Best Single Game Performance By a UM Player?

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Honorable mention: Carlos Jones vs. FSU sometime in the 90s with the end zone interception.

 

[brandonzay]

Russell Maryland in the Cotton Bowl ang Ray Lewis vs Colorado

 

[ace]

Another game that few here were alive to know about was in 1967 in the Orange Bowl when Ken CBC Corbin had 2 pick sixes. The ironic part was the CBC stood for Concrete Block Hands as he was known for being unable to catch a football. We won game 20-13

**** Sorensen usually took Corbin's LB position on obvious passing downs. However, Sorensen injured his knee a couple days before the game during practice and missed the game, so Corbin stayed on the field.

The pick sixes were not just a little stroll into the end zone as one was about 80 yds and the other about 50 yds IIRC.

 

[Dingaan1828]

Another game that few here were alive to know about was in 1967 in the Orange Bowl when Ken CBC Corbin had 2 pick sixes. The ironic part was the CBC stood for Concrete Block Hands as he was known for being unable to catch a football. We won game 20-13

**** Sorensen usually took Corbin's LB position on obvious passing downs. However, Sorensen injured his knee a couple days before the game during practice and missed the game, so Corbin stayed on the field.

The pick sixes were not just a little stroll into the end zone as one was about 80 yds and the other about 50 yds IIRC.

80 and 45. I think those were the only interceptions of his career. Couldn't have come at a better time.

 

[Notsince1985]

What an amazing game Jacory Harris! Two of the biggest rivals in all of college football, The Miami Hurriances and the Florida State Seminoles, battled it out for bragging rights and the Hurricanes prevailed 38 – 34. Jacory immortalized himself with one of the best quarterback performances in this historic rivalry. Harris threw for 386 yards -- including a 40-yard pass over double coverage to Travis Benjamin, setting up Graig Cooper's 3-yard touchdown run with 1:53 left -- and led the Hurricanes past No. 18 Florida State 38-34.

Harris was 7-for-9 with 122 yards after returning from a vicious fourth-quarter hit that left him feeling numbness in some of his fingers. Of those seven completions, three were on third down, and each gave Miami a much-needed first down. Throughout the game, Harris showed the ability to throw the ball deep effectively, especially when throwing more than 30 yards downfield.

Harris was 4-for-4 for 138 yards and one touchdown when throwing the ball 31 yards or more downfield.

Other Harris numbers:
-> Harris was 6-9 with 170 yards after a play action.
-> Harris really worked the left side of the field.
-> Harris did a lot of damage on 1st down

[video=youtube;H1RvJL7naB0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1RvJL7naB0[/video]

It was a good game, but what keeps Harris' game from being one of the best ever by a Cane was the fact that he threw 2 INTs including a pick 6.

 

[DTP]

Lots of epic performances here. I think the performance Edge put on against UCLA in the Orange Bowl may be the greatest in my memory. I was at work that day so I had to listen to the game on the radio. Nobody was playing any type of defense at all. To Larry Coker's credit, he never abandoned the run and kept feeding James the rock. The game had significance in that they had just gotten crushed the week earlier by Syracuse but they didn't let it ruin the season. A program changing moment, for sure. I remember he he actually had over 300 yards rushing but lost yardage on his last carry of the game that knocked him back to 299.

 

[Moro]

What an amazing game Jacory Harris! Two of the biggest rivals in all of college football, The Miami Hurriances and the Florida State Seminoles, battled it out for bragging rights and the Hurricanes prevailed 38 – 34. Jacory immortalized himself with one of the best quarterback performances in this historic rivalry. Harris threw for 386 yards -- including a 40-yard pass over double coverage to Travis Benjamin, setting up Graig Cooper's 3-yard touchdown run with 1:53 left -- and led the Hurricanes past No. 18 Florida State 38-34.

Harris was 7-for-9 with 122 yards after returning from a vicious fourth-quarter hit that left him feeling numbness in some of his fingers. Of those seven completions, three were on third down, and each gave Miami a much-needed first down. Throughout the game, Harris showed the ability to throw the ball deep effectively, especially when throwing more than 30 yards downfield.

