2017 Atlantic Coast Conference football season

2017 ACC Football season
League	NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport	Football
Duration	August 31, 2017 to January 1, 2018
Number of teams	14
2018 NFL Draft
Top draft pick	Bradley Chubb (NC State)
Picked by	Denver Broncos, 5th overall
Regular Season
Season MVP	Lamar Jackson
Top scorer	Mike Weaver & Lamar Jackson (102 points)
Atlantic champions	Clemson Tigers
Atlantic runners-up	NC State Wolfpack
Coastal champions	Miami Hurricanes
Coastal runners-up	Virginia Tech Hokies
ACC Championship Game
Champions	Clemson
Runners-up	Miami
Finals MVP	Kelly Bryant - QB, Clemson
Seasons
← 2016 2018 →

2017 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 4 Clemson xy$^		7	–	1					12	–	2
No. 23 NC State		6	–	2					9	–	4
Boston College		4	–	4					7	–	6
Louisville		4	–	4					8	–	5
Wake Forest		4	–	4					8	–	5
Florida State		3	–	5					7	–	6
Syracuse		2	–	6					4	–	8
Coastal Division
No. 13 Miami (FL) xy		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 24 Virginia Tech		5	–	3					9	–	4
Georgia Tech		4	–	4					5	–	6
Duke		3	–	5					7	–	6
Pittsburgh		3	–	5					5	–	7
Virginia		3	–	5					6	–	7
North Carolina		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Clemson 38, Miami 3
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

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[]

ACC Media days[]

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

1. Florida State – 118
2. Clemson – 35
3. Louisville – 7
4. Virginia Tech – 3
5. Miami – 3
6. Duke – 1

Preseason ACC Player of the year[]

1. Lamar Jackson, LOU – 113
2. Deondre Francois, FSU – 23
3. Christian Wilkins, CLEM – 11
4. Harold Landry, BC – 8
5. Jaylen Samuels, NCST – 7
6. Eric Dungey, CUSE–- 2
7. Shaquille Quarterman MIA, Ahmmon Richards MIA, Daniel Jones, DUKE – 1

Preseason All Conference Teams[]

Offense[]

Position	Player	Class	School
Wide Receiver	Deon Cain	Junior	Clemson
	Ahmmon Richards	Sophomore	Miami
	Cam Phillips	Senior	Virginia Tech
Tight End	Cam Serigne	Senior	Wake Forest
Tackle	Mitch Hyatt	Junior	Clemson
	Brian O'Neill	Junior	Pittsburgh
Guard	Tyrone Crowder	Senior	Clemson
	Wyatt Teller	Senior	Virginia Tech
Center	Alec Eberle	Junior	Florida State
Quarterback	Lamar Jackson	Junior	Louisville
Running Back	Mark Walton	Junior	Miami
	Dedrick Mills	Sophomore	Georgia Tech

Defense[]

Position	Player	Class	School
Defensive end	Harold Landry	Senior	Boston College
	Bradley Chubb	Senior	NC State
Defensive tackle	Dexter Lawrence	Sophomore	Clemson
	Christian Wilkins	Junior	Clemson
Linebacker	Micah Kiser	Senior	Virginia
	Shaquille Quarterman	Sophomore	Miami
	Tremaine Edmunds	Junior	Virginia Tech
Cornerback	Tarvarus McFadden	Junior	Florida State
	Jaire Alexander	Junior	Louisville
Safety	Derwin James	Sophomore	Florida State
	Quin Blanding	Senior	Virginia

Specialist[]

Position	Player	Class	School
Placekicker	Michael Badgley	Junior	Miami
Punter	A. J. Cole III	Junior	NC State
Specialist	Quadree Henderson	Junior	Pittsburgh

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

Team	Head coach	Years at school	Overall record	Record at school	ACC record
Boston College	Steve Addazio	5	34-29	21-18	10-22
Clemson	Dabo Swinney	10	75-35	75-35	55-15
Duke	David Cutcliffe	10	88-85	44-56	25-47
Florida State	Jimbo Fisher	7	68-14	68-14	45-11
Georgia Tech	Paul Johnson	10	175-78	67-39	42-30
Louisville	Bobby Petrino	8	113-43	71-22	19-7
Miami	Mark Richt	2	154-55	9-4	5-3
North Carolina	Larry Fedora	6	63-41	29-22	26-14
NC State	Dave Doeren	5	41-24	18-20	9-23
Pittsburgh	Pat Narduzzi	3	16-10	16-10	11-5
Syracuse	Dino Babers	2	41-20	4-8	2-6
Virginia	Bronco Mendenhall	2	101-53	2-10	1-7
Virginia Tech	Justin Fuente	2	36-27	10-4	6-2
Wake Forest	Dave Clawson	4	100-94	10-15	5-19

