1996 Miami Hurricanes football team

1996 Miami Hurricanes football
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

1996 Big East Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
No. 13 Virginia Tech +	6	–	1	10	–	2
No. 14 +	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	^[1]
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	^[2]
October 19	7:00 pm	East Carolina*	No. 12	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ESPN	L 6–31	31,909	^[3]
October 26	7:00 pm	at No. 12 West Virginia	No. 25	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	ESPN	W 10–7	66,948	^[4]
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	^[5]
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	^[6]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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

^ "UM, Clement rout Citadel". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. September 8, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Seminoles storm past Hurricanes, 34–16". The Bellingham Herald. October 13, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Twice the hurt - Clement injures shoulder; UM takes beating". The Miami Herald. October 20, 1996. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Blocked punt revives 'Canes' fortunes 10–7". Fort Myers News-Press. October 27, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Franklin's Stuewe helps Virginia Tech top Miami". The Courier-News. November 17, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Big Mack attack". The Palm Beach Post. December 28, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[1] "UM, Clement rout Citadel". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. September 8, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] "Seminoles storm past Hurricanes, 34–16". The Bellingham Herald. October 13, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[1996Miami1-3] "Twice the hurt - Clement injures shoulder; UM takes beating". The Miami Herald. October 20, 1996. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "Blocked punt revives 'Canes' fortunes 10–7". Fort Myers News-Press. October 27, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "Franklin's Stuewe helps Virginia Tech top Miami". The Courier-News. November 17, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] "Big Mack attack". The Palm Beach Post. December 28, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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