2018 Miami Hurricanes football team

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.

2018 Miami Hurricanes football
Pinstripe Bowl, L 3–35 vs. Wisconsin
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Coastal Division
Record	7–6 (4–4 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
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Hard Rock Stadium
Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

2018 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 1 Clemson x$#^		8	–	0					15	–	0
No. 15 Syracuse		6	–	2					10	–	3
NC State		5	–	3					9	–	4
Boston College		4	–	4					7	–	5
Wake Forest		3	–	5					7	–	6
Florida State		3	–	5					5	–	7
Louisville		0	–	8					2	–	10
Coastal Division
Pittsburgh x		6	–	2					7	–	7
Georgia Tech		5	–	3					7	–	6
Miami (FL)		4	–	4					7	–	6
Virginia		4	–	4					8	–	5
Virginia Tech		4	–	4					6	–	7
Duke		3	–	5					8	–	5
North Carolina		1	–	7					2	–	9
Championship: Clemson 42, Pittsburgh 10
# – College Football Playoff champion ^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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

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.

College recruiting information (2018)
Name	Hometown	School	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 recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "Miami Football Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved February 25, 2018. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved February 25, 2018.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Award	Player	Position	Year
Lott Trophy[2]	Joe Jackson	DE	JR
Rimington Trophy[3]	Tyler Gauthier	C	SR
Chuck Bednarik Award[4]	Shaquille Quarterman	LB	JR
	Jaquan Johnson	DB	SR
Maxwell Award[5]	Travis Homer	RB	JR
	Ahmmon Richards	WR	JR
Doak Walker Award[6]	Travis Homer	RB	JR
Fred Biletnikoff Award[7]	Ahmmon Richards	WR	JR
Butkus Award[8]	Shaquille Quarterman	LB	JR
Jim Thorpe Award[9]	Michael Jackson	DB	SR
	Jaquan Johnson	DB	SR
Bronko Nagurski Trophy[10]	Michael Jackson	DB	SR
	Jaquan Johnson	DB	SR
	Shaquille Quarterman	LB	JR
Outland Trophy[11]	Tyler Gauthier	C	SR
Wuerffel Trophy[12]	Demetrius Jackson	DL	SR
Walter Camp Award[13]	Jaquan Johnson	DB	SR
	Ahmmon Richards	WR	JR
Ted Hendricks Award[14]	Joe Jackson	DE	JR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award[15]	Malik Rosier	QB	SR
Manning Award[16]	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)
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
September 2	7:30 p.m.	vs. No. 25 LSU*	No. 8	AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX (Advocare Classic)	ABC	L 17–33	68,841
September 8	6:00 p.m.	Savannah State*	No. 22	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ACCN Extra	W 77–0	60,307
September 15	12:00 p.m.	at Toledo*	No. 21	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN2	W 49–24	28,117
September 22	3:30 p.m.	FIU*	No. 21	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ESPN2	W 31–17	59,814
September 27	8:00 p.m.	North Carolina	No. 16	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ESPN	W 47–10	60,845
October 6	3:30 p.m.	Florida State	No. 17	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (rivalry)	ABC	W 28–27	65,490
October 13	7:00 p.m.	at Virginia	No. 16	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPN2	L 13–16	42,393
October 26	7:00 p.m.	at Boston College		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN	L 14–27	44,514
November 3	7:00 p.m.	Duke		Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ESPN2	L 12–20	62,754
November 10	7:00 p.m.	at Georgia Tech		Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN2	L 21–27	48,217
November 17	3:30 p.m.	at Virginia Tech		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 38–14	62,379
November 24	3:30 p.m.	No. 24 Pittsburgh		Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ESPN	W 24–3	59,606
December 27	5:15 p.m.	vs. Wisconsin*		Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY (New Era Pinstripe Bowl)	ESPN	L 3–35	37,821
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2018 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 5 N'Kosi Perry  Fr QB 16 Ryan Rizk Fr QB 12 Malik Rosier  Sr QB 17 Cade Weldon  Fr QB 15 Jarren Williams Fr RB 28 Crispian Atkins  Jr RB 36 Steven Billings-Larson Jr. Fr RB 22 Robert Burns  Fr RB 13 DeeJay Dallas So RB 23 Cam'Ron Davis Fr RB 32 Trayone Gray  Sr RB 24 Travis Homer Jr RB 1 Lorenzo Lingard Fr FB 38 Danny Dominguez  Sr FB 44 Realus George Jr. Fr FB 41 Michael Parrott So WR 29 Chad Allen  Sr WR 48 Evan Brunelle Fr WR 18 Lawrence Cager  Jr WR 11 Marquez Ezzard Fr WR 27 Marshall Few So WR 3 Mike Harley Jr. So WR 7 Brian Hightower Fr WR 40 Will Huggins Fr WR 81 Darrell Langham  Sr WR 34 Elias Lugo-Fagundo  Fr WR 43 Brian Miller Fr WR 83 Evidence Njoku  Fr WR 6 Mark Pope Fr WR 82 Ahmmon Richards Jr WR 4 Jeff Thomas So WR 8 Dee Wiggins Fr TE 46 Nicholas Ducheine  So TE 87 Michael Irvin II Jr TE 9 Brevin Jordan Fr TE 85 Will Mallory Fr TE 88 Brian Polendey So OL 50 Venzell Boulware  Jr OL 70 George Brown Jr.  Jr OL 72 John Campbell Jr. Fr OL 55 Navaughn Donaldson So OL 67 Zach Dykstra  Fr OL 74 Tyler Gauthier Sr OL 65 Corey Gaynor So OL 54 Devin Golden Fr OL 71 Jared Griffith Fr OL 57 Kai-Leon Herbert So OL 75 Zalon'tae Hillery  Fr OL 77 Jahair Jones  Sr OL 68 Zachary Lerman  Fr OL 62 Hayden Mahoney  Jr OL 79 Bar Milo  Jr OL 51 DJ Scaife Jr. Fr OL 78 Tyree St. Louis Sr OL 52 Cleveland Reed Jr. Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL 93 Pat Bethel Jr DL 96 Jonathan Ford So DL 97 Jonathan Garvin So DL 31 Demetrius Jackson  Sr DL 99 Joe Jackson Jr DL 90 Tyreic Martin  So DL 91 Jordan Miller Fr DL 95 John O'Boyle  Sr DL 94 Tito Odenigbo  Sr DL 19 Scott Patchan  Jr DL 15 Gregory Rousseau Fr DL 68 Michael Scibelli Fr DL 1 Nesta Jade Silvera Fr DL 9 Gerald Willis  Sr LB 48 Thomas Burns  Fr LB 44 Bradley Jennings Jr. So LB 52 Patrick Joyner Jr. Fr LB 53 Zach McCloud Jr LB 23 Terry McCray  Sr LB 56 Michael Pinckney Jr LB 55 Shaquille Quarterman Jr LB 35 Mike Smith  Sr LB 17 Waynmon Steed  Fr LB 41 Darian Stephenson Fr LB 49 Shawn Walker  So LB 11 De'Andre Wilder So DB 37 Colvin Alford  Fr DB 2 Trajan Bandy So DB 27 Nigel Bethel Jr. Fr DB 7 Al Blades Jr. Fr DB 5 Amari Carter So DB 6 Jhavonte Dean Sr DB 30 Romeo Finley Jr DB 3 Gilbert Frierson Fr DB 26 Gurvan Hall Jr. Fr DB 8 D. J. Ivey Fr DB 28 Michael Jackson Sr. Sr DB 4 Jaquan Johnson Sr DB 20 Robert Knowles  Jr DB 32 Tyler Murphy Sr DB 22 Sheldrick Redwine Sr DB 25 Derrick Smith So	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 Mark Richt Coordinators/assistant coaches Manny Diaz (DC) 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

