The 2018 Miami Hurricanes football team (variously "Miami", "The U", "UM", "'Canes") represented the University of Miami during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hurricanes were led by third-year head coach Mark Richt and played their home games at Hard Rock Stadium. They competed as a member of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). They finished the season 7–6, 4–4 in ACC play to finish in a 3-way tie for 3rd in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Pinstripe Bowl where they would lose to Wisconsin.
On December 30, 2018, Richt announced his retirement after 3 seasons at Miami and 18 overall as head coach. That same day, the school named Manny Diaz as their new head coach.
Offseason
Recruiting
Position key BackBCenterCCornerbackCBDefensive backDBDefensive endDEDefensive linemanDLDefensive tackleDTEndEFullbackFBGuardGHalfbackHBKickerKKickoff returnerKROffensive tackleOTOffensive linemanOLLinebackerLBLong snapperLSPunterPPunt returnerPRQuarterbackQBRunning backRBSafetySTight endTEWide receiverWR
Recruits
The Hurricanes signed a total of 23 recruits.
Preseason
Award watch lists Lott TrophyJoe JacksonDEJRRimington TrophyTyler GauthierCSRChuck Bednarik AwardShaquille QuartermanLBJRJaquan JohnsonDBSRMaxwell AwardTravis HomerRBJRAhmmon RichardsWRJRDoak Walker AwardTravis HomerRBJRFred Biletnikoff AwardAhmmon RichardsWRJRButkus AwardShaquille QuartermanLBJRJim Thorpe AwardMichael JacksonDBSRJaquan JohnsonDBSRBronko Nagurski TrophyMichael JacksonDBSRJaquan JohnsonDBSRShaquille QuartermanLBJROutland TrophyTyler GauthierCSRWuerffel TrophyDemetrius JacksonDLSRWalter Camp AwardJaquan JohnsonDBSRAhmmon RichardsWRJRTed Hendricks AwardJoe JacksonDEJRJohnny Unitas Golden Arm AwardMalik RosierQBSRManning AwardMalik RosierQBSR
ACC media poll The ACC media poll was released on July 24, 2018.
Media poll (Coastal) 1 Miami 998 (122) 2 Virginia Tech 838 (16) 3 Georgia Tech 654 (8) 4 Duke 607 (1) 5 Pittsburgh 420 6 North Carolina 370 (1) 7 Virginia 257
Schedule
Roster
Game summaries
vs LSU
Savannah State
At Toledo
FIU
North Carolina
Florida State
At Virginia
At Boston College
Duke
At Georgia Tech
At Virginia Tech
Pittsburgh
Vs. Wisconsin (Pinstripe Bowl)
Rankings
2019 NFL draft
4 119 Sheldrick Redwine S Cleveland Browns 5 158 Michael Jackson CB Dallas Cowboys 5 165 Joe Jackson DE Dallas Cowboys 6 181 Jaquan Johnson S Buffalo Bills 6 204 Travis Homer RB Seattle Seahawks
References