2018 Hurricanes Football Schedule Notes
| 2018 @CANESFOOTBALL SCHEDULE | ||||
| Opponent | Series History | Fun Fact | Flashback | |
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LSU (Arlington, TX.) |
LSU leads 9-3
Last Meeting: LSU 40, Miami 3 (2005) |
Miami will play in Dallas, Texas for the first time since its 46-3 rout over Texas in the 1991 Cotton Bowl. | 1988: Leading 20-3 at halftime, the Hurricanes exploded for 24 points in the fourth quarter to hand LSU a 44-3 loss in Baton Rouge. Miami quarterback Steve Walsh threw for 220 yards and a pair of touchdowns, while the defense forced four turnovers in the dominant victory that was the Tigers’ worst home loss since 1925. | |
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Savannah State |
Miami leads 1-0
Last Meeting: Miami 77, Savannah State 7 (2013) |
Six different Hurricanes scored touchdowns in Miami’s only meeting with the Tigers, led by three apiece by Dallas Crawford and Gus Edwards. | 2013: One week after a victory over No. 12 Florida, the No. 16 Hurricanes exploded for 77 points over three quarters against Savannah State. Wideout Allen Hurns had an 80-yard receiving touchdown, while three Miami quarterbacks threw touchdowns against the Tigers. Gus Edwards led the way on the ground with 113 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries and freshman Stacy Coley had an 88-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the rout. | |
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@Toledo |
Miami leads 2-0
Last Meeting: Miami 52, Toledo 30 (2017) |
After hosting the Rockets twice, Miami will play in Toledo’s Glass Bowl for the first time. | 2017: In Miami’s first game after Hurricane Irma, the Canes uplifted the residents of South Florida with a 52-30 win over the Rockets. The Hurricanes were playing in their first game in 21 days and trailed at half time, 16-10. But Miami exploded for 42 points over the final 30 minutes, thanks in part to three passing touchdowns and a rushing touchdown by quarterback Malik Rosier, to improve to 2-0 on the season. | |
| FIU Sat. Sept. 22 |
Miami leads 2-0
Last Meeting: Miami 23, FIU 9 (2007) |
Former Miami head coach Butch Davis will face off against the Hurricanes for the first time since taking over at FIU prior to the 2017 season. | 2006: Miami hosted crosstown rival FIU in the Orange Bowl for the first-ever meeting between the two schools that are separated by less than 10 miles. The five-time national champion Hurricanes dominated the Panthers, who were just in their fifth season as a football program, as Miami quarterback Kyle Wright threw for three touchdowns to lead the Canes to a 35-0 victory over FIU. | |
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North Carolina Thu. Sept. 27 |
Series tied 10-10
Last Meeting: Miami 24, UNC 19 (2017) |
The first matchup between the two teams came all the way back in 1946. | 2013: The No. 10 Hurricanes entered a hostile environment at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill, N.C. for a Thursday night matchup against the host Tar Heels. In a game dubbed “Zero Dark Thursday” by the Tar Heels, UNC came out in all-black uniforms and jumped out to a 20-13 lead entering the fourth quarter. But a pair of three-yard touchdown runs by Dallas Crawford, including the game-winner with 16 seconds remaining in the game, helped Miami prevail, 27-23. | |
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Florida State |
Miami leads 32-30
Last Meeting: Miami 24, Florida State 20 (2017) |
Each of the last three matchups between the two teams have been decided by five points or less. | ||
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@Virginia |
Miami leads 9-6
Last Meeting: Miami 44, Virginia 28 (2017) |
The Hurricanes have defeated Virginia in the last three meetings by an average of 14.0 points. | 2004: Miami’s first-ever trip to Charlottesville, Va., put the No. 18 Hurricanes in a matchup against No. 10 Virginia. A Cavaliers touchdown with 3:19 remaining in the fourth quarter put UVA within three, 24-21, but Miami put the game away when Roscoe Parrish scored a 25-yard touchdown on a pass from quarterback Brock Berlin with 51 seconds remaining in the game to secure a 31-21 victory on the road over a top 10 opponent. | |
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@Boston College |
Miami leads 24-5
Last Meeting: Miami 41, Boston College 32 (2012) |
This is Miami’s first meeting at Boston College since the 2012 season. | 2001: The 2001 Miami Hurricanes are arguably the greatest college football team ever assembled, but the future national champions needed some late-game heroics from superstar safety Ed Reed to clinch a victory at Boston College that year. Four field goals from kicker Todd Sievers had the Canes ahead, 12-7, with less than a minute to play, but the Eagles were at the UM nine yard line and threatening to score. A tipped pass landed in the hands of defensive lineman Matt Walters and Reed ripped the ball from his teammates hands and he fell towards the turf and sprinted 80 yards to the end zone to score Miami’s only touchdown of the game and secure an 18-7 victory for the Canes. |
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Duke |
Miami leads 13-2
Last Meeting: Miami 31, Duke 6 (2017) |
Miami is 6-0 all-time against Duke at home. | 2015: With the Hurricanes down by three and less than six seconds left, the Miami special teams unit put together one of the most memorable plays in college football history. It took eight laterals, but Corn Elder ran the kickoff back for a game-winning touchdown for an unbelievable finish on Halloween night. | |
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@Georgia Tech |
Miami leads 12-11
Last Meeting: Miami 25, Georgia Tech 24 (2017) |
Head Coach Mark Richt is 15-2 all-time against Georgia Tech. | 2017: A week after Darrell Langham scored the game-winning touchdown with six seconds left at Florida State, the redshirt junior hauled in a pass on fourth-and-10 from the Miami 43 and turned it into a 28-yard gain for a first down and gave the Hurricanes life. Four plays later, Michael Badgley hit a game-winning 24-yard field goal to push Miami past Georgia Tech 25-24, and preserve the Hurricanes undefeated season. | |
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@Virginia Tech |
Miami leads 21-14
Last Meeting: Miami 28, Virginia Tech 10 (2017) |
Last season’s meeting between the Canes and Hokies was the 12th ranked matchup all-time between the two teams. | 2002: The Hurricanes completed their second consecutive undefeated regular season with a wild, 56-45 win over the Hokies in Miami. Willis McGahee rushed for a career-high 205 yards and a school-record six touchdowns. He finished the 2002 campaign with UM single-season records in both rushing (1,686 yards) and scoring (27 touchdowns). | |
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Pittsburgh |
Miami leads 25-11-1
Last Meeting: Pittsburgh 24, Miami 14 (2017) |
This meeting will mark the fifth time in the last six years that Miami has ended the regular season against Pittsburgh. | 2013: In a chilly finale to the 2013 campaign, freshman wide receiver Stacy Coley scored three times on just four touches to lead Miami to a 41-31 win at Pittsburgh. Allen Hurns also caught nine passes for 173 yards for the Hurricanes, who earned their ninth win of the season. | |
