2016 Miami Hurricanes football team

2016 Miami Hurricanes football
Russell Athletic Bowl champion
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Division Coastal Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 23
AP No. 20
2016 record 9–4 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach Mark Richt (1st season)
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
(Capacity: 64,982)
2016 ACC football standings
Conf  Overall
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  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.

Personnel

Coaching staff

NamePositionSeasonsAlma mater
Mark RichtHead coach1stMiami (1982)
Manny DiazDefensive coordinator/linebackers1stFlorida State (1995)
Thomas BrownOffensive coordinator/Running backs1stGeorgia (2008)
Craig KuligowskiDefensive line1stToledo (1991)
Jon RichtQuarterbacks1stMars Hill (2012)
Ron DugansWide receivers1stFlorida State (2002)
Stacy SearelsOffensive line1stAuburn (1990)
Todd HartleySpecial teams coordinator/Tight ends1stGeorgia (2008)
Mike RumphCornerbacks1stMiami (2002)
Ephraim BandaSafeties1stIncarnate Word (2004)

Support staff

NamePositionSeasonsAlma Mater
Gus FelderStrength & conditioning1stPenn State (2002)
Mike ZuckermanGraduate assistant2ndMiami (2012)
Alex DevineGraduate assistant1stMississippi State (2015)

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 6:00 PM Florida A&M* Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL ACCN+ W 70–3   60,703
September 10 6:00 PM Florida Atlantic* No. 25 Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL ACCN+ W 38–10   57,123
September 17 12:00 PM at Appalachian State* No. 25 Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC ESPN W 45–10   34,658
October 1 12:00 PM at Georgia Tech No. 14 Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA ESPN2 W 35–21   53,047
October 8 8:00 PM No. 23 Florida State No. 10 Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL (rivalry) ABC L 19–20   65,685
October 15 3:30 PM North Carolina No. 16 Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL ABC/ESPN2 L 13–20   58,731
October 20 7:30 PM at Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry) ESPN L 16–37   63,507
October 29 3:30 PM at Notre Dame* Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN NBC L 27–30   80,795
November 5 12:30 PM Pittsburghdagger Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL ACCN W 51–28   51,796
November 12 2:00 PM at Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA RSN W 34–14   39,867
November 19 12:30 PM at NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC ACCN W 27–13   56,263
November 26 3:30 PM Duke Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL ESPN2 W 40–21   57,396
December 28 5:30 PM vs. No. 14 West Virginia* Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL (Russell Athletic Bowl) ESPN W 31–14   48,625
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game summaries

Florida A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
Rattlers 0 3 0 0 3
Hurricanes 14 14 42 0 70
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–1 2014 MIA, 41–7

Florida Atlantic

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 3 7 0 10
#25 Hurricanes 0 14 10 14 38
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2015 MIA, 44–20

at Appalachian State

1 2 3 4 Total
#25 Hurricanes 21 3 14 7 45
Mountaineers 0 3 7 0 10
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Georgia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
#14 Hurricanes 7 21 7 0 35
Yellow Jackets 0 14 7 0 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–11 2015 MIA, 38–21

Florida State

1 2 3 4 Total
#23 Seminoles 0 3 14 3 20
#10 Hurricanes 3 10 0 6 19
Overall record Last meeting Result
31–30 2015 FSU, 29–24

North Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Tar Heels 10 10 0 0 20
#16 Hurricanes 0 3 7 3 13
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–10 2015 UNC, 59–21

at Virginia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Hurricanes 3 6 7 0 16
Hokies 3 13 14 7 37
Overall record Last meeting Result
20–13 2015 MIA, 30–20

at Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total
Hurricanes 0 7 10 10 27
Fighting Irish 17 3 0 10 30
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–17–1 2012 ND, 41–3

Pittsburgh

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 7 14 0 7 28
Hurricanes 17 10 7 17 51
Overall record Last meeting Result
24–10–1 2015 MIA, 29–24

at Virginia

1 2 3 4 Total
Hurricanes 7 10 10 7 34
Cavaliers 7 7 0 0 14
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–6 2015 MIA, 27–21

at NC State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hurricanes 3 0 14 10 27
Wolfpack 0 3 7 3 13
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–5–1 2012 MIA, 44–37

Duke

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 7 7 0 7 21
Hurricanes 10 6 17 7 40
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–2 2015 MIA, 30–27

West Virginia–Russell Athletic Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
#14 Mountaineers 7 0 7 0 14
Hurricanes 0 21 10 0 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
16–3 2003 MIA, 22–20

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP RV 25 25 15 14 10 16 RV NR NR NR NR NR RV RV 20 
Coaches RV RV 25 19 14 10 17 RV RV NR NR NR RV RV RV 23 
CFP Not released NR NR NR NR NR NR Not released

2017 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickTeam
David NjokuTight End129Cleveland Browns
Rayshawn JenkinsSafety4113Los Angeles Chargers
Corn ElderCornerback5152Carolina Panthers
Danny IsidoraOffensive Guard5180Minnesota Vikings
Brad KaayaQuarterback6215Detroit Lions
Stacy ColeyWide Receiver7219Minnesota Vikings
Adrian ColbertDefensive Back7229San Francisco 49ers
Marquez WilliamsFullback7240Jacksonville Jaguars

References

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