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
August 31	7:00 PM	Presbyterian	Wake Forest	BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC	ACCN Extra	W 51-7	22,643
September 1	7:00 PM	Central Connecticut	Syracuse	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	ACCN Extra	W 50-7	30,273
September 1	9:30 PM	Boston College	Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	CBSSN	W 23-20	16,421
September 2	12:00 PM	Kent State	No. 5 Clemson	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	ESPN	W 56-3	80,121
September 2	12:20 PM	California	North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	ACCN	L 30-35	49,500
September 2	12:30 PM	Bethune–Cookman	No. 18 Miami	Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL	ACCRSN	W 41-13	50,454
September 2	1:00 PM	Youngstown State	Pittsburgh	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	ACCN Extra	W 28-21 OT	40,012
September 2	3:00 PM	South Carolina	NC State	Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC (Belk Kickoff Game/Rivalry)	ESPN	L 28-35	50,367
September 2	3:00 PM	William & Mary	Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	ACCN Extra	W 28-10	38,828
September 2	6:00 PM	North Carolina Central	Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ACCN Extra	W 60-7	30,477
September 2	7:30 PM	Purdue	No. 16 Louisville	Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN	FOX	W 35-28	37,394
September 2	8:00 PM	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 PM	No. 22 West Virginia	No. 21 Virginia Tech	FedExField • Landover, MD (Black Diamond Trophy)	ABC	W 31-24	67,489
September 4	8:00 PM	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
September 9	12:00 PM	Northwestern	Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ESPNU	W 17-41	20,241
September 9	12:00 PM	No. 17 Louisville	North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	ESPN	LOU 47-35	47,000
September 9	12:30 PM	Jacksonville State	Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ACCRSN	W 10-37	50,161
September 9	1:00 PM	Wake Forest	Boston College	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	ACCN Extra	WAKE 34-10	38,082
September 9	3:30 PM	Delaware	No. 18 Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ACCN Extra	W 0-27	62,526
September 9	3:30 PM	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 PM	Middle Tennessee	Syracuse	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	ACCN Extra	L 23-30	29,731
September 9	3:30 PM	Pittsburgh	No. 4 Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry)	ABC	L 14-33	100,898
September 9	6:00 PM	Marshall	NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	ACCN Extra	W 37-20	57,430
September 9	7:00 PM	No. 13 Auburn	No. 3 Clemson	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Rivalry)	ESPN	W 14-6	81,799
December 2[b]	12:00 PM	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
September 16	12:00 PM	Notre Dame	Boston College	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA (Holy War)	ESPN	L 20-49	44,500
September 16	12:00 PM	Connecticut	Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	ESPNU	W 38-18	33,056
September 16	12:00 PM	#9 Oklahoma State	Pittsburgh	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN	L 21-59	38,952
September 16	12:20 PM	Furman	NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	ACCN	W 49-16	56,166
September 16	12:30 PM	Baylor	Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ACCRSN	W 34-20	26,714
September 16	3:00 PM	Utah State	Wake Forest	BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC	ACCN Extra	W 46-10	27,971
September 16	3:30 PM	Central Michigan	Syracuse	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	ACCN Extra	W 41-17	33,004
September 16	3:30 PM	North Carolina	Old Dominion	Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA	STADIUM	W 53-23	20,118
September 16	3:30 PM	#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 PM	#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
September 22	8:00 PM	Virginia	Boise State	Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID	ESPN2	W 42–23	33,947
September 23	12:00 PM	Kent State	No. 19 Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	RSN	W 42–3	47,812
September 23	12:00 PM	NC State	No. 12 Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	ABC/ESPN2	NCST 27–21	73,541
September 23	12:20 PM	Pittsburgh	Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ACC Network	GT 35–17	40,211
September 23	2:00 PM	Old Dominion	No. 13 Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ACC Network Extra	W 38–0	65,632
September 23	3:30 PM	Boston College	No. 2 Clemson	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Rivalry)	ESPN2	CLEM 34–7	80,525
September 23	3:30 PM	Duke	North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC ()	ESPNU	DUKE 21–17	59,000
September 23	3:30 PM	Toledo	No. 14 Miami	Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL	RSN	W 52–30	49,361
September 23	3:30 PM	Wake Forest	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	ESPN 3	W 20–19	35,126
September 23	7:00 PM	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
September 29	7:00 PM	No. 14 Miami	Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ESPN2	MIA 31–6	36,314
September 30	12:00 PM	North Carolina	Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPN2	GT 33–7	42,805
September 30	12:00 PM	Rice	Pittsburgh	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	RSN	W 42–10	33,051
September 30	12:20 PM	Syracuse	NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	ACCN	NCST 33–25	56,197
September 30	1:00 PM	Central Michigan	Boston College	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	ACCN Extra	W 28–8	27,036
September 30	3:30 PM	Florida State	Wake Forest	BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC	ABC	FSU 26–19	31,588
September 30	3:30 PM	Murray State	No. 17 Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	RSN	W 55–10	47,826
September 30	8:00 PM	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
October 5	8:00 PM	No. 17 Louisville	No. 24 NC State	Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	ESPN	NCST 39–25	56,107
