Big East Conference football individual awards
Special Teams Player of the Year -- Winners
Table:
Season

Player

School

Position

Class

1991
Kevin Williams
Miami
RS
So

1992
John Biskup
Syracuse
PK
Sr

1993
Pat O'Neill
Syracuse
P/PK
Sr

1994*
Todd Sauerbrun
West Virginia
P
Sr

1995
Marvin Harrison
Syracuse
RS
Sr

1996*
Tremain Mack
Miami
RS
Sr

1997*
Quinton Spotwood
Syracuse
KR
So

1998*
Kevin Johnson
Syracuse
KR
Sr

1999
Shayne Graham
Virginia Tech
PK
Sr

2000*
Santana Moss
Miami
PR
Sr

2001
Phillip Buchanon
Miami
PR/KR
Jr

2002†
Andy Lee
Pittsburgh
P
Jr

2002†
Nate Jones
Rutgers
KR
Jr

2003†
Andy Lee (2)
Pittsburgh
P
Sr

2003†
DeAngelo Hall
Virginia Tech
PR
Jr

2004
Adam Jones
West Virginia
RS
Jr

2005
Willie Foster
Rutgers
RS
Jr

2006
Ean Randolph
South Florida
RS
Sr

2007
Kevin Huber
Cincinnati
P
Jr

2008
Mardy Gilyard
Cincinnati
KR
Jr

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The 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season was the main college football season sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) . The season began on August 28 , 1991 , and ended on January 1 , 1992 . For the second consecutive season , there was a split national championship . Both the Miami Hurricanes and the Washington Huskies finished the season undefeated ( 12-0 ) and with the top ranking in a nationally recognized poll . Under the conference-bowl selection alignments of the time , the Hurricanes and Huskies could not meet in a decisive title game because Washington was slotted into the Rose Bowl as the Pac-10 champions , and the other spot in the Rose Bowl was automatically given to the Big Ten champions ( Michigan ) . The Rose Bowl 's selection terms later thwarted potential title matchups of undefeated teams following the 1994 and 1997 seasons . Following the 1998 Bowl Championship Series ( BCS ) realignment , several Pac-10 and Big Ten teams were able to play in a BCS title game instead of being forced to play a non-title contender in the Rose Bowl ; these include the Ohio State Buckeyes in 2002 , 2006 and 2007 , the USC Trojans in 2004 and 2005 and the Oregon Ducks in 2010 . Miami closed the 1991 season with a 22-0 shutout over No . 11 Nebraska in the Orange Bowl , but their season was defined by a dramatic November victory over then No . 1 ranked and perennial rival Florida State . That game ended with the FSU place kicker missing a field goal , wide right , which would become a theme in the Florida State-Miami football rivalry ; this game later took on the moniker Wide Right I. Nebraska lost to both national champions in 1991 and finished at 9-2-1 , ranked No . 15 in the AP poll .
Kevin Ray Williams , Jr. ( born January 25 , 1971 ) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys , Arizona Cardinals , Buffalo Bills and San Francisco 49ers . He played college football at the University of Miami .
The Miami Hurricanes football team represents the University of Miami in the sport of American football . The Hurricanes compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) 's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ) and the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference ( ACC ) . The program began in 1926 and has won five AP national championships ( 1983 , 1987 , 1989 , 1991 , 2001 ) . The Miami Hurricanes are among the most storied and decorated football programs in NCAA history . Miami is ranked fourth on the list of All-time Associated Press National Poll Championships , tied with Southern California and Ohio State and behind Alabama , Notre Dame , and Oklahoma . Miami also holds a number of NFL Draft records , including most first-round selections in a single draft and most consecutive drafts with at least one first-round selection . Two Hurricanes have won the Heisman Trophy and nine have been inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame . The team plays its home games at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens , Florida . The Hurricanes ' head coach is Manny Diaz .
The 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season was the first year of the Bowl Coalition and concluded with Alabama 's first national championship in thirteen years - their first since the departure of Bear Bryant . One of Bryant 's former players , Gene Stallings , was the head coach , and he used a style similar to Bryant 's , a smashmouth running game combined with a tough defense . The members of the Bowl Coalition were the Sugar Bowl , Orange Bowl , Cotton Bowl Classic , and Fiesta Bowl . Under the agreement the Sugar Bowl , Orange Bowl , and Cotton Bowl Classic hosted the Southeastern Conference , Big 8 , and Southwest Conference champions , respectively , and then a pool of at large teams was formed between the Atlantic Coast Conference champ , the Big East champ , Notre Dame , and two conference runners-up from the Big 8 , SWC , ACC , Big East and Pac-10 . The highest ranked host team would play the highest ranked at-large team . If the two highest ranked teams were both at-large teams , the championship game would be hosted by the Fiesta Bowl . So for this year , ( host ) SEC champ Alabama played ( at-large ) Big East Champ Miami-FL , the Orange Bowl featured ( host ) Big-8 champ Nebraska and ( at-large ) ACC champ Florida St. , the Cotton Bowl Classic featured ( host ) SWC champ Texas A & M and ( at-large ) independent Notre Dame , and the Fiesta Bowl featured ( at-large ) Big East runner up Syracuse and ( at-large ) Big 8 runner up Colorado . The 1992 season also saw the expansion of the SEC and the first conference championship game to be played in the country . Before the 1992 season , the Arkansas Razorbacks and the South Carolina Gamecocks joined the SEC , which expanded the conference to twelve teams . The conference then split into two divisions , and the winner of each division would face off in the SEC Championship Game in Birmingham 's historic Legion Field ( later moved to Atlanta 's Georgia Dome , in 1994 ) . In the first year of the new system , Alabama won the SEC West , Florida won the SEC East , and the Tide won the match-up 28-21 on an Antonio Langham interception return for a touchdown in the closing minutes . In the Sugar Bowl , to decide the national champion , Miami came in a heavy favorite with even heavier swagger .
The Syracuse Orange represent Syracuse University in the sport of American football . The Orange compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) and the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference ( ACC ) . Formed in 1889 , the program has over 700 wins and has achieved 1 consensus Division I Football National Championship , winning the championship game over the Texas Longhorns in the 1960 Cotton Bowl Classic , for the 1959 season . Syracuse has had 2 undefeated seasons , 5 conference championships since 1991 , and has produced a Heisman Trophy winner , over 60 first team All-Americans , 18 Academic All-Americans including Academic All-America Hall of Fame inductee Tim Green , and over 240 NFL players . Syracuse has had 18 members inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame , 2nd-most in the ACC , including former players Ernie Davis , Tim Green , Don McPherson , Art Monk and former coaches Vic Hanson , Ben Schwartzwalder , and Dick MacPherson . The Orange boast 8 inductees in the Pro Football Hall Of Fame , tied for the 4th-most of any school , including Jim Brown , Marvin Harrison , Larry Csonka , and Floyd Little . The Orange have 26 bowl appearances , 10 of which are among the New Year 's Six Bowls . Syracuse has finished in the Final Top 25 rankings 21 times in the national polls , and finished in either the AP or Coaches Polls a combined 35 times since 1952 . Syracuse has appeared in over 200 AP Polls including 7 weeks at AP number one . The Orange play their home games in the Carrier Dome on the university 's campus . The stadium is also known as The Loud House , as when it opened in September 1980 , it was made clear just how loud it was inside ; and so the soon famous nickname was coined .
The 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season saw Florida State crowned national champions , in both the AP and Coaches poll . Under the Bowl Coalition , undefeated Big 8 champ and # 2 ranked Nebraska hosted ACC champ and # 1 ranked Florida State in the Orange Bowl . This produced a clear champion in the Coaches Poll and the AP poll , despite Florida State 's loss to Notre Dame 31-24 during the regular season , in a game known by many as the Game of the Century . This much hyped clash between # 1 and # 2 was the site of the first ever live broadcast of the ESPN College GameDay show and did not fail to live up to expectations as Irish defensive back Shawn Wooden batted down a Charlie Ward pass in the end zone with three seconds left to play . Despite the win over Florida State , Notre Dame 's title chances ended the very next week when the Fighting Irish lost to # 17 Boston College . Further controversy surrounded the inclusion of one-loss Florida State in the national title game over undefeated West Virginia , who was ranked # 2 ( ahead of Florida State ) by the final regular season coaches ' poll but not the AP ( Nebraska was # 2 in the AP ) . Despite beating Florida State in the regular season , Notre Dame finished # 2 in the two major polls . Florida State , during the 1993 regular season played # 2 Notre Dame , # 2 Nebraska , # 3 Miami , # 7 Florida , # 13 North Carolina , # 15 Virginia , and # 17 Clemson . FSU went 3-1 vs top 7 teams while playing only 1 home game in the 4 contests . Florida State 's Charlie Ward threw for 3,032 yards , completed 70 percent of his passes and became the first player to win the Heisman Trophy and the national championship in the same season since Pittsburgh 's Tony Dorsett in 1976 . The Alamo Bowl played its inaugural game . The Sunshine Classic was no longer sponsored by Blockbuster Entertainment , and was now known as the Carquest Bowl .
Patrick James O'Neill ( born February 9 , 1971 ) is a former American football punter in the National Football League ( NFL ) who played for the New England Patriots , Chicago Bears , and New York Jets . He played college football at Syracuse University .