Harris was 4-for-4 for 138 yards and one touchdown when throwing the ball 31 yards or more downfield.

Other Harris numbers:
-> Harris was 6-9 with 170 yards after a play action.
-> Harris really worked the left side of the field.
-> Harris did a lot of damage on 1st down

[video=youtube;H1RvJL7naB0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1RvJL7naB0[/video]

It was a good game, but what keeps Harris' game from being one of the best ever by a Cane was the fact that he threw 2 INTs including a pick 6.

"Best Single Game Performance By a UM Player?" The fact that Harris had 2 INTs and a pick 6 makes his case even stronger. It was EPIC, the best QB performance in this historic rivalry. It was RECORd SETTING, he threw for 386 yards. It was HEROIC, returned to the game after giving up a pick six from a unblocked DL that delivered a vicious hit causing numbness on his throwing hand. It was CLASSIC, a Bret Favre type comeback performance with the injury, picks and all. Warrior, the heart of a champion!!! There has been two QB's since and not one has willed the team to victory!!! He was called "THE LIFESAVER"!!!

[video=youtube;7LskSwA4BxE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LskSwA4BxE[/video]

 

[Notsince1985]

What an amazing game Jacory Harris! Two of the biggest rivals in all of college football, The Miami Hurriances and the Florida State Seminoles, battled it out for bragging rights and the Hurricanes prevailed 38 – 34. Jacory immortalized himself with one of the best quarterback performances in this historic rivalry. Harris threw for 386 yards -- including a 40-yard pass over double coverage to Travis Benjamin, setting up Graig Cooper's 3-yard touchdown run with 1:53 left -- and led the Hurricanes past No. 18 Florida State 38-34.

Harris was 7-for-9 with 122 yards after returning from a vicious fourth-quarter hit that left him feeling numbness in some of his fingers. Of those seven completions, three were on third down, and each gave Miami a much-needed first down. Throughout the game, Harris showed the ability to throw the ball deep effectively, especially when throwing more than 30 yards downfield.

Harris was 4-for-4 for 138 yards and one touchdown when throwing the ball 31 yards or more downfield.

Other Harris numbers:
-> Harris was 6-9 with 170 yards after a play action.
-> Harris really worked the left side of the field.
-> Harris did a lot of damage on 1st down

[video=youtube;H1RvJL7naB0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1RvJL7naB0[/video]

It was a good game, but what keeps Harris' game from being one of the best ever by a Cane was the fact that he threw 2 INTs including a pick 6.

"Best Single Game Performance By a UM Player?" The fact that Harris had 2 INTs and a pick 6 makes his case even stronger. It was EPIC, the best QB performance in this historic rivalry. It was RECORd SETTING, he threw for 386 yards. It was HEROIC, returned to the game after giving up a pick six from a unblocked DL that delivered a vicious hit causing numbness on his throwing hand. It was CLASSIC, a Bret Favre type comeback performance with the injury, picks and all. Warrior, the heart of a champion!!! There has been two QB's since and not one has willed the team to victory!!! He was called "THE LIFESAVER"!!!

[video=youtube;7LskSwA4BxE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LskSwA4BxE[/video]

 

[rok]

Andy Crosland 1999 at Boston College

 

[bomba]

Brock Berlin comeback against the Gates was pretty epic. Dan Morgan against FSU 2000

Miami has had a lot of games by front 7 defenders that don't get as much pub as they should cuz there weren't actual points being scored unlike their offensive or defensive back counterparts, but yeah, some great individual games.

The one in 2000 by Morgan that you mentioned.
Vilma in the 2001 title game vs Nebraska.
Tiger Clark vs Notre Dame in 1989.
Daniel Stubbs vs UF in 1987.
Jerome Brown against OU sometime in the mid 80s.
The list goes on and on...

Warren Sapp in a losing effort against Nebraska.

This. That was the most dominant DL play that I've ever seen.

 

[MiamiJoe]

Rusty Medearis first start in 1990 vs TexasTech he recorded 5 1/2 sacks an incredible game for a freshman

 

[ScubaCane]

Honorable mention: Carlos Jones vs. FSU sometime in the 90s with the end zone interception.

