2009 Atlantic Coast Conference football season explained

2009 ACC football season
Color:	193980
Color Text:	ffffff
League:	NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport:	football
Pixels:	150px
Duration:	September 3, 2009  - January 5, 2010
No Of Teams:	12
Season:	Regular season
Season Champ:	Georgia Tech
Mvp:	C. J. Spiller
Conf1:	Atlantic
Conf1 Link:	ACC Atlantic Division
Conf1 Champ:	Clemson
Conf2:	Coastal
Conf2 Link:	ACC Coastal Division
Conf2 Champ:	Georgia Tech
Finals:	ACC Championship Game
Finals Link:	2009 ACC Championship Game
Finals Champ:	Georgia Tech
Finals Runner-Up:	Clemson
Seasonslist:	List of ACC football seasons
Seasonslistnames:	ACC
Prevseason Link:	2008 Atlantic Coast Conference football season
Prevseason Year:	2008
Nextseason Link:	2010 Atlantic Coast Conference football season
Nextseason Year:	2010

The 2009 ACC football season was an NCAA football season that was played from September 3, 2009, to January 5, 2010. The Atlantic Coast Conference consists of 12 members in two divisions. The Atlantic division consists of Boston College, Clemson, Florida State, Maryland, North Carolina State and Wake Forest. The Coastal division consists of Duke, Georgia Tech, Miami, North Carolina, Virginia, and Virginia Tech. The division champions met in the 2009 ACC Championship Game, where Georgia Tech defeated Clemson by a score of 39–34. Georgia Tech represented the ACC in the BCS, being invited to the FedEx Orange Bowl where they lost to Iowa. The ACC had a total of seven teams play in a bowl game and finished the bowl season with a record of 3–4.

Previous season

Boston College and Florida State tied for the Atlantic division championship. Boston College beat Florida State during the regular season so they represented the Atlantic division in the 2008 ACC Championship Game. A similar situation occurred in the Coastal division where Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech tied. Virginia Tech won the regular season meeting so they represented the Coastal division in the championship game. Virginia Tech would win the ACC championship game 30-12 over Boston College and would represent the ACC in the FedEx Orange Bowl where they would defeat Cincinnati, the champions of the Big East Conference, 20-7. The ACC would ultimately send 10 teams to bowl games, the most of any conference in 2008. Boston College (9-5) lost to Vanderbilt 16-14 in the Music City Bowl. Florida State (9-4) beat Wisconsin 42-13 in the Champs Sports Bowl. Georgia Tech (9-4) lost to LSU 38-3 in the Chick-fil-A Bowl. Maryland (8-5) beat Nevada 42-35 in the Roady's Humanitarian Bowl. North Carolina (8-5) lost to West Virginia 31-30 in the Meineke Car Care Bowl. Wake Forest (8-5) beat Navy 29-19 in the EagleBank Bowl. Miami (7-6) lost to California 24-17 in the Emerald Bowl. Clemson (7-6) lost to Nebraska 26-21 in the Konica Minolta Gator Bowl. North Carolina State (6-7) lost to Rutgers 29-23 in the PapaJohns.com Bowl. The only two teams not to go to a bowl game were Virginia (5-7) and Duke (4-8).

Preseason

Preseason poll

The 2009 ACC preseason poll was announced at the ACC Football Kickoff meetings in Greensboro, North Carolina on July 27.^[1] Virginia Tech was voted to win Coastal division and the conference. Florida State was voted to win the Atlantic division. Jonathan Dwyer of Georgia Tech was voted the Preseason ACC Player of the Year.