See also: 2018 LSU Tigers football team and Advocare Classic

Savannah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0
No. 22 Hurricanes	7	21	21	28	77

See also: 2018 Savannah State Tigers football team

At Toledo

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Hurricanes	7	14	14	14	49
Rockets	0	7	14	3	24

See also: 2018 Toledo Rockets football team

FIU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	0	0	17	17
No. 21 Hurricanes	7	17	7	0	31

See also: 2018 FIU Panthers football team

North Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tar Heels	10	0	0	0	10
No. 16 Hurricanes	14	19	0	14	47

See also: 2018 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

Florida State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seminoles	7	13	7	0	27
No. 17 Hurricanes	0	7	14	7	28

See also: 2018 Florida State Seminoles football team and Florida State–Miami football rivalry

At Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Hurricanes	0	6	0	7	13
Cavaliers	0	13	0	3	16

See also: 2018 Virginia Cavaliers football team

At Boston College

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hurricanes	7	7	0	0	14
Eagles	14	3	10	0	27

See also: 2018 Boston College Eagles football team

Duke

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	7	0	10	3	20
Hurricanes	0	12	0	0	12

See also: 2018 Duke Blue Devils football team

At Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hurricanes	7	7	0	7	21
Yellow Jackets	14	3	10	0	27

See also: 2018 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

At Virginia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hurricanes	3	14	21	0	38
Hokies	7	7	0	0	14

See also: 2018 Virginia Tech Hokies football team and Miami–Virginia Tech football rivalry

Pittsburgh

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 24 Panthers	0	0	3	0	3
Hurricanes	3	7	7	7	24

See also: 2018 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

Vs. Wisconsin (Pinstripe Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Badgers	14	0	7	14	35
Hurricanes	3	0	0	0	3

See also: 2018 Wisconsin Badgers football team and 2018 Pinstripe Bowl

Rankings

Further information: 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ 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

See also: 2019 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
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