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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


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1927  <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2010

1996 Season Highlights
 Butch Davis enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Miami.
 The Hurricanes won the Big East 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
  Region Record0-0
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record5-0
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
14 9-3-0 USA Today/CNN
14 9-3-0 Coaches
14 9-3-0 AP
  
1996 Big East- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Boston College 5-7264364  Dan Henning
Miami 9-33682101-03121  Butch Davis
Pittsburgh 4-7214430  Johnny Majors
Rutgers 2-9143380  Terry Shea
Syracuse 9-34372081-03017  Paul Pasqualoni
Temple 1-10218386  Ron Dickerson
Virginia Tech 10-2370209  Frank Beamer
West Virginia 8-42711560-11320  Don Nehlen

1996 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Miami Players on File.

1996 All Big East Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 No Miami Players on File.


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Great Moments in College Football History

The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.