[Tuck4Bama]

MIAMI — The University of Miami played its final game in the Orange Bowl on Saturday, which may be just as well. Whatever magic the 70-year-old stadium once held for the Hurricanes has vanished.
What was billed as UM's going-away party - with a guest list that included many of the greatest players in the school's history and a season-high crowd of 62,106 - turned into a disaster because of the Virginia Cavaliers, who handed the Hurricanes their worst home loss in 63 years.
More on the Hurricanes

After seven decades in the Orange Bowl, UM appeared to save its worst for last in a 48-0 loss that eliminated the Hurricanes (5-5, 2-4) from ACC championship contention and treatens to leave them with a losing record for only the second time in the past 28 seasons.

"I feel very bad and disappointed for the city of Miami, because I would have expected a better turnout from us as a team," said UM coach Randy Shannon. "The fans were out tonight, the atmosphere was right, but we just couldn't get nothing started."

UM won an NCAA-record 58 consecutive games in the Orange Bowl between 1985-94, but bid farewell to its longtime home with a three-game losing streak. Miami's margin of defeat on Saturday was its largest for a home game since a 70-14 loss to Texas A&M in 1944. It also marked UM's first shutout loss at home since a 3-0 loss to Auburn on Oct. 4, 1974.

Before kickoff, the atmosphere in the Orange Bowl was electric.

Cavaliers take early lead, and 'Canes never recover