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
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
Florida Atlantic
At Appalachian State
At Georgia Tech
Florida State
North Carolina
At Virginia Tech
At Notre Dame
Pittsburgh
At Virginia
At NC State
Duke
West Virginia–Russell Athletic Bowl
Rankings
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
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