2019 Atlantic Coast Conference football season


The 2019 Atlantic Coast Conference football season, part of the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season, is the 67th season of college football play for the Atlantic Coast Conference. It began on August 29, 2019, and ended on January 13, 2020. The ACC consists of 14 members in two divisions.
The entire 2019 schedule was released on January 16, 2019. The new cable/satellite television channel ACC Network debuted this season, and broadcast 40 regular season games.

Previous season

defeated Pittsburgh 42–10 in the ACC Football Championship Game. The victory, along with a 12–0 regular season record, earned Clemson a berth in the College Football Playoff. The Tigers were the number two seed in the playoff and faced Notre Dame in the Cotton Bowl. The Tigers won this game 30–3 and advanced to the National Championship game where they defeated Alabama 44–16. With this victory Clemson earned the 2019 College Football National Championship.

Preseason

ACC Kickoff

The 2019 ACC Kickoff was held on July 17 & 18 at the Westin Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina. On July 2, 2019, the ACC announced that 28 athletes from the 14 ACC teams would be available for press questions at the Kickoff event.
The Preseason Poll was released on July 22, 2019, after the Kickoff Event. Clemson was elected an overwhelming favorite to repeat as ACC Champions, receiving 170 of 173 Championship votes.
Media poll

Preseason ACC Player of the Year

Source:
1 Trevor Lawrence, QB, Clemson – 127
2 Travis Etienne, RB, Clemson – 24
3 A. J. Dillon, RB, Boston College – 15
4 Bryce Perkins, QB, Virginia – 6
5 Cam Akers, RB, Florida State – 1

Preseason All-Conference Teams

Offense
Defense
Specialist
Source:

Recruiting classes

Coaches

Coaching changes

In 2019 the ACC Conference will have 4 new head coaches for the 2019 season.
TeamHead CoachYears at SchoolOverall RecordRecord at SchoolACC Record
Boston CollegeSteve Addazio751–4938–3818–30
ClemsonDabo Swinney12116–30116–3069–16
DukeDavid Cutcliffe12111–10167–7231–57
Florida StateWillie Taggart252–575–73–5
Georgia TechGeoff Collins115–100–00–0
LouisvilleScott Satterfield151–240–00–0
MiamiManny Diaz10–00–00–0
North CarolinaMack Brown11244–122–169–46–140–35–1
Dave Doeren766–3843–3420–28
PittsburghPat Narduzzi528–2428–2420–12
SyracuseDino Babers455–3518–1910–14
VirginiaBronco Mendenhall4115–6516–228–16
Virginia TechJustin Fuente451–3825–1515–9
Wake ForestDave Clawson6118–11528–3512–28

Notes

Schedule

The regular season will begin on August 24 and will end on November 30. The ACC Championship game is scheduled for December 7, 2019.

Regular season

Week zero

Week one

Week two

Week three

The game between North Carolina and Wake Forest is being played as a non-conference game and will therefore not count in the conference standings. This was done because the two rivals otherwise only play once every six years due to conference divisional alignment.

