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2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football season

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2020 ACC Football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
SportFootball
DurationSeptember 3, 2020, to January 2, 2021
Number of teams15
TV partner(s)ESPN Family, (ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ACC Network), Fox Sports Networks
2021 NFL Draft
Top draft pickTrevor Lawrence – (Clemson)
Picked byJacksonville Jaguars, 1st overall
Regular season
Season championsNotre Dame
  Runners-upClemson
ACC Championship Game
ChampionsClemson
  Runners-upNotre Dame
Finals MVPTrevor Lawrence, Clemson
Seasons
2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Notre Dame y^   9 0     10 2  
No. 3 Clemson y$^   8 1     10 2  
No. 22 Miami (FL)   7 2     8 3  
No. 18 North Carolina   7 3     8 4  
NC State   7 3     8 4  
Boston College   5 5     6 5  
Pittsburgh   5 5     6 5  
Virginia Tech   5 5     5 6  
Virginia   4 5     5 5  
Wake Forest   3 4     4 5  
Georgia Tech   3 6     3 7  
Louisville   3 7     4 7  
Florida State   2 6     3 6  
Duke   1 9     2 9  
Syracuse   1 9     1 10  
Championship: Clemson 34, Notre Dame 10
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll.

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

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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

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ACC Kickoff

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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

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Source:[6]

Ranking Player Position Team Votes
1 Trevor Lawrence QB Clemson 100
2 Travis Etienne RB 30
3 Sam Howell QB North Carolina 1
Chazz Surratt LB
Ian Book QB Notre Dame
Carlos Basham Jr. DE Wake Forest

Preseason All-Conference Teams

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Offense
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Position Player School Votes
Wide receiver Tamorrion Terry Florida State 100
Tutu Atwell Louisville 96
Dazz Newsome North Carolina 75
Tight end Brevin Jordan Miami 77
Advanced Playmaker Michael Carter North Carolina 82
Tackle Jackson Carman Clemson 64
Ben Petrula Boston College 61
Guard Zion Johnson Boston College 78
Aaron Banks Notre Dame 34
Center Jimmy Morrissey Pittsburgh 80
Quarterback Trevor Lawrence Clemson 131
Running back Travis Etienne Clemson 133
Javian Hawkins Louisville 80
Defense
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Position Player School Votes
Defensive end Carlos Basham Jr. Wake Forest 89
Patrick Jones II Pittsburgh 37
Defensive tackle Marvin Wilson Florida State 108
Tyler Davis Clemson 75
Linebacker Chazz Surratt North Carolina 106
Rayshard Ashby Virginia Tech 66
Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah Notre Dame 47
Cornerback Asante Samuel Jr. Florida State 90
Derion Kendrick Clemson 85
Safety Paris Ford Pittsburgh 62
Hamsah Nasirildeen Florida State 56
Specialist
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Position Player School Votes
Placekicker Nick Sciba Wake Forest 69
Punter Trenton Gill NC State 43
Specialist Damond Philyaw-Johnson Duke 48

Source:[6]

Recruiting classes

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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

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Coaching changes

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The ACC entered the 2020 season with two new head football coaches:

Head coaching records

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Team Head coach Years at school Overall record Record at school ACC record
Boston College Jeff Hafley 1 0–0 0–0 0–0
Clemson Dabo Swinney 13 130–31 130–31 77–16
Duke David Cutcliffe 13 116–108 72–79 34–62
Florida State Mike Norvell 1 38–15 0–0 0–0
Georgia Tech Geoff Collins 2 18–19 3–9 2–6
Louisville Scott Satterfield 2 59–29 8–5 5–3
Miami Manny Diaz 2 6–7 6–7 4–4
North Carolina Mack Brown 12 251–128–1 76–52–1 44–39–1
North Carolina State Dave Doeren 8 70–46 47–42 21–35
Pittsburgh Pat Narduzzi 6 36–29 36–29 24–16
Syracuse Dino Babers 5 60–42 23–26 12–20
Virginia Bronco Mendenhall 5 124–70 25–27 14–18
Virginia Tech Justin Fuente 5 59–43 33–20 20–12
Wake Forest Dave Clawson 7 126–119 36–40 16–32

