2016 Miami Hurricanes football team

2016 Miami Hurricanes football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division
2016 record	0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Mark Richt (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Thomas Brown (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Manny Diaz (1st year)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	New Miami Stadium (Capacity: 64,982)

2016 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
Boston College		0	–	0					0	–	0
Clemson		0	–	0					0	–	0
Florida State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Louisville		0	–	0					0	–	0
NC State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Syracuse		0	–	0					0	–	0
Wake Forest		0	–	0					0	–	0
Coastal Division
Duke		0	–	0					0	–	0
Georgia Tech		0	–	0					0	–	0
Miami		0	–	0					0	–	0
North Carolina		0	–	0					0	–	0
Pittsburgh		0	–	0					0	–	0
Virginia		0	–	0					0	–	0
Virginia Tech		0	–	0					0	–	0
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions As of May 23, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Miami Hurricanes football team (variously "Miami", "The U", "UM", "'Canes") will represent the University of Miami during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first year head coach Mark Richt, they will play their home games at New Miami Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. They will compete in of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). This season is the Hurricanes' 91st overall season and their 13th as a member of the ACC.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 PM	Florida A&M*	New Miami Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL	ESPN3
September 10	6:00 PM	Florida Atlantic*	New Miami Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL	ESPN3
September 17		at Appalachian State*	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC
October 1		at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA
October 8		Florida State	New Miami Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL (Florida Cup/Rivalry)
October 15		North Carolina	New Miami Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL
October 20	7:30 PM	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Rivalry)	ESPN
October 29	7:30 PM	at Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Rivalry)	NBC
November 5		Pittsburgh	New Miami Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL
November 12		at Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA
November 19		at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
November 26		Duke	New Miami Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game summaries

Florida A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rattlers					0
Hurricanes					0

See also: 2016 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–1	2014	MIA, 41–7

Florida Atlantic

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls					0
Hurricanes					0

See also: 2016 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2015	MIA, 44–20

at Appalachian State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hurricanes					0
Mountaineers					0

See also: 2016 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hurricanes					0
Yellow Jackets					0

See also: 2016 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–11	2015	MIA, 38–21

Florida State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seminoles					0
Hurricanes					0

See also: 2016 Florida State Seminoles football team, Florida Cup, and Florida State–Miami football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
31–29	2015	FSU, 29–24

North Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tar Heels					0
Hurricanes					0

See also: 2016 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–10	2015	UNC, 59–21

at Virginia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hurricanes					0
Hokies					0

See also: 2016 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20–13	2015	MIA, 30–20

at Notre Dame

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hurricanes					0
Fighting Irish					0

See also: 2016 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–17–1	2012	ND, 41–3

Pittsburgh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers					0
Hurricanes					0

See also: 2016 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
24–10–1	2015	MIA, 29–24

at Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hurricanes					0
Cavaliers					0

See also: 2016 Virginia Cavaliers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–6	2015	MIA, 27–21

at NC State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hurricanes					0
Wolfpack					0

See also: 2016 NC State Wolfpack football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–5–1	2012	MIA, 44–37

Duke

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils					0
Hurricanes					0

See also: 2016 Duke Blue Devils football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–2	2015	MIA, 30–27

Personnel

Coaching Staff

Head Coach

• Mark Richt

Assistant Coaches

• Manny Diaz – Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
• Jon Richt - Quarterbacks
• Thomas Brown – Offensive Coordinator/Running backs
• Craig Kuligowski – Defensive Line
• Ron Dugans - Wide Receivers / Passing Game Coordinator
• Stacy Searels - Offensive Line
• Todd Hartley - Special Teams / Tight Ends
• Mike Rumph - Cornerbacks
• Ephraim Banda - Safeties

Rankings

Further information: 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP
Coaches'
CFP	Not released															Not released