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F O OT B A L L I N F O R M AT I O N & R ECO R D B O O KTABLE OF CONTENTS

ACC Staff..................................................................... 1ACC School Directory Information .............................. 2ACC Media Services .................................................... 3John Swofford, ACC Commissioner ............................ 4The Atlantic Coast Conference .................................5-72018 Composite Football Schedule ............................. 82018 Preview Notes .................................................... 92018-19 Bowl Affi liations .......................................... 102018-19 College Football Bowl Schedule .................. 112018-19 Bowl Directory Information ......................... 122017 Year in Review ............................................13-192017 ACC Individual Statistics .............................20-222017 ACC Team Statistics ....................................23-24Boston College .....................................................25-27Clemson ...............................................................28-30Duke .....................................................................31-33Florida State .........................................................34-36Georgia Tech ........................................................37-39Louisville ..............................................................40-42Miami ...................................................................43-45North Carolina ......................................................46-48NC State ...............................................................49-51Pitt .......................................................................52-54Syracuse ..............................................................55-57Virginia .................................................................58-60Virginia Tech ........................................................61-63Wake Forest .........................................................64-66School Year by Year Stats ....................................67-80All-Time ACC Champions .......................................... 81All-Time ACC Honors & Awards ................................ 82All-Time ACC W-L Records ....................................... 83ACC Coaching Records & History ........................84-85ACC Year by Year ...............................................86-118ACC Series Records .........................................119-134ACC Championship Game ................................135-139ACC Championship Game Records ..................139-140ACC Tiebreaker Procedures & Overtime Games ...... 141ACC Bowl Records by Year ..............................142-145All-American Honor Roll ..................................146-150Jacobs, Piccolo, Tatum Awards .............................. 151ACC Anniversary Teams .......................................... 152College Football Hall of Fame .................................. 153National Academic Awards ...................................... 154ACC Football Legends ............................................. 155Career Leaders .................................................156-167Annual Individual Leaders ................................168-174Top Individual Seasons ....................................175-180Top Individual Games ......................................181-182Individual & Team Records ..............................183-191Annual Team Leaders .......................................192-197Versus AP-Ranked Teams ................................198-206ACC and NFL Draft ...........................................207-218

4512 Weybridge LaneGreensboro, NC 27407336-854-8787

CommissionerJohn Swofford

Executive Assistant to the CommissionerCecelia DiAmico

Executive Associate CommissionersBrad Hostetter, Chief of Internal AffairsAmy Yakola, Chief of External Affairs

Senior Associate CommissionersKevin Best, CommunicationsPaul Brazeau, Men’s BasketballNora Lynn Finch, Women’s BasketballTim Lynde, Brand MarketingKris Pierce, Championships & SWAMichael Strickland, FootballBen Tario, Chief Financial Offi cer, Business & Legal Affairs

Special Assistant to the CommissionerJeff Elliott

Associate CommissionersMatt Burgemeister, Compliance & GovernanceScott McBurney, Advanced MediaBrian Morrison, Communications

Assistant CommissionersLee Butler, Men’s BasketballBrandon Neff, Championships

Supervisors of Offi cialsCharlene Curtis, Women’s BasketballDennis Hennigan, FootballBryan Kersey, Men’s Basketball

DirectorsShamaree Brown, Student-Athlete Programs & ComplianceAshley Champigny, ChampionshipsAlyssa Francona, ChampionshipsBrad Hecker, Women’s Basketball OperationsLynne Herndon, Business OperationsMarra Hvozdovic, ComplianceKen Marra, Brand MarketingDonald Moore, FootballKara Tyree, Men’s Basketball OperationsAmy Ufnowski, CommunicationsSteve “Slim” Vollinger, Advanced Media

Editorial and Content ManagerSteve Phillips, Communications

Graphic DesignerMartha Schwab, Graphic Designer

Assistant DirectorsAndrew Bacon, Advanced MediaTyler Beck, CommunicationsKelsey Harris, Women’s BasketballBrittany Hill, AdministrationKelly Siciliano, Brand Marketing

Digital Media Coordinator (Raycom)Maggie Boulton

Football and Basketball Video CoordinatorAllen Franklin

CoordinatorsSusan Anthony, Finance and AdministrationT.C. Gammons, Men’s Basketball Operations & Offi ciatingTracey Haith, Student-Athlete Programs, Compliance & Gover-nance, Human ResourcesSamantha Pujol, Football AdministrationEmily Watkins, Offi ce Coordinator/Desktop Publishing

Assistant CoordinatorTed Jackson, Football Replay

InternsLaura Mazziotta, ChampionshipsAshley Popovich, Graphic Design

Volume LVXVI, No. 1, published by the Offi ce of the Commissioner of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Additional information is available, upon request, to accredited members of the media.

ACC STAFF DIRECTORY

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S C H O O L D I R EC TO RY F O OT B A L L CO N TAC TSATLANTIC DIVISION

BOSTON COLLEGEWeb: bceagles.comShipping & Mailing: 238 Conte Forum, 140 Commonwealth, Ave., Chestnut Hill, MA 02467Offi ce Phone: 617-552-3004Associate Athletics Director: Jason Baum, j.baum@bc.edu Cell: 201-966-6338Associate Director/Secondary Football Contact: Brendan Flynn, fl ynnhu@bc.eduCell: 203-415-5381Twitter: @BCFootball; @BCEagles

CLEMSONWeb: ClemsonTigers.comMailing: PO Box 31, Clemson, SC 29633Shipping: 100 Perimeter Road/Jervey Athletic Center, Clemson, SC 29634Offi ce Phone: 864-656-2114Football Contact: Ross TaylorCell: 972-741-7778Sr. Assoc. Director of Communications: Brian Hennessy, bhennes@clemson.eduCell: 864-986-9046Twitter: @ClemsonTigers; @ClemsonFB

FLORIDA STATEWeb: seminoles.comMailing: PO Box 2195, Tallahassee, FL 32316Shipping: 403 Stadium Drive West, D0107, Tallahassee, FL 32306Offi ce Phone: 850-644-1403Sr. Assoc. Communications Director: Derek Satterfi eld, dsatterfi eld@fsu.eduCell: 850-228-7204Secondary Football Contact: Steven McCartney, smccartney@fsu.eduCell: 850-322-6711Twitter: @FSUFootball, @Seminoles

LOUISVILLEWeb: GoCards.comMailing & Shipping: 2100 S. Floyd Street, Louisville, KY 40208Offi ce Phone: 502-852-6581Sr. Associate AD/SID: Kenny Klein, kenny@gocards.com (credentials)Assistant SID/Football Contact: Rocco Gasparro, rocco@gocards.comCell: 502-262-2258Assistant SID/Secondary Football Contact: Ira Green, ira@gocards.comCell: 561-386-3755Twitter: @UofLFootball; @GoCards

NC STATEWeb: GoPack.comMailing: Box 8507, Raleigh, NC 27607Shipping: Murphy Football Center, 4600 Trinity Road, Raleigh, NC 27607Offi ce Phone: 919-515-2102Assistant Athletics Director: Annabelle Myers, annabelle_myers@ncsu.eduCell: 919-819-8302Dir. of Athletics Digital Communications/Secondary Football: Brian Reinhardt, brian_reinhardt@ncsu.eduCell: 919-819-8317Twitter: @PackFootball

SYRACUSEWeb: Cuse.comMailing & Shipping: Manley Fieldhouse, 1301 East Colvin Street, Syracuse, NY 13244Offi ce Phone: 315-443-2608 Executive Senior Associate AD/Chief Communications Offi cer: Sue Edson, sedson@syr.edu (credentials)Assistant Director/Football SID: Mike Morrison, mdmorris@syr.eduCell: 315-952-4809Secondary FB Contact: Tyler Cady, tpcady@syr.eduCell: 315-941-6569Twitter: @CuseFootball, @Cuse

WAKE FORESTWeb: WakeForestSports.comMailing & Shipping: 519 Deacon Blvd., Winston-Salem, N.C. 27105Offi ce Phone: 336-758-5640Associate AD/Athletic Communications: Steve Shutt, shuttsj@wfu.eduCell: 336-970-7512Assistant Director/Secondary Football Contact: Dan Wallace, wallacdj@wfu.edu, Cell: 630-450-2077Twitter: @WakeFB; @DemonDeacons

COASTAL DIVISION

DUKEWeb: GoDuke.comMailing: Box 90557, Durham, NC 27708-0557Shipping: Scott Family Athletics Performance Center, Room 364, 110 Whitford Drive, Durham, NC 27708Offi ce Phone: 919-684-2633Associate Director of Athletics/External Affairs: Art Chase, chasea@duke.eduCell: 919-599-9820Associate SID/Secondary Football Contact: Sarah Fetters, sarah.fetters@duke.eduCell: 984-209-9104Twitter: @DukeFootball; @DukeAthletics

GEORGIA TECHWeb: ramblinwreck.comMailing & Shipping: 150 Bobby Dodd Way NW, Atlanta, GA 30332Offi ce Phone: 404-894-5445Assistant AD for Communications/PR: Mike Flynn, mfl ynn@athletics.gatech.edu Cell: 828-964-6406Assistant Director/Secondary Football Contact: Kevin Davis, kdavis@athletics.gatech.eduCell: 704-974-9095Twitter: @GeorgiaTechFB

MIAMIWeb: HurricaneSports.comMailing & Shipping: 5821 San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146Offi ce Phone: 305-284-3244; Fax: 305-284-2807Sr. Associate AD/Communications & Digital Strategy: Carter Toole, carter.toole@miami.eduCell: 615-598-8540Director/Football Contact: Camron Ghorbi, c.ghorbi@miami.eduCell: 786-877-7329Twitter: @CanesFootball; @MiamiHurricanes

NORTH CAROLINAWeb: GoHeels.comMailing: PO Box 2126, Chapel Hill, NC 27514Shipping: Smith Center/2nd fl oor, 300 Skipper Bowles Dr., Chapel Hill, NC 27514Offi ce Phone: 919-962-2123Associate Director/Football Contact: Bobby Hundley, bhundley@unc.eduCell: 919-428-0893Assistant Director/Secondary Contact: Mark Kimmel, mkimmel@unc.eduCell: 919-619-3344Twitter: @TarHeelFootball; @GoHeels

PITTWeb: PittsburghPanthers.comMailing: P.O. Box 7436, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15213-0436Shipping: Petersen Events Center, 3719 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15261Offi ce Phone: 412-648-8420Executive Associate AD/Media Relations: E.J. Borghetti, eborghetti@athletics.pitt.eduCell: 412-491-5110Assistant Director/Secondary Football Contact: R.J. Sepich, rsepich@athletics.pitt.eduCell: 412-452-1992Twitter: @Pitt_FB; @Pitt_ATHLETICS

