2025 Atlantic Coast Conference football season

2025 ACC Football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
SportFootball
Number of teams17
2026 NFL draft
Regular season
ACC Championship Game
DateDecember 6, 2025
VenueBank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Boston College   0 – 0     0 – 0  
California   0 – 0     0 – 0  
No. 4 Clemson   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Duke   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Florida State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Georgia Tech   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Louisville   0 – 0     0 – 0  
No. 10 Miami (FL)   0 – 0     0 – 0  
North Carolina   0 – 0     0 – 0  
NC State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Pittsburgh   0 – 0     0 – 0  
No. 16 SMU   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Stanford   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Syracuse   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Virginia   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Virginia Tech   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Wake Forest   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Championship: December 6, 2025
As of August 18, 2025
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025 Atlantic Coast Conference football season, part of the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season, was the 73rd season of college football play for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The entire schedule was released on January 24, 2024.[1]

The SMU Mustangs are the defending regular season champions and the Clemson Tigers are the defending champions.

Preseason

Recruiting classes

National rankings
Team ESPN[2] Rivals[3] 24/7[4] On3 Recruits[5] Total signees
Boston College 55 54 59 59 27
California 56 65 70 56 18
Clemson 37 32 26 23 15
Duke 34 31 30 34 27
Florida State 39 17 19 20 23
Georgia Tech 31 23 21 24 25
Louisville 24 66 68 68 16
Miami 11 13 14 14 21
North Carolina 45 41 26 43 27
NC State 42 39 34 36 23
Pittsburgh 46 48 51 54 22
Stanford 68 59 56 57 17
SMU 14 28 31 31 23
Syracuse 36 38 42 50 35
Virginia 52 58 58 60 19
Virginia Tech 46 36 40 38 20
Wake Forest 56 59 63 62 22

Note: ESPN only ranks the top 75 teams.

ACC Kickoff

The 2025 ACC Kickoff was held from July 22 through 24 at the Hilton Charlotte Uptown in Charlotte, North Carolina. Coverage of the three day event was televised by the ACC Network. The event was reduced from four days to three days in 2025.[6]

The schedule for the teams is as follows:

Preseason media polls

On July 30, 2025, the league released the preseason poll as voted on by one hundred and eighty three media members during ACC Kickoff.[7]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Clemson 3,083 (167)
2 Miami 2,679 (7)
3 SMU 2,612 (2)
4 Georgia Tech 2,397 (2)
5 Louisville 2,370
6 Duke 1,973
7 Florida State 1,920 (4)
8 North Carolina 1,611
9 Pittsburgh 1,571
10 NC State 1,505
11 Virginia Tech 1,412 (1)
12 Syracuse 1,381
13 Boston College 953
14 Virginia 871
15 California 659
16 Wake Forest 576
17 Stanford 426

Preseason ACC Player of the year

Source:[8]

Ranking Player Position Team Votes
1 Cade Klubnik QB Clemson 146
2 Haynes King Georgia Tech 9
3 Kevin Jennings SMU 5
4 Carson Beck Miami 4
Kyron Drones Virginia Tech
6 Isaac Brown RB Louisville 3
7 Quintayvious Hutchins DE Boston College 2
CJ Bailey QB NC State
Eli Holstein Pittsburgh
Kyle Louis LB
Desmond Reid RB
12 Lewis Bond WR Boston College 1
Jamal Haynes RB Georgia Tech

Preseason all-conference teams

Source:[8]