Notes

  • Records shown are prior to the 2020 season
  • Years at school includes the 2020 season

Rankings

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Legend
    Improvement in ranking
  Drop in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
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Final
Boston College AP RV RV RV
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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
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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

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Index to colors and formatting
ACC member won
ACC member lost
ACC teams in bold

Regular season

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The regular season began on September 10 and ended on December 5. The ACC Championship game was played on December 19.[14]

Week one

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 10 8:00 p.m. UAB Miami (FL) Hard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens, FL ACCN W 31–14   8,153
September 12 12:00 p.m. Syracuse No. 18 North Carolina Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC ACCN  UNC 31–6    
September 12 2:30 p.m. Duke No. 10 Notre Dame Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN NBC  ND 27–13   10,097
September 12 3:30 p.m. Georgia Tech Florida State Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL ABC  GT 16–13   17,538
September 12 4:00 p.m. Austin Peay Pittsburgh Heinz FieldPittsburgh, PA ACCN W 55–0    
September 12 7:30 p.m. No. 1 Clemson Wake Forest Truist Field at Wake ForestWinston-Salem, NC (College GameDay) ABC  CLEM 37–13   68
September 12 8:00 p.m. Western Kentucky Louisville Cardinal StadiumLouisville, 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

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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 StadiumDurham, 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 StadiumAtlanta, GA ABC L 21–49   11,000
September 19 4:00 p.m. The Citadel No. 1 Clemson Memorial StadiumClemson, 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 StadiumRaleigh, 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

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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 DomeSyracuse, NY RSN  CUSE 37–20    
September 26 [a] 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 StadiumChestnut 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 [b] 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.
  1. ^ This game has been rescheduled from November 14, due to positive COVID-19 tests on Virginia Tech football team.[15]
  2. ^ 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

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 2 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

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 9 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

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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

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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

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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

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 6 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

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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

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 20 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

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 27 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

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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

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
December 10 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

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
December 19 4:00 p.m. No. 3 Clemson No. 2 Notre Dame Bank of America StadiumCharlotte, NC (College GameDay) ABC  CLEM 34–10   5,240
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

ACC vs other conferences

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ACC vs Power 5 matchups

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Postseason

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Bowl games

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Legend
  ACC win
  ACC loss
Bowl game Date Site Television Time (EST) ACC team Opponent Score Attendance
2020 Cheez-It Bowl December 29 Camping World StadiumOrlando, 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 StadiumCharlotte, NC ESPN 12:00 p.m. Wake Forest Wisconsin L 28–42 1,500
2021 Gator Bowl January 2 TIAA Bank FieldJacksonville, 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 StadiumMiami 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 StadiumArlington, 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 SuperdomeNew 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

