2024 Atlantic Coast Conference football season explained

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2024 ACC Football season
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League:	NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport:	Football
Prevseason Year:	2023
No Of Teams:	17
Draft:	2025 NFL draft
Draft Link:	2025 NFL draft
Season:	Regular season
Mvp Link:	Atlantic Coast Conference football individual awards
Conf1:	Atlantic
Finals Link:	2024 ACC Championship Game
Finals:	ACC Championship Game
Prevseason Link:	2023 Atlantic Coast Conference football season
Nextseason Link:	2025 Atlantic Coast Conference football season
Nextseason Year:	2025

The 2024 Atlantic Coast Conference football season, part of the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season, will be the 72nd season of college football play for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). This will be the ACC's first season with 17 members, after the additions of California, SMU, and Stanford. The entire schedule was released on January 24, 2024.^[1]

Previous season

See also: 2023 Atlantic Coast Conference football season. Florida State defeated Louisville 16−6 in the 2023 ACC Championship Game at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Preseason

Recruiting classes

National rankings!Team!ESPN^[2] !Rivals^[3] !24/7^[4] !On3 Recruits^[5] !Total signees

Boston College	NR	97	94	86	13
California	63	52	55	56	20
Clemson	15	10	11	14	22
Duke	58	51	62	60	19
Florida State	13	12	12	12	23
Georgia Tech	34	29	33	35	23
Louisville	55	59	58	55	15
Miami	6	5	4	5	27
North Carolina	30	23	26	27	27
NC State	27	28	27	29	24
Pittsburgh	44	37	41	45	21
Stanford	31	27	30	37	25
SMU	NR	NR	107	98	10
Syracuse	42	36	38	38	24
Virginia	NR	92	87	79	13
Virginia Tech	40	46	45	32	16
Wake Forest	52	49	52	54	21

ACC Kickoff

The 2024 ACC Kickoff is scheduled from July 22 through 25 at the Hilton Charlotte Uptown in Charlotte, North Carolina. With the addition of three new schools, the event expanded for the second time in two years adding an additional interview day for a total of four. Coverage of the event will be televised by the ACC Network.^[6] Preseason media polls were released after the event on July 31.

The schedule for the teams is as follows:

Date	Team
July 22	Florida State
	Georgia Tech
	SMU

Date	Team
July 23	California
	Pittsburgh
	Stanford
	Virginia
	Virginia Tech

Date	Team
July 24	Boston College
	Duke
	Louisville
	Miami
	Wake Forest

Date	Team
July 25	Clemson
	North Carolina
	NC State
	Syracuse

Preseason media polls

1	Florida State	2,708 (81)
2	Clemson	2,657 (55)
3	Miami	2,344 (17)
4	NC State	2,318 (8)
5	Louisville	1,984
6	Virginia Tech	1,968 (5)
7	SMU	1,798
8	North Carolina	1,712
9	Georgia Tech	1,539 (1)
10	California	1,095 (2)
11	Duke	1,056
12	Syracuse	1,035
13	Pittsburgh	1,016
14	Boston College	890 (1)
15	Wake Forest	784
16	Virginia	629
17	Stanford	477

^[7]

Preseason ACC Player of the year

Source:^[8]

Ranking	Player	Position	Team	Votes
1	Cam Ward	QB	Miami (FL)	71
2	Omarion Hampton	RB	North Carolina	38
3	Barrett Carter	LB	Clemson	15
4	Kyron Drones	QB	Virginia Tech	13
5	Haynes King	QB	Georgia Tech	12
6	Jaydn Ott	RB	California	8
7	Ashton Gillotte	DL	Louisville	5
8	Jordan Moore	WR	Duke	3
9	Preston Stone	QB	SMU	2
	Bhayshul Tuten	RB	Virginia Tech
11	Antwaun Powell-Ryland	DL		1

Preseason all-conference teams

Source:^[8]

Offense

Position	Player	School	Votes
Quarterback	Cam Ward	Miami	85
Running back	Omarion Hampton	North Carolina	114
	Jaydn Ott	California	70
Wide receiver	Kevin Concepcion	NC State	119
	Xavier Restrepo	Miami	93
	Elic Ayomanor	Stanford	42
Tight end	Oronde Gadsden II	Syracuse	48
All-Purpose	Jaydn Ott	California	49
Tackle	Darius Washington	Florida State	93
	Blake Miller	Clemson	53
Guard	Willie Lampkin	North Carolina	64
	Michael Gonzalez	Louisville	56
Center	Maurice Smith	Florida State	62