Preseason awards

All–American Teams

AP 1st Team[9] AP 2nd Team[9] AS 1st Team[10] AS 2nd Team[10] AS 3rd Team[10] AS 4th Team[10] WCFF 1st Team[11] WCFF 2nd Team[11] ESPN 1st Team[12] ESPN 2nd Team[12] CBS 1st Team[13] CBS 2nd Team[13] SN 1st Team[14] SN 2nd Team[14] USAT 1st Team USAT 2nd Team SI 1st Team SI 2nd Team
Rueben Bain Jr., DE, Miami (FL) Green tickY Green tickY
Rasheem Biles, LB, Pittsburgh Green tickY
Isaac Brown, RB, Louisville Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Justin Joly, TE, NC State Green tickY Green tickY
Cade Klubnik, QB, Clemson Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Kyle Louis, LB, Pittsburgh Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Francis Mauigoa, OL, Miami (FL) Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Keelan Marion, KR, Miami (FL) Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Blake Miller, OL, Clemson Green tickY Green tickY
Terry Moore, S, Duke Green tickY
Isaiah Nwokobia, S, SMU Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Brian Parker, OL, Duke Green tickY
T.J. Parker, DE, Clemson Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Desmond Reid, AP, Pittsburgh Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Chandler Rivers, CB, Duke Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Eric Rivers, WR, Georgia Tech Green tickY
Collin Rogers, K, SMU Green tickY
Keylan Rutledge, OG, Georgia Tech Green tickY
Avieon Terrell, CB, Clemson Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Wade Woodaz, LB, Clemson Green tickY
Peter Woods, DT, Clemson Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Bryant Wesco, WR, Clemson Green tickY
Antonio Williams, WR, Clemson Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY

Preseason award watchlists

Head coaches

Pre-season changes

  • On December 16, 2024, Dave Clawson resigned as head coach of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.[42] Jake Dickert was hired as his replacement on December 18, 2024.[43]
  • On March 25, 2025, the Stanford Cardinal fired head coach Troy Taylor amid an investigation into bullying behavior.[44] On March 31, 2025, Frank Reich was hired as interim head coach.[45]

Head coaching records

Team Head coach Years at school Overall record Record at school ACC record
Boston College Bill O'Brien 2 22–15 7–6 4–4
California Justin Wilcox 9 42–50 42–50 2–6
Clemson Dabo Swinney 17 180–47 180–47 109–24
Duke Manny Diaz 2 30–19 9–4 21–12
Florida State Mike Norvell 6 71–42 33–27 20–20
Georgia Tech Brent Key 3 18–16 18–16 14–9
Louisville Jeff Brohm 3 85–52 19–8 12–4
Miami Mario Cristobal 4 84–76 22–16 12–12
North Carolina Bill Belichick 1 0–0 0–0 0–0
NC State Dave Doeren 13 110–69 87–65 47–51
Pittsburgh Pat Narduzzi 11 72–56 72–56 46–36
SMU Rhett Lashlee 4 29–12 29–12 8–0
Stanford Frank Reich 1 0–0 0–0 0–0
Syracuse Fran Brown 2 10–3 10–3 5–3
Virginia Tony Elliott 4 11–23 11–23 6–17
Virginia Tech Brent Pry 4 16–21 16–21 10–13
Wake Forest Jake Dickert 1 23–20 0–0 0–0

Notes:

  • Years at school includes 2025 season.
  • Coaches shown are the coaches who began the 2025 season as head coach of each team.

Rankings

Main article: 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Legend
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RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
т Tied with team above or below also with this symbol
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Boston College AP —
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California AP —
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Clemson AP 4 (4)
C 6 (2)
CFP Not released
Duke AP RV
C RV
CFP Not released
Florida State AP RV
C RV
CFP Not released
Georgia Tech AP RV
C RV
CFP Not released
Louisville AP RV
C RV
CFP Not released
Miami AP 10
C 10
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North Carolina AP —
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NC State AP —
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Pittsburgh AP RV
C —
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SMU AP 16
C 16
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Stanford AP —
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Syracuse AP —
C RV
CFP Not released
Virginia AP —
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Virginia Tech AP —
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Wake Forest AP —
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CFP Not released

Schedule

The schedule was released on January 27, 2025.[1] The season will begin on August 29, 2025, but Stanford opened one week early in Week 0. The regular season will end with the ACC Championship Game on December 6, 2025.