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Player of the week honors

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Week Quarterback Running 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 Player Team Position
Week 1[21] Trevor Lawrence Clemson QB Kyren Williams Notre Dame RB Corey Gaynor Miami C Braden Smith Louisville WR Curtis Ryans Georgia Tech DE Chazz Surratt North Carolina LB Asante Samuel Jr. Florida State DB Marvin Wilson Florida State DT Jeff Sims Georgia Tech QB
Week 2[22] D'Eriq King Miami QB Ricky Person Jr. NC State RB Ikem Ekwonu NC State OG Zay Flowers Boston College WR Victor Dimukeje Duke DE Cam Bright Pittsburgh OLB Bubba Bolden Miami S José Borregales Miami PK Jahmyr Gibbs Georgia Tech RB
Robert Hainsey Notre Dame OT Rashad Weaver Pittsburgh DE
Week 3[23] D'Eriq King (2) Miami QB Sean Tucker Syracuse RB Brock Hoffman Virginia Tech C Lavel Davis Jr. Virginia WR Patrick Jones II Pittsburgh DE Zane Zandier Virginia ILB Trill Williams Syracuse DB Alex Kessman Pittsburgh PK Lavel Davis Jr. Virginia WR
Week 4[24] Devin Leary NC State QB Khalil Herbert Virginia Tech RB Christian Darrisaw Virginia Tech LT Emeka Emezie NC State WR Emmanuel Belmar Virginia Tech DE Baylon Spector Clemson LB Andrew Booth Jr. Clemson DB Lawrance Toafili Florida State RB Khalil Herbert Virginia Tech RB
Cade Stewart Clemson C D. J. Turner Pittsburgh WR
Week 5[25] Trevor Lawrence (2) Clemson QB Michael Carter North Carolina RB Brian Anderson North Carolina C Zay Flowers (2) Boston College WR Patrick Jones II (2) Pittsburgh DE SirVocea Dennis Pittsburgh OLB Bubba Bolden (2) Miami S Charlie Ham Duke PK Jeff Sims (2) Georgia Tech QB
Phil Jurkovec Boston College QB
Week 6[26] Trevor Lawrence (3) Clemson QB Kenneth Walker III Wake Forest RB Ikem Ekwonu (2) NC State LT Amari Rodgers Clemson WR Quincy Roche Miami DE Payton Wilson NC State LB Chamarri Conner Virginia Tech NB Lou Hedley Miami P Kyren Williams Notre Dame RB
Doug Nester Virginia Tech RG
Week 7[27] Ian Book Notre Dame QB Javian Hawkins Louisville RB Liam Eichenberg Notre Dame LT Michael Harley Miami WR Carlos Basham Jr. Wake Forest DE Chazz Surratt (2) North Carolina LB Nick Anderson Wake Forest S Will Spiers Clemson P Nick Anderson Wake Forest S
Week 8[28] Sam Howell North Carolina QB Travis Etienne Clemson RB Jackson Carman Clemson LT Dyami Brown North Carolina WR Daelin Hayes Notre Dame DE Charles Snowden Virginia OLB Chamarri Conner (2) Virginia Tech CB Isiah Fisher-Smith Duke S DJ Uiagalelei Clemson QB
Brock Hoffman (2) Virginia Tech C
Week 9[29] D'Eriq King (3) Miami QB Kyren Williams (2) Notre Dame RB Aaron Banks Notre Dame OG Michael Harley (2) Miami WR Jaelan Phillips Miami DE Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah Notre Dame LB Brandon Hill Pittsburgh SS Zonovan Knight NC State RB DJ Uiagalelei (2) Clemson QB
Week 10[30] Sam Howell (2) North Carolina QB Michael Carter (2) North Carolina RB Tommy Kraemer Notre Dame OG Dazz Newsome North Carolina WR Jaelan Phillips (2) Miami DE Noah Taylor Virginia OLB Shaun Crawford Notre Dame S Lou Hedley (2) Miami P Lavel Davis Jr. (2) Virginia WR
Christian Beal-Smith Wake Forest RB
Week 11[31] Kenny Pickett Pittsburgh QB Zonovan Knight NC State RB Bryce Hargrove Pittsburgh LG D. J. Turner (2) Pittsburgh WR Daniel Joseph NC State DE Isaiah Moore MLB NC State Kei'Trel Clark CB Louisville Alex Kessman (2) Pittsburgh PK Aydan White NC State CB
Damar Hamlin S Pittsburgh
Week 12[32] Trevor Lawrence (4) Clemson QB Kyren Williams (3) Notre Dame RB Zach Quinney Georgia Tech LT Cornell Powell Clemson WR Jordan Domineck Georgia Tech DE Payton Wilson (2) NC State LB Mario Goodrich Clemson CB Trebor Pena Syracuse KR Jeff Sims (3) Georgia Tech QB
Liam Eichenberg (2) Notre Dame LT
Week 13[33] Dennis Grosel Boston College QB Kyren Williams (4) Notre Dame RB Ryan Swoboda Virginia RT Javon McKinley Notre Dame WR Quincy Roche (2) Miami DE Payton Wilson (3) NC State LB Clarence Lewis Notre Dame CB Christopher Dunn NC State PK Myles Murphy Clemson DE
Sean Tucker Syracuse RB Porter Wilson Duke P
Week 14[34]
Sam Howell (3) North Carolina QB Michael Carter (3) North Carolina RB Joshua Ezeudu North Carolina LG Dyami Brown (2) North Carolina WR Miles Fox Wake Forest DT Jeremiah Gemmel North Carolina LB Hamsah Nasirildeen Florida State S Alex Kessman (3) Pittsburgh PK Jalen Mitchell Louisville RB