October 7	12:00 PM	Wake Forest	No. 2 Clemson†	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	ESPN2	CLEM 28–14	80,567
October 7	12:20 PM	Duke	Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	ACCN	UVA 28–21	38,638
October 7	12:30 PM	Pittsburgh	Syracuse	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry)	RSN	CUSE 27–24	33,290
October 7	3:30 PM	No. 21 Notre Dame	North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	ABC	L 10–33	57,000
October 7[b]	3:30 PM	No. 13 Miami	Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Rivalry)	ESPN	MIA 24–20	78,169
October 7	7:15 PM	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
October 13	7:00 PM	No. 2 Clemson	Syracuse	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	ESPN	CUSE 27–24	42,475
October 14	12:00 PM	Florida State	Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ESPN2	FSU 17–10	31,073
October 14	12:00 PM	No. 20 NC State	Pittsburgh	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	RSN	NCST 35–17	41,124
October 14	12:20 PM	Boston College	Louisville†	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	ACC Network	BC 45–42	44,679
October 14	3:30 PM	Georgia Tech	No. 11 Miami	Hard Rock Stadium • Miami, FL	ESPN	MIA 25–24	55,799
October 14	3:30 PM	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
October 21	12:00 PM	Louisville	Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	ESPN	LOU 31–28	72,764
October 21	12:20 PM	Pittsburgh	Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ACCN	PITT 24–17	22,621
October 21	12:30 PM	Boston College	Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	RSN	BC 41–10	39,216
October 21	3:30 PM	Syracuse	No. 8 Miami	Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL	ESPN	MIA 27–19	56,158
October 21	3:30 PM	North Carolina	No. 14 Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ESPN2	VT 59–7	65,632
October 21	7:30 PM	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
October 27	8:00 PM	Florida State	Boston College	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN	BC 35–3	40,629
October 28	12:00 PM	No. 8 Miami	North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	ESPN2	MIA 24–19	45,000
October 28	12:20 PM	Louisville	Wake Forest	BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC	ACC Network	WAKE 42–32	29,593
October 28	12:30 PM	Virginia	Pittsburgh	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	RSN	PITT 31–14	30,889
October 28	3:30 PM	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 PM	Duke	No. 13 Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ACC Network	VT 24–3	60,914
October 28	8:00 PM	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
November 4	12:20 PM	Syracuse	Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	ACC Network	FSU 27–24	71,805
November 4	3:00 PM	Georgia Tech	Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	RSN	UVA 40–36	38,448
November 4	3:30 PM	No. 6 Clemson	No. 20 NC State†	Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC (Textile Bowl)	ABC	CLEM 38–31	57,600
November 4	3:30 PM	Wake Forest	No. 5 Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	NBC	L 48–37	77,622
November 4	8:00 PM	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
November 9	7:30 PM	North Carolina	Pittsburgh	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN	UNC 34–31	34,056
November 11	12:00 PM	Duke	Army	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	CBSSN	L 16–21	38,851
November 11	12:00 PM	NC State	Boston College	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	ABC/ESPN2	NCST 17–14	33,242
November 11	12:20 PM	No. 17 Virginia Tech	Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Rivalry)	ACCN	GT 28–22	47,909
November 11	3:00 PM	Wake Forest	Syracuse	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	RSN	WAKE 64–43	38,539
November 11	3:30 PM	Florida State	No. 4 Clemson	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Rivalry)	ESPN	CLEM 31–14	81,436
November 11	3:30 PM	Virginia	Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	ESPNU	LOU 38–21	46,787
November 11	8:00 PM	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
November 18	12:00 PM	Delaware State	Florida State†	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	RSN	W 77–6	70,599
November 18	12:00 PM	Virginia	Miami	Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL	ABC or ESPN	MIA 44–28	63,415
November 18	12:20 PM	The Citadel	Clemson	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	ACCN	W 61–3	80,618
November 18	12:20 PM	Pittsburgh	Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ACCN	VT 20–14	58,948
November 18	3:00 PM	Western Carolina	North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	ACCN Extra	W 65–10	43,000
November 18	3:30 PM	Georgia Tech	Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	RSN	DUKE 43–20	20,141
November 18	3:00 PM	Syracuse	Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	ESPNU	LOU 56–10	34,265
November 18	7:00 PM	Boston College	Connecticut	Fenway Park • Boston, MA	CBSSN	W 39–16	20,133
November 18	7:30 PM	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
November 24	12:00 PM	No. 2 Miami	Pittsburgh	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	ABC	PITT 24–14	35,978
November 24	8:00 PM	No. 24 Virginia Tech	Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (Commonwealth Cup)	ESPN	VT 10–0	48,609
November 25	12:00 PM	Florida State	Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL (Rivalry)	ESPN	W 38–22	89,066
November 25	12:00 PM	Louisville	Kentucky	Kroger Field • Lexington, KY (Rivalry)	SEC Network	W 44–17	56,186
November 25	12:20 PM	Boston College	Syracuse	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry)	ACCN	BC 42–14	30,202
November 25	12:30 PM	Duke	Wake Forest	BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC	RSN	DUKE 31–23	27,016
November 25	3:30 PM	North Carolina	NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC (Rivalry)	ESPNU	NCST 33–21	57,600
November 25	7:30 PM	No. 4 Clemson	South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (Palmetto Bowl)	ESPN	W 34–10	82,908
November 25	12:00 PM	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 PM	#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):