VIRGINIAWeb: VirginiaSports.comMailing: PO Box 400853, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4853Shipping: 295 Massie Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903Offi ce Phone: 434-982-5500Assistant AD: Jim Daves, jimdaves@virginia.eduCell: 434-962-7668Assistant Director/Primary Football Contact: Vince Briedis, briedis@virginia.eduCell: 434-326-3792Twitter: @UVAFootball; @VirginiaSports

VIRGINIA TECHWeb: HokieSports.comMailing & Shipping: 460 Jamerson Athletic Center Blacksburg, VA 24061Offi ce Phone: 540-231-6726Associate Athletics Director: Pete Moris, Morisvt@vt.eduCell: 816-213-5411Associate Director/Secondary Contact: Peter Long, lpeter@vt.eduCell: 732-814-5436Twitter: @VT_Football; @HokieSports

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M E D I A S E RV I C E S & I N F O R M AT I O NACC COMMUNICATIONS STAFF4512 Weybridge Lane • Greensboro, N.C. 27407

Kevin Best ....... Sr. Associate Commissioner/Communicationskbest@theacc.org .................................... 919-619-7020 (cell)

Brian Morrison ..................................Associate Commissionerbmorrison@theacc.org ..................................... 336-369-1002

Steve Phillips .............................. Editorial & Content Managersphillips@theacc.org ......................................... 336-369-1004

Amy Ufnowski .............................................................Directoraufnowski@theacc.org ...................................... 336-369-1003

Tyler Beck ....................................................Assistant Directortbeck@theacc.org ............................................. 336-369-3744

ACC COACHES TELECONFERENCEThe 14 ACC football coaches will be featured on a weekly teleconference each Wednesday beginning Aug. 29, and concluding on Wednesday, Nov. 21. The teleconference will begin at 10:40 a.m. ET. Each coach will have 10 minutes to make an opening statement and answer questions. Teleconference quotes will be available on theACC.com.

ACC Teleconference Schedule10:40 a.m. ................................... Bronco Mendenhall, Virginia10:50 a.m. ......................................... Dabo Swinney, Clemson11 a.m. ............................................. Bobby Petrino, Louisville11:10 a.m. ............................................Dino Babers, Syracuse11:20 a.m. ................................... Larry Fedora, North Carolina11:30 a.m. ................................... Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech 11:40 a.m. .................................... Willie Taggart, Florida State11:50 a.m. .................................... Justin Fuente, Virginia TechNoon ............................................ Dave Clawson, Wake Forest12:10 p.m. ....................................................Pat Narduzzi, Pitt12:20 p.m. ...............................Steve Addazio, Boston College12:30 p.m. ..............................................David Cutcliffe, Duke12:40 p.m. ...........................................Dave Doeren, NC State12:50 p.m. ..................................................Mark Richt, MiamiMedia phone number available by request

THEACC.COMThe Atlantic Coast Conference’s offi cial website – theACC.com – is the source for complete conference football information. The media section of the website (theACC.com/media) offers additional information for use by members of the media, including access to ACC PhotoShelter, the home for conference and school logos, head shots of players and coaches from select sports and images from ACC events and championships.

ACCESSING ACC VIDEO CLIP SERVICE (AVCS)ACC Advanced Media will provide athletic highlights and press conference excerpts to media outlets across the conference footprint via the ACC Video Clip Service (AVCS). The AVCS will enable the conference offi ce to offer video content to the media quickly, in an easy to download format, at no cost. Starting with the football season and continuing throughout the entire ACC athletic calendar the AVCS will provide video content. It is our hope that this service will allow the media to tell the stories of the ACC throughout the year. This video content will only be available for download in a digital fi le format that can be accessed exclusively on the AVCS.

To register for this free service contact Slim Vollinger, Director/ACC Advanced Media, at svollinger@theacc.org or call 336.369.1207

COLLEGEPRESSBOX.COMCollegepressbox.com is the offi cial media website for college football. Users can access and download weekly game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, head shots, logos and more for each conference and its member schools. Login information will be distributed to accredited media or you can apply for a password at collegepressbox.com/password.

Wednesday, August 29First 2018 ACC Coaches Teleconference (10:40 a.m. - 1 p.m.)

Tuesday, September 4• First ACC Player of the Week Awards announced at noon. Thereafter, weekly honors will be announced each Monday throughout the year.

Thursday, November 1• Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship Game credential application website opens.

Sunday, November 25• Jacobs Blocking Trophy announced, 1 p.m. • ACC Football Championship Game participating coaches teleconference, 4-5 p.m.• All-ACC Football Team voting ends at 5 p.m.

Monday, November 26• ACC Football Championship Game participating student-athletes teleconference, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (times subject to change)• All-ACC Football Team announced, 3 p.m.• Deadline for media credential applications to Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship Game, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, November 27• ACC Coach, Offensive, Defensive and Overall Rookie of the Year announced, 1 p.m.

Wednesday, November 28• ACC Offensive, Defensive and Overall Player of the Year Announced, 1 p.m.

Thursday, November 29• Jim Tatum Award (Top Football Scholar-Athlete) and Brian Piccolo Award, (Most Courageous Football Student-Athlete) announced, 11 a.m.

Friday, November 30• Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship Game Press Conference (Both participating coaches), 1 p.m., Bank of America Stadium• ACC Night of Legends, 6 p.m.

Saturday, December 1• 2018 Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship Game, Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, N.C.

Sunday, December 2• Selection Sunday – College Football Playoff and ACC Bowl Teams announced

December 19, 2018 & February 6, 2019• National Football Signing Days

COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF RANKINGSEach fall, the College Football Playoff Selection Committee meets in person to produce interim rankings before Selection Day. During each meeting, the selection committee ranks 25 teams.

The dates for the fall of 2018 are as follows:Tuesday, Oct. 30Tuesday, Nov. 6Tuesday, Nov. 13Tuesday, Nov. 20Tuesday, Nov. 27Sunday, Dec. 2 (selection day and national semifi nal teams announced)

2019 ACC KICKOFF - THE WESTIN CHARLOTTEWednesday, July 17 (Atlantic Division Coaches & Student-Athletes); Thursday, July 18 (Coastal Division Coaches & Student-Athletes)

In its eighth year in Charlotte, the Dr Pepper Atlantic Coast Conference Football Championship Game will be played at Bank of America Stadium on Saturday, December 1.

2018 DR PEPPER ACC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WEEK SCHEDULE

Sunday, November 25Coaches Media Teleconference, 4 p.m.

Monday, November 26Players Media Teleconference, 11:30 a.m.

Friday, November 30Championship Game Press Conference, 1 p.m. (Bank of America Stadium)

Saturday, December 1Dr Pepper ACC Championship Game (Kickoff, TBA)

ACC FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP HEADQUARTERS - CHARLOTTE MARRIOTT CITY CENTERThe Charlotte Marriott City Center will serve as both the ACC Championship Game headquarters and the media headquarters for the ACC’s 14th Annual Football Championship Game. A media workroom and hospitality room with complimentary internet wireless connections will be available on Friday and Saturday. The Charlotte Marriott City Center is located at 100 W Trade St, Charlotte, NC 28202, (704) 333-9000.

IMPORTANT DATES FOR COVERING ACC FOOTBALL

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J O H N SWO F F O R D CO M M I SS I O N E R

Now in his 22nd year as Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner, John Swofford continues to make a dramatic impact on the ACC and throughout college athletics. As the ACC’s longest-tenured Commissioner, Swofford has been part of the conference for nearly fi ve decades as a student-athlete and administrator. A native of North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, and a two-year all-state quarterback at Wilkes Central High, Swof-ford remains the only player to have his number retired by the school after earning Most Valuable Player honors in football, basketball and track. After being recruited by numerous schools to play football, Swofford attended the University of North Carolina on a Morehead Scholarship as part of head coach Bill Dooley’s fi rst recruiting class. In addition to earning a spot on the Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Honor Roll as a student-athlete, he started at quarterback as a sophomore and part of his junior year, and then fi nished his career as a defensive back for UNC’s 1971 ACC Championship team. He played in the Peach Bowl as a junior and the Gator Bowl as a senior. Swofford received his Master’s in Athletics Administration from Ohio University. His fi rst job in college athletics came at the University of Virginia — where he worked under future ACC Commissioner Gene Corrigan — before returning to North Carolina. In 1980, at the age of 31, Swofford was named the athletics director at his alma mater. He held that post for 17 years, a period in which North Carolina claimed more ACC and NCAA Championships than during any athletics director’s tenure in ACC history, and claimed the 1994 Sears Directors’ Cup, awarded to the top overall athletics program in the nation. Swofford also hired six head coaches that went on to win national championships — fi ve at North Carolina and football coach Mack Brown at the University of Texas. As Commissioner, Swofford has successfully guided the Atlantic Coast Conference through turbulent times in college athletics and has led the league’s expansion from nine to 15 schools. Under his leadership, the ACC has remained at the forefront as a leader in college athletics. During his 21 years as Commissioner, ACC teams have won 85 national titles. Swofford was a leading advocate for NCAA legislation approved in January of 2015 that allows Autonomy 5 conferences to better address the needs of their institutions, athletic programs and student-athletes. In April of 2013, Swofford and the leadership of the ACC’s member institutions spearheaded a grant of rights agreement that helped stabilize the college athletic landscape and further secured the league’s position as one of the nation’s premier conferences. On July 21, 2016, Swofford announced that ESPN and the Atlantic Coast Conference would launch the ACC Network (Fall 2019) and ACC Network Extra (Fall 2016). The 20-year partnership will provide ACC fans unprecedented access to live events via a comprehensive, multi-platform network while extending the conference’s existing rights agreement with ESPN as the conference’s exclusive worldwide rights holder through 2036. Swofford oversaw the creation of the ACC Football Championship Game and played a key role in the evolution of the postseason structure to today’s College Football Playoff. The ACC Bowl affi liations have been tremendously enhanced under his watch. He was instrumental in starting the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, now an early-season staple for both men’s and women’s college basketball. He created the ACC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee in 1999 and launched the ACC Com-munity Outreach Program. Swofford is a member of four Halls of Fame — the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame; the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame; the Chick-fi l-A Bowl Hall of Fame; and the Wilkes County Hall of Fame. He has been awarded the Corbett Award, which is the highest administrative honor given nationally to a collegiate athletics administrator. Swofford has received the Homer Rice Award from the Division 1A Athletic Directors’ As-sociation and is a recipient of the Ohio University Distinguished Alumnus Award. In 2011, he also received one of Greensboro’s Father of the Year Awards. Swofford and his wife, Nora, reside in Greensboro, North Carolina. Together, they have three children — Autumn and her husband, Sherman Wooden, who have three children, Maya, Lyla and Lincoln; Chad and his wife, Caitlyn, who have one child, Owen; and Amie and her husband, Mike Caudle, who have one child, Emerson.

