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2016 Miami

9–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Mark Richt, finished No. 20 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Miami in 2016, game by game: won vs. Florida A&M 70–3; won vs. Florida Atlantic 38–10; won at App State 45–10; won at Georgia Tech 35–21; lost vs. No. 23 Florida State 19–20; lost vs. North Carolina 13–20; lost at Virginia Tech 16–37; lost at Notre Dame 27–30; won vs. Pittsburgh 51–28; won at Virginia 34–14; won at NC State 27–13; won vs. Duke 40–21; won vs. No. 14 West Virginia 31–14+67−21Won 70–3 vs. Florida A&M+67Florida A&MWon 38–10 vs. Florida Atlantic+28Florida AtlanticWon 45–10 at App State+35App StateWon 35–21 at Georgia Tech+14Georgia TechLost 19–20 vs. No. 23 Florida State-1No. 23 Florida StateLost 13–20 vs. North Carolina-7North CarolinaLost 16–37 at Virginia Tech-21Virginia TechLost 27–30 at Notre Dame-3Notre DameWon 51–28 vs. Pittsburgh+23PittsburghWon 34–14 at Virginia+20VirginiaWon 27–13 at NC State+14NC StateWon 40–21 vs. Duke+19DukeWon 31–14 vs. No. 14 West Virginia+17No. 14 West Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsFlorida A&MW 70–⁠392%
Sep 10vsFlorida AtlanticW 38–⁠1075%
Sep 17atApp StateW 45–⁠1043%
Oct 1atGeorgia TechW 35–⁠2154%
Oct 8vs23Florida StateL 19–⁠2053%
Oct 15vsNorth CarolinaL 13–⁠2062%
Oct 20atVirginia TechL 16–⁠3744%
Oct 29atNotre DameL 27–⁠3044%
Nov 5vsPittsburghW 51–⁠2855%
Nov 12atVirginiaW 34–⁠1467%
Nov 19atNC StateW 27–⁠1352%
Nov 26vsDukeW 40–⁠2180%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvs14West VirginiaRussell Athletic BowlW 31–⁠1449%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat West Virginia 31–⁠14 in the Russell Athletic Bowl; No. 20 in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 25th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 25
  2. Wk 3: 25
  3. Wk 4: 15
  4. Wk 5: 14
  5. Wk 6: 10
  6. Wk 7: 16
  7. Final: 20
Record
9–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 20 peak No. 10
Points
446–⁠241
Coach
Mark Richt
Elo
1676 +128 this season
SP+ rating
18.6 No. 12 of 128; offense No. 42, defense No. 10, special teams No. 12
SRS
15.7 No. 10 of 128 in FBS
Returning
79% of last season’s EPA, No. 34 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 22 roster talent No. 19 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Thomas Brown
Defensive coordinator
Manny Diaz
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense30th of 128
  • Defense20th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted36th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted14th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1743%1.2630th of 128
Defense0.0140%1.1520th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.16 off
0.01 def		44% off
38% def		—36th off
14th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.7own 3214% allowed
Defense2.6own 3020% caused

CORE rating 14.8, 11th of 128 (offense 2.4, defense -12.4).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsBrad Kaaya QB3,532 yds
Passing touchdownsBrad Kaaya QB27 TD
Rushing yardsMark Walton RB1,117 yds
Rushing touchdownsMark Walton RB14 TD
Receiving yardsAhmmon Richards WR934 yds
Receiving touchdownsStacy Coley WR9 TD
TacklesJamal Carter DB85 tkl
SacksJoe Jackson DL7.5 sacks
InterceptionsRayshawn Jenkins DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Sam Bruce WR★★★★No. 83
Shaquille Quarterman ILB★★★★No. 111
Ahmmon Richards WR★★★★No. 147
Jack Allison PRO★★★★No. 174
Joe Jackson WDE★★★★No. 216
Travis Homer RB★★★★No. 245
Dionte Mullins WR★★★★No. 262
Pat Bethel SDE★★★★No. 291

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.926
Running backs14.00.911
Receivers53.60.909
Offensive line13.00.842
Defensive line33.70.885
Linebackers33.70.905
Defensive backs43.00.859
Whole class183.50.890

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2017

The 2017 draft
Rd 1David Njoku TECleveland Browns
Rd 4Rayshawn Jenkins SLos Angeles Chargers
Rd 5Corn Elder CBCarolina Panthers
Rd 5Danny Isidora OGMinnesota Vikings
Rd 6Al-Quadin Muhammad DENew Orleans Saints
Rd 6Brad Kaaya QBDetroit Lions
Rd 7Stacy Coley WRMinnesota Vikings
Rd 7Adrian Colbert SSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 7Marquez Williams FBJacksonville Jaguars

Roster 113

The 2016 roster

113 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2016 line; 53 have a stat line. See the roster

2016 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Clemson7–⁠114–⁠11
Louisville7–⁠19–⁠421
Virginia Tech6–⁠210–⁠416
Florida State5–⁠310–⁠38
Miami5–⁠39–⁠420
North Carolina5–⁠38–⁠5
Pittsburgh5–⁠38–⁠5
Georgia Tech4–⁠49–⁠4
Wake Forest3–⁠57–⁠6
NC State3–⁠57–⁠6
Boston College2–⁠67–⁠6
Syracuse2–⁠64–⁠8
Duke1–⁠74–⁠8
Virginia1–⁠72–⁠10

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