Miami 2026 Football Schedule Unveiled

Trinton Breeze

Jan 26, 2026 1 min read

The University of Miami football program announced its 2026 schedule on Monday, featuring a 12-game slate highlighted by a mix of nonconference matchups and ACC competition.

Miami will open the season on the road at Stanford on Sept. 4 before returning home to host Florida A&M on Sept. 10 at Hard Rock Stadium. The Hurricanes will then travel to Wake Forest on Sept. 18 before playing Central Michigan at home on Sept. 26.

ACC play continues with a road matchup at Clemson on Oct. 3, followed by a home contest against Florida State on Oct. 17. Miami will host Pittsburgh on Oct. 24 before traveling to North Carolina on Oct. 31.

The Hurricanes return to action following an open date with a road game at Notre Dame on Nov. 7. Miami will then host Duke on Nov. 14 before welcoming Virginia Tech on Nov. 20. The regular season concludes with a home matchup against Boston College on Nov. 28.

Game times and television designations will be announced at a later date.

Miami will play seven home games and five road contests during the 2026 regular season.

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SFbayCane

Jan 27, 2026

Miami04 said:
History tells us we are going to drop one of those Friday night games and both will be difficult battles.

We have THREE Friday night games. @ Stanford, @ Wake, and home against Va Tech. The Stanford game is opening week, so Im hopeful that it wont be as brutal as @ Cal was in 2024 being mid-season. The Va Tech game is at home, which should help (although Louisville this past season did not).

That's why the one @ Wake jumps out at me. Wake will be a decent team again this year. I'd look for them to be a solid 8-4 type team. Those are the worst games. If you beat them, you get no credit, but if we play poorly, losing is a real possibility.

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CaneSfan4life87

Jan 27, 2026

BishopEli said:
Halloween in UNC I'll be there... that's a scary

TomAce said:
We were there once before on Halloween. Wasn’t a good outcome

I was at that game in 2004, first on many road defeats that I witnessed as an alum. Before that game I thought it was my right to travel to a game and watch the Hurricanes win.

Jan 27, 2026

arwinga said:
I know I’m a Debby downer but the October stretch is tricky…
At Clemson - they will be better
FSU- rivalry game
Pitt- they will be solid
At UNC- trap game look ahead ND

Will clemson be better? They went 7-5 and lost some nfl talent on defense. Dabo is a good coach tho but they seem to be trending down as a program

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U got This

Jan 27, 2026

Stay healthy .

Expect a great season as long as these boys are healthy and continued development.

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90scane

Jan 27, 2026

E1k said:
Will clemson be better? They went 7-5 and lost some nfl talent on defense. Dabo is a good coach tho but they seem to be trending down as a program

Pretty young along the OL and QB does have a ton of experience. OL has a combination of 17 total starts with RG having most of them. 2 kids haven’t played before. 2 kids with 1-2 starts. QB-1 start, 11 games played. Mensah has 27 starts.

Jan 27, 2026

90scane said:
Pretty young along the OL and QB does have a ton of experience. OL has a combination of 17 total starts with RG having most of them. 2 kids haven’t played before. 2 kids with 1-2 starts. QB-1 start, 11 games played. Mensah has 27 starts.

Dabo is determined to not cave into this new era lol i respect it

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Babscanes

Jan 27, 2026

ShadowSpring said:
We have 4 games to break in a new OL and potentially 2 freshman or sophomore OT. We also can't afford to drop a game before Notre Dame, don't want a must win game there

Good points there. Maybe get Luke a lot of time under center too.

If he isn’t the starter already depending on the portal situation

Brains said:
The reason to go to other conferences is for the bigger money. If you think we will get "better treatment" elsewhere, you'll be sorely disappointed.

oh I know that. So take the better money in the long term

Brains

Jan 27, 2026

@Wake, @Clemson, @ND, VT, and FSU will not be easy.

No idea what Pitt will be.

