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2023 ACC Football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
SportFootball
Number of teams14
2024 NFL Draft
Regular season
ACC Championship Game
Seasons
2023 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Florida State y$   8 – 0     13 – 1  
No. 19 Louisville y   7 – 1     10 – 4  
No. 21 NC State   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Georgia Tech   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Virginia Tech   5 – 3     7 – 6  
North Carolina   4 – 4     8 – 5  
No. 20 Clemson   4 – 4     9 – 4  
Duke   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Miami (FL)   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Boston College   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Syracuse   2 – 6     6 – 7  
Virginia   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Pittsburgh   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Wake Forest   1 – 7     4 – 8  
Championship: Florida State 16, Louisville 6
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 Atlantic Coast Conference football season, part of the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season, is the 71st season of college football play for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The ACC consists of 14 members. The 2023 season will be the first season without divisions since 2005. The entire schedule was released on January 30, 2023.[1]

Previous season

See also: 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference football season

Clemson defeated North Carolina 39−10 in the 2022 ACC Championship Game at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Preseason

Recruiting classes

National rankings
Team Rivals[2] 24/7[3] On3 Recruits[4] Total signees
Boston College 62 60 63 18
Clemson 10 11 11 26
Duke 53 55 62 26
Florida State 26 19 20 18
Georgia Tech 63 63 64 19
Louisville 43 35 27 15
Miami 7 7 6 24
North Carolina 29 29 30 20
NC State 37 40 35 18
Pittsburgh 53 51 53 19
Syracuse 97 84 76 16
Virginia 59 64 67 21
Virginia Tech 39 37 41 27
Wake Forest 46 53 56 20

ACC Kickoff

The 2023 ACC Kickoff was held on July 25 through 27 at the Westin hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina. This year was the first year where the event expanded to three full interview days. Each team had their head coach and three players available to talk to the media. Coverage of the event was televised by the ACC Network. The preseason poll and preseason All-ACC Teams were be released after the event, with the preseason poll being released on August 1, 2023.[5][6]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Clemson 2,370 (103)
2 Florida State 2,304 (67)
3 North Carolina 1,981 (5)
4 NC State 1,662 (1)
5 Miami 1,553
6 Duke 1,511
Pittsburgh
8 Louisville 1,344
9 Wake Forest 1,181
10 Syracuse 826
11 Virginia Tech 678
12 Georgia Tech 633
13 Boston College 561
14 Virginia 365

Preseason ACC Player of the year

Source:[7]

Ranking Player Position Team Votes
1 Drake Maye QB North Carolina 88
2 Jordan Travis Florida State 66
3 Will Shipley RB Clemson 17
4 Jeremiah Trotter Jr. LB 3
5 Riley Leonard QB Duke 1
Tyler Davis DT Clemson

Preseason all-conference teams

Source:[7]

Preseason awards

All−American Teams

AP 1st Team[8] AP 2nd Team AS 1st Team[9] AS 2nd Team WCFF 1st Team[10] WCFF 2nd Team ESPN[11] CBS 1st Team[12] CBS 2nd Team CFN 1st Team[13][14] CFN 2nd Team PFF 1st Team[15] PFF 2nd Team PFF 3rd Team SN 1st Team[16] SN 2nd Team
Graham Barton, OT, Duke Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Trey Benson, RB, Florida State Green tickY
Barrett Carter, LB, Clemson Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
DeWayne Carter, DT, Duke Green tickY
Fentrell Cypress, CB, Florida State Green tickY Green tickY
Tyler Davis, DT, Clemson Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Oronde Gadsden, TE, Syracuse Green tickY Green tickY
Cedric Gray, LB, North Carolina Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Kamren Kinchens, S, Miami (FL) Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Christian Mahogany, OG, Boston College Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Drake Maye, QB, North Carolina Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
R.J. Mickens, S, Clemson Green tickY
Will Shipley, RB, Clemson Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Leonard Taylor, DT, Miami (FL) Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Jordan Travis, QB, Florida State Green tickY
Jeremiah Trotter Jr., LB, Clemson Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Jared Verse, DE, Florida State Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
James Williams, S, Miami (FL) Green tickY Green tickY
Johnny Wilson, WR, Florida State Green tickY Green tickY

Preseason award watchlists

Coaches

Coaching changes

The ACC entered the 2023 season with two new head football coaches:

