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2020 Miami Hurricanes football team
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The 2020 Miami Hurricanes football team (variously "Miami", "The U", "UM", "'Canes") represented the University of Miami during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hurricanes were led by second-year head coach Manny Diaz and played their home games at Hard Rock Stadium, competing as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

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Offseason

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Position key

Back B Center C Cornerback CB Defensive back DB
Defensive end DE Defensive lineman DL Defensive tackle DT End E
Fullback FB Place kicker PK Guard G Halfback HB Kicker K
Kickoff returner KR Offensive tackle OT Offensive lineman OL Linebacker LB
Long snapper LS Split end SE Punter P Punt returner PR Quarterback QB
Running back RB Safety S Tight end TE Wide receiver WR

Offseason departures

Four Miami players with remaining eligibility declared early for the 2020 NFL draft. In addition, 10 seniors from the 2019 team graduated.

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2020 NFL draft

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Season

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Personnel

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Coaching staff

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Roster

2020 Miami Hurricanes Football roster

Quarter Back

  • 1 D'Eriq KingRedshirt Senior (5'11, 202)
  • 5 N'Kosi PerryRedshirt Junior (6'4, 190)
  • 16 Ryan Rizk – Redshirt Sophomore (6'1, 195)
  • 17 Payton Matocha – Redshirt Freshman (6'4, 205)
  • 19 Tyler Van Dyke – Freshman (6'3, 220)

Tailback

  • 2 Donald Chaney Jr – Freshman (5'10, 210)
  • 4 Jaylan Knighton – Freshman (5'10, 190)
  • 22 Robert Burns – Redshirt Junior (5'11, 225)
  • 23 Cam'Ron Harris – Junior (5'10, 210)
  • 10 Isaiah Cashwell – Redshirt Sophomore (5'8, 214)

Wide receiver

  • 3 Mike Harley Jr. – Senior (5'11, 180)
  • 6 Mark Pope – Junior (6'1, 172)
  • 8 Dee Wiggins – Junior (5'11, 202)
  • 12 Jeremiah Payton – Redshirt Freshman (6'1, 195)
  • 27 Marshall Few – Redshirt Junior (5'11, 190)
  • 31 Connor Byrne - Redshirt Junior (6'2, 195)
  • 34 Elias Lugo-Fagundo - Redshirt Junior (6'0, 198)
  • 39 Dante Johnson Byrne - Redshirt Junior (6'2, 208)
  • 40 Will Huggins - Redshirt Sophomore (6'2, 218)
  • 47 Mykel Tubbs - Redshirt Freshmen (6'3, 190)
  • 82 Jarius Howard - Redshirt Freshmen (5'10, 167)
  • 83 Micheal Redding III - Freshmen (6'2, 202)
  • 84 Dazalin Worsham - Freshmen (6'1, 175)
  • 87 Mark Byrne - Senior (6'2, 190)
  • 88 Keyshawn Smith - Freshmen (6'1, 182)

Placekicker

  • 30 José Borregales - Redshirt Senior (5'10, 205)
  • 45 Camden Price - Redshirt Sophomore (6'1, 175)
  • 47 Turner Davidson - Redshirt Junior (5'9, 160)

Punter

  • 85 Sebastian Przytula - Freshmen (6'1, 185)
  • 86 Fred Potter - Freshmen (5'11, 183)
  • 87 Matias Gasc - Redshirt Senior (6'1, 185)
  • 94 Lou Hedley - Redshirt Junior (6'4, 220)
 

Tight end

  • 9 Brevin Jordan - Junior (6'3, 245)
  • 48 Robert Prosek - Redshirt Freshmen (6'4, 235)
  • 81 Larry Hodges - Redshirt Freshmen (6'2, 230)
  • 85 Will Mallory - Junior (6'5, 245)
  • 94 Dominic Hedley - Freshmen (6'4, 235)

Offensive line

  • 51 DJ Scaife Jr - Junior (6'3, 314)
  • 52 Cleveland Reed Jr - Redshirt Sophomore (6'3, 320)
  • 53 Jakai Clark - Sophomore (6'3, 320)
  • 54 Isaiah Walker Jr - Freshmen (6'4, 220)
  • 55 Navaughn Donaldson - Senior (6'6, 350)
  • 60 Zion Nelson - Sophomore (6'5, 312)
  • 62 Jarrid Williams - Redshirt Senior (6'6, 308)
  • 64 Jalen Rivers - Freshmen (6'5, 325)
  • 65 Corey Gaynor - Redshirt Junior (6'4, 300)
  • 66 Ousman Traore - Redshirt Sophomore (6'3, 310)
  • 67 Gavin Adams - Freshmen (6'2, 270)
  • 68 Michael Scibelli - Redshirt Sophomore (6'2, 305)
  • 71 Jared Griifith - Redshirt Sophomore (6'3, 320)
  • 72 Chris Washington - Freshmen (6'7, 300)
  • 74 John Campbell Jr - Redshirt Sophomore (6'5, 310)
  • 77 Adam Elgammal - Redshirt Freshmen (6'4, 310)

