1996 Miami Hurricanes football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1996 Miami Hurricanes football Miami Hurricanes logo.svg 125 Big East Conference Big East 14 14 9–3 6–1 Butch Davis 2nd Larry Coker 2nd Bill Miller 2nd Tremain Mack Miami Orange Bowl Big East co-championCarquest Bowl champion Carquest Bowl W 31–21 vs. Virginia 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 1996 AP Eastern August 31 1:30 pm w y y 11 Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN SUN 30–7 32,096 September 7 4:00 pm w y 11 The Citadel Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL 52–6 35,747 https://www.newspapers.com/article/south-florida-sun-sentinel-um-clement-r/176155326/ South Florida Sun-Sentinel UM, Clement rout Citadel September 8, 1996 July 7, 2025 Newspapers.com September 12 Thursday 8:00 pm w y 10 Rutgers Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ ESPN 33–0 29,379 September 28 12:00 pm w 10 Pittsburgh Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL ESPN Plus 45–0 32,747 October 12 3:30 pm l y 6 Florida State 3 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL rivalry CBS 16–34 75,913 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bellingham-herald-seminoles-storm-pa/140695454/ The Bellingham Herald Seminoles storm past Hurricanes, 34–16 October 13, 1996 February 10, 2024 Newspapers.com October 19 7:00 pm l y 12 East Carolina Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL ESPN 6–31 31,909 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72931413/twice-the-hurt-clement-injures/ The Miami Herald Twice the hurt - Clement injures shoulder; UM takes beating October 20, 1996 March 7, 2021 Newspapers.com October 26 7:00 pm w y 25 West Virginia 12 Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV ESPN 10–7 66,948 https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-press-blocked-punt-revives-canes/140697320/ Fort Myers News-Press Blocked punt revives 'Canes' fortunes 10–7 October 27, 1996 February 10, 2024 Newspapers.com November 2 12:00 pm w y 22 Temple Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA ESPN Plus 57–26 8,608 November 16 3:30 pm l y 18 Virginia Tech 21 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL rivalry CBS 7–21 38,814 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-news-franklins-stuewe-helps/140699054/ The Courier-News Franklin's Stuewe helps Virginia Tech top Miami November 17, 1996 February 10, 2024 Newspapers.com November 23 12:00 pm w 25 Boston College Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL CBS 43–26 34,540 November 30 3:30 pm w y 23 Syracuse 16 Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY CBS 38–31 49,426 December 27 Friday 7:30 pm w y y 19 Virginia Pro Player Stadium Miami, FL Carquest Bowl TBS 31–21 46,418 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-palm-beach-post-big-mack-atatck/140693292/ The Palm Beach Post Big Mack attack December 28, 1996 February 10, 2024 Newspapers.com Rankings 1996 NCAA Division I-A football rankings AP 0 17 12 11 11 10 10 10 8 6 12 25 22 21 18 25 23 19 19 14 Coaches 0 17 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 f 7 Jr Jammi German WR y 11 So Scott Covington QB y 16 Jr Ryan Clement QB y 32 Fr Edgerrin James RB y 63 Sr K.C. Jones C 64 Fr Ty Wise C 87 Jr Yatil Green WR y 3 Jr Tremain Mack SS y 4 Sr Earl Little CB y 23 Jr Duane Starks DB y 31 Jr Nelson Rodriguez LB 45 Sr Twan Russell LB y 52 Fr Nate Webster LB y 90 Sr Kenny Holmes DE y https://hurricanesports.com/roster.aspx?roster=292&path=football *Butch Davis 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 Miami Category:Miami Hurricanes football seasons Category:Pop-Tarts Bowl champion seasons Miami Hurricanes football