Atlantic Division poll

1. Florida State – 499 (56)
2. Clemson – 387 (14)
3. North Carolina State – 364 (10)
4. Wake Forest – 295 (7)
5. Maryland – 157
6. Boston College – 145

Coastal Division poll

1. Virginia Tech – 512 (78)
2. Georgia Tech – 415 (9)
3. North Carolina – 350
4. Miami – 21
5. Virginia – 148
6. Duke – 120

Predicted ACC Championship Game Winner

1. Virginia Tech–69
2. Florida State–7
3. Georgia Tech–7
4. Clemson–2
5. North Carolina State–2

Preseason All Conference Teams

^[2]

Offense

QB Russell Wilson- NC State, RB Jonathan Dwyer- Georgia Tech, RB C. J. Spiller- Clemson, WR Demaryius Thomas- Georgia Tech, WR Jacoby Ford- Clemson, TE Greg Boone- Virginia Tech, OT Jason Curtis Fox- Miami, OT Anthony Castonzo- Boston College, OG Sergio Render- Virginia Tech, OG Rodney Hudson- Florida State, C Matt Tennant- Boston College, PK Matt Bosher- Miami.

Defense

DE Jason Worilds- Virginia Tech, DE Willie Young- NC State, DT Vince Oghobaase- Duke, DT Marvin Austin- North Carolina, LB Dekoda Watson- Florida State, LB Quan Sturdivant- North Carolina, LB Alex Wujciak- Maryland, CB Ras-I Dowling- Virginia, CB Kendric Burney- North Carolina, S Morgan Burnett- Georgia Tech, S Kam Chancellor- Virginia Tech, P Travis Baltz- Maryland, Specialist: C. J. Spiller- Clemson.

Award watch lists

Award	School	Player
Bronko Nagurski Trophy^[3]	Duke	Vince Oghobaase
	Georgia Tech	Morgan Burnett
	Maryland	Alex Wujciak
	North Carolina	Quan Sturdivant
	North Carolina	Deunta Williams
	NC State	Willie Young
	Virginia	Ras-I Dowling
	Virginia Tech	Kam Chancellor
	Wake Forest	Boo Robinson
Dave Rimington Trophy^[4]	Boston College	Matt Tennant
	Duke	Bryan Morgan
	Florida State	Ryan McMahon
	North Carolina	Lowell Dyer
	NC State	Ted Larsen
Lombardi Award^[5]	Boston College	Anthony Castonzo
	Boston College	Matt Tennant
	Duke	Vince Oghobaase
	Florida State	Rodney Hudson
	Florida State	Dekoda Watson
	Georgia Tech	Derrick Morgan
	Maryland	Alex Wujciak
	Miami	Jason Curtis Fox
	North Carolina	Marvin Austin
	North Carolina	Quan Sturdivant
	Virginia Tech	Greg Boone
	Virginia Tech	Sergio Render
	Virginia Tech	Jason Worilds
	Wake Forest	Boo Robinson
Manning Award^[6]	Duke	Thaddeus Lewis
	North Carolina	Landen Edwards
	NC State	Russell Wilson
	Wake Forest	Riley Skinner
Maxwell Award^[7]	Clemson	C. J. Spiller
	Georgia Tech	Jonathan Dwyer
	Maryland	Da'Rel Scott
	NC State	Russell Wilson
	Virginia Tech	Darren Evans
	Virginia Tech	Tyrod Taylor
Lou Groza Award^[8]	Duke	Nick Maggio
	Miami	Matt Bosher
	NC State	Josh Czajkowski
Outland Trophy^[9]	Boston College	Matt Tennant
	Duke	Vince Oghobaase
	Virginia Tech	Sergio Render
	Wake Forest	Boo Robinson
Fred Biletnikoff Award^[10]	Clemson	Jacoby Ford
Walter Camp Award^[11]	Clemson	C. J. Spiller
	Georgia Tech	Jonathan Dwyer
Jim Thorpe Award^[12]	Clemson	Crezdon Butler
	Clemson	Chris Chancellor
	Georgia Tech	Morgan Burnett
	North Carolina	Kendric Burey
	North Carolina	Deunta Williams
	Virginia	Ras-I Dowling]
	Virginia Tech	Kam Chancellor
	Virginia Tech	Stephen Virgil
Bednarik Award	Duke	Vince Oghobaase
	Georgia Tech	Morgan Burnett
	Maryland	Alex Wujciak
	North Carolina	Marvin Austin
	North Carolina	Quan Sturdivant
	NC State	Willie Young
	Virginia Tech	Jason Worilds
Doak Walker Award^[13]	Clemson	C. J. Spiller
	Georgia Tech	Jonathan Dwyer
	Maryland	Da'Rel Scott
	North Carolina	Shaun Draughn
	NC State	Jamelle Eugene
	Virginia Tech	Darren Evans
Davey O'Brien Award^[14]	Georgia Tech	Josh Nesbitt
	NC State	Russell Wilson
	Virginia Tech	Tyrod Taylor
	Wake Forest	Riley Skinner

