1996 Miami Hurricanes football team

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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.

ConferenceBig East Conference
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 14
Record9–3 (6–1 Big East)
Quick facts Miami Hurricanes football, Big East co-championCarquest Bowl champion ...
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)
MVPTremain Mack
Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
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More information Conf., Overall ...
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
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Schedule

More information Date, Time ...
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 311:30 pmat Memphis*No. 11
SUNW 30–732,096
September 74:00 pmThe Citadel*No. 11
W 52–635,747[1]
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[2]
October 197:00 pmEast Carolina*No. 12
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
ESPNL 6–3131,909[3]
October 267:00 pmat No. 12 West VirginiaNo. 25
ESPNW 10–766,948[4]
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[5]
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[6]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
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Rankings

See also: 1996 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
More information Week, Poll ...
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP1211111010108612252221182523191914
Coaches1612111098613232221182523201914
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Personnel

Coaching staff

More information Name, Position ...
NamePositionSeasonsAlma mater
Butch DavisHead coach2ndArkansas (1973)
Larry CokerOffensive coordinator/quarterbacks2ndNortheastern State (OK) (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)
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Support staff

More information Name, Position ...
NamePositionSeasonsAlma mater
Dale HulettStrength & Conditioning2ndSUNY-Cortland (1978)
Bobby HardenGraduate Assistant1stMiami (1989)
Howie DeCristofaroGraduate Assistant1stFlorida (1980)
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Roster

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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 Fr
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 Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

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Statistics

Passing

More information Player, Cmp ...
PlayerCmpAttPctYardsTDINT
Ryan Clement16427260.32,257198
Scott Covington7312558.491944
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Rushing

More information Player, Att ...
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
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Receiving

More information Player, Rec ...
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
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