In their first season in Division 1-A, the 2-3 Connecticut Huskies of coach Randy Edsall met the top-ranked, 4-0 Miami Hurricanes of coach Larry Coker. Miami used this game to get ready for their match-up with Florida State the following week as the Huskies, playing without leading rusher RB Terry Caulley, were no match for the defending national champions in a 48-14 Miami win. Hurricanes’ All-American RB Willis McGahee scored twice in the 1st quarter, both on 15-yard runs. McGahee added an 11-yard touchdown run in the 2nd quarter & DE Andrew Williams scored on a 56-yard fumble recovery giving Miami a 28-0 advantage. Hurricanes’ All-Big East QB Ken Dorsey hit WR Kevin Beard for touchdowns of 5 & 8 yards as Miami pushed their lead to 42-0 at the intermission. Dorsey connected with WR Ethenic Sands from 15-yards on the first drive of the 2nd half & the Hurricanes rested most of their frontline players the rest of the game. Connecticut scored near the end of the 3rdquarter on a 14-yard pass from QB Dan Orlovsky to TE Tommy Collins. The Huskies other score came when CB Ezra Carey returned a blocked punt 5 yards for a touchdown in the 4th quarter. Dorsey finished with 216 yards passing with 3 touchdowns & McGahee finished with 107 yards rushing with 3 touchdowns on just 11 carries. Orlovsky threw for 100 yards with a touchdown but the Huskies were held to 190 total yards with 6 sacks in the blowout. Miami finished the season 12-1; Big East Champions, ranked 2nd nationally while the Huskies finished 6-6. Connecticut has not played for The Belt again.
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