This is a list of all head coaches for the Miami Hurricanes football team since the program's 1926 founding.

During Miami's 91 seasons of playing football from 1926 through 2016, 61 have been winning seasons, 25 were losing seasons, and in five seasons the team finished with a .500 record. In four seasons, Miami was undefeated and tie-free.[1]

Key

Coaches

Statistics correct as of October 7, 2017.
# Name Term GC OW OL OT O% CW CL CT C% PW PL PT CCs NCs National awards
1 Cub Buck 1926–1928 27 15 10 2 .593 — — — — — — — — — —
2 J. Burton Rix 1929 5 3 2 0 .600 — — — — — — — — — —
3 Ernest E. Brett 1930 8 3 4 1 .438 — — — — — — — — — —
4 Tom McCann 1931–1934 37 18 15 4 .541 — — — — — — — — — —
5 Irl Tubbs 1935–1936 18 11 5 2 .667 — — — — — — — — — —
6 Jack Harding[4]† 1937–1942 58 35 22 1 .612 — — — — — — — — — —
7 Eddie Dunn 1943–1944 15 6 8 1 .433 — — — — — — — — — —
Jack Harding[4]† 1945–1947 31 19 10 2 .645 — — — — — — — — — —
8 Andy Gustafson[5]† 1948–1963 161 93 65 3 .587 — — — — 1 3 — — — —
9 Charlie Tate 1964–1970 64 34 27 3 .555 — — — — 1 1 — — — —
10 Walt Kichefski 1970 9 2 7 0 .222 — — — — — — — — — —
11 Fran Curci 1971–1972 22 9 13 0 .409 — — — — — — — — — —
12 Pete Elliott 1973–1974 22 11 11 0 .500 — — — — — — — — — —
13 Carl Selmer 1975–1976 21 5 16 0 .238 — — — — — — — — — —
14 Lou Saban 1977–1978 22 9 13 0 .409 — — — — — — — — — —
15 Howard Schnellenberger 1979–1983 57 41 16 0 .719 — — — — 3 0 0 — 1

Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (1983)[6]

16 Jimmy Johnson 1984–1988 61 52 9 0 .852 — — — — 2 3 0 — 1

Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award (1986)

17 Dennis Erickson 1989–1994 72 63 9 0 .875 19 1 0 .950 3 3 0 3 2

Woody Hayes Award (1992) Sporting News College Football Coach of the Year (1992)[7]

18 Butch Davis 1995–2000 71 51 20 0 .718 33 9 0 .786 4 0 0 3 0 —
19 Larry Coker 2001–2006 75 60 15 0 .800 34 11 0 .756 4 2 0 3 1

AFCA Coach of the Year (2001)[8] Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (2001)[9]

20 Randy Shannon 2007–2010 50 28 22 0 .560 16 16 0 .500 0 2 0 0 0 —
21 Jeff Stoutland 2010 1 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0 1 0 — — Interim Coach
22 Al Golden 2011–2015 57 32 25 0 .561 17 18 0 .486 1 1 0 0 0 —
23 Larry Scott 2015 5 4 1 0 .800 4 1 0 .800 0 0 0 — — Interim Coach
24 Mark Richt 2016–2018 38 26 12 0 .684 16 8 0 .667 0 0 0 0 0 —
25 Manny Diaz 2019–2021 36 21 15 0 .583 16 9 0 .640 0 2 0 0 0 —
26 Mario Cristobal 2022–present 25 12 13 0 .480 6 10 0 .375 0 0 0 0 0 —

Notes

  1. ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[2]
  2. ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[3]

References

  1. ^ "2015 University of Miami Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-21.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Whiteside, Kelly (2006-08-25). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. Archived from the original on 2010-09-06. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
  3. ^ Finder, Chuck (1987-09-06). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
  4. ^ a b "Jack Harding". College Football Hall of Fame. Football Foundation. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
  5. ^ "Andy Gustafson". College Football Hall of Fame. Football Foundation. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
  6. ^ "All-Time Eddie Robinson Award Winners". Football Writers Association of America. Archived from the original on 2010-02-27. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
  7. ^ "Awards – Walter Camp Football Foundation". Walter Camp Foundation. Archived from the original on 2008-06-09. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
  8. ^ "National Coach of the Year". American Football Coaches Association. Archived from the original on 2012-08-18. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
  9. ^ "Coach of the Year Award :: Bear Bryant Awards". American Heart Association. Archived from the original on 2013-01-02. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
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