2026 Miami Hurricanes football team

2026 Miami Hurricanes football

Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Mario Cristobal (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Shannon Dawson (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Corey Hetherman (2nd season)
Home stadium	Hard Rock Stadium
Uniform

2026 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
Boston College	0	–	0	0	–	0
California	0	–	0	0	–	0
Clemson	0	–	0	0	–	0
Duke	0	–	0	0	–	0
Florida State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Georgia Tech	0	–	0	0	–	0
Louisville	0	–	0	0	–	0
Miami (FL)	0	–	0	0	–	0
NC State	0	–	0	0	–	0
North Carolina	0	–	0	0	–	0
Pittsburgh	0	–	0	0	–	0
SMU	0	–	0	0	–	0
Stanford	0	–	0	0	–	0
Syracuse	0	–	0	0	–	0
Virginia	0	–	0	0	–	0
Virginia Tech	0	–	0	0	–	0
Wake Forest	0	–	0	0	–	0
Championship: December 5, 2026
As of July 6, 2026 Rankings from AP poll

The 2026 Miami Hurricanes football team will represent the University of Miami in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2026 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hurricanes are led by Mario Cristobal in his fifth year as head coach. Their home games are played at Hard Rock Stadium located in Miami Gardens, Florida.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV
September 4	9:00 p.m.	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	ESPN
September 10	8:00 p.m.	Florida A&M*	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ACCN
September 18	7:30 p.m.	at Wake Forest	Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	ESPN
September 26	6:30 p.m.	Central Michigan*	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	The CW
October 3		at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC
October 17		Florida State	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (rivalry)
October 24		Pittsburgh	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL
October 31		at North Carolina	Kenan Stadium Chapel Hill, NC
November 7	7:30 p.m.	at Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC
November 14		Duke	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL
November 21		Virginia Tech	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (rivalry)
November 28		Boston College	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP
Coaches
CFP																Not released

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Title
Mario Cristobal	Head coach
Shannon Dawson	Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach
Corey Hetherman	Defensive coordinator/linebackers coach
Alex Mirabal	Assistant head coach/offensive line coach
Kevin Beard	Wide receivers coach
Will Harris	Safeties coach
Damione Lewis	Defensive tackles coach
Jason Taylor	Defensive line coach
Favian Upshaw	Running backs coach
Mike Viti	Tight ends coach
Danny Kalter	Special teams coordinator
Todd Stroud	Senior football advisor