Week four

Week five

Week six

Week seven

Week eight

Week nine

Week ten

Week eleven

Week twelve

Week thirteen

Week fourteen

Championship game

ACC vs other conferences

ACC vs Power 5 matchups

This is a list of the power conference teams. Although the NCAA does not consider BYU a "Power Five" school, the ACC considers games against BYU as satisfying its "Power Five" scheduling requirement. The designated non-conference game between North Carolina and Wake Forest is not included in this list. All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.
DateVisitorHomeSiteSignificanceScore
August 24No. 8 FloridaMiamiCamping World Stadium • Orlando, FLCamping World Kickoff/Florida Cup/rivalryL 20–24
August 31South CarolinaNorth CarolinaBank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NCBelk Kickoff Game/rivalryW 24–20
August 31No. 2 AlabamaDukeMercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GAChick-fil-A KickoffL 3–42
September 2No. 9 Notre DameLouisvilleCardinal Stadium • Louisville, KYL 17–35
September 7No. 21 SyracuseMarylandMaryland Stadium • College Park, MDL 20–63
September 7No. 12 Texas A&MNo. 1 ClemsonMemorial Stadium • Clemson, SCW 24–10
September 13KansasBoston CollegeAlumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MAL 24–48
September 14NC StateWest VirginiaMountaineer Field • Morgantown, WVL 27–44
September 14PittsburghNo. 13 Penn StateBeaver Stadium • University Park, PArivalryL 10–17
September 21Boston CollegeRutgersHighPoint.com Stadium • Piscataway, NJW 30–16
September 28No. 18 VirginiaNo. 10 Notre DameNotre Dame Stadium • South Bend, INL 20–35
November 2Virginia TechNo. 16 Notre DameNotre Dame Stadium • South Bend, INL 20–21
November 9No. 15 Notre DameDukeWallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NCL 7–38
November 23Boston CollegeNo. 15 Notre DameNotre Dame Stadium • South Bend, INHoly WarL 7–40
November 30No. 3 ClemsonSouth CarolinaWilliams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SCrivalryW 38–3
November 30Florida StateNo. 8 FloridaBen Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FLSunshine Showdown/Florida CupL 17–40
November 30No. 4 GeorgiaGeorgia TechBobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GAClean, Old-Fashioned HateL 7–52
November 30LouisvilleKentuckyKroger Field • Lexington, KYGovernor's CupL 13–45

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.
DateConferenceVisitorHomeSiteScore
August 30Mountain WestUtah StateWake ForestBB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NCW 38–35
August 31AmericanEast CarolinaNC StateCarter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NCW 34–6
August 31Mountain WestBoise StateFlorida StateDoak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FLL 31–36
September 6C-USAWake ForestRiceRice Stadium • Houston, TXW 41–21
September 7MACOhioPittsburghHeinz Field • Pittsburgh, PAW 20–10
September 7C-USAOld DominionVirginia TechLane Stadium • Blacksburg, VAW 31–17
September 7AmericanSouth FloridaGeorgia TechBobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GAW 14–10
September 7Sun BeltLouisiana–MonroeFlorida StateDoak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FLW 45–44 OT
September 14C-USALouisvilleWestern KentuckyNissan Stadium • Nashville, TNW 38–21
September 14C-USADukeMiddle TennesseeFloyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TNW 41–18
September 21MACCentral MichiganMiamiHard Rock Stadium • Miami, FLW 17–12
September 21Sun BeltAppalachian StateNorth CarolinaKenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NCL 31–34
September 21MACBall StateNC StateCarter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NCW 34–23
September 21AmericanNo. 15 UCFPittsburghHeinz Field • Pittsburgh, PAW 35–34
September 21MACWestern MichiganSyracuseCarrier Dome • Syracuse, NYW 52–33
September 21C-USAOld DominionNo. 21 VirginiaScott Stadium • Charlottesville, VAW 28–17
September 21C-USACharlotteNo. 1 ClemsonMemorial Stadium • Clemson, SCW 52–10
September 28AmericanGeorgia TechTempleLincoln Financial Field • Pennsylvania, PAL 2–24
November 23C-USAMiamiFIUMarlins Park • Miami, FLL 24–30

ACC vs FBS independents matchups

The following games include ACC teams competing against FBS Independents, which includes Army, Liberty, New Mexico State, or UMass.
DateVisitorHomeSiteScore
August 31No. 22 SyracuseLibertyWilliams Stadium • Lynchburg, VAW 24–0
November 23LibertyVirginiaScott Stadium • Charlottesville, VAW 55–27

ACC vs FCS matchups

DateVisitorHomeSiteScore
September 6William & MaryVirginiaScott Stadium • Charlottesville, VAW 52–17
September 7Western CarolinaNC StateCarter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NCW 41–0
September 7RichmondBoston CollegeAlumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MAW 45–13
September 7North Carolina A&TDukeWallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NCW 45–13
September 7Eastern KentuckyLouisvilleCardinal Stadium • Louisville, KYW 42–0
September 14FurmanVirginia TechLane Stadium • Blacksburg, VAW 24–17
September 14The CitadelGeorgia TechBobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GAL 24–27 OT
September 14Bethune–CookmanMiamiHard Rock Stadium • Miami, FLW 63–0
September 21ElonWake ForestBB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NCW 49–7
September 28DelawarePittsburghHeinz Field • Pittsburgh, PAW 17–14
September 28Holy CrossSyracuseCarrier Dome • Syracuse, NYW 41–3
October 12Rhode IslandVirginia TechLane Stadium • Blacksburg, VAW 34–17
November 2WoffordClemsonMemorial Stadium • Clemson, SCW 59–14
November 16Alabama StateFlorida StateDoak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FLW 49–12
November 23MercerNorth CarolinaKenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NCW 56–7

Records against other conferences

Regular Season
Post Season

Postseason

Bowl games

Rankings are from CFP rankings. All times Eastern Time Zone. ACC teams shown in bold.