Regular season

Week Zero

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
August 23 7:30 p.m. Stanford Hawaii Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI CBS     [1]
#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week One

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
August 28 7:00 p.m. East Carolina NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC (rivalry) ACCN     [2]
August 28 7:30 p.m. Elon Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC ACCNX/ESPN+     [3]
August 29 7:00 p.m. Kennesaw State Wake Forest Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC ACCN     [4]
August 29 8:00 p.m. Georgia Tech Colorado Folsom Field • Boulder, CO ESPN     [5]
August 30 12:00 p.m. Syracuse No. 24 Tennessee Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Aflac Kickoff Game) ABC     [6]
August 30 12:00 p.m. Duquesne Pittsburgh Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (City Game) ACCN     [7]
August 30 2:00 p.m. Fordham Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA ACCNX/ESPN+     [8]
August 30 3:00 p.m. Eastern Kentucky Louisville L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, KY ACCN     [9]
August 30 3:30 p.m. No. 8 Alabama Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL ABC     [10]
August 30 6:00 p.m. Coastal Carolina Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA ACCN     [11]
August 30 7:30 p.m. No. 9 LSU No. 4 Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC ABC     [12]
August 30 9:00 p.m. East Texas A&M No. 16 SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX ACCN     [13]
August 30 10:30 p.m. California Oregon State Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR ESPN     [14]
August 31 3:00 p.m. Virginia Tech No. 13 South Carolina Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Aflac Kickoff Game) ESPN     [15]
August 31 7:30 p.m. No. 6 Notre Dame No. 10 Miami Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL (rivalry) ABC     [16]
September 1 8:00 p.m. TCU North Carolina Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC ESPN     [17]
#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
August 30 Stanford

Week Two

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 5 7:00 p.m. James Madison Louisville L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, KY ESPN2     [18]
September 6 12:00 p.m. Illinois Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC ABC/ESPN     [19]
September 6 12:00 p.m. Virginia NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC ESPN2     [20]
September 6 12:00 p.m. Baylor SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX The CW     [21]
September 6 12:00 p.m. Central Michigan Pittsburgh Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA ESPNU     [22]
September 6 12:00 p.m. UConn Syracuse JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, NY (rivalry) ACCNX/ESPN+     [23]
September 6 12:00 p.m. East Texas A&M Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL ACCN     [24]
September 6 2:00 p.m. Western Carolina Wake Forest Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC ACCNX/ESPN+     [25]
September 6 3:30 p.m. Gardner–Webb Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA ACCNX/ESPN+     [26]
September 6 3:30 p.m. Troy Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC ACCN     [27]
September 6 6:00 p.m. Texas Southern California California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA ACCNX/ESPN+     [28]
September 6 7:00 p.m. North Carolina Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC ESPN+     [29]
September 6 7:00 p.m. Bethune–Cookman Miami Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL ACCNX/ESPN+     [30]
September 6 7:30 p.m. Vanderbilt Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA ACCN     [31]
September 6 7:30 p.m. Boston College Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI NBC     [32]
September 6 10:15 p.m. Stanford BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT ESPN     [33]
#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week Three

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 11 7:30 p.m. NC State Wake Forest Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry) ESPN     [34]
September 12 7:00 p.m. Colgate Syracuse JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, NY (rivalry) ACCN     [35]
September 13 12:00 p.m. William & Mary Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA ACCN     [36]
September 13 12:00 p.m. Clemson Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (rivalry) ABC/ESPN     [37]
September 13 3:30 p.m. SMU Missouri State Robert W. Plaster Stadium • Springfield, MO CBSSN     [38]
September 13 3:30 p.m. Pittsburgh West Virginia Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl) ESPN     [39]
September 13 3:30 p.m. Richmond North Carolina Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC ACCN     [40]
September 13 4:30 p.m. South Florida Miami Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL The CW     [41]
September 13 7:00 p.m. Old Dominion Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA ACCN     [42]
September 13 8:00 p.m. Duke Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA ESPN2     [43]
September 13 10:30 p.m. Minnesota California California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA ESPN     [44]
September 13 10:30 p.m. Boston College Stanford Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA ACCN     [45]
#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
September 13 Florida State Louisville

