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).

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.

Sources: The ACC media poll was released on July 24, 2018.