Defense

Position	Player	School	Votes
Defensive end	Ashton Gillotte	Louisville	52
	Rueben Bain Jr.	Miami	49
Defensive tackle	Joshua Farmer	Florida State	75
	Aeneas Peebles	Virginia Tech	64
Linebacker	Barrett Carter	Clemson	129
	Francisco Mauigoa	Miami	72
	Marlow Wax	Syracuse	67
Cornerback	Dorian Strong	Virginia Tech	65
	Aydan White	NC State	56
Safety	Jonas Sanker	Virginia	73
	R.J. Mickens	Clemson	44

Specialist

Position	Player	School	Votes
Placekicker	Andy Borregales	Miami	92
Punter	Alex Mastromanno	Florida State	81
Specialist	Brashard Smith	SMU	36

Preseason awards

Preseason award watchlists

Lott Trophy	Rueben Bain Jr.	Miami (FL)	DL	So.	^[16]
	Barrett Carter	Clemson	LB	Sr.
	Tre Freeman	Duke		Jr.
	Ashton Gillotte	Louisville	DE	Sr.
	Kaimon Rucker	North Carolina		GS
	Marlowe Wax	Syracuse	LB	Sr.
Dodd Trophy	Dabo Swinney	Clemson	HC	^[17]
	Mike Norvell	Florida State
	Jeff Brohm	Louisville
	Mario Cristobal	Miami (FL)
	Dave Doeren	NC State
	Brent Pry	Virginia Tech
Maxwell Award	Thomas Castellanos	Boston College	QB	Jr.	^[18]
	Jaydn Ott	California	RB
	Cade Klubnik	Clemson	QB
	Phil Mafah		RB	Sr.
	Jordan Moore	Duke	WR
	DJ Uiagalelei	Florida State	QB	Sr.
	Haynes King	Georgia Tech	QB	Jr.
	Jamal Haynes		RB	Jr.
	Tyler Shough	Louisville	QB	Sr.
	Damien Martinez	Miami (FL)	RB	Jr.
	Xavier Restrepo		WR	Sr.
	Cam Ward		QB
	Grayson McCall	NC State
	Omarion Hampton	North Carolina	RB	Jr.
	Preston Stone	SMU	QB	Jr.
	Elic Ayomanor	Stanford	WR	So.
	Kyle McCord	Syracuse	QB	Sr.
	LeQuint Allen		RB	Jr.
	Kyron Drones	Virginia Tech	QB
	Bhayshul Tuten		RB	Sr.
Davey O'Brien Award	Cade Klubnik	Clemson	QB	Jr.	^[19]
	DJ Uiagalelei	Florida State		Sr.
	Haynes King	Georgia Tech		Jr.
	Cam Ward	Miami (FL)		Sr.
	Grayson McCall	NC State		GS
	Preston Stone	SMU		Jr.
	Kyle McCord	Syracuse		Sr.
	Kyron Drones	Virginia Tech		Jr.
Doak Walker Award	Kyle Robichaux	Boston College	RB	Sr.	^[20]
	Jaydn Ott	California		Jr.
	Phil Mafah	Clemson		Sr.
	Jaquez Moore	Duke
	Jamal Haynes	Georgia Tech		Jr.
	Donald Chaney	Louisville		Jr.
	Damien Martinez	Miami (FL)
	Omarion Hampton	North Carolina
	Jordan Waters	NC State		GS
	Rodney Hammond	Pittsburgh		Sr.
	Jaylan Knighton	SMU		GS
	Ryan Butler	Stanford		Jr.
	LeQuint Allen	Syracuse
	Bhayshul Tuten	Virginia Tech		Sr.
	Demond Claiborne	Wake Forest		Jr.
Biletnikoff Award	Jordan Moore	Duke	WR	GS	^[21]
	Caullin Lacy	Louisville
	Samuel Brown	Miami (FL)		Sr.
	Jacolby George			Sr.
	Xavier Restrepo			Sr.
	Kevin Concepcion	NC State		So.
	Elic Ayomanor	Stanford		So.
	Malachi Fields	Virginia		Sr.
John Mackey Award	Jack Endries	California	TE	So.	^[22]
	Jake Briningstool	Clemson		Sr.
	Kyle Morlock	Florida State		Sr.
	Mark Redman	Louisville		Sr.
	John Copenhaver	North Carolina		GS
	Bryson Nesbit			Sr.
	Justin Joly	NC State		Jr.
	Gavin Bartholomew	Pittsburgh		Sr.
	RJ Maryland	SMU		Jr.
	Sam Roush	Stanford
	Nick Gallo	Virginia Tech		GS
Rimington Trophy	Drew Kendall	Boston College	C	Jr.	^[23]
	Maurice Smith	Florida State		Sr.
	Weston Franklin	Georgia Tech		Sr.
	Pete Nygra	Louisville		Jr.
	Zeke Correll	NC State		GS
	Justin Osborne	SMU
	Levi Rogers	Stanford		Sr.
	Brian Stevens	Virginia		GS
	Luke Petitbon	Wake Forest		Jr.