Awards and honors

Player of the week honors

All Conference Teams

Source:
First Team
Second Team
Third Team

ACC Individual Awards">Atlantic Coast Conference football individual awards">ACC Individual Awards

ACC Player of the Year
ACC Rookie of the Year
ACC Coach of the Year
ACC Offensive Player of the Year
ACC Offensive Rookie of the Year
Jacobs Blocking Trophy
ACC Defensive Player of the Year
ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year

All-Americans

Consensus

Associated Press

Walter Camp

FWAA

National Award Winners

TeamStadiumCapacityGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7TotalAverage% of Capacity
Boston CollegeAlumni Stadium44,50035,21330,11132,84839,352†30,27537,312
ClemsonMemorial Stadium81,50079,11881,500†81,500†80,50081,08181,500†80,875
DukeWallace Wade Stadium40,00038,31322,61021,74140,004†16,28615,913
Florida StateDoak Campbell Stadium79,56052,96946,35060,35150,51763,995†52,857
Georgia TechBobby Dodd Stadium55,00046,59942,87145,04441,21943,26338,19855,000†
LouisvilleCardinal Stadium60,80058,187†48,80846,00751,01548,68946,769
MiamiHard Rock Stadium65,32652,03649,99753,18354,538†54,10653,111
North CarolinaKenan Memorial Stadium50,50050,50050,50050,50050,50050,50050,500
NC StateCarter–Finley Stadium57,58357,63355,68157,70255,86057,886†54,08956,413
PittsburghHeinz Field68,40047,14442,16842,05644,14147,918†39,29040,889
SyracuseCarrier Dome49,26250,248†40,70040,57544,88642,85733,719
VirginiaScott Stadium61,50045,25057,826†44,57352,84744,59637,32952,619
Virginia TechLane Stadium65,63257,28252,31459,53751,71665,632†65,632†55,936
Wake ForestBB&T Field31,50029,02731,345†24,07924,43424,78231,19924,130

Bold – Exceeded capacity
†Season High

NFL Draft

Round #Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
18Arizona CardinalsIsaiah SimmonsLBClemson
111New York JetsMekhi BectonOTLouisville
116Atlanta FalconsA. J. TerrellCBClemson
233Cincinnati BengalsTee HigginsWRClemson
252Los Angeles RamsCam AkersRBFlorida State
262Green Bay PackersA. J. DillonRBBoston College
3100Las Vegas RaidersTanner MuseILBClemson
3101New England PatriotsDalton KeeneTEVirginia Tech
4109Las Vegas RaidersJohn SimpsonGClemson
4126Houston TexansCharlie HeckOTNorth Carolina
4127Philadelphia EaglesK'Von WallaceSClemson
4140Jacksonville JaguarsShaquille QuartermanLBMiami
4144Seattle SeahawksDeeJay DallasRBMiami
5148Seattle SeahawksAlton RobinsonDESyracuse
5151Los Angeles ChargersJoe ReedWRVirginia
5154Miami DolphinsJason StrowbridgeDENorth Carolina
5158New York JetsBryce HallCBVirginia
5174Tennessee TitansLarrell MurchisonDTNC State
5176Minnesota VikingsK. J. OsbornWRMiami
5178Denver BroncosJustin StrnadLBWake Forest
6195New England PatriotsJustin HerronOTWake Forest
6206Jacksonville JaguarsTyler DavisTEGeorgia Tech
7228Atlanta FalconsSterling HofrichterPSyracuse
7229Washington RedskinsJames Smith-WilliamsDENC State
7239Buffalo BillsDane JacksonCBPittsburgh
7242Green Bay PackersJonathan GarvinDEMiami
7250Los Angeles RamsTremayne AnchrumGClemson