2017 Atlantic Coast Conference football season
Sports season
The 2017 Atlantic Coast Conference football season was the 65th season of College Football play for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). It was played from August 31, 2017, to January 1, 2018. The Atlantic Coast Conference consisted of 14 members in two divisions. It was part of the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The entire 2017 schedule was released on January 24, 2017.[ 1] The defending ACC Champions were the Clemson Tigers . The Atlantic Division regular season champions were Clemson, and the Coastal Division regular season champions were Miami. The 2017 ACC Championship Game was played on December 2, 2017, in Charlotte, North Carolina . Clemson defeated Miami by a score of 38–3.
Preseason
Preseason Poll
The 2017 ACC Preseason Poll was announced following the ACC Football Kickoff meetings in Charlotte, North Carolina on July 13–14. Florida State and Miami were selected to win the Atlantic Division and Coastal Division, respectively. Lamar Jackson of Louisville was voted the Preseason ACC Player of the Year. It was voted on by 167 media members, all of which were in attendance for the ACC Football Kickoff.[ 2]
ACC Championship Votes
Florida State – 118
Clemson – 35
Louisville – 7
Virginia Tech – 3
Miami – 3
Duke – 1
Preseason ACC Player of the year
Lamar Jackson , LOU – 113
Deondre Francois , FSU – 23
Christian Wilkins , CLEM – 11
Harold Landry , BC – 8
Jaylen Samuels , NCST – 7
Eric Dungey , CUSE–- 2
Shaquille Quarterman MIA, Ahmmon Richards MIA, Daniel Jones, DUKE – 1
Preseason All Conference Teams
Offense
Defense
Specialist
Source :[ 3]
Recruiting classes
Rankings
Team
ESPN[ 4]
Rivals[ 5]
Scout[ 6]
24/7[ 7]
Signees
Boston College
63
66
68
66
21
Clemson
10
22
26
16
14
Duke
34
46
55
48
22
Florida State
4
5
8
6
23
Georgia Tech
43
41
52
47
24
Louisville
29
29
31
33
24
Miami
12
11
13
13
24
North Carolina
28
30
32
30
20
NC State
51
53
61
52
20
Pittsburgh
31
38
43
37
24
Syracuse
49
57
54
54
24
Virginia
48
57
57
54
25
Virginia Tech
25
28
18
25
26
Wake Forest
65
74
73
67
20
Coaches
Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the 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 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
Clemson
AP
5
3
3 (1)
2 (15)
2 (8)
2 (17)
2 (18)
7
7
6
4
4
4
1 (27)
1 (43)
4
C
5 (7)
3 (3)
2 (2)
2 (6)
2 (4)
2 (6)
2 (8)
8
7
5
4
3
3
1 (25)
1 (49)
4
CFP
Not released
4
4
2
3
1
1
Duke
AP
RV
RV
C
RV
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
Florida State
AP
3 (4)
10
11
12
RV
RV
RV
C
3 (4)
9
10
11
25
RV
CFP
Not released
Georgia Tech
AP
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
C
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
Louisville
AP
16
17
14
19
17
17
RV
RV
RV
C
17
16
14
20
18
17
RV
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
Miami
AP
18
16
17
14
14
13
11
8
8
9
7
2
2
7
11
13
C
18
17
15
14
13
12
10
7
8
6
6
2
2
7
11
13
CFP
Not released
10
7
3
2
7
10
North Carolina
AP
C
RV
CFP
Not released
NC State
AP
RV
RV
24
20
16
14
20
RV
25
RV
RV
RV
23
C
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
24
20
17
15
19
24
22
RV
RV
RV
23
CFP
Not released
20
23
19
24
24
Pittsburgh
AP
RV
RV
C
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
Syracuse
AP
C
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
Virginia
AP
RV
RV
C
RV
CFP
Not released
Virginia Tech
AP
21
18
16
13
12
16
15
14
13
13
17
RV
24
22
22
24
C
22
18
16
13
12
19
17
14
13
13
17
RV
25
21
22
25
CFP
Not released
13
17
25
22
22
Wake Forest
AP
RV
RV
RV
C
RV
RV
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
Schedule
Index to colors and formatting
ACC member won
ACC member lost
ACC teams in bold
† denotes Homecoming game
Regular season
Week 1
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
August 31
7:00 p.m.