Butkus Award	Barrett Carter	Clemson	LB	Sr.	^[24]
	Francisco Mauigoa	Miami (FL)
	Sean Brown	NC State		Jr.
	Power Echols	North Carolina		Sr.
	Gaethan Bernadel	Stanford
	Marlow Wax	Syracuse
	Sam Brumfield	Virginia Tech		Sr.
Jim Thorpe Award	Shyheim Brown	Florida State	DB	Jr.	^[25]
	Quincy Riley	Louisville		Sr.
	Aydan White	NC State	CB	Sr.
	Donovan McMillon	Pittsburgh	DB
	Jonas Sanker	Virginia	S
	Peter Woods	Clemson	DE	So.	^[26]
	Joshua Farmer	Florida State	DT	Jr.
	Ashton Gillotte	Louisville	DE	Sr.
	Francisco Mauigoa	Miami (FL)	LB
	Kaimon Rucker	North Carolina	DE	GS
	Jonas Sanker	Virginia	S	Sr.
	Aeneas Peebles	Virginia Tech	DT	GS
Outland Trophy	Ozzy Trapilo	Boston College	OT	Sr.	^[27]
	Blake Miller	Clemson		Jr.
	Joshua Farmer	Florida State	DT	Jr.
	Darius Washington	OT		Sr.
	Weston Franklin	Georgia Tech	C	Sr.
	Michael Gonzalez	Louisville	OG
	Jalen Rivers	Miami (FL)	OT	Jr.
	Zeke Correll	NC State	C	GS
	Justin Osborne	SMU
Lou Groza Award	Todd Pelino	Duke	PK	Jr.	^[28]
	Ryan Fitzgerald	Florida State		Sr.
	Aidan Birr	Georgia Tech		So.
	Andres Borregales	Miami (FL)		Sr.
	Noah Burnette	North Carolina
	Will Bettridge	Virginia		Jr.
	John Love	Virginia Tech		So.
Ray Guy Award	Lachlan Wilson	California	P	Sr.	^[29]
	Alex Mastromanno	Florida State		Sr.
	Daniel Sparks	Virginia		GS
	Peter Moore	Virginia Tech		Sr.
	Ivan Mora	Wake Forest
Paul Hornung Award	Jayden McGowan	Boston College	WR	Jr.	^[30]
	Jadn Ott	California	RB
	Jamal Haynes	Georgia Tech		Jr.
	Caullin Lacy	Louisville	WR	Sr.
	Alijah Huzzie	North Carolina	DB	GS
	Kenny Johnson	Pittsburgh	WR	So.
	Trebor Pena	Syracuse		Jr.
	Bhayshul Tuten	Virginia Tech	RB	Sr.
Wuerffel Trophy	Donovan Ezeiruaku	Boston College	DE	Sr.	^[31]
	Jaydn Ott	California	RB	Jr.
	Barrett Carter	Clemson	LB	Sr.
	Maurice Smith	Florida State	OL
	Clayton Powell-Lee	Georgia Tech	DB	Jr.
	Ashton Gillotte	Louisville	DL	Sr.
	Jaden Harris	Miami (FL)	DB	So.
	Kaimon Rucker	North Carolina	DE	GS
	Brandon Cleveland	NC State	DT	Jr.
	Brandon George	Pittsburgh	DL	GS
	Johnathan McGill	SMU	S
	Tristan Sinclair	Stanford	ILB
	Justin Barron	Syracuse	DB	Sr.
	Will Bettridge	Virginia	PK	Jr.
	Jaylin Lane	Virginia Tech	WR	GS
	Justin Cody	Wake Forest	DL	Sr.
Walter Camp Award	DJ Uiagalelei	Florida State	QB	Sr.	^[32]
	Jamal Haynes	Georgia Tech	RB	Jr.
	Cam Ward	Miami	QB	Sr.
	Omarion Hampton	North Carolina	RB	Jr.
	Grayson McCall	NC State	GS	QB
	Elic Ayomanor	Stanford	WR	So.
	Kyle McCord	Syracuse	QB	Sr.
Jet Award	Brashard Smith	SMU	RB	Sr.	^[33]
	Tucker Holloway	Virginia Tech	WR	Jr.
	Bhayshul Tuten		RB	Sr.
	Philip Florenzo	Clemson	LS	Sr.	^[34]