JOHN D. SWOFFORD, COMMISSIONER

Personal InformationFull Name: John Douglas SwoffordHometown: North Wilkesboro, North CarolinaWife: Nora SwoffordChildren: Autumn (husband Sherman Wooden), Chad (wife Caitlyn), Amie (husband Mike Caudle)Grandchildren: Maya, Lyla, Lincoln, Emerson, Owen

EducationHigh School: Wilkes Central High School, 1967 North Wilkesboro, N.C.College: University of North Carolina, 1971 Morehead Scholarship Recipient BA in Industrial RelationsGraduate: Ohio University, 1973 MEd. in Athletics Administration

Playing Experience1965-67 Two-time All-State quarterback and three-sport MVP at Wilkes Central High School1969-71 North Carolina varsity football team, quarterback & defensive back Peach Bowl, 1970 Gator Bowl, 1971 ACC Champions, 1971 ACC Academic Honor Roll, 1970-71

Athletic Administration Experience1973-76 Ticket Manager/Asst. to the Director of Athletic Facilities & Finance University of Virginia1976-79 Assistant Athletics Director and Business Manager University of North Carolina1979-80 Assistant Executive Vice-President of the Educational Foundation University of North Carolina1980-97 Director of Athletics University of North Carolina1997-present Commissioner Atlantic Coast Conference

Membership on Boards and Committees• National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame Board, 2016-present• National Sports Media Association Honorary Board, 2009-present• North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame Advisory Board, 2008-present• Wyndham Championship Board of Directors, 2002-present• Greensboro Sports Commission Board of Directors, 1997-present• NCAA Men’s College Basketball Offi ciating, LLC Board, 2010-2012• College Football Offi ciating, LLC Board of Managers, 2008-2012• National Letter of Intent Appeals Committee, 2002-2012• Sports Business Journal’s Sports Business Awards Committee, 2011• BCS Coordinator, 2000-01, 2008-09• IA Collegiate Commissioners’ Association (Chair), 2005-07• NCAA Football Board of Directors (President), 2004-05• NCAA Executive Committee, 1995-97• NCAA Division I Championship Committee (Chair), 1995-97• NCAA Special Committee to Study a DI-A Football Championship, 1994-95• President of NACDA, 1993-94• NCAA Special Events Committee, 1987-91• NCAA Communications Committee (Chair), 1987-89• NCAA Football Television Committee 1982-86; (Chair), 1984-86

Honors and Awards• Corbett Award, 2011 (presented annually by NACDA as the highest honor in collegiate

athletics administration)• Achievement in Business Award, 2011 (presented annually by Ohio University’s College

of Business)• Father of the Year, 2011 (recognized by the Greater Greensboro Area Father’s Day

Council)• North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame, 2009• Homer Rice Award, 2005 (presented by the Division 1A Athletic Directors’ Association)• Horizon Award, 2004 (presented by the Atlanta Sports Council recognizing the National

Sports Business Executive of the Year)• Chick-fi l-A Bowl Hall of Fame, 2003• Fifth most infl uential person in U.S. sports by The Sporting News, 2003• Outstanding American Award by the Triangle Chapter of the College Football Hall of

Fame, 2002• North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s Hall of Fame, 2002• Ohio University’s Charles R. Higgins Distinguished Alumnus Award, 1984

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nationally in career victories – all of them with 100 or more – which is by far the most of any conference. The next closest league has four coaches in the top 25. Georgia Tech’s Paul Johnson is in fourth place with 182 wins. He is followed by Miami’s Mark Richt, who is eighth with 164 wins, Louisville’s Bobby Petrino is 17th with 116, Wake Forest’s Dave Clawson is tied for 19th with 111, Virginia’s Bronco Mendenhall is 21st with 107, Duke’s David Cutcliffe is 22nd with 103 and Clemson’s Dabo Swinney is 23rd with 101. The ACC continues to make its mark in the annual NFL Draft as the league had 45 players selected in this year’s draft, the second-highest total by any confer-ence, and the third-highest total in league history. That total also makes the ACC one of two leagues in the na-tion to have had at least 40 draftees in four of the last fi ve years. In all, during that time the ACC has had 203 players drafted, the second-highest total of any league. NC State led all ACC schools with seven selections, a school record for the draft for the Wolfpack, topping a total of six draftees in 2006. Florida State and Miami each had six draftees, with Virginia Tech having a total of fi ve. Louisville had four players chosen, followed by Boston College, Clemson, North Carolina and Pitt with three each, Virginia and Wake Forest with two apiece and Syracuse with one player drafted. NC State DE Bradley Chubb was named the winner of the 2017 Bronko Nargurski Trophy, given annually by the FWAA to the nation’s defensive player of the year. Chubb became the fourth ACC player in eight years to win the Trophy, joining Da’Quan Bowers of Clemson (2010), Luke Kuechly of Boston College (2011) and Aaron Donald of Pitt (2014). He is also the eighth player from a current ACC school to win the honor. Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson fi nished third in the Heisman Trophy vote and became only the second ACC player to be voted in the top three in two different years. Clemson’s Deshaun Watson fi nished third in 2015 and was runner-up to Jackson in 2016.

THE CHAMPIONSHIPS

The conference will conduct championship competi-tion in 27 sports during the 2018-19 academic year - 14 for women and 13 for men. The fi rst ACC champion-ship was held in swimming on February 25, 1954. The 13 sports for men include football, cross coun-try, soccer, basketball, fencing, swimming & diving, indoor and outdoor track & fi eld, wrestling, baseball, tennis, golf and lacrosse. Women’s sports were initiated in 1977 with the fi rst championship meet held in tennis at Wake Forest University. Championships for women are currently conducted in cross country, fi eld hockey, soccer, basketball, fencing, swimming & diving, indoor and outdoor track & fi eld, tennis, golf, lacrosse, softball and rowing, with volleyball deciding its champion by regular-season play. 2017-18 YEAR IN REVIEW

The 2017-18 academic year saw four ACC teams capture four NCAA team titles. In all, the ACC has won 85 national team titles over the last 20 years and has won two or more NCAA titles in 35 of the past 37 years. Academically, the member institutions of the ACC again led the way among Power 5 conferences in the “Best Colleges” rankings released by US News & World Report.

2017-18 National Championships

Women’s Basketball ................................Notre DameFencing ...................................................Notre DameMen’s Tennis .......................................... Wake ForestSoftball...................................................Florida State

This is a photo of the offi cial announcement of the formation of the Atlantic Coast Conference, taken at Greensboro’s Sedgefi eld Inn, May 8, 1953. A three-man liaison committee, shown above, informed Southern Conference President Max Farrington of the decision. Left to right were Dr. James T. Penny, faculty chairman of athletics at South Carolina (chairman); Edmund (Eddie) M. Cameron, athletic director at Duke (committee member); President Farrington; and Dr. H.A. Fisher, faculty athletic chairman at NC State (committee member).

THE TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE

Consistency. It is the mark of true excellence in any endeavor. However, in today’s intercollegiate athletics, com-petition has become so balanced and so competitive that it is virtually impossible to maintain a high level of consistency. Yet the Atlantic Coast Conference has defi ed the odds. Now in its 66th year of competition, the ACC has long enjoyed the reputation as one of the strongest and most competitive intercollegiate conferences in the nation. And that is not mere conjecture, the numbers support it. Since the league’s inception in 1953, ACC schools have captured 154 national championships, including 76 in men’s competition, 76 in women’s and two in men’s and women’s fencing. In addition, NCAA individual titles have gone to ACC student-athletes 180 times in men’s competition and 137 times in women’s action. The ACC is one of two conferences to have won two football national championships over the past fi ve years. Florida State captured the fi nal BCS National Championship in 2013, while Clemson claimed the College Football Playoff national championship in 2016. The ACC has had a team in the championship game in three of the last fi ve years. Clemson’s championship game victory in 2016 marked the seventh national title by an ACC school since the league’s inception in 1953, and the 14th by a current league school. Miami leads the way with fi ve national titles, followed by Florida State (3), Clemson (2), Pitt (2), Georgia Tech (1) and Syracuse (1). A year ago, the ACC secured 10 spots in the 2017 postseason bowl lineup – the most of any conference. Over the last two years, the ACC has had a nation’s best 21 teams in bowl games. At least six ACC teams have made a bowl game appearance in 17 consecutive seasons. In 2016, the ACC won nine bowl games, tying the existing NCAA record set in 2005 by the SEC. Prior to 2016, the ACC record for bowl wins in a season was fi ve. In addition, over the past fi ve years the ACC is second among all conferences with 54 bowl appear-ances, has the second-best record of any conference in BCS, New Year’s Six and CFP games, and is tied for the most national championships (Florida State in 2013, Clemson in 2016). ACC teams posted an NCAA-best 51-17 record (.750) against nonconference opponents in 2016, including a 17-9 mark (.654) against teams from the Power 5 conferences. The 51 wins were the most in league history and surpassed the previous high of 46 attained in 2013 and 2014. Nine ACC teams fi nished 2017 with winning records, including six teams with eight or more wins. In 2017, a pair of ACC schools – Florida State and Virginia Tech – continued the two longest current Division I bowl streaks in the nation. FSU appeared in a bowl game for the 36th-straight year, beating Southern Miss in the Walk-On’s Independence Bowl on Dec. 27. Virginia Tech, which has the longest streak recognized by the NCAA, played in its 25th-straight bowl in the Camping World Bowl on Dec. 28. Thirteen of 14 ACC teams have earned an invitation to a postseason bowl game over the last two seasons. Over the last four years, every ACC team has enjoyed a trip to a bowl game and the league has made 43 postseason appearances. The ACC has seven of the top 25 active coaches

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AT L A N T I C COAST CO N F E R E N C E H I STO RY ACC HISTORY The Atlantic Coast Conference was founded on May 8, 1953, at the Sedgefi eld Inn near Greensboro, N.C., with seven charter members - Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina and Wake Forest - drawing up the conference by-laws. The withdrawal of seven schools from the Southern Conference came early on the morning of May 8, 1953, during the Southern Conference’s annual spring meeting. On June 14, 1953, the seven members met in Raleigh, N.C., where a set of bylaws was adopted and the name became offi cially the Atlantic Coast Conference. Suggestions from fans for the name of the new conference appeared in the region’s newspapers prior to the meeting in Raleigh. Some of the names suggested were: Dixie, Mid South, Mid Atlantic, East Coast, Seaboard, Colonial, Tobacco, Blue-Gray, Pied-mont, Southern Seven and the Shoreline. Duke’s Eddie Cameron recommended that the name of the conference be the Atlantic Coast Confer-ence, and the motion was passed unanimously. The meeting concluded with each member institution assessed $200 to pay for conference expenses. On December 4, 1953, conference offi cials met again at Sedgefi eld and offi cially admitted the Univer-sity of Virginia as the league’s eighth member. The fi rst withdrawal of a school from the ACC came on June 30, 1971, when the University of South Carolina tendered its resignation. The ACC operated with seven members until April 3, 1978, when the Georgia Institute of Technology was

admitted. The Atlanta school had withdrawn from the Southeastern Conference in January of 1964. The ACC expanded to nine members on July 1, 1991, with the addition of Florida State. The conference expanded to 11 members on July 1, 2004, with the addition of Miami and Virginia Tech. On October 17, 2003, Boston College accepted an invi-tation to become the league’s 12th member starting July 1, 2005. The ACC added its 13th and 14th members on Sept. 18, 2011, when Pittsburgh and Syracuse ac-cepted invitations to join the conference. The two schools offi cially joined the ACC on July 1, 2013. Notre Dame also offi cially joined the ACC on July 1, 2013, after announcing on Sept. 12, 2012, its intention to enter the league for competition in all sports but football, bringing the membership of the conference to 15. On July 1, 2014, Louisville entered the ACC on the same day Maryland withdrew, keeping the confer-ence’s membership at 15 institutions.