Presbyterian
Wake Forest
BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC
ACCN Extra
W 51-7
22,643
September 1
7:00 p.m.
Central Connecticut
Syracuse
Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY
ACCN Extra
W 50-7
30,273
September 1
9:30 p.m.
Boston College
Northern Illinois
Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL
CBSSN
W 23-20
16,421
September 2
12:00 p.m.
Kent State
No. 5 Clemson
Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC
ESPN
W 56-3
80,121
September 2
12:20 p.m.
California
North Carolina
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
ACCN
L 30-35
49,500
September 2
12:30 p.m.
Bethune–Cookman
No. 18 Miami
Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL
ACCRSN
W 41-13
50,454
September 2
1:00 p.m.
Youngstown State
Pittsburgh
Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA
ACCN Extra
W 28-21 OT
40,012
September 2
3:00 p.m.
South Carolina
NC State
Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC (Belk Kickoff Game /Rivalry)
ESPN
L 28-35
50,367
September 2
3:00 p.m.
William & Mary
Virginia
Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA
ACCN Extra
W 28-10
38,828
September 2
6:00 p.m.
North Carolina Central
Duke
Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC
ACCN Extra
W 60-7
30,477
September 2
7:30 p.m.
Purdue
No. 16 Louisville
Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN
FOX
W 35-28
37,394
September 2
8:00 p.m.
No. 1 Alabama
No. 3 Florida State
Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A Kickoff )
ABC
L 7-24
76,330
September 3
7:20 p.m.
No. 22 West Virginia
No. 21 Virginia Tech
FedExField • Landover, MD (Black Diamond Trophy )
ABC
W 31-24
67,489
September 4
8:00 p.m.
No. 25 Tennessee
Georgia Tech
Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A Kickoff)
ESPN
L 41-42 2OT
75,107
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week 2
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
September 9
12:00 p.m.
Northwestern
Duke
Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC
ESPNU
W 17-41
20,241
September 9
12:00 p.m.
No. 17 Louisville
North Carolina
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
ESPN
LOU 47-35
47,000
September 9
12:30 p.m.
Jacksonville State
Georgia Tech
Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA
ACCRSN
W 10-37
50,161
September 9
1:00 p.m.
Wake Forest
Boston College
Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
ACCN Extra
WAKE 34-10
38,082
September 9
3:30 p.m.
Delaware
No. 18 Virginia Tech
Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA
ACCN Extra
W 0-27
62,526
September 9
3:30 p.m.
Indiana
Virginia
Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA
ACCN Extra
L 34-17
38,993
September 9[a]
2:30 p.m.
#16 Miami
Arkansas State
Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR
Canceled [a]
September 9
3:30 p.m.
Middle Tennessee
Syracuse
Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY
ACCN Extra
L 23-30
29,731
September 9
3:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh
No. 4 Penn State
Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry )
ABC
L 14-33
100,898
September 9
6:00 p.m.
Marshall
NC State
Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
ACCN Extra
W 37-20
57,430
September 9
7:00 p.m.
No. 13 Auburn
No. 3 Clemson
Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Rivalry )
ESPN
W 14-6
81,799
December 2[b]
12:00 p.m.
Louisiana–Monroe
Florida State
Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
ACCN
W 42-10
58,780
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
^[a] The game between Arkansas State and Miami was canceled due to the wake of Hurricane Irma due to travel concerns for the Hurricanes.[ 8]
^[b] The game between Florida State and Louisiana-Monroe, originally scheduled for 7:00 p.m., was moved up to 12:00 p.m. in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Irma , and later cancelled due to inclement weather.
Week 3
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
September 16
12:00 p.m.
Notre Dame
Boston College
Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA (Holy War )
ESPN
L 20-49
44,500
September 16
12:00 p.m.
Connecticut
Virginia
Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA
ESPNU
W 38-18
33,056
September 16
12:00 p.m.
#9 Oklahoma State
Pittsburgh
Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA
ESPN
L 21-59
38,952
September 16
12:20 p.m.