Bednarik Award	Barrett Carter	Clemson	LB	Sr.	^[35]
	Peter Woods		DT	So.
	Tre Freeman	Duke	LB	Jr.
	Joshua Farmer	Florida State	DT
	Patrick Payton		DE
	Ashton Gillotte	Louisville		Sr.
	Quincy Riley		CB	Sr.
	Ruben Bain Jr.	Miami (FL)	DE	So.
	Francisco Mauigoa		LB	Sr.
	Power Echols	North Carolina
	Kaimon Rucker		DE	GS
	Davin Vann	NC State		Sr.
	Donovan McMillon	Pittsburgh	S
	Elijah Roberts	SMU	DE
	Marlow Wax	Syracuse	LB	Sr.
	Jonas Sanker	Virginia	S
	Aeneas Peebles	Virginia Tech	DT	GS.
	Antwaun Powell-Ryland	Virginia Tech	DE	Sr.
	Jasheen Davis	Wake Forest		Sr.
Rotary Lombardi Award	Barrett Carter	Clemson	LB	Sr.	^[36]
	Blake Miller		OT	Jr.
	Peter Woods		DT	So.
	Patrick Payton	Florida State	DE	Jr.
	Darius Washington		OT	Sr.
	Ashton Gillotte	Louisville	DE	Sr.
	Rueben Bain Jr.	Miami (FL)		So.
	Kaimon Rucker	North Carolina		GS
	Logan Parr	SMU	OG	Sr.
	Aeneas Peebles	Virginia Tech	DT	GS
	Antwaun Powell-Ryland		DE	Sr.
Polynesian Football Player of the Year Award	Aidan Keanaaina	California	DL	Jr.	^[37]
	Jaydn Ott		RB
	Cade Uluave		LB	Fr.
	Sioape Vatikani		OL	Jr.
	Sione Lolohea	Florida State	DL	Sr.
	Lawrance Toafili		RB
	DJ Uiagalelei		QB
	Francis Mauigoa	Miami (FL)	OT	So.
	Francisco Mauigoa		LB	Jr.
	Simione Pale	Stanford	OL	So.
	Josh Ilaoa	Syracuse	OL	Sr.
Manning Award	Thomas Castellanos	Boston College	QB	Jr.	^[38]
	Cade Klubnik	Clemson
	Haynes King	Georgia Tech		Jr.
	Preston Stone	SMU
	Kyron Drones	Virginia Tech
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award	Thomas Castellanos	Boston College	QB	Jr.	^[39]
	Fernando Mendoza	California		So
	Cade Klubnik	Clemson		Jr.
	DJ Uiagalelei	Florida State		Sr.
	Haynes King	Georgia Tech		Jr.
	Tyler Shough	Louisville		Sr.
	Cam Ward	Miami		Sr.
	Grayson McCall	NC State		GS
	Nate Yarnell	Pittsburgh		Jr.
	Preston Stone	SMU
	Ashton Daniels	Stanford		Jr.
	Kyle McCord	Syracuse		Sr.
	Kryon Drones	Virginia Tech		Jr.
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award	Chandler Rogers	California	QB	Sr.	^[40]
	Cade Klubnik	Clemson		Jr.
	Jeremiah Byers	Florida State	OL	Sr.
	Haynes King	Georgia Tech	QB	Jr.
	Damien Martinez	Miami	RB	Jr.
	Cam Ward		QB	Sr.
	Nate Yarnell	Pittsburgh		Jr.
	Preston Stone	SMU
	J'Onre Reed	Syracuse	C	Sr.
	Kyron Drones	Virginia Tech	QB	Jr.

