2016 Miami Hurricanes football team

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2016 Miami Hurricanes football
Miami Hurricanes logo.svg
Russell Athletic Bowl champion
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
APNo. 20
Record9–4 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Thomas Brown (1st season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Manny Diaz (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Hard Rock Stadium
Seasons
  2015
2017  
2016 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 1 Clemson xy$#  7 1   14 1  
No. 21 Louisville x  7 1   9 4  
No. 8 Florida State  5 3   10 3  
NC State  3 5   7 6  
Wake Forest  3 5   7 6  
Boston College  2 6   7 6  
Syracuse  2 6   4 8  
Coastal Division
No. 16 Virginia Tech xy  6 2   10 4  
North Carolina  5 3   8 5  
No. 20 Miami (FL)  5 3   9 4  
Pittsburgh  5 3   8 5  
Georgia Tech  4 4   9 4  
Duke  1 7   4 8  
Virginia  1 7   2 10  
Championship: Clemson 42, Virginia Tech 35
  • # College Football Playoff champion
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Hurricanes' 91st season of football and 13th as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Hurricanes were led by first-year head coach Mark Richt and played their home games at Hard Rock Stadium. They finished the season 9–4 overall and 5–3 in the ACC to finish in a three-way tie for second place in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Russell Athletic Bowl where they defeated West Virginia, 31-14.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 pm Florida A&M * ACCN+ W 70–360,703
September 106:00 pm Florida Atlantic *No. 25
  • Hard Rock Stadium
  • Miami Gardens, FL
ACCN+ W 38–1057,123
September 1712:00 pmat Appalachian State *No. 25 ESPN W 45–1034,658
October 112:00 pmat Georgia Tech No. 14 ESPN2 W 35–2153,047
October 88:00 pmNo. 23 Florida State No. 10
  • Hard Rock Stadium
  • Miami Gardens, FL (rivalry)
ABC L 19–2065,685
October 153:30 pm North Carolina No. 16
  • Hard Rock Stadium
  • Miami Gardens, FL
ABC/ESPN2 L 13–2058,731
October 207:30 pmat Virginia Tech ESPN L 16–3763,507
October 293:30 pmat Notre Dame * NBC L 27–3080,795
November 512:30 pm Pittsburgh Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Hard Rock Stadium
  • Miami Gardens, FL
ACCN W 51–2851,796
November 122:00 pmat Virginia RSN W 34–1439,867
November 1912:30 pmat NC State ACCN W 27–1356,263
November 263:30 pm Duke
  • Hard Rock Stadium
  • Miami Gardens, FL
ESPN2 W 40–2157,396
December 285:30 pmvs. No. 14 West Virginia * ESPN W 31–1448,625
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

Coaching staff

NamePositionSeasonsAlma mater
Mark Richt Head coach 1st Miami (1982)
Manny Diaz Defensive coordinator/linebackers 1st Florida State (1995)
Thomas Brown Offensive coordinator/running backs 1st Georgia (2008)
Craig Kuligowski Defensive line 1st Toledo (1991)
Jon Richt Quarterbacks 1st Mars Hill (2012)
Ron Dugans Wide receivers 1st Florida State (2002)
Stacy Searels Offensive line 1st Auburn (1990)
Todd Hartley Special teams coordinator/tight ends 1st Georgia (2008)
Mike Rumph Cornerbacks 1st Miami (2002)
Ephraim Banda Safeties 1st Incarnate Word (2004)

Support staff

NamePositionSeasonsAlma Mater
Gus Felder Strength & conditioning 1st Penn State (2002)
Mike ZuckermanGraduate assistant2nd Miami (2012)
Alex DevineGraduate assistant1st Mississippi State (2015)

