The 2015 Miami Hurricanes football team (variously "Miami", "The U", "UM", "'Canes") represented the University of Miami during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. 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. 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 finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in ACC play to finish in 3rd place in the Coastal Division. 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.
Personnel
Coaching staff Name Position Seasons Alma mater Al Golden Head coach 5th Penn State (1991) Larry Scott Interim head coach/tight ends 3rd South Florida (2000) Mark D'Onofrio Assistant head coach/defensive coordinator 5th Penn State (1991) James Coley Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks 3rd Florida State (1997) Randy Melvin Defensive line 1st Eastern Illinois (1982) Hurlie Brown Linebackers/recruiting coordinator 3rd Miami (1992) Kevin Beard Wide receivers 1st Miami (2004) Art Kehoe Offensive line 26th Miami (1982) Paul Williams Defensive backs 5th Delaware (1996) Tim Harris Running backs 5th Carthage
Support staff Name Position Seasons Alma mater Andreu Swasey Strength & conditioning 15th Baylor (1995) Cole Pemberton Graduate assistant 2nd Colorado State (2009) Mike Zuckerman Graduate assistant 1st Miami (2012)
Schedule
Roster As of May 2015
Game summaries
Bethune-Cookman
At Florida Atlantic
Nebraska
At Cincinnati
At Florida State
Virginia Tech
Clemson
At Duke
Virginia
At North Carolina
Georgia Tech
At Pittsburgh
Vs. Washington State–Sun Bowl
2016 NFL draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL club Artie Burns Cornerback 1 25 Pittsburgh Steelers Deon Bush Safety 4 124 Chicago Bears
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