Furman
NC State
Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
ACCN
W 49-16
56,166
September 16
12:30 p.m.
Baylor
Duke
Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC
ACCRSN
W 34-20
26,714
September 16
3:00 p.m.
Utah State
Wake Forest
BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC
ACCN Extra
W 46-10
27,971
September 16
3:30 p.m.
Central Michigan
Syracuse
Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY
ACCN Extra
W 41-17
33,004
September 16
3:30 p.m.
North Carolina
Old Dominion
Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA
STADIUM
W 53-23
20,118
September 16
3:30 p.m.
#16 Virginia Tech
East Carolina
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
CBSSN
W 64-17
43,776
September 16[c]
Georgia Tech
UCF
Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, FL
Canceled [c]
September 16
8:00 p.m.
#3 Clemson
#14 Louisville
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY
ABC
CLEM 47-21
55,588
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
^[c] The game between Georgia Tech and UCF was canceled due to the wake of Hurricane Irma due to UCF using their stadium for recovery efforts.[ 9]
Week 4
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
September 22
8:00 p.m.
Virginia
Boise State
Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID
ESPN2
W 42–23
33,947
September 23
12:00 p.m.
Kent State
No. 19 Louisville
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY
RSN
W 42–3
47,812
September 23
12:00 p.m.
NC State
No. 12 Florida State
Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
ABC/ESPN2
NCST 27–21
73,541
September 23
12:20 p.m.
Pittsburgh
Georgia Tech
Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA
ACC Network
GT 35–17
40,211
September 23
2:00 p.m.
Old Dominion
No. 13 Virginia Tech
Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA
ACC Network Extra
W 38–0
65,632
September 23
3:30 p.m.
Boston College
No. 2 Clemson
Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Rivalry )
ESPN2
CLEM 34–7
80,525
September 23
3:30 p.m.
Duke
North Carolina
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell )
ESPNU
DUKE 21–17
59,000
September 23
3:30 p.m.
Toledo
No. 14 Miami
Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL
RSN
W 52–30
49,361
September 23
3:30 p.m.
Wake Forest
Appalachian State
Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC
ESPN 3
W 20–19
35,126
September 23
7:00 p.m.
Syracuse
No. 25 LSU
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA
SECN
L 26–35
96,044
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week 5
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
September 29
7:00 p.m.
No. 14 Miami
Duke
Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC
ESPN2
MIA 31–6
36,314
September 30
12:00 p.m.
North Carolina
Georgia Tech
Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA
ESPN2
GT 33–7
42,805
September 30
12:00 p.m.
Rice
Pittsburgh
Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA
RSN
W 42–10
33,051
September 30
12:20 p.m.
Syracuse
NC State
Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
ACCN
NCST 33–25
56,197
September 30
1:00 p.m.
Central Michigan
Boston College
Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
ACCN Extra
W 28–8
27,036
September 30
3:30 p.m.
Florida State
Wake Forest
BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC
ABC
FSU 26–19
31,588
September 30
3:30 p.m.
Murray State
No. 17 Louisville
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY
RSN
W 55–10
47,826
September 30
8:00 p.m.
No. 2 Clemson
No. 12 Virginia Tech
Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA
ABC
CLEM 31–17
65,632
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week 6
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
October 5
8:00 p.m.
No. 17 Louisville
No. 24 NC State
Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
ESPN
NCST 39–25
56,107
October 7
12:00 p.m.
Wake Forest
No. 2 Clemson †
Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC
ESPN2
CLEM 28–14
80,567
October 7
12:20 p.m.
Duke
Virginia
Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA
ACCN
UVA 28–21
38,638
October 7
12:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh
Syracuse
Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry )
RSN
CUSE 27–24
33,290
October 7
3:30 p.m.
No. 21 Notre Dame
North Carolina
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
ABC
L 10–33
57,000
October 7[b]
3:30 p.m.
No. 13 Miami
Florida State
Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Rivalry )
ESPN
MIA 24–20
78,169
October 7
7:15 p.m.
No. 16 Virginia Tech
Boston College
Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA (Rivalry )
ESPN2
VT 23–10
32,057
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
^[b] The game between Florida State and Miami, originally scheduled to be played on September 16, was moved to October 7 due to the effects of Hurricane Irma.
