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
2016 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
(Capacity: 64,982)
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  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
    1. College Football Playoff champion
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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

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)

Roster

2016 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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

Florida A&M

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

Florida Atlantic

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

at Appalachian State

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

at Georgia Tech

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

Florida State

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

North Carolina

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

at Virginia Tech

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

at Notre Dame

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

Pittsburgh

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

at Virginia

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

at NC State

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

Duke

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

West Virginia–Russell Athletic Bowl

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

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = 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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