1996 Miami Hurricanes football team

1996 Miami Hurricanes football
Big East co-champion
Carquest Bowl champion
Carquest Bowl, W 31–21 vs. Virginia
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 14
Record9–3 (6–1 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLarry Coker (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Miller (2nd season)
Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
(Capacity: 74,476)
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 311:30 pmat Memphis*No. 11
SUNW 30–732,096
September 74:00 pmThe Citadel*No. 11
W 52–635,747
September 128:00 pmat RutgersNo. 10
ESPNW 33–029,379
September 2812:00 pmPittsburghNo. 10
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
ESPN PlusW 45–032,747
October 123:30 pmNo. 3 Florida State*No. 6
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL (rivalry)
CBSL 16–3475,913[1]
October 197:00 pmEast Carolina*No. 12
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
ESPNL 6–3131,909[2]
October 267:00 pmat No. 12 West VirginiaNo. 25
ESPNW 10–766,948[3]
November 212:00 pmat TempleNo. 22
ESPN PlusW 57–268,608
November 163:30 pmNo. 21 Virginia TechdaggerNo. 18
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL (rivalry)
CBSL 7–2138,814[4]
November 2312:00 pmBoston CollegeNo. 25
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
CBSW 43–2634,540
November 303:30 pmat No. 16 SyracuseNo. 23
CBSW 38–3149,426
December 277:30 pmvs. Virginia*No. 19
TBSW 31–2146,418[5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

See also: 1996 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP1211111010108612252221182523191914
Coaches1612111098613232221182523201914

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons Alma mater
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

Name Position Seasons Alma mater
Dale Hulett Strength & Conditioning 2nd SUNY-Cortland (1978)
Bobby Harden Graduate Assistant 1st Miami (1989)
Howie DeCristofaro Graduate Assistant 1st Florida (1980)

Roster

1996 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 7 Jammi German Jr
QB 11 Scott Covington So
QB 16 Ryan Clement Jr
RB 32 Edgerrin James Fr
C 63 K.C. Jones Sr
C 64 Ty Wise Fr
WR 87 Yatil Green Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
SS 3 Tremain Mack Jr
CB 4 Earl Little Sr
DB 23 Duane Starks Jr
LB 31 Nelson Rodriguez Jr
LB 45 Twan Russell Sr
LB 52 Nate Webster Fr
DE 90 Kenny Holmes Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Statistics

Passing

Player Cmp Att Pct Yards TD INT
Ryan Clement 164 272 60.3 2,257 19 8
Scott Covington 73 125 58.4 919 4 4

Rushing

Player Att Yards Avg TD
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

Player Rec Yards Avg TD
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

  1. ^ "Seminoles storm past Hurricanes, 34–16". The Bellingham Herald. October 13, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Twice the hurt - Clement injures shoulder; UM takes beating". The Miami Herald. October 20, 1996. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Blocked punt revives 'Canes' fortunes 10–7". Fort Myers News-Press. October 27, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Franklin's Stuewe helps Virginia Tech top Miami". The Courier-News. November 17, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Big Mack attack". The Palm Beach Post. December 28, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.