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).
Four Miami players with remaining eligibility declared early for the 2020 NFL draft. In addition, 10 seniors from the 2019 team graduated.
Outgoing
Projected Depth Chart 2020:
True Freshman<br /> Double Position : *
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.
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. On July 29, the ACC announced every non conference game except one would be played in the 2020 season.
The ACC released their schedule on July 29, with specific dates selected on August 6.
With the win, the Hurricanes became bowl eligible for the 8th straight season.