| Year: | 1996 |
| Team: | Miami Hurricanes |
| Conference: | Big East Conference |
| Conference Link: | Big East Conference (1979–2013) |
| Short Conf: | Big East |
| Coachrank: | 14 |
| Aprank: | 14 |
| Record: | 9–3 |
| Conf Record: | 6–1 |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Miami Orange Bowl (Capacity: 74,476) |
| Champion: | Big East co-champion Carquest Bowl champion |
| Bowl Result: | W 31–21 vs. Virginia |
The 1996 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 71st season of football and sixth as a member of the Big East Conference. The Hurricanes were led by second-year head coach Butch Davis and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 9–3 overall and 6–1 in the Big East to finish as conference co-champion. They were invited to the Carquest Bowl where they defeated Virginia, 31–21.
See also: 1996 NCAA Division I-A football rankings.
| Name | Position | Seasons | Alma mater |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Arkansas (1973) | ||
| Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks | 2nd | Northeastern State (OK) (1970) | |
| 2nd | Texas-Arlington (1978) | ||
| Tight ends | 1st | Miami (1990) | |
| Defensive backs | 2nd | Wyoming (1984) | |
| 1st | Miami (1991) | ||
| Art Kehoe | 12th | Miami (1982) | |
| Don Soldinger | Running backs | 7th | Memphis (1967) |
| Linebackers | 5th | Miami (1989) | |
| Wide receivers | 1st | Idaho (1985) | |
| Name | Position | Seasons | Alma mater | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Hulett | 2nd | SUNY-Cortland (1978) | ||
| Bobby Harden | Graduate Assistant | 1st | Miami (1989) | |
| Howie DeCristofaro | Graduate Assistant | 1st | Florida (1980) |
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yards | TD | INT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 164 | 272 | 60.3 | 2,257 | 19 | 8 | ||
| 73 | 125 | 58.4 | 919 | 4 | 4 |
| Player | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dyral McMillan | 111 | 565 | 5.1 | 4 | |
| Danyell Ferguson | 81 | 385 | 4.4 | 3 | |
| Trent Jones | 86 | 374 | 4.3 | 5 | |
| 71 | 446 | 6.3 | 2 | ||
| 36 | -142 | -3.9 | 1 | ||
| 17 | 67 | 3.9 | 1 | ||
| 13 | -30 | -2.3 | 1 | ||
| Carlo Joseph | 12 | 47 | 3.9 | 1 | |
| 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 0 | ||
| Magic Benton | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | |
| Bryan Bippen | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Tony Gaiter | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
| Player | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 746 | 17.0 | 4 | ||
| Magic Benton | 38 | 574 | 14.4 | 4 | |
| Tony Gaiter | 30 | 671 | 22.4 | 7 | |
| Gerard Daphnis | 19 | 173 | 9.1 | 0 | |
| Trent Jones | 17 | 94 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Jermaine Chambers | 14 | 188 | 13.4 | 1 | |
| 12 | 149 | 12.4 | 1 | ||
| Chris C. Jones | 12 | 159 | 13.3 | 4 | |
| 12 | 149 | 12.4 | 2 | ||
| Danyell Ferguson | 11 | 52 | 4.7 | 0 | |
| Carlo Joseph | 11 | 87 | 7.9 | 0 | |
| Dyral McMillan | 8 | 44 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| 6 | 90 | 15.0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | ||
| Andy Atrio | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Popovich | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 |