Best Of

For so many of our Gen X Doogs who were there that day

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6385182/2025/06/06/miami-hurricanes-washington-huskies-2000/

Assume it will be in the Wam for the Wam folks

It’s impossible to find two power-conference college football programs farther apart geographically than Miami and Washington.

They have faced each other only three times, but the Hurricanes and Huskies have a unique bond. Before they ever squared off, they split the 1991 national title, with 12-0 Miami crowned by the AP poll and 12-0 Washington getting the nod from the coaches poll.

Then, in 1994, Washington traveled to Miami as a 14-point underdog and snapped the Hurricanes’ NCAA-record 58-game home winning streak. The Huskies’ 38-20 win became known as “The Whammy in Miami.”

What no one could’ve imagined when No. 4 Miami visited No. 15 Washington in 2000 was the impact that game would have on both programs, particularly the Hurricanes, who were looking for revenge but maybe got something bigger from the showdown in Seattle.

Marques Tuiasosopo, Washington QB, 1997-2000: I don’t think either side liked sharing the national title. Then, they go to Miami and beat them and end their record home winning streak. From our side of things, we knew they still wanted to make amends for that, and they still had that chip on their shoulder from 1990. It was a big deal.

Oh it's so glorious

I remind Santana Moss about this game whenever I run in to him

I miss culture, and @Rapeculturedawg. I always loved when people started getting misty eyed about The U docs mentioning the 94 and 2000 wins. Miami as a power is much more fun and interesting than a program like Georgia or Clemson.