2016 Miami Hurricanes football team

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.

2016 Miami Hurricanes football
Russell Athletic Bowl champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
APNo. 20
Record9–4 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorThomas Brown (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorManny Diaz (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumHard Rock Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Atlantic Coast Conference 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 (FL)   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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 pmFlorida A&M*ACCN+W 70–360,703
September 106:00 pmFlorida Atlantic*No. 25
  • Hard Rock Stadium
  • Miami Gardens, FL
ACCN+W 38–1057,123
September 1712:00 pmat Appalachian State*No. 25ESPNW 45–1034,658
October 112:00 pmat Georgia TechNo. 14ESPN2W 35–2153,047
October 88:00 pmNo. 23 Florida StateNo. 10
  • Hard Rock Stadium
  • Miami Gardens, FL (rivalry)
ABCL 19–2065,685
October 153:30 pmNorth CarolinaNo. 16
  • Hard Rock Stadium
  • Miami Gardens, FL
ABC/ESPN2L 13–2058,731
October 207:30 pmat Virginia TechESPNL 16–3763,507
October 293:30 pmat Notre Dame*NBCL 27–3080,795
November 512:30 pmPittsburgh 
  • Hard Rock Stadium
  • Miami Gardens, FL
ACCNW 51–2851,796
November 122:00 pmat VirginiaRSNW 34–1439,867
November 1912:30 pmat NC StateACCNW 27–1356,263
November 263:30 pmDuke
  • Hard Rock Stadium
  • Miami Gardens, FL
ESPN2W 40–2157,396
December 285:30 pmvs. No. 14 West Virginia*ESPNW 31–1448,625
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

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Coaching staff

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Name Position Seasons Alma mater
Mark Richt Head coach 1st Miami (1982)
Manny Diaz Defensive coordinator/linebackers 1st Florida State (1995)
Thomas Brown Offensive coordinator/running backs 1st Georgia (2008)
Craig Kuligowski Defensive line 1st Toledo (1991)
Jon Richt Quarterbacks 1st Mars Hill (2012)
Ron Dugans Wide receivers 1st Florida State (2002)
Stacy Searels Offensive line 1st Auburn (1990)
Todd Hartley Special teams coordinator/tight ends 1st Georgia (2008)
Mike Rumph Cornerbacks 1st Miami (2002)
Ephraim Banda Safeties 1st Incarnate Word (2004)

Support staff

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Name Position Seasons Alma Mater
Gus Felder Strength & conditioning 1st Penn State (2002)
Mike Zuckerman Graduate assistant 2nd Miami (2012)
Alex Devine Graduate assistant 1st Mississippi State (2015)

