Location: Coral Gables, Florida ▪ Colors: Orange, Green & White
Stadium: Sun Life Stadium (cap. 75,504)
Record: 76 Years, 532-296-12, .640 W-L% (Major School)
Conferences: ACC, Big East and Ind
Conference Champion: 9 Times
Bowls: 33 Bowls, 18-15, .545 W-L% (Major Bowls)
Ranked in AP Poll: 29 Times (Preseason), 30 Times (Final), 450 Weeks (Total)
| Rk | Year | Date | Day | Bowl | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2010 | Dec 31, 2010 | Fri | Sun Bowl | Notre Dame | 33 | Miami (FL) | 17 | Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX) |
| 2 | 2009 | Dec 29, 2009 | Tue | Champs Sports Bowl | Wisconsin | 20 | Miami (FL) | 14 | Champs Sports Bowl (Orlando, FL) |
| 3 | 2008 | Dec 27, 2008 | Sat | Emerald Bowl | California | 24 | Miami (FL) | 17 | Emerald Bowl (San Francisco, CA) |
| 4 | 2006 | Dec 31, 2006 | Sun | MPC Computers Bowl | Miami (FL) | 21 | Nevada | 20 | MPC Computers Bowl (Boise, ID) |
| 5 | 2005 | Dec 30, 2005 | Fri | Peach Bowl | Louisiana State | 40 | Miami (FL) | 3 | Peach Bowl (Atlanta, GA) |
| 6 | 2004 | Dec 31, 2004 | Fri | Peach Bowl | Miami (FL) | 27 | Florida | 10 | Peach Bowl (Atlanta, GA) |
| 7 | 2003 | Jan 1, 2004 | Thu | Orange Bowl | Miami (FL) | 16 | Florida State | 14 | Orange Bowl (Miami, FL) |
| 8 | 2002 | Jan 3, 2003 | Fri | Fiesta Bowl | Ohio State | 31 | Miami (FL) | 24 | Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, AZ) |
| 9 | 2001 | Jan 3, 2002 | Thu | Rose Bowl | Miami (FL) | 37 | Nebraska | 14 | Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA) |
| 10 | 2000 | Jan 2, 2001 | Tue | Sugar Bowl | Miami (FL) | 37 | Florida | 20 | Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA) |
| 11 | 1999 | Jan 1, 2000 | Sat | Gator Bowl | Miami (FL) | 28 | Georgia Tech | 13 | Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, FL) |
| 12 | 1998 | Dec 29, 1998 | Tue | Micron PC Bowl | Miami (FL) | 46 | North Carolina State | 23 | Micron PC Bowl (Miami, FL) |
| 13 | 1996 | Dec 27, 1996 | Fri | Carquest Bowl | Miami (FL) | 31 | Virginia | 21 | Carquest Bowl (Miami, FL) |
| 14 | 1994 | Jan 1, 1995 | Sun | Orange Bowl | Nebraska | 24 | Miami (FL) | 17 | Orange Bowl (Miami, FL) |
| 15 | 1993 | Jan 1, 1994 | Sat | Fiesta Bowl | Arizona | 29 | Miami (FL) | 0 | Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, AZ) |
| 16 | 1992 | Jan 1, 1993 | Fri | Sugar Bowl | Alabama | 34 | Miami (FL) | 13 | Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA) |
| 17 | 1991 | Jan 1, 1992 | Wed | Orange Bowl | Miami (FL) | 22 | Nebraska | 0 | Orange Bowl (Miami, FL) |
| 18 | 1990 | Jan 1, 1991 | Tue | Cotton Bowl | Miami (FL) | 46 | Texas | 3 | Cotton Bowl (Dallas, TX) |
| 19 | 1989 | Jan 1, 1990 | Mon | Sugar Bowl | Miami (FL) | 33 | Alabama | 25 | Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA) |
| 20 | 1988 | Jan 2, 1989 | Mon | Orange Bowl | Miami (FL) | 23 | Nebraska | 3 | Orange Bowl (Miami, FL) |
| Rk | Year | Date | Day | Bowl | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes |
| 21 | 1987 | Jan 1, 1988 | Fri | Orange Bowl | Miami (FL) | 20 | Oklahoma | 14 | Orange Bowl (Miami, FL) |
| 22 | 1986 | Jan 2, 1987 | Fri | Fiesta Bowl | Penn State | 14 | Miami (FL) | 10 | Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, AZ) |
| 23 | 1985 | Jan 1, 1986 | Wed | Sugar Bowl | Tennessee | 35 | Miami (FL) | 7 | Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA) |
| 24 | 1984 | Jan 1, 1985 | Tue | Fiesta Bowl | UCLA | 39 | Miami (FL) | 37 | Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, AZ) |
| 25 | 1983 | Jan 2, 1984 | Mon | Orange Bowl | Miami (FL) | 31 | Nebraska | 30 | Orange Bowl (Miami, FL) |
| 26 | 1980 | Jan 2, 1981 | Fri | Peach Bowl | Miami (FL) | 20 | Virginia Tech | 10 | Peach Bowl (Atlanta, GA) |
| 27 | 1967 | Dec 23, 1967 | Sat | Bluebonnet Bowl | Colorado | 31 | Miami (FL) | 21 | Bluebonnet Bowl (Houston, TX) |
| 28 | 1966 | Dec 10, 1966 | Sat | Liberty Bowl | Miami (FL) | 14 | Virginia Tech | 7 | Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN) |
| 29 | 1962 | Dec 15, 1962 | Sat | Gotham Bowl | Nebraska | 36 | Miami (FL) | 34 | Gotham Bowl (Bronx, NY) |
| 30 | 1961 | Dec 16, 1961 | Sat | Liberty Bowl | Syracuse | 15 | Miami (FL) | 14 | Liberty Bowl (Philadelphia, PA) |
| 31 | 1951 | Jan 1, 1952 | Tue | Gator Bowl | Miami (FL) | 14 | Clemson | 0 | Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, FL) |
| 32 | 1950 | Jan 1, 1951 | Mon | Orange Bowl | Clemson | 15 | Miami (FL) | 14 | Orange Bowl (Miami, FL) |
| 33 | 1945 | Jan 1, 1946 | Tue | Orange Bowl | Miami (FL) | 13 | Holy Cross | 6 | Orange Bowl (Miami, FL) |
| 34 | 1934 | Jan 1, 1935 | Tue | Orange Bowl | Bucknell | 26 | Miami (FL) | 0 | Orange Bowl (Miami, FL) |