2018 Atlantic Coast Conference football season

The 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference football season was the 66th season of College Football play for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). It was played from August 30, 2018 until January 2019. The Atlantic Coast Conference consists of 14 members in two divisions. It was part of the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The entire 2018 schedule was released on January 17, 2018.[1]

2018 ACC Football season
League	NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport	Football
Duration	August 30, 2018 to January 7, 2019
Number of teams	14
2019 NFL Draft
Top draft pick	Clelin Ferrell – (Clemson)
Picked by	Oakland Raiders, 4th Overall
Regular Season
Atlantic champions	Clemson
Atlantic runners-up	Syracuse
Coastal champions	Pittsburgh
Coastal runners-up	Georgia Tech
ACC Championship Game
Champions	Clemson
Runners-up	Pittsburgh
Finals MVP	Travis Etienne, RB - Clemson

2018 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 1 Clemson x$#^		8	–	0					15	–	0
No. 15 Syracuse		6	–	2					10	–	3
NC State		5	–	3					9	–	4
Boston College		4	–	4					7	–	5
Wake Forest		3	–	5					7	–	6
Florida State		3	–	5					5	–	7
Louisville		0	–	8					2	–	10
Coastal Division
Pittsburgh x		6	–	2					7	–	7
Georgia Tech		5	–	3					7	–	6
Miami		4	–	4					7	–	6
Virginia		4	–	4					8	–	5
Virginia Tech		4	–	4					6	–	7
Duke		3	–	5					8	–	5
North Carolina		1	–	7					2	–	9
Championship: Clemson 42, Pittsburgh 10
– College Football Playoff champion ^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Previous Season

Clemson defeated Miami, 38–3, in the ACC Football Championship Game.[2]

Ten teams participated in bowl games in the 2017 season and the league went 4–6 in those games. Two teams participated in New Years 6 Bowls, however both lost. Clemson lost to Alabama in the 2018 Sugar Bowl, 6–24.[3] Miami was played in the Orange Bowl as the ACC's other New Years Six team and lost to Wisconsin 24–34.[4] Louisville lost 27–31 to Mississippi in the TaxSlayer Bowl.[5] NC State beat Arizona State 52–31 in the Sun Bowl.[6] Wake Forest won a shootout in the Belk Bowl with Texas A&M, 55–52.[7] Virginia Tech lost 21–30 to Oklahoma State in the Camping World Bowl[8] Virginia lost 7–49 to Navy in the Military Bowl.[9] Iowa defeated Boston College, 20-27, in the Pinstripe Bowl.[10] Florida State beat Southern Miss 42–13 in the Independence Bowl.[11] Duke beat Northern Illinois 36–14 in the Quick Lane Bowl.[12]

Preseason

ACC Media days

The 2018 ACC Football Kickoff event was held on July 18 & 19 at the Westin Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina. On July 6, the ACC announced 28 student athletes from 14 schools that addressed the media at the kickoff event. Press also released preseason polls (shown below) at the event.[13]

Preseason Poll

The 2018 ACC Preseason Poll was announced following the ACC Football Kickoff event. Clemson and Miami were selected to win the Atlantic Division and Coastal Division, respectively. Clemson was selected the favorite to win the ACC Championship, receiving 139 out of 148 votes, or 94% of the vote. The poll was voted on by 148 media members, all of which were in attendance for the ACC Football Kickoff.[14]

ACC Championship Votes

1. Clemson – 139
2. Miami – 5
3. NC State – 2
4. Virginia Tech, Florida State – 1

Atlantic Division Clemson – 1,031 (145 First place votes) Florida State – 789 (1) NC State – 712 (2) Boston College – 545 Louisville – 422 Wake Forest – 413 Syracuse – 232

Coastal Division Miami – 998 (122) Virginia Tech – 838 (16) Georgia Tech – 654 (8) Duke – 607 (1) Pittsburgh – 420 North Carolina – 370 (1) Virginia – 257

Preseason ACC Player of the year

Source:[15]

1 A. J. Dillon (RB) - Boston College - 45
2 Christian Wilkins (DT) - Clemson - 42
3 Ryan Finley (QB) - NC State - 37
4 Cam Akers (RB) - Florida State - 13
5 Greg Dortch (WR) - Wake Forest – 3
T6 Joe Giles-Harris (LB) - Duke, TaQuon Marshall (QB) - Georgia Tech – 2
T8 Zach Allen - (DE) - Boston College, Eric Dungey (QB) - Syracuse, Jaylen Smith (WR) - Louisville, Olamide Zaccheaus (HB) - Virginia – 1

Offense

Position	Player	School	Votes
Wide Receiver	Jaylen Smith	Louisville	90
	Kelvin Harmon	NC State	71
	Hunter Renfrow	Clemson	62
Tight End	Tommy Sweeney	Boston College	106
Advanced Playmaker	Greg Dortch	Wake Forest	64
Tackle	Mitch Hyatt	Clemson	130
	Chris Lindstrom	Boston College	72
Guard	Parker Braun	Georgia Tech	83
	Phil Haynes	Wake Forest	65
Center	Justin Falcinelli	Clemson	56
Quarterback	Ryan Finley	NC State	102
Running Back	A. J. Dillon	Boston College	112
	Cam Akers	Florida State	94

Defense

Position	Player	School	Votes
Defensive end	Clelin Ferrell	Clemson	122
	Austin Bryant	Clemson	80
Defensive tackle	Christian Wilkins	Clemson	122
	Dexter Lawrence	Clemson	119
Linebacker	Joe Giles-Harris	Duke	103
	Shaquille Quarterman	Miami	98
	Kendall Joseph	Clemson	84
Cornerback	Mark Gilbert	Duke	84
	Michael Jackson	Miami	68
Safety	Jaquan Johnson	Miami	103
	Lukas Denis	Boston College	64