Head coaching records

Team Head coach Years at school Overall record Record at school ACC record
Boston College Jeff Hafley 4 15–20 15–20 9–17
Clemson Dabo Swinney 15 161–39 161–39 99–19
Duke Mike Elko 2 9–4 9–4 5–3
Florida State Mike Norvell 4 56–31 18–16 11–13
Georgia Tech Brent Key 2 4–4 4–4 4–3
Louisville Jeff Brohm 1 66–44 0–0 0–0
Miami Mario Cristobal 2 67–67 5–7 3–5
North Carolina Mack Brown 15 274–144–1 99–68–1 61–49–1
NC State Dave Doeren 11 95–58 72–54 38–44
Pittsburgh Pat Narduzzi 9 62–41 62–41 41–25
Syracuse Dino Babers 8 73–65 36–49 18–39
Virginia Tony Elliot 2 3–7 3–7 1–6
Virginia Tech Brent Pry 2 3–8 3–8 1–6
Wake Forest Dave Clawson 10 149–132 59–53 29–42

Rankings

See also: 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football 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 NR
C NR
CFP Not released  
Clemson AP 9
C 9
CFP Not released  
Duke AP RV
C RV
CFP Not released  
Florida State AP 8
C 8
CFP Not released  
Georgia Tech AP NR
C NR
CFP Not released  
Louisville AP RV
C NR
CFP Not released  
Miami AP NR
C RV
CFP Not released  
North Carolina AP 21
C 20
CFP Not released  
NC State AP RV
C RV
CFP Not released  
Pittsburgh AP RV
C RV
CFP Not released  
Syracuse AP NR
C NR
CFP Not released  
Virginia AP NR
C NR
CFP Not released  
Virginia Tech AP NR
C NR
CFP Not released  
Wake Forest AP NR
C RV
CFP Not released  

Schedule

The Regular season will begin on Thursday August 31, 2023, and will end on Saturday November 25, 2023. The ACC Championship Game will be played on Saturday December 2, 2023, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Regular season

Week one

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
August 31 7:00 p.m. Elon Wake Forest Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC ACCN W 37–17   30,028
August 31 7:30 p.m. NC State UConn Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT CBSSN W 24–14   36,536
September 1 7:00 p.m. Miami (OH) Miami Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL ACCN      
September 1 7:30 p.m. Louisville Georgia Tech Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A Kickoff) ESPN      
September 2 Noon Northern Illinois Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA ACCN      
September 2 Noon Virginia No. 12 Tennessee Nissan Stadium • Nashville, TN ABC      
September 2 3:30 p.m. Wofford Pittsburgh Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA ACCN      
September 2 4:00 p.m. Colgate Syracuse JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, NY (rivalry) ACCNX/ESPN+      
September 2 7:30 p.m. No. 21 North Carolina South Carolina Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC (Duke's Mayo Classic/rivalry) ABC      
September 2 8:00 p.m. Old Dominion Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA ACCN      
September 3 7:30 p.m. No. 5 LSU No. 8 Florida State Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL (Camping World Kickoff) ABC      
September 4 8:00 p.m. No. 9 Clemson Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC ESPN      
#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 Ref.
September 7 7:00 p.m. Murray State Louisville L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, KY ACCN      
September 9 11:00 a.m. Vanderbilt Wake Forest Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC ACCN      
September 9 Noon Holy Cross Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry) ACCNX/ESPN+      
September 9 Noon Notre Dame NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC ABC      
September 9 Noon James Madison Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA ESPNU      
September 9 Noon Purdue Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA ESPN2      
September 9 1:00 p.m. South Carolina State Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA ACCNX/ESPN+      
September 9 2:15 p.m. Charleston Southern Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC ACCN      
September 9 3:30 p.m. Texas A&M Miami Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL ABC      
September 9 3:30 p.m. Western Michigan Syracuse JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, NY ACCNX/ESPN+      
September 9 5:15 p.m. Appalachian State North Carolina Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC ACCN      
September 9 6:00 p.m. Lafayette Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC ACCNX/ESPN+      
September 9 6:30 p.m. Cincinnati Pittsburgh Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (River City Rivalry) CW      
September 9 8:30 p.m. Southern Miss Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL ACCN      
#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 Ref.
September 14 7:30 p.m. Bethune–Cookman Miami Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL ACCN      
September 15 7:00 p.m. Virginia Maryland SECU Stadium • College Park, MD (rivalry) FS1      
September 16 Noon Florida State Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA ABC      
September 16 Noon Louisville Indiana Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN BTN      
September 16 Noon Wake Forest Old Dominion S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA      
September 16 2:00 p.m. VMI NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC CW      
September 16 3:30 p.m. Northwestern Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC ACCN      
September 16 3:30 p.m. Minnesota North Carolina Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC      
September 16 3:30 p.m. Virginia Tech Rutgers SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ BTN      
September 16 7:30 p.m. Georgia Tech Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS SECN      
September 16 7:30 p.m. Pittsburgh West Virginia Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl) ABC      
September 16 7:30 p.m. Syracuse Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN NBC      
September 16 8:00 p.m. Florida Atlantic Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC ACCN      
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week four

