2016 Miami Hurricanes football team

2016 Thomas Brown (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Manny Diaz (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Hard Rock Stadium
Seasons ← 2015 2017  →

2016 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	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

The 2016 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the

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Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 pm	Florida A&M*		Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ACCN+	W 70–3	60,703
September 10	6:00 pm	Florida Atlantic*	No. 25	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ACCN+	W 38–10	57,123
September 17	12:00 pm	at Appalachian State*	No. 25	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN	W 45–10	34,658
October 1	12:00 pm	at Georgia Tech	No. 14	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN2	W 35–21	53,047
October 8	8:00 pm	No. 23 Florida State	No. 10	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (rivalry)	ABC	L 19–20	65,685
October 15	3:30 pm	ABC/ESPN2	L 13–20	58,731
October 20	7:30 pm	at ESPN	L 16–37	63,507
October 29	3:30 pm	at Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (rivalry)	NBC	L 27–30	80,795
November 5	12:30 pm	ACCN	W 51–28	51,796
November 12	2:00 pm	at Virginia		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	RSN	W 34–14	39,867
November 19	12:30 pm	at ACCN	W 27–13	56,263
November 26	3:30 pm	Duke		Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ESPN2	W 40–21	57,396
December 28	5:30 pm	vs. No. 14 West Virginia*		Camping World Stadium Orlando, FL (Russell Athletic Bowl)	ESPN	W 31–14	48,625
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons	Alma mater
Mark Richt	Head coach	1st	Miami (1982)
Manny Diaz	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

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

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 Mark Richt 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
— = Not ranked RV = Received 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	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	20
Coaches	RV	RV	25	19	14	10	17	RV	RV	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	23
CFP	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

2017 NFL Draft

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