List of Miami Hurricanes head football coaches

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

General # A running total of the number of coaches CCs Conference championships NCs National Championships † Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame

Overall games GC Games coached OW Wins OL Losses OT Ties [A 1] O% Winning percentage [A 2]

Conference games CW Wins CL Losses CT Ties C% Winning percentage

Postseason games PW Wins PL Losses PT Ties

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. "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.