Head coaches

Pre-season changes

Syracuse head coach Dino Babers was fired during the 2023 season.^[41] On November 28, 2023, Georgia defensive backs coach, Fran Brown, was hired as his replacement.^[42]

Texas A&M hired Duke head coach Mike Elko to replace Jimbo Fisher.^[43] On December 7, 2023, he was replaced by Manny Diaz, Penn State's defensive coordinator and linebackers coach.^[44]

Boston College's Jeff Hafley was hired as the Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator on January 31, 2024.^[45] On February 9, 2024, Bill O'Brien was announced as Boston College's new head coach.^[46]

Head coaching records

Team	Head coach	Years at school	Overall record	Record at school	ACC record
Boston College	Bill O'Brien	1	15–9	0–0	0–0
California	Justin Wilcox	8	36–43	36–43	0–0
Clemson	Dabo Swinney	16	170–43	170–43	103–23
Duke	Manny Diaz	1	21–15	0–0	16–9
Florida State	Mike Norvell	5	69–32	31–17	19–13
Georgia Tech	Brent Key	3	11–10	11–10	9–6
Louisville	Jeff Brohm	2	76–48	10–4	7–1
Miami	Mario Cristobal	3	74–73	12–13	6–10
North Carolina	Mack Brown	16	282–149–1	107–73–1	64–53–1
NC State	Dave Doeren	12	104–62	81–58	44–46
Pittsburgh	Pat Narduzzi	10	65–50	65–50	43–31
SMU	Rhett Lashlee	3	18–9	18–9	0–0
Stanford	Troy Taylor	2	33–17	3–9	0–0
Syracuse	Fran Brown	1	0–0	0–0	0–0
Virginia	Tony Elliot	3	6–16	6–16	3–12
Virginia Tech	Brent Pry	3	10–14	10–14	6–9
Wake Forest	Dave Clawson	11	153–141	63–61	30–49

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
C
CFP	Not released
California	AP
C
CFP	Not released
Clemson	AP	14
C	14
CFP	Not released
Duke	AP
C
CFP	Not released
Florida State	AP	10
C	10
CFP	Not released
Georgia Tech	AP
C
CFP	Not released
Louisville	AP	RV
C	RV
CFP	Not released
Miami	AP	19
C	19
CFP	Not released
North Carolina	AP
C	RV
CFP	Not released
NC State	AP	24
C	22
CFP	Not released
Pittsburgh	AP
C
CFP	Not released
SMU	AP	RV
C	RV
CFP	Not released
Stanford	AP
C
CFP	Not released
Syracuse	AP
C	RV
CFP	Not released
Virginia	AP
C
CFP	Not released
Virginia Tech	AP	RV
C	RV
CFP	Not released
Wake Forest	AP
C
CFP	Not released

Schedule

The schedule was released on January 24, 2024. The season will begin on August 29, 2024, but three ACC teams will play games in Week 0. The regular season will end with the ACC Championship Game on December 7, 2024.

Regular season

Championship Game

See main article: articles and 2024 ACC Championship Game.

Head-to-head matchups

2024 ACC head-to-head matchups
Team	Boston College	California	Clemson	Duke	Florida State	Georgia Tech	Louisville	Miami	NC State	North Carolina	Pittsburgh	SMU	Stanford	Syracuse	Virginia	Virginia Tech	Wake Forest
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vs. Virginia Tech	bgcolor=		×	bgcolor=		bgcolor=		×	bgcolor=		×	bgcolor=		×	×	×	×	bgcolor=		bgcolor=		bgcolor=		—	×
vs. Wake Forest	×	bgcolor=		bgcolor=		bgcolor=		×	×	×	bgcolor=		bgcolor=		bgcolor=		×	×	bgcolor=		×	bgcolor=		×	—
Total	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0

× – Matchup not played in 2024
Updated before the season.

ACC vs other conferences

ACC vs Power Five matchups

The following games include ACC teams competing against "Power Five" conference teams from the Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC, as well as Notre Dame. All rankings are from the AP Poll at the time of the game.

