2020 Miami Hurricanes football team

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).

2020 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 22
2020 record8–3 (7–2 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRhett Lashlee (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorBlake Baker (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorEphraim Banda (2nd season)
Home stadiumHard Rock Stadium
(Capacity: 64,982)
2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 5 Notre Dame y^  9 0     10 2  
No. 3 Clemson y$^  8 1     10 2  
No. 22 Miami (FL)  7 2     8 3  
No. 18 North Carolina  7 3     8 4  
NC State  7 3     8 4  
Boston College  5 5     6 5  
Pittsburgh  5 5     6 5  
Virginia Tech  5 5     5 6  
Virginia  4 5     5 5  
Wake Forest  3 4     4 5  
Georgia Tech  3 6     3 7  
Louisville  3 7     4 7  
Florida State  2 6     3 6  
Duke  1 9     2 9  
Syracuse  1 9     1 10  
Championship: Clemson 34, Notre Dame 10
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll.

Previous Season

In 2019, the Hurricanes began the year unranked in the AP Poll and were voted in the preseason polls 2nd to win the Coastal Division. The Hurricanes started off slow winning 2 of their 5 games. The Hurricanes went on to win their 4 of their next 5 games but lost 3 of their final games. In the postseason, the Hurricanes were selected to play against the Louisiana Bulldogs in the 2019 Independence Bowl, which they lost 14–0.

Offseason

Position key

Back B Center C Cornerback CB Defensive back DB
Defensive end DE Defensive lineman DL Defensive tackle DT End E
Fullback FB Place Kicker PK Guard G Halfback HB Kicker K
Kickoff returner KR Offensive tackle OT Offensive lineman OL Linebacker LB
Long snapper LS Split end SE Punter P Punt returner PR Quarterback QB
Running back RB Safety S Tight end TE Wide receiver WR

Offseason departures

Four Miami players with remaining eligibility declared early for the 2020 NFL Draft. In addition, 10 seniors from the 2019 team graduated.

2020 Miami offseason departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
DeeJay Dallas13RB5'10214JuniorDeerfield Beach, GADeclared for NFL Draft
Jeff Thomas4WR5'10174JuniorEast St Louis, ILLDeclared for NFL Draft
Jonathan Garvin97DE6'4250JuniorLake Worth, GADeclared for NFL Draft
Trajan Brandy2CB5'9186JuniorMiami, FLDeclared for NFL Draft
Jimmy Murphy5295'7184RS SeniorAvon, ConnGraduated
KJ Osborn2WR6'0206SeniorYpsilanti, MIGraduated
Tommy Kennedy72OL6'4289SeniorLake Bluff, IllGraduated
Trevon Hill94DL6–3238RS SeniorVirginia Beach, VirginiaGraduated
Pat Bethel93DL6–3276SeniorVero Beach, FloridaGraduated
Chigozie Nnoruka99DL6–2301RS SeniorSacramento, CaliforniaGraduated
Shaquille Quarterman55LB6–1241SeniorOrange Park, FloridaGraduated
Michael Pinckney56LB6–1226SeniorJacksonville, FloridaGraduated
Romeo Finley30SK6–1213SeniorFort Walton Beach, Florida.Graduated
Robert Knowles20Safety6–1196RS SeniorMiami, FloridaGraduated

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Avantae Williams
S
Deland, FL Deland High School (FL) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Feb 5, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Chantz Williams
WDE
Orange Park, FL Oakleaf High School (FL) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Jul 20, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Jaylan Knighton
RB
Deerfield Beach, FL Deerfield Beach High School (FL) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Nov 28, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Don Chaney Jr
RB
Miami, FL Belen Jesuit High School (FL) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Feb 3, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Jalen Rivers
OL
Jacksonville, FL Oakleaf High School (FL) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 325 lb (147 kg) Jun 9, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Micheal Redding III
WR
Pensacola, FL IMG Academy (FL) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jun 30, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Tyler Van Dyke
QB
Glastonbury, Conn Suffield Academy (CONN) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Apr 29, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Jalen Harrell
S
Hollywood, FL Champagnat Catholic High School (FL) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Nov 29, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Elijah Roberts
EDGE
Miami, FL Christopher Columbus High School (FL) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Jun 21, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Keshawn Washington
S
Homestead, FL South Dade High School (FL) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jun 21, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:

Transfers

Outgoing

NameNo.Pos.HeightWeightYearHometownNew school
Jarren Williams#15QB6'2216RS FreshmanLawrenceville, GeorgiaGarden City
Lorenzo Lingard#36RB6'0203RS FreshmanBirmingham, AlabamaFlorida
Brian Polendy#88TE6’5260RS SophomoreDenton, TexasColorado
Scott Patachan#71EDGE6’6249RS SeniorBradenton, FloridaColorado
Bubba Baxa#21K6'0213SophomorePasadena, TexasHouston

NFL Combine

Team players drafted into the NFL

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Team
4140Shaquille QuartermanLBJacksonville Jaguars
4144DeeJay DallasRBSeattle Seahawks
5176KJ OsbornWRMinnesota Vikings
7242Jonathan GarvinDEGreen Bay Packers

Season

ACC Media Days

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