Defensive linemen

  • 1 Nesta Jade Silvera - Junior (6'2, 305)
  • 2 Quincy Roche - Redshirt Senior (6'3, 245)
  • 12 Jahfari Harvey - Redshirt Freshmen (6'4, 245)
  • 15 Jaelan Phillips - Redshirt Junior (6'5, 266)
  • 22 Cameron Williams - Redshirt Freshmen (6'4, 240)
  • 45 Bryan Levine - Redshirt Freshmen (6'3, 230)
  • 69 Sam Fishman - Freshmen (6'3, 215)
  • 81 Jared Harrison-Hunte - Redshirt Freshmen (6'4, 285)
  • 84 Josh Neely - Redshirt Freshmen (6'3, 258)
  • 90 Quentin Williams - Freshmen (6'3, 260)
  • 91 Jordan Miller - Redshirt Sophomore (6'4, 320)
  • 92 Jason Blisset Jr - Redshirt Freshmen (6'4, 262)
  • 96 Jonathan Ford - Senior (6'5, 318)
  • 98 Jalar Holley - Redshirt Freshmen (6'2, 285)
  • 99 Elijah Roberts - Freshmen (6'4, 275)
 

Linebacker

  • 6 Sam Brooks Jr - Sophomore (6'2, 220)
  • 9 Avery Huff - Redshirt Freshmen (6'3, 215)
  • 11 Corey Flagg Jr - Freshmen (5'11, 228)
  • 17 Waynmon Steed - Redshirt Junior (6'0, 222)
  • 18 Tirek Austin-Cave - Freshmen (6'1, 220)
  • 34 Ryan Ragone - Redshirt Sophomore (5'11, 215)
  • 35 Zac Smith - Redshirt Freshmen (6'2, 243)
  • 37 Colvin Alford - Redshirt Junior (6'0, 220)
  • 38 Shane Sawyer - Freshmen (6'3, 245)
  • 44 Bradley Jennings Jr - Redshirt Junior (6'1, 225)
  • 48 Jake Hoffman - Redshirt Freshmen (6'1, 210)
  • 52 Patrick Joyner Jr - Redshirt Sophomore (6'2, 225)
  • 53 Zach McCloud - Redshirt Senior (6'2, 235)

Defensive back

  • 5 Amari Carter - Senior (6'2, 200)
  • 7 Al Blades Jr. - Junior (6'1, 192)
  • 8 D. J. Ivey - Junior (6'1, 195)
  • 20 Jalen Harrel - Freshmen (6'2, 200)
  • 21 Bubba Bolden - Redshirt Junior (6'3, 200)
  • 23 Te'Cory Couch - Sophomore (5'10, 172)
  • 25 Keshawn Washington - Freshmen (6'2, 190)
  • 26 Gurvan Hall Jr - Junior (6'0, 194)
  • 27 Brian Bolam - Freshmen (6'0, 190)
  • 28 Marcus Clarke - Freshmen (5'10, 190)
  • 29 Isaiah Dunson - Freshmen (6'1, 184)
  • 31 Avantae Williams - Freshmen (6'0, 180)
  • 36 Andrew Barnes - Redshirt Freshmen (6'0, 195)
  • 40 Luis Gutierrez Jr - Redshirt Freshmen (5'9, 156)
  • 46 Suleman Burrows - Redshirt Sophomore (5'8, 163)

Long snapper

  • 49 Mason Napper - Redshirt Freshmen (6'2, 225)
  • 58 Clay James - Redshirt Sophomore (5'10, 196)
  • 59 Alan Nadelsticher - Redshirt Freshmen (6'0, 185)

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Schedule

Miami will host four ACC conference opponents: Florida State, Pittsburgh, Virginia, and North Carolina to close out the ACC regular season. Miami will travel to five ACC conference opponents: Louisville, Clemson, NC State, Virginia Tech, and Duke. Miami is not scheduled to play ACC opponents Notre Dame, Boston College, Wake Forest, Georgia Tech, and Syracuse. The Hurricanes bye week originally came during Week 5 (On October 3). However, due to COVID-19 problems in the organization, they had bye weeks during Week 12 (on November 21) and Week 13 (on November 28). Also due to COVID-19 problems, their game between Wake Forest and Georgia Tech were canceled.[1]

Miami had games scheduled against Michigan State, Temple, and Wagner, which were all canceled before the start of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3] On July 29, the ACC announced every non conference game except one would be played in the 2020 season.