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Roster

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2016 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 1 Mark Walton So
RB 2 Joseph Yearby Jr
WR 3 Stacy Coley Sr
RB 7 Gus Edwards   Jr
WR 8 Braxton Berrios Jr
WR 9 Malcolm Lewis   Sr
QB 11 Jack Allison Fr
QB 12 Malik Rosier   So
QB 14 Vincent Testaverde   So
QB 15 Brad Kaaya Jr
QB 16 Evan Shirreffs   Fr
WR 18 Lawrence Cager So
QB 19 Tucker Beirne   Fr
QB 20 Michael Welch   Jr
TE 23 Chris Herndon Jr
RB 24 Travis Homer Fr
RB 28 Crispian Atkins So
FB 30 Kevin Carroll Sr
WR 31 Malik Mayweather   So
RB 32 Trayone Gray Jr
FB 34 Zackary Lawler So
WR 35 Austin Pfenninger   Jr
FB 36 Marquez Williams   Sr
FB 37 Cesar Castillo So
DB 38 Danny Dominguez   So
FB 41 Wyatt Chickillo   Jr
RB 43 T. J. Callan So
FB 44 Cory Giordano   Fr
WR 45 Chad Allen   Fr
WR 46 O'Juan Carney Fr
WR 47 Jake Romp So
OL 52 K. C. McDermott Jr
OL 54 Hunter Knighton   Jr
OL 59 Justin Goldberg   So
OL 62 Hayden Mahoney   Fr
OL 63 Danny Isidora   Sr
OL 66 Sunny Odogwu   Jr
OL 67 Alex Gall Sr
OL 68 Nick Linder Jr
OL 70 George Brown Jr.   Fr
OL 73 Trevor Darling Jr
OL 74 Tyler Gauthier So
OL 76 Tre Johnson Fr
OL 77 Jahair Jones   So
OL 78 Tyree St. Louis So
OL 79 Bar Milo   Fr
WR 80 Dayall Jones   So
WR 81 Darrell Langham   So
WR 82 Ahmmon Richards Fr
WR 84 Dionte Mullins Fr
TE 85 Jovani Haskins Fr
TE 86 David Njoku   So
TE 87 Michael Irvin II Fr
TE 88 Malik Curry   Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 4 Jaquan Johnson So
DL 5 Standish Dobard Sr
DB 6 Jamal Carter Sr
DL 7 Kendrick Norton So
DL 9 Chad Thomas Jr
DB 12 Malek Young Fr
DL 19 Scott Patchan   Fr
DB 20 Robert Knowles   Fr
DB 21 Terrance Henley So
DB 22 Sheldrick Redwine So
LB 23 Terry McCray   So
DB 24 Josh Johnson   Jr
DB 25 Adrian Colbert   Sr
DB 26 Rayshawn Jenkins   Sr
DB 27 Ryan Mayes   So
DB 28 Mike Jackson Sr. So
DB 29 Corn Elder Sr
DB 30 Romeo Finley Fr
DL 31 Demetrius Jackson   So
DB 32 Tyler Murphy So
DL 33 Trent Harris Jr
LB 34 Charles Perry So
DB 36 Teddy Stavetski   So
DB 37 Jeff James Jr. Fr
DB 38 Cedrick Wright Fr
LB 40 Gage Batten Sr
LB 44 Eddie Dunn So
LB/FB 47 Dewayne Washington II Fr
LB 49 Shawn Walker Fr
LB 52 Jamie Gordinier   Fr
LB 53 Zach McCloud Fr
LB 55 Shaquille Quarterman Fr
LB 56 Michael Pinckney Fr
LB 57 Mike Smith   So
LB 58 Darrion Owens   So
LB 59 Jared Hardie   Fr
DL 80 R. J. McIntosh So
DL 90 Tyreic Martin Fr
DL 91 Gerald Willis   So
DL 92 Courtel Jenkins Jr
DL 93 Pat Bethel Fr
DL 94 Ryan Fines   Fr
DL 95 Anthony Moten Jr
DL 99 Joe Jackson Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K/P 15 Michael Badgley Jr
P/K 16 Justin Vogel   Sr
LS 39 Jordan Butler So
P 43 Jack Spicer   Fr
LS 55 Frank Gabriel   Sr
LS 57 Sam York So
LS 61 Jacob Munoz Fr
K 85 Marco Baeza So
K 98 Diego Marquez   Jr


Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

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Florida A&M

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rattlers 0 3 0 0 3
Hurricanes 14 14 42 0 70

Florida Atlantic

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1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 3 7 0 10
#25 Hurricanes 0 14 10 14 38

At Appalachian State

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1 2 3 4 Total
#25 Hurricanes 21 3 14 7 45
Mountaineers 0 3 7 0 10

At Georgia Tech

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1 2 3 4 Total
#14 Hurricanes 7 21 7 0 35
Yellow Jackets 0 14 7 0 21

Florida State

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1 2 3 4 Total
#23 Seminoles 0 3 14 3 20
#10 Hurricanes 3 10 0 6 19

North Carolina

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tar Heels 10 10 0 0 20
#16 Hurricanes 0 3 7 3 13

At Virginia Tech

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hurricanes 3 6 7 0 16
Hokies 3 13 14 7 37

At Notre Dame

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hurricanes 0 7 10 10 27
Fighting Irish 17 3 0 10 30

Pittsburgh

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1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 7 14 0 7 28
Hurricanes 17 10 7 17 51

At Virginia

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hurricanes 7 10 10 7 34
Cavaliers 7 7 0 0 14

At NC State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hurricanes 3 0 14 10 27
Wolfpack 0 3 7 3 13

Duke

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1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 7 7 0 7 21
Hurricanes 10 6 17 7 40

West Virginia–Russell Athletic Bowl

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1 2 3 4 Total
#14 Mountaineers 7 0 7 0 14
Hurricanes 0 21 10 0 31

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
APRV252515141016RVRVRV20
CoachesRVRV2519141017RVRVRVRVRV23
CFPNot releasedNot released

2017 NFL Draft

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Player Position Round Pick Team
David Njoku Tight end 1 29 Cleveland Browns
Rayshawn Jenkins Safety 4 113 Los Angeles Chargers
Corn Elder Cornerback 5 152 Carolina Panthers
Danny Isidora Offensive Guard 5 180 Minnesota Vikings
Brad Kaaya Quarterback 6 215 Detroit Lions
Stacy Coley Wide receiver 7 219 Minnesota Vikings
Adrian Colbert Defensive back 7 229 San Francisco 49ers
Marquez Williams Fullback 7 240 Jacksonville Jaguars

References

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