| Miami (FL) Hurricanes | |||
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Current season: 2025 Miami (FL) Hurricanes
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| First season | 1926 | ||
| Athletic director | Dan Radakovich | ||
| Head coach | Mario Cristobal | ||
| 3rd year, 12–13–0 (.480) | |||
| Home stadium | Hard Rock Stadium | ||
| Stadium capacity | 64,982 | ||
| Stadium surface | Grass | ||
| Location | Miami Gardens, Florida, U.S. | ||
| Conference | ACC | ||
| Division | Coastal | ||
| All-time history | |||
| All-time record | 633–363–19 (.633) | ||
| Postseason bowl record | 19–22–0 (.463) | ||
| Claimed national titles | 5 | ||
| Conference titles | 9 | ||
| Rivalries | Florida Florida State South Florida Notre Dame Virginia Tech Boston College | ||
| Heisman winners | 2 | ||
| Consensus All-Americans | 35 | ||
| Current uniform | |||
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| Colors | Orange, Green, and White
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| Fight song | Miami U. How-Dee-Do | ||
| Mascot | Sebastian the Ibis | ||
| Marching band | Band of the Hour | ||
| Outfitter | Adidas | ||
| Website | HurricaneSports.com | ||
The Miami (FL) Hurricanes football team represents the University of Miami located in Coral Gables, Florida. The Hurricanes compete in the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, the highest level of collegiate football in the nation. The team is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, one of the four Power Four conferences in college football. The program began in 1926. Since then, it has since won five AP national championships in 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, and 2001.
The Miami Hurricanes are among the most storied and decorated football programs in NCAA history. Miami is ranked fourth on the list of all-time Associated Press National Poll Championships, tied with USC and Ohio State and behind Alabama, Notre Dame, and Oklahoma. Two Hurricanes, Vinny Testaverde in 1986 and Gino Toretta in 1992, have won the Heisman Trophy. As of 2023, eight University of Miami players and four coaches have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Among players, Bennie Blades, Don Bosseler, Ted Hendricks, Russell Maryland, Ed Reed, Vinny Testaverde, Gino Torretta, and Arnold Tucker have been inducted. Coaches inducted include Dennis Erickson, Andy Gustafson, Jack Harding, and Jimmy Johnson.
As of the end of the 2023 season, the Miami Hurricanes have a compiled record of 663–388–19 since the program's 1926 founding. In addition to its five national championships, the University of Miami has won nine conference championships and appeared in 42 major bowl games.
The University of Miami also holds a number of NFL draft records, including most first-round selections in a single draft and most consecutive drafts with at least one first-round selection. As of 2024, at least one University of Miami player has been selected in 49 consecutive NFL drafts, dating back to 1975, and 358 Miami Hurricanes have been selected in the NFL Draft overall, the 13th-most among all college football programs.
Among all colleges and universities, as of 2022, the University of Miami holds the all-time record for the most defensive linemen (49) and is tied with USC for the most wide receivers (40) to go on to play in the NFL.
As of 2024, eleven Miami Hurricanes have been inducted into the NFL's Pro Football Hall of Fame: Jim Otto in 1980, Ted Hendricks in 1990, Jim Kelly in 2002, Michael Irvin in 2007, Cortez Kennedy in 2012, Warren Sapp in 2013, Ray Lewis in 2018, Ed Reed in 2019, Edgerrin James in 2020, and Devin Hester and Andre Johnson in 2024.
Since 2008, the University of Miami has played its home games at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, roughly 22 miles (35 km) north of the university's primary campus in Coral Gables. Prior to 2008, from 1937 until 2007, Miami played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in the Little Havana section of Miami, which was demolished in 2008 after 71 years of use by the NFL's Miami Dolphins, the Hurricanes, and for other athletic and entertainment purposes.
In December 2021, the University of Miami announced the appointment of Mario Cristobal as the team's new coach. Cristobal signed a 10-year, $80 million contract with the Hurricanes.