Specialist

Position	Player	School	Votes
Placekicker	Ricky Aguayo	Florida State	119
Punter	Sterling Hofrichter	Syracuse	33
Specialist	Anthony Ratliff-Williams	North Carolina	97

Source:[15]

Recruiting classes

Rankings

Team	ESPN[16]	Rivals[17]	24/7[18]	Signees
Boston College	62	69	67	20
Clemson	5	8	6	17
Duke	61	64	61	16
Florida State	11	10	11	21
Georgia Tech	53	52	51	21
Louisville	28	31	29	23
Miami	8	6	8	23
North Carolina	26	23	23	21
NC State	29	34	26	24
Pittsburgh	56	36	46	20
Syracuse	52	63	46	20
Virginia	57	66	64	20
Virginia Tech	22	22	24	26
Wake Forest	60	60	60	22

Coaches

Team	Head coach	Years at school	Overall record	Record at school	ACC record
Boston College	Steve Addazio	6	44–44	31–33	15–25
Clemson	Dabo Swinney	11	101–30	101–30	61–16
Duke	David Cutcliffe	11	103–96	59–67	28–52
Florida State	Willie Taggart	1	47–50	0–0	0–0
Georgia Tech	Paul Johnson	11	182–93	75–54	46–34
Louisville	Bobby Petrino	9	117–48	75–27	45–17
Miami	Mark Richt	3	164–58	19–7	12–4
North Carolina	Larry Fedora	7	77–53	43–34	27–21
NC State	Dave Doeren	6	57–34	34–30	15–25
Pittsburgh	Pat Narduzzi	4	21–17	21–17	14–10
Syracuse	Dino Babers	3	45–32	8–16	4-12
Virginia	Bronco Mendenhall	3	107–60	8–17	4–12
Virginia Tech	Justin Fuente	3	45–31	19–8	11–5
Wake Forest	Dave Clawson	5	111–108	21–29	9–23

Notes:

• Records shown are prior to the 2018 season.
• Years at school includes the 2018 season.

Rankings

Legend

		Improvement in ranking
		Drop in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
RV		Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll

		Pre	Wk 1	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	Final
Boston College	AP	RV	RV	RV	23		RV			RV	24	17	22
	C	RV	RV	RV	25	RV	RV		RV		25	14	22	RV
	CFP	Not released									21	17	20
Clemson	AP	2 (18)	2 (12)	2 (6)	3	3 (1)	4 (1)	4 (2)	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1 (61)
	C	2 (3)	2 (3)	2 (3)	2 (2)	2 (2)	4 (2)	4 (2)	3 (2)	2 (2)	2 (2)	2 (1)	2 (1)	2 (1)	2 (1)	2 (2)	1 (64)
	CFP	Not released									2	2	2	2	2	2
Duke	AP			RV	RV	22	RV		RV			RV	RV
	C	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV			RV
	CFP	Not released
Florida State	AP	19	RV	RV
	C	19	RV	RV
	CFP	Not released
Georgia Tech	AP
	C		RV
	CFP	Not released
Louisville	AP
	C	RV
	CFP	Not released
Miami	AP	8	22	21	20	16	17	16	RV	RV
	C	8	21	20	21	16	17	15	RV	25	RV
	CFP	Not released
North Carolina	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
NC State	AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	20	16	22	RV	22	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
	C	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	19	15	22	RV	22	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
	CFP	Not released									21	14
Pittsburgh	AP												RV	24
	C										RV	RV	RV	25	RV
	CFP	Not released												24
Syracuse	AP				RV	RV	RV				22	13	12	19	18	17	15
	C				RV	RV	RV			RV	24	13	12	19	18	17	15
	CFP	Not released									19	13	12	20	20	20
Virginia	AP								RV	RV	23
	C					RV			RV	RV	22		RV	RV			RV
	CFP	Not released									25
Virginia Tech	AP	20	12	13	13	RV	24
	C	17	14	11	10	24	23	RV	RV	RV	RV
	CFP	Not released
Wake Forest	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released

Schedule

Index to colors and formatting
ACC member won
ACC member lost
ACC teams in bold

† denotes Homecoming game

Week one

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	8:00 p.m.	Wake Forest	Tulane	Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA	CBSSN	W 23–17 ^OT	15,478
August 31	6:00 p.m.	Syracuse	Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI	CBSSN	W 55–42	20,628
September 1	12:00 p.m.	No. 2 (FCS) James Madison	NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	ESPNU	W 24–13	56,073
September 1	12:20 p.m.	No. 23 (FCS) Furman	No. 2 Clemson	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	ACCN	W 48–7	80,048
September 1	12:30 p.m.	Alcorn State	Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA	RSN	W 41–0	39,719
September 1	1:00 p.m.	UMass	Boston College	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA (Rivalry)	ACCN Extra	W 55–21	30,112
September 1	3:30 p.m.	Albany	Pittsburgh	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	ACCN Extra	W 33–7	34,486
September 1	4:00 p.m.	North Carolina	Cal	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	Fox	L 17–24	42,168
September 1	6:00 p.m.	Richmond	Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	ACCN Extra	W 42–13	40,524
September 1	7:00 p.m.	Army	Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ESPNU	W 34–14	26,017
September 1	8:00 p.m.	No. 1 Alabama	Louisville	Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL (Camping World Kickoff)	ABC	L 14–51	57,280
September 2	7:30 p.m.	No. 25 LSU	No. 8 Miami	AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX (Advocare Classic)	ABC	L 17–33	68,841
September 3	8:00 p.m.	No. 20 Virginia Tech	No. 19 Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	ESPN	VT 24–3	75,237
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week two