Date	Conference	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
August 29	Big Ten	North Carolina
August 30	Big 12		Stanford
August 31	SEC	No. 19 Miami		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
August 31	SEC	No. 14 Clemson	No. 1 Georgia†	Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA (rivalry)
August 31	SEC	Virginia Tech
September 6	Big 12		SMU
September 6	Big Ten	Duke
September 7	SEC	NC State	Tennessee†
September 7	Big 12	Pittsburgh
September 7	SEC	California
September 14	Big Ten		Virginia
September 14	SEC	Boston College
September 14	Big 12		Pittsburgh	Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
September 14	SEC		Wake Forest
September 21	Big Ten		Virginia Tech
September 21	Big Ten		Boston College
September 21	Big 12	TCU	SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX
September 28	Independent	Louisville
October 12	Independent	Stanford	Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
October 19	Independent	Notre Dame	Georgia Tech	Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA (rivalry)
October 26	Pac-12		California
November 9	Independent	Florida State	Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
November 16	Independent	Virginia	Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
November 29	SEC	Georgia Tech	Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (rivalry)
November 30	SEC		Clemson	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (rivalry)
November 30	SEC	Florida	Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
November 30	SEC	Louisville		Kroger Field • Lexington, KY (rivalry)

Note:† Denotes Neutral Site Game

ACC vs Group of Five matchups

The following games include ACC teams competing against teams from the American, C-USA, MAC, Mountain West, or Sun Belt.

Date	Conference	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
August 24	Mountain West	SMU
August 31	Sun Belt		Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA
August 31	MAC		Pittsburgh	Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA
August 31	MAC		Syracuse
September 7	Sun Belt		Clemson	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC
September 7	Sun Belt		Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA
September 7	C-USA		Louisville
September 7	American		North Carolina
September 14	MAC		Miami
September 14	American		Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
September 14	C-USA		NC State
September 14	Sun Belt	Virginia Tech
September 14	Mountain West		California	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA
September 21	American	Miami
September 21	Sun Belt	Virginia
September 21	Sun Belt		North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
September 21	C-USA	Duke
September 28	Sun Belt		Wake Forest	Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC
September 28	C-USA		Boston College	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
September 28	MAC		NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
October 5	Mountain West	Syracuse
November 30	Mountain West	Stanford		CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA (rivalry)

ACC vs FBS independents matchups

The following games include ACC teams competing against FBS independents UConn or UMass (but excluding independent Notre Dame, which appears in the Power Five section above).

Date	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
September 14		Duke
October 19	Wake Forest	UConn
November 23	UConn	Syracuse	JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)

ACC vs FCS matchups

The Football Championship Subdivision comprises 13 conferences and two independent programs.

Date	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
August 29		No. 24 NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
August 29		Wake Forest	Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC
August 30		Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC
August 31		Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA
August 31		Louisville	L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, KY
August 31		SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX
August 31		California	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA
September 7		Miami	Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL
September 7		Boston College	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
September 7		Stanford	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
September 14		Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA
September 14		North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
September 21		Pittsburgh	Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA
September 28		Syracuse	JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, NY
November 23		Clemson	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC
November 23		Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL

Records against other conferences

Regular season

Power 4 Conferences	Record
Big Ten	0–0
Big 12	0–0
Notre Dame	0–0
Pac-12	0–0
SEC	0–0
Power 4 Total	0–0
Other FBS Conferences	Record
American	0–0
C–USA	0–0
Independents (Excluding Notre Dame)	0–0
MAC	0–0
Mountain West	0–0
Sun Belt	0–0
Other FBS Total	0–0
FCS Opponents	Record
Football Championship Subdivision	0–0
Total Non-Conference Record	0–0

Post Season

Power 4 Conferences	Record
Big Ten	0–0
Big 12	0–0
Notre Dame	0–0
Pac-12	0–0
SEC	0–0
Power 4 Total	0–0
Other FBS Conferences	Record
American	0–0
C–USA	0–0
Independents (Excluding Notre Dame)	0–0
MAC	0–0
Mountain West	0–0
Sun Belt	0–0
Other FBS Total	0–0
Total Bowl Record	0–0

Postseason

Bowl games

Legend
	ACC win
	ACC loss
	Cancellation

For the 2020–2025 bowl cycle, The ACC will have annually ten appearances in the following bowls: Orange Bowl and Peach Bowl (unless they are selected for playoffs filled by a SEC and at-large team if champion is in the playoffs), Military Bowl, Duke's Mayo Bowl, Gator Bowl, Pop-Tarts Bowl, Fenway Bowl, ReliaQuest Bowl, Holiday Bowl and Sun Bowl.

