# 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.

## Schedule

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

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

| 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

| 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) |

### 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 | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | 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 | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 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 |