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8	12:00 p.m.	Georgia Tech	South Florida	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ABC/ESPN2	L 38–49	34,182
September 8	12:00 p.m.	Duke	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	ESPNU	W 21–7	40,654
September 8	12:00 p.m.	Towson	Wake Forest	BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC	ACCN Extra	W 51–20	23,619
September 8	12:30 p.m.	Georgia State	NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	RSN	W 41–7	56,017
September 8	1:00 p.m.	Holy Cross	Boston College	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA (Rivalry)	ACCN Extra	W 62–14	40,311
September 8	2:00 p.m.	William & Mary	No. 12 Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ACCN Extra	W 62–17	65,632
September 8	3:30 p.m.	North Carolina	East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	ESPNU	L 14–41	39,298
September 8	3:30 p.m.	Wagner	Syracuse	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	ACCN Extra	W 62–10	29,395
September 8	6:00 p.m.	Savannah State	No. 22 Miami	Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL	ACCN Extra	W 77–0	60,307
September 8	7:00 p.m.	No. 2 Clemson	Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	ESPN	W 28–26	104,794
September 8	7:00 p.m.	Indiana State	Louisville	Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	ACCN Extra	W 31–7	44,520
September 8	7:20 p.m.	Samford	Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	ACCN	W 36–26	72,239
September 8	7:30 p.m.	Virginia	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	BTN	L 16–20	35,492
September 8	8:00 p.m.	No. 13 Penn State	Pittsburgh	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry)	ABC	L 6–51	68,400
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week three

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 13	5:30 p.m.	Boston College	Wake Forest	BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC	ESPN	BC 41–34	25,309
September 15	12:00 p.m.	Florida State	Syracuse	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	ESPN	CUSE 30–7	37,457
September 15	12:00 p.m.	Georgia Southern	No. 2 Clemson	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	ESPNU	W 38–7	79,844
September 15	12:00 p.m.	No. 21 Miami	Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	ESPN2	W 49–24	28,117
September 15	12:00 p.m.	No. 18 UCF	North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	ESPNU	Cancelled [lower-alpha 1]
September 15	12:20 p.m.	East Carolina	No. 13 Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ACCN	Cancelled [lower-alpha 1]
September 15	12:30 p.m.	Georgia Tech	Pittsburgh	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	RSN	PITT 24–19	34,284
September 15	2:30 p.m.	Duke	Baylor	McLane Stadium • Waco, TX	FS1	W 40–27	40,442
September 15	3:30 p.m.	No. 14 West Virginia	NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	ESPNU	Cancelled [lower-alpha 1]
September 15	4:15 p.m.	Ohio	Virginia	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN[lower-alpha 2]	ESPN2	W 45–31	5,438
September 15	7:30 p.m.	Western Kentucky	Louisville	Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	RSN	W 20–17	54,923
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

1. This game has been cancelled in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.
2. Moved from Scott Stadium in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.

Week four

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 22	12:00 p.m.	No. 23 Boston College	Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	ESPN2	L 13–30	47,119
September 22	12:00 p.m.	No. 8 Notre Dame	Wake Forest	BB&T Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	ABC	L 27–56	31,092
September 22	12:20 p.m.	Pittsburgh	North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	ACCN	UNC 38–35	44,168
September 22	12:30 p.m.	Louisville	Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	RSN	UVA 27–3	34,446
September 22	3:30 p.m.	No. 3 Clemson	Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ABC	CLEM 49–21	50,595
September 22	3:30 p.m.	FIU	No. 21 Miami	Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL	ESPN2	W 31–17	59,814
September 22	3:30 p.m.	North Carolina Central	Duke †	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ACCN Extra	W 55–13	30,477
September 22	3:30 p.m.	Northern Illinois	Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	ESPNU	W 37–19	65,633
September 22	3:30 p.m.	No. 13 Virginia Tech	Old Dominion	Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA	CBSSN	L 35–49	20,532
September 22	4:00 p.m.	Connecticut	Syracuse	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	ESPNews	W 51–21	36,632
September 22	7:00 p.m.	NC State	Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV	CBSSN	W 37–20	32,349
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week five

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 27	8:00 p.m.	North Carolina	No. 16 Miami	Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL	ESPN	MIA 47–10	60,845
September 29	12:00 p.m.	Bowling Green	Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA	RSN	W 63–17	40,740
September 29	12:00 p.m.	Syracuse	No. 3 Clemson	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	ABC	CLEM 27–23	80,122
September 29	12:00 p.m.	Temple	Boston College	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPNU	W 45–35	40,111
September 29	12:20 p.m.	Virginia	NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	ACCN	NCSU 35–21	57,600
September 29	3:30 p.m.	Florida State	Louisville	Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	ESPN2	FSU 28–24	52,798
September 29	3:30 p.m.	Pittsburgh	No. 13 UCF	Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, FL	ESPNU	L 14–45	44,904
September 29	3:30 p.m.	Rice	Wake Forest	BB&T Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	RSN	W 56–24	24,519
September 29	7:00 p.m.	Virginia Tech	No. 22 Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ESPNU	VT 31–14	32,177
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week six

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 5	7:00 p.m.	Georgia Tech	Louisville	Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	ESPN	GT 66–31	51,658
October 6	12:20 p.m.	Syracuse	Pittsburgh †	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	ACCN	PITT 44–37 ^OT	37,100
October 6	12:30 p.m.	Boston College	No. 23 NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	RSN	NCSU 28–23	57,241
October 6	3:30 p.m.	No. 4 Clemson	Wake Forest	BB&T Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	ESPN	CLEM 63–3	31,608
October 6	3:30 p.m.	Florida State	No. 17 Miami	Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL (Rivalry)	ABC	MIA 28–27	65,490
October 6	8:00 p.m.	No. 6 Notre Dame	No. 24 Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ABC	L 23–45	65,632
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
October 6	Duke	North Carolina	Virginia