Awards and honors

Player of the week honors

Week		Quarterback			Running Back			Receiver			Offensive Line			Defensive Line			Linebacker			Defensive Back			Specialist				Rookie
		Player	Team		Player	Team		Player	Team		Player	Team		Player	Team		Player	Team		Player	Team		Player	Team	Position		Player	Team	Position
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13

All-conference teams

Source:^[47]

First team

Position	Player	Team
First team offense
QB
RB
WR
TE
All Purpose Back
T
G
C
First team defense
DE
DT
LB
CB
S
First team special teams
PK
P
SP

Second team

Position	Player	Team
Second team offense
QB
RB
WR
TE
All Purpose Back
T
G
C
Second team defense
DE
DT
LB
CB
S
Second team special teams
PK
P
SP

Third team

Position	Player	Team
Third team offense
QB
RB
WR
TE
All Purpose Back
T
G
C
Third team defense
DE
DT
LB
CB
S
Third team special teams
PK
P
SP

ACC individual awards

ACC Player of the Year

ACC Rookie of the Year

ACC Coach of the Year

ACC Offensive Player of the Year

ACC Offensive Rookie of the Year

Jacobs Blocking Trophy

ACC Defensive Player of the Year

ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year

All-Americans

Consensus All-Americans

Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. Players are chosen against other players playing at their position only. To be selected a consensus All-American, players must be chosen to the first team on at least half of the five official selectors as recognized by the NCAA. Second- and third-team honors are used to break ties. Players named first-team by all five selectors are deemed unanimous All-Americans. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine consensus and unanimous All-Americans.^[48]

WCFF

Home game attendance

Team	Stadium	Capacity	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Game 7	Total	Average	% of Capacity
Boston College	Alumni Stadium	44,500
California	California Memorial Stadium	63,000
Clemson	Memorial Stadium	81,500
Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium	35,018
Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium	79,560
Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium	55,000
Louisville	L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium	60,800
Miami	Hard Rock Stadium	65,326
North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium	50,500
NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium	56,919
Pittsburgh	Acrisure Stadium	68,400
SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium	32,000
Stanford	Stanford Stadium	50,424
Syracuse	JMA Wireless Dome	49,057
Virginia	Scott Stadium	61,500
Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium	65,632
Wake Forest	BB&T Field	31,500

