2016 Atlantic Coast Conference football season

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2016 ACC football season
Atlantic Coast Conference logo.svg
League NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport Football
DurationSeptember 2016 to January 2017
Number of teams14
2017 NFL Draft
Top draft pick Mitchell Trubisky (North Carolina)
Picked by Chicago Bears, 2nd overall
Regular season
Season MVP Lamar Jackson (Louisville)
Top scorer Lamar Jackson (126 points)
Atlantic championsClemson
  Atlantic runners-upLouisville
Coastal championsVirginia Tech
  Coastal runners-upNorth Carolina
ACC Championship Game
ChampionsClemson
  Runners-upVirginia Tech
ACC seasons
2016 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 1 Clemson xy$#  7 –1   14 –1  
No. 21 Louisville x  7 –1   9 –4  
No. 8 Florida State  5 –3   10 –3  
NC State  3 –5   7 –6  
Wake Forest  3 –5   7 –6  
Boston College  2 –6   7 –6  
Syracuse  2 –6   4 –8  
Coastal Division
No. 16 Virginia Tech xy  6 –2   10 –4  
North Carolina  5 –3   8 –5  
No. 20 Miami (FL)  5 –3   9 –4  
Pittsburgh  5 –3   8 –5  
Georgia Tech  4 –4   9 –4  
Duke  1 –7   4 –8  
Virginia  1 –7   2 –10  
Championship: Clemson 42, Virginia Tech 35
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference football season was the 64th season of college football play for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), 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 met on December 3 in the 2016 ACC Championship Game. The game was originally scheduled to be played at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, but on September 14 the conference announced that the game would be moved to a neutral venue outside of North Carolina due to the controversy surrounding the Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act (commonly known as House Bill 2, or HB2). [1]

Contents

Preseason

Preseason Poll

The 2016 ACC Preseason Poll was announced following the ACC Football Kickoff meetings in Charlotte, North Carolina on July 21–22. [2] North Carolina and Clemson were each selected to repeat in their respective divisions. Deshaun Watson of Clemson was once again voted the Preseason ACC Player of the Year. [3] It was voted on by 191 media members, all of which were in attendance for the ACC Football Kickoff.

Atlantic Division poll

  1. Clemson – 1,293 (148 first place votes)
  2. Florida State – 1,176 (42)
  3. Louisville – 961 (1)
  4. North Carolina State – 704
  5. Boston College – 441
  6. Syracuse – 426
  7. Wake Forest – 347

Coastal Division poll

  1. North Carolina – 1,238 (121)
  2. Miami – 1,108 (50)
  3. Pittsburgh – 859 (14)
  4. Virginia Tech – 697 (3)
  5. Duke – 597 (2)
  6. Georgia Tech – 588 (1)
  7. Virginia – 261

Preseason ACC Player of the Year

  1. Deshaun Watson, CLEM – 164
  2. Dalvin Cook, FSU – 18
  3. Elijah Hood, UNC – 4
  4. Brad Kaaya, MIA – 2
  5. Lamar Jackson, LOU – 2
  6. DeVon Edwards, DU – 1

Preseason All Conference Teams

Offense

PositionPlayerSchool
Wide receiver Artavis Scott Clemson
Isaiah Ford Virginia Tech
Travis Rudolph Florida State
Tight end Jordan Leggett Clemson
Tackle Roderick Johnson Florida State
Mitch Hyatt Clemson
Guard Dorian JohnsonPittsburgh
Tyrone CrowderClemson
Center Jay GuillermoClemson
Quarterback Deshaun Watson Clemson
Running back Dalvin Cook Florida State
Elijah Hood North Carolina

Defense

PositionPlayerSchool
Defensive end DeMarcus Walker Florida State
Ejuan PricePittsburgh
Defensive tackle Carlos WatkinsClemson
DeAngelo BrownLouisville
Linebacker Ben Boulware Clemson
Keith KelseyLouisville
Devonte Fields Louisville
Cornerback Cordrea Tankersley Clemson
Des LawrenceNorth Carolina
Safety Derwin James Florida State
Quin Blanding Virginia

Specialist

PositionPlayerSchool
Placekicker Greg HuegelClemson
Punter Justin VogelMiami
Specialist Ryan Switzer North Carolina

[4]

Coaches

Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season

TeamHead coachYears at schoolOverall recordRecord at schoolACC record
Boston College Steve Addazio 427–2314–128–16
Clemson Dabo Swinney 961–2661–2648–14
Duke David Cutcliffe 984–7740–4824–40
Florida State Jimbo Fisher 658–1158–1140–8
Georgia Tech Paul Johnson 9166–7458–3538–26
Louisville Bobby Petrino 7104–3962–1812–6
Miami Mark Richt 1145–510–00–0
North Carolina Larry Fedora 555–3621–1721–11
NC State Dave Doeren 434–1811–146–18
Pittsburgh Pat Narduzzi 28–58–56–2
Syracuse Dino Babers 137–160–00–0
Virginia Bronco Mendenhall 199–430–00–0
Virginia Tech Justin Fuente 126–230–00–0
Wake Forest Dave Clawson 393–883–92–14