Regular season

Index to colors and formatting
ACC member won
ACC member lost
ACC member win vacated^[15]
ACC teams in bold

All times Eastern time

Rankings reflect that of the USA Today Coaches poll until week eight when the BCS poll will be used.

Week One

ESPN's College GameDay broadcast from Atlanta for the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game against Virginia Tech and Alabama.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 p.m.		NC State			L 7–3	57,583
September 5	12:00 p.m.	Baylor	Wake Forest			L 24–21	27,905
September 5	1:00 p.m.		15 Georgia Tech			W 37–17	46,131
September 5	2:00 p.m.		Boston College			W 54–0	33,262
September 5	6:00 p.m.		Clemson			W 37–14	75,000
September 5	6:00 p.m.		Virginia			L 26–14	54,587
September 5	6:00 p.m.		20 North Carolina			V 40–6 (vacated)	58,500
September 5	7:00 p.m.		Duke			L 24–16	33,011
September 5	8:00 p.m.		7 Virginia Tech		ABC	L 34–24	74,954
September 5	10:00 p.m.	Maryland				L 52–13	62,367
September 7	8:00 p.m.	Miami	19 Florida State			MIA 38–34	81,077

Players of the week:^[16]

Week Two

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10	7:30 p.m.	Clemson	14 Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta	ESPN	GT 30–27	52,029
September 12	12:00 p.m.	Duke				W 35–19	25,698
September 12	12:00 p.m.	19 North Carolina				V 12–10 (vacated)	38,087
September 12	12:00 p.m.		Wake Forest	BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, North Carolina		W 24–17	30,002
September 12	1:30 p.m.		15 Virginia Tech			W 52–10	66,233
September 12	2:00 p.m.	Kent State	Boston College	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts		W 34–7	25,165
September 12	3:30 p.m.		Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia	ESPNU	L 30–14	48,336
September 12	6:00 p.m.		Maryland			W 38–35 OT	46,485
September 12	6:00 p.m.		NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina		W 65–7	55,510
September 12	6:00 p.m.	Jacksonville State	Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida		W 19–9	71,420

Players of the week:^[17]

Week Three

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 17	7:30 p.m.	14 Georgia Tech	20 Miami		ESPN	MIA 33–17	45,329
September 19	12:00 p.m.	Boston College	Clemson	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina		CLEM 25–7	77,000
September 19	12:00 p.m.	Duke				L 44–16	50,101
September 19	12:00 p.m.		19 North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina	ESPN2	V 31–17 (vacated)	58,000
September 19	12:00 p.m.		Wake Forest	BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, North Carolina		W 35–7	31,451
September 19	3:30 p.m.	Middle Tennessee State	Maryland	Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland		L 32–31	43,167
September 19	3:30 p.m.	Virginia			CBS College Sports	L 38–34	31,170
September 19	3:30 p.m.		14 Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia	ABC	W 16–15	66,233
September 19	6:00 p.m.		NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina		W 45–14	53,452
September 19	7:00 p.m.	Florida State			Versus	W 54–28	64,209

Players of the week:^[18]

Week Four

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 26	12:00 p.m.		18 Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida	ESPNU	L 17–7	83,524
September 26	12:00 p.m.	18 North Carolina	Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta		GT 24–7	50,114
September 26	2:00 p.m.	Wake Forest	Boston College	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts		BC 27–24 OT	40,892
September 26	3:30 p.m.	14 Texas Christian	Clemson	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina		L 14–10	70,000
September 26	3:30 p.m.		Maryland	Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland		L 34–13	43,848
September 26	3:30 p.m.	9 Miami	12 Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia	ABC	VT 31–7	66,233
September 26	3:30 p.m.		NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina	ESPNU	W 38–31	57,583
September 26	7:00 p.m.		Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, North Carolina		W 49–14	26,390