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The ACC released their schedule on July 29, with specific dates selected on August 6.[2]

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Game summaries

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UAB

Game One – UAB Blazers (1–0) at Miami Hurricanes (0–0)
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at Hard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens, Florida

  • Date: Thursday, September 10, 2020
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: ENE 5 mph
  • TV announcers (ACC Network): Dave O'Brien (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst), Katie George (sideline)
  • Pregame line: Miami −14
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Louisville

Game Two – #17 Miami Hurricanes (1–0) at #18 Louisville Cardinals (1–0)
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at Cardinal StadiumLouisville, Kentucky

  • Date: Saturday, September 19, 2020
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: NE 7 mph
  • TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Allison Williams (sideline)
  • Pregame line: Miami −1.5
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Florida State

Game Three – Florida State Seminoles (0–1) at #12 Miami Hurricanes (2–0)
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at Hard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens, Florida

  • Date: Saturday, September 26, 2020
  • Game time: 7:45 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: S 11 mph
  • TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Molly McGrath (sideline)
  • Pregame line: Miami −11.5
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Clemson

Game Four – #7 Miami Hurricanes (3–0) at #1 Clemson Tigers (3–0)
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at Memorial StadiumClemson, South Carolina

  • Date: Saturday, October 10, 2020
  • Game time: 7:45 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C) • Wind: E 8 mph
  • TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Allison Williams (sideline)
  • Pregame line: Clemson −14.5
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Pittsburgh

Game Five – Pittsburgh Panthers (3–2) at #13 Miami Hurricanes (3–1)
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at Hard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens, Florida

  • Date: Saturday, October 17, 2020
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: ENE 11 mph
  • TV announcers (ACC Network): Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (analyst), Alex Chappell (sideline)
  • Pregame line: Miami −11.5
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Virginia

Game Six – Virginia Cavaliers (1–3) at #11 Miami Hurricanes (4–1)
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at Hard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens, Florida

  • Date: Saturday, October 24, 2020
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: ESE 7 mph
  • TV announcers (ACC Network): Dave O'Brien (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst), Katie George (sideline)
  • Pregame line: Miami −14.0
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NC State

Game Seven – #11 Miami Hurricanes (5–1) at NC State Wolfpack (4–2)
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at Carter-Finley StadiumRaleigh, North Carolina

  • Date: Friday, November 6, 2020
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind: 0 mph
  • Game attendance: 4,032
  • Referee: Marcus Woods
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), Marty Smith (sideline)
  • Pregame line: Miami −10.5
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With the win, the Hurricanes became bowl eligible for the 8th straight season.[5]

Virginia Tech

Game Eight – #9 Miami Hurricanes (6–1) at Virginia Tech Hokies (4–3)
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at Lane StadiumBlacksburg, Virginia

  • Date: Saturday, November 14, 2020
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 56 °F (13 °C) • Wind: SSE 1 mph
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (analyst), Eric Wood (sideline)
  • Pregame line: Virginia Tech −2
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Duke

Game Nine – #10 Miami Hurricanes (7–1) at Duke Blue Devils (2–7)
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at Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, North Carolina

  • Date: Saturday, December 5, 2020
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 42 °F (6 °C) • Wind: NNW 2 mph
  • TV announcers (ACC Network): Dave O'Brien (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst), Katie George (sideline)
  • Pregame line: Miami −15
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North Carolina

Game Ten – #17 North Carolina (7–3) at #10 Miami (8–1)
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at Hard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens, Florida

  • Date: Saturday, December 12, 2020
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Mostly Cloudy • Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: SE 5 mph
  • TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Maria Taylor (sideline)
  • Pregame line: Miami −3
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Oklahoma State (2020 Cheez-It Bowl)

2020 Cheez-It Bowl
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at Camping World StadiumOrlando, Florida

  • Date: Tuesday, December 29, 2020
  • Game time: 5:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: ENE 12 mph
  • Referee: Steve Marlowe (SEC)
  • TV announcers (ESPN/ESPN Radio): Dave O'Brien, Tim Hasselbeck, and Katie George/Sean Kelley and Barrett Jones
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