1996 Miami Hurricanes football team
1996 Miami Hurricanes football | |
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Big East co-champion Carquest Bowl champion | |
Carquest Bowl, W 31–21 vs. Virginia | |
Conference | Big East Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 14 |
AP | No. 14 |
Record | 9–3 (6–1 Big East) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Larry Coker (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Bill Miller (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Miami Orange Bowl (Capacity: 74,476) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Virginia Tech + | 6 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Miami (FL) + | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Syracuse + | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 4 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 2 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1996 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 71st season of football and sixth as a member of the Big East Conference. The Hurricanes were led by second-year head coach Butch Davis and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 9–3 overall and 6–1 in the Big East to finish as conference co-champion. They were invited to the Carquest Bowl where they defeated Virginia, 31–21.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 31 | 1:30 pm | at Memphis* | No. 11 | SUN | W 30–7 | 32,096 | ||
September 7 | 4:00 pm | The Citadel* | No. 11 | W 52–6 | 35,747 | |||
September 12 | 8:00 pm | at Rutgers | No. 10 | ESPN | W 33–0 | 29,379 | ||
September 28 | 12:00 pm | Pittsburgh | No. 10 |
| ESPN Plus | W 45–0 | 32,747 | |
October 12 | 3:30 pm | No. 3 Florida State* | No. 6 |
| CBS | L 16–34 | 75,913 | [1] |
October 19 | 7:00 pm | East Carolina* | No. 12 |
| ESPN | L 6–31 | 31,909 | [2] |
October 26 | 7:00 pm | at No. 12 West Virginia | No. 25 | ESPN | W 10–7 | 66,948 | [3] | |
November 2 | 12:00 pm | at Temple | No. 22 | ESPN Plus | W 57–26 | 8,608 | ||
November 16 | 3:30 pm | No. 21 Virginia Tech | No. 18 |
| CBS | L 7–21 | 38,814 | [4] |
November 23 | 12:00 pm | Boston College | No. 25 |
| CBS | W 43–26 | 34,540 | |
November 30 | 3:30 pm | at No. 16 Syracuse | No. 23 | CBS | W 38–31 | 49,426 | ||
December 27 | 7:30 pm | vs. Virginia* | No. 19 |
| TBS | W 31–21 | 46,418 | [5] |
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
AP | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 14 |
Coaches | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 14 |
Personnel
[edit]Coaching staff
[edit]Name | Position | Seasons | Alma mater |
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Butch Davis | Head coach | 2nd | Arkansas (1973) |
Larry Coker | Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks | 2nd | Northeastern State (OK) (1970) |
Bill Miller | Defensive coordinator | 2nd | Texas-Arlington (1978) |
Rob Chudzinski | Tight ends | 1st | Miami (1990) |
Chuck Pagano | Defensive backs | 2nd | Wyoming (1984) |
Greg Mark | Defensive line | 1st | Miami (1991) |
Art Kehoe | offensive line | 12th | Miami (1982) |
Don Soldinger | Running backs | 7th | Memphis (1967) |
Randy Shannon | Linebackers | 5th | Miami (1989) |
Curtis Johnson | Wide receivers | 1st | Idaho (1985) |
Support staff
[edit]Name | Position | Seasons | Alma mater |
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Dale Hulett | Strength & Conditioning | 2nd | SUNY-Cortland (1978) |
Bobby Harden | Graduate Assistant | 1st | Miami (1989) |
Howie DeCristofaro | Graduate Assistant | 1st | Florida (1980) |
Roster
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Statistics
[edit]Passing
[edit]Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yards | TD | INT |
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Ryan Clement | 164 | 272 | 60.3 | 2,257 | 19 | 8 |
Scott Covington | 73 | 125 | 58.4 | 919 | 4 | 4 |
Rushing
[edit]Player | Att | Yards | Avg | TD |
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Dyral McMillan | 111 | 565 | 5.1 | 4 |
Danyell Ferguson | 81 | 385 | 4.4 | 3 |
Trent Jones | 86 | 374 | 4.3 | 5 |
Edgerrin James | 71 | 446 | 6.3 | 2 |
Ryan Clement | 36 | -142 | -3.9 | 1 |
Nick Williams | 17 | 67 | 3.9 | 1 |
Scott Covington | 13 | -30 | -2.3 | 1 |
Carlo Joseph | 12 | 47 | 3.9 | 1 |
James Jackson | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 0 |
Magic Benton | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 |
Bryan Bippen | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
Tony Gaiter | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
Receiving
[edit]Player | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD |
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Yatil Green | 44 | 746 | 17.0 | 4 |
Magic Benton | 38 | 574 | 14.4 | 4 |
Tony Gaiter | 30 | 671 | 22.4 | 7 |
Gerard Daphnis | 19 | 173 | 9.1 | 0 |
Trent Jones | 17 | 94 | 5.5 | 0 |
Jermaine Chambers | 14 | 188 | 13.4 | 1 |
Nick Williams | 12 | 149 | 12.4 | 1 |
Chris C. Jones | 12 | 159 | 13.3 | 4 |
Mondriel Fulcher | 12 | 149 | 12.4 | 2 |
Danyell Ferguson | 11 | 52 | 4.7 | 0 |
Carlo Joseph | 11 | 87 | 7.9 | 0 |
Dyral McMillan | 8 | 44 | 5.5 | 0 |
Edgerrin James | 6 | 90 | 15.0 | 0 |
James Jackson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 |
Andy Atrio | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 |
Jeff Popovich | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Seminoles storm past Hurricanes, 34–16". The Bellingham Herald. October 13, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Twice the hurt - Clement injures shoulder; UM takes beating". The Miami Herald. October 20, 1996. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Blocked punt revives 'Canes' fortunes 10–7". Fort Myers News-Press. October 27, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Franklin's Stuewe helps Virginia Tech top Miami". The Courier-News. November 17, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Big Mack attack". The Palm Beach Post. December 28, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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