Week 7
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
October 13
7:00 p.m.
No. 2 Clemson
Syracuse
Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY
ESPN
CUSE 27–24
42,475
October 14
12:00 p.m.
Florida State
Duke
Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC
ESPN2
FSU 17–10
31,073
October 14
12:00 p.m.
No. 20 NC State
Pittsburgh
Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA
RSN
NCST 35–17
41,124
October 14
12:20 p.m.
Boston College
Louisville †
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY
ACC Network
BC 45–42
44,679
October 14
3:30 p.m.
Georgia Tech
No. 11 Miami
Hard Rock Stadium • Miami, FL
ESPN
MIA 25–24
55,799
October 14
3:30 p.m.
Virginia
North Carolina
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry )
RSN
UVA 20–14
50,000
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week 8
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
October 21
12:00 p.m.
Louisville
Florida State
Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
ESPN
LOU 31–28
72,764
October 21
12:20 p.m.
Pittsburgh
Duke
Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC
ACCN
PITT 24–17
22,621
October 21
12:30 p.m.
Boston College
Virginia
Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA
RSN
BC 41–10
39,216
October 21
3:30 p.m.
Syracuse
No. 8 Miami
Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL
ESPN
MIA 27–19
56,158
October 21
3:30 p.m.
North Carolina
No. 14 Virginia Tech
Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA
ESPN2
VT 59–7
65,632
October 21
7:30 p.m.
Wake Forest
Georgia Tech †
Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA
ESPNU
GT 38–24
45,224
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week 9
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
October 27
8:00 p.m.
Florida State
Boston College
Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
ESPN
BC 35–3
40,629
October 28
12:00 p.m.
No. 8 Miami
North Carolina
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
ESPN2
MIA 24–19
45,000
October 28
12:20 p.m.
Louisville
Wake Forest
BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC
ACC Network
WAKE 42–32
29,593
October 28
12:30 p.m.
Virginia
Pittsburgh
Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA
RSN
PITT 31–14
30,889
October 28
3:30 p.m.
No. 14 NC State
No. 9 Notre Dame
Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN
NBC
L ND 35–14
77,622
October 28
7:20 p.m.
Duke
No. 13 Virginia Tech
Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA
ACC Network
VT 24–3
60,914
October 28
8:00 p.m.
Georgia Tech
No. 7 Clemson
Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Rivalry )
ABC
CLEM 24–10
80,346
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week 10
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
November 4
12:20 p.m.
Syracuse
Florida State
Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
ACC Network
FSU 27–24
71,805
November 4
3:00 p.m.
Georgia Tech
Virginia
Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA
RSN
UVA 40–36
38,448
November 4
3:30 p.m.
No. 6 Clemson
No. 20 NC State †
Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC (Textile Bowl )
ABC
CLEM 38–31
57,600
November 4
3:30 p.m.
Wake Forest
No. 5 Notre Dame
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
NBC
L 48–37
77,622
November 4
8:00 p.m.
No. 13 Virginia Tech
No. 9 Miami
Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL (Rivalry )
ABC
MIA 28–10
63,932
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week 11
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
November 9
7:30 p.m.
North Carolina
Pittsburgh
Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA
ESPN
UNC 34–31
34,056
November 11
12:00 p.m.
Duke
Army
Michie Stadium • West Point, NY
CBSSN
L 16–21
38,851
November 11
12:00 p.m.
NC State
Boston College
Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
ABC/ESPN2
NCST 17–14
33,242
November 11
12:20 p.m.
No. 17 Virginia Tech
Georgia Tech
Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Rivalry )
ACCN
GT 28–22
47,909
November 11
3:00 p.m.
Wake Forest
Syracuse
Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY
RSN
WAKE 64–43
38,539
November 11
3:30 p.m.
Florida State
No. 4 Clemson
Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Rivalry )
ESPN
CLEM 31–14
81,436
November 11
3:30 p.m.
Virginia
Louisville
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY
ESPNU
LOU 38–21
46,787
November 11
8:00 p.m.
No. 3 Notre Dame
No. 7 Miami
Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL (Rivalry )
ABC
W 41–8
65,303
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week 12
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
November 18
12:00 p.m.
