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1996 Miami

9–⁠3 (6–⁠1 Big East), coached by Butch Davis, finished No. 14 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Miami in 1996, game by game: won at Memphis 30–7; won vs. The Citadel 52–6; won at Rutgers 33–0; won vs. Pittsburgh 45–0; lost vs. No. 3 Florida State 16–34; lost vs. East Carolina 6–31; won at No. 12 West Virginia 10–7; won at Temple 57–26; lost vs. No. 21 Virginia Tech 7–21; won vs. Boston College 43–26; won at No. 16 Syracuse 38–31; won vs. Virginia 31–21+46−25Won 30–7 at Memphis+23MemphisWon 52–6 vs. The Citadel+46The CitadelWon 33–0 at Rutgers+33RutgersWon 45–0 vs. Pittsburgh+45PittsburghLost 16–34 vs. No. 3 Florida State-18No. 3 Florida StateLost 6–31 vs. East Carolina-25East CarolinaWon 10–7 at No. 12 West Virginia+3No. 12 West VirginiaWon 57–26 at Temple+31TempleLost 7–21 vs. No. 21 Virginia Tech-14No. 21 Virginia TechWon 43–26 vs. Boston College+17Boston CollegeWon 38–31 at No. 16 Syracuse+7No. 16 SyracuseWon 31–21 vs. Virginia+10Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atMemphisW 30–⁠770%
Sep 7vsThe CitadelW 52–⁠690%
Sep 12atRutgersW 33–⁠071%
Sep 28vsPittsburghW 45–⁠089%
Oct 12vs3Florida StateL 16–⁠3448%
Oct 19vsEast CarolinaL 6–⁠3169%
Oct 26at12West VirginiaW 10–⁠737%
Nov 2atTempleW 57–⁠2681%
Nov 16vs21Virginia TechL 7–⁠2149%
Nov 23vsBoston CollegeW 43–⁠2678%
Nov 30at16SyracuseW 38–⁠3128%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvsVirginiaCarquest BowlW 31–⁠2152%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Virginia 31–⁠21 in the Carquest Bowl; No. 14 in the final AP poll; Big East champions.

In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 12
  2. Wk 2: 11
  3. Wk 3: 11
  4. Wk 4: 10
  5. Wk 5: 10
  6. Wk 6: 10
  7. Wk 7: 8
  8. Wk 8: 6
  9. Wk 9: 12
  10. Wk 10: 25
  11. Wk 11: 22
  12. Wk 12: 21
  13. Wk 13: 18
  14. Wk 14: 25
  15. Wk 15: 23
  16. Wk 16: 19
  17. Wk 17: 19
  18. Final: 14

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1996.

Big East champions6–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Syracuse and Virginia Tech

Led the nationTremain Mack: kickoff return average (39.5)

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠1 shared first in Big East
AP final
No. 14 peak No. 6
Points
368–⁠210
Coach
Butch Davis
Elo
1667 +45 this season
SP+ rating
18.1 No. 18 of 111; offense No. 32, defense No. 15
SRS
13.9 No. 19 of 111 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Larry Coker
Defensive coordinator
Bill Miller
Most valuable player
Tremain Mack

Drafted in 1997

The 1997 draft
Rd 1Yatil Green WRMiami Dolphins
Rd 1Kenard Lang DEWashington Redskins
Rd 1Kenny Holmes DETennessee Oilers
Rd 4Tremain Mack DBCincinnati Bengals
Rd 5Marcus Wimberly DBAtlanta Falcons
Rd 5Twan Russell LBWashington Redskins
Rd 6Tony Gaiter WRNew England Patriots
Rd 7Carlos Jones DBSeattle Seahawks

All-Big East

6 first team, 7 second team

First team

  • J InaOLCoaches-1
  • K.C. JonesOLCoaches-1
  • Kenny HolmesDLCoaches-1
  • James BurgessLBCoaches-1
  • Twan RussellLBCoaches-1
  • Tramaine MackRSCoaches-1

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1996 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1996 Big East standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Virginia Tech6–⁠110–⁠213
Syracuse6–⁠19–⁠321
Miami6–⁠19–⁠314
West Virginia4–⁠38–⁠4
Pittsburgh3–⁠44–⁠7
Boston College2–⁠55–⁠7
Rutgers1–⁠62–⁠9
Temple0–⁠71–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.