2018 Miami Hurricanes football team 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]
Offseason
Recruiting
Position key
Recruits
The Hurricanes signed a total of 23 recruits.
College recruiting information (2018)
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
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Gilbert Frierson DB
Coral Gables, Florida
Coral Gables High School
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Feb 23, 2016
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D. J. Ivey CB
Homestead, Florida
South Dade High School
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Jun 25, 2016
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Delone Scaife OG
Miami, Florida
Miami Southridge High School
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
320 lb (150 kg)
Jul 9, 2016
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Lorenzo Lingard RB
Orange City, Florida
University High School
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Feb 9, 2017
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Nesta Jade Silvera DT
Plantation, Florida
American Heritage School
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
308 lb (140 kg)
Feb 14, 2017
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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
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Brian Hightower WR
Calabasas, California
IMG Academy
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
196 lb (89 kg)
Mar 1, 2017
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Mark Pope WR
Miami, Florida
Miami Southridge High School
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Mar 27, 2017
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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
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Cleveland Reed OG
Fort Meade, Florida
Fort Meade High School
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
327 lb (148 kg)
Apr 5, 2017
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Brevin Jordan TE
Las Vegas, Nevada
Bishop Gorman High School
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
250 lb (110 kg)
Apr 16, 2017
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Will Mallory TE
Jacksonville, Florida
Providence School
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
207 lb (94 kg)
Apr 21, 2017
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Gregory Rousseau DE
Miami, Florida
Champagnat Catholic School
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
222 lb (101 kg)
Apr 22, 2017
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Bubba Baxa K
Pasadena, Texas
Pasadena Memorial High School
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
May 27, 2017
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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
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John Campbell OT
Orlando, Florida
Dr. Phillips High School
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
284 lb (129 kg)
Jul 3, 2017
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Realus George FB
Pace Academy
Atlanta, Georgia
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
Nov 12, 2017
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Patrick Joyner DE
Homestead, Florida
South Dade High School
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Dec 3, 2017
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Jarren Williams QB
Lawrenceville, Georgia
Central Gwinnett High School
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
206 lb (93 kg)
Dec 6, 2017
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Nigel Bethel CB
Miami, Florida
Miami Northwestern High School
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Jan 22, 2018
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Jordan Miller DT
Jacksonville, Florida
Sandalwood High School
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
330 lb (150 kg)
Jan 29, 2018
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Marquez Ezzard WR
Stockbridge, Georgia
Stockbridge High School
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Feb 7, 2018
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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:
Preseason
Award watch lists
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
Schedule
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
Roster
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
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
Savannah State
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
0
0
0
0
0
No. 22 Hurricanes
7
21
21
28
77
At Toledo
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 21 Hurricanes
7
14
14
14
49
Rockets
0
7
14
3
24
FIU
1
2
3
4
Total
Panthers
0
0
0
17
17
No. 21 Hurricanes
7
17
7
0
31
North Carolina
1
2
3
4
Total
Tar Heels
10
0
0
0
10
No. 16 Hurricanes
14
19
0
14
47
Florida State
1
2
3
4
Total
Seminoles
7
13
7
0
27
No. 17 Hurricanes
0
7
14
7
28
At Virginia
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 16 Hurricanes
0
6
0
7
13
Cavaliers
0
13
0
3
16
At Boston College
1
2
3
4
Total
Hurricanes
7
7
0
0
14
Eagles
14
3
10
0
27
Duke
1
2
3
4
Total
Blue Devils
7
0
10
3
20
Hurricanes
0
12
0
0
12
At Georgia Tech
1
2
3
4
Total
Hurricanes
7
7
0
7
21
Yellow Jackets
14
3
10
0
27
At Virginia Tech
1
2
3
4
Total
Hurricanes
3
14
21
0
38
Hokies
7
7
0
0
14
Pittsburgh
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 24 Panthers
0
0
3
0
3
Hurricanes
3
7
7
7
24
Vs. Wisconsin (Pinstripe Bowl)
1
2
3
4
Total
Badgers
14
0
7
14
35
Hurricanes
3
0
0
0
3
Rankings
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
2019 NFL Draft
References
^ "Miami Names Manny Diaz Head Coach After Mark Richt Steps Down" . www.si.com . Retrieved January 4, 2019 .
^ "2018 Watch List | Lott IMPACT Trophy | Honoring College Football's Defensive Best" . lottimpacttrophy.org . Retrieved July 17, 2018 .
^ "Rimington Trophy Press Release" . May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2018 .
^ "2018 Bednarik Award Watch List - Maxwell Football Club" . Maxwell Football Club . July 16, 2018. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018 .
^ "2018 Maxwell Award Watch List" . July 16, 2018. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018 .
^ "2018 Doak Walker Award Candidates" . July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018 .
^ "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List" . July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018 .
^ "Butkus Award - 2018 Collegiate Watchlist" . The Butkus Award. July 23, 2018. Archived from the original on August 20, 2010. Retrieved July 23, 2018 .
^ "Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Names 2018 Preseason Watchlist" . July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018 .
^ "2018 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List" . July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018 .
^ "22018 OUTLAND TROPHY WATCH LIST UNVEILED" . July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018 .
^ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List" . July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018 .
^ Carbone, Al (July 27, 2018). "Walter Camp Football Foundation Announces 2018 Player of the Year Preseason "Watch List" " . Retrieved July 30, 2018 .
^ "Preseason Watch List - 2018 edition of the Ted Hendricks Award" (PDF) . August 14, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018 .
^ "Watch List for 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award ® Presented by A. O. Smith Announced" . August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018 .
^ "Manning Award: See which quarterbacks made the preseason watch list for 2018" . August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018 .
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