The 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season , play of college football in the United States at the NCAA Division I-A level , began in August 1994 and ended on January 2 , 1995 . Nebraska , who finished the season undefeated , ended the year ranked No . 1 in both the Associated Press and Coaches polls . This was the first national championship of coach Tom Osborne 's career at Nebraska , despite coming close in two prior attempts ; in 1983 , his team lost to Miami after Osborne , with his team trailing 31-30 late in the game , elected to try for the lead instead of the tie and failed . In the previous season , Osborne 's team lost to eventual national champion Florida State on a missed field goal as time expired . Although Osborne 's team finished the season unbeaten , the national championship picture again was engulfed in controversy . For much of the second half of the season , Nebraska and Penn State were regarded as the top two teams in the country . This raised the possibility of a split national championship for the third time since 1990 , due in large part to the system in place that had been concocted to avoid a split title . Following the 1991 season , where Miami and Washington split the national championship in the AP and Coaches ' polls , the Bowl Coalition was founded . The Coalition consisted of six bowls , with the Orange , Fiesta , Cotton , and Sugar bowls were all considered potential hosts for a national championship game . Since three of these bowls already had specific tie-ins with conferences , an agreement was struck where the conferences would agree to release those teams from their contractual obligations in order to achieve a # 1 vs # 2 matchup . For the first two years of the Coalition , this did occur without incident as the Sugar and Orange Bowls in 1993 and 1994 featured # 1 vs. # 2 matchups in their respective games .
Todd Scott Sauerbrun ( /ˈsaʊ.ərbrən/ ; born January 4 , 1973 ) is a former American college and professional football player who was a punter in the National Football League ( NFL ) for thirteen seasons . He played college football for West Virginia University , and was recognized as an All-American . He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the second round of the 1995 NFL Draft , and also played for the Kansas City Chiefs , Carolina Panthers , Denver Broncos and New England Patriots of the NFL , and the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League ( UFL ) .
The West Virginia Mountaineers football team represents West Virginia University ( also referred to as WVU or West Virginia ) in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ) of college football . West Virginia plays its home games on Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium on the campus of West Virginia University in Morgantown , West Virginia . The Mountaineers compete in the Big 12 Conference . With a 752-495-45 record as of the conclusion of the 2018 season , WVU ranks 14th in victories among NCAA FBS programs , and has the most victories among those programs that never claimed nor won a national championship . West Virginia was originally classified as a College Division school in the 1937 season , and joined the University Division , forerunner of Division I , in 1939 . It has been a member of Division I FBS since 1978 ( known as Division I-A until 2006 ) . The Mountaineers have registered 82 winning seasons in their history , including one unbeaten season ( 10-0-1 ) in 1922 and nine seasons with at least ten wins ( 1922 , 1969 , 1988 , 1993 , 2005 , 2006 , 2007 , 2011 , 2016 ) . The Mountaineers have won or shared a total of 15 conference championships , including eight Southern Conference titles and seven Big East Conference titles .
The 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season was the first year of the Bowl Alliance . Tom Osborne led Nebraska to its second straight national title with a victory over Florida in the Fiesta Bowl . This matchup was only possible because of the new Bowl Alliance . Under the old system , Nebraska would have been tied to the Orange Bowl and Florida to the Sugar Bowl . The Bowl Alliance created a national championship game which would rotate between the Orange , Sugar , and Fiesta Bowls free of conference tie-ins and featuring the # 1 and # 2 teams as chosen by the Bowl Alliance Poll . The Pac-10 and Big Ten chose not to participate , keeping their tie-ins with the Rose Bowl . Nebraska was showing signs of dynasty , playing in its third consecutive national title game , and became the first school to claim back-to-back titles since the 1970s . This was a dominant Nebraska team , averaging 52 points per game and a 39-point average margin of victory , including a 62-24 victory over Florida . This lopsided victory came after Florida was picked by many sportswriters to win the game . Ohio State almost created a national title controversy , going into its final regular season game against Michigan undefeated and ranked # 2 . Had they finished the season # 2 the Bowl Alliance would have been unable to pit # 1 vs. # 2 as the Big Ten champ was tied to the Rose Bowl . However , Michigan upset Ohio State .
Marvin Darnell Harrison ( born August 25 , 1972 ) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football for the Syracuse Orange , and was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the first round of the 1996 NFL Draft . He spent all 13 of his NFL seasons with the Colts , most of them with quarterback Peyton Manning , and is widely considered as one of the greatest and most productive wide receivers in NFL history . He earned a Super Bowl ring with the team in Super Bowl XLI over the Chicago Bears . Harrison was a Pro Football Hall of Fame finalist for the Classes of 2014 and 2015 before being elected in 2016 , the same year his former coach Tony Dungy was voted into the Hall .