Rankings

Legend
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 Drop in ranking
 Not ranked previous week
RVReceived votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
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14		Final
Boston CollegeAP
C
CFPNot released 
ClemsonAP2 (16)2 (2)5553 (1)3 (2)433354331 (60)
C2 (7)2 (2)3 (1)3 (1)3 (1)3 (2)3 (1)3 (1)3 (1)3 (1)2 (2)53331
CFPNot released224432
DukeAP
CRVRV
CFPNot released 
Florida StateAP4 (5)3 (4)2 (4)1312231413121920171512108
C4 (1)32 (1)1412231615141918151412108
CFPNot released221817141211
Georgia TechAPRV
CRV
CFPNot released 
LouisvilleAP1913103 (6)3 (6)777555311161521
C23151044877556311151420
CFPNot released765111313
MiamiAPRV252515141016RV20
CRVRV2519141017RVRV23
CFPNot released 
North CarolinaAP22RVRVRVRV17RV22211815RV
C20RVRVRV2316RV212017132425RV
CFPNot released2117
NC StateAPRVRV
CRVRVRV
CFPNot released 
PittsburghAPRVRVRVRVRVRVRV2422RV
CRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV
CFPNot released 2523
SyracuseAP
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CFPNot released 
VirginiaAP
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CFPNot released 
Virginia TechAPRVRV2517RV252318RVRV191816
CRVRV19RV251722RVRV181916
CFPNot released19142322
Wake ForestAPRVRV
CRVRVRV
CFPNot released 

Postseason

Bowl games

Legend
 ACC win
 ACC loss
Bowl gameDateSiteTelevisionTime (EST)ACC teamOpponentScoreAttendance
New Era Pinstripe Bowl December 26 Yankee Stadium • New York, NY ESPN 2:00 p.m.No. 23 Pittsburgh Panthers Northwestern Wildcats L 24–3137,918
Quick Lane Bowl December 26 Ford Field • Detroit, MI ESPN 2:30 p.m. Boston College Maryland W 36–3019,117
Camping World Independence Bowl December 26 Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA ESPN2 5:00 p.m. North Carolina State Wolfpack Vanderbilt Commodores W 41–1728,995
Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman December 28 Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD ESPN3:30 p.m. Wake Forest Demon Deacons Temple Owls W 34–2626,656
Russell Athletic Bowl December 29 Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL ESPN5:30 p.m. Miami Hurricanes No. 16 West Virginia W 31–1448,625
Hyundai Sun Bowl December 30 Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX CBS 2:00 p.m. North Carolina Tar Heels No. 18 Stanford Cardinal L 25–2342,166
Belk Bowl December 30 Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC ESPN5:30 p.m.No. 22 Virginia Tech Hokies Arkansas Razorbacks W 35–2446,902
Orange Bowl December 30 Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida ESPN8:00 p.m. Florida State Seminoles Michigan Wolverines W 33–3267,432
Taxslayer Bowl December 31 EverBank Field • Jacksonville, FL ESPN11:00 a.m. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Kentucky Wildcats W 33–1843,102
College Football Playoff bowl games
Fiesta Bowl (CFP Semifinal)December 31 University of Phoenix Stadium • Glendale, AZ ESPN7:00 p.m.No. 2 Clemson Tigers No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes W 31–070,236
CFP National Championship January 9 Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN8:00 p.m.No. 2 Clemson Tigers No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide W 35–3174,512

* Rankings based on CFP rankings

All-conference teams

[5]

