Sports season
The 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference football season , part of the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season , is the 70th season of college football play for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The ACC consists of 14 members in two divisions. The entire schedule was released on January 31, 2022.[1]
Previous season [ ]
Pittsburgh defeated Wake Forest 45−21 in the ACC Football Championship Game at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina .
Preseason [ ]
ACC Kickoff [ ]
The 2022 ACC Kickoff will be held on July 20th and July 21st at the Westin hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina . Each team will have there head coach and three players available to talk to the media. Coverage of the event will be televised by the ACC Network . The preseason poll will be released on July 25, 2022.
Preseason ACC Player of the year [ ]
Preseason All-Conference Teams [ ]
Offense [ ]
Defense [ ]
Specialist [ ]
Preseason Award Watchlists [ ]
Recruiting classes [ ]
Coaches [ ]
Coaching changes [ ]
The ACC entered the 2022 season with four new head football coaches:
On November 16, 2021, Virginia Tech head coach Justin Fuente agreed to part ways with the program[2] and was replaced by Brent Pry on November 30, 2021.[3]
On November 28, 2021, Duke head coach David Cutcliffe agreed to part ways with the program[4] and was replaced by Mike Elko on December 10, 2021.[5]
On December 2, 2021, Virginia head coach Bronco Mendenhall stepped down as head coach[6] and was replaced by Tony Elliott on December 10, 2021.[7]
On December 6, 2021, Miami head coach Manny Diaz was fired[8] and was replaced by Mario Cristobal on December 7, 2021.[9]
Head coaching records [ ]
Notes
Records shown after the 2021 season
Years at school includes the 2022 season
Rankings [ ]
See also:
Schedule [ ]
The Regular season will begin on Saturday August 27, 2022 and will end on Saturday November 26, 2022. The ACC championship game will be played on Saturday December 3, 2022 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina .
Regular season [ ]
Week zero [ ]
Week one [ ]
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
West Virginia
Pittsburgh
Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl )
Truist Field at Wake Forest • Winston-Salem, NC
Temple
Duke
Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC
Virginia Tech
S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA
September 3
Rutgers
Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
September 3
Louisville
Syracuse
Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY
September 3
Miami
Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL
September 3
North Carolina
Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC
September 3
NC State
East Carolina
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC (rivalry )
September 3
Virginia
Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA
Florida State
LSU
Caesars Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Louisiana Kickoff )
Clemson
Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A Kickoff /rivalry )
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week two [ ]
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
September 10
Boston College
Virginia Tech
Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (rilvalry )
September 10
Clemson
Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC
September 10
Duke
Northwestern
Ryan Field • Evanston, IL
September 10
Georgia Tech
Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA
September 10
Louisville
UCF
Bounce House • Orlando, FL
September 10
Miami
Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL
September 10
North Carolina
Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA
September 10
NC State
Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
September 10
Tennessee
Pittsburgh
Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA
September 10
Syracuse
UConn
Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT
September 10
Virginia
Illinois
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL
September 10
Wake Forest
Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
September 10
Florida State
Week three [ ]
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Florida State
Louisville
Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY
September 17
Boston College
Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
September 17
Clemson
Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC
September 17
Duke
Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC
September 17
Ole Miss
Georgia Tech
Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA
September 17
Miami
Texas A&M
Kyle Field • College Station, TX
September 17
Texas Tech
NC State
Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
September 17
Pittsburgh
Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI
September 17
Purdue
Syracuse
Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY
September 17
Old Dominion
Virginia
Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA
September 17
Virginia Tech
Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA
September 17
Liberty
Wake Forest
Truist Field at Wake Forest • Winston-Salem, NC
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
September 17
North Carolina
Week four [ ]
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
West Virginia
Virginia Tech
Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry )
Virginia
Syracuse
Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY
September 24
Boston College
Florida State
Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
September 24
Georgia Tech
UCF
Bounce House • Orlando, FL
September 24
South Florida
Louisville
Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY
September 24
Miami
Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL
September 24
Notre Dame
North Carolina
Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
September 24
UConn
NC State
Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
September 24
Pittsburgh
Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week five [ ]
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
October 1
Louisville
Boston College
Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
October 1
NC State
Clemson
Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl )
October 1
Virginia
Duke
Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC
October 1
Wake Forest
Florida State
Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
October 1
Georgia Tech
Pittsburgh
Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA
October 1
Virginia Tech
North Carolina
Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
October 1
Syracuse
Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
October 1
Miami
Week six [ ]
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
October 8
Clemson
Boston College
Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA (O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy )
October 8
Duke
Georgia Tech
Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA
October 8
Florida State
NC State
Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
October 8
Louisville
Virginia
Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA
October 8
North Carolina
Miami
Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL
October 8
Virginia Tech
Pittsburgh
Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA
October 8
Army
Wake Forest
Truist Field at Wake Forest • Winston-Salem, NC
