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 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.