The 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the Florida Gators crowned National Champions , but not as unanimously as the Bowl Alliance would have hoped . Florida defeated Florida State in the Sugar Bowl , which was the designated National Championship that year . Florida had faced Florida State earlier in the year , when they were ranked # 1 and # 2 , and lost . Were it not for Texas beating Nebraska , then # 3 , in the first ever Big 12 Championship Game , Florida would n't have even been in the bowl game . And even once they were there , it was n't certain a victory would mean a national championship . The Rose Bowl game featured # 2 Arizona State and # 4 Ohio State . Florida St. and Arizona St. were the only unbeatens going into bowl season , so a Rose Bowl victory would give the Sun Devils a legitimate chance on winning the title . This scenario looked plausible as Arizona State 's Jake Plummer scored with 1:40 left to play in the game , making the score 17-14 . But Ohio State 's backup quarterback Joe Germaine marched down the field to pull out a heart stopping 20-17 win . On the one hand , this meant the national title game the following night would produce an incontrovertible champion . On the other hand , it left doubt to whether or not Ohio State deserved a stake in the national title , as evidenced by the team 's 1½ first place votes in the final AP poll . The Pac-10 and Big Ten could no longer afford to hold on to tradition while the rest of the country wanted a clear national champion .
Tremain Ferrell Mack ( born November 21 , 1974 ) , also known as T-Mack , is a retired professional American football player in the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played four years for the Cincinnati Bengals , primarily as a return specialist . In 1998 , he finished second in the AFC , with 1,165 yards on 45 returns . He was later selected to the 2000 Pro Bowl . Mack retired as the Bengals all-time leader in kick return yards with 3,583 . Mack is currently the head coach of the Mount Rainier High School Rams .
The 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season , play of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I-A level , began in late summer 1997 and culminated with the major bowl games in early January 1998 . The national championship was split for the third time in the 1990s . The Michigan Wolverines finished the season atop the AP Poll after completing a 12-0 campaign with a Big Ten Conference championship and a victory in the Rose Bowl over Washington State . The Nebraska Cornhuskers garnered the top ranking in the Coaches ' Poll with a 13-0 record , a Big 12 Conference championship , and a win over Tennessee in the Orange Bowl . Michigan 's Charles Woodson , who played primarily at cornerback , but also saw time on offense as a wide receiver and on special teams as a punt returner , won the Heisman Trophy , becoming the first primarily defensive player to win the award . The 1997 season was the third and final season in which the major bowl games were organized under the Bowl Alliance system . The Bowl Championship Series was instituted the following year . In Tom Osborne 's last season as head coach , Nebraska took over the # 1 ranking in the nation after defeating Texas Tech midway through the season . Three weeks later , despite winning at Missouri in an overtime game against an unranked Missouri football team , Nebraska slipped to a # 2 ranking in the polls , as voters were n't impressed by the way the Cornhuskers won the game ( a controversial kicked ball that was caught for the game-tying TD as time expired in regulation ) ; Michigan moved ahead of Nebraska after its 34-8 victory over # 3 ranked Penn State . The consensus # 1 team going into the bowl season was undefeated Michigan , ranked # 1 in both the AP and the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll . Led by coach of the year Lloyd Carr and Heisman Trophy winner Charles Woodson , Michigan went into the 1998 Rose Bowl against # 8 Washington State . Michigan defeated Washington State 21-16 .
The 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season , play of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I-A level , began in late summer 1998 and culminated with the major bowl games in early January 1999 . It was the first season of the Bowl Championship Series ( BCS ) , which saw the Tennessee Volunteers win the national championship , one year after star quarterback Peyton Manning left for the National Football League ( NFL ) . Tennessee defeated the Florida State Seminoles , 23-16 , in the Fiesta Bowl in Tempe , Arizona , to secure the inaugural BCS National Championship . The BCS combined elements of the old Bowl Coalition and the Bowl Alliance it replaced . The agreement existed between the Rose , Fiesta , Sugar , and Orange bowl games , with the Cotton Bowl Classic diminishing in status since the breakup of the Southwest Conference . Like the Bowl Alliance , a national championship game would rotate between the four bowls , with the top two teams facing each other . These teams were chosen based upon a BCS poll , combining the AP Poll , the Coaches Poll , and a computer component . The computer factored in things such as strength of schedule , margin of victory , and quality wins without taking into account time ( in other words , a loss early in the season and a loss late in the season were on equal footing ) . Like the Bowl Coalition , the BCS bowls not hosting the national championship game would retain their traditional conference tie-ins . The first run of the Bowl Championship Series was not without controversy as Kansas State finished third in the final BCS standings , but was not invited to a BCS bowl game . Ohio State ( ranked 4th ) and two-loss Florida ( 8th ) received the at-large bids instead . Also , Tulane went undefeated , but finished 10th in the BCS standings and was not invited to a BCS bowl because of their low strength of schedule .