Week Four

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 20 Florida Miami Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL (rivalry)     [46]
September 20 Syracuse Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC     [47]
September 20 NC State Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC     [48]
September 20 Stanford Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA     [49]
September 20 Kent State Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL     [50]
September 20 Temple Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA     [51]
September 20 Wofford Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA     [52]
September 20 SMU TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)     [53]
September 20 North Carolina UCF FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL     [54]
September 20 Bowling Green Louisville L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, KY     [55]
September 20 10:30 p.m. California San Diego State Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA CBSSN     [56]
#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
September 20 Boston College Pittsburgh Wake Forest

Week Five

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 26 7:00 p.m. Florida State Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (Jefferson–Eppes Trophy) ESPN     [57]
September 27 California Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA     [58]
September 27 Duke Syracuse JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, NY     [59]
September 27 Georgia Tech Wake Forest Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC     [60]
September 27 Louisville Pittsburgh Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA     [61]
September 27 Virginia Tech NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC     [62]
September 27 San Jose State Stanford Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (Bill Walsh Legacy Game)     [63]
#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
September 27 Clemson Miami North Carolina SMU

Week Six

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 4 Boston College Pittsburgh Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA     [64]
October 4 Duke California California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA     [65]
October 4 Clemson North Carolina Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC     [66]
October 4 Miami Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)     [67]
October 4 Virginia Louisville L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, KY     [68]
October 4 SMU Syracuse JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, NY     [69]
October 4 Wake Forest Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA     [70]
October 4 Campbell NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC     [71]
#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
October 4 Georgia Tech Stanford

Week Seven

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 11 Clemson Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA (O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy)     [72]
October 11 Pittsburgh Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL     [73]
October 11 Virginia Tech Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA     [74]
October 11 Stanford SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX     [75]
October 11 3:30 p.m. NC State Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN Peacock     [76]
October 11 3:30 p.m. Wake Forest Oregon State Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR The CW     [77]
#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
October 11 California Duke Louisville Miami North Carolina Syracuse Virginia

Week Eight

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 17 7:00 p.m. Louisville Miami Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL ESPN/ESPN2     [78]
October 17 10:30 p.m. North Carolina California California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA ESPN     [79]
October 18 SMU Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC     [80]
October 18 Georgia Tech Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC     [81]
October 18 Pittsburgh Syracuse JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)     [82]
October 18 UConn Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA     [83]
October 18 6:30 p.m. Washington State Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA The CW     [84]
October 18 10:30 p.m. Florida State Stanford Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA ESPN     [85]
#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
October 18 NC State Virginia Tech Wake Forest

Week Nine

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 24 7:30 p.m. California Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA ESPN     [86]
October 25 SMU Wake Forest Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC     [87]
October 25 Boston College Louisville L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, KY     [88]
October 25 Syracuse Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA     [89]
October 25 Stanford Miami Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL     [90]
October 25 Virginia North Carolina Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)     [91]
October 25 NC State Pittsburgh Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA     [92]
#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
October 25 Clemson Duke Florida State

Week Ten

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 31 7:30 p.m. North Carolina Syracuse JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, NY ESPN     [93]
November 1 Virginia California California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA     [94]
November 1 Duke Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC     [95]
November 1 Wake Forest Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL     [96]
November 1 Georgia Tech NC State Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC     [97]
November 1 Louisville Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA     [98]
November 1 Miami SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX     [99]
November 1 Pittsburgh Stanford Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA     [100]
November 1 Notre Dame Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)     [101]
#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week Eleven

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 8 SMU Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA     [102]
November 8 California Louisivlle L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, KY     [103]
November 8 Florida State Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (rivalry)     [104]
November 8 Syracuse Miami Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL     [105]
November 8 Stanford North Carolina Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC     [106]
November 8 Wake Forest Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA     [107]
November 8 3:30 p.m. Duke UConn Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT CBSSN     [108]
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
November 8 Georgia Tech NC State Pittsburgh Virginia Tech

Week Twelve

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 14 8:00 p.m. Clemson Louisville L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, KY ESPN     [109]
November 15 Georgia Tech Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA     [110]
November 15 Virginia Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC     [111]
November 15 Virginia Tech Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL     [112]
November 15 NC State Miami Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL     [113]
November 15 North Carolina Wake Forest Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)     [114]
November 15 Notre Dame Pittsburgh Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)     [115]
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
November 15 California SMU Stanford Syracuse