Players of the week:^[19]

Week Five

ESPN's College Gameday broadcast from Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts for the Boston College vs Florida State game. Boston College linebacker Mark Herzlich, the 2008 ACC Defensive player of the year who earlier in the year was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma, announced he was now cancer free.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 3	12:00 p.m.	Clemson	Maryland	Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland	ESPNU	MARY 24–21	46,243
October 3	12:00 p.m.	6 Virginia Tech	Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, North Carolina		VT 34–13	26,211
October 3	12:00 p.m.	Virginia	North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina		UVA 16–3	57,800
October 3	3:30 p.m.	NC State	Wake Forest	BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, North Carolina	ESPNU	WAKE 30–24	33,921
October 3	3:30 p.m.	Florida State	Boston College	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	ABC	BC 28–21	40,029
October 3	7:30 p.m.	25 Georgia Tech				W 42–31	50,035
October 3	8:00 p.m.		21 Miami	Land Shark Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida	ABC	W 21–20	61,790

Players of the week:^[20]

Week Six

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 10	12:00 p.m.	Boston College	5 Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia		VT 48–14	66,233
October 10	3:30 p.m.		Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia		W 47–7	45,371
October 10	4:00 p.m.	Duke	NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina	ESPNU	DUKE 49–28	56,452
October 10	6:30 p.m.	Maryland	Wake Forest	BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, North Carolina		WAKE 42–32	32,780
October 10	7:00 p.m.		11 Miami	Land Shark Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida		W 48–16	47,859
October 10	8:00 p.m.	23 Georgia Tech	Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida	ESPN2	GT 49–44	76,292
October 10	3:30 p.m.		North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina	ABC	V 42–14 (vacated)	47,000

Players of the week:^[21]

Week Seven

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 17	12:00 p.m.	Wake Forest	Clemson	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina		CLEM 38–3	72,000
October 17	3:30 p.m.	NC State	Boston College	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	ABC	BC 52–20	35,261
October 17	4:00 p.m.	Virginia	Maryland	Bryd Stadium • College Park, Maryland	ESPNU	UVA 20–9	44,864
October 17	6:00 p.m.	4 Virginia Tech	20 Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta	ESPN2	GT 28–23	54,405
October 17	7:30 p.m.	11 Miami			CBS College Sports	W 27–7	48,453

Players of the week:^[22]

Week Eight

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 22	8:00 p.m.	Florida State	North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina	ESPN	FSU 30–27	58,000
October 24	12:00 p.m.	12 Georgia Tech	Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia		GT 34–9	43,016
October 24	1:30 p.m.	Maryland	Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, North Carolina		DUKE 17–13	24,650
October 24	3:30 p.m.	Boston College				L 20–16	80,795
October 24	3:30 p.m.	Clemson	10 Miami	Land Shark Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida	ABC	CLEM 40–37 in OT	43,778
October 24	3:30 p.m.	Wake Forest			CBS College Sports	L 13–10	31,907

Players of the week:^[23]

Week Nine

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 29	7:30 p.m.	North Carolina	13 Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia	ESPN	V UNC 20–17 (vacated)	66,233
October 31	12:00 p.m.	NC State	Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida		FSU 45–42	67,712
October 31	1:30 p.m.		Clemson	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina		W 49–3	71,500
October 31	3:30 p.m.		Boston College	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	ESPNU	W 31–10	34,128
October 31	3:30 p.m.	19 Miami	Wake Forest	BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, North Carolina	ABC	MIA 28–27	30,011
October 31	3:30 p.m.	Duke	Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia		DUKE 28–17	41,713
October 31	7:30 p.m.	11 Georgia Tech				W 56–31	30,262

Players of the week:^[24]