Postseason[]

Bowl games[]

Legend
	ACC win
	ACC loss

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 PM	Duke	Northern Illinois	W 36–14	20,211
2017 Independence Bowl	December 27	Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA	ESPN	1:30 PM	Florida State	Southern Miss	W 42–13	33,601
2017 Pinstripe Bowl	December 27	Yankee Stadium • New York, NY	ESPN	5:15 PM	Boston College	Iowa	L 20–27	37,667
2017 Military Bowl	December 28	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	ESPN	1:30 PM	Virginia	Navy	L 7–49	35,921
2017 Camping World Bowl	December 28	Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL	ESPN	5:15 PM	#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 PM	Wake Forest	Texas A&M	W 55-52	32,784
2017 Sun Bowl	December 29	Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX	CBS	3:00 PM	#24 NC State	Arizona State	W 52-31	39,897
2017 TaxSlayer Bowl	December 30	EverBank Field • Jacksonville, FL	ESPN	12:00 PM	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 PM	#10 Miami	#6 Wisconsin	L 24–34	65,326
Sugar Bowl (Semifinal)	January 1	Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA	ESPN	8:45 PM	#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[]

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ACC Individual Awards[]

All-Americans[]

Consensus[]

Unanimous selection: Bradley Chubb - NC State

Associated Press[]

^[29]

• AP First Team:

Bradley Chubb - NC State, Clelin Ferrell - Clemson,

• AP Second Team:

Lamar Jackson - Louisville, Mitch Hyatt - Clemson, Christian Wilkins - Clemson, Dorian O'Daniel - Clemson, Derwin James - Florida State,

• AP Third Team:

- Clemson, Jaylen Samuels - NC State, Steve Ishmael - Syracuse, Austin Bryant - Clemson, Micah Kiser - Virginia, Tremaine Edmunds - Virginia Tech, Quin Blanding - Virginia,

Walter Camp[]

^[30]

• Walter Camp First Team:

Bradley Chubb - NC State

• Walter Camp Second Team:

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, - Boston College

FWAA[]

^[31]

• FWAA First Team:

Bradley Chubb - NC State, Austin Bryant - Clemson, Derwin James - Florida State,

• FWAA Second Team:

Lamar Jackson - Louisville, Steve Ishmael - Syracuse, Mitch Hyatt - Clemson, Clelin Ferrell - Clemson, Micah Kiser - Virginia, Quin Blanding - Virginia,

National Award Winners[]

• Bronko Nagurski Trophy – Bradley Chubb - Defensive End, NC State
• Broyles Award - Tony Elliott - Co-Offensive Coordinator, Clemson
• Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award - Mark Richt - Head Coach, Miami
• Campbell Trophy - Micah Kiser - Linebacker, Virginia

