-yard score by Earnest Graham for a 17-13 Gator lead. However, Dorsey found D.J. Williams and Najeh Davenport for touchdowns on back-to-back drives to put the Hurricanes on top for good.

The Gators added another Jeff Chandler field goal in the fourth, but Todd Sievers booted his third of the game and Davenport plunged in from three yards out to clinch the victory for Miami.

Louisiana Superdome
Att: 64,407
ABC Rating: 13.0

Miami   10   3   14   10   -   37
Florida   7   3   7   3   -   20

SCORING SUMMARY
FLA: Wells 23 yd pass from Grossman (Chandler kick), 10:48 (1st)
MIA: Sievers 44 yd field goal, 8:46 (1st)
MIA: Shockey 8 yd pass from Dorsey (Sievers kick), 0:50 (1st)
MIA: Sievers 29 yd field goal, 10:44 (2nd)
FLA: Chandler 51 yd field goal, 4:21 (2nd)
FLA: Graham 36 yd run (Chandler kick), 13:10 (3rd)
MIA: Williams 19 yd pass from Dorsey (Sievers kick), 8:23 (3rd)
MIA: Davenport 2 yd pass from Dorsey (Sievers kick), 3:30 (3rd)
FLA: Chandler 26 yd field goal, 12:50 (4th)
MIA: Sievers 29 yd field goal, 7:48 (4th)
MIA: Davenport 3 yd run (Sievers kick), 4:21 (4th)

   Miami   Team Statistics   Florida
   28   First downs   25
   184   Rushing yards   140
   270   Passing    312
   22-40-2   Comp-Att-Int   24-51-3
   157   Return yards   120
   2-44   Punts-Avg.   5-46.8
   0-0   Fumbles-Lost   0-0
   11-109   Penalties   9-79
   35:19   Time of Possession   24:41

Rushing
Miami: C. Portis 18-97, J. Jackson 12-62, N Davenport 6-17 TD, K. Dorsey 3-7,
D. Williams 2-3.
Florida: E. Graham 15-136 TD, B. Carroll 2-7, R. Grossman 2-(-1),
R. Caldwell 1-(-2).

Passing
Miami: K. Dorsey 22-40-2, 270 yards,3 TDs.
Florida: R. Grossman 18-41-2, 252 yards, 1 TD; J. Palmer 6-10-1, 60 yards.

Receiving
Miami: S. Moss 6-89, J. Shockey 4-47 TD, R. Wayne 3-49, D. Williams 2-29 TD,
D. Jones 2-26, A. King 2-19, J. Jackson 1-10, N. Davenport 1-2 TD, C. Portis 1-(-1).
Florida: J. Gaffney 7-75, R. Caldwell 6-110, E. Graham 4-43, B. Carroll 2-25,
T. Jacobs 2-18, K. Wells 1-23 TD, A. Willis 1-13, A. Walker 1-5.

Miller-Digby Award recipient: Ken Dorsey, Miami quarterback