Affiliations[]
- 2004-present - Atlantic Coast Conference
- 1991-2003 - Big East Conference
- 1942-1990 - NCAA 1-A independent
Championships[]
National championships[]
Miami has been selected a winner of a national championship nine times from NCAA-designated major selectors, for which the school officially claims five of them. Miami has won five national championships (1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, and 2001), which saw them finish number one in the final AP Poll each time.
| Year | Coach | Selector(s) | Record | Bowl | Result | Final AP | Final Coaches |
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| 1983 | Howard Schnellenberger | AP, FWAA, NFF, UPI (Coaches), USA Today/CNN | 11–1 | Orange | W 31–30 | No. 1 | No. 1 |
| 1987 | Jimmy Johnson | AP, FWAA, NFF, UPI (Coaches), USA Today/CNN | 12–0 | Orange | W 20–14 | No. 1 | No. 1 |
| 1989 | Dennis Erickson | AP, FWAA, NFF, UPI (Coaches), USA Today/CNN | 11–1 | Sugar | W 33–25 | No. 1 | No. 1 |
| 1991 | AP | 12–0 | Orange | W 22–0 | No. 1 | No. 2 | |
| 2001 | Larry Coker | AP, BCS, FWAA, NFF, USA Today/ESPN (Coaches), | 12–0 | Rose (BCS National Championship Game) | W 37–14 | No. 1 | No. 1 |
Claimed national championship
Conference championships[]
Miami has won nine conference championships, six outright and three shared.
| Year | Conference | Coach | Overall record | Conf. record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Big East | Dennis Erickson | 12–0 | 2–0 |
| 1992 | 11–1 | 4–0 | ||
| 1994 | 10–2 | 7–0 | ||
| 1995† | Butch Davis | 8–3 | 6–1 | |
| 1996† | 9–3 | 6–1 | ||
| 2000 | 11–1 | 7–0 | ||
| 2001 | Larry Coker | 12–0 | 7–0 | |
| 2002 | 12–1 | 7–0 | ||
| 2003† | 11–2 | 6–1 |
† Co-champions
Division championships[]
Miami has one division championship in the ACC Coastal Division.
| Year | Division | Coach | Opponent | CG result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | ACC Coastal | Mark Richt | Clemson | L 3–38 |
Bowl games[]
Main article: List of Miami Hurricanes bowl games
Miami has played in 43 bowl games with a record of 19 wins and 24 losses in these 43 bowl games. Miami's most common bowl destination has been the Orange Bowl, where they have appeared nine times, compiling a 6–3 overall Orange Bowl record. Miami's most common opponent in bowl play has been Nebraska. The schools have met six times in bowl play with the Hurricanes winning four times and losing twice against the Cornhuskers.
Recent Bowl games[]
| Date | Bowl | Opponent | Result |
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| December 28, 2013 | Russell Athletic Bowl | Louisville | L 9–36 |
| December 27, 2014 | Independence Bowl | South Carolina | L 21–24 |
| December 26, 2015 | Sun Bowl | Washington State | L 14–20 |
| December 28, 2016 | Russell Athletic Bowl | West Virginia | W 31–14 |
| December 30, 2017 | Orange Bowl (NY6) | Wisconsin | L 24–34 |
| December 27, 2018 | Pinstripe Bowl | Wisconsin | L 3–35 |
| December 26, 2019 | Independence Bowl | Louisiana Tech | L 0–14 |
| December 29, 2020 | Cheez-It Bowl | Oklahoma State | L 34–37 |
| December 28, 2023 | Pinstripe Bowl | Rutgers | L 24–31 |
History[]
1983 Miami Hurricanes
The Hurricanes program began in 1926 and has won five AP national championships (1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 2001).[1] The Miami Hurricanes are among the most storied and decorated
football programs in NCAA history. Miami is ranked fourth on the list of All-time Associated Press National Poll Championships, tied with Southern California and Ohio State and behind Alabama, Notre Dame, and Oklahoma.[2] Miami also holds a number of NFL Draft records, including most first-round selections in a single draft and most consecutive drafts with at least one first-round selection.[3] Two Hurricanes have won the Heisman Trophy and nine have been inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame.
Records[]
Main article: Miami (FL) Hurricanes statistical leaders
Winning streaks[]
2000 Miami Hurricanes
Miami has two of the longest winning streaks in NCAA Division I history. From 2000 to 2003, Miami won 34 consecutive games, tying for sixth all-time, although it is the longest since 1957. The streak started on September 23, 2000, with a 47–10 victory at West Virginia and ended on January 3, 2003, with a 31–24 double overtime loss to Ohio State in the 2003 Fiesta Bowl. Miami also won 29 straight games from October 27, 1990, to January 1, 1993, good for 13th on the all-time list. That streak was snapped when the top-ranked Hurricanes were upset by second-ranked Alabama, 34–13 in the 1993 Sugar Bowl.
Miami owns the record for the longest home winning streak in NCAA history, winning 58 straight games at the Orange Bowl. The record streak began with a 38–0 shutout victory over Cincinnati on October 12, 1985, and ended with a 38–20 loss to Washington on September 24, 1994. The 58 game streak includes three Orange Bowl victories where Miami was the away team because of the Orange Bowl's tie to the Big Eight Conference.
