Atlantic Coast Conference football individual awards

Last updated March 03, 2025

The Atlantic Coast Conference honors players and coaches upon the conclusion of each college football season with the following individual honors as voted on by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association.^[1]

Coach of the Year

1953: Jim Tatum, Maryland
1954: William D. Murray, Duke
1955: Jim Tatum, Maryland
1956: Paul Amen, Wake Forest
1957: Earle Edwards, NC State
1958: Frank Howard, Clemson
1959: Paul Amen, Wake Forest
1960: William D. Murray, Duke
1961: Bill Elias, Virginia
1962: William D. Murray, Duke
1963: Jim Hickey, North Carolina; Earle Edwards, NC State
1964: Bill Tate, Wake Forest
1965: Earle Edwards, NC State
1966: Frank Howard, Clemson
1967: Earle Edwards, NC State
1968: George Blackburn, Virginia
1969: Paul Dietzel, South Carolina
1970: Cal Stoll, Wake Forest
1971: Bill Dooley, North Carolina
1972: Lou Holtz, NC State
1973: Jerry Claiborne, Maryland
1974: Red Parker, Clemson
1975: Jerry Claiborne, Maryland
1976: Jerry Claiborne, Maryland
1977: Charley Pell, Clemson
1978: Charley Pell, Clemson
1979: John Mackovic, Wake Forest
1980: Dick Crum, North Carolina
1981: Danny Ford, Clemson
1982: Bobby Ross, Maryland
1983: George Welsh, Virginia
1984: George Welsh, Virginia
1985: Bill Curry, Georgia Tech
1986: Dick Sheridan, NC State
1987: Bill Dooley, Wake Forest
1988: Steve Spurrier, Duke
1989: Steve Spurrier, Duke
1990: Bobby Ross, Georgia Tech
1991: George Welsh, Virginia
1992: Bill Dooley, Wake Forest
1993: Bobby Bowden, Florida State
1994: Fred Goldsmith, Duke
1995: George Welsh, Virginia
1996: Mack Brown, North Carolina
1997: Bobby Bowden, Florida State
1998: George O'Leary, Georgia Tech
1999: Tommy Bowden, Clemson
2000: George O'Leary, Georgia Tech
2001: Ralph Friedgen, Maryland
2002: Al Groh, Virginia
2003: Tommy Bowden, Clemson
2004: Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech
2005: Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech
2006: Jim Grobe, Wake Forest
2007: Al Groh, Virginia
2008: Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech
2009: Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech
2010: Ralph Friedgen, Maryland
2011: Mike London, Virginia
2012: David Cutcliffe, Duke
2013: David Cutcliffe, Duke
2014: Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech
2015: Dabo Swinney, Clemson
2016: Justin Fuente, Virginia Tech
2017: Mark Richt, Miami
2018: Dabo Swinney, Clemson^[2]
2019: Scott Satterfield, Louisville^[3]
2020: Brian Kelly, Notre Dame^[4]
2021: Dave Clawson, Wake Forest^[5]
2022: Mike Elko, Duke^[6]
2023: Mike Norvell, Florida State^[7]
2024: Rhett Lashlee, SMU^[8]

