Miami Hurricanes head coach Mario Cristobal pumps his fist across his chest after the Canes defeat Central Michigan Chippewas at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Saturday, September 26, 2026.
PHOTO BY AL DIAZ
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The Miami Hurricanes have another night game in store to begin the 2026 season.
The Hurricanes’ road game against the Clemson Tigers on Oct. 3 — a game between two of seven Atlantic Coast Conference teams still undefeated in league play — will kick off from Memorial Stadium at 7:30 p.m. and be broadcast on ABC, the ACC announced Saturday night.
This is the Hurricanes’ first trip to Clemson since the 2022 season and fifth overall. Miami is 2-2 all time on the road against Clemson, losing in 2022 and 2020 after winning the first two matchups there in 2005 and 2010. The overall series is tied 7-7.
Miami is 4-0, 2-0 in ACC play entering the game. Clemson is 3-1, 2-0 in ACC action.
The game will be Miami’s third road contest through the first five weeks of the season. The Hurricanes have already won away conference games against Stanford (45-6 on Sept. 4) and Wake Forest (33-20 on Friday). UM only has two more road games after Clemson: Oct. 31 at North Carolina and Nov. 7 at Notre Dame.
All four of Miami’s games thus far — the road games at Wake Forest plus home games against Florida A&M and Central Michigan — have been night games. UM’s Nov. 7 matchup at Notre Dame has already been announced as a 7:30 p.m. kickoff on NBC.
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Jordan McPherson covers the Miami Hurricanes and Florida Panthers for the Miami Herald. He attended the University of Florida and covered the Gators athletic program for five years before joining the Herald staff in December 2017.