Kevin L. Johnson ( born July 15 , 1976 ) is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver in college for Syracuse University then for seven seasons in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns , the Jacksonville Jaguars , the Baltimore Ravens , and the Detroit Lions . During his freshman year at Syracuse , Johnson lost a quarterback competition to Donovan McNabb which precipitated a position switch to wide receiver . Following his fourth season , Johnson was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the second round of the 1999 NFL Draft . He caught a Hail Mary touchdown pass from Tim Couch as time expired against the New Orleans Saints to give the new Cleveland Browns their first win following the team 's return to the NFL . Johnson played for the Browns until 2003 , when he was cut mid-season by head coach Paul Hilton Butch Davis after Johnson had many productive season as the Browns leading receiver . Johnson was subsequently claimed by 16 teams , and awarded to the Jaguars . The Jaguars later traded Johnson to the Ravens for a 4th round pick . The Ravens released Johnson after a single season . Johnson then signed as a free agent with the Lions . He played in only six games during what would be his final season in the NFL in 2005 .
The 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season saw Florida State named national champions , defeating Virginia Tech in the BCS Sugar Bowl . Florida State became the first team in history to start out preseason # 1 and remain there through the entire season . Their 12-0 season gave them 109 victories in the '90s , the most for any decade . Virginia Tech also had a remarkable season behind freshman quarterback Michael Vick , who was being touted as college football 's best player . Vick was outshined in the national championship game by Florida State wide receiver Peter Warrick . Warrick had early problems with the law , charged with a misdemeanor he sat out two games early in the season . But he scored three touchdowns in the title game , earning MVP honors . The BCS adopted a new rule after the previous season , nicknamed the Kansas State Rule , which stated that any team ranked in the top four in the final BCS poll is assured of an invitation to a BCS bowl game . A lot of teams faced debacles . East Carolina faced Hurricane Floyd , and in that same week , faced the # 9 Miami Hurricanes . The Pirates were down , 23-3 , but scored 24 unanswered points to win the football game , 27-23 . Kansas State finished 6th in the BCS standings but again received no BCS bowl invitation , this time being passed over in favor of Michigan ( ranked 8th ) .
Michael Shayne Graham ( born December 9 , 1977 ) is a former American football kicker and current coach . Graham is a former American football placekicker who played 15 seasons in the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football at Virginia Tech . He made his professional debut in May 2000 with the Richmond Speed of the Arena Football League 's now-defunct developmental league , AF2 . His first NFL contract was with the New Orleans Saints where he signed as an undrafted free agent in 2000 . A journeyman most of his career , he played for 14 different NFL franchises over 9 seasons , excluding the 7 seasons he spent with the Cincinnati Bengals . With the Bengals , he made the Pro Bowl in 2005 . In the latter part of his career , he was signed as an injury replacement or to provide competition during training camps for a number of teams . In 2018 , Graham was hired as a special teams intern at Michigan State University .
The Virginia Tech Hokies football team represents Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the sport of American football . The Hokies compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) and the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference . They previously competed in the Big East . Their home games are played at Lane Stadium , located in Blacksburg , Virginia with a seating capacity of over 65,000 fans . Lane Stadium was [ when ? ] considered to be one of the loudest stadiums in the country , being voted number one in ESPN 's Top 20 Scariest Places to Play . Also , it was recognized in 2005 by Rivals.com as having the best home-field advantage in the country . It is currently the 31st largest stadium in college football . In 124 seasons , the Hokies have won over 700 games and appeared in 32 bowl games , including the 2000 BCS National Championship game . The Hokies currently rank 23rd among all Division I college football teams for most wins . With 25 consecutive bowl appearances , beginning in 1993 , the Hokies currently have the longest bowl game streak in the country recognized by the NCAA . The program has also claimed ten conference titles ( 2 South Atlantic , 1 Southern , 3 Big East & 4 ACC ) and produced eight All-Americans .
