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2016 ACC football season
League	NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision)
Sport	Football
Duration	September 2016 through January 2017
Number of teams	14
Regular season
ACC Championship Game

2016 ACC football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
Boston College		0	–	0					0	–	0
No. 2 Clemson		0	–	0					0	–	0
No. 4 Florida State		0	–	0					0	–	0
No. 19 Louisville		0	–	0					0	–	0
NC State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Syracuse		0	–	0					0	–	0
Wake Forest		0	–	0					0	–	0
Coastal Division
Duke		0	–	0					0	–	0
Georgia Tech		0	–	0					0	–	0
Miami (FL)		0	–	0					0	–	0
No. 22 North Carolina		0	–	0					0	–	0
Pittsburgh		0	–	0					0	–	0
Virginia		0	–	0					0	–	0
Virginia Tech		0	–	0					0	–	0
Championship: December 2016
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference football season will be the 64th season of college football play for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). It will be played from September 2016 to January 2017. The Atlantic Coast Conference consists of 14 members in two divisions. The Atlantic Division consists of Boston College, Clemson, Florida State, Louisville, North Carolina State, Syracuse, and Wake Forest. The Coastal Division consists of Duke, Georgia Tech, Miami, North Carolina, Pittsburgh, Virginia, and Virginia Tech.

Preseason poll

Atlantic Division

• 1. Clemson
• 2. Florida State
• 3. Louisville
• 4. NC State
• 5. Syracuse
• 6. Boston College
• 7. Wake Forest

Coastal Division

• 1. North Carolina
• 2. Miami (FL)
• 3. Pittsburgh
• 4. Duke
• 5. Virginia Tech
• 6. Georgia Tech
• 7. Virginia

Head coaches

Atlantic

• Steve Addazio, Boston College – 4th year
• Dabo Swinney, Clemson – 9th year
• Jimbo Fisher, Florida State – 6th year
• Paul Petrino, Louisville – 7th year
• Dave Doeren, NC State – 4th year
• Dino Babers, Syracuse - 1st year
• Dave Clawson, Wake Forest - 3rd year

Coastal

• David Cutcliffe, Duke – 9th year
• Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech – 9th year
• Mark Richt, Miami (FL) – 1st year
• Larry Fedora, North Carolina – 5th year
• Pat Narduzzi, Pittsburgh – 2nd year
• Bronco Mendenhall, Virginia – 1st year
• Justin Fuente, Virginia Tech - 1st year

Rankings

Legend

		Improvement in ranking
		Drop in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
		No change in ranking from previous week
RV		Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll

		Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Final
Boston College	AP	Not released
	C
	BCS	Not released
Clemson	AP	Not released
	C	2
	BCS	Not released
Duke	AP	Not released
	C
	BCS	Not released
Florida State	AP	Not released
	C	4
	BCS	Not released
Georgia Tech	AP	Not released
	C
	BCS	Not released
Louisville	AP	Not released
	C	19
	BCS	Not released
Miami (FL)	AP	Not released
	C
	BCS	Not released
North Carolina	AP	Not released
	C	22
	BCS	Not released
NC State	AP	Not released
	C
	BCS	Not released
Pittsburgh	AP	Not released
	C
	BCS	Not released
Syracuse	AP	Not released
	C
	BCS	Not released
Virginia	AP	Not released
	C
	BCS	Not released
Virginia Tech	AP	Not released
	C
	BCS	Not released
Wake Forest	AP	Not released
	C
	BCS	Not released

Team schedules

Boston College

2016 Boston College Eagles football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Steve Addazzio (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Scot Loeffler (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Jim Reid (1st season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
August 31	Howard*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA
September 7	Wake Forest	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA
September 14	at USC*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA
September 28	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL
October 5	Army*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA
October 12	Clemson	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA
October 26	at Miami (FL)	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL
November 2	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA
November 9	Georgia Tech	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA
November 16	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC
November 23	at Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY
November 30	Syracuse	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA
*Non-conference game

Clemson

2016 Clemson Tigers football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
Record	0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Dabo Swinney (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tony Elliott (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Brent Venables (5th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
August 31	No. 18 Georgia*	No. 2	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC
September 14	Miami (FL)		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC
September 19	NC State		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC
September 28	at Wake Forest		BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC
October 5	at Syracuse		Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
October 12	at Boston College		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA
October 19	Florida State		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC
October 26	at Pittsburgh		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA
November 9	Louisville		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC
November 14	Georgia Tech		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC
November 23	South Carolina State*		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC
November 30	at South Carolina*		Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Florida State

