Talk about a fitting tribute for an iconic team. The Miami Hurricanes are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the 2001 National Championship team in style – literally.
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The Canes unveiled the retro uniforms on their social media platforms on Monday. Star WR Malachi Toney, OT Matthew McCoy and DL Justin Scott were modeling the uniforms in the short video.
Hurricanes fans were posting about their excitement over the social media reveal. Miami has two versions of the throwbacks – an orange jersey with white pants and a white jersey with green pants.
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The 2001 Miami Hurricanes are widely regarded as one of the best college football teams in history. The offense was led by QB Ken Dorsey, WR Andre Johnson, RB Clinton Portis, and TE Jeremy Shockey.
Safeties Ed Reed and Sean Taylor, along with LBs DJ Williams and Jonathan Vilma, were just a few of the standouts on the defense that allowed fewer than 10 points per game.
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Miami dominated Nebraska 37-14 in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 3, 2002, to finish off the unbeaten season. The Hurricanes steamrolled opponents – beating the competition by an average of 33 points per game. The 2001 Canes featured 17 NFL first-round draft picks and 22 future All-Pros.
The Canes throwback jerseys also have a gold plate on the back collar. Ironically, Miami announced just last week that they are leaving Adidas and entering into an apparel agreement again with Nike, the company that designed the 2001 threads.
There is no word from Adidas or the school on when the 2001 jerseys will be available for purchase.
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