THE SCHOOLS

Boston College was founded in 1863 by the Soci-ety of Jesus to serve the sons of Boston’s Irish immi-grants and was the fi rst institution of higher education to be founded in the city of Boston. Originally located on Harrison Avenue in the South End of Boston, the College outgrew its urban setting toward the end of its fi rst 50 years. A new location was selected in Chestnut Hill and ground for the new campus was broken on June 19, 1909. During the 1940s, new purchases doubled the size of the main campus. In 1974, Boston College acquired Newton College of the Sacred Heart, 1.5 miles away. With 15 buildings on 40 acres, it is now the site of the Law School and residence halls. In 2004, BC purchased 43 acres of land from the archdiocese of Boston; this now forms the Brighton campus.

Clemson University was founded in 1889 through a bequest from Thomas Green Clemson, a Philadel-phia-born, European-educated engineer who married John C. Calhoun’s daughter, Anna, and settled at her family estate in South Carolina. To help rebuild the state’s war-ravaged economy, Clemson left his home and fortune to the state of South Carolina to fund the science and research-oriented institution that bears his name. Located on the shores of Lake Hartwell with its own 16,000-acre forest, Clemson is known today for its focus on student success and engagement, its statewide land-grant mission.

Duke University was founded in 1924 by tobacco magnate James B. Duke as a memorial to his father, Washington Duke. Originally the school was called Trinity College, a Methodist institution, started in 1859. In 1892, Trinity moved to west Durham where the east campus with its Georgian architecture now stands. Nearby are Sarah P. Duke gardens, and further west the Gothic spires of Duke chapel overlook the west campus.

Florida State University is one of 11 universities of the State University System of Florida. It was estab-lished as the Seminary West of the Suwannee by an act of the Florida Legislature in 1851, and fi rst offered instruction at the post-secondary level in 1857. Its Tallahassee campus has been the site of an institution of higher education longer than any other site in the state. In 1905, the Buckman Act reorganized higher

education in the state and designated the Tallahassee school as the Florida Female College. In 1909, it was renamed Florida State College for Women. In 1947, the school returned to a co-educational status, and the name was changed to Florida State University. Next to I-85 in downtown Atlanta stands the Georgia Institute of Technology, founded in 1885. Its fi rst students came to pursue a degree in mechanical engineering, the only one offered at the time. Tech’s strength is not only the red clay of Georgia, but a restored gold and white 1930 model A Ford Cabriolet, the offi cial mascot. The old Ford was fi rst used in 1961, but a Ramblin’ Wreck had been around for over three decades. The Ramblin’ Wreck fi ght song appeared almost as soon as the school opened, and it is not only American boys that grow up singing its rol-licking tune, for Richard Nixon and Nikita Krushchev sang it when they met in Moscow in 1959.

The University of Louisville began to take shape on April 3, 1798, when eight men declared their inten-tion to establish the Jefferson Seminary in Louisville and called upon their fellow citizens to join them in pledging funds for land, buildings, and teachers. These early Louisvillians took the fi rst steps on a journey that would link them with succeeding genera-tions to the modern University of Louisville in the twenty-fi rst century. Today’s University of Louisville has become known especially for teaching, research, and service to its community and the advancement of educational opportunity for all citizens thereof. With an enrollment of 21,000, its academic programs attract students from every state and from all over the world. The University of Miami was chartered in 1925 by a group of citizens who felt an institution of higher learning was needed for the development of their young and growing community. Since the fi rst class of 560 students enrolled in the fall of 1926, the Univer-sity has expanded to more than 15,000 undergraduate and graduate students from every state and more than 114 nations from around the world. The school’s colors, representative of the Florida orange tree, were selected in 1926. Orange symbolizes the fruit of the tree, green represents the leaves and white, the blos-soms.

The University of North Carolina, located in Chapel Hill, has been called “the perfect college town,” mak-ing its tree-lined streets and balmy atmosphere what a college should look and feel like. Its inception in 1795 makes it one of the oldest schools in the nation, and its nickname of Tar Heels stems from the tar pitch and turpentine that were the state’s principal industry. The nickname is as old as the school, for it was born dur-ing the Revolutionary War when tar was dumped into the streams to impede the advance of British forces.

North Carolina State University is located in the state capital of Raleigh. It opened in 1889 as a land-grant agricultural and mechanical school and was known as A&M or Aggies or Farmers for over a quarter-century. The school’s colors of pink and blue were gone by 1895, brown and white were tried for a year, but the students fi nally chose red and white to represent the school. An unhappy fan in 1922 said State football players behaved like a pack of wolves, and the term that was coined in derision became a badge of honor.

ACC MEMBERSHIP CHRONOLOGY

May 8, 1953The ACC is formed with Clemson College, Duke University, University of Maryland, University of North Carolina, North Carolina State College and Wake Forest College as charter members.

December 4, 1953University of Virginia admitted as the league’s eighth member.

June 30, 1971University of South Carolina tenders resignation from league membership.

April 3, 1978Georgia Institute of Technology admitted as the league’s eighth member.

July 1, 1991Florida State University admitted as the league’s ninth member.

July 1, 2004The conference expands to 11 members with the addition of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and the University of Miami.

July 1, 2005Boston College admitted as the league’s 12th member.

July 1, 2013The conference expands to 15 members with the addition of the University of Notre Dame, the University of Pittsburgh and Syracuse University.

June 30, 2014University of Maryland tenders resignation from league membership.

July 1, 2014University of Louisville admitted as the league’s 15th member.

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AT L A N T I C COAST CO N F E R E N C E H I STO RYThe University of Notre Dame began late on the

bitterly cold afternoon of November 26, 1842, when a 28-year-old French priest, Rev. Edward Sorin, C.S.C., and seven companions took possession of 524 snow-covered acres that the Bishop of Vincennes had given them in the Indiana mission fi elds. A man of lively imagination, Father Sorin named his fl edgling school in honor of Our Lady, in his native tongue, “L’Université de Notre Dame du Lac” (The University of Our Lady of the Lake). On January 15, 1844, the University was thus offi cially chartered by the Indiana legislature

The University of Pittsburgh was founded as Pittsburgh Academy by Hugh Henry Brackenridge in 1787 and is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in the United States. Pitt researchers led by Jonas Salk developed the fi rst polio vaccine in 1955, and Pitt surgeons have performed more than 17,000 organ transplants, making Pitt the world’s transplanta-tion capital. In 1932, a Pitt team led by Charles Glen King isolated and identifi ed the chemical structure of vitamin C.

Syracuse University was founded during the Meth-odist State Convention in Syracuse, N.Y., in February of 1870. Measures were taken to raise $500,000 to endow the university, with the city of Syracuse subscribing $100,000. Rev. Jesse T Peck, who was elected president of the Syracuse University Board of Trustees, suggested purchasing 50 acres of farmland in southeastern Syracuse. The Board of Trustees of Syracuse University signed the University charter and certifi cate of incorporation on March 24, 1870, and the university’s College of Liberal Arts opened in September of 1871.

The University of Virginia was founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson and is one of three things on his tombstone for which he wanted to be remembered. James Madison and James Monroe were on the board of governors in the early years. The Rotunda, a half-scale version of the Pantheon which faces the Lawn, is the focal point of the grounds as the campus is called. Jefferson wanted his school to educate leaders in practical affairs and public service, not just to train teachers.

Virginia Tech was established in 1872 as an all-male military school dedicated to the original land-grant mission of teaching agriculture and engineering. The University has grown from a small college of 132 students into the largest institution of higher educa-tion in the state during its 132-year history. Located in Southwest Virginia on a plateau between the Blue

Ridge and Allegheny Mountains, the campus consists of 334 buildings and 20 miles of sidewalks over 2,600 acres. The offi cial school colors - Chicago maroon and burnt orange - were selected in 1896 because they made a “unique combination” not worn elsewhere at the time.

Wake Forest University was started on Calvin Jones’ plantation amid the stately pine forest of Wake County in 1834. The Baptist seminary is still there, but the school was moved to Winston-Salem in 1956 on a site donated by Charles H. and Mary Reynolds Babcock. President Harry S. Truman attended the ground-breaking ceremonies that brought a pictur-esque campus of Georgian architecture and painted roofs. Wake’s colors have been black and gold since 1895, thanks to a badge designed by student John Heck who died before he graduated. Wake’s colors have been black and gold since 1895, thanks to a badge designed by student John Heck who died before he graduated.

SCHOOL AFFILIATIONS

BOSTON COLLEGE – Charter member of the Big East Conference in 1979; joined the ACC in July 2005.

CLEMSON – Charter member of the Southern Intercol-legiate Athletic Association in 1894; a charter member of the Southern Conference in 1921; a charter member of the ACC in 1953.

DUKE – Joined the Southern Conference in December, 1928; charter member of the ACC in 1953.

FLORIDA STATE – Charter member of the Dixie Confer-ence in 1948; joined the Metro Conference in July, 1976; joined the ACC July 1991.

GEORGIA TECH – Charter member of the Southern Inter-collegiate Athletic Association in 1894; charter mem-ber of Southern Conference in 1921; charter member of the SEC in 1932; joined the ACC in April 1978.

LOUISVILLE – Joined Kentucky Intercollegiate Conference in 1925; charter member of Ohio Valley Conference in 1948; joined Missouri Valley Conference in 1964; charter member of Metro Conference in 1975; found-ing member of Conference USA in 1996; joined Big East Conference in 2005; joined American Athletic Conference in 2013; joined ACC in July 2014.