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CaneSfan4life87

Jan 27, 2026

Shogungts said:
I was there in 2004 when we were top 5 and lost by a FG. That was back when a loss was still a gut punch. My friend and I had driven down from DC and had a hotel in Chapel Hill, but were so upset about the loss that we decided to drive back to DC that night (4.5 hour drive) after a 7PM game. We got home around 3AM or 4AM.

Leaving that game we had multiple female students mocking us for the loss, each time I looked for a male companion to retaliate.

FL Cane

Jan 27, 2026

Brains said:
@Wake, @Clemson, @ND, VT, and FSU will not be easy.

No idea what Pitt will be.

I anticipate FSU to go a lot like it did in 2024. They’re arguably worse this year than they were last year. Decent chance Norvell is fired before then too

Jan 27, 2026

Easier schedule than last year imo

WR Cane

Jan 27, 2026

Don’t know if it has been mentioned but Klempson has 9 home games? What in the….is that about? Will the ACC ever give us that schedule?

Shogungts

Jan 27, 2026

CaneSfan4life87 said:
Leaving that game we had multiple female students mocking us for the loss, each time I looked for a male companion to retaliate.

My experience was different - My friend and I did not have anyone say anything to us or see any UNC fans say anything to any other UM fans, they just genuinely looked happy. I remember very vividly saying to my friend 'wow, I guess they aren't used to winning - they don't know how to taunt the opposing fan base'

WR Cane

Jan 27, 2026

Clemson

Sept. 5 -- at LSU

Sept. 12 -- Georgia Southern

Sept. 19 -- North Carolina

Sept. 25 -- Cal

Oct. 3 -- Miami

Oct. 10 -- Bye

Oct. 17 -- Charleston Southern

Oct. 24 -- Virginia Tech

Oct. 31 -- at Florida State

Nov. 6/7 -- Syracuse

Nov. 14 -- Georgia Tech

Nov. 21 -- at Duke

Nov. 28 -- South Carolina

From CBS Sports NCAA CFB sports page.

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Warrior808

Jan 27, 2026

WR Cane said:
Clemson
Sept. 5 -- at LSU

Sept. 12 -- Georgia Southern

Sept. 19 -- North Carolina

Sept. 25 -- Cal

Oct. 3 -- Miami

Oct. 10 -- Bye

Oct. 17 -- Charleston Southern

Oct. 24 -- Virginia Tech

Oct. 31 -- at Florida State

Nov. 6/7 -- Syracuse

Nov. 14 -- Georgia Tech

Nov. 21 -- at Duke

Nov. 28 -- South Carolina

From CBS Sports NCAA CFB sports page.

Thats not accurate, Clemson has 4 away games in ACC play. Cal and Syracuse should show as away

Brains

Jan 27, 2026

#1 strength of schedule yet again.

God gives his toughest battles to his strongest soldiers.

SFbayCane

Jan 27, 2026

WR Cane said:
Clemson
Sept. 5 -- at LSU

Sept. 12 -- Georgia Southern

Sept. 19 -- North Carolina

Sept. 25 -- Cal

Oct. 3 -- Miami

Oct. 10 -- Bye

Oct. 17 -- Charleston Southern

Oct. 24 -- Virginia Tech

Oct. 31 -- at Florida State

Nov. 6/7 -- Syracuse

Nov. 14 -- Georgia Tech

Nov. 21 -- at Duke

Nov. 28 -- South Carolina

From CBS Sports NCAA CFB sports page.

Warrior808 said:
Thats not accurate, Clemson has 4 away games in ACC play. Cal and Syracuse should show as away

The game is AT Cal and its on a Friday night. Brutal. Cross country trip for a Friday night game.

The ACC sucks. They had no business adding Cal and Stanford.

CaneLife93

Jan 27, 2026

SFbayCane said:
The game is AT Cal and its on a Friday night. Brutal. Cross country trip for a Friday night game.

The ACC sucks. They had no business adding Cal and Stanford.

The Cal game for them is a trap. Travel 5-6k miles(total) only to have Miami on the other end before a bye.