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Roster

2016 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 1 Mark Walton So
RB 2 Joseph Yearby Jr
WR 3 Stacy Coley Sr
RB 7 Gus Edwards Redshirt.svg  Jr
WR 8 Braxton Berrios Jr
WR 9Malcolm Lewis Redshirt.svg  Sr
QB 11Jack AllisonFr
QB 12 Malik Rosier Redshirt.svg  So
QB 14Vincent Testaverde Redshirt.svg  So
QB 15 Brad Kaaya Jr
QB 16Evan Shirreffs Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 18 Lawrence Cager So
QB 19Tucker Beirne Redshirt.svg  Fr
QB 20Michael Welch Redshirt.svg  Jr
TE 23 Chris Herndon Jr
RB 24 Travis Homer Fr
RB 28Crispian AtkinsSo
FB 30Kevin CarrollSr
WR 31Malik Mayweather Redshirt.svg  So
RB 32Trayone GrayJr
FB 34Zackary LawlerSo
WR 35Austin Pfenninger Redshirt.svg  Jr
FB 36 Marquez Williams Redshirt.svg  Sr
FB 37Cesar CastilloSo
DB 38Danny Dominguez Redshirt.svg  So
FB 41Wyatt Chickillo Redshirt.svg  Jr
RB 43T. J. CallanSo
FB 44Cory Giordano Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 45Chad Allen Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 46O'Juan CarneyFr
WR 47Jake RompSo
OL 52 K. C. McDermott Jr
OL 54Hunter Knighton Redshirt.svg  Jr
OL 59Justin Goldberg Redshirt.svg  So
OL 62Hayden Mahoney Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 63 Danny Isidora Redshirt.svg  Sr
OL 66Sunny Odogwu Redshirt.svg  Jr
OL 67Alex GallSr
OL 68Nick LinderJr
OL 70George Brown Jr. Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 73Trevor DarlingJr
OL 74 Tyler Gauthier So
OL 76Tre JohnsonFr
OL 77Jahair Jones Redshirt.svg  So
OL 78 Tyree St. Louis So
OL 79Bar Milo Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 80Dayall Jones Redshirt.svg  So
WR 81Darrell Langham Redshirt.svg  So
WR 82 Ahmmon Richards Fr
WR 84Dionte MullinsFr
TE 85Jovani HaskinsFr
TE 86 David Njoku Redshirt.svg  So
TE 87Michael Irvin IIFr
TE 88Malik Curry Redshirt.svg  Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 4 Jaquan Johnson So
DL 5Standish DobardSr
DB 6 Jamal Carter Sr
DL 7 Kendrick Norton So
DL 9 Chad Thomas Jr
DB 12Malek YoungFr
DL 19Scott Patchan Redshirt.svg  Fr
DB 20Robert Knowles Redshirt.svg  Fr
DB 21Terrance HenleySo
DB 22 Sheldrick Redwine So
LB 23Terry McCray Redshirt.svg  So
DB 24Josh Johnson Redshirt.svg  Jr
DB 25 Adrian Colbert Redshirt.svg  Sr
DB 26 Rayshawn Jenkins Redshirt.svg  Sr
DB 27Ryan Mayes Redshirt.svg  So
DB 28 Mike Jackson Sr. So
DB 29 Corn Elder Sr
DB 30Romeo FinleyFr
DL 31Demetrius Jackson Redshirt.svg  So
DB 32Tyler MurphySo
DL 33 Trent Harris Jr
LB 34Charles PerrySo
DB 36Teddy Stavetski Redshirt.svg  So
DB 37Jeff James Jr.Fr
DB 38Cedrick WrightFr
LB 40Gage BattenSr
LB 44Eddie DunnSo
LB/FB 47Dewayne Washington IIFr
LB 49Shawn WalkerFr
LB 52Jamie Gordinier Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 53Zach McCloudFr
LB 55 Shaquille Quarterman Fr
LB 56 Michael Pinckney Fr
LB 57Mike Smith Redshirt.svg  So
LB 58Darrion Owens Redshirt.svg  So
LB 59Jared Hardie Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 80 R. J. McIntosh So
DL 90Tyreic MartinFr
DL 91 Gerald Willis Redshirt.svg  So
DL 92Courtel JenkinsJr
DL 93Pat BethelFr
DL 94Ryan Fines Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 95Anthony MotenJr
DL 99 Joe Jackson Fr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K/P 15 Michael Badgley Jr
P/K 16 Justin Vogel Redshirt.svg  Sr
LS 39Jordan ButlerSo
P 43Jack Spicer Redshirt.svg  Fr
LS 55Frank Gabriel Redshirt.svg  Sr
LS 57Sam YorkSo
LS 61Jacob MunozFr
K 85Marco BaezaSo
K 98Diego Marquez Redshirt.svg  Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

Florida A&M

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Rattlers03003
Hurricanes141442070

Florida Atlantic

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Owls037010
#25 Hurricanes014101438

At Appalachian State

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#25 Hurricanes21314745
Mountaineers037010

At Georgia Tech

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#14 Hurricanes7217035
Yellow Jackets0147021

Florida State

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#23 Seminoles0314320
#10 Hurricanes3100619

North Carolina

1234Total
Tar Heels10100020
#16 Hurricanes037313

At Virginia Tech

1234Total
Hurricanes367016
Hokies31314737

At Notre Dame

1234Total
Hurricanes07101027
Fighting Irish17301030

Pittsburgh

1234Total
Panthers7140728
Hurricanes171071751

At Virginia

1234Total
Hurricanes71010734
Cavaliers770014

At NC State

1234Total
Hurricanes30141027
Wolfpack037313

Duke

1234Total
Blue Devils770721
Hurricanes10617740

West Virginia–Russell Athletic Bowl

1234Total
#14 Mountaineers707014
Hurricanes02110031

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP RV252515141016RVRVRV20
Coaches RVRV2519141017RVRVRVRVRV23
CFP Not releasedNot released

2017 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickTeam
David Njoku Tight end 129 Cleveland Browns
Rayshawn Jenkins Safety 4113 Los Angeles Chargers
Corn Elder Cornerback 5152 Carolina Panthers
Danny Isidora Offensive Guard 5180 Minnesota Vikings
Brad Kaaya Quarterback 6215 Detroit Lions
Stacy Coley Wide receiver 7219 Minnesota Vikings
Adrian Colbert Defensive back 7229 San Francisco 49ers
Marquez Williams Fullback 7240 Jacksonville Jaguars

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