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
October 8
Syracuse
Week seven [ ]
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
October 15
Clemson
Florida State
Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry )
October 15
North Carolina
Duke
Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC (Victory Bell )
October 15
Miami
Virginia Tech
Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry )
October 15
NC State
Syracuse
Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
October 15
Boston College
Georgia Tech
Louisville
Pittsburgh
Virginia
Wake Forest
Week eight [ ]
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Virginia
Georgia Tech
Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA
October 22
Boston College
Wake Forest
Truist Field at Wake Forest • Winston-Salem, NC
October 22
Syracuse
Clemson
Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC
October 22
Duke
Miami
Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL
October 22
Pittsburgh
Louisville
Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
October 22
Florida State
North Carolina
NC State
Virginia Tech
Week nine [ ]
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Virginia Tech
NC State
Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
October 29
Boston College
UConn
Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT
October 29
Georgia Tech
Florida State
Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
October 29
Wake Forest
Louisville
Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY
October 29
Miami
Virginia
Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA
October 29
Pittsburgh
North Carolina
Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
October 29
Notre Dame
Syracuse
Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
October 29
Clemson
Duke
Week ten [ ]
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Duke
Boston College
Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
November 5
Clemson
Notre Dame
Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN
November 5
Florida State
Miami
Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL (rivalry )
November 5
Georgia Tech
Virginia Tech
Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry )
November 5
James Madison
Louisville
Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY
November 5
North Carolina
Virginia
Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry )
November 5
Wake Forest
NC State
Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC (rivalry )
November 5
Syracuse
Pittsburgh
Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry )
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week eleven [ ]
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
November 12
Boston College
NC State
Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
November 12
Louisville
Clemson
Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC
November 12
Virginia Tech
Duke
Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC
November 12
Florida State
Syracuse
Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY
November 12
Miami
Georgia Tech
Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA
November 12
North Carolina
Wake Forest
Truist Field at Wake Forest • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry )
November 12
Pittsburgh
Virginia
Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week twelve [ ]
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
November 19
Boston College
Notre Dame
Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Holy War )
November 19
Miami
Clemson
Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC
November 19
Duke
Pittsburgh
Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA
November 19
Louisiana
Florida State
Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
November 19
Georgia Tech
North Carolina
Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
November 19
NC State
Louisville
Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY
November 19
Syracuse
Wake Forest
Truist Field at Wake Forest • Winston-Salem, NC
November 19
Coastal Carolina
Virginia
Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA
November 19
Virginia Tech
Liberty
Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week thirteen [ ]
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Florida
Florida State
Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry )
NC State
North Carolina
Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry )
November 26
Syracuse
Boston College
Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry )
November 26
South Carolina
Clemson
Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (rivalry )
November 26
Wake Forest
Duke
Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC
November 26
Georgia Tech
Georgia
Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate )
November 26
Louisville
Kentucky
Kroger Field • Lexington, KY (Governor's Cup )
November 26
Pittsburgh
Miami
Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL
November 26
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Commonwealth Cup )
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Championship Game [ ]
Further information: 2022 ACC Championship Game
ACC vs other conferences [ ]
ACC vs Power Five matchups [ ]
The following games include ACC teams competing against Power Five conferences teams from the Big Ten , Big 12 , BYU /Notre Dame , Pac-12 and SEC ). All rankings are from the AP Poll at the time of the game.
Date
Conference
Visitor
Home
Site
Score
September 1
Big 12
West Virginia
Pittsburgh
Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl )
September 3
Big Ten
Rutgers
Boston College
Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
September 4
SEC
Florida State
LSU
Caesars Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Louisiana Kickoff )
September 10
Big Ten
Duke
Northwestern
Ryan Field • Evanston, IL
September 10
SEC
Tennessee
Pittsburgh
Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA
September 10
Big Ten
Virginia
Illinois
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL
September 10
SEC
Wake Forest
Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN
September 17
SEC
Ole Miss
Georgia Tech
Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA
September 17
SEC
Miami
Texas A&M
Kyle Field • College Station, TX
September 17
Big 12
Texas Tech
NC State
Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
September 17
Big Ten
Purdue
Syracuse
Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY
September 22
Big 12
West Virginia
Virginia Tech
Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry )
September 24
Independent
Notre Dame
North Carolina
Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
October 29
Independent
Notre Dame
Syracuse
Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY
November 5
Independent
Clemson
Notre Dame
Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN
November 19
Independent
Boston College
Notre Dame
Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Holy War )
November 25
SEC
Florida State
Florida
Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry )
November 26
SEC
South Carolina
Clemson
Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (rivalry )
November 26
SEC
Georgia Tech
Georgia
Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate )
November 26
SEC
Louisville
Kentucky
Kroger Field • Lexington, KY (Governor's Cup )
ACC vs Group of Five matchups [ ]
The following games include ACC teams competing against teams from the American , C-USA , MAC , Mountain West or Sun Belt .