Week Ten

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 5	7:30 p.m.	23 Virginia Tech	East Carolina		ESPN	W 16–3	43,569
November 7	12:00 p.m.	Virginia	17 Miami	Land Shark Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida		MIA 52–17	48,350
November 7	1:00 p.m.	Maryland	NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina		NCST 38–31	55,631
November 7	3:30 p.m.	Duke	North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina	ESPNU	V UNC 16–9 (vacated)	59,750
November 7	3:30 p.m.	Wake Forest	10 Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia	ABC	GT 30–27 in OT	51,415
November 7	7:45 p.m.	Florida State	Clemson	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina	ESPN	CLEM 40–24	77,000

Players of the week:^[25]

Week Eleven

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 14	12:00 p.m.	Clemson	NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina		CLEM 43–23	57,583
November 14	12:00 p.m	7 Georgia Tech	Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, North Carolina	ESPN2	GT 49–10	25,899
November 14	12:00 p.m.	Florida State	Wake Forest	BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, North Carolina	ESPNU	FSU 41–28	33,411
November 14	1:00 p.m.	21 Virginia Tech	Maryland	Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland		VT 36–9	51,514
November 14	3:30 p.m.	Boston College	Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia		BC 14–10	44,324
November 14	3:30 p.m.	14 Miami	North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina	ABC	V UNC 33–24 (vacated)	57,500

Players of the week:^[26]

Week Twelve

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 21	12:00 p.m.	North Carolina	Boston College	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	ESPN2	V UNC 31–13 (vacated)	41,272
November 21	12:00 p.m.	Duke	20 Miami	Land Shark Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida	ESPNU	MIA 34–16	38,200
November 21	12:00 p.m.	Maryland	Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida		FSU 29–26	66,042
November 21	3:30 p.m.	Virginia	23 Clemson	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina	ABC	CLEM 34–21	77,000
November 21	3:30 p.m.	NC State	15 Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia	ESPNU	VT 38–10	66,233

Players of the week:^[27]

Week Thirteen

ESPN's College Gameday broadcast from Gainesville, Florida for the Florida vs Florida State game.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 28	12:00 p.m.	Wake Forest	Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, North Carolina		WAKE 45–34	21,420
November 28	12:00 p.m.	18 Clemson	South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina	ESPN	L 34–17	80,574
November 28	12:00 p.m.	24 North Carolina	NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina	ESPN2	NCST 28–27	57,583
November 28	3:30 p.m.	17 Miami	South Florida		ABC	W 31–10	66,469
November 28	3:30 p.m.	Florida State				L 37–10	90,907
November 28	3:30 p.m.	Boston College	Maryland	Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland	ESPNU	BC 19–17	35,042
November 28	3:30 p.m.	14 Virginia Tech	Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia	ESPN	VT 42–13	58,555
November 28	8:00 p.m.		7 Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia	ABC/ESPN2	L 30–24	55,407

Players of the week:^[28]

Week Fourteen- ACC Championship Game

See also: 2009 ACC Championship Game.

Rankings

See also: 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings.

Legend

		Improvement in ranking
		Drop in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
align=center style="width:20px; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; background:white;"		RV	Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
т		Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Final
Boston College	AP	RV	RV	RV			RV		RV		RV		RV
	C	RV	RV				RV		RV		RV	RV	RV
	BCS	Not released
Clemson	AP	RV	RV	RV	RV					RV	RV	24	18	15	25	RV	24
	C	RV	RV							RV	RV	RV	19	16	RV	RV	RV
	BCS	Not released					23	18
Duke	AP
	C										RV
	BCS	Not released
Florida State	AP	18	RV	RV	18												RV
	C	19	RV	RV	25	RV											RV
	BCS	Not released
Georgia Tech	AP	15	15	14	RV	25	22	19	11	11	10	7	7	7	12	9	13
	C	15	13	13	RV	RV	23	20	13	11	11	7	7	7	11	10	13
	BCS	Not released	12	11	10	7	7	7	10	9
Maryland	AP
	C	RV
	BCS	Not released
Miami	AP	RV	20	20	9	17	11	9	8	18	16	12	21	19	17	14	19
	C	RV	22	22	13	21	11	11	9	18	17	15	24	21	17	15	19
	BCS	Not released	10	19	17	14	20	17	17	15
North Carolina	AP	21	19	24	22	RV							RV	23	RV	RV
	C	20	19	19	18	RV		RV	RV		RV	RV	25	24	RV	RV
	BCS	Not released						24
NC State	AP	RV
	C	RV				RV
	BCS	Not released
Virginia	AP
	C
	BCS	Not released
Virginia Tech	AP	7	14	13	11	6	5	4	15	14	22	20	16	14	11	12	10
	C	7	15	14	12	6	5	4	15	14	24	21	16	14	11	12	10
	BCS	Not released	14	13	23	21	15	14	12	11
Wake Forest	AP
	C	RV
	BCS	Not released

