The 2015 Miami Hurricanes football team (variously "Miami", "The U", "UM", "'Canes") represented the University of Miami during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hurricanes were led by fifth-year head coach Al Golden, who was fired following a 58–0 loss at home to Clemson, and replaced by Larry Scott, who acted as the interim coach.[1] They played their home games at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. It was the Hurricanes' 90th overall season and their 12th as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in ACC play to finish in 3rd place in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Sun Bowl, where they lost to Washington State.
On December 4, 2015, the university announced Mark Richt as head coach, effective immediately.[2]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 5 | 6:00 pm | Bethune-Cookman* | | ESPN3 | W 45–0 | 43,467 |
| 8:00 pm | at Florida Atlantic* | | FS1 | W 44–20 | 30,321 |
September 19 | 3:30 pm | Nebraska* | - Sun Life Stadium
- Miami Gardens, FL (rivalry)
| ABC/ESPN2 | W 36–33 OT | 53,580 |
| 7:30 pm | at Cincinnati* | | ESPN | L 23–34 | 40,101 |
October 10 | 8:00 pm | at No. 12 Florida State | | ABC | L 24–29 | 82,329 |
October 17 | 3:30 pm | Virginia Tech | - Sun Life Stadium
- Miami Gardens, FL (rivalry)
| ESPNU | W 30–20 | 50,787 |
October 24 | 12:00 pm | No. 6 Clemson | - Sun Life Stadium
- Miami Gardens, FL
| ABC | L 0–58 | 45,211 |
October 31 | 7:00 pm | at No. 22 Duke | | ESPNU | W 30–27 | 30,143 |
November 7 | 3:00 pm | Virginia | - Sun Life Stadium
- Miami Gardens, FL
| RSN | W 27–21 | 40,963 |
November 14 | 3:30 pm | at No. 17 North Carolina | | ESPNU | L 21–59 | 61,000 |
November 21 | 12:30 pm | Georgia Tech | - Sun Life Stadium
- Miami Gardens, FL
| ACCN | W 38–21 | 51,355 |
| 12:00 pm | at Pittsburgh | | ESPN2 | W 29–24 | 40,126 |
December 26 | 2:00 pm | vs. Washington State* | | CBS | L 14–20 | 41,180 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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As of May 2015[3]
2015 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
|
Players
|
Coaches
|
Offense
|
Defense
|
Special teams
|
- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Mark D'Onofrio – Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator
- James Coley – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
- Kevin Beard – Wide Receivers
- Hurlie Brown – Linebackers
- Tim Harris – Running Backs
- Art Kehoe – Offensive Line
- Paul Williams – Defensive Backs
- Brandon Lumish – Quality Control Offense
- Kareem Brown – Grad. Asst. Defensive Line
- Cole Pemberton – Grad. Asst. Offensive Line
- Mike Zuckerman – Grad. Asst. Outside Linebackers
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
Roster
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Wildcats
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
Hurricanes
|
7
|
24
|
7
|
7 |
45 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Hurricanes
|
14
|
6
|
17
|
7 |
44 |
Owls
|
10
|
7
|
3
|
0 |
20 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 | OT |
Total |
Cornhuskers
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
23 | 0 |
33 |
Hurricanes
|
17
|
3
|
10
|
3 | 3 |
36 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Hurricanes
|
13
|
7
|
0
|
3 |
23 |
Bearcats
|
14
|
13
|
0
|
7 |
34 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Hurricanes
|
3
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
24 |
#12 Seminoles
|
14
|
6
|
0
|
9 |
29 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Hokies
|
10
|
3
|
0
|
7 |
20 |
Hurricanes
|
10
|
10
|
3
|
7 |
30 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#6 Tigers
|
21
|
21
|
3
|
13 |
58 |
Hurricanes
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Hurricanes
|
0
|
14
|
0
|
16 |
30 |
#22 Blue Devils
|
0
|
3
|
9
|
15 |
27 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Cavaliers
|
0
|
8
|
7
|
6 |
21 |
Hurricanes
|
0
|
14
|
3
|
10 |
27 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Hurricanes
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
14 |
21 |
#17 Tar Heels
|
7
|
24
|
21
|
7 |
59 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Yellow Jackets
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
14 |
21 |
Hurricanes
|
7
|
17
|
7
|
7 |
38 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Hurricanes
|
17
|
6
|
0
|
6 |
29 |
Panthers
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
14 |
24 |
Vs. Washington State–Sun Bowl
edit
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Hurricanes
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
14 |
Cougars
|
7
|
13
|
0
|
0 |
20 |