Roster

2026 Miami Hurricanes football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`0`	Girard Pringle Jr.	So
WR	`1`	Malachi Toney	So
RB	`2`	Jordan Lyle	Jr
WR	`3`	Joshua Moore	So
RB	`4`	Mark Fletcher Jr.	Sr
QB	`5`	Luke Nickel	Fr
RB	`6`	CharMar Brown	Jr
WR	`7`	Daylyn Upshaw	So
WR	`8`	Vandrevius Jacobs	Jr
TE	`9`	Elija Lofton	Jr
QB	`10`	Darian Mensah	Jr
QB	`11`	Dereon Coleman	Fr
WR	`12`	Somourian Wingo	Fr
WR	`13`	Vance Spafford	Fr
TE	`14`	Israel Briggs	Fr
QB	`15`	Judd Anderson	So
WR	`17`	Cam Vaughn	Jr
WR	`18`	Cooper Barkate	Sr
QB	`18`	Joe Borchers	Jr
QB	`18`	Vinny Gonzalez	Fr
WR	`19`	Milan Parris	Fr
RB	`20`	Terrell Walden II	Sr
RB	`21`	Javian Mallory	Fr
RB	`25`	Chris Wheatley-Humphrey	So
WR	`33`	Nick Thomas	So
RB	`35`	Jack Whitehouse	So
WR	`40`	Brennan Burton	So
TE	`44`	Owen Ruskavich	Jr
OL	`53`	Canon Pickett	Fr
OL	`55`	JJ Sparks	Fr
OL	`56`	Johnathan Cline	Jr
OL	`57`	Rhys Woodrow	Fr
OL	`58`	Ben Congdon	Fr
OL	`63`	Samson Okunlola	Jr
OL	`64`	Ralph Scroggins	Fr
OL	`65`	Seuseu Alofaituli	So
OL	`66`	Max Buchanan	So
OL	`70`	Joel Ervin	Fr
OL	`71`	Jamal Meriweather	Jr
OL	`72`	Demetrius Campbell	Fr
OL	`73`	Jaden Wilkerson	Fr
OL	`74`	Yerovi Valdes Alfonso	So
OL	`76`	Ryan Rodriguez	Sr
OL	`77`	Juan Minaya	So
OL	`78`	Matthew McCoy	Sr
OL	`79`	Jackson Cantwell	Fr
TE	`80`	Hunter Carver	So
QB	`81`	Riply Luna	Jr
TE	`82`	Dylan Reiman	So
WR	`83`	Tyran Evans	Fr
TE	`84`	Jack Nickel	Sr
TE	`85`	Jackson Carver	Jr
WR	`86`	Kolby Luna	Jr
TE	`87`	Gavin Mueller	Fr
TE	`88`	Luka Gilbert	So
TE	`89`	Cole McConathy II	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`0`	Omar Thornton	Jr
LB	`1`	Mohamed Toure	GS
DB	`2`	Damari Brown	Jr
DB	`3`	Bryce Fitzgerald	So
DL	`5`	Justin Scott	Jr
DB	`6`	Xavier Lucas	Jr
DB	`7`	Zechariah Poyser	Jr
LB	`9`	Chase Smith	Sr
DL	`10`	Damon Wilson II	Sr
LB	`11`	Kamal Bonner	Jr
DL	`12`	Marquise Lightfoot	Jr
DL	`13`	Asharri Charles	Fr
DL	`14`	Hayden Lowe	Fr
DB	`15`	Brody Jennings	Fr
DB	`16`	Ja'Boree Antoine	So
LB	`17`	Ezekiel Marcelin Jr.	So
DL	`18`	Armondo Blount	Jr
DB	`19`	Jaelen Waters	Fr
DB	`20`	Chris Ewald Jr.	Fr
DB	`21`	Camdin Portis	Fr
LB	`22`	Cam Pruitt	Jr
DB	`23`	Dylan Day	Jr
DB	`24`	Ethan O'Connor	Jr
DB	`25`	JJ Dunnigan	Fr
DB	`27`	Ryan Mack	So
DB	`28`	Isaiah Taylor	GS
DB	`29`	OJ Frederique Jr.	Jr
LB	`30`	Kellen Wiley Jr.	So
DL	`31`	Herbert Scroggins III	So
LB	`32`	Justin "JJ" Edwards	Fr
DL	`33`	Booker Pickett	So
LB	`34`	Jordan Campbell	Fr
DB	`35`	Monroe Ingraham	Jr
DB	`36`	Jontavius Wyman	Fr
DB	`37`	Cortez Redding	Fr
DB	`38`	Conrad Hussey	Sr
LB	`39`	Casey Rizzi	So
DL	`40`	Keshawn Stancil	Fr
DL	`42`	Logan Nagle	Fr
DB	`43`	Tyler Rowe	Sr
DL	`44`	Tyson Bacon	Fr
LB	`45`	Braylon Lamar	Jr
DB	`47`	Stone Stroud	So
DB	`48`	Andres Williams	So
DL	`52`	Isaac Chukwurah	Fr
DL	`55`	Mykah Newton	Fr
DL	`88`	DeAnthony Lafayette	Fr
DL	`91`	Jarquez Carter	So
DL	`92`	Samuel Coufal	Jr
DL	`93`	Fred Sainteus	Fr
DL	`97`	Keona Davis	Jr
DL	`99`	Ahmad Moten Sr.	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`22`	Jake Weinberg	So
LS	`46`	Adam Booker	Sr
K	`82`	Jack Olsen	Sr
P	`94`	Dylan Joyce	Sr
P	`96`	Tucker Tevepaugh	So
K	`97`	Will Rocha	Jr

