Miami Hurricanes 2023 football schedule released
The Miami Hurricanes football schedule was announced Monday evening. For a deep dive inside all aspects of it CLICK HERE, including the kind of challenge each opponent will pose:
2023 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Friday, Sept. 1: vs. Miami (Ohio)
Sat., Sept. 9: vs. Texas A&M
Thurs., Sept. 14 vs. Bethune-Cookman
Sat., Sept. 23 at Temple
Sept. 30: Bye week
Sat., Oct. 7: vs. Georgia Tech
Sat., Oct. 14: at North Carolina
Sat., Oct. 21: vs. Clemson
Sat., Oct. 28: vs. Virginia
Sat., Nov. 4: at NC State
Sat., Nov. 11: at Florida State
Sat., Nov. 18: vs. Louisville
Fri., Nov. 24: at Boston College
OVERALL MIAMI HURRICANES SCHEDULE TAKEAWAYS
There are six teams on the 12-game schedule we would rate in the easy range (Miami-Ohio, Bethune-Cookman, Temple, Georgia Tech, Virginia, Boston College), one in the middle range (Texas A&M), two as medium-difficult (Louisville, NC State) and three as difficult or extremely difficult (Florida State, North Carolina, Clemson).
If we’re ranking the games individually we see Clemson as the hardest game on the schedule even if it is at home, followed by playing at FSU. The third-toughest game? We think it’s playing at UNC, but that’s closely followed by Louisville and NC State (of those two we see the Wolfpack as the tougher game, mainly because that’s on the road). So, with all things being equal … this is a pretty manageable schedule.
But what’s not so manageable? The five teams we rated as medium-difficult through extremely difficult will all be faced in a six-game stretch from Oct. 14 through Nov. 18. It starts with North Carolina on the road Oct. 14, then coming home to play Clemson a week later. After an easy matchup with Virginia it’s a rough two-game road stretch on back-to-back Saturdays at FSU and Louisville followed by a home game against Louisville. So the Canes better be ready each and every week in that month-and-a-half stretch, because those games will probably determine if this game is viewed as a success or failure.
Also look for Miami to start off with a record of 4-1 or 5-0 given the level of early opponents. Those games also should give the team some time to gel/build its confidence.
Now, will Miami be in the top two in the conference? That might be a bit of a reach. But based on the opponents it’s not hard to see a path to eight or nine wins, and maybe even 10 if things fall into place.
Oh, and a season highlight just might be what we’ll call the Blake James Bowl, with Miami facing off against the program’s former Director of Athletics in the season finale – he’s now in the same role at Boston College.