ACC individual awards

Home game attendance

TeamStadiumCapacityGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7TotalAverage% of Capacity
Boston College Alumni Stadium 44,500 [12] 22,72824,20344,500†34,64730,64436,220–192,94232,15772.27%
Clemson Memorial Stadium 81,500 [13] 78,53279,59083,362†81,20080,60981,04881,542565,88380,84099.19%
Duke Wallace Wade Stadium 40,000 [14] 35,04921,07725,20120,61338,21739,212†–179,36929,89474.74%
Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium 79,560 [15] 75,83177,58477,10278,02573,91778,342†–460,80176,80096.53%
Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium 55,000 [16] 49,99241,91653,932†53,04747,60943,88642,136332,51847,50286.37%
Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium 55,000 [17] 53,12755,632†55,12155,21851,21854,075–324,39154,06598.30%
Miami Hard Rock Stadium 65,326 [18] 60,70357,12365,685†58,73151,79657,396–351,43458,57289.66%
North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium 63,000 [19] 56,00054,50033,00058,00041,00059,000†–301,50050,25079.76%
NC State Carter–Finley Stadium 57,583 [20] 57,77457,81058,200†58,200†56,44357,78956,263402,47957,49799.85%
Pittsburgh Heinz Field 68,400 [21] 50,14969,983†45,24647,42540,25435,42534,049322,53146,07567.36%
Syracuse Carrier Dome 49,262 [22] 31,33632,18432,28833,83834,842†32,340–196,82832,80466.59%
Virginia Scott Stadium 61,500 [23] 49,270†35,21139,52240,88234,82439,867–239,57639,92964.92%
Virginia Tech Lane Stadium 66,233 [24] 62,23460,05463,71263,50765,632†63,120–378,25963,04395.18%
Wake Forest BB&T Field 31,500 [25] 24,39825,97225,16227,93825,33431,152†24,866184,82226,40383.82%

Bold – Exceeded capacity
†Season High

NFL Draft

Round #Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
12 Chicago Bears (from San Francisco) Mitchell Trubisky Quarterback North Carolina
17 Los Angeles Chargers Mike Williams Wide receiver Clemson
112 Houston Texans (from Philadelphia via Cleveland) Deshaun Watson Quarterback Clemson
129 Cleveland Browns (from Green Bay) David Njoku Tight end Miami
241 Minnesota Vikings (from Cincinnati) Dalvin Cook Running back Florida State
251 Denver Broncos DeMarcus Walker Defensive end Florida State
261 Green Bay Packers Josh Jones Safety NC State
391 Los Angeles Rams (from Kansas City via Buffalo) John Johnson Safety Boston College
397 Miami Dolphins Cordrea Tankersley Cornerback Clemson
3102 Seattle Seahawks Nazair Jones Defensive tackle North Carolina
3105 Pittsburgh Steelers James Conner Running back Pittsburgh
4113 Los Angeles Chargers Rayshawn Jenkins Safety Miami
4115 Arizona Cardinals (from Carolina) Dorian Johnson Guard Pittsburgh
4118 Philadelphia Eagles Mack Hollins Wide receiver North Carolina
4133 Dallas Cowboys Ryan Switzer Wide receiver North Carolina
4140 New York Giants Wayne Gallman Running back Clemson
4142 Houston Texans (from Cleveland) Carlos Watkins Defensive tackle Clemson
5150 New York Jets Jordan Leggett Tight end Clemson
5152 Carolina Panthers Corn Elder Cornerback Miami
5160 Cleveland Browns (from Minnesota via NY Jets) Roderick Johnson Tackle Florida State
5163 Buffalo Bills (from Denver via New England) Matt Milano Linebacker Boston College
5168 Oakland Raiders Marquel Lee Linebacker Wake Forest
5171 Buffalo Bills (from Dallas) Nathan Peterman Quarterback Pittsburgh
5179 Arizona Cardinals T. J. Logan Running back North Carolina
5180 Minnesota Vikings (from Kansas City) Danny Isidora Guard Miami
6186 Baltimore Ravens (from San Francisco) Chuck Clark Safety Virginia Tech
6196 New Orleans Saints Al-Quadin Muhammad Defensive end Miami
6200 New York Giants (from Indianapolis via New England and Tennessee) Adam Bisnowaty Tackle Pittsburgh
6201 Minnesota Vikings (from Washington) Bucky Hodges Tight end Virginia Tech
6206 Los Angeles Rams (from Miami) Sam Rogers Fullback Virginia Tech
6213 Pittsburgh Steelers Colin Holba Long snapper Louisville
6215 Detroit Lions (from New England) Brad Kaaya Quarterback Miami
6216 Dallas Cowboys (from Kansas City via New England) Marquez White Cornerback Florida State
7219 Minnesota Vikings (from Cleveland via San Francisco) Stacy Coley Wide receiver Miami
7229 San Francisco 49ers (from New Orleans) Adrian Colbert Cornerback Miami
7230 Washington Redskins (from Philadelphia via Minnesota) Josh Harvey-Clemons Safety Louisville
7233 Carolina Panthers (from Indianapolis via Cleveland) Harrison Butker Kicker Georgia Tech
7234 Los Angeles Rams (from Baltimore) Ejuan Price Linebacker Pittsburgh
7237 Miami Dolphins (from Tampa Bay) Isaiah Ford Wide receiver Virginia Tech
7240 Jacksonville Jaguars (from Miami) Marquez Williams Fullback Miami
7242 Oakland Raiders Elijah Hood Running back North Carolina
7245 Minnesota Vikings (from Kansas City) Jack Tocho Cornerback NC State
7252 Cleveland Browns (from Denver) Matthew Dayes Running back NC State

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