The 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the Oklahoma Sooners claiming their first national championship and their first conference championship since the departure of head coach Barry Switzer . Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops was in his second season as head coach , having been the defensive coordinator of Steve Spurrier 's 1996 National Champion Florida Gators , and also having helped Bill Snyder turn the Kansas State Wildcats around in the early 1990s . Stoops erased a three-game losing streak against rival Texas by a score of 63-14 , one of the worst defeats in Texas ' football history . Despite the lopsided victory , this game marked a return of the Red River Shootout to a rivalry game with national title implications . The BCS title game was not without controversy , as the system shut fourth-ranked Washington out of the championship game , despite being the only team who had beaten each # 2 Miami and # 5 Oregon State and having the same 10-1 record as # 3 Florida State during the regular season . 10-1 Miami , who handed # 3 Florida State their only loss , was ranked higher in both the AP Writers ' Poll and the ESPN/USA Today Coaches ' Poll , and had the same record as the Seminoles , was also seen as a possible title contender . Virginia Tech also was left out of the BCS bowls , despite being ranked higher than one of the at-large teams , Notre Dame . The South Carolina Gamecocks broke a 21-game losing streak , stretching back into 1998 , to go 8-4 including a win over Ohio State in the Outback Bowl . Two new bowl games began in the 2000 season : the Silicon Valley Bowl , which had a contractual tie-in with the WAC , and the Galleryfurniture.com Bowl .
Santana Terrell Moss ( born June 1 , 1979 ) is a former American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League ( NFL ) for fourteen seasons . He played college football for the University of Miami , where he earned All-American honors . Moss was picked by the New York Jets in the first round of the 2001 NFL Draft , where he spent 4 seasons with the team , before playing for the Washington Redskins for 10 seasons . Moss was selected as an All-Pro in 2005 .
The 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the University of Miami winning the national title for the fifth time . The Hurricanes were led by Larry Coker , who was in his first year as head coach after five years as Miami 's offensive coordinator under Butch Davis and became the first head coach since 1989 's Dennis Erickson from the University of Miami to win a national title in his first season . Coker had the benefit of inheriting a star-studded program that Davis had rebuilt in the aftermath of NCAA sanctions in the mid-to-late '90s . Miami completed a perfect 12-0 season , which culminated in a 37-14 win over Nebraska in the Rose Bowl BCS National Championship Game . In yet another controversial season for the BCS , ( AP ) # 4 Nebraska was chosen as the national title opponent despite not having even played in the Big 12 championship game . The Huskers went into their last regularly scheduled game at Colorado undefeated , but left Boulder having lost the game by a score of 62-36 . The Buffaloes went on to win the Big 12 championship game . The BCS computers , among other things , did n't weigh later games any more heavily than earlier games , and one-loss Nebraska came out ahead of two-loss # 3 Colorado and one-loss , # 2 Oregon . Some fans chanted number 4 at the title game held at the Rose Bowl . Florida State did not win the ACC championship for the first time since joining the conference in 1991 , losing out to Maryland . Steve Spurrier left the Florida Gators at the end of the season to coach the Washington Redskins , accepting what was then the largest salary for an NFL head coach . The season had one of the more competitive Heisman Trophy races with Eric Crouch of Nebraska winning by only a small margin over Rex Grossman of Florida .
Phillip Darren Buchanon ( born September 19 , 1980 ) is former American football cornerback that played in the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football at the University of Miami , and was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the first round of the 2002 NFL Draft . Buchanon also played for the Houston Texans , Tampa Bay Buccaneers , Detroit Lions , and Washington Redskins before retiring after the 2011 season .
The 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with a double overtime national championship game . Ohio State and Miami both came into the Fiesta Bowl undefeated . The underdog Buckeyes defeated the defending-champion Hurricanes 31-24 , ending Miami 's 34-game winning streak . Jim Tressel won the national championship in only his second year as head coach . Rose Bowl officials were vocally upset over the loss of the Big Ten champ from the game . Former New England Patriots coach Pete Carroll returned the USC Trojans to a BCS bid in only his second season as head coach . Notre Dame also returned to prominence , as Tyrone Willingham became the first coach in Notre Dame history to win 10 games in his first season . Beginning with the 2002 season , teams were allowed to schedule twelve regular season games instead of eleven leading to additional revenues for all teams and allowing players the enhanced opportunity to break various statistical records .
Andrew Paul Lee ( born August 11 , 1982 ) is an American football punter for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football at Pittsburgh , and was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the sixth round of the 2004 NFL Draft . Lee has also been a member of the Cleveland Browns and Carolina Panthers . Lee was selected to the Pro Bowl following the 2007 , 2009 , and 2011 seasons .
