2018 Miami Hurricanes football team

2018 Miami Hurricanes football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Division Coastal Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 15
AP No. 16
2018 record 5–1 (2–0 ACC)
Head coach Mark Richt (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator Thomas Brown (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinator Ron Dugans (1st as co-OC; 3rd overall season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Manny Diaz (3rd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Hard Rock Stadium
(Capacity: 64,982)
2018 ACC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 3 Clemson  3 –0     6 –0  
No. 16 NC State  2 –0     5 –0  
Boston College  2 –1     5 –2  
Syracuse  1 –2     4 –2  
Florida State  1 –3     3 –3  
Wake Forest  0 –2     3 –3  
Louisville  0 –4     2 –5  
Coastal Division
Virginia Tech  3 –0     4 –2  
Miami  2 –1     5 –2  
Virginia  2 –1     4 –2  
Pittsburgh  2 –1     3 –4  
Duke  1 –1     5 –1  
North Carolina  1 –2     1 –4  
Georgia Tech  1 –3     3 –4  
Championship: December 1, 2018
As of October 16, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Miami Hurricanes football team (variously "Miami", "The U", "UM", "'Canes") represent the University of Miami during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hurricanes are led by third-year head coach Mark Richt and play their home games at Hard Rock Stadium. They compete as a member of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Previous season

The Hurricanes finished the 2017 season 10–3 overall and 7–1 in ACC play to win the Coastal Division for the first time and earn a trip to the ACC Championship Game, where they were defeated by Clemson. They received an invitation to the Orange Bowl where they lost to Wisconsin.

Offseason

Recruiting

Position key

Back B Center C Cornerback CB Defensive back DB
Defensive end DE Defensive lineman DL Defensive tackle DT End E
Fullback FB Guard G Halfback HB Kicker K
Kickoff returner KR Offensive tackle OT Offensive lineman OL Linebacker LB
Long snapper LS Punter P Punt returner PR Quarterback QB
Running back RB Safety S Tight end TE Wide receiver WR

Recruits

The Hurricanes signed a total of 23 recruits.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Award Player Position Year
Lott Trophy[1] Joe Jackson DE JR
Rimington Trophy[2] Tyler Gauthier C SR
Chuck Bednarik Award[3] Shaquille Quarterman LB JR
Jaquan Johnson DB SR
Maxwell Award[4] Travis Homer RB JR
Ahmmon Richards WR JR
Doak Walker Award[5] Travis Homer RB JR
Fred Biletnikoff Award[6] Ahmmon Richards WR JR
Butkus Award[7] Shaquille Quarterman LB JR
Jim Thorpe Award[8] Michael Jackson DB SR
Jaquan Johnson DB SR
Bronko Nagurski Trophy[9] Michael Jackson DB SR
Jaquan Johnson DB SR
Shaquille Quarterman LB JR
Outland Trophy[10] Tyler Gauthier C SR
Wuerffel Trophy[11] Demetrius Jackson DL SR
Walter Camp Award[12] Jaquan Johnson DB SR
Ahmmon Richards WR JR
Ted Hendricks Award[13] Joe Jackson DE JR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award[14] Malik Rosier QB SR
Manning Award[15] Malik Rosier QB SR

ACC media poll

The ACC media poll was released on July 24, 2018.

Media poll (Coastal)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Miami998 (122)
2Virginia Tech838 (16)
3Georgia Tech654 (8)
4Duke607 (1)
5Pittsburgh420
6North Carolina370 (1)
7Virginia257

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:30 p.m.vs. No. 25 LSU*No. 8
ABCL 17–3368,841
September 86:00 p.m.Savannah State*No. 22
ACCN ExtraW 77–060,307
September 1512:00 p.m.at Toledo*No. 21
ESPN2W 49–2428,117
September 223:30 p.m.FIU*No. 21
  • Hard Rock Stadium
  • Miami Gardens, FL
ESPN2W 31–1759,814
September 278:00 p.m.North CarolinaNo. 16
  • Hard Rock Stadium
  • Miami Gardens, FL
ESPNW 47–1060,845
October 63:30 p.m.Florida StateNo. 17
  • Hard Rock Stadium
  • Miami Gardens, FL (rivalry)
ABCW 28–2765,490
October 137:00 p.m.at VirginiaNo. 16
ESPN2L 13–1642,393
October 267:00 p.m.at Boston College
ESPN
November 3Dukedagger
  • Hard Rock Stadium
  • Miami Gardens, FL
November 10at Georgia Tech
November 17at Virginia Tech
November 24Pittsburgh
  • Hard Rock Stadium
  • Miami Gardens, FL
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

vs LSU

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 8 Hurricanes 3 0 0 14 17
No. 25 Tigers 10 17 6 0 33
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–9 2005 L, 3–40

Savannah State

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 0 0 0 0
No. 22 Hurricanes 7 21 21 28 77
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2013 W, 77–7

at Toledo

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 21 Hurricanes 7 14 14 14 49
Rockets 0 7 14 3 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
2-0 2017 W, 52–30

FIU

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 0 0 17 17
No. 21 Hurricanes 7 17 7 0 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2007 W, 23–9

North Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Tar Heels 10 0 0 0 10
No. 16 Hurricanes 14 19 0 14 47
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–10 2017 W, 24–19

Florida State

1 2 3 4 Total
Seminoles 7 13 7 0 27
No. 17 Hurricanes 0 7 14 7 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
32–30 2017 W, 24–20

at Virginia

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Hurricanes 0 6 6
Cavaliers 0 10 10
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–6 2017 W, 44–28

at Boston College

1 2 3 4 Total
Hurricanes 0
Eagles 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
24–5 2012 W, 41–32

Duke

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 0
Hurricanes 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
13–2 2017 W, 31–6

at Georgia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Hurricanes 0
Yellow Jackets 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–11 2017 W, 25–24

at Virginia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Hurricanes 0
Hokies 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
21–14 2017 W, 28–10

Pittsburgh

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0
Hurricanes 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
25–11–1 2017 L, 14–24

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 8 22 21 21 16 17 16  
Coaches 8 21 20 20 16 17 15  
CFP Not released Not released

References

  1. ↑ "2018 Watch List | Lott IMPACT Trophy | Honoring College Football's Defensive Best". lottimpacttrophy.org. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  2. ↑ "Rimington Trophy Press Release". May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  3. ↑ "2018 Bednarik Award Watch List - Maxwell Football Club". Maxwell Football Club. 2018-07-16. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  4. ↑ "2018 Maxwell Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  5. ↑ "2018 Doak Walker Award Candidates". July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  6. ↑ "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Butkus Award - 2018 Collegiate Watchlist". The Butkus Award. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Names 2018 Preseason Watchlist". July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  9. ↑ "2018 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  10. ↑ "22018 OUTLAND TROPHY WATCH LIST UNVEILED". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  12. ↑ Carbone, Al (July 27, 2018). "Walter Camp Football Foundation Announces 2018 Player of the Year Preseason "Watch List"". Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Preseason Watch List - 2018 edition of the Ted Hendricks Award" (PDF). August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Watch List for 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award ® Presented by A. O. Smith Announced". August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Manning Award: See which quarterbacks made the preseason watch list for 2018". August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
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