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 22 NC State Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA      
September 23 Boston College Louisville L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, KY      
September 23 Florida State Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (rivalry)      
September 23 Duke UConn Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT      
September 23 Georgia Tech Wake Forest Truist Field at Wake Forest • Winston-Salem, NC      
September 23 Miami Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA      
September 23 North Carolina Pittsburgh Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA      
September 23 Army Syracuse JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, NY      
September 23 Virginia Tech Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV      
#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 Ref.
September 29 Louisville NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC      
September 30 Virginia Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA      
September 30 Clemson Syracuse JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, NY      
September 30 Notre Dame Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC      
September 30 Bowling Green Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA      
September 30 Pittsburgh Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA      
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
September 30 Florida State Miami North Carolina Wake Forest

Week six

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 7 Boston College Army Michie Stadium • West Point, NY      
October 7 Wake Forest Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC      
October 7 Virginia Tech Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL      
October 7 Georgia Tech Miami Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL      
October 7 Notre Dame Louisville L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, KY      
October 7 Syracuse North Carolina Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC      
October 7 Marshall NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC      
October 7 William & Mary Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA      
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
October 7 Duke Pittsburgh

Week seven

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 14 NC State Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC (Tobacco Road)      
October 14 Syracuse Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL      
October 14 Louisville Pittsburgh Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA      
October 14 Miami North Carolina Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC      
October 14 Wake Forest Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA      
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
October 14 Boston College Clemson Georgia Tech Virginia

Week eight

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 21 Boston College Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA      
October 21 Clemson Miami Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL      
October 21 Duke Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL      
October 21 Virginia North Carolina Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)      
October 21 Pittsburgh Wake Forest Truist Field at Wake Forest • Winston-Salem, NC      
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
October 14 Louisville NC State Syracuse Virginia Tech

Week nine

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 26 Syracuse Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA      
October 28 UConn Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA      
October 28 Clemson NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC (Textile Bowl)      
October 28 Duke Louisville L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, KY      
October 28 Florida State Wake Forest Truist Field at Wake Forest • Winston-Salem, NC      
October 28 North Carolina Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA      
October 28 Virginia Miami Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL      
October 28 Pittsburgh Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (rivalry)      
#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 Ref.
November 2 Wake Forest Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC (Tobacco Road)      
November 3 Boston College Syracuse JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)      
November 4 Notre Dame Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC      
November 4 Florida State Pittsburgh Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA      
November 4 Georgia Tech Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA      
November 4 Virginia Tech Louisville L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, KY      
November 4 Miami NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC      
November 4 Campbell North Carolina Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC      
#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 Ref.
November 9 Virginia Louisville L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, KY      
November 11 Virginia Tech Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)      
November 11 Georgia Tech Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (rivalry)      
November 11 Duke North Carolina Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell)      
November 11 Miami Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)      
November 11 NC State Wake Forest Truist Field at Wake Forest • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)      
November 11 3:30 p.m. Pittsburgh Syracuse Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY (rivalry)      
#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 Ref.
November 16 Boston College Pittsburgh Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA      
November 18 North Carolina Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC      
November 18 Duke Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA      
November 18 North Alabama Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL      
November 18 Syracuse Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA      
November 18 Louisville Miami Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL      
November 18 NC State Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA      
November 18 Wake Forest Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN      
#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 Ref.
November 24 Miami Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA      
November 25 Clemson South Carolina Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (rivalry)      
November 25 Pittsburgh Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC      
November 25 Florida State Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)      
November 25 Georgia Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)      
November 25 Kentucky Louisville L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, KY (Governor's Cup)      
November 25 North Carolina NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)      
November 25 Wake Forest Syracuse JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, NY      
November 27 Virginia Tech Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (Commonwealth Cup)      
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Championship Game

Further information: 2023 ACC Championship Game
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
December 2 Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina      
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

ACC vs other conferences

ACC vs Power Five matchups

The following games include ACC teams competing against Power Five conferences teams from the Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC and against Notre Dame. All rankings are from the AP Poll at the time of the game.