The Pittsburgh Panthers football program is the intercollegiate football team of the University of Pittsburgh , often referred to as Pitt , located in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania . Traditionally the most popular sport at the university , Pitt football has played at the highest level of American college football competition , now termed the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision , since the beginning of the school 's official sponsorship of the sport in 1890 . As of the 2013 season , Pitt competes as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference ( ACC ) . Pitt claims nine national championships and is among the top 20 college football programs in terms of all-time wins . Its teams have featured many coaches and players notable throughout the history of college football , including , among all schools , the twelfth most College Football Hall of Fame inductees , the twelfth most consensus All-Americans , and the fourth most Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees . The Panthers are currently coached by Pat Narduzzi . Pitt plays home games at Heinz Field which they share with the National Football League Pittsburgh Steelers and utilize the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Sports Performance Complex as their practice facility .
Nathan Jones ( born June 15 , 1982 ) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys , Miami Dolphins , Denver Broncos and New England Patriots . He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in seventh round of the 2004 NFL Draft . He played college football at Rutgers University .
The Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represents Rutgers University in the Football Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ) of the National Collegiate Athletics Association ( NCAA ) . Rutgers competes as a member of the East Division of the Big Ten Conference . Prior to joining the Big Ten , the team was a member of the American Athletic Conference ( formerly the Big East Conference ) from 1991 to 2013 . Rutgers plays its home games at SHI Stadium , in Piscataway , New Jersey . The team is currently led by head coach Greg Schiano . The Rutgers football team is notable for playing in what is considered to be the first ever intercollegiate football game in 1869 , in which they defeated Princeton University by a score of 6-4 . For this reason , Rutgers has been described as the birthplace of college football .
The 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with an abundance of controversy , resulting in a split national championship . This was the first split title since the inception of the BCS , something the BCS intended to eliminate . At season 's end , three BCS Automatic Qualifying ( AQ ) conference teams finished the regular season with one loss , with only two spots available in the BCS National Championship Game . Three BCS Non-Automatic Qualifying ( Non-AQ ) conference teams also finished with one loss , TCU , Boise State and Miami ( OH ) , stirring the debate of the BCS being unfair to BCS Non-AQ conference teams . LSU defeated Oklahoma in the 2004 Sugar Bowl , securing the BCS National Championship , as the ESPN/USA Today Coaches ' Poll was contractually obligated to vote the winner of the BCS National Championship Game # 1 . Meanwhile , when AP # 1 USC beat ( number 5 ) Michigan in the 2004 Rose Bowl , the AP voters kept USC in the top spot , and USC secured the AP title . Army became the first team in NCAA Division I-A football modern history to finish the season 0-13 . The Home Depot Coach of the Year Award sponsored by ESPN chose USC coach Pete Carroll as their award recipient , while the Paul Bear Bryant Award , voted on by an association of sportswriters , chose LSU coach Nick Saban . The Orange Bowl game was noteworthy in that Miami and Florida State previously had scheduled to play each other on Labor Day in 2004 . Playing in the Orange Bowl ensured that their next meeting would be each of their very next games and their first of the 2004 season .
DeAngelo Eugene Hall ( born November 19 , 1983 ) is a former American football cornerback who played 14 seasons in the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football for Virginia Tech and was drafted with the eighth overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons . A cornerback for the majority of his playing career , he transitioned to free safety towards the end of his tenure with the Washington Redskins . Hall also played half a season for the Oakland Raiders . Hall was invited to three Pro Bowls in his career : two with the Falcons and one with the Redskins . In 2010 , he tied an NFL record by recording four interceptions in a game against the Chicago Bears . He also holds the NFL record for most fumble return yardage in a career , while his five career fumble return touchdowns ranks second behind Jason Taylor . Following his playing career , he began working as an on-air analyst for NBC Sports Washington , Fox Sports 1 , and NFL Network .
The 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season was the highest level of college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) . The regular season began on August 28 , 2004 and ended on December 4 , 2004 . The postseason concluded on January 4 , 2005 with the Orange Bowl , which served as the season 's BCS National Championship Game . USC defeated Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl by a score of 55-19 , which earned the Trojans their second consecutive AP title and first-ever BCS title . The Orange Bowl win and accompanying BCS title were later vacated as part of the sanctions levied against USC following an NCAA investigation . USC appealed the decision but was denied by the NCAA , and the 2004 BCS title was officially vacated on June 6 , 2011 .