In addition to its own lengthy winning streaks, Miami has snapped four streaks of 20 games or more in its history. The only other school to snap four winning streaks of 20 or more games is Princeton. In the 1984 Orange Bowl, Miami ended top-ranked Nebraska's 22-game winning streak and won its first national championship with a 31–30 victory. The Hurricanes halted top-ranked Oklahoma's 20-game streak and won their second national championship when they defeated the Sooners, 20–14, in the 1988 Orange Bowl. The Hurricanes ended top-ranked Notre Dame's 23-game winning streak with a 27–10 win on November 25, 1989. Miami also ended the 20-game winning streak of UCLA when Miami defeated the third-ranked Bruins 49–45 on December 5, 1998.
Seasons[]
2020s[]
| Season | Coach | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mario Cristobal | |
| 2024 | Mario Cristobal | 10-3 |
| 2023 | Mario Cristobal | 7-6 |
| 2022 | Mario Cristobal | 5-7 |
| 2021 | Manny Diaz | 7-5 |
| 2020 | Manny Diaz | 8-3 |
2010s[]
| Season | Coach | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Manny Diaz | 6-7 |
| 2018 | Mark Richt | 7-6 |
| 2017 | Mark Richt | 10-3 |
| 2016 | Mark Richt | 9-4 |
| 2015 | Al Golden; Larry Scott | 8-5 |
| 2014 | Al Golden | 6-7 |
| 2013 | Al Golden | 9-4 |
| 2012 | Al Golden | 7-5 |
| 2011 | Al Golden | 6-6 |
| 2010 | Randy Shannon; Jeff Stoutland | 7-6 |
2000s[]
| Season | Coach | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Randy Shannon | 9-4 |
| 2008 | Randy Shannon | 7-6 |
| 2007 | Randy Shannon | 5-7 |
| 2006 | Larry Coker | 7-6 |
| 2005 | Larry Coker | 9-3 |
| 2004 | Larry Coker | 9-3 |
| 2003 | Larry Coker | 11-2 |
| 2002 | Larry Coker | 12-1 |
| 2001 | Larry Coker | 12-0 |
| 2000 | Butch Davis | 11-1 |
1990s[]
| Season | Coach | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Butch Davis | 9-4 |
| 1998 | Butch Davis | 9-3 |
| 1997 | Butch Davis | 5-6 |
| 1996 | Butch Davis | 9-3 |
| 1995 | Butch Davis | 8-3 |
| 1994 | Dennis Erickson | 10-2 |
| 1993 | Dennis Erickson | 9-3 |
| 1992 | Dennis Erickson | 11-1 |
| 1991 | Dennis Erickson | 12-0 |
| 1990 | Dennis Erickson | 10-2 |
1980s[]
| Season | Coach | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Dennis Erickson | 11-1 |
| 1988 | Jimmy Johnson | 11-1 |
| 1987 | Jimmy Johnson | 12-0 |
| 1986 | Jimmy Johnson | 11-1 |
| 1985 | Jimmy Johnson | 10-2 |
| 1984 | Jimmy Johnson | 8-5 |
| 1983 | Howard Schnellenberger | 11-1 |
| 1982 | Howard Schnellenberger | 7-4 |
| 1981 | Howard Schnellenberger | 9-2 |
| 1980 | Howard Schnellenberger | 9-3 |
1970s[]
| Season | Coach | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Howard Schnellenberger | 5-6 |
| 1978 | Lou Saban | 6-5 |
| 1977 | Lou Saban | 3-8 |
| 1976 | Carl Selmer | 3-8 |
| 1975 | Carl Selmer | 2-8 |
| 1974 | Pete Elliott | 6-5 |
| 1973 | Pete Elliott | 5-6 |
| 1972 | Fran Curci | 5-6 |
| 1971 | Fran Curci | 4-7 |
| 1970 | Charlie Tate; Walter Kichefski | 3-8 |
Logos/Uniforms[]
Image gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ Error on call to template:cite web: Parameters archiveurl and archivedate must be both specified or both omittedJones Jr., Robert C. (2007). Born and Bred. Miami: The University of Miami Magazine.
- ↑ Football Bowl Subdivision Records. NCAA.
- ↑ Battista, Judy. "Miami Hurricanes' First-Round N.F.L. Draft Streak Nears a Likely End", The New York Times, April 11, 2009.
External links[]
- Miami Hurricanes football article at Wikipedia
