On the football field, last season started as well as the Hurricanes could have hoped.
Despite Hurricane Irma briefly displacing the team and throwing the early portion of the year into disarray, Miami won 10 games to start 2017. The Hurricanes notched victories over Florida State, Notre Dame and Virginia Tech en route to winning their first Coastal Division crown and making their first appearance in the ACC Championship.
But things went south late, Pittsburgh handing the Hurricanes a stunning loss in the regular-season finale, Clemson dominating in the conference championship and Wisconsin humbling Miami on the Hurricanes’ home field in the Orange Bowl.