2016 Atlantic Coast Conference football season

2016 ACC football season
League	NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision)
Sport	Football
Duration	September 2016 to 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
Clemson		0	–	0					0	–	0
Florida State		0	–	0					0	–	0
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		0	–	0					0	–	0
North Carolina		0	–	0					0	–	0
Pittsburgh		0	–	0					0	–	0
Virginia		0	–	0					0	–	0
Virginia Tech		0	–	0					0	–	0
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions 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. The two division champions will meet on December 3rd in the 2016 ACC Championship Game, in Charlotte, North Carolina at Bank of America Stadium.

Coaches

Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season

Team	Head coach	Years at school	Overall record	Record at school	ACC record
Boston College	Steve Addazio	4	27–23	14–12	8–8
Clemson	Dabo Swinney	9	61–26	61–26	39–14
Duke	David Cutcliffe	9	84–77	40–48	20–36
Florida State	Jimbo Fisher	6	58–11	58–11	34–6
Georgia Tech	Paul Johnson	9	166–74	58–35	37–19
Louisville	Bobby Petrino	7	92–34	50–13	5–3
Miami	Mark Richt	1	145–51	0-0	0-0
North Carolina	Larry Fedora	5	55–36	21–17	13–11
NC State	Dave Doeren	4	34–18	11–14	3–13
Pittsburgh	Pat Narduzzi	2	8–5	8–5	8–5
Syracuse	Dino Babers	1	37–16	0–0	0–0
Virginia	Bronco Mendenhall	1	99–43	0–0	0–0
Virginia Tech	Justin Fuente	1	26–23	0–0	0–0
Wake Forest	Dave Clawson	3	93–88	3–9	1–7

Postseason

Bowl Games

Bowl game	Date	Site	Television	Time (EST)	ACC team	Opponent	Score	Attendance
Hyundai Sun Bowl	December 30	Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX
New Era Pinstripe Bowl	December 26	Yankee Stadium • New York, NY
Camping World Independence Bowl	December 26	Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA
Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman	December 28	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD
Russell Athletic Bowl	December 29	Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL
Belk Bowl	December 30	Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl	December 30	Nissan Stadium • Nashville, TN
College Football Playoff bowl games
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (CFP Semifinal)	December 31	Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA
Fiesta Bowl (CFP Semifinal)	December 31	University of Phoenix Stadium • Glendale, AZ
CFP National Championship	January 9	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL

* Rankings based on CFP rankings

All Conference Teams

First Team Position Player Class Team

Second Team Position Player Class Team

^ - indicates that there was a tie in the voting

ACC Individual Awards

ACC Player of the Year Rookie of the Year Coach of the Year

Offensive Player of the Year Offensive Rookie of the Year Jacobs Blocking Trophy

Defensive Player of the Year Defensive Rookie of the Year

References