Notes and References

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2. Web site: 2024 college football recruiting class rankings: Top 75 schools. ESPN. Craig. Haubert. February 7, 2024. April 19, 2024. subscription.
3. Web site: 2024 Class Rankings. Rivals.com. April 19, 2024.
4. Web site: 2024 Football Recruiting Team Rankings. 247Sports. April 19, 2024.
5. Web site: 2024 Football Recruiting Team Rankings. April 19, 2024.
6. Web site: 2024-02-12 . 2024 ACC Football Kickoff Set for Four Days, July 22-25 . 2024-04-01 . theacc.com . en.
7. Web site: Florida State Favored to Repeat in 2024 ACC Football Preseason Poll. theacc.com. July 31, 2024. August 1, 2024.
8. Web site: Miami Paces All-ACC Preseason Team with Five Selections; Cam Ward Picked Preseason Player of the Year. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 1, 2024. August 1, 2024.
9. Web site: Caleb Downs leads 4 Ohio State players selected to Associated Press preseason All-America first team .
10. Web site: College Football 2024 All-America Team. athlonsports.com. Athlon Sports. June 17, 2024. June 19, 2024.
11. Web site: Walter Camp Football Foundation Announces Preseason All-America Teams .
12. Web site: ESPN's 2024 college football preseason All-America team .
13. Web site: 2024 CBS Sports Preseason All-America team: Alabama, Ohio State, Georgia lead with most honorees. CBS Sports. Jack. Crosby. August 14, 2024. August 14, 2024.
14. Web site: Sporting News 2024 college football Preseason All-America team.
15. Web site: Ohio State leads USA TODAY Sports preseason college football All-America team.
16. Web site: Lott IMPACT® Trophy Announces 2024 Watch List. lottimpacttrophy.org. Lott IMPACT Trophy. May 30, 2024. June 19, 2024.
17. Web site: Dodd Trophy Releases 2024 Preseason Watch List. chick-fil-apeachbowl.com. Peach Bowl. July 8, 2024. July 8, 2024.
18. Web site: ACC Places 20 Student-Athletes on Maxwell Award Watch List. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. July 29, 2024. July 29, 2024.
19. Web site: Eight ACC Quarterbacks Named to Davey O’Brien Award Preseason Watch List. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 8, 2024. August 8, 2024.
20. Web site: ACC with 15 Running Backs Named Candidates for the 2024 Doak Walker Award. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 6, 2024. August 6, 2024.
21. Web site: ACC Places Eight Receivers on the 2024 Biletnikoff Award Preseason Watch List. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 7, 2024. August 7, 2024.
22. Web site: 11 ACC Tight Ends Named to Mackey Award Preseason Watch List. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 9, 2024. August 9, 2024.
23. Web site: Rimington Trophy Preseason Watch List Includes Nine Centers Out of the ACC. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 9, 2024. August 9, 2024.
24. Web site: Seven ACC Linebackers Named to the 2024 Butkus Award Preseason Watch List. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 13, 2024. August 13, 2024.
25. Web site: ACC Places Five Players on 2024 Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Preseason Watch List. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. July 31, 2024. July 31, 2024.
26. Web site: 2024 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List Includes Seven from the ACC. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. July 30, 2024. July 31, 2024.
27. Web site: Nine Players from the ACC Land on the 2024 Outland Trophy Watch List. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. July 30, 2024. July 31, 2024.
28. Web site: Seven ACC Kickers Named to Lou Groza 2024 Preseason Watch List. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 2, 2024. August 2, 2024.
29. Web site: ACC Lands Five Punters on 2024 Ray Guy Award Preseason Watch List. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 2, 2024. August 2, 2024.
30. Web site: Eight ACC Players Named to the 15th Annual Paul Hornung Award Watch List. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 1, 2024. August 1, 2024.
31. Web site: ACC Well-Represented on 2024 Allstate Wuerffel Trophy Watch List. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 1, 2024. August 1, 2024.
32. Web site: Seven ACC Players Earn Spot on Walter Camp 2024 Player of the Year Preseason Watch List. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 5, 2024. August 5, 2024.
33. Web site: Trio of ACC Returners Named to 14th Annual Jet Award Preseason Watch List. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. July 31, 2024. August 1, 2024.
34. MannellyAward. July 29, 2024. July 29, 2024. 1817967832925356359. All of us at The Patrick Mannelly Award are proud to announce the 2024 Watchlist for the top FBS college Long Snapper! Please go to http://PatrickMannellyAward.com for more information.
35. Web site: ACC with 19 Defensive Standouts Named to the 2024 Bednarik Award Watch List. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 12, 2024. August 12, 2024.
36. Web site: ACC Places 11 Players on Lombardi Award Watch List. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 15, 2024. August 15, 2024.
37. Web site: 2024 POLYNESIAN COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR WATCH LIST. polynesianfootballhof.org. Polynesian Football Hall of Fame. August 15, 2024. August 15, 2024.
38. Web site: Manning Award Watch List Includes Five ACC Quarterbacks. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 15, 2024. August 15, 2024.
39. Web site: ACC Quarterbacks Lead the Way on Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Preseason Watch List. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 15, 2024. August 15, 2024.
40. Web site: ACC Lands 10 Players on Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 21, 2024. August 21, 2024.
41. Web site: 2023-11-19 . Syracuse fires coach Babers after eight seasons . 2024-04-01 . ESPN.com . en. Thamel, Pete.
42. Web site: Fran Brown, Nation’s No. 1 Recruiter, Tapped to Lead Orange Football . 2024-04-01 . Syracuse University Athletics . en.
43. Web site: Wilburn . Caroline . 2023-11-27 . Texas A&M names Mike Elko as new head football coach . 2024-04-01 . The Texas Tribune . en.
44. Web site: 2023-12-07 . Duke Names Manny Diaz Head Football Coach . 2024-04-01 . Duke University . en.
45. Web site: Packers name Jeff Hafley defensive coordinator . 2024-04-01 . www.packers.com . en-US.
46. Web site: Bill O'Brien - Football Coach . 2024-04-01 . Boston College Athletics . en.
47. Web site: Atlantic Coast Conference Announces 2023 All-ACC Football Teams. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 28, 2023. November 28, 2023.
48. Web site: 2010-11 NCAA Statistics Policies(updated 9/15/2010) . December 10, 2011 . January 3, 2012 . September 15, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120103181529/http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/NCAA/Resources/Stats/Statistics+Policies . . dead .