Player of the Year

Season	Winner	Pos.	Team
1953	Bernie Faloney	QB	Maryland
1954	Jerry Barger	QB	Duke
1955	Bob Pellegrini	C	Maryland
1956	Billy Ray Barnes	HB	Wake Forest
1957	Dick Christy	HB	NC State
1958	Alex Hawkins	HB	South Carolina
1959	Mike McGee	G	Duke
1960	Roman Gabriel	QB	NC State
1961	Roman Gabriel (2)	QB	NC State
1962	Billy Gambrell	HB	South Carolina
1963	Jay Wilkinson	HB	Duke
1964	Brian Piccolo	HB	Wake Forest
1965	Danny Talbott	QB	North Carolina
1966	Bob Davis	QB	Virginia
1967	Buddy Gore	HB	Clemson
1968	Frank Quayle	RB	Virginia
1969	Don McCauley	RB	North Carolina
1970	Don McCauley (2)	RB	North Carolina
1971	Ernie Jackson	CB	Duke
1972	Steve Jones	RB	Duke
1973	Willie Burden	RB	NC State
1974	Randy White	DT	Maryland
1975	Mike Voight	RB	North Carolina
1976	Mike Voight (2)	RB	North Carolina
1977	Steve Fuller	QB	Clemson
1978	Steve Fuller (2)	QB	Clemson
1979	Jay Venuto	QB	Wake Forest
1980	Lawrence Taylor	LB	North Carolina
1981	Jeff Davis	LB	Clemson
1982	Chris Castor	WR	Duke
1983	Ben Bennett	QB	Duke
1984	William Perry	DT	Clemson
1985	Barry Word	RB	Virginia
1986	Erik Kramer	QB	NC State
1987	Michael Dean Perry	DT	Clemson
1988	Anthony Dilweg	QB	Duke
1989	Clarkston Hines	WR	Duke
1990	Shawn Moore	QB	Virginia
1991	Matt Blundin	QB	Virginia
1992	Charlie Ward	QB	Florida State
1993	Charlie Ward (2)	QB	Florida State
1994	Robert Baldwin	RB	Duke
1995	Danny Kanell	QB	Florida State
1996	Tiki Barber	RB	Virginia
1997	Andre Wadsworth	DE	Florida State
1998	Torry Holt	WR	NC State
1999	Joe Hamilton	QB	Georgia Tech
2000	Chris Weinke	QB	Florida State
2001	E. J. Henderson	LB	Maryland
2002	Matt Schaub	QB	Virginia
2003	Philip Rivers	QB	NC State
2004	Bryan Randall	QB	Virginia Tech
2005	Chris Barclay	RB	Wake Forest
2006	Calvin Johnson	WR	Georgia Tech
2007	Matt Ryan	QB	Boston College
2008	Jonathan Dwyer	RB	Georgia Tech
2009	C. J. Spiller	RB/RS	Clemson
2010	Tyrod Taylor	QB	Virginia Tech
2011	David Wilson	RB	Virginia Tech
2012	Tajh Boyd	QB	Clemson
2013	Jameis Winston	QB	Florida State
2014	James Conner	RB	Pittsburgh
2015	Deshaun Watson	QB	Clemson
2016	Lamar Jackson	QB	Louisville
2017	Lamar Jackson (2)	QB	Louisville
2018 ^[9]	Travis Etienne	RB	Clemson
2019 ^[10]	Travis Etienne (2)	RB	Clemson
2020 ^[11]	Trevor Lawrence	QB	Clemson
2021 ^[12]	Kenny Pickett	QB	Pittsburgh
2022 ^[13]	Drake Maye	QB	North Carolina
2023 ^[14]	Jordan Travis	QB	Florida State
2024 ^[15]	Cam Ward	QB	Miami (FL)

Rookie of the Year

Season	Winner	Pos.	Team
1975	Ted Brown	RB	NC State
1976	James McDougald	RB	Wake Forest
1977	Amos Lawrence	RB	North Carolina
1978	Darrell Nicholson	LB	North Carolina
1979	Chuck McSwain	RB	Clemson
1980	Ben Bennett	QB	Duke
1981	Joe McIntosh	RB	NC State
1982	Michael Ramseur	RB	Wake Forest
1983	Cory Collier	RB	Georgia Tech
1984	John Ford	WR	Virginia
1985	Jerry Mays	RB	Georgia Tech
1986	Ray Agnew	DT	NC State
1987	Terry Allen	RB	Clemson
1988	Jessee Campbell	CB	NC State
1989	Shawn Jones	QB	Georgia Tech
1990	Ronald Williams	RB	Clemson
1991	Jimy Lincoln	RB	Georgia Tech
1992	Tamarick Vanover	WR	Florida State
1993	Leon Johnson	RB	North Carolina
1994	Ronde Barber	CB	Virginia
1995	Anthony Simmons	LB	Clemson
1996	Dré Bly	CB	North Carolina
1997	Travis Minor	RB	Florida State
1998	