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
1996 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)
Home stadium Miami Orange Bowl
(Capacity: 74,476)
1996 Big East 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 FBS football season. It was the Hurricanes' 71st season of football and 6th 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.

Personnel

Coaching staff

NamePositionSeasonsAlma mater
Butch DavisHead Coach2ndArkansas (1973)
Larry CokerOffensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks2ndNortheastern Oklahoma State (1970)
Bill MillerDefensive Coordinator2ndTexas-Arlington (1978)
Rob ChudzinskiTight Ends1stMiami (1990)
Chuck PaganoDefensive Backs2ndWyoming (1984)
Greg MarkDefensive Line1stMiami (1991)
Art KehoeOffensive Line12thMiami (1982)
Don SoldingerRunning Backs7thMemphis (1967)
Randy ShannonLinebackers5thMiami (1989)
Curtis JohnsonWide Receivers1stIdaho (1985)

Support staff

NamePositionSeasonsAlma mater
Dale HulettStrength & Conditioning2ndSUNY-Cortland (1978)
Bobby HardenGraduate Assistant1stMiami (1989)
Howie DeCristofaroGraduate Assistant1stFlorida (1980)

Roster

1996 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 7 Jammi German Jr
QB 11 Scott Covington So
QB 16 Ryan Clement Jr
RB 32 Edgerrin James Jr
C 63 K.C. Jones Sr
C 64 Ty Wise Fr
WR 87 Yatil Green Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
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+ 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
October 19 7:00 PM East Carolina* No. 12 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL ESPN L 6–31   31,909
October 26 7:00 PM at No. 12 West Virginia No. 25 Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV ESPN W 10–7   66,948
November 2 12:00 PM at Temple No. 22 Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, PA ESPN+ W 57–26   8,608
November 16 3:30 PM No. 21 Virginia Techdagger No. 18 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (rivalry) CBS L 7–21   38,814
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
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Statistics

Passing

PlayerCmpAttPctYardsTDINT
Ryan Clement16427260.32,257198
Scott Covington7312558.491944

Rushing

PlayerAttYardsAvgTD
Dyral McMillan1115655.14
Danyell Ferguson813854.43
Trent Jones863744.35
Edgerrin James714466.32
Ryan Clement36-142-3.91
Nick Williams17673.91
Scott Covington13-30-2.31
Carlo Joseph12473.91
James Jackson8222.80
Magic Benton12222.00
Bryan Bippen122.00
Tony Gaiter1-1-1.00

Receiving

PlayerRecYardsAvgTD
Yatil Green4474617.04
Magic Benton3857414.44
Tony Gaiter3067122.47
Gerard Daphnis191739.10
Trent Jones17945.50
Jermaine Chambers1418813.41
Nick Williams1214912.41
Chris C. Jones1215913.34
Mondriel Fulcher1214912.42
Danyell Ferguson11524.70
Carlo Joseph11877.90
Dyral McMillan8445.50
Edgerrin James69015.00
James Jackson177.00
Andy Atrio11212.00
Jeff Popovich188.00

References

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