Week Thirteen

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 21 8:00 p.m. Florida State NC State Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC ESPN     [116]
November 22 California Stanford Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (Big Game)     [117]
November 22 Duke North Carolina Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell)     [118]
November 22 Pittsburgh Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA     [119]
November 22 Louisville SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX     [120]
November 22 Miami Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)     [121]
November 22 Furman Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC     [122]
November 22 Delaware Wake Forest Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC     [123]
November 22 3:30 p.m. Syracuse Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC     [124]
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
November 22 Boston College Virginia

Week Fourteen

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 28 3:30 p.m. Georgia Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA • Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) ABC     [125]
November 29 Florida State Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)     [126]
November 29 Kentucky Louisville L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, KY (Governor's Cup)     [127]
November 29 Boston College Syracuse JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, NY     [128]
November 29 SMU California California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA     [129]
November 29 Wake Forest Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC (rivalry)     [130]
November 29 Miami Pittsburgh Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA     [131]
November 29 North Carolina NC State Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)     [132]
November 29 Virginia Tech Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)     [133]
November 29 Notre Dame Stanford Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (rivalry)     [134]
November 29 12:00 p.m. Clemson South Carolina Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (Palmetto Bowl) ABC/ESPN     [135]
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Championship Game

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
December 6 8:00 p.m. Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC ABC    
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Head-to-head matchups

2025 ACC head-to-head matchups
Team Boston College California Clemson Duke Florida State Georgia Tech Louisville Miami NC State North Carolina Pittsburgh SMU Stanford Syracuse Virginia Virginia Tech Wake Forest
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Total 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
BC CAL CLEM DUKE FSU GT LOU MIA NCSU UNC PITT SMU STAN SYR UVA VT WF

× – Matchup not played in 2025
Updated before the season.

ACC vs other conferences

ACC vs Power Four matchups

The following games include ACC teams competing against "Power Four" conference teams from the Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC, as well as Notre Dame. All rankings are from the AP Poll at the time of the game.

Date Conference Visitor Home Site Score
August 29 Big 12 Georgia Tech Colorado Folsom Field • Boulder, CO
August 30 SEC 8 Alabama Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
August 30 SEC 9 LSU 14 Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC
August 30 — 6 Notre Dame 10 Miami Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL
August 30 SEC Syracuse 24 Tennessee† Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA
August 30 SEC Virginia Tech 13 South Carolina† Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA
September 1 Big 12 TCU North Carolina Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
September 6 Big 12 Baylor SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX
September 6 Big Ten Boston College Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
September 6 Big Ten Illinois Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC
September 6 Big 12 Stanford BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT
September 6 SEC Vanderbilt Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA
September 13 Big Ten Minnesota California California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA
September 13 Big 12 Pittsburgh West Virginia Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV
September 20 SEC Florida Miami Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL
September 20 Big 12 North Carolina UCF FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL
September 20 Big 12 SMU TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
October 11 — NC State Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
November 1 — Notre Dame Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
November 15 — Notre Dame Pittsburgh Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA
November 22 — Syracuse Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
November 28 SEC Georgia Georgia Tech† Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA
November 29 SEC Florida State Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL
November 29 SEC Kentucky Louisville L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, KY
November 29 — Notre Dame Stanford Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
November 29 SEC Clemson South Carolina Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC

Note:† Denotes Neutral Site Game

ACC vs Group of Five matchups

The following games include ACC teams competing against teams from the American, C-USA, MAC, Mountain West, and Sun Belt, as well as the Pac-12.

