Miami football has great homefield edge under Mark Richt

In two seasons under Mark Richt, the Miami football team is 11-2 at Hard Rock Stadium. Richt has restored the importance of protecting your home field.

While some want to mock the Hurricanes for playing in a stadium they lease, the Miami football team has created a special atmosphere at Hard Rock Stadium.

Contrary to frequent statements by detractors the Hurricanes can sell out big games on their schedule without having to rely on the visitors buying a significant amount of tickets.

Miami sold out the two primetime games last season in back to back weeks against Virginia Tech and Notre Dame. Those were the two biggest games on the Hurricanes regular season schedule in 2017, home or away. Those wins contributed significantly to Miami earning an Orange Bowl bid.

The sellout against Wisconsin in the Orange Bowl doesn’t count towards Miami home attendance numbers. It also doesn’t count as a home game. Miami will enter 2018 with a nine-game home winning streak.

It might not be an on-campus stadium, but the Hurricanes staff has plenty to sell about the Rock to recruits. We are not talking about the former Miami defensive lineman.

After working the Virginia Tech and Notre Dame games in back to back weeks last fall, ABC College Football Analyst Kirk Herbstreit said that Hard Rock was the loudest stadium he’s ever been in. While other schools can claim great home field advantages, Herbstreit was clear on his thoughts on the Miami home field advantage.