Date
Conference
Visitor
Home
Site
Score
September 2
American
Temple
Duke
Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC
September 2
C-USA
Virginia Tech
S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA
September 3
Sun Belt
North Carolina
Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC
September 3
American
NC State
East Carolina
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC (rivalry )
September 10
American
Louisville
UCF
Bounce House • Orlando, FL
September 10
C-USA
Miami
Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL
September 10
Sun Belt
North Carolina
Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA
September 17
C-USA
Clemson
Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC
September 17
MAC
Pittsburgh
Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI
September 17
C-USA
Old Dominion
Virginia
Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA
September 24
American
Georgia Tech
UCF
Bounce House • Orlando, FL
September 24
American
South Florida
Louisville
Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY
September 24
C-USA
Miami
Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL
November 5
Sun Belt
James Madison
Louisville
Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY
November 19
Sun Belt
Louisiana
Florida State
Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
November 19
Sun Belt
Coastal Carolina
Virginia
Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA
ACC vs FBS independents matchups [ ]
The following games include ACC teams competing against FBS Independents , which includes Army , Liberty , New Mexico State , UConn or UMass .
ACC vs FCS matchups [ ]
The Football Championship Subdivision comprises 13 conferences and two independent programs.
Date
Visitor
Home
Site
Score
August 27
Florida State
Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
August 27
North Carolina
Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
September 1
Wake Forest
Truist Field at Wake Forest • Winston-Salem, NC
September 3
Miami
Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL
September 3
Virginia
Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA
September 10
Clemson
Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC
September 10
Georgia Tech
Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA
September 10
NC State
Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
September 17
Boston College
Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
September 17
Duke
Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC
September 17
Virginia Tech
Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA
September 24
Pittsburgh
Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA
October 1
Syracuse
Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY
Records against other conferences [ ]
Regular Season
Post Season
Postseason [ ]
The bowl games will begin on December 17, 2022 and will end with the College Football Playoff National Championship on January 9, 2023.
Bowl games [ ]
See also:
Awards and honors [ ]
Player of the week honors [ ]
All Conference Teams [ ]
All-Americans [ ]
Main article:
Consensus All-Americans [ ]
Associated Press [ ]
ACFA [ ]
FWAA [ ]
The Sporting News [ ]
WCFF [ ]
National Awards [ ]
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[10]
Clemson
Memorial Stadium
81,500[11]
Duke
Wallace Wade Stadium
40,004[12]
Florida State
Doak Campbell Stadium
79,560[13]
Georgia Tech
Bobby Dodd Stadium
55,000[14]
Louisville
Cardinal Stadium
60,800[15]
Miami
Hard Rock Stadium
65,326[16]
North Carolina
Kenan Memorial Stadium
50,500[17]
NC State
Carter–Finley Stadium
56,919[18]
Pittsburgh
Heinz Field
68,400[19]
Syracuse
Carrier Dome
49,262[20]
Virginia
Scott Stadium
61,500[21]
Virginia Tech
Lane Stadium
65,632[22]
Wake Forest
BB&T Field
31,500[23]
Bold – Exceeded capacity
†Season High
References [ ]
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^ Adelson, Andrea (November 28, 2021). "Duke, football coach David Cutcliffe mutually agree to part after 14 seasons" . espn.com . ESPN. Retrieved 1 February 2022 .
^ Rittenberg, Adam (December 10, 2021). "Duke hires Texas A&M defensive coordinator Mike Elko as head football coach" . espn.com . ESPN. Retrieved 1 February 2022 .
^ Adelson, Andrea. "Bronco Mendenhall to step down as Virginia Cavaliers football coach" . espn.com . ESPN. Retrieved 1 February 2022 .
^ Low, Chris (December 10, 2021). "Virginia Cavaliers hire Clemson Tigers OC Tony Elliott as head football coach" . espn.com . ESPN. Retrieved 1 February 2022 .
^ Hale, Davis (December 6, 2021). "Miami Hurricanes fire football coach Manny Diaz" . espn.com . ESPN. Retrieved 1 February 2022 .
^ "Mario Cristobal introduced as new Miami Hurricanes football coach: 'It's time to go to work' " . espn.com . ESPN. December 7, 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2022 .
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