2010 Atlantic Coast Conference football season


The 2010 Atlantic Coast Conference football season was the 58th season of Atlantic Coast Conference football. The season started September 2, 2010 and ended January 9, 2011. The twelve conference schools were divided into two divisions. The Virginia Tech Hokies won the Coastal Division while the Florida State Seminoles won the Atlantic Division. On December 4, 2010, the Hokies defeated the Seminoles 44–33 to win the 2010 ACC Championship and the right to represent the conference in the 2011 Orange Bowl, where the Hokies lost 12–40 to the Stanford Cardinal of the Pac-10.

Member schools

Coaches

ACC vs. BCS conference opponents

NOTE:. Games with a * next to the home team represent a neutral site game
DateVisitorHomeSignificanceWinning Team
September 4LSUNorth Carolina*Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in AtlantaLSU
September 11Georgia TechKansasKansas
September 11Florida StateOklahomaOklahoma
September 11MiamiOhio StateOhio State
September 11VirginiaUSCUSC
September 16CincinnatiNC StateNC State
September 18AlabamaDukeAlabama
September 18MarylandWest VirginiaWest Virginia
September 18Wake ForestStanfordStanford
September 18ClemsonAuburnAuburn
September 23MiamiPittsburghMiami
September 25North CarolinaRutgersNorth Carolina
October 2Notre DameBoston CollegeNotre Dame
November 27FloridaFlorida StateFlorida–Florida State rivalryFlorida State
November 27Georgia TechGeorgiaClean, Old-Fashioned HateGeorgia
November 27South CarolinaClemsonBattle of the Palmetto StateSouth Carolina
November 27Wake ForestVanderbiltWake Forest
November 27Boston CollegeSyracuseBoston College
November 27South FloridaMiamiSouth Florida

Bowl games