Miami Football: Hurricanes schedule with divisions eliminated in ACC
The ACC announced Tuesday that they are shaking things up in a major way when it comes to future scheduling. The new format for the seasons 2023-2026 gives the Miami Hurricanes three permanent opponents in Boston College, Florida State, and Louisville.
The league is moving to a 3-5-5 format, meaning teams will face three “primary opponents” every year. They’ll take on the other 10 teams twice in a four-year cycle. The top two teams at the end of the regular season will compete in the ACC Championship game on the first Saturday of December. The top teams are determined by conference win percentage.
Here’s a look at Miami football’s schedules from 2023-2026 as they stand now.
Miami Future Schedules
*indicates non-conference opponent
2023
Home – Clemson, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Virginia, Texas A&M*, Miami (OH)*
Away – Boston College, Florida State, North Carolina, NC State, Temple*
2024
Home – Boston College, Duke, Florida State, Pitt, Florida A&M*, Ball State*
Away – Clemson, Louisville, Syracuse, Wake Forest, Florida*, Notre Dame*
2025
Home – Louisville, North Carolina, NC State, Virginia Tech, USF*, Florida*, Notre Dame*
Away – Boston College, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Virginia
2026
Home – Boston College, Florida State, Syracuse, Wake Forest, Florida A&M*, BYU*, Central Michigan*
Away – Duke, Louisville, Pitt, Virginia Tech, South Carolina*
ACC announces new scheduling model
“The future ACC football scheduling model provides significant enhancements for our schools and conference, with the most important being our student-athletes having the opportunity to play every school both home and away over a four-year period,” ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips said in a statement. “We appreciate the thoughtful discussions within our membership, including the head football coaches and athletic directors. In the end, it was clear this model is in the best interest of our student-athletes, programs and fans, at this time.”
The move came after the NCAA relaxed its requirements for conference championship games. Some other leagues, including the Pac-12 and Mountain West, also moved to eliminate divisions as a result. But others such as the Big Ten and the SEC haven’t announced decisions. They are working out media rights deals and realignment as well.
The SEC could go with a similar model to the ACC with primary and rotating opponents. The idea is one of many that came out of SEC spring meetings in Destin.
“SEC has already thought through the toughest part of playing in one division — competitive balance,” CBS Sports’ Dennis Dodd tweeted last month. “One model would have all 16 teams playing each other twice within a 4-year period. (3 fixed opponents, six rotating).”
On3’s Nick Schultz contributed to this report.