Week seven

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 13	12:20 p.m.	Duke	Georgia Tech †	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ACCN	DUKE 28–14	41,709
October 13	12:30 p.m.	Louisville	Boston College †	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	RSN	BC 38–20	31,478
October 13	2:30 p.m.	Pittsburgh	No. 5 Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Rivalry)	NBC	L 14–19	77,622
October 13	7:00 p.m.	No. 16 Miami	Virginia †	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	ESPN2	UVA 16–13	42,393
October 13	7:00 p.m.	Virginia Tech	North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	ESPNU	VT 22–19	50,500
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
October 13	No. 4 Clemson	Florida State	No. 20 NC State	Syracuse	Wake Forest

Week eight

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 20	12:20 p.m.	North Carolina	Syracuse †	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	ACCN	CUSE 40–37 ^2OT	35,210
October 20	12:30 p.m.	Virginia	Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	RSN	UVA 28–14	20,277
October 20	3:30 p.m.	Wake Forest	Florida State †	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	ESPN2	FSU 38–17	67,274
October 20	3:30 p.m.	No. 16 NC State	No. 3 Clemson †	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl)	ESPN	CLEM 41–7	81,295
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
October 20	Boston College	Louisville	Georgia Tech	Miami	Pittsburgh	Virginia Tech

Week nine

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 25	7:30 p.m.	Georgia Tech	Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ESPN	GT 49–28	65,632
October 26	7:00 p.m.	Miami	Boston College	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN	BC 27–14	44,514
October 27	12:00 p.m.	No. 2 Clemson	Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Rivalry)	ABC	CLEM 59–10	68,403
October 27	12:00 p.m.	Wake Forest	Louisville †	Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	RSN	WAKE 56–35	49,603
October 27	12:20 p.m.	North Carolina	Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	ACCN	UVA 31–21	43,128
October 27	3:30 p.m.	Duke	Pittsburgh	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	RSN	PITT 54–45	31,510
October 27	7:00 p.m.	No. 22 NC State	Syracuse	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	ESPN2	CUSE 51–44	40,769
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week ten

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 2	7:30 p.m.	Pittsburgh	No. 23 Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	ESPN2	PITT 23–13	36,256
November 3	12:00 p.m.	Louisville	No. 2 Clemson	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	ABC	CLEM 77–16	78,741
November 3	12:00 p.m.	No. 22 Syracuse	Wake Forest †	BB&T Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	RSN	CUSE 41–24	26,136
November 3	12:15 p.m.	Georgia Tech	North Carolina †	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	ACCN	GT 38–28	40,782
November 3	3:30 p.m.	Florida State	NC State †	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	ABC	NCST 47–28	57,600
November 3	3:45 p.m.	No. 24 Boston College	Virginia Tech †	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Rivalry)	ACCN	BC 31–21	65,632
November 3	7:00 p.m.	Duke	Miami †	Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL	ESPN2	DUKE 20–12	62,326
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week eleven

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 8	7:30 p.m.	Wake Forest	No. 22 NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC (Rivalry, Tobacco Road)	ESPN	WAKE 27–23	56,228
November 9	7:00 p.m.	Louisville	No. 13 Syracuse	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	ESPN	CUSE 54–23	42,797
November 10	12:20 p.m.	North Carolina	Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC (Victory Bell)	ACCN	DUKE 42–35	35,493
November 10	3:00 p.m.	Liberty	Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	RSN	W 45–24	41,485
November 10	3:30 p.m.	Virginia Tech	Pittsburgh	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	ESPNU	PITT 52–22	44,398
November 10	7:00 p.m.	Miami	Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPN2	GT 27–21	48,217
November 10	7:30 p.m.	Florida State	No. 3 Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN	NBC	L 13–42	77,622
November 10	8:00 p.m.	No. 2 Clemson	No. 17 Boston College	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA (O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy)	ABC	CLEM 27–7	44,500
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week twelve

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 17	12:00 p.m.	Pittsburgh	Wake Forest	BB&T Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	RSN	PITT 34–13	25,609
November 17	12:20 p.m.	NC State	Louisville	Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	ACCN	NCSU 52–10	48,265
November 17	2:30 p.m.	No. 12 Syracuse	No. 3 Notre Dame	Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY	NBC	L 3–36	48,104
November 17	3:00 p.m.	Western Carolina	North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	ACCN Extra	W 49–26	41,151
November 17	3:30 p.m.	Virginia	Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA	RSN	GT 30–27 ^OT	37,543
November 17	3:30 p.m.	No. 22 Boston College	Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	ESPN2	FSU 22–21	57,274
November 17	3:30 p.m.	Miami	Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ESPN	MIA 38–14	62,379
November 17	7:00 p.m.	Duke	No. 2 Clemson	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	ESPN	CLEM 35–6	81,313
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week thirteen

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 23	3:30 p.m.	Virginia	Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Commonwealth Cup)	ABC	VT 34–31 ^OT	60,776
November 24	12:00 p.m.	Georgia Tech	No. 5 Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	SECN	L 21–45	92,746
November 24	12:00 p.m.	No. 13 Florida	Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Rivalry)	ABC	L 14–41	71,953
November 24	12:00 p.m.	No. 19 Syracuse	Boston College	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA (Rivalry)	ESPN	CUSE 42–21	34,959
November 24	12:20 p.m.	NC State	North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC (Rivalry)	ACCN	NCSU 34–28 ^OT	41,510
November 24	12:30 p.m.	Wake Forest	Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	RSN	WAKE 59–7	20,782
November 24	3:30 p.m.	No. 24 Pittsburgh	Miami	Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL	ESPN	MIA 24–3	59,606
November 24	7:00 p.m.	No. 17 Kentucky	Louisville	Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY (Governor's Cup)	ESPN2	L 10–56	49,988
November 24	7:00 p.m.	South Carolina	No. 2 Clemson	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Palmetto Bowl)	ESPN	W 56–35	81,436
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week fourteen