All-ACC teams

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First Team

Offense

QB Josh Nesbitt- Georgia Tech

RB Jonathan Dwyer- Georgia Tech

RB Ryan Williams- Virginia Tech

WR Demaryius Thomas- Georgia Tech

WR Donovan Varner- Duke

TE George Bryan- NC State

TE Michael Palmer – Clemson

OT Jason Curtis Fox- Miami

OT Anthony Castonzo- Boston College

OG Cordaro Howard- Georgia Tech

OG Rodney Hudson- Florida State

C Sean Bedford- Georgia Tech

PK Matt Bosher- Miami

PK Matt Waldron- Virginia Tech

SPEC C. J. Spiller- Clemson

Defense

DE Derrick Morgan- Georgia Tech

DE Robert Quinn- North Carolina

DT Nate Collins- Virginia

DT Allen Bailey- Miami

LB Cody Grimm- Virginia Tech

LB Luke Kuechly- Boston College

LB Quan Sturdivant- North Carolina

LB Alex Wujciak- Maryland

CB Kendric Burney- North Carolina

CB Brandon Harris- Miami

S DeAndre McDaniel- Clemson

S Deunta Williams- North Carolina

P Brent Bowden- Virginia Tech

Second Team

Offense

QB Thaddeus Lewis- Duke

RB C. J. Spiller- Clemson

RB Montel Harris- Boston College

WR Torrey Smith- Maryland

WR Jacoby Ford- Clemson

TE Greg Boone- Virginia Tech

OT Ed Wang- Virginia Tech

OT Chris Hairston- Clemson

OG Thomas Austin- Clemson

OG Sergio Render- Virginia Tech

C Matt Tennant- Boston College

PK Casey Barth- North Carolina

PK Will Snyderwine- Duke

SPEC Torrey Smith- Maryland

Defense

DE Ricky Sapp- Clemson

DE Willie Young- NC State

DE Jason Worilds- Virginia Tech

DT Marvin Austin- North Carolina

DT John Russell- Wake Forest

LB Vincent Rey- Duke

LB Darryl Sharpton- Miami

LB Bruce Carter- North Carolina

LB Colin McCarthy- Miami

LB Dekoda Watson- Florida State

CB Ras-I Dowling- Virginia

CB Patrick Robinson- Florida State

S Morgan Burnett- Georgia Tech

S Kam Chancellor- Virginia Tech

P Matt Bosher- Miami

Player of the year

C. J. Spiller- Clemson

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Bowl games

Bowl Game	Date	Stadium	City	Television	Matchup/Results	Attendance	Payout (US$)
Meineke Car Care Bowl	December 26, 2009	Bank of America Stadium	Charlotte, North Carolina	ESPN	Pittsburgh 19, North Carolina 17	50,389	$1,000,000
Emerald Bowl	December 26, 2009	AT&T Park	San Francisco	ESPN	USC 24, Boston College 13	40,121	$750,000
Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl	December 27, 2009	LP Field	Nashville, Tennessee		Clemson 21, Kentucky 13	57,280	$1,700,000
Champs Sports Bowl	December 29, 2009	Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium	Orlando, Florida		Wisconsin 20, Miami 14	56,747	$2,250,000
Chick-fil-A Bowl	December 31, 2009	Georgia Dome	Atlanta		Virginia Tech 37, Tennessee 14	73,777	$3,250,000
Konica Minolta Gator Bowl	January 1, 2009	Jacksonville Municipal Stadium	Jacksonville, Florida		Florida State 33, West Virginia 21	84,129	$2,500,000
FedEx Orange Bowl	January 5, 2009	Land Shark Stadium	Miami Gardens, Florida		Iowa 24, Georgia Tech 14	66,131	$17,500,000

