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-
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
Record 9-3
Points Scored 368
Scoring Average 30.7
Points Allowed 210
Defense Average 17.5
Opponents Record 69-58
Conference Record 6-1
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 5-0
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 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
Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.