Delaware State
Florida State †
Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
RSN
W 77–6
70,599
November 18
12:00 p.m.
Virginia
Miami
Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL
ABC or ESPN
MIA 44–28
63,415
November 18
12:20 p.m.
The Citadel
Clemson
Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC
ACCN
W 61–3
80,618
November 18
12:20 p.m.
Pittsburgh
Virginia Tech
Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA
ACCN
VT 20–14
58,948
November 18
3:00 p.m.
Western Carolina
North Carolina
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
ACCN Extra
W 65–10
43,000
November 18
3:30 p.m.
Georgia Tech
Duke
Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC
RSN
DUKE 43–20
20,141
November 18
3:00 p.m.
Syracuse
Louisville
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY
ESPNU
LOU 56–10
34,265
November 18
7:00 p.m.
Boston College
Connecticut
Fenway Park • Boston, MA
CBSSN
W 39–16
20,133
November 18
7:30 p.m.
NC State
Wake Forest
BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC
ESPNU
WAKE 30–24
31,803
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week 13
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
November 24
12:00 p.m.
No. 2 Miami
Pittsburgh
Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA
ABC
PITT 24–14
35,978
November 24
8:00 p.m.
No. 24 Virginia Tech
Virginia
Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (Commonwealth Cup )
ESPN
VT 10–0
48,609
November 25
12:00 p.m.
Florida State
Florida
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL (Rivalry )
ESPN
W 38–22
89,066
November 25
12:00 p.m.
Louisville
Kentucky
Kroger Field • Lexington, KY (Rivalry )
SEC Network
W 44–17
56,186
November 25
12:20 p.m.
Boston College
Syracuse
Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry)
ACCN
BC 42–14
30,202
November 25
12:30 p.m.
Duke
Wake Forest
BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC
RSN
DUKE 31–23
27,016
November 25
3:30 p.m.
North Carolina
NC State
Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC (Rivalry )
ESPNU
NCST 33–21
57,600
November 25
7:30 p.m.
No. 4 Clemson
South Carolina
Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (Palmetto Bowl )
ESPN
W 34–10
82,908
November 25
12:00 p.m.
No. 7 Georgia
Georgia Tech
Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Rivalry )
ABC
L 7–38
55,000
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Championship game
Week 14 (2017 ACC Championship Game)
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Broadcast
Result
Attendance
Reference
December 2
8:00 p.m.
#7 Miami
#1 Clemson
Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC
ABC
CLEM 38–3
74,372
[ 10]
ACC vs other conferences
ACC vs Power 5 matchups
This is a list of the power conference teams (Big 10 , Big 12 , Pac-12 , Notre Dame and SEC ). Although the NCAA does not consider BYU a "Power Five" school, the ACC considers games against BYU as satisfying its "Power Five" scheduling requirement. The ACC plays in the non-conference games. All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.
Date
Visitor
Home
Site
Significance
Score
September 2
NC State
South Carolina
Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC
Belk Kickoff Game
L 28–35
September 2
California
North Carolina
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
L 30–35
September 2
#1 Alabama
#3 Florida State
Mercedes Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA
Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game
L 7–24
September 2
Purdue
#16 Louisville
Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN
W 35–28
September 3
#22 West Virginia
#21 Virginia Tech
FedEx Field • Landover, MD
Virginia Tech–West Virginia football rivalry
W 31–24
September 4
#25 Tennessee
Georgia Tech
Mercedes Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA
Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game
L 41–42 (2OT)
September 9
Indiana
Virginia
Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA
L 17–34
September 9
Pittsburgh
#4 Penn State
Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA
Penn State–Pittsburgh football rivalry
L 14–33
September 9
#13 Auburn
#3 Clemson
Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC
Auburn–Clemson football rivalry
W 14–6
September 16
Notre Dame
Boston College
Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 20–49
September 16
#9 Oklahoma State
Pittsburgh
Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA
L 21–59
September 16
Baylor
Duke
Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC
W 34–20
September 23
Syracuse
LSU
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA
L 26–35
October 7
#21 Notre Dame
North Carolina
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
L 10–30
October 28
# 14 North Carolina State
#9 Notre Dame
Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN
L 14–35
November 4
Wake Forest
#5 Notre Dame
Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN
L 37–48
November 11
#3 Notre Dame
#7 Miami
Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL
Catholics vs. Convicts rivalry
W 41–8
November 25
#7 Georgia
Georgia Tech
Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA
Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate
L 7–38
November 25
Louisville
Kentucky
Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY
Governor's Cup
W 44–17
November 25
#4 Clemson
South Carolina
Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC
Battle of the Palmetto State
W 34–10
November 25
Florida State
Florida
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL
Florida–Florida State football rivalry
W 38–22
Records against other conferences
2017 records against non-conference foes (as of January 2, 2018):
Regular Season
Post Season
Postseason
Bowl games
Bowl game
Date
Site
Television
Time (EST )
ACC team
Opponent
Score
Attendance
2017 Quick Lane Bowl
December 26
Ford Field • Detroit, MI
ESPN
5:15 p.m.
