2020 ACC Football season File:Atlantic Coast Conference logo.svg League NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Sport Football Duration September 3, 2020, to January 2, 2021 Number of teams 15 TV partner(s) ESPN Family , (ABC , ESPN , ESPN2 , ACC Network ), Fox Sports Networks Top draft pick Trevor Lawrence – (Clemson )Picked by Jacksonville Jaguars , 1st overall Season champions Notre Dame Runners-up Clemson Champions Clemson Runners-up Notre Dame Finals MVP Trevor Lawrence , Clemson
The 2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football season , part of the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season , was the 68th season of college football play for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). It began on September 3, 2020, and ended in January 2021. For 2020, the ACC consisted of 15 members in one division.[ 1]
The original 2020 schedule was released on January 22, 2020.[ 2] On July 29, a revised concept of the schedule was released in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic . It was announced that teams would play a ten-game conference schedule, which would include Notre Dame . An option was left for one out-of-conference game, provided that game was played in the home state of the ACC school.[ 1]
Previous season
Clemson defeated Virginia 62–17 in the ACC Football Championship Game .[ 3] The victory, along with a 12–0 regular season record, earned Clemson a berth in the College Football Playoff . The Tigers were the number three seed in the playoff and faced Ohio State in the 2019 Fiesta Bowl . The Tigers won the game 29–23 and advanced to the National Championship game where they lost to LSU 25–42.
Preseason
ACC Kickoff
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the ACC announced that its 2020 Football Kickoff would be held virtually instead of at the Westin in Charlotte, North Carolina . The Kickoff was scheduled for July 21–23, 2020.[ 4] On July 13, it was announced that the Kickoff was postponed until further notice.[ 5] On September 4, 2020, the ACC Preseason Media Poll was released.[ 6]
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Clemson
2,008 (132)
2
Notre Dame
1,824 (2)
3
North Carolina
1,682
4
Louisville
1,434
5
Virginia Tech
1,318
6
Miami
1,280
7
Florida State
1,177
8
Pittsburgh
1,132
9
Virginia
994
10
Wake Forest
659
11
NC State
634
12
Duke
618
13
Boston College
532
14
Syracuse
449
15
Georgia Tech
339
Preseason ACC Player of the Year
Source:[ 6]
Preseason All-Conference Teams
Offense
Defense
Specialist
Source:[ 6]
Recruiting classes
Rankings
Team
ESPN[ 7]
Rivals[ 8]
24/7[ 9]
Signees
Boston College
60
63
65
13
Clemson
1
1
1
23
Duke
42
58
53
17
Florida State
22
22
21
18
Georgia Tech
27
23
26
24
Louisville
33
37
39
25
Miami
19
16
17
19
North Carolina
17
17
19
26
NC State
31
45
42
19
Pittsburgh
44
47
41
17
Syracuse
58
53
58
19
Virginia
48
55
50
14
Virginia Tech
70
80
63
15
Wake Forest
54
58
57
19
Coaches
Coaching changes
The ACC entered the 2020 season with two new head football coaches:
Head coaching records
Notes
Records shown are prior to the 2020 season
Years at school includes the 2020 season
Rankings
Legend
Improvement in ranking
Drop in ranking
Not ranked previous week
RV
Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
Pre
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
Wk 15
Wk 16
Final
Boston College
AP
RV
RV
RV
C
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
Clemson
AP
1 (38)
1 (60)
1 (59)
1 (55)
1 (52)
1 (59)
1 (54)
1 (52)
1 (33)
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
C
1 (38)
1 (37)
1 (44)
1 (42)
1 (46)
1 (55)
1 (52)
1 (52)
1 (43)
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
CFP
Not released
3
3
3
3
2
Duke
AP
C
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
Florida State
AP
RV
RV
C
RV
CFP
Not released
Georgia Tech
AP
RV
C
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
Louisville
AP
RV
18
24
RV
C
RV
