The ACC is moving to a nine-game schedule next season, so the Hurricanes will have an extra conference game in 2026.
The conference added a home game against Duke to UM’s schedule, the ACC announced on Tuesday.
Miami will also face Boston College, Florida State, Pittsburgh and Virginia Tech at Hard Rock Stadium in 2026. The Hurricanes will go on the road to play Clemson, North Carolina, Stanford and Wake Forest. The dates for each game will be announced in January.
In addition to its nine conference games, Miami will also have a road game against Notre Dame on Nov. 7 and home games against Florida A&M and Central Michigan on Sept. 12 and Sept. 26, respectively. Every ACC team is required to play at least 10 Power 4 opponents.
The ACC also announced it will update its conference tiebreakers after the current tiebreakers resulted in a 7-5 Duke making the conference title game. When the Blue Devils upset Virginia in the ACC championship, the conference champion was shut out of the College Football Playoff. The ACC is the first Power 4 league to not have its conference champion in the 12-team playoff.
However, the league is in a potentially difficult spot when it comes to tiebreakers because not every ACC team will play a nine-game conference schedule. Five of the league’s 17 teams — Boston College, Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech and North Carolina — will have eight-game ACC schedules next year due to contractual obligations and scheduling balance, the ACC announced.
Starting in 2027, 16 of the 17 teams in the league will play a nine-game conference schedule.
“Today’s announcement of our 2026 football league opponents is another significant and intentional step forward for ACC Football,” ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips said in a news release. “Transitioning to a nine-game conference schedule strengthens our competitive framework, aligns us with the other Power Four conferences and provides greater consistency for our student-athletes, coaches and fans. This phased approach reflects our commitment to competitive equity, scheduling flexibility and delivering a premier football product across all 17 institutions.”