I was going to mention this game. It was '94, but I was going to mention Sapp, he was unblockable that day. His performance that day and Edge's against UCLA are the two greatest single game performances I have witnessed in person.

 

[DTP]

The fact that FSU finished 7-6 in 2009 takes a lot of the luster off that Jacory Harris performance. It was a rivalry game but it was a really bad FSU team that shouldn't have been in the game.

 

[Moro]

Nawl, U seem to forget just how BIG this game was or maybe you just don't know. But this particular game was the first game of the season, Monday night. Nationally, televised. It was promoted and broadcast along the lines of NC game. Florida State was a ranked team going into the season. And Miami was not ranked. Contrary to your opinion all the national polls believed FSU was a top 20 or better team. Not to mention, this game was played early in the season when most teams think playing a rival of this caliber that early in the season is insane! To note, Golden campaigned for later date of this rivalry game.

 

[DTP]

It might have seemed like a big game at the time but history has proven that FSU team to be mediocre at best. It was a good game but I'm not putting a 3 TD 2 INT performance against a 7-6 team anywhere near the all time great performances in UM history.

It actually goes to show you how far the UM/FSU rivalry had slid in terms of big game, national appeal that they made it a season opener. What top tier rivals play each other the first week of the season?

 

[Moro]

First of all, you can't judge a game in hindsight. You have to judge a game at that point in time. Therefore, how and why a team failed to measure up to expectations can be many. So if they happen to play their best game that day against you then so be it. ****, you "Play To Win The Game"!

It may have been a lousy weekend for the ACC, but the Labor Day match up between Miami and Florida State was a ratings winner for the league and ESPN.

While the ACC went 4-6 in non-conference play, Miami edged the Seminoles 38-34 as 8.4 million viewers watched.

That made the contest the second-most watched regular season college football game in the 30 years of ESPN. The most watched college football game on the WWL was the 2006 match up between the same two teams that Florida State won 13-10. I don't know where you get your information from but MIA vs FSU was always a hit at least up this game!!

 

[DTP]

Every single performance mentioned here is being judged from hindsight. The game was also played on Labor Day night making it the only game on TV during that timeslot. Easy to draw numbers when you're the only show in town.

I'm not sure where you get your information from but I've never heard a single person besides yourself mention this performance as an all time great. I guess we're all entitled to our own opinions.

 

[Moro]

Well you make my point. If you are judging a performance based on anything other than what was relevant on that particular day of the game then your judgement is flawed. Also, ESPN is not looking for FIU vs FAU to match up on a Labor Day, Nationally Televised game. You have to be a top tier national draw to book that date. And since then you will be hard pressed to find anyone come close to those number despite your reference to the fact that it is the only game played on Labor Day. So first, to be a judge you need to check all bias opinions at the door. I for one give a man his props whether I liked his career or not. Unfortunately, for this fan base and at least on this site, it seems to be very difficult for them to eliminate any bias from their judgments.

 

[DTP]

Well you make my point. If you are judging a performance based on anything other than what was relevant on that particular day of the game then your judgement is flawed. Also, ESPN is not looking for FIU vs FAU to match up on a Labor Day, Nationally Televised game. You have to be a top tier national draw to book that date. And since then you will be hard pressed to find anyone come close to those number despite your reference to the fact that it is the only game played on Labor Day. So first, to be a judge you need to check all bias opinions at the door. I for one give a man his props whether I liked his career or not. Unfortunately, for this fan base and at least on this site, it seems to be very difficult for them to eliminate any bias from their judgments.

Ahhh...so you think the 2013 win against then #12 Florida was the program changing signature win AL Golden needed to get Miami back on track. Enough said.

 

[Moro]

Again, I'm not arguing for what happen in 2013 that is irrelevant. I'm telling you about what an amazing performance Jacory Harris had Labor Day, Monday night 2009! If I can look at the performances that a Bret Favre has had over his career and rate one of those as the "Best Individual Performances" by a player at that franchise and which will include the INT's and all. I can do the same for Harris. It is these obstacles within the game that makes them great performances!

[video=youtube;5CVmT1Ihi2A]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CVmT1Ihi2A[/video]