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]

Round #	Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
1	5	Denver Broncos	Bradley Chubb	Defensive end	NC State
1	16	Buffalo Bills (from Baltimore)	Tremaine Edmunds	Linebacker	Virginia Tech
1	17	Los Angeles Chargers	Derwin James	Safety	Florida State
1	18	Green Bay Packers (from Seattle)	Jaire Alexander	Cornerback	Louisville
1	28	Pittsburgh Steelers	Terrell Edmunds	Safety	Virginia Tech
1	32	Baltimore Ravens (from Philadelphia)	Lamar Jackson	Quarterback	Louisville
2	41	Tennessee Titans (from Oakland)	Harold Landry	Linebacker	Boston College
2	54	Cincinnati Bengals (from Kansas City)	Jessie Bates	Safety	Wake Forest
2	62	Minnesota Vikings	Brian O'Neill	Tackle	Pittsburgh
3	67	Indianapolis Colts	Chad Thomas	Defensive end	Miami
3	69	New York Giants(from Tampa Bay)	B.J. Hill	Defensive tackle	NC State
3	74	Washington Redskins(from San Francisco)	Geron Christian	Offensive tackle	Louisville
3	75	Kansas City Chiefs(from Baltimore through Oakland)	Derrick Nnadi	Defensive tackle	Florida State
3	84	Los Angeles Chargers	Justin Jones	Defensive tackle	NC State
3	99	Denver Broncos	Isaac Yiadom	Cornerback	Boston College
3	100	Kansas City Chiefs(from Cincinnati)	Dorian O'Daniel	Linebacker	Clemson
4	104	Indianapolis Colts	Nyheim Hines	Running Back	NC State
4	107	New York Jets	Chris Herndon	Tight End	Miami
4	112	Cincinnati Bengals	Mark Walton	Running Back	Miami
4	117	Tampa Bay Buccaneers(from Detroit via New England)	Jordan Whitehead	Safety	Pittsburgh
4	125	Philadelphia Eagles(from Baltimore via Tennessee)	Avonte Maddox	Cornerback	Pittsburgh
4	127	New Orleans Saints	Rick Leonard	Tackle	Florida State
4	128	San Francisco 49ers(from Pittsburgh)	Kentavius Street	Defensive End	NC State
4	129	Jacksonville Jaguars	Will Richardson	Tackle	NC State
4	130	Philadelphia Eagles(from Minnesota)	Josh Sweat	Defensive End	Florida State
5	139	New York Giants	R. J. McIntosh	Defensive Tackle	Miami
5	147	Los Angeles Rams(from Miami via New Orleans and Green Bay)	Micah Kiser	Linebacker	Virginia
5	158	Cincinnati Bengals(from Buffalo)	Andrew Brown	Defensive End	Virginia
5	163	Washington Redskins(from Atlanta via Denver)	Tim Settle	Defensive Tackle	Virginia Tech
5	165	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jaylen Samuels	Fullback	NC State
5	166	Buffalo Bills(from Jacksonville)	Wyatt Teller	Guard	Virginia Tech
6	177	Houston Texans	Duke Ejiofor	Defensive End	Wake Forest
6	185	Indianapolis Colts(from Oakland)	Deon Cain	Wide Receiver	Clemson
6	187	Buffalo Bills(from Cincinnati)	Ray-Ray McCloud	Wide Receiver	Clemson
6	189	New Orleans Saints(from Arizona)	Kamrin Moore	Cornerback	Boston College
6	205	Los Angeles Rams(from New England via Cleveland and Washington)	Trevon Young	Defensive End	Louisville
6	210	New England Patriots(from Oakland)	Braxton Berrios	Wide Receiver	Miami
7	234	Carolina Panthers(from LA Chargers via Buffalo)	Andre Smith	Linebacker	North Carolina
7	235	Indianapolis Colts(from Seattle via NY Jets)	Zaire Franklin	Linebacker	Syracuse
7	241	Washington Redskins(from LA Rams)	Greg Stroman	Cornerback	Virginia Tech
7	242	Carolina Panthers	Kendrick Norton	Defensive tackle	Miami
7	250	New England Patriots(from Philadelphia via Seattle, New England, Seattle, and Philadelphia)	Ryan Izzo	Tight End	Florida State
7	253	Cincinnati Bengals	Auden Tate	Wide Receiver	Florida State
7	255	Buffalo Bills(from Tampa Bay)	Austin Proehl	Wide Receiver	North Carolina

References[]