16
RV
CFP
Not released
Miami
AP
RV
17
12
8
7
13
11
12
11
9
12
10
9
9
19
18
22
C
RV
18
14
8
7
12
11
12
10
9
9
9
9
8
19
18
22
CFP
Not released
10
10
10
18
18
North Carolina
AP
18
12
11
12
8
5
14
15
RV
RV
RV
25
RV
20
16
14
18
C
19
11
12
11
9
6
13
13
24
RV
24
23
RV
20
15
14
17
CFP
Not released
19
17
17
15
13
NC State
AP
RV
RV
23
RV
RV
24
24
RV
C
RV
RV
RV
22
RV
RV
RV
RV
24
23
22
RV
CFP
Not released
23
22
23
Notre Dame
AP
10
7
7
5
5
4
3
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
5
C
10
7
7
5
5
4
3
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2 (2 )
4
5
CFP
Not released
2
2
2
2
4
Pittsburgh
AP
25
21
24
RV
C
RV
RV
RV
25
RV
CFP
Not released
Syracuse
AP
C
CFP
Not released
Virginia
AP
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
C
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
Virginia Tech
AP
RV
20
20
RV
19
23
19
RV
C
24
19
24
23
18
23
20
RV
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
Wake Forest
AP
RV
RV
C
RV
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
Schedule
Index to colors and formatting
ACC member won
ACC member lost
ACC teams in bold
Regular season
The regular season began on September 10 and ended on December 5. The ACC Championship game was played on December 19.[ 14]
Week one
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
8:00 p.m.
UAB
Miami (FL)
Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL
ACCN
W 31–14
8,153
September 12
12:00 p.m.
Syracuse
No. 18 North Carolina
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
ACCN
UNC 31–6
September 12
2:30 p.m.
Duke
No. 10 Notre Dame
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
NBC
ND 27–13
10,097
September 12
3:30 p.m.
Georgia Tech
Florida State
Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
ABC
GT 16–13
17,538
September 12
4:00 p.m.
Austin Peay
Pittsburgh
Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA
ACCN
W 55–0
September 12
7:30 p.m.
No. 1 Clemson
Wake Forest
Truist Field at Wake Forest • Winston-Salem, NC (College GameDay )
ABC
CLEM 37–13
68
September 12
8:00 p.m.
Western Kentucky
Louisville
Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY
ACCN
W 35–21
11,179
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
September 12
Boston College
NC State
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Week two
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
September 19
12:00 p.m.
Syracuse
No. 25 Pittsburgh
Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry )
ACCN
PITT 21–10
September 19
12:00 p.m.
Boston College
Duke
Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC
RSN
BC 26–6
September 19
2:30 p.m.
South Florida
No. 7 Notre Dame
Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN
USA
W 52–0
10,085
September 19
3:30 p.m.
No. 14 UCF
Georgia Tech
Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA
ABC
L 21–49
11,000
September 19
4:00 p.m.
The Citadel
No. 1 Clemson
Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC
ACCN
W 49–0
18,609
September 19
7:30 p.m.
No. 17 Miami (FL)
No. 18 Louisville
Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY (College GameDay )
ABC
MIA 47–34
12,120
September 19
8:00 p.m.
Wake Forest
NC State
Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC (rivalry )
ACCN
NCSU 45–42
† Homecoming. # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
September 19
Florida State
North Carolina
Virginia
No. 20 Virginia Tech
Week three
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
September 26
12:00 p.m.
No. 24 Louisville
No. 21 Pittsburgh
Heniz Field • Pittsburgh, PA
ACCN
PITT 23–20
September 26
12:00 p.m.
Georgia Tech
Syracuse
Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY
RSN
CUSE 37–20
September 26 [ lower-alpha 1]
4:00 p.m.
Duke
Virginia
Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA
ACCN
UVA 38–20
1,000
September 26
6:00 p.m.
Texas State
Boston College
Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
RSN
W 24–21
September 26
7:30 p.m.