2016 Florida State Seminoles football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
Record	0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Jimbo Fisher (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Lawrence Dawsey (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Charles Kelly (3rd season)
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 1	Pittsburgh	No. 4	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL
September 14	Samford*		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL
September 21	at Louisville		Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY
September 28	Boston College		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL
October 5	Maryland*		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL
October 19	at Clemson		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC
October 26	at NC State		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC
November 2	at Miami (FL)		Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL
November 9	Wake Forest		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL
November 16	Syracuse		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL
November 23	at North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC
November 30	at Florida*		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Louisville

2016 Louisville Cardinals football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
Record	0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Bobby Petrino (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Lonnie Galloway (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Todd Grantham (3rd season)
Home stadium	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 7	Virginia Tech	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY
September 14	at Kentucky*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY
September 21	Florida State	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY
September 28	FIU*	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY
October 4	at Connecticut*	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT
October 19	at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA
October 26	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
November 2	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA
November 9	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC
November 16	at Wake Forest	BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC
November 23	Boston College	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY
November 30	NC State	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game

NC State

2016 NC State Wolfpack football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Dave Doeren (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Eli Drinkwitz (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Dave Huxtable (4th season)
Home stadium	Carter–Finley Stadium

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
August 31	Louisiana Tech*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC
September 14	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA
September 19	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC
September 28	Central Michigan*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC
October 5	Wake Forest	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC
October 12	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
October 19	East Carolina	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC
October 26	Florida State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC
November 2	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC
November 9	Duke	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC
November 16	Boston College	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC
November 30	at Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game

Syracuse

2016 Syracuse Orange football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Dino Babers (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Sean Lewis (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Brian Ward (1st season)
Home stadium	Carrier Dome

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
August 31	Penn State*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
September 7	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC
September 14	Wagner*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
September 21	Tulane*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
September 28	North Carolina	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
October 5	Clemson	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
October 12	NC State	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
October 26	Louisville	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
November 2	at Wake Forest	BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC
November 16	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL
November 23	Pittsburgh	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
November 30	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA
*Non-conference game

Wake Forest

2016 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 ACC)

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
August 31	Wofford*	BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC
September 7	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA
September 14	Louisiana-Monroe*	BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC
September 21	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY
September 28	Clemson	BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC
October 5	at NC State	Carter-Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC
October 12	Virginia	BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC
October 19	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA
November 2	Syracuse	BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC
November 9	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL
November 16	Louisville	BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC
November 23	Duke	BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC
*Non-conference game

Duke

2016 Duke Blue Devils football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 ACC)

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
August 31	North Carolina A&T*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC
September 7	Syracuse	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC
September 14	at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA
September 21	at Pittsburgh	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA
September 28	Troy*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC
October 5	at Florida Atlantic*	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL
October 19	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA
October 26	Virginia Tech	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC
November 9	at NC State	Carter-Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC
November 16	Miami (FL)	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC
November 23	at Wake Forest	BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC
November 30	North Carolina	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC
*Non-conference game

Georgia Tech

2016 football
Record	0–0 (0–0 )

Opponent	Site	Result

Miami (FL)

2016 football
Record	0–0 (0–0 )

Opponent	Site	Result

North Carolina

2016 football
Record	0–0 (0–0 )

Opponent	Site	Result

Pittsburgh

2016 football
Record	0–0 (0–0 )

Opponent	Site	Result

Virginia

2016 football
Record	0–0 (0–0 )

Opponent	Site	Result

Virginia Tech

2016 football
Record	0–0 (0–0 )

Opponent	Site	Result

Players of the Week

Week	Offensive		Defensive			Special teams
	Player	Team	Player	Team		Player		Team
Week 1

Awards and honors

Conference awards

The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the Atlantic Coast Conference football coaches at the end of the season

2016 Atlantic Coast Conference Individual Awards
Award	Recipient(s)
Offensive Player of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
Special Teams Player of the Year
Rookie of the Year
Coach of the Year

2016 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Football Teams
First Team		Second Team
Offense	Defense	Offense	Defense
WR - WR - OT - OT - OG - OG - C - TE - QB - RB - K - RS -	DL - DL - DL - DL - LB - LB - LB - LB - CB - CB - S - S - P -	WR - WR - OT - OT - OG - OG - C - TE - QB - RB - K - RS -	DL - DL - DL - DL - DL - LB - LB - LB - CB - CB - S - S - P -
^ - denotes unanimous selection  Additional players added to the All-American teams due to ties in the voting