MIAMI – Charter member of the Big East Football Confer-ence in 1991; joined the ACC in July 2004.

NORTH CAROLINA – Charter member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1894; charter member of the Southern Conference in 1921; charter member of the ACC in 1953.

NC STATE – Charter member of the Southern Conference in 1921; charter member of the ACC in 1953.

NOTRE DAME – Joined the Big East Conference in 1995; joined the ACC on July 1, 2013.

PITT – Charter member of the EAC in 1975; joined the Big East Conference in 1982; joined the ACC on July 1, 2013.

SYRACUSE – Charter member of the Big East Conference in 1979; joined the ACC on July 1, 2013.

VIRGINIA – Charter member of the Southern Intercol-legiate Athletic Association in 1894; charter member of the Southern Conference in 1921; resigned from Southern Conference in December 1936; joined the ACC in December 1953.

VIRGINIA TECH – Charter member of the Southern Conference in 1921; withdrew from the Southern Conference in June 1965; became a charter member of the Big East Football Conference in Feb. 5, 1991; joined the ACC in July 2004.

WAKE FOREST – Joined the Southern Conference in February 1936; charter member of the ACC in 1953.

Jim WeaverJuly 1, 1954 - July 11, 1970

Bob JamesMarch 1, 1971 - May 12, 1987

Gene CorriganSept. 1, 1987 - June 30, 1997

John SwoffordJuly 1, 1997 - present

ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE COMMISSIONERS

Greensboro’s King Cotton Hotel was the location of the ACC’s fi rst offi ce from 1954 to 1966.

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Thursday, Aug. 30Wake Forest at Tulane ...............................8 p.m., CBSSN

Friday, Aug. 31Army West Point at Duke.......................... 7 p.m., ESPNUSyracuse at Western Michigan ................. 6 p.m., CBSSN

Saturday, Sept. 1James Madison at NC State ........................Noon, ESPNUFurman at Clemson .................12:20 p.m., ACC NetworkAlcorn State at Georgia Tech ..................12:30 p.m., RSNMassachuse s at Boston College ............. 1 p.m., ACCNEAlbany at Pi ....................................... 3:30 p.m., ACCNENorth Carolina at California ...........................4 p.m., FOXRichmond at Virginia ................................ 6 p.m., ACCNELouisville vs. Alabama (Camping World Kickoff , Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Fla.) ........8 p.m., ABC

Sunday, Sept. 2Miami vs. LSU (AdvoCare Classic, AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas) .......................................7:30 p.m., ABC

Monday, Sept. 3Virginia Tech at Florida State .......................8 p.m., ESPN

Saturday, Sept. 8Duke at Northwestern ................................Noon, ESPNU Georgia Tech at USF ............................ Noon, ABC/ESPN2 Towson at Wake Forest ...............................Noon, ACCNEGeorgia State at NC State .......................12:30 p.m., RSNHoly Cross at Boston College .................... 1 p.m., ACCNEWilliam & Mary at Virginia Tech ............... 2 p.m., ACCNEWagner at Syracuse ............................. 3:30 p.m., ACCNENorth Carolina at East Carolina ........... 3:30 p.m., ESPNU Savannah State at Miami .......................... 6 p.m., ACCNEClemson at Texas A&M ................................7 p.m., ESPNIndiana State at Louisville ......................... 7 p.m., ACCNESamford at Florida State ............7:20 p.m., ACC NetworkVirginia at Indiana ....................................7:30 p.m., BTN Penn State at Pi ...........................................8 p.m., ABC

Thursday, Sept. 13Boston College at Wake Forest ...............7:30 p.m., ESPN

Saturday, Sept. 15Florida State at Syracuse .........................................Noon............................................ ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNUMiami at Toledo .......................................................Noon............................................ ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNUUCF at North Carolina ..............................................Noon............................................ ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNUEast Carolina at Virginia Tech...12:20 p.m., ACC NetworkGeorgia Tech at Pi ................................12:30 p.m., RSNOhio at Virginia ......................................... 3 p.m., ACCNE Georgia Southern at Clemson .......................... 3:30 p.m............................................. ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNUWest Virginia at NC State .................................. 3:30 p.m............................................. ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNUDuke at Baylor ...........................................3:30 p.m., FS1Western Kentucky at Louisville .................7:30 p.m., RSN

Saturday, Sept. 22Virginia Tech at Old Dominion ..............3:30 p.m., CBSSNNC State at Marshall ..................................7 p.m., CBSSN Boston College at Purdue .... Noon, ABC, ESPN, or ESPN2Clemson at Georgia TechNorth Carolina Central at DukeNorthern Illinois at Florida StateLouisville at VirginiaFIU at MiamiPi at North CarolinaUConn at SyracuseNotre Dame at Wake Forest

Thursday, Sept. 27North Carolina at Miami ..............................8 p.m., ESPN

Saturday, Sept. 29Temple at Boston CollegeSyracuse at ClemsonVirginia Tech at DukeFlorida State at LouisvilleBowling Green at Georgia TechVirginia at NC StatePi at UCFRice at Wake Forest

Friday, Oct. 5Georgia Tech at Louisville ............................7 p.m., ESPN

Saturday, Oct. 6Boston College at NC StateClemson at Wake ForestFlorida State at MiamiSyracuse at Pi Notre Dame at Virginia Tech

Saturday, Oct. 13Louisville at Boston CollegeDuke at Georgia TechMiami at VirginiaVirginia Tech at North CarolinaPi at Notre Dame

Saturday, Oct. 20NC State at ClemsonVirginia at DukeWake Forest at Florida StateNorth Carolina at Syracuse

Thursday, Oct. 25Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech .................7:30 p.m., ESPN

Friday, Oct. 26Miami at Boston College .............................7 p.m., ESPN

Saturday, Oct. 27Clemson at Florida StateDuke at Pi Wake Forest at LouisvilleNorth Carolina at VirginiaNC State at Syracuse

Friday, Nov. 2Pi at Virginia .......................................7:30 p.m., ESPN2

Saturday, Nov. 3Boston College at Virginia TechLouisville at ClemsonDuke at MiamiFlorida State at NC StateGeorgia Tech at North CarolinaSyracuse at Wake Forest

Thursday, Nov. 8Wake Forest at NC State .........................7:30 p.m., ESPN

Friday, Nov. 9Louisville at Syracuse .................................7 p.m., ESPN2

Saturday, Nov. 10Clemson at Boston CollegeNorth Carolina at DukeFlorida State at Notre DameMiami at Georgia TechVirginia Tech at Pi Liberty at Virginia

Saturday, Nov. 17Boston College at Florida StateDuke at ClemsonVirginia at Georgia TechNC State at LouisvilleMiami at Virginia TechWestern Carolina at North CarolinaPi at Wake ForestSyracuse vs. Notre Dame (Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, N.Y.)

Friday, Nov. 23Virginia at Virginia Tech

Saturday, Nov. 24Syracuse at Boston CollegeSouth Carolina at ClemsonWake Forest at DukeFlorida at Florida StateGeorgia Tech at GeorgiaKentucky at LouisvillePi at MiamiNC State at North Carolina

Saturday, Dec. 1Atlan c Division Champion vs. Coastal Division Champion (Bank of America Stadium, Charlo e, N.C.)

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2 0 1 8 P R E V I E W N OT E SRETURNING QUARTERBACKSNine ACC teams return a quarterback in 2018 with at least 10 career starts, led by NC State’s Ryan Finley (26), Duke’s Daniel Jones (25) and Syracuse’s Eric Dungey (25). North Carolina, Pitt and Wake Forest all return quarterbacks with limited starting experience. Louisville and Virginia are the only league schools with no starting experience at QB entering the season.

Player, School 2017 Starts Career StartsAnthony Brown, BC 10 10Kelly Bryant, CU 14 14Daniel Jones, DU 13 25James Blackman, FSU 12 12Deondre Francois, FSU 1 14TaQuon Marshall, GT 11 11Malik Rosier, UM 13 14Ryan Finley, NCS 13 26Eric Dungey, SU 9 25Josh Jackson, VT 13 13

PASSING YARDS PER GAMEFour quarterbacks – Florida State’s Deondre Francois, NC State’s Ryan Finley, Syracuse’s Eric Dungey, and Duke’s Daniel Jones – enter the 2018 season ranked among the top 25 in ACC career passing yards per game. Francois, the 2016 ACC Rookie of the Year, played just one game last season before going down with an injury. He has av-eraged 254.3 yards passing over 14 career games, which would currently rank seventh in ACC history. Finley’s 253.0 average would be eighth on the conference’s all-time list, while Dungey’s mark of 248.9 would be 10th.

Player, School G Pass Yds Avg.Deondre Francois, FSU 14 3,560 254.3Ryan Finley, NCS 26 6,577 253.0Eric Dungey, SU 26 6,472 248.9Daniel Jones, DU 25 5,527 221.1

GROUND GAMEFourteen players who have rushed for more than 1,000 yards in their careers are slated to return for the 2018 season. Wake Forest’s Matt Colburn II leads the way with 1,780 career rushing yards, including 904 last season. Rookie of the Year AJ Dillion had 1,589 rushing yards last year to finish second in the conference behind departed Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson. Dillon was 12th in the nation with 123.2 rushing yards per game last year.

Top Returners – Career Rushing Yards 1. Matt Colburn II, WF .......................................1,7802. Qadree Ollison, UP ........................................1,6463. AJ Dillon, BC .................................................1,5894. Jacques Patrick, FSU .....................................1,4125. Eric Dungey, SU ............................................1,2396. TaQuon Marshall, GT .....................................1,2187. Dontae Strickland, SU ...................................1,1298. Clinton Lynch, GT ..........................................1,0909. Reggie Gallaspy, ST .......................................1,06110. KirVonte Benson, GT .....................................1,05311. Darrin Hall, UP ...............................................1,045 12. Cam Akers, FSU .............................................1,02413. Travis Homer, UM .........................................1,01014. Daniel Jones, DU ...........................................1,004

NEW SERIESTwo ACC matchups will be contested for the first time in league history when Louisville plays host to Georgia Tech on Oct. 5 and Pitt travels to Wake Forest on Nov. 17. Prior to this season, those teams had never met. They are the only teams in the league who have not played each other in football.

RETURNING ALL-CONFERENCELed by nine players who earned All-America honors a year ago, 37 players who garnered first-, second-, or third-team All-ACC honors are slated to return in 2018. Five of those returning All-Americans are from Clemson, includ-ing last year’s Jacobs Blocking Trophy winner Mitch Hyatt at left tackle, and four defensive linemen - Clelin Ferrell, Christian Wilkins, Dexter Lawrence and Austin Bryant.