Date Conference Visitor Home Site Score
September 2 SEC No. 21 North Carolina South Carolina Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC (Duke's Mayo Classic/rivalry)
September 2 SEC Virginia No. 12 Tennessee Nissan Stadium • Nashville, TN
September 3 SEC No. 5 LSU No. 8 Florida State Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL (Camping World Kickoff)
September 9 SEC Texas A&M Miami Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL
September 9 Independent Notre Dame NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
September 9 Big 12 Cincinnati Pittsburgh Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (River City Rivalry)
September 9 Big Ten Purdue Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA
September 9 SEC Vanderbilt Wake Forest Truist Field at Wake Forest • Winston-Salem, NC
September 16 Big Ten Northwestern Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC
September 16 SEC Georgia Tech Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS
September 16 Big Ten Louisville Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN
September 16 Big Ten Minnesota North Carolina Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
September 16 Big 12 Pittsburgh West Virginia Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)
September 16 Big Ten Syracuse Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN
September 16 Big Ten Virginia Maryland SECU Stadium • College Park, MD (rivalry)
September 16 Big Ten Virginia Tech Rutgers SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ
September 30 Independent Notre Dame Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC
October 7 Independent Notre Dame Louisville Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY
October 28 Independent Pittsburgh Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (rivalry)
November 4 Independent Notre Dame Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC
November 18 Independent Wake Forest Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN
November 25 SEC Clemson South Carolina Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
November 25 SEC Florida State Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
November 25 SEC Georgia Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)
November 25 SEC Kentucky Louisville Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY (Governor's Cup)

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.

Date Conference Visitor Home Site Score
September 2 MAC Miami (OH) Miami Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL
September 2 MAC Northern Illinois Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
September 3 Sun Belt Old Dominion Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA
September 9 Sun Belt Southern Miss Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
September 9 Sun Belt Appalachian State North Carolina Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
September 9 MAC Western Michigan Syracuse JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, NY
September 9 Sun Belt James Madison Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA
September 16 American Florida Atlantic Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC
September 16 Sun Belt Wake Forest Old Dominion S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA
September 23 American Miami Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA
September 23 Sun Belt Virginia Tech Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV
September 30 MAC Bowling Green Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA
October 7 Sun Belt Marshall NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC

ACC vs FBS independents matchups

The following games include ACC teams competing against FBS Independents, which includes Army, UConn or UMass.

Date Visitor Home Site Score
August 31 NC State UConn Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT W 24–14
September 23 Duke UConn Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT
September 23 Army Syracuse JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, NY
October 7 Boston College Army Michie Stadium • West Point, NY
October 28 UConn Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA

ACC vs FCS matchups

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

Date Visitor Home Site Score
August 31 Elon Wake Forest Truist Field at Wake Forest • Winston-Salem, NC W 31–17
September 2 Wofford Pittsburgh Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA
September 2 Colgate Syracuse JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, NY
September 7 Murray State Louisville Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY
September 9 Holy Cross Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
September 9 Charleston Southern Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC
September 9 Lafayette Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC
September 9 South Carolina State Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA
September 14 Bethune–Cookman Miami Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL
September 16 VMI NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
October 7 William & Mary Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA
November 4 Campbell North Carolina Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
November 18 North Alabama Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL

Records against other conferences

Postseason

The bowl games will begin on December 16, 2023 and will end with the College Football Playoff National Championship on January 8, 2024.

Bowl games

See also: 2023−24 NCAA football bowl games

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[45]
Clemson Memorial Stadium 81,500[46]
Duke Wallace Wade Stadium 40,004[47]
Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium 79,560[48]
Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium 55,000[49]
Louisville L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium 60,800[50]
Miami Hard Rock Stadium 65,326[51]
North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium 50,500[52]
NC State Carter–Finley Stadium 56,919[53]
Pittsburgh Acrisure Stadium 68,400[54]
Syracuse JMA Wireless Dome 49,057[55]
Virginia Scott Stadium 61,500[56]
Virginia Tech Lane Stadium 65,632[57]
Wake Forest BB&T Field 31,500[58] 30,028 30,028 30,028 95.33%

Bold – Exceeded capacity
† Season High

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