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Miami Football Team History


Miami Hurricanes
University of Miami
 Coral Gables, FL
Founded: 1925
Stadium: Dolphin Stadium
Capacity: 76,500
Colors: Orange, Green & White
Coach: Butch Davis
Conference: Big East-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1927  <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024
1996 Season Highlights
 Butch Davis enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Miami.
 The Hurricanes won the Big East Conference Championship.
 
1996 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 31  @ Memphis  30   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Citadel  52   6   W       
 Thu., Sep. 12  @ Rutgers  33   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Pittsburgh  45   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Florida State  16   34   L       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. East Carolina  6   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ West Virginia  10   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Temple  57   26   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Virginia Tech  7   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Boston College  43   26   W       
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Syracuse  38   31   W       
 Fri., Dec. 27   Virginia  31   21   W    @ Miami, FL   Micron PC Bowl
 
1996 Season Totals
  Record9-3
  Points Scored368
  Scoring Average30.7
  Points Allowed210
  Defense Average17.5
  Opponents Record69-58
  Conference Record6-1
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record5-0
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
14 9-3-0 AP
14 9-3-0 Coaches
14 9-3-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1996 Big East- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Virginia Tech 10-2370209 6-1220111  Frank Beamer
Miami 9-3368210Won  31-216-1233111  Butch Davis
Syracuse 9-3437208Won  30-176-1291105  Paul Pasqualoni
West Virginia 8-4271156Lost  13-204-3181112  Don Nehlen
Pittsburgh 4-7214430 3-4121242  Johnny Majors
Boston College 5-7264364 2-5138220  Dan Henning
Rutgers 2-9143380 1-678238  Terry Shea
Temple 1-10218386 0-7140263  Ron Dickerson

1996 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1996 All Big East Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

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