Adam Bernard Pacman Jones ( born September 30 , 1983 ) is a former American football cornerback and return specialist . He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans sixth overall in the 2005 NFL Draft . He played college football at West Virginia . Jones has also played for the Dallas Cowboys , Cincinnati Bengals , and Denver Broncos , spending most of his career in Cincinnati . He was suspended from the NFL for the entire 2007 season and for part of the 2008 season due to off-the-field conduct .
The 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season was the highest level of college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association
William Hendrick Foster ( June 12 , 1904 - September 16 , 1978 ) was an American left-handed pitcher in baseball 's Negro leagues in the 1920s and 1930s , and had a career record of 143-69 . He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1996 . Foster was the much-younger half-brother of Rube Foster , a Negro league player , pioneer , and fellow Hall of Famer .
The 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the highest level of college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) . The regular season began on August 31 , 2006 and ended on December 2 , 2006 . The postseason concluded on January 8 , 2007 with the BCS National Championship Game in Glendale , Arizona , where the # 2 Florida Gators defeated the # 1 Ohio State Buckeyes by a score of 41-14 to win the national title . The Boise State Broncos were the year 's only undefeated team in both levels of Division I football after defeating Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl .
Ean Randolph ( born April 22 , 1984 ) is a former American and Canadian football wide receiver . He was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League as an undrafted free agent in 2007 . He played college football at South Florida . Randolph was also a member of the Montreal Alouettes .
The South Florida Bulls football team represents the University of South Florida . The Bulls began playing in 1997 and currently compete in the American Athletic Conference ( The American ) of the Football Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ) within the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) . The team plays its home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa , Florida .
The 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the highest level of college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) . The regular season began on August 30 , 2007 and ended on December 1 , 2007 . The postseason concluded on January 7 , 2008 with the BCS National Championship Game in New Orleans , where the # 2-ranked LSU Tigers defeated the # 1 Ohio State Buckeyes to win their second BCS and third overall national title . For just the second time in the Bowl Championship Series era , no FBS team finished the season undefeated . Kansas was the only team from a BCS automatic-qualifying conference to finish the entire season with just one loss .
Kevin Huber ( born July 16 , 1985 ) is an American football punter for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He was drafted by the Bengals in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL Draft . He played college football at Cincinnati , where he was twice recognized as a consensus All-American .
The Cincinnati Bearcats football program represents the University of Cincinnati in college football . They compete at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level as members of the American Athletic Conference , and have played their home games in historic Nippert Stadium since 1924 . The Bearcats have an all-time record of over .500 as of 2018 , having reached their 600th program victory in 2017 . The team has had a bit of a resurgence in the past few years , going 98-56 since 2006 , along with 9 bowl game appearances , 5 conference titles , two BCS Bowl berths , and 22 NFL Draft selections .
The 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the highest level of college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) . The regular season began on August 28 , 2008 and ended on December 6 , 2008 . The postseason concluded on January 8 , 2009 with the BCS National Championship Game in Miami Gardens , Florida , which featured the top two teams ranked by the Bowl Championship Series ( BCS ) : the # 2 Florida Gators and # 1 Oklahoma Sooners . Florida defeated Oklahoma by a score of 24-14 to win their second BCS title in three years and third overall national championship in school history . The Utah Utes were selected national champions by Anderson & Hester after beating the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2009 Sugar Bowl , finishing the season as the nation 's only undefeated team .
Marshawn Mardy Gilyard ( born December 2 , 1986 ) is an American football wide receiver for the Massachusetts Pirates of the National Arena League ( NAL ) . He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL Draft . He played college football at the University of Cincinnati .