Duke
Northern Illinois
W 36–14
20,211
2017 Independence Bowl
December 27
Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA
ESPN
1:30 p.m.
Florida State
Southern Miss
W 42–13
33,601
2017 Pinstripe Bowl
December 27
Yankee Stadium • New York, NY
ESPN
5:15 p.m.
Boston College
Iowa
L 20–27
37,667
2017 Military Bowl
December 28
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD
ESPN
1:30 p.m.
Virginia
Navy
L 7–49
35,921
2017 Camping World Bowl
December 28
Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL
ESPN
5:15 p.m.
#22 Virginia Tech
#19 Oklahoma State
L 21–30
39,610
2017 Belk Bowl
December 29
Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC
ESPN
1:00 p.m.
Wake Forest
Texas A&M
W 55-52
32,784
2017 Sun Bowl
December 29
Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX
CBS
3:00 p.m.
#24 NC State
Arizona State
W 52-31
39,897
2017 TaxSlayer Bowl
December 30
EverBank Field • Jacksonville, FL
ESPN
12:00 p.m.
Louisville
#23 Mississippi
L 27–31
41,310
New Year's Six Bowls
2017 Orange Bowl
December 30
Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL
ESPN
8:00 p.m.
#10 Miami
#6 Wisconsin
L 24–34
65,326
Sugar Bowl (Semifinal)
January 1
Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA
ESPN
8:45 p.m.
#1 Clemson
#4 Alabama
L 6–24
72,360
Rankings are from CFP rankings. All times Eastern Time Zone. ACC teams shown in bold.
Awards and honors
Player of the week honors
Week
Offensive Back
Offensive Line
Receiver
Defensive Line
Linebacker
Defensive Back
Specialist
Rookie
Player
Team
Position
Player
Team
Position
Player
Team
Position
Player
Team
Position
Player
Team
Position
Player
Team
Position
Player
Team
Position
Player
Team
Position
Week 1 (Sept. 1)[ 11]
TaQuon Marshall
Georgia Tech
QB
Tony Adams
NC State
G
Cam Phillips
Virginia Tech
WR
Josh Sweat
Florida State
DE
Andrew Motuapuaka
Virginia Tech
LB
Derwin James
Florida State
S
Colton Lichtenberg
Boston College
PK
Josh Jackson
Virginia Tech
QB
Week 2 (Sept. 9)[ 12]
Lamar Jackson
Louisville
QB
Evan Lisle
Duke
OT
Jaylen Smith
Louisville
WR
Austin Bryant
Clemson
DE
Dorian O'Daniel
Clemson
LB
Essang Bassey
Wake Forest
CB
Anthony Ratliff-Williams
North Carolina
KR
Chazz Surratt
North Carolina
QB
Week 3 (Sept. 16)[ 13]
Kelly Bryant
Clemson
QB
Taylor Hearn
Clemson
OG
Cam Phillips
Virginia Tech
WR
Mike Ramsay
Duke
DT
Micah Kiser
Virginia
ILB
Cameron Glenn
Wake Forest
FS
Will Spiers
Clemson
P
Josh Jackson
Virginia Tech
QB
Week 4 (Sept. 22)[ 14]
Kurt Benkert
Virginia
QB
Parker Braun
Georgia Tech
OG
Andrew Levrone
Virginia
WR
Bradley Chubb
NC State
DE
Parris Bennett
Syracuse
WLB
Byron Fields Jr.
