American college football season
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.[ 1]
The Hurricanes signed a total of 23 recruits.
US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date Daquris Wiggins WR Miami, Florida Miami Southridge High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Oct 21, 2015 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Gilbert Frierson DB Coral Gables, Florida Coral Gables High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Feb 23, 2016 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : D. J. Ivey CB Homestead, Florida South Dade High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jun 25, 2016 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Delone Scaife OG Miami, Florida Miami Southridge High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 320 lb (150 kg) Jul 9, 2016 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Lorenzo Lingard RB Orange City, Florida University High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Feb 9, 2017 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Nesta Jade Silvera DT Plantation, Florida American Heritage School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 308 lb (140 kg) Feb 14, 2017 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Cam'Ron Davis RB Miami Gardens, Florida Miami Carol City High School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Feb 18, 2017 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Brian Hightower WR Calabasas, California IMG Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Mar 1, 2017 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Mark Pope WR Miami, Florida Miami Southridge High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Mar 27, 2017 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Gurvan Hall S Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Palm Beach Gardens Community High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Mar 27, 2017 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Cleveland Reed OG Fort Meade, Florida Fort Meade High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 327 lb (148 kg) Apr 5, 2017 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Brevin Jordan TE Las Vegas, Nevada Bishop Gorman High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Apr 16, 2017 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Will Mallory TE Jacksonville, Florida Providence School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Apr 21, 2017 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Gregory Rousseau DE Miami, Florida Champagnat Catholic School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Apr 22, 2017 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Bubba Baxa K Pasadena, Texas Pasadena Memorial High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) May 27, 2017 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Al Blades Jr. CB Fort Lauderdale, Florida St. Thomas Aquinas High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jun 18, 2017 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : John Campbell OT Orlando, Florida Dr. Phillips High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 284 lb (129 kg) Jul 3, 2017 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Realus George FB Pace Academy Atlanta, Georgia 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Nov 12, 2017 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Patrick Joyner DE Homestead, Florida South Dade High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Dec 3, 2017 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Jarren Williams QB Lawrenceville, Georgia Central Gwinnett High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Dec 6, 2017 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Nigel Bethel CB Miami, Florida Miami Northwestern High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jan 22, 2018 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Jordan Miller DT Jacksonville, Florida Sandalwood High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 330 lb (150 kg) Jan 29, 2018 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Marquez Ezzard WR Stockbridge, Georgia Stockbridge High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Feb 7, 2018 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Overall recruiting rankings: Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:
The ACC media poll was released on July 24, 2018.
Media poll (Coastal) Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 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
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 7:30 p.m. vs. No. 25 LSU * No. 8 ABC L 17–3368,841 September 8 6:00 p.m. Savannah State * No. 22 ACCN Extra W 77–060,307 September 15 12:00 p.m. at Toledo * No. 21 ESPN2 W 49–2428,117 September 22 3:30 p.m. FIU * No. 21 Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL ESPN2 W 31–1759,814 8:00 p.m. North Carolina No. 16 Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL ESPN W 47–1060,845 October 6 3:30 p.m. Florida State No. 17 Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (rivalry ) ABC W 28–2765,490 October 13 7:00 p.m. at Virginia No. 16 ESPN2 L 13–1642,393 7:00 p.m. at Boston College ESPN L 14–2744,514 November 3 7:00 p.m. Duke Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL ESPN2 L 12–2062,754 November 10 7:00 p.m. at Georgia Tech ESPN2 L 21–2748,217 November 17 3:30 p.m. at Virginia Tech ESPN W 38–1462,379 November 24 3:30 p.m. No. 24 Pittsburgh Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL ESPN W 24–359,606 5:15 p.m. vs. Wisconsin * ESPN L 3–3537,821 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
2018 Miami Hurricanes football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 85 Marco Baeza Sr K 21 Bubba Baxa Fr K 98 Suleman Burrows Fr K 92 Alejandro Cardenas Sr K 47 Turner Davidson Fr K 45 Camden Price Fr P 16 Zach Feagles So P 43 Jack Spicer Jr LS 39 Jordan Butler Sr LS 58 Clay James Jr LS 61 Jacob Munoz So LS 59 Sam York Sr
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt
1 2 3 4 Total No. 8 Hurricanes 3 0 0 14 17 No. 25 Tigers 10 17 6 0 33
1 2 3 4 Total Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 No. 22 Hurricanes 7 21 21 28 77
1 2 3 4 Total No. 21 Hurricanes 7 14 14 14 49 Rockets 0 7 14 3 24
1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 0 0 0 17 17 No. 21 Hurricanes 7 17 7 0 31
1 2 3 4 Total Tar Heels 10 0 0 0 10 No. 16 Hurricanes 14 19 0 14 47
1 2 3 4 Total Seminoles 7 13 7 0 27 No. 17 Hurricanes 0 7 14 7 28
1 2 3 4 Total No. 16 Hurricanes 0 6 0 7 13 Cavaliers 0 13 0 3 16
1 2 3 4 Total Hurricanes 7 7 0 0 14 Eagles 14 3 10 0 27
1 2 3 4 Total Blue Devils 7 0 10 3 20 Hurricanes 0 12 0 0 12
1 2 3 4 Total Hurricanes 7 7 0 7 21 Yellow Jackets 14 3 10 0 27
1 2 3 4 Total Hurricanes 3 14 21 0 38 Hokies 7 7 0 0 14
1 2 3 4 Total No. 24 Panthers 0 0 3 0 3 Hurricanes 3 7 7 7 24
Vs. Wisconsin (Pinstripe Bowl)[ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Badgers 14 0 7 14 35 Hurricanes 3 0 0 0 3
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received 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 RV RV — — — — — — Coaches 8 21 20 20 16 17 15 RV 25 RV — — — — — CFP Not released — — — — — — Not released
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