Florida State
No. 12 Miami (FL)
Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL (rivalry , College GameDay )
ABC
MIA 52–10
12,806
September 26 [ lower-alpha 2]
8:00 p.m.
NC State
No. 20 Virginia Tech
Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA
ACCN
VT 45–24
1,000
† Homecoming. # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
↑ This game has been rescheduled from November 14, due to positive COVID-19 tests on Virginia Tech football team.[ 15]
↑ This game has been rescheduled from September 12, due to positive COVID-19 tests on the NC State team.[ 16]
Date
Bye Week
September 26
Clemson
North Carolina
No. 7 Notre Dame
Wake Forest
Week four
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
7:00 p.m.
Campbell
Wake Forest
Truist Stadium at Wake Forest • Winston-Salem, NC
ACCN
W 66–14
October 3
12:00 p.m.
NC State
No. 24 Pittsburgh
Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA
ACCN
NCSU 30–29
October 3
3:30 p.m.
No. 12 North Carolina
Boston College
Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
ABC
UNC 26–22
October 3
4:00 p.m.
Virginia Tech
Duke
Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC
ACCN
VT 38–31
October 3
4:00 p.m.
Jacksonville State
Florida State
Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida
RSN
W 41–24
13,589
October 3
8:00 p.m.
Virginia
No. 1 Clemson
Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC
ACCN
CLEM 41–23
18,735
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
October 3
Georgia Tech
Louisville
No. 8 Miami (FL)
No. 5 Notre Dame
Syracuse
Week five
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
7:00 p.m.
Louisville
Georgia Tech
Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA
ESPN
GT 46–27
11,000
October 10
12:00 p.m.
No. 19 Virginia Tech
No. 8 North Carolina
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
ABC
UNC 56–45
3,535
October 10
12:00 p.m.
NC State
Virginia
Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA
ACCN
NCSU 38–21
1,000
October 10
12:30 p.m.
Duke
Syracuse
Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY
RSN
DUKE 38–24
October 10
4:00 p.m.
Pittsburgh
Boston College
Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
ACCN
BC 31–30 OT
October 10
7:30 p.m.
Florida State
No. 5 Notre Dame
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
NBC
ND 42–26
10,409
October 10
7:30 p.m.
No. 7 Miami (FL)
No. 1 Clemson
Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (College GameDay )
ABC
CLEM 42–17
18,885
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
October 10
Wake Forest
Week six
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
October 17
12:00 p.m.
Liberty
Syracuse
Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY
RSN
L 21–38
October 17
12:00 p.m.
No. 1 Clemson
Georgia Tech
Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (rivalry )
ABC
CLEM 73-7
11,000
October 17
12:00 p.m.
Pittsburgh
No. 13 Miami (FL)
Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL
ACCN
MIA 31–19
9,000
October 17
2:30 p.m.
Louisville
No. 4 Notre Dame
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
NBC
ND 12–7
10,182
October 17
3:30 p.m.
Duke
NC State
Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC (Tobacco Road )
RSN
NCSU 31–20
4,032
October 17
4:00 p.m.
Virginia
Wake Forest
Truist Field at Wake Forest • Winston-Salem, NC
ACCN
WAKE 40–23
2,186
October 17
7:30 p.m.
No. 5 North Carolina
Florida State
Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
ABC
FSU 31–28
18,016
October 17
8:00 p.m.
Boston College
No. 23 Virginia Tech
Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA
ACCN
VT 40–14
1,000
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week seven
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
October 24
12:00 p.m.
Syracuse
No. 1 Clemson
Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC
ACCN
CLEM 47–21
18,629
October 24
12:00 p.m.
No. 23 NC State
No. 14 North Carolina
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry )
ESPN
UNC 48–21
3,535
October 24
12:00 p.m.
Florida State
Louisville
Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY
RSN
LOU 48–16
11,465
October 24
3:30 p.m.