Duke
CB
Quadree Henderson
Pittsburgh
KR
Travis Etienne
Clemson
RB
Week 5 (Sept. 29)[ 15]
Max Browne
Pittsburgh
QB
Kenny Cooper
Georgia Tech
C
Ervin Philips
Syracuse
WR
Bradley Chubb
NC State
DE
Dorian O'Daniel
Clemson
LB
A.J. Gray
Georgia Tech
S
Ricky Aguayo
Florida State
PK
Greg Dortch
Wake Forest
WR
Week 6 (Oct. 6)[ 16]
Ryan Finley
NC State
QB
Will Richardson
NC State
OT
Braxton Berrios
Miami
WR
Zach Allen
Boston College
DE
Joe Giles-Harris
Duke
LB
Quin Blanding
Virginia
FS
Alex Kessman
Pittsburgh
PK
Sean Savoy
Virginia Tech
WR
Week 7 (Oct. 13)[ 17]
A. J. Dillon & Eric Dungey
Boston College & Syracuse
RB QB
Chris Lindstrom
Boston College
RT
Ervin Philips & Darrell Langham
Syracuse & Miami
WR
Clelin Ferrell
Clemson
DE
Parris Bennett
Syracuse
WLB
Quin Blanding
Virginia
FS
Michael Badgley
Miami
PK
A. J. Dillon
Boston College
RB
Week 8 (Oct. 20)[ 18]
Darrin Hall
Pittsburgh
RB
Shamire Devine
Georgia Tech
OG
Christopher Herndon IV
Miami
TE
Ricky Walker
Virginia Tech
DT
Michael Pinckney
Miami
MLB
Jordan Whitehead & Reggie Floyd
Pittsburgh & Virginia Tech
SS S
Greg Stroman
Virginia Tech
KR
Anthony Brown
Boston College
QB
Week 9 (Oct. 27)[ 19]
John Wolford
Wake Forest
QB
Mitch Hyatt
Clemson
OT
Greg Dortch
Wake Forest
WR
R. J. McIntosh
Miami
DT
Ty Schwab
Boston College
WLB
Terrell Edumnds
Virginia Tech
S
Quadree Henderson
Pittsburgh
KR
Greg Dortch
Wake Forest
WR
Week 10 (Nov. 4)[ 20]
Cam Akers
Florida State
RB
Mitch Hyatt
Clemson
OT
Steve Ishmael
Syracuse
WR
Clelin Ferrell
Clemson
DE
Micah Kiser
Virginia
ILB
Jaquan Johnson
Miami
S
Joe Reed
Virginia
KR
Cam Akers
Florida State
RB
Week 11 (Nov. 9)[ 21]
John Wolford
Wake Forest
QB
Navaugh Donaldson
Miami
RG
Cam Serigne
Wake Forest
TE
Bradley Chubb
NC State
DE
Brant Mitchell & Zach McCloud
Georgia Tech & Miami
LB
Jaquan Johnson
Miami
S
Anthony Ratliff-Williams
North Carolina
WR
Travis Etienne
Clemson
RB
Week 12 (Nov. 18)[ 22]
Lamar Jackson
Louisville
QB
Ryan Anderson
Wake Forest
C
Tabari Hines
Wake Forest
WR
Trent Harris & Joshua Kaindoh
Miami & Florida State
DE
Demetrius Kemp
Wake Forest
LB
Jaquan Johnson
Miami
S
Ryan Winslow
Pittsburgh
P
A. J. Dillon
Boston College
RB
Week 13 (Nov. 24)[ 23]
Lamar Jackson
Louisville
QB
Garrett Bradbury & Mitch Hyatt
NC State & Clemson
C & LT
Steve Ishmael
Syracuse
WR
Brian Burns
Florida State
DE
Tremaine Edmunds
Virginia Tech
LB
Will Harris & Avonte Maddox
Boston College & Pittsburgh
S & CB
Dom Maggio
Wake Forest
P
Kenny Pickett
Pittsburgh
QB
All-conference teams
[ 24]
First Team
Second Team
Third Team
All-Americans
Consensus
Unanimous selection: Bradley Chubb - NC State
Associated Press
[ 29]
Bradley Chubb - NC State,
Clelin Ferrell - Clemson,
Lamar Jackson - Louisville,
Mitch Hyatt - Clemson,
Christian Wilkins - Clemson,
Dorian O'Daniel - Clemson,