Attendance

Team	Stadium (Capacity)	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Game 7	Game 8	Total	Average	% of Capacity
Boston College	Alumni Stadium (44,500)	33,262	25,165	40,892	40,029	35,261	34,128	41,272		250,009	35,715	80.3
Clemson	Memorial Stadium (80,301)	75,000	77,000	70,000	72,000	71,500	77,000	77,000		519,500	74,214	92.4
Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium (33,941)	33,011	26,390	26,211	24,650	25,899	21,420			157,581	26,264	77.4
Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium (82,300)	81,077	71,420	83,524	76,292	67,712	66,042			446,067	74,345	90.3
Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium (55,000)	46,131	52,029	50,114	54,405	51,415	55,407			309,501	51,584	93.8
Maryland	Byrd Stadium (54,000)	46,485	43,167	43,848	46,243	44,864	51,514	35,042		311,163	44,452	82.3
Miami	Land Shark Stadium (76,500)	45,329	61,790	47,859	43,778	48,350	38,200			285,306	47,551	62.1
North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium (60,000)	58,500	58,000	57,800	47,000	58,000	59,750	57,500		396,550	56,650	94.4
NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium (57,583)	57,583	55,510	53,452	57,583	56,452	55,631	57,583	57,583	451,377	56,422	98.0
Virginia	Scott Stadium (61,500)	54,587	48,336	45,371	43,016	41,713	44,324	58,555		335,902	47,986	78.0
Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium (66,233)	66,233	66,233	66,233	66,233	66,233	66,233			397,398	66,233	100
Wake Forest	BB&T Field (31,500)	27,905	30,002	31,451	33,921	32,780	30,011	33,411		216,581	31,359	99.6