No. 3 Notre Dame
Pittsburgh
Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry )
ABC
ND 45–3
5,451
October 24
3:30 p.m.
No. 19 Virginia Tech
Wake Forest
Truist Field at Wake Forest • Winston-Salem, NC
RSN
WF 23–16
2,135
October 24
4:00 p.m.
Georgia Tech
Boston College
Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
ACCN
BC 48–27
October 24
8:00 p.m.
Virginia
No. 11 Miami (FL)
Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL
ACCN
MIA 19–14
9,940
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
October 24
Duke
Week eight
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
October 31
12:00 p.m.
Boston College
No. 1 Clemson
Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy )
ABC
CLEM 34–28
18,690
October 31
12:00 p.m.
Wake Forest
Syracuse
Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY
ACCN
WAKE 38–14
October 31
3:30 p.m.
No. 4 Notre Dame
Georgia Tech
Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA
ABC
ND 31–13
11,000
October 31
4:00 p.m.
Virginia Tech
Louisville
Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY
ACCN
VT 42–35
11,901
October 31
7:00 p.m.
Charlotte
Duke
Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC
RSN
W 53–19
October 31
8:00 p.m.
No. 15 North Carolina
Virginia
Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry )
ACCN
UVA 44–41
1,000
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
October 31
Florida State
No. 12 Miami (FL)
NC State
Pittsburgh
Week nine
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
7:30 p.m.
No. 11 Miami (FL)
NC State
Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
ESPN
MIA 44–41
4,032
November 7
12:00 p.m.
North Carolina
Duke
Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC (Victory Bell )
ESPN2
UNC 56–24
0
November 7
12:00 p.m.
Liberty
Virginia Tech
Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA
ACCN
L 35–38
1,000
November 7
2:00 p.m.
Boston College
Syracuse
Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
RSN
BC 16–13
0
November 7
4:00 p.m.
Pittsburgh
Florida State
Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
ACCN
PITT 41–17
16,568
November 7
7:30 p.m.
No. 1 Clemson
No. 4 Notre Dame
Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (College GameDay )
NBC
ND 47–40 2OT
11,011
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
November 7
Georgia Tech
Louisville
Virginia
Wake Forest
Week ten
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
November 14
12:00 p.m.
No. 9 Miami (FL)
Virginia Tech
Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA
ESPN2
MIA 25–24
1,000
November 14
12:00 p.m.
Wake Forest
North Carolina
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC (Tobacco Road )
ACCN
UNC 59–53
3,535
November 14
3:30 p.m.
No. 2 Notre Dame
Boston College
Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA (Holy War )
ABC
NC 45–31
November 14
3:30 p.m.
Louisville
Virginia
Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA
ACCN
UVA 31–17
1,000
November 14
7:30 p.m.
Florida State
NC State
Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
ACCN
NCSU 38–22
4,032
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
November 14
No. 4 Clemson
Duke
Georgia Tech
Syracuse
Pittsburgh
Week eleven
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
7:30 p.m.
Syracuse
Louisville
Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY
ESPN
LOU 30–0
11,192
November 21
4:00 p.m.
Abilene Christian
Virginia
Scott Stadium • Charlotteville, VA
RSN
W 55–15
250
November 21
4:00 p.m.
Virginia Tech
Pittsburgh
Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA
ACCN
PITT 47–14
4,612
November 21
7:30 p.m.
No. 21 Liberty
NC State
Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
RSN
W 15–14
4,032
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
November 21
Boston College
No. 4 Clemson
Duke
Georgia Tech
Florida State
No. 12 Miami (FL)
North Carolina
No. 2 Notre Dame
Wake Forest
Week twelve
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
3:30 p.m.
No. 2 Notre Dame
No. 19 North Carolina
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
ABC
ND 31–17
3,535
November 28
12:00 p.m.
NC State
Syracuse
Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY
ACCN
NCSU 36–29
November 28
3:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh
No. 3 Clemson
Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC
ABC
CLEM 52–17
18,819
November 28
4:00 p.m.