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
December 1[lower-alpha 1]	12:00 p.m.	East Carolina	NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC (Victory Barrel)	ACCN Extra	W 58–3	57,223
December 1[lower-alpha 2]	12:00 p.m.	Marshall	Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ACCN Extra	W 41–20	31,336
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

1. Scheduled due to missed game from Hurricane Florence.[19]
2. Scheduled due to missed game from Hurricane Florence.[20]

Championship game

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Broadcast	Result	Attendance	Reference
December 1	8:00 p.m.	No. 2 Clemson	Pittsburgh	Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC	ABC	CLEM 42–10	67,784	[21]

ACC vs other conferences

ACC vs Power 5 matchups

This is a list of the power conference teams (Big 10, Big 12, Pac-12, Notre Dame and SEC). 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 ACC plays in the non-conference games. All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.

Date	Visitor	Home	Site	Significance	Score
September 1	California	North Carolina	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA		L 17–24
September 1	No. 1 Alabama	Louisville	Camping World Stadium • Orlando	Camping World Kickoff	L 14–51
September 2	No. 25 LSU	No. 8 Miami (FL)	AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX	Advocare Classic	L 17–33
September 8	Duke	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL		W 21–7
September 8	No. 2 Clemson	Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX		W 28–26
September 8	No. 13 Penn State	Pittsburgh	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	Rivalry	L 6–51
September 8	Virginia	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN		L 16–20
September 15	Duke	Baylor	McLane Stadium • Waco, TX		W 40–27
September 22	No. 23 Boston College	Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN		L 13–30
September 22	No. 8 Notre Dame	Wake Forest	BB&T Field • Winston–Salem, NC		L 27–56
October 6	No. 6 Notre Dame	No. 23 Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA		L 23–45
October 13	Pittsburgh	No. 5 Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN	Rivalry	L 14–19
November 10	Florida State	No. 3 Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN		L 13–42
November 17	No. 12 Syracuse	No. 3 Notre Dame	Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY		L 3–36
November 24	Georgia Tech	No. 5 Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate	L 21–45
November 24	South Carolina	No. 2 Clemson	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	Palmetto Bowl	W 56–35
November 24	No. 17 Kentucky	Louisville	Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	Governor's Cup	L 10–56
November 24	No. 13 Florida	Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	Rivalry	L 14–41

Records against other conferences

Regular Season Power 5 Conferences Record Big Ten 1–3 Big 12 1–0 BYU/Notre Dame 0–5 Pac-12 0–1 SEC 2–5 Power 5 Total 4–14 Other FBS Conferences Record American 4–3 C–USA 5–1 Independents (Excluding BYU & Notre Dame) 3–0 MAC 5–0 Mountain West 0–0 Sun Belt 1–0 Other FBS Total 18–4 FCS Opponents Record Football Championship Subdivision 14–0 Total Non-Conference Record 36–18

Post Season Power Conferences 5 Record Big Ten 0–2 Big 12 1–0 BYU/Notre Dame 1–0 Pac-12 0–1 SEC 2–1 Power 5 Total 4–4 Other FBS Conferences Record American 2–1 C–USA 0–0 Independents (Excluding BYU & Notre Dame) 0–0 MAC 0–0 Mountain West 0–0 Sun Belt 0–0 Other FBS Total 2–1 Total Bowl Record 6–5

Postseason

Bowl games

Legend
	ACC win
	ACC loss

Bowl game	Date	Site	Television	Time (EST)	ACC team	Opponent	Score	Attendance
2018 Birmingham Bowl	December 22	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	ESPN	12:00 p.m.	Wake Forest	Memphis	W 37–34	25,717
2018 First Responder Bowl	December 26	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	ESPN	1:30 p.m.	Boston College	Boise State	Canceled[22]
2018 Quick Lane Bowl	December 26	Ford Field • Detroit, MI	ESPN	5:15 p.m.	Georgia Tech	Minnesota	L 10–34	27,228
2018 Independence Bowl	December 27	Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA	ESPN	1:30 p.m.	Duke	Temple	W 56–27	27,492
2018 Pinstripe Bowl	December 27	Yankee Stadium • New York, NY	ESPN	5:15 p.m.	Miami	Wisconsin	L 3–35	37,821
2018 Camping World Bowl	December 28	Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL	ESPN	5:15 p.m.	No. 20 Syracuse	No. 16 West Virginia	W 34–18	41,125
2018 Belk Bowl	December 29	Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC	ESPN	12:00 p.m.	Virginia	South Carolina	W 28–0	48,263
2018 Military Bowl	December 31	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	ESPN	12:00 p.m.	Virginia Tech	Cincinnati	L 31–35	32,832
2018 Sun Bowl	December 31	Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX	CBS	2:00 p.m.	Pittsburgh	Stanford	L 13–14	40,680
2018 Gator Bowl	December 31	TIAA Bank Field • Jacksonville, FL	ESPN	7:30 p.m.	NC State	No. 19 Texas A&M	L 13–52	38,206
College Football Playoff bowl games
Cotton Bowl (CFP Semifinal)	December 29	AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX	ESPN	4:00 p.m.	No. 2 Clemson	No. 3 Notre Dame	W 30–3	72,183
CFP National Championship	January 7	Levi's Stadium • Santa Clara, CA	ESPN	8:00 p.m.	No. 2 Clemson	No. 1 Alabama	W 44–16	74,814