Head coach

Mario Cristobal

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Shannon Dawson – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Corey Hetherman – Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
Alex Mirabal – Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line
Kevin Beard – Wide Receivers
Will Harris – Safeties
Damione Lewis – Defensive Tackles
Jason Taylor – Defensive Line
Favian Upshaw – Running Backs
Mike Viti – Tight Ends
Danny Kalter – Special Teams Coordinator

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 31, 2026

Depth chart

Game summaries

at Stanford

Miami Hurricanes (0–0) at Stanford Cardinal (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hurricanes	0	0	0	0	0
Cardinal	0	0	0	0	0

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California

Date: September 4
Game time: 9:00 p.m. EDT
TV: ESPN

Statistics	MIA	STAN
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Miami (FL)	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Stanford	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Florida A&M

Florida A&M Rattlers (0–0) at Miami Hurricanes (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rattlers (FCS)	0	0	0	0	0
Hurricanes	0	0	0	0	0

at Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida

Date: September 10
Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
TV: ACCN

Statistics	FAMU	MIA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Florida A&M	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Miami (FL)	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Wake Forest

Miami Hurricanes (0–0) at Wake Forest Demon Deacons (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hurricanes	0	0	0	0	0
Demon Deacons	0	0	0	0	0

at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Date: September 18
Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
TV: ESPN

Statistics	MIA	WAKE
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Miami (FL)	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Wake Forest	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Central Michigan

Central Michigan Chippewas (0–0) at Miami Hurricanes (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	0	0	0	0	0
Hurricanes	0	0	0	0	0

at Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida

Date: September 26
Game time: 6:30 p.m. EDT
TV: The CW

Statistics	CMU	MIA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Central Michigan	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Miami (FL)	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Clemson

Miami Hurricanes (0–0) at Clemson Tigers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hurricanes	0	0	0	0	0
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0

at Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina

Date: October 3
Game time: TBD

Statistics	MIA	CLEM
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Miami (FL)	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Clemson	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Florida State

Florida State Seminoles (0–0) at Miami Hurricanes (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seminoles	0	0	0	0	0
Hurricanes	0	0	0	0	0

at Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida

Date: October 17
Game time: TBD

Statistics	FSU	MIA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Florida State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Miami (FL)	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh Panthers (0–0) at Miami Hurricanes (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	0	0	0	0
Hurricanes	0	0	0	0	0

at Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida

Date: October 24
Game time: TBD

Statistics	PITT	MIA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Pittsburgh	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Miami (FL)	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at North Carolina

Miami Hurricanes (0–0) at North Carolina Tar Heels (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hurricanes	0	0	0	0	0
Tar Heels	0	0	0	0	0

at Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Date: October 31
Game time: TBD

Statistics	MIA	UNC
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Miami (FL)	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
North Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Notre Dame

Miami Hurricanes (0–0) at Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hurricanes	0	0	0	0	0
Fighting Irish	0	0	0	0	0

at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana

Date: November 7
Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
TV: NBC

Statistics	MIA	ND
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Miami (FL)	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Notre Dame	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Duke

Duke Blue Devils (0–0) at Miami Hurricanes (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	0	0	0	0	0
Hurricanes	0	0	0	0	0

at Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida

Date: November 14
Game time: TBD

Statistics	DUKE	MIA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Duke	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Miami (FL)	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech Hokies (0–0) at Miami Hurricanes (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hokies	0	0	0	0	0
Hurricanes	0	0	0	0	0

at Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida

Date: November 20
Game time: TBD

Statistics	VT	MIA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Miami (FL)	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Boston College

Boston College Eagles (0–0) at Miami Hurricanes (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	0	0	0	0
Hurricanes	0	0	0	0	0

at Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida

Date: November 28
Game time: TBD

Statistics	BC	MIA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Boston College	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Miami (FL)	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

"Hurricanes Release 2026 Football Schedule". University of Miami Athletics. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
"2026 Miami (FL) Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 15 February 2026.