1996 Miami Hurricanes football team

1996 Miami Hurricanes football
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	Butch Davis (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Larry Coker (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Bill Miller (2nd season)
MVP	Tremain Mack
Home stadium	Miami Orange Bowl
Seasons ←  1995 1997  →

1996 Big East Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	1:30 pm	at Memphis *	No. 11	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	SUN	W 30–7	32,096
September 7	4:00 pm	The Citadel *	No. 11	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 52–6	35,747
September 12	8:00 pm	at Rutgers	No. 10	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPN	W 33–0	29,379
September 28	12:00 pm	Pittsburgh	No. 10	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ESPN Plus	W 45–0	32,747
October 12	3:30 pm	No. 3 Florida State *	No. 6	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)	CBS	L 16–34	75,913	[1]
October 19	7:00 pm	East Carolina *	No. 12	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ESPN	L 6–31	31,909	[2]
October 26	7:00 pm	at No. 12 West Virginia	No. 25	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	ESPN	W 10–7	66,948	[3]
November 2	12:00 pm	at Temple	No. 22	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	ESPN Plus	W 57–26	8,608
November 16	3:30 pm	No. 21 Virginia Tech	No. 18	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)	CBS	L 7–21	38,814	[4]
November 23	12:00 pm	Boston College	No. 25	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	CBS	W 43–26	34,540
November 30	3:30 pm	at No. 16 Syracuse	No. 23	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	CBS	W 38–31	49,426
December 27	7:30 pm	vs. Virginia *	No. 19	Pro Player Stadium Miami, FL (Carquest Bowl)	TBS	W 31–21	46,418	[5]
*Non-conference game Homecoming 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
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

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 Butch Davis Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured 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.