Notes and References

1. Web site: Virginia Tech, Florida State Favored in 2009 ACC Football Preseason Voting - The Official Athletic Site of the Atlantic Coast Conference . 2009-10-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101231044314/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/072709aaa.html . 2010-12-31 . dead .
2. Web site: 2009 Atlantic Coast Conference Preseason Football Team Announced - The Official Athletic Site of the Atlantic Coast Conference . 2009-10-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120322100820/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/072909aaa.html . 2012-03-22 . dead .
3. Web site: The Bronko Nagurski Charlotte Touchdown Club . https://web.archive.org/web/20081205010320/http://www.touchdownclub.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=show_page&page_id=5 . 2008-12-05 . dead . 2009-10-02 .
4. Web site: Rimington Trophy . https://web.archive.org/web/20090522130030/http://rimingtontrophy.com/watchlist/ . 2009-05-22 . live . 2009-10-02 .
5. Web site: The Rotary Lombardi Award Website - 2009 Contenders . Hugo Aguilar . https://web.archive.org/web/20091214132054/http://www.rotarylombardiaward.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=95&Itemid=56 . 2009-12-14 . dead . 2009-10-02 .
6. Web site: News / Allstate Sugar Bowl . 2009-10-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110930144506/http://www.allstatesugarbowl.org/site.php?pageID=19&newsID=61 . 2011-09-30 . dead .
7. Web site: Maxwell Football Club - Watch List . 2008-08-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080828171839/http://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/content/awards/watch_list_full.htm . 2008-08-28 .
8. Web site: PB Sports Commission - Lou Groza.
9. Web site: FWAA > News > Outland Trophy Watch List.
10. Web site: Home . biletnikoffaward.com.
11. Web site: News – Walter Camp Football Foundation.
12. Web site: Jim Thorpe Association and Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame Museum . 2009-10-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120219183540/http://www.jimthorpeassoc.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=193:2009-watch-list&catid=5:news&Itemid=4 . 2012-02-19 . dead .
13. Web site: Archived copy . 2009-10-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091222012347/http://smu.edu/athleticforum/news/2009CandidatesRelease.pdf . 2009-12-22 . dead .
14. Web site: 2009 O'Brien Quarterback Award Watch List Announced - Davey O'Brien . 2009-10-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090809110934/http://blog.daveyobrien.org/2009/08/03/2009-o%E2%80%99brien-quarterback-award-watch-list-announced/ . 2009-08-09 . dead .
15. North Carolina has vacated all wins from the 2008 and 2009 football seasons: News: North Carolina Response to Notice of NCAA Allegations. September 19, 2011. September 19, 2011. October 11, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111011212731/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/unc/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/NOAresponse091911.pdf. dead.
16. Web site: ACC Football Players of the Week: September 8 - The Official Athletic Site of the Atlantic Coast Conference . 2009-10-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101231041733/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/090809aac.html . 2010-12-31 . dead .
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18. Web site: Atlantic Coast Conference Announces ACC Football Players of the Week - The Official Athletic Site of the Atlantic Coast Conference . 2009-10-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120322101254/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092109aac.html . 2012-03-22 . dead .
19. Web site: Atlantic Coast Conference Announces ACC Football Players of the Week - The Official Athletic Site of the Atlantic Coast Conference . 2009-10-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120322101318/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092809aab.html . 2012-03-22 . dead .
20. Web site: Atlantic Coast Conference Announces ACC Football Players of the Week - The Official Athletic Site of the Atlantic Coast Conference . 2009-10-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101231041700/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/100509aab.html . 2010-12-31 . dead .
21. Web site: Atlantic Coast Conference Announces ACC Football Players of the Week - The Official Athletic Site of the Atlantic Coast Conference . 2009-10-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120404184226/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101209aaa.html . 2012-04-04 . dead .
22. Web site: Atlantic Coast Conference Announces ACC Football Players of the Week - The Official Athletic Site of the Atlantic Coast Conference . 2009-10-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120404184255/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101909aab.html . 2012-04-04 . dead .
23. Web site: Atlantic Coast Conference Announces ACC Football Players of the Week - The Official Athletic Site of the Atlantic Coast Conference . 2009-10-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120404184333/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/102609aaa.html . 2012-04-04 . dead .
24. Web site: Atlantic Coast Conference Announces ACC Football Players of the Week for Week 9 - The Official Athletic Site of the Atlantic Coast Conference . 2009-11-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120404184426/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/110209aaa.html . 2012-04-04 . dead .
25. Web site: Atlantic Coast Conference Announces ACC Football Players of the Week for Week 10 - The Official Athletic Site of the Atlantic Coast Conference . 2009-11-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120404184604/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/110909aab.html . 2012-04-04 . dead .
26. Web site: Atlantic Coast Conference Announces ACC Football Players of the Week for Week 11 - The Official Athletic Site of the Atlantic Coast Conference . 2009-11-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120404184617/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/111609aaa.html . 2012-04-04 . dead .
27. Web site: Atlantic Coast Conference Announces ACC Football Players of the Week for Week 12 - The Official Athletic Site of the Atlantic Coast Conference . 2009-11-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120404184713/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112309aaa.html . 2012-04-04 . dead .
28. Web site: Atlantic Coast Conference Announces ACC Football Players of the Week for Week 13 - The Official Athletic Site of the Atlantic Coast Conference . 2009-11-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120404184824/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/113009aaa.html . 2012-04-04 . dead .
29. Web site: Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association Announces 2009 All-ACC Football Teams - The Official Athletic Site of the Atlantic Coast Conference . 2009-11-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111024232224/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/113009aaf.html . 2011-10-24 . dead .
30. Web site: C.J. Spiller Named 2009 ACC Player of the Year - The Official Athletic Site of the Atlantic Coast Conference . 2009-12-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120404184854/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120209aab.html . 2012-04-04 . dead .