First-Team All-ACC ReturnersWR Jaylen Smith, LouisvilleOT Mitch Hyatt, ClemsonC Justin Falcinelli, ClemsonRB AJ Dillon, Boston CollegeSP Anthony Ratliff-Williams, North CarolinaDE Clelin Ferrell, ClemsonDT Christian Wilkins, ClemsonDT Dexter Lawrence, ClemsonLB Joe Giles-Harris, DukeCB Mark Gilbert, Duke

Second-Team All-ACC ReturnersWR Kelvin Harmon, NC StateWR Olamide Zaccheaus, VirginiaOT Chris Lindstrom, Boston CollegeOG Parker Braun, Georgia TechC Ryan Anderson, Wake ForestC Alec Eberle, Florida StateRB Kirvonte Benson, Georgia TechRB Travis Homer, MiamiAP Greg Dortch, Wake ForestDE Austin Bryant, ClemsonLB Shaquille Quarterman, MiamiCB Michael Jackson, MiamiS Jaquan Johnson, MiamiS Lukas Denis, Boston CollegeP Lester Coleman, Virginia

Third-Team All-ACC ReturnersWR Hunter Renfrow, ClemsonTE Tommy Sweeney, Boston CollegeOT Justin Herron, Wake ForestOG Phil Haynes, Wake ForestQB Ryan Finley, NC StateRB Travis Etienne, ClemsonRB Cam Akers, Florida StateSP Michael Walker, Boston CollegeLB Kendall Joseph, ClemsonCB Juan Thornhill, VirginiaS Jeremy McDuffie, DukeP Pressley Harvin III, Georgia Tech

ACC COACHING EXPERIENCETwelve of the 14 ACC football coaches had head coaching experience prior to their current position, including four that previously held a head coaching job at a Power 5 school. In addition, eight of the coaches have been a head coach for 10 years or more.

SIX ACC COACHES IN TOP 25 WIN PERCENTAGEAmong active coaches, six current ACC head coaches rank among the top 25 in the nation in career winning percentage, led by Clemson’s Dabo Swinney at No. 5 with a .771 mark.

Career Winning Percentage(Minimum Five Full Seasons in FBS)

Pl. Name, School ....................... Record .....Pct. 1. Urban Meyer, Ohio State ............. 177-31-0 ...... .851 2. Chris Petersen, Washington. ....... 129-29-0 ...... .817 3. Jimbo Fisher, Texas A&M ............. 83-23-0 ...... .783 4. Nick Saban, Alabama .................. 218-62-1 ...... .778 5. Dabo Swinney, Clemson .........101-30-0 .... .771 6. David Shaw, Stanford ................... 73-22-0 ...... .768 7. Brian Harsin, Boise State .............. 49-17-0 ...... .742 8. Mark Richt, Miami ................164-58-0 .... .739 9. Gary Patterson, TCU ................... 160-57-0 ...... .737 10. Bobby Petrino, Louisville ........117-48-0 .... .709 11. Brian Kelly, Notre Dame .............. 219-90-2 ...... .707 12. Jim Harbaugh, Michigan ............... 86-38-0 ...... .694 13. Gus Malzahn, Auburn .................... 54-25-0 ....... 684 14. Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State ...... 114-53-0 ...... .683 15. Paul Chryst, Wisconsin ................. 53-26-0 ...... .671 16. Kevin Sumlin, Arizona ................... 86-43-0 ...... .667 17. Kyle Whittingham, Utah .............. 111-56-0 ...... .665 18. Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech. ...182-93-0 .... .662 19. Lane Kiffin, Florida Atlantic ........... 46-24-0 ...... .657 20. Bill Snyder, Kansas State .......... 210-110-1 ...... .656 21. Mark Dantonio, Michigan St. ...... 118-62-0 ...... .656 22. James Franklin, Penn State ........... 60-32-0 ...... .652 23. Rod Carey, Northern Illinois .......... 44-24-0 ...... .647 24. Bronco Mendenhall, Virginia....107-60-0 .... .641 25. Ken Niumatalolo, Navy .................. 84-48-0 ...... .636 26. Frank Solich, Ohio ....................... 155-90-0 ...... .633 27. Dave Doeren, NC State ............ 57-34-0 .... .626 28. Mark Hudspeth, ULL. .................... 97-59-0 ...... .622 29. Charlie Strong, USF ...................... 63-39-0 ...... .618 30. Terry Bowden, Akron ................ 171-106-2 ...... .616 - Justin Fuente, Virginia Tech ..... 45-31-0 .... .592 - Larry Fedora, North Carolina ..... 77-53-0 .... .592

SEVEN ACC COACHES IN TOP 25 CAREER WINSThe ACC has seven of the top 25 active coaches nationally in career victories – all of them with 100 or more – which is by far the most of any conference. The next closest league has four coaches in the top 25.

Career Victories - Active Coaches(Minimum Five Full Seasons in FBS)

1. Brian Kelly, Notre Dame ...............................219 2. Nick Saban, Alabama ...................................218 3. Bill Snyder, Kansas State .............................210 4. Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech ................ 182 5. Mike Price, UTEP .........................................177 Urban Meyer, Ohio State ..............................177 7. Terry Bowden, Akron ...................................171 8. Mark Richt, Miami ............................ 164 9. Gary Patterson, TCU ....................................160 10. Frank Solich, Ohio ........................................155 Kirk Ferentz, Iowa ........................................155 12. Chris Peterson, Washington ........................129 Rocky Long, San Diego State .......................129 14. Skip Holtz, Louisiana Tech ...........................126 15. Mike Leach, Washington State .....................122 Mark Dantonio, Michigan State ....................118 17. Bobby Petrino, Louisville .................... 117 18. Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State .......................114 19. Dave Clawson, Wake Forest ................ 111 Kyle Whittingham, Utah ...............................111 21. Bronco Mendenhall, Virginia................ 107 22. David Cutcliffe, Duke ......................... 103 23. Dabo Swinney, Clemson ..................... 101 24. Randy Edsall, Connecticut..............................99 25. Mark Hudspeth, ULL ......................................97

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ACC AFFILIATED BOWL GAMES

Date Time Game Network Matchup LocationThurs., Dec. 20 8 p.m. Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl ESPN American vs. C-USA or ACC Tampa, Fla.Sat., Dec. 22 Noon Birmingham Bowl ESPN SEC vs. American* Birmingham, Ala.Wed., Dec. 26 1:30 p.m. Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl ESPN Big Ten vs. C-USA or ACC Dallas, Texas 5:15 p.m. Quick Lane Bowl ESPN Big Ten vs. ACC Detroit, Mich.Thurs., Dec. 27 1:30 p.m. Walk-On’s Independence Bowl ESPN SEC vs. ACC Shreveport, La. 5:15 p.m. New Era Pinstripe Bowl ESPN Big Ten vs. ACC The Bronx, N.Y.Fri., Dec. 28 1:30 p.m. Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl ESPN SEC vs. ACC/Big Ten Nashville, Tenn. 5:15 p.m. Camping World Bowl ESPN Big 12 vs. ACC Orlando, Fla.Sat., Dec. 29 Noon Chick-fi l-A Peach Bowl ESPN At-Large vs. At-Large Atlanta, Ga. 12:30 p.m. Belk Bowl ABC SEC vs. ACC Charlotte, N.C. 4 or 8 p.m. CFP Semifi nal at Capital One Orange Bowl ESPN National Semifi nal Miami Gardens, Fla. 4 or 8 p.m. CFP Semifi nal at Goodyear Cotton Bowl ESPN National Semifi nal Arlington, TexasMon., Dec. 31 Noon Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman ESPN ACC vs. American Annapolis, Md. 2 p.m. Hyundai Sun Bowl CBS Pac-12 vs. ACC El Paso, Texas 7:30 p.m. TaxSlayer Gator Bowl ESPN SEC vs. ACC/Big Ten Jacksonville, Fla.Tue., Jan. 1 1 p.m. PlayStation Fiesta Bowl ESPN At-Large vs. At-Large Glendale, Ariz.Mon., Jan. 7 8 p.m. CFP National Championship ESPN CFP Semifi nal Winners Santa Clara, Calif.*Possible bowl game if other conferences do not qualify for slot and additional ACC teams are available.

College Football Playoff (four teams)The Capital One Orange Bowl and the Goodyear Cotton Bowl are national semifi nal sites for the 2018 season. There is no limit on how many teams from one conference can appear in the CFP.

ACC Champion - Top Four CFP RankingIf the ACC Champion is in the top four of the fi nal CFP rankings, it will play in one of the national semifi nal games. Additional ACC teams could also be selected for the CFP, Chick-fi l-A Peach Bowl or PlayStation Fiesta Bowl as at-large representatives.

ACC Champion - Not In Top Four CFP RankingIf the ACC Champion is not in the top four of the fi nal CFP rankings, it will appear in either the Chick-fi l-A Peach Bowl or the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl. Additional ACC teams could also be selected for the Chick-fi l-A Peach Bowl or PlayStation Fiesta Bowl as at-large representatives.

Camping World Bowl The Camping World Bowl has the fi rst pick of an ACC team after the CFP and New Year’s Six Bowls are fi lled.

Tier One Bowls (all equal selection status)Belk BowlFranklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl or TaxSlayer Gator BowlNew Era Pinstripe Bowl Hyundai Sun Bowl

Additional BowlsMilitary Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman Walk-On’s Independence BowlQuick Lane BowlBad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl or Heart of Dallas Bowl

Secondary*Birmingham Bowl*If not fi lled by other conferences and additional ACC teams are available.