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

Awards and honors

Player of the week honors

Week		Quarterback				Running Back				Offensive Line				Receiver				Defensive Line				Linebacker				Defensive Back				Specialist				Rookie
		Player	Team	Position		Player	Team	Position		Player	Team	Position		Player	Team	Position		Player	Team	Position		Player	Team	Position		Player	Team	Position		Player	Team	Position		Player	Team	Position
Week 1 (Sept. 4)[23]		Eric Dungey	Syracuse	QB		Jordan Ellis	Virginia	RB		Tremayne Anchrum Chris Lindstrom	Clemson Boston College	OT OT		Jakobi Meyers	NC State	WR		Gerald Willis III	Miami	DT		Rayshard Ashby	Virginia Tech	LB		Caleb Farley	Virginia Tech	CB		Maurice Ffrench	Pittsburgh	KR		Sage Surratt	Wake Forest	WR
Week 2 (Sept. 10)[24]		Daniel Jones	Duke	QB		A. J. Dillon	Boston College	RB		Mitch Hyatt	Clemson	OT		Tee Higgins	Clemson	WR		Clelin Ferrell	Clemson	DE		Ben Humphreys	Duke	LB		Juan Thornhill	Virginia	SS		Greg Dortch	Wake Forest	KR		Thayer Thomas	NC State	WR
Week 3 (Sept. 17)[25]		Anthony Brown	Boston College	QB		A.J. Dillon (2)	Boston College	RB		Jack Wohlabaugh	Duke	C		Olamide Zaccheaus	Virginia	HB		Wyatt Ray	Boston College	DE		Kielan Whitner	Syracuse	LB		Dylan Singleton	Duke	S		Andre Szmyt	Syracuse	PK		Tommy DeVito	Syracuse	QB
Week 4 (Sept. 24)[26]		Eric Dungey (2)	Syracuse	QB		Travis Etienne	Clemson	RB		William Sweet	North Carolina	OT		Kelvin Harmon	NC State	WR		Alton Robinson	Syracuse	DE		Charles Snowden	Virginia	OLB		Jarius Morehead	NC State	SS		Sean Riley	Syracuse	KR/PR		Trevor Lawrence	Clemson	QB
Week 5 (Oct. 1)[27]		Ryan Willis	Virginia Tech	QB		Travis Etienne (2)	Clemson	RB		Mitch Hyatt (2)	Clemson	OT		Greg Dortch	Wake Forest	WR		Joe Jackson	Miami	DE		DeCalon Brooks Shaq Quarterman	Florida State Miami	LB		Reggie Floyd	Virginia Tech	S		Andre Szmyt (2)	Syracuse	PK		Sam Hartman	Wake Forest	QB
Week 6 (Oct. 8)[28]		TaQuon Marshall	Georgia Tech	QB		Qadree Ollison	Pittsburgh	RB		Parker Braun	Georgia Tech	LG		Kelvin Harmon (2) Damon Hazelton	NC State Virginia Tech	WR		Alton Robinson (2)	Syracuse	DE		Germaine Pratt	NC State	LB		Damar Hamlin	Pittsburgh	FS		D.J. Matthews	Florida State	PR		Lyn-J Dixon	Clemson	RB
Week 7 (Oct. 15)[29]		Anthony Brown (2)	Boston College	QB		Michael Carter	North Carolina	TB		Chris Lindstrom (2)	Boston College	OT		T.J. Rahming	Duke	WR		Zach Allen	Boston College	DE		Joe Giles-Harris	Duke	LB		Juan Thornhill (2)	Virginia	SS		Maurice Ffrench (2)	Pittsburgh	KR		Chris Rumph II	Duke	DE
Week 8 (Oct. 22)[30]		Deondre Francois	Florida State	QB		Antonio Williams	North Carolina	TB		Mitch Hyatt (3)	Clemson	OT		Jamal Custis	Syracuse	WR		Brian Burns	Florida State	DE		Ryan Guthrie	Syracuse	LB		Bryce Hall	Virginia	CB		Dazz Newsome	North Carolina	PR		Trevor Lawrence (2)	Clemson	QB
Week 9 (Oct. 29)[31]		Eric Dungey (3)	Syracuse	QB		Deon Jackson Mat Colburn II	Duke Wake Forest	RB		Parker Braun (2)	Georgia Tech	OG		Kelvin Harmon (3)	NC State	WR		Carlos Bashman	Wake Forest	DE		Germaine Pratt (2)	NC State	LB		Cameron Glenn	Wake Forest	FS		Alex Kessman	Pittsburgh	PK		Tobias Oliver Trevor Lawrence (3)	Georgia Tech Clemson	QB
Week 10 (Nov. 5)[32]		James Blackman	Florida State	QB		Darrin Hall	Pittsburgh	RB		Mike Herndon	Pittsburgh	OG		Tamorrion Terry	Florida State	WR		Anree Saint-Amour	Georgia Tech	DE		Cole Holcomb	North Carolina	LB		Brandon Sebastian	Boston College	DB		Christopher Dunn	NC State	PK		Tobias Oliver (2)	Georgia Tech	QB
Week 11 (Nov. 12)[33]		Daniel Jones (2)	Duke	QB		Quadree Ollison (2)	Pittsburgh	RB		Jimmy Morrissey	Pittsburgh	C		Kelvin Harmon (4)	NC State	WR		Christian Wilkins	Clemson	DT		Jalen Johnson	Georgia Tech	OLB		Cameron Glenn (2)	Wake Forest	S		Joe Reed	Virginia	KR		Trevor Lawrence (4)	Clemson	QB
Week 12 (Nov. 19)[34]		Kenny Pickett	Pittsburgh	QB		Cam Akers	Florida State	RB		Garrett Bradbury	NC State	C		Tamorrion Terry (2)	Florida State	WR		Zach Allen (2)	Boston College	DE		Dontavious Jackson	Florida State	LB		Stanford Samuels III	Florida State	CB		Wesley Wells	Georgia Tech	PK		Tamorrion Terry	Florida State	WR
Week 13 (Nov. 26)[35]		Eric Dungey (4)	Syracuse	QB		Reggie Gallaspy Cade Carney	NC State Wake Forest	RB		Justin Falcinelli	Clemson	C		Tee Higgins (2)	Clemson	WR		Ricky Walker	Virginia Tech	DT		Ryan Guthrie (2)	Syracuse	LB		Andre Cisco	Syracuse	S		Juanyeh Thomas	Georgia Tech	KR		Trevor Lawrence (5)	Clemson	QB