Louisville
Boston College
Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
ACCN
BC 34–27
November 28
7:00 p.m.
Duke
Georgia Tech
Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA
RSN
GT 56–33
11,000
# Rankings from College Football Playoff . All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
November 28
Florida State
No. 10 Miami (FL)
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest
Week thirteen
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
December 5
12:00 p.m.
Western Carolina
No. 17 North Carolina
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
ACCN
W 49–9
3,535
December 5
2:30 p.m.
Syracuse
No. 2 Notre Dame
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
NBC
ND 45–21
6,831
December 5
3:30 p.m.
Boston College
Virginia
Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA
RSN
UVA 43–32
250
December 5
4:00 p.m.
Georgia Tech
NC State
Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
ACCN
NCSU 23–13
4,032
December 5
7:30 p.m.
No. 3 Clemson
Virginia Tech
Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA
ABC
CLEM 45–10
250
December 5
8:00 p.m.
No. 10 Miami (FL)
Duke
Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC
ACCN
MIA 48–0
# Rankings from College Football Playoff . All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
December 5
Florida State
Louisville
Pittsburgh
Wake Forest
Week fourteen
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
7:00 p.m.
Pittsburgh
Georgia Tech
Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA
RSN
PITT 34–20
11,000
December 12
12:00 p.m.
Wake Forest
Louisville
Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY
ACCN
LOU 45–21
10,959
December 12
3:30 p.m.
No. 17 North Carolina
No. 10 Miami (FL)
Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL
ABC
UNC 62–26
12,092
December 12
4:00 p.m.
Duke
Florida State
Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
ACCN
FSU 56–35
14,872
December 12
8:00 p.m.
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Commonwealth Cup )
ACCN
VT 33–15
250
# Rankings from College Football Playoff . All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
December 12
Boston College
No. 3 Clemson
No. 23 NC State
No. 2 Notre Dame
Syracuse
Championship game
ACC vs other conferences
ACC vs Power 5 matchups
The other Power 5 conferences (Big 10 , Big 12 , Pac-12 , and SEC ) announced a conference-only schedule model, and no ACC team played another Power 5 team during the regular season.[ 17] [ 18] [ 19] [ 20]
ACC vs Group of Five matchups
The following games featured ACC teams competing against teams from the American , C-USA , MAC , Mountain West , or Sun Belt .
Index to colors and formatting
ACC member won
ACC member lost
ACC teams in bold
Date
Conference
Visitor
Home
Site
Score
September 10
C-USA
UAB
Miami (FL)
Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL
W 31–14
September 12
C-USA
Western Kentucky
Louisville
Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY
W 35–21
September 19
American
UCF
Georgia Tech
Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA
L 21–49
September 19
American
South Florida
Notre Dame
Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN
W 52–0
September 26
Sun Belt
Texas State
Boston College
Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 24–21
October 31
C-USA
Charlotte
Duke
Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC
W 53–19
ACC vs FBS independents matchups
The following games featured ACC teams competing against FBS Independents , which included Army , Liberty , New Mexico State , UConn , and UMass .
Index to colors and formatting
ACC member won
ACC member lost
ACC teams in bold
Date
Visitor
Home
Site
Score
October 17
Liberty
Syracuse
Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY
L 21–38
November 7
Liberty
Virginia Tech
Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA
L 35–38
November 21
Liberty
NC State
Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
W 15–14
ACC vs FCS matchups
Index to colors and formatting
ACC member won
ACC member lost
ACC teams in bold
Date
Visitor
Home
Site
Score
September 12
Austin Peay
Pittsburgh
Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA
W 55–0
September 19
The Citadel
Clemson
Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC
W 49–0
October 2
Campbell
Wake Forest
Truist Field at Wake Forest • Winston-Salem, NC
W 66–14
October 3
Jacksonville State
Florida State
Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
W 41–24
November 21
Abilene Christian
Virginia
Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA
W 55–15
December 5
Western Carolina
North Carolina
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
W 49–9
Records against other conferences
Regular season
Post Season
Postseason
Bowl games
Bowl game
Date
Site
Television
Time (EST )
ACC team
Opponent
Score
Attendance
2020 Cheez-It Bowl
December 29
Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL
ESPN
5:30 p.m.