All Conference Teams

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Source:[35]

All-Americans

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Consensus All-Americans

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2020 Consensus All-Americans
Unanimous Consensus

Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah – Notre Dame
Pressley Harvin III – Georgia Tech
José Borregales – Miami

Liam Eichenberg – Notre Dame
Patrick Jones II – Pittsburgh
Travis Etienne – Clemson

Associated Press

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2020 AP All-Americans[40]
First Team Second Team Third Team

Aaron Banks – Notre Dame
Travis Etienne – Clemson
José Borregales – Miami
Rashad Weaver – Pittsburgh
Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah – Notre Dame
Pressley Harvin III – Georgia Tech

Javonte Williams – North Carolina
Liam Eichenberg – Notre Dame
Christian Darrisaw – Virginia Tech
Hunter Long – Boston College
Jaelan Phillips – Miami
Patrick Jones II – Pittsburgh
Alim McNeill – NC State
Lou Hedley – Miami

Trevor Lawrence – Clemson
Michael Carter – North Carolina
Tommy Kraemer – Notre Dame
Dyami Brown – North Carolina
Kyle Hamilton – Notre Dame

AFCA

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2020 AFCA All-Americans[41]
First Team Second Team

Liam Eichenberg – Notre Dame
Aaron Banks – Notre Dame
Rashad Weaver – Pittsburgh
Jaelan Phillips – Miami
Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah – Notre Dame
Pressley Harvin III – Georgia Tech
José Borregales – Miami

Trevor Lawrence – Clemson
Travis Etienne – Clemson
Patrick Jones II – Pittsburgh
Kyle Hamilton – Notre Dame
Nolan Turner – Clemson

FWAA

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2020 FWAA All-Americans[42]
First Team Second Team

Trevor Lawrence – Clemson
Liam Eichenberg – Notre Dame
Rashad Weaver – Pittsburgh
Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah – Notre Dame
Kyle Hamilton – Notre Dame
José Borregales – Miami
Pressley Harvin III – Georgia Tech
Travis Etienne – Clemson

Hunter Long – Boston College
Christian Darrisaw – Virginia Tech
Jaelan Phillips – Miami

The Sporting News

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2020 Sporting News All-Americans[43]
First Team Second Team

Liam Eichenberg – Notre Dame
Travis Etienne – Clemson
Patrick Jones II – Pittsburgh
Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah – Notre Dame
Chazz Surratt – North Carolina
José Borregales – Miami
Pressley Harvin III – Georgia Tech

Kyren Williams – Notre Dame
Hunter Long – Boston College
Aaron Banks – Notre Dame
Javonte Williams – North Carolina
Rashad Weaver – Pittsburgh

WCFF

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2020 Walter Camp All-Americans[44]
First Team Second Team

Liam Eichenberg – Notre Dame
José Borregales – Miami
Rashad Weaver – Pittsburgh
Patrick Jones II – Pittsburgh
Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah – Notre Dame
Pressley Harvin III – Georgia Tech