All Conference Teams

Source:[36]

First Team Position Player Class Team First Team Offense QB Ryan Finley Gr. NC State RB Travis Etienne So. Clemson A. J. Dillon So. Boston College WR Kelvin Harmon Jr. NC State Olamide Zaccheaus Sr. Virginia Jakobi Meyers Jr. NC State TE Tommy Sweeney Gr. Boston College T Mitch Hyatt Sr. Clemson Tyler Jones Sr. NC State G Chris Lindstrom Sr. Boston College Parker Braun Jr. Georgia Tech C Garrett Bradbury Gr. NC State All Purpose Back Greg Dortch So. Wake Forest First Team Defense DE Clelin Ferrell Jr. Clemson Brian Burns Jr. Florida State DT Christian Wilkins Gr. Clemson Dexter Lawrence Jr. Clemson LB Germaine Pratt Gr. NC State Shaquille Quarterman Jr. Miami Joe Giles-Harris Jr. Duke CB Hamp Cheevers Jr. Boston College Bryce Hall Jr. Virginia S Juan Thornhill Sr. Virginia Andre Cisco Fr. Syracuse First Team Special Teams PK Andre Szmyt R-Fr. Syracuse P Sterling Hofrichter Jr. Syracuse SP Greg Dortch So. Wake Forest

Second Team Position Player Class Team Second Team Offense QB Trevor Lawrence Fr. Clemson RB Qadree Ollison Sr. Pittsburgh Travis Homer Jr. Miami WR Tee Higgins So. Clemson Jamal Custis Sr. Syracuse Damon Hazelton So. Virginia Tech TE Brevin Jordan Fr. Miami T Tremayne Anchrum Jr. Clemson Stefano Millin Sr. Pittsburgh G Phil Haynes Sr. Wake Forest Sean Pollard Jr. Clemson C Justin Falcinelli Gr. Clemson All Purpose Back Deon Jackson So. Duke Second Team Defense DE Zach Allen Sr. Boston College Alton Robinson Jr. Syracuse DT Gerald Willis III Sr. Miami Ricky Walker Sr. Virginia Tech LB Cole Holcomb Sr. North Carolina Tre Lamar Jr. Clemson Ryan Guthrie Sr. Syracuse CB Trayvon Mullen Jr. Clemson Essang Bassey Jr. Wake Forest S Jaquan Johnson Sr. Miami Cameron Glenn Sr. Wake Forest Second Team Special Teams PK Christopher Dunn Fr. NC State P Pressley Harvin III So. Georgia Tech SP Michael Walker Sr. Boston College

Third Team Position Player Class Team Third Team Offense QB Eric Dungey Sr. Syracuse RB Darrin Hall Sr. Pittsburgh Reggie Gallaspy Jr. Sr. NC State WR T.J. Rahming Sr. Duke Hunter Renfrow Gr. Clemson Nyqwan Murray Sr. Florida State TE Daniel Helm Sr. Duke T Aaron Monteiro Sr. Boston College Koda Martin Gr. Syracuse G John Simpson Jr. Clemson Mike Herndon Sr. Pittsburgh C Jimmy Morrissey So. Pittsburgh All Purpose Back Sean Riley Jr. Syracuse Third Team Defense DE Austin Bryant Sr. Clemson Wyatt Ray Sr. Boston College DT Demarcus Christmas Sr. Florida State Ray Smith Sr. Boston College LB Kendall Joseph Gr. Clemson Chris Peace Sr. Virginia Connor Strachan Gr. Boston College CB Trajan Bandy So. Miami A. J. Terrell So. Clemson S Tanner Muse Jr. Clemson Will Harris Sr. Boston College Third Team Special Teams PK Alex Kessman So. Pittsburgh P Oscar Bradburn So. Virginia Tech SP Joe Reed Jr. Virginia

ACC Individual Awards

ACC Player of the Year Travis Etienne[37] ACC Rookie of the Year Trevor Lawrence[38] ACC Coach of the Year Dabo Swinney[39]

ACC Offensive Player of the Year Travis Etienne[37] ACC Offensive Rookie of the Year Trevor Lawrence[38] Jacobs Blocking Trophy Mitch Hyatt[40]

ACC Defensive Player of the Year Clelin Ferrell[37] ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year Andre Cisco[38]

All-Americans

Consensus

2018 Consensus All-Americans
First Team	Second Team
Mitch Hyatt – Clemson Garrett Bradbury – NC State Andre Szmyt – Syracuse Christian Wilkins – Clemson	Travis Etienne – Clemson

Associated Press

2018 AP All-Americans[41]
First Team	Second Team	Third Team
Mitch Hyatt – Clemson Garrett Bradbury – NC State Andre Szmyt – Syracuse Christian Wilkins – Clemson Clelin Ferrell – Clemson	Travis Etienne – Clemson Greg Dortch – Wake Forest Geral Willis III – Miami	Terrone Prescod – NC State Chris Lindstrom – Boston College Hamp Cheevers – Boston College Andre Cisco – Syracuse