Derwin James - Florida State,
Tyrone Crowder - Clemson,
Jaylen Samuels - NC State,
Steve Ishmael - Syracuse,
Austin Bryant - Clemson,
Micah Kiser - Virginia,
Tremaine Edmunds - Virginia Tech,
Quin Blanding - Virginia,
Walter Camp
[ 30]
Bradley Chubb - NC State
Steve Ishmael - Syracuse,
Mitch Hyatt - Clemson,
Lamar Jackson - Louisville,
Austin Bryant - Clemson,
Christian Wilkins - Clemson,
Micah Kiser - Virginia,
Joe Giles-Harris - Duke,
Derwin James - Florida State,
Quin Blanding - Virginia,
Lukas Denis - Boston College
FWAA
[ 31]
Bradley Chubb - NC State,
Austin Bryant - Clemson,
Derwin James - Florida State,
Lamar Jackson - Louisville,
Steve Ishmael - Syracuse,
Mitch Hyatt - Clemson,
Clelin Ferrell - Clemson,
Micah Kiser - Virginia,
Quin Blanding - Virginia,
National Award Winners
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[ 32]
38,082
44,500†
27,036
32,057
40,629
33,242
215,546
35,924
80.73%
Clemson
Memorial Stadium
81,500[ 33]
80,121
81,799 †
80,525
80,567
80,346
81,436
80,618
565,412
80,773
99.11%
Duke
Wallace Wade Stadium
40,000[ 34]
30,477
20,241
26,714
36,314†
31,073
22,621
20,141
187,518
26,797
66.99%
Florida State
Doak Campbell Stadium
79,560[ 35]
73,541
78,169†
72,764
71,805
70,599
58,780
425,658
70,943
89.17%
Georgia Tech
Bobby Dodd Stadium
55,000[ 36]
50,161
40,211
42,805
45,224
47,909
55,000†
281,310
46,885
85.25%
Louisville
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
55,000[ 37]
55,588 †
47,812
47,826
44,679
46,787
34,265
276,957
46,160
84.75%
Miami
Hard Rock Stadium
65,326[ 38]
50,454
49,361
55,799
56,158
63,932
65,326†
63,415
404,444
57,778
88.45%
North Carolina
Kenan Memorial Stadium
63,000[ 39]
49,500
47,000
59,000†
57,000
50,000
45,000
43,000
350,500
50,071
76.65%
NC State
Carter–Finley Stadium
57,583[ 40]
57,430
56,166
56,197
56,107
57,600 †
57,600 †
341,100
56,850
98.73%
Pittsburgh
Heinz Field
68,400[ 41]
40,012
38,952
33,051
41,124†
30,889
34,056
35,978
254,062
36,295
53.06%
Syracuse
Carrier Dome
49,262[ 42]
30,273
29,731
33,004
33,290
42,475†
38,539
30,202
237,514
33,931
68.88%
Virginia
Scott Stadium
61,500[ 43]
38,828
38,993
33,056
38,638
39,216
38,448
48,609†
275,788
39,398
64.06%
Virginia Tech
Lane Stadium
66,233[ 44]
62,526
65,632†
65,632†
65,632†
60,914
58,948
379,284
63,214
96.77%
Wake Forest
BB&T Field
31,500[ 45]
22,643
27,971
31,588 †
29,593
31,803
27,016
170,614
28,436
90.27%
Bold – Exceeded capacity
†Season High
NFL Draft
There were a total of 45 athletes from the Atlantic Coast Conference selected in the 2018 NFL Draft. This was the second most from a single conference in the draft, and the third most from the ACC all–time. Georgia Tech was the only member university to not have a player drafted.[ 46]
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