2018 The 2018 Season

Miami's 2018 season (7-6) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 7-6
Final Result Bowl season
AP Final #16 post-bowls
SP+ +5.3 last-week
Era
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
L @ LSU 17-33 W vs Sava Sta 77-0 W @ Toledo 49-24 W vs Flor Int 31-17 W vs UNC 47-10 W vs FSU 28-27 L @ Virginia 13-16 L @ Bost Col 14-27 L vs Duke 12-20 L @ Geor Tec 21-27 W @ Virg Tec 38-14 W vs Pittsb 24-3 L @ Wiscon 3-35 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2018.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2018 season's largest margin: Miami 77, Savannah State 0. A 77-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Miami 3, Wisconsin 35. A 32-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: Miami fell to Wisconsin 3-35 in the postseason.

"The U"
— Miami fanbase voice · 2018· synthesized
What It Meant

2018 is a middle chapter for Miami — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.