The 2015 Miami Hurricanes football team (variously "Miami", "The U", "UM", "'Canes") represented the University of Miami during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hurricanes were led by fifth-year head coach Al Golden, who was fired following a 58–0 loss at home to Clemson, and replaced by Larry Scott, who acted as the interim coach.[1] They played their home games at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. It was the Hurricanes' 90th overall season and their 12th as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in ACC play to finish in 3rd place in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Sun Bowl, where they lost to Washington State.
On December 4, 2015, the university announced Mark Richt as head coach, effective immediately.[2]
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 5 |
6:00 PM |
Bethune-Cookman* |
Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL |
ESPN3 |
W 45–0 |
43,467 |
September 11 |
8:00 PM |
at Florida Atlantic* |
FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL |
FS1 |
W 44–20 |
30,321 |
September 19 |
3:30 PM |
Nebraska* |
Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL (rivalry) |
ABC/ESPN2 |
W 36–33 OT |
53,580 |
October 1 |
7:30 PM |
at Cincinnati* |
Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH |
ESPN |
L 23–34 |
40,101 |
October 10 |
8:00 PM |
at No. 12 Florida State |
Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry) |
ABC |
L 24–29 |
82,329 |
October 17 |
3:30 PM |
Virginia Tech |
Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL (rivalry) |
ESPNU |
W 30–20 |
50,787 |
October 24 |
12:00 PM |
No. 6 Clemson |
Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL |
ABC |
L 0–58 |
45,211 |
October 31 |
7:00 PM |
at No. 22 Duke |
Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC |
ESPNU |
W 30–27 |
30,143 |
November 7 |
3:00 PM |
Virginia |
Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL |
RSN |
W 27–21 |
40,963 |
November 14 |
3:30 PM |
at No. 17 North Carolina |
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC |
ESPNU |
L 21–59 |
61,000 |
November 21 |
12:30 PM |
Georgia Tech |
Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL |
ACCN |
W 38–21 |
51,355 |
November 27 |
12:00 PM |
at Pittsburgh |
Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA |
ESPN2 |
W 29–24 |
40,126 |
December 26 |
2:00 PM |
vs. Washington State* |
Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl) |
CBS |
L 14–20 |
41,180 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Game summaries
Bethune-Cookman
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Wildcats |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Hurricanes |
7 |
24 |
7 |
7 |
45 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
2–0 |
2012 |
MIA, 38–10 |
at Florida Atlantic
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Hurricanes |
14 |
6 |
17 |
7 |
44 |
Owls |
10 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
20 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
1–0 |
2013 |
MIA, 34–6 |
Nebraska
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 | OT |
Total |
Cornhuskers |
0 |
3 |
7 |
23 | 0 |
33 |
Hurricanes |
17 |
3 |
10 |
3 | 3 |
36 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
5–6 |
2014 |
NEB, 41–31 |
at Cincinnati
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Hurricanes |
13 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
23 |
Bearcats |
14 |
13 |
0 |
7 |
34 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
11–1 |
2014 |
MIA, 55–34 |
at Florida State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Hurricanes |
3 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
24 |
#12 Seminoles |
14 |
6 |
0 |
9 |
29 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
31–28 |
2014 |
FSU, 30–26 |
Virginia Tech
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Hokies |
10 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
20 |
Hurricanes |
10 |
10 |
3 |
7 |
30 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
19–13 |
2014 |
MIA, 30–6 |
Clemson
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#6 Tigers |
21 |
21 |
3 |
13 |
58 |
Hurricanes |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
6–3 |
2010 |
MIA, 30–21 |
at Duke
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Hurricanes |
0 |
14 |
0 |
16 |
30 |
#22 Blue Devils |
0 |
3 |
9 |
15 |
27 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
10–2 |
2014 |
MIA, 22–10 |
Virginia
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Cavaliers |
0 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
21 |
Hurricanes |
0 |
14 |
3 |
10 |
27 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
6–6 |
2014 |
UVA, 30–13 |
at North Carolina
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Hurricanes |
0 |
0 |
7 |
14 |
21 |
#17 Tar Heels |
7 |
24 |
21 |
7 |
59 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
9–8 |
2014 |
MIA, 47–20 |
Georgia Tech
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Yellow Jackets |
7 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
21 |
Hurricanes |
7 |
17 |
7 |
7 |
38 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
9–11 |
2014 |
GT, 28–17 |
at Pittsburgh
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Hurricanes |
17 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
29 |
Panthers |
0 |
3 |
7 |
14 |
24 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
23–10–1 |
2014 |
PITT, 35–23 |
vs. Washington State–Sun Bowl
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Hurricanes |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
14 |
Cougars |
7 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
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