Walter Camp

2018 Walter Camp All-Americans[42]
First Team	Second Team	Third Team
Mitch Hyatt – Clemson Garrett Bradbury – NC State Andre Szmyt – Syracuse Christian Wilkins – Clemson Clelin Ferrell – Clemson	Travis Etienne – Clemson Hamp Cheevers – Boston College Andre Cisco – Syracuse Bryce Hall – Virginia Michael Walker – Boston College	None

FWAA

2018 FWAA All-Americans[43]
First Team	Second Team
Mitch Hyatt – Clemson Garrett Bradbury – NC State Christian Wilkins – Clemson Hamp Cheevers – Boston College Andre Szmyt – Syracuse Greg Dortch – Wake Forest	Travis Etienne – Clemson Gerald Willis III – Miami Bryce Hall – Virginia Michael Walker – Boston College

National award winners

• Hunter Renfrow – Burlsworth Trophy[44]
• Christian Wilkins – Campbell Trophy[45]
• Garrett Bradbury – Rimington Trophy[46]
• Clelin Ferrell – Ted Hendricks Award[47]
• Andre Szmyt – Lou Groza Award[48]
• Dabo Swinney – Woody Hayes Award,[49] Bear Bryant Award[50]
• Trevor Lawrence – Archie Griffin Award[51]

Home game attendance

Team	Stadium	Capacity	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Game 7	Total	Average	% of Capacity
Boston College	Alumni Stadium	44,500[52]	30,112	40,311	40,111	31,478	44,514†	44,500	34,959	265,985	37,998	83.39%
Clemson	Memorial Stadium	81,500[53]	80,048	79,844	80,122	81,295	78,741	81,313	81,436†	562,799	80,400	98.65%
Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium	40,000[54]	26,017	30,477	32,177	20,277	35,493†	20,782		165,223	27,537	68.84%
Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium	79,560[55]	75,237†	72,239	65,633	67,274	68,403	57,274	71,953	478,013	68,288	85.83%
Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium	55,000[56]	39,719	50,595†	40,740	41,709	48,217	37,543		258,523	43,087	78.34%
Louisville	Cardinal Stadium	60,800[57]	44,520	54,923†	52,798	51,658	49,603	48,265	49,988	351,755	50,251	82.65%
Miami	Hard Rock Stadium	65,326[58]	60,307	59,814	60,845	65,490†	62,326	59,606		368,388	61,398	93.99%
North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium	50,500[59]	44,168	50,500†	40,782	41,151	41,510			218,111	43,622	86.38%
NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium	57,583[60]	56,073	56,017	57,600†	57,241	57,600†	56,228	57,223	397,982	56,855	98.73%
Pittsburgh	Heinz Field	68,400[61]	34,486	68,400†	34,284	37,100	31,510	44,398		250,178	41,696	60.96%
Syracuse	Carrier Dome	49,262[62]	29,395	37,457	36,632	35,210	40,769	42,797†		222,260	37,043	75.20%
Virginia	Scott Stadium	61,500[63]	40,524	34,446	42,393	43,128†	36,256	41,485		238,222	39,704	64.56%
Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium	66,233[64]	65,632	65,632	65,632	65,632	62,379	60,776	31,336	417,019	59,574	89.95%
Wake Forest	BB&T Field	31,500[65]	23,619	25,309	31,092	24,519	31,608†	26,136	25,609	187,892	26,842	85.21%

Bold – Exceeded capacity
†Season High

NFL Draft

Round #	Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
1	4	Oakland Raiders	Clelin Ferrell	DE	Clemson
1	6	New York Giants	Daniel Jones	QB	Duke
1	13	Miami Dolphins	Christian Wilkins	DT	Clemson
1	14	Atlanta Falcons	Chris Lindstrom	G	Boston College
1	16	Carolina Panthers	Brian Burns	LB	Florida State
1	17	New York Giants	Dexter Lawrence	DT	Clemson
1	18	Minnesota Vikings	Garrett Bradbury	C	NC State
2	40	Oakland Raiders	Trayvon Mullen	CB	Clemson
2	63	Kansas City Chiefs	Juan Thornhill	S	Virginia
3	65	Arizona Cardinals	Zach Allen	DE	Boston College
3	72	Cincinnati Bengals	Germaine Pratt	LB	NC State
3	81	Detroit Lions	Will Harris	S	Boston College
4	104	Cincinnati Bengals	Ryan Finley	QB	NC State
4	117	Detroit Lions	Austin Bryant	DE	Clemson
4	119	Cleveland Browns	Sheldrick Redwine	S	Miami
4	124	Seattle Seahawks	Phil Haynes	G	Wake Forest
5	149	Oakland Raiders	Hunter Renfrow	WR	Clemson
5	152	Atlanta Falcons	Qadree Ollison	RB	Pittsburgh
5	158	Dallas Cowboys	Michael Jackson	CB	Miami
5	165	Dallas Cowboys	Joe Jackson	DE	Miami
5	173	Washington Redskins	Cole Holcomb	LB	North Carolina
6	181	Buffalo Bills	Jaquan Johnson	CB	Miami
6	198	San Francisco 49ers	Tim Harris	CB	Virginia
6	204	Seattle Seahawks	Travis Homer	RB	Miami
6	206	Washington Redskins	Kelvin Harmon	WR	NC State
6	209	Seattle Seahawks	Demarcus Christmas	DT	Florida State
7	228	Buffalo Bills	Tommy Sweeney	TE	Boston College
7	245	New York Giants	Chris Slayton	DT	Syracuse

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