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CO L L EG E F O OT B A L L B O W L S C H E D U L E2018-19 COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL SCHEDULE Day, Date, Time (ET), TV Bowl Site MatchupSat., Dec. 15, 2 p.m., ESPN Gildan New Mexico Bowl Dreamstyle Stadium, Albuquerque, N.M. Mountain West/Conference USASat., Dec. 15, 2:30 p.m., ESPN AutoNation Cure Bowl Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Fla. American/Sun BeltSat., Dec. 15, 3:30 p.m., ABC Las Vegas Bowl Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, Nev. Mountain West/Pac-12Sat., Dec. 15, 5:30 p.m., ESPN Raycom Media Camellia Bowl Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, Ala MAC/Sun BeltSat., Dec. 15, 9 p.m., ESPN R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, La. Sun Belt/Conference USATue., Dec. 18, 7 p.m., ESPN Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Bowl FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, Fla. American/Conference USAWed., Dec. 19, 8 p.m., ESPN Frisco Bowl Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas American/At-LargeThurs., Dec. 20, 8 p.m., ESPN Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla. American/Conference USA or ACCFri., Dec. 21, 12:30 p.m., ESPN Bahamas Bowl Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas MAC/Conference USAFri., Dec. 21, 5 p.m., ESPN Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Albertsons Stadium, Boise, Idaho Mountain West/MACSat., Dec. 22, 12 p.m., ESPN Birmingham Bowl Legion Field, Birmingham, Ala. SEC/AmericanSat., Dec. 22, 3:30 p.m., ESPN Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl Amon G. Carter Stadium, Ft. Worth, Texas Big 12/AmericanSat., Dec. 22, 7 p.m., ESPN Dollar General Bowl Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Ala. MAC/Sun BeltSat., Dec. 22, 10:30 p.m., ESPN Hawai’i Bowl Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii Mountain West/Conference USAWed., Dec. 26, 1:30 p.m., ESPN Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas Big Ten/Conference USA or ACCWed., Dec. 26, 5:15 p.m., ESPN Quick Lane Bowl Ford Field, Detroit, Mich. ACC/Big TenWed., Dec. 26, 9 p.m., ESPN Cactus Bowl Chase Field, Phoenix, Ariz. Big 12/Pac-12Thurs., Dec. 27, 1:30 p.m., ABC Walk-On’s Independence Bowl Independence Stadium, Shreveport, La. ACC/SECThurs., Dec. 27, 5:15 p.m., ESPN New Era Pinstripe Bowl Yankee Stadium, Bronx, N.Y. ACC/Big TenThurs., Dec. 27, 9 p.m., ESPN Academy Sports+Outdoors Texas Bowl NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas Big 12/SECFri., Dec. 28, 1:30 p.m., ESPN Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tenn. ACC or Big Ten/SECFri., Dec. 28, 5:15 p.m., TBD Camping World Bowl Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Fla. ACC/Big 12Fri., Dec. 28, 5:30 p.m., CBSSN Arizona Bowl Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Ariz. Mountain West/Sun BeltFri., Dec. 28, 9 p.m., ESPN Valero Alamo Bowl Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas Big 12/Pac-12Sat., Dec. 29, Noon, ESPN Chick-fi l-A Peach Bowl Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Ga. At-Large/At-LargeSat., Dec. 29, Noon, ABC Belk Bowl Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, N.C. ACC/SECMon., Dec. 31, Noon, ESPN Military Bowl Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium ACC/American presented by Northrop Grumman Annapolis, Md.Mon., Dec. 31, 3 p.m., FOX San Francisco Bowl Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, Calif. Pac-12/Big 10Mon., Dec. 31, 3:45 p.m., ESPN AutoZone Liberty Bowl Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, Tenn. Big 12/SECMon., Dec. 31, 7 p.m., FS1 San Diego Country Credit Union Holiday Bowl Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, Calif. Big Ten/Pac-12Mon., Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m., ESPN TaxSlayer Gator Bowl EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Fla. ACC or Big Ten/SECMon., Dec. 31, 2 p.m., CBS Hyundai Sun Bowl Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas ACC/Pac-12Tue., Jan. 1, Noon, ESPN2 Outback Bowl Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla. Big Ten/SECTue., Jan. 1, 1 p.m., ABC Citrus Bowl Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Fla. Big Ten/SECTue., Jan. 1, 1 p.m., ESPN PlayStation Fiesta Bowl University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Ariz. At-Large/At-LargeTue., Jan. 1, 5 p.m., ESPN Rose Bowl Game Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif. Big Ten/Pac-12 presented by Northwestern MutualTue., Jan. 1, 8:30 p.m., ESPN Allstate Sugar Bowl Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, La. Big 12/SEC

CFP National Semifi nal Sat., Dec. 29, 4 or 8 p.m., ESPN Goodyear Cotton Bowl AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas At-Large/At-Large

CFP National Semifi nal Sat., Dec. 29, 4 or 8 p.m., ESPN Capital One Orange Bowl Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla. At-Large/At-Large

CFP National Championship Mon., Jan. 7, 8 p.m., ESPN CFP National Championship Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, Calif. CFP Semifi nal Winners

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College Football Playoff

Semifi nals - December 29, 2018Capital One Orange Bowl & Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic

National Championship - January 7, 2019Santa Clara, Calif.

Capital One Orange Bowl, Miami Gardens, Fla., ESPN, 4 or 8 p.m.Media Contact: Larry Wahl ....................................................................lwahl@orangebowl.orgOffi ce: 305-341-4700 ................................................................................. Cell: 305-613-3196

Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, Arlington, Texas, ESPN, 4 or 8 p.m.Media Contact: Charlie Fiss ................................................................charlie@cottonbowl.comOffi ce: 817-892-4803 ................................................................................. Cell: 214-549-8165

National Championship Game - January 7, 2019Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, Calif., ESPN, 8 p.m.Media Contact: Gina Lehe ....................................................glehe@collegefootballplayoff.comOffi ce: 469-262-5204 ................................................................................. Cell: 626-399-8751Media Contact: Katie Cavender

CHICK-FIL-A PEACH BOWL ................chick-fi l-apeachbowl.comMercedes-Benz Stadium ....................................Atlanta, Ga.Saturday, Dec. 29, Noon ............................At-Large/At-LargeMedia Contact: Matt Garvey, mgarvey@cfabowl.com3284 Northside Parkway NW, Suite 550, Atlanta, GA 30327Offi ce: 404-586-8496 .......................................... Cell: 404-964-6342

PLAYSTATION FIESTA BOWL ...........................fi estabowl.orgUniv. of Phoenix Stadium .............................. Glendale, Ariz.Tuesday, Jan. 1, 1 p.m. .............................At-Large/At-LargeMedia Contact: Scott Leightman, sleightman@fi estabowl.org7135 East Camelback Road, Suite 190, Scottsdale, AZ 85251Offi ce: 480-350-0909 .......................................... Cell: 602-565-3147

CAMPING WORLD BOWL .................... campingworldbowl.comCamping World Stadium.................................. Orlando, Fla.Friday, Dec. 28, 5:15 p.m., ESPN .........................ACC/Big 12Media Contact: Matt Repchak, mrepchak@fcsports.comOne Citrus Bowl Place, Orlando, FL 32805Offi ce: 407-423-2476, Ext. 145 ........................... Cell: 847-337-0909

BELK BOWL ................................................ belkbowl.comBank of America Stadium .............................. Charlotte, N.C.Saturday, Dec. 29, Noon, ABC.................................ACC/SECMedia Contact: Frank Kay ........................... fkay@charlottesports.org1447 S. Tryon St., Suite 300, Charlotte, NC 28203Offi ce: 704-943-3560 .......................................... Cell: 704-534-1617

FRANKLIN AMERICANMORTGAGE MUSIC CITY BOWL ..................musiccitybowl.comNissan Stadium ........................................ Nashville, Tenn.Friday, Dec. 28, 1:30 p.m., ESPN .............. ACC or Big Ten/SECMedia Contact: Brandon Cox, bcox@nashvillesports.com414 Union Street, Suite 1910, Nashville, TN 37219Offi ce: 615-743-3129 .......................................... Cell: 615-294-8034

TAXSLAYER BOWL ................................. taxslayerbowl.comEverBank Field ........................................Jacksonville, Fla.Monday, Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m., ESPN .................. ACC or Big Ten ........................................................or Notre Dame/SECMedia Contact: Cheri O’Neill ...................... cheri@taxslayerbowl.comOne Gator Bowl Blvd., Jacksonville, FL 32202Offi ce: 904-798-5982 .......................................... Cell: 904-868-3943

NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL ..........................pinstripebowl.comYankee Stadium ................................................ Bronx, N.Y.Thurs., Dec. 27, 5:15 p.m., ESPN ......................... ACC/Big TenMedia Contact: Kenny Leandry, kleandry@yankees.comOne E. 161st St., Bronx, NY 10451Offi ce: 718-579-4516 ............................................. Cell: 646-977-8906

HYUNDAI SUN BOWL ......................................... sunbowl.orgSun Bowl .................................................... El Paso, TexasMonday, Dec. 31, TBA, CBS ................................. ACC/Pac-12Media Contact: Eddie Morelos ........................ emorelos@sunbowl.org4150 Pinnacle Street, Suite 100, El Paso, TX 79902Offi ce: 915-533-4416 ............................................. Cell: 915-490-2531

MILITARY BOWL PRESENTEDBY NORTHROP GRUMMAN ............................. militarybowl.orgNavy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium .................Annapolis, Md.Monday, Dec. 31, Noon, ESPN ...........................ACC/American1742 N St., NW, Washington, DC 20036Media Contact: Josh Barr ..................................jbarr@militarybowl.orgOffi ce: 202-776-2509 ............................................. Cell: 202-309-5021

WALK-ON’S INDEPENDENCE BOWL ........... independencebowl.orgIndependence Stadium .................................. Shreveport, La.Thurs., Dec. 27, 1:30 p.m., ABC ................................ACC/SECMedia Contact: Stefan Nolet ................. stefan@independencebowl.orgP.O. Box 1723, Shreveport, LA 71166Offi ce: 318-221-0712, Ext. 24 ................................ Cell: 318-294-4074

QUICK LANE BOWL ...................................quicklanebowl.comFord Field .................................................... Detroit, Mich.Wed., Dec. 26, 5:15 p.m., ESPN ........................... ACC/Big TenMedia Contact: Ellen Trudell ..........................ellen.trudell@lions.nfl .net2000 Brush Street, Suite 200, Detroit, MI 48226Offi ce: 313-262-2161 ............................................. Cell: 313-608-3399

BAD BOY MOWERS GASPARILLA BOWL ......... gasparillabowl.comTropicana Field ...................................... St. Petersburg, Fla.Thurs., Dec. 20, 8 p.m., ESPN ... American/Conference USA or ACCMedia Contact: Jack Heilig, jack@trifectateam.com100 Second Avenue South, Suite N204, St. Petersburg, FL 33701Offi ce: 954-634-2299 ............................................ Cell: 954-288-8007

ZAXBY’S HEART OF DALLAS BOWL ....... theheartofdallasbowl.comCotton Bowl ...................................................Dallas, TexasWed., Dec. 26, 1:30 p.m., ESPN ... Big Ten/Conference USA or ACCMedia Contact: Art Garcia....................................artd1992@gmail.com505 Main St., Suite 270, Fort Worth, TX 76102 ............................................................................... Cell: 817-797-8379

BIRMINGHAM BOWL ...............................birminghambowl.comLegion Field ..............................................Birmingham, Ala.Sat., Dec. 22, Noon, ESPN ...............................SEC/American*Media Contact: Ted Feeley ................ ted.feeley@birminghambowl.com2 Riverchase Offi ce Plaza, Suite 110, Birmingham, AL 35244Offi ce: 205-934-0730.............................................. Cell: 205-704-4147

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2017 ACC FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK

2017 ACC STANDINGS

ACC Games OverallATLANTIC DIVISION W L Pct. PF PA Home Road Div. W L Pct. PF PA Home Road Neutral StreakClemson*^ 7 1 .875 257 141 4-0 3-1 5-1 12 2 .857 466 190 7-0 4-1 1-1 Lost 1NC State 6 2 .750 239 191 3-1 3-1 4-2 9 4 .692 419 328 5-1 3-2 1-1 Won 2Louisville 4 4 .500 292 267 2-2 2-2 2-4 8 5 .615 495 356 4-2 3-2 1-1 Lost 1Wake Forest 4 4 .500 250 232 2-2 2-2 4-2 8 5 .615 459 368 4-2 3-3 1-0 Won 1Boston College 4 4 .500 204 177 1-3 3-1 3-3 7 6 .538 334 297 2-4 4-1 1-1 Lost 1 Florida State 3 5 .375 156 201 1-3 2-2 2-4 7 6 .538 362 276 3-3 3-2 1-1 Won 4Syracuse 2 6 .250 189 297 2-2 0-4 1-5 4 8 .333 329 386 4-3 0-5 0-0 Lost 5

ACC Games OverallCOASTAL DIVISION W L Pct. PF PA Home Road Div. W L Pct. PF PA Home Road Neutral StreakMiami* 7 1 .875 217 150 4-0 3-1 5-1 10 3 .769 378 273 7-0 3-1 0-2 Lost 3Virginia Tech 5 3 .625 185 121 3-1 2-2 4-2 9 4 .692 366 192 5-1 3-2 1-1 Lost 1Georgia Tech 4 4 .500 224 202 4-0 0-4 3-3 5 6 .455 309 292 5-1 0-4 0-1 Lost 2Duke 3 5 .375 158 184 1-3 2-2 2-4 7 6 .538 345 263 4-3 2-3 1-0 Won 3Virginia 3 5 .375 161 235 2-2 1-3 3-3 6 7 .462 293 369 4-3 2-3 0-1 Lost 4Pitt 3 5 .375 182 196 2-2 1-3 3-3 5 7 .417 287 319 4-3 1-4 0-0 Won 1North Carolina 1 7 .125 154 274 0-4 1-3 1-5 3 9 .250 312 375 1-6 2-3 0-0 Lost 1*Division Champion; ^ACC Champion

ACC Earned Nation’s Best 10 Bowl Bids: Led by ACC champion Clemson, the league secured 10 spots in the 2017 postseason bowl lineup – the most of any conference. Over the last two years, the ACC has had a nation’s best 21 teams in bowl games. At least six ACC teams have made a bowl game appearance in 17 consecutive seasons. The ACC ranks second among all conferences with 116 total bowl bids since 2005.

The Last Five Years: Since 2013, the ACC is sec-ond among all conferences with 54 postseason appear-ances, has the second-best record of any conference in BCS, New Year’s Six and CFP games, and is tied for the most national championships (Florida State in 2013, Clemson in 2016).

Bowl Streaks: In 2017, a pair of ACC schools – Florida State and Virginia Tech – continued the two lon-gest current Division I bowl streaks in the nation. FSU appeared in a bowl game for the 36th-straight year, beating Southern Miss in the Walk-On’s Independence Bowl on Dec. 27. Virginia Tech, which has the longest streak recognized by the NCAA, played in its 25th-straight bowl in the Camping World Bowl on Dec. 28.

ACC Has Won Heisman or Campbell Trophy in Four of the Last Five Years: Virginia LB Micah Kiser was named as the winner of this year’s National Foot-ball Foundation William B. Campbell Trophy, which is regarded as college football’s “Academic Heisman.” An ACC football player has won either the Heisman Trophy or the Campbell Trophy in four of the last fi ve years, something no other league can claim. Florida State’s Jameis Winston and Louisville’s Lamar Jackson were Heisman winners in 2013 and 2016, respectively, while Duke LB David Helton (2014) and Kiser were chosen as Campbell winners.

Bowling the Last Two Years: Thirteen of 14 ACC teams have earned an invitation to a postseason bowl game over the last two seasons. Over the last four years, every ACC team has enjoyed a trip to a bowl game and the league has made 43 postseason appearances.

Wins Over .500 Teams: Led by Clemson with eight, the ACC led all conferences in wins (56) vs. teams with a .500-or-better record.

CFP Top 25: Four ACC teams were ranked in the fi nal CFP rankings, including No. 1 Clemson, No. 10 Miami, No. 22 Virginia Tech and No. 24 NC State. Clemson has been ranked No. 1 by the CFP Committee eight times. Clemson was No. 1 in every poll in 2015 before losing in the National Championship Game to Alabama. Last year, Clemson was never No. 1 in the CFP Poll, then defeated No. 1 Alabama in the National Championship Game.

AP Top 25: Four ACC teams were ranked in the fi nal AP Top 25 poll of the season, led by No. 4 Clemson, No. 13 Miami, No. 23 NC State and No. 24 Virginia Tech.

Swinney Only Coach with Four ACC Champion-ship Game Wins: Clemson’s 38-3 win over Miami in the Dr Pepper ACC Championship Game gave head coach Dabo Swinney his fourth title game victory, something no other coach in league history has ac-complished. Swinney has guided the Tigers to ACC Championship Game wins in 2011, 2015, 2016 and 2017.

AWARD SPOTLIGHT• NC State DE Bradley Chubb, a unanimous All-American, won the Nagurski Trophy as the nation’s top defensive player by the Football Writers As-sociation of America (FWAA). Chubb ranked second nationally in tackles for loss (2.2) and was seventh in the nation in sacks per game (0.83). Chubb also brought home the Ted Hendricks Award as the na-tion’s top defensive end.

• Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson fi nished third in the Heisman Trophy vote behind winning quarterback Baker Mayfi eld of Oklahoma and running back Bryce Love of Stanford. Jackson became the fi fth player to win the award and return as a fi nalist the following year, joining Oklahoma’s Jason White (2003-04), Southern Cal’s Matt Leinart (2004-05), Florida’s Tim Tebow (2008-09), and Texas A&M’s Johnny Manziel (2013-14). He becomes only the second ACC player to be voted in the top three in two different years. Clemson’s Deshaun Watson fi nished third in 2015 and was runner-up to Jackson in 2016.

• For the second year in a row, a Clemson coordina-tor was named the winner of the Frank Broyles Award, which is presented annually to the nation’s top assistant coach. Tony Elliott, Clemson’s co-offensive coordinator and running backs coach, was named the 2017 winner one year after Tigers’ defensive coordinator Brent Venables was honored. Of the 22 past winners, 13 have coached in the ACC.

Past Broyles Winners who are current ACC head or assistant coaches.1998 – David Cutcliffe, Tennessee (Duke HC)2006 – Bud Foster, Virginia Tech2013 – Pat Narduzzi, Michigan State (Pitt HC)2016 – Brent Venables, Clemson2017 – Tony Elliott, Clemson

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• The offi cial 2017 All-ACC football team was selected by a voting panel of 45 media members and the league’s 14 head coaches, with three points awarded for each fi rst-team vote, two points for each second-team vote and one point for each third-team selection.

First Team Offense Pos. Name Year School PointsWR Steve Ishmael Sr. Syracuse 164WR Cam Phillips Sr. Virginia Tech 136WR Jaylen Smith Jr. Louisville 114TE Cam Serigne Sr. Wake Forest 147OT Mitch Hyatt Jr. Clemson 163OT Brian O’Neill Jr. Pitt 109OG Tyrone Crowder Sr. Clemson 131OG Wyatt Teller Sr. Virginia Tech 107C Justin Falcinelli Jr. Clemson 59QB Lamar Jackson Jr. Louisville 171RB AJ Dillon Fr. Boston College 171RB Nyheim Hines Jr. NC State 148AP Jaylen Samuels Sr. NC State 147PK Michael Badgley Sr. Miami 98SP Anthony Ratliff-Williams So. North Carolina 58

First Team Defense Pos. Name Year School PointsDE Bradley Chubb Sr. NC State 168DE Clelin Ferrell So. Clemson 123DT Christian Wilkins Jr. Clemson 153DT Dexter Lawrence So. Clemson 108LB Micah Kiser Sr. Virginia 155LB Tremaine Edmunds Jr. Virginia Tech 135LB Joe Giles-Harris So. Duke 114CB Mark Gilbert So. Duke 97CB Greg Stroman Sr. Virginia Tech 89S Quin Blanding Sr. Virginia 151S Derwin James So. Florida State 109P Ryan Winslow Sr. Pitt 99

Second Team OffensePos. Name Year School PointsWR Kelvin Harmon So. NC State 108WR Olamide Zaccheaus Jr. Virginia 92WR Ervin Philips Sr. Syracuse 91TE Christopher Herndon IV Sr. Miami 123OT Will Richardson Jr. NC State 87OT Chris Lindstrom Jr. Boston College 55OG Tony Adams Sr. NC State 81OG Parker Braun So. Georgia Tech 64C Ryan Anderson Jr. Wake Forest 45C Alec Eberle Jr. Florida State 45QB John Wolford Sr. Wake Forest 77RB KirVonte Benson So. Georgia Tech 98RB Travis Homer So. Miami 87AP Greg Dortch Fr. Wake Forest 54PK Mike Weaver Sr. Wake Forest 73SP Quadree Henderson Jr. Pitt 52

Second Team DefensePos. Name Year School PointsDE Austin Bryant Jr. Clemson 85DE Duke Ejiofor Sr. Wake Forest 78DT Tim Settle So. Virginia Tech 83DT RJ McIntosh Jr. Miami 79LB Dorian O’Daniel Sr. Clemson 102LB Shaquille Quarterman So. Miami 79LB Parris Bennett Sr. Syracuse 72CB Michael Jackson Jr. Miami 70CB Tarvarus McFadden Jr. Florida State 59S Jaquan Johnson Jr. Miami 98S Lukas Denis Jr. Boston College 94P Lester Coleman Jr. Virginia 66

Third Team OffensePos. Name Year School PointsWR Braxton Berrios Sr. Miami 70WR Hunter Renfrow Jr. Clemson 52WR Deon Cain Jr. Clemson 50TE Tommy Sweeney Jr. Boston College 41OT Kc McDermott Sr. Miami 51OT Justin Herron Jr. Wake Forest 43OG Taylor Hearn Jr. Clemson 57OG Phil Haynes Jr. Wake Forest 47C Austin Davis Sr. Duke 44QB Ryan Finley Jr. NC State 37RB Travis Etienne Fr. Clemson 80RB Cam Akers Fr. Florida State 61AP Anthony Ratliff-Williams So. North Carolina 46PK Cole Murphy Sr. Syracuse 65SP Nyheim Hines Jr. NC State 45SP Michael Walker Jr.