Christian Darrisaw – Virginia Tech
Aaron Banks – Notre Dame
Trevor Lawrence – Clemson
Travis Etienne – Clemson
Jaelan Phillips – Miami
Kyle Hamilton – Notre Dame

National Award Winners

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Home game attendance

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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

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The following list includes all ACC Players who were drafted in the 2021 NFL draft

Player Position School Draft
Round
Round
Pick
Overall
Pick
Team
Trevor Lawrence QB Clemson 1 1 1 Jacksonville Jaguars
Jaelan Phillips DE Miami 1 18 18 Miami Dolphins
Caleb Farley CB Virginia Tech 1 22 22 Tennessee Titans
Christian Darrisaw OT Virginia Tech 1 23 23 Minnesota Vikings
Travis Etienne RB Clemson 1 25 25 Jacksonville Jaguars
Gregory Rousseau DE Miami 1 30 30 Buffalo Bills
Javonte Williams RB North Carolina 2 3 35 Denver Broncos
Jackson Carman OT Clemson 2 14 46 Cincinnati Bengals
Asante Samuel Jr. CB Florida State 2 15 47 Los Angeles Chargers
Tutu Atwell WR Louisville 2 25 57 Los Angeles Rams
Carlos Basham Jr. DE Wake Forest 2 29 61 Buffalo Bills
Andre Cisco S Syracuse 3 1 65 Jacksonville Jaguars
Alim McNeill DT NC State 3 8 72 Detroit Lions
Chazz Surratt LB North Carolina 3 14 78 Minnesota Vikings
Divine Deablo S Virginia Tech 3 16 80 Las Vegas Raiders
Hunter Long TE Boston College 3 17 81 Miami Dolphins
Dyami Brown WR North Carolina 3 18 82 Washington Football Team
Amari Rodgers WR Clemson 3 21 85 Green Bay Packers
Patrick Jones II DE Pittsburgh 3 26 90 Minnesota Vikings
Ifeatu Melifonwu CB Syracuse 3 37 101 Detroit Lions
Michael Carter RB North Carolina 4 2 107 New York Jets
Dez Fitzpatrick WR Louisville 4 4 109 Tennessee Titans
Chris Rumph II OLB Duke 4 13 118 Los Angeles Chargers
Janarius Robinson DE Florida State 4 29 134 Minnesota Vikings
Rashad Weaver DE Pittsburgh 4 30 135 Tennessee Titans
Joshua Kaindoh DE Florida State 4 39 144 Kansas City Chiefs
Brevin Jordan TE Miami 5 3 147 Houston Texans
Michael Carter II S Duke 5 10 154 New York Jets
Noah Gray TE Duke 5 18 162 Kansas City Chiefs
Jason Pinnock CB Pittsburgh 5 31 175 New York Jets
Cornell Powell WR Clemson 5 37 181 Kansas City Chiefs
Hamsah Nasirildeen S Florida State 6 2 186 New York Jets
Jaylen Twyman DT Pittsburgh 6 15 199 Minnesota Vikings
Jalen Camp WR Georgia Tech 6 25 209 Jacksonville Jaguars
Victor Dimukeje DE Duke 6 26 210 Arizona Cardinals
Damar Hamlin S Pittsburgh 6 28 212 Buffalo Bills
Quincy Roche OLB Miami 6 32 216 Pittsburgh Steelers
Khalil Herbert RB Virginia Tech 6 33 217 Chicago Bears
Isaiah McDuffie ILB Boston College 6 36 220 Green Bay Packers
Dazz Newsome WR North Carolina 6 37 221 Chicago Bears
Jimmy Morrissey C Pittsburgh 7 2 230 Las Vegas Raiders
Pressley Harvin III P Georgia Tech 7 27 254 Pittsburgh Steelers

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Further reading

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