Date Conference Visitor Home Site Score
August 23 Mountain West Stanford Hawaii Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI
August 28 American East Carolina NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
August 30 Pac-12 California Oregon State Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
August 30 Sun Belt Coastal Carolina Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA
September 5 Sun Belt James Madison Louisville L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, KY
September 6 MAC Central Michigan Pittsburgh Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA
September 6 American North Carolina Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC
September 6 Sun Belt Troy Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC
September 13 American Duke Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
September 13 C-USA SMU Missouri State Robert W. Plaster Stadium • Springfield, MO
September 13 Sun Belt Old Dominion Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA
September 13 American South Florida Miami Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL
September 20 MAC Bowling Green Louisville L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, KY
September 20 Mountain West California San Diego State Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA
September 20 MAC Kent State Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
September 20 American Temple Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA
September 27 Mountain West San Jose State Stanford Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
October 11 Pac-12 Wake Forest Oregon State Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
October 18 Pac-12 Washington State Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA
November 22 C-USA Delaware Wake Forest Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC

ACC vs FBS independents matchups

The following games include ACC teams competing against FBS independents UConn or UMass (but excluding independent Notre Dame, which appears in the Power Four section above).

Date Visitor Home Site Score
September 6 UConn Syracuse JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, NY
October 18 UConn Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
November 8 Duke UConn Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT

ACC vs FCS matchups

The Football Championship Subdivision comprises 13 conferences and two independent programs.

Date Visitor Home Site Score
August 28 Elon Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC
August 29 Kennesaw State Wake Forest Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC
August 30 Duquesne Pittsburgh Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA
August 30 East Texas A&M 16 SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX
August 30 Eastern Kentucky Louisville L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, KY
August 30 Fordham Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
September 6 Bethune–Cookman Miami Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL
September 6 East Texas A&M Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
September 6 Gardner–Webb Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA
September 6 Texas Southern California California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA
September 6 Western Carolina Wake Forest Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC
September 12 Colgate Syracuse JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, NY
September 13 Richmond North Carolina Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
September 13 William & Mary Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA
September 20 Wofford Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA
October 4 Campbell NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
November 22 Furman Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC

Records against other conferences

Postseason

Bowl games

See also: 2025–26 NCAA football bowl games
Legend
ACC win
ACC loss
  Cancellation
Bowl game Date Site Time (EST) Television ACC team Opponent Score Attendance


Awards and honors

Player of the week honors

Week Quarterback Receiver Running Back Offensive Line Defensive Line Linebacker Defensive Back Specialist Rookie
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Position Player Team Position
Week 0
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14

All-conference teams

Source:

ACC individual awards

All-Americans

Consensus All-Americans

Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. Players are chosen against other players playing at their position only. To be selected a consensus All-American, players must be chosen to the first team on at least half of the five official selectors as recognized by the NCAA. Second- and third-team honors are used to break ties. Players named first-team by all five selectors are deemed unanimous All-Americans. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine consensus and unanimous All-Americans.[46]

2025 Consensus All-Americans
Unanimous Consensus

Associated Press

2025 AP All-Americans
First Team Second Team Third Team

AFCA

2025 AFCA All-Americans
First Team Second Team

FWAA

2025 FWAA All-Americans
First Team Second Team

The Sporting News

2025 Sporting News All-Americans
First Team Second Team

WCFF

2025 Walter Camp All-Americans
First Team Second Team

Home game attendance

Team Stadium Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Game 8 Total Average % of Capacity
Boston College Alumni Stadium 44,500
California California Memorial Stadium 63,000
Clemson Memorial Stadium 81,500
Duke Wallace Wade Stadium 35,018
Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium 79,560
Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium 55,000
Louisville L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium 60,800
Miami Hard Rock Stadium 65,326
North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium 50,500
NC State Carter–Finley Stadium 56,919
Pittsburgh Acrisure Stadium 68,400
SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium 32,000
Stanford Stanford Stadium 50,424
Syracuse JMA Wireless Dome 49,057
Virginia Scott Stadium 61,500
Virginia Tech Lane Stadium 65,632
Wake Forest Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium 31,500
Conference

NFL draft

See also: 2026 NFL draft

The 2026 NFL draft will be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The following list includes all ACC players in the draft.

List of selections

Player Position School Draft
Round 		Round
Pick 		Overall
Pick 		Team

Total picks by school

Team Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Total
Boston College
California
Clemson
Duke
Florida State
Georgia Tech
Louisville
Miami
North Carolina
NC State
Pittsburgh
SMU
Stanford
Syracuse
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest
Total

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