Behind a program-record 299 rushing yards that still stands by
, the Miami football teams upset the Bruins with a wild 49-45 victory. The Miami win knocked UCLA out of the first Bowl Championship Series National Championship game. James scored the game-winning touchdown with less than a minute left.
The Miami win came at the Orange Bowl and the Hurricanes finished the 1998 regular season 8-3. The victory over UCLA earned Miami a trip to the Micron PC Bowl where they defeated future ACC Rival North Carolina State 46-23 to finish the season 9-3. Re-scheduled Miami football games have lent to good results.
Yes, the 2001 Miami Hurricanes had some of the greatest talent ever assembled on a single team.
— GO ‘CANES! (@83_87_89_91_01) September 23, 2019
But it was the leadership and accountability that each PLAYER demanded from the other that made that team the greatest college football team of all-time. pic.twitter.com/su8GzN4ZHc
2001 Reschedule after September 11 terrorist attacks
The 2001 Miami football team is considered the best in the history of college football. The third week of the 2001 college football was delayed due to the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York, the United Airlines Flight 93 crash in Pennsylvania and at the Pentagon. Miami was scheduled to host Washington.
The Hurricanes and Huskies were rescheduled from September 15 to November 24. Miami also had a bye week September 22. With back to back off weeks, the Hurricanes did not play again until they won 43-21 at Pittsburgh on Thursday, September 27 after 19 days off. The stoppage did not hinder the Miami football team.