| Year: | 2018 |
| Team: | Miami Hurricanes |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Division: | Coastal Division |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Record: | 7–6 |
| Conf Record: | 4–4 |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Oc Year: | 3rd |
| Cooc1 Year: | 1st as co-OC; 3rd overall |
| Dc Year: | 3rd |
| Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
| Captain: | Game captains |
| Stadium: | Hard Rock Stadium |
| Bowl: | Pinstripe Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | L 3–35 vs. Wisconsin |
The 2018 Miami Hurricanes football team (variously "Miami", "The U", "UM", "'Canes") represented the University of Miami during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hurricanes were led by third-year head coach Mark Richt and played their home games at Hard Rock Stadium. They competed as a member of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). They finished the season 7–6, 4–4 in ACC play to finish in a 3-way tie for 3rd in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Pinstripe Bowl where they would lose to Wisconsin.
On December 30, 2018, Richt announced his retirement after 3 seasons at Miami and 18 overall as head coach. That same day, the school named Manny Diaz as their new head coach.[1]
| Back | B | Center | C | Cornerback | CB | Defensive back | DB | |||
| Defensive end | DE | Defensive lineman | DL | Defensive tackle | DT | End | E | |||
| Fullback | FB | Guard | G | Halfback | HB | Kicker | K | |||
| Kickoff returner | KR | Offensive tackle | OT | Offensive lineman | OL | Linebacker | LB | |||
| Long snapper | LS | Punter | P | Punt returner | PR | Quarterback | QB | |||
| Running back | RB | Safety | S | Tight end | TE | Wide receiver | WR |
The Hurricanes signed a total of 23 recruits.
| Lott Trophy[2] | Joe Jackson | DE | JR | |
| Rimington Trophy[3] | Tyler Gauthier | C | SR | |
| Chuck Bednarik Award[4] | Shaquille Quarterman | LB | JR | |
| Jaquan Johnson | DB | SR | ||
| Maxwell Award[5] | Travis Homer | RB | JR | |
| Ahmmon Richards | WR | JR | ||
| Doak Walker Award[6] | Travis Homer | RB | JR | |
| Fred Biletnikoff Award[7] | Ahmmon Richards | WR | JR | |
| Butkus Award[8] | Shaquille Quarterman | LB | JR | |
| Jim Thorpe Award[9] | Michael Jackson | DB | SR | |
| Jaquan Johnson | DB | SR | ||
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy[10] | Michael Jackson | DB | SR | |
| Jaquan Johnson | DB | SR | ||
| Shaquille Quarterman | LB | JR | ||
| Outland Trophy[11] | Tyler Gauthier | C | SR | |
| Wuerffel Trophy[12] | Demetrius Jackson | DL | SR | |
| Walter Camp Award[13] | Jaquan Johnson | DB | SR | |
| Ahmmon Richards | WR | JR | ||
| Ted Hendricks Award[14] | Joe Jackson | DE | JR | |
| Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award[15] | Malik Rosier | QB | SR | |
| Manning Award[16] | Malik Rosier | QB | SR |
The ACC media poll was released on July 24, 2018.
| Media poll (Coastal) | |||
| 1 | Miami | 998 (122) | |
| 2 | Virginia Tech | 838 (16) | |
| 3 | Georgia Tech | 654 (8) | |
| 4 | Duke | 607 (1) | |
| 5 | Pittsburgh | 420 | |
| 6 | North Carolina | 370 (1) | |
| 7 | Virginia | 257 | |
See also: 2018 LSU Tigers football team and Advocare Classic.
See also: 2018 Savannah State Tigers football team.
See also: 2018 Toledo Rockets football team.
See also: 2018 FIU Panthers football team.
See also: 2018 North Carolina Tar Heels football team.
See also: 2018 Florida State Seminoles football team and Florida State–Miami football rivalry.
See also: 2018 Virginia Cavaliers football team.
See also: 2018 Boston College Eagles football team.
See also: 2018 Duke Blue Devils football team.
See also: 2018 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team.
See also: 2018 Virginia Tech Hokies football team and Miami–Virginia Tech football rivalry.
See also: 2018 Pittsburgh Panthers football team.
See also: 2018 Wisconsin Badgers football team and 2018 Pinstripe Bowl.
See also: 2019 NFL draft.
| 4 | 119 | S | Cleveland Browns | ||
| 5 | 158 | CB | Dallas Cowboys | ||
| 5 | 165 | DE | Dallas Cowboys | ||
| 6 | 181 | S | Buffalo Bills | ||
| 6 | 204 | RB | Seattle Seahawks |