No. 18 Miami
No. 21 Oklahoma State
L 34–37
2020 Duke's Mayo Bowl
December 30
Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC
ESPN
12:00 p.m.
Wake Forest
Wisconsin
L 28–42
1,500
2021 Gator Bowl
January 2
TIAA Bank Field • Jacksonville, FL
ESPN
12:00 p.m.
No. 23 NC State
Kentucky
L 21–23
10,422
New Year's Six bowl games
2021 Orange Bowl
January 2
Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL
ESPN
8:00 p.m.
No. 13 North Carolina
No. 5 Texas A&M
L 27–41
13,737
College Football Playoff bowl games
Rose Bowl (CFP Semifinal)
January 1
AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX
ESPN
4:00 p.m.
No. 4 Notre Dame
No. 1 Alabama
L 14–31
18,373
Sugar Bowl (CFP Semifinal)
January 1
Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA
ESPN
8:00 p.m.
No. 2 Clemson
No. 3 Ohio State
L 28–49
3,000
Rankings are from CFP rankings. All times Eastern Time Zone. ACC teams shown in bold.
Awards and honors
Player of the week honors
All Conference Teams
Source:[ 35]
First Team
Second Team
Third Team
All-Americans
Consensus All-Americans
Associated Press
AFCA
FWAA
The Sporting News
WCFF
National Award Winners
Home game attendance
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , attendance was limited at all stadiums for the season. Depending on state regulations, some universities did not allow any fans.
Team
Stadium
Capacity
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Game 5
Game 6
Total
Average
Boston College
Alumni Stadium
44,500[ 47]
No attendance due to COVID-19
Clemson
Memorial Stadium
81,500[ 48]
18,609
18,735
18,885†
18,629
18,690
18,819
112,367
18,728
Duke
Wallace Wade Stadium
40,000[ 49]
No attendance due to COVID-19
Florida State
Doak Campbell Stadium
79,560[ 50]
17,538
13,589
18,016†
16,568
14,872
80,583
16,117
Georgia Tech
Bobby Dodd Stadium
55,000[ 51]
11,000
11,000
11,000
11,000
11,000
11,000
66,000
11,000
Louisville
Cardinal Stadium
60,800[ 52]
11,179
12,120†
11,465
11,901
11,192
10,959
68,816
11,469
Miami
Hard Rock Stadium
65,326[ 53]
8,153
12,806†
9,000
9,940
12,092
51,991
10,398
North Carolina
Kenan Memorial Stadium
50,500[ 54]
0
3,535
3,535
3,535
3,535
3,535
17,675
3,535
NC State
Carter–Finley Stadium
57,583[ 55]
350
4,032
4,032
4,032
4,032
4,032
20,510
3,418
Notre Dame
Notre Dame Stadium
77,622[ 56] [non-primary source needed ]
10,097
10,085
10,409
10,182
11,011†
6,831
58,615
9,769
Pittsburgh
Heinz Field
68,400[ 57]
0
0
0
0
5,451†
4,612
10,063
5,032
Syracuse
Carrier Dome
49,262[ 58]
No attendance due to COVID-19
Virginia
Scott Stadium
61,500[ 59]
0
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
250
4,250
708
Virginia Tech
Lane Stadium
65,632[ 60]
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
250
250
4,500
750
Wake Forest
Truist Field at Wake Forest
31,500[ 61]
68
2,058
2,186†
2,135
6,447
1,612
Bold – Exceeded capacity
†Season High
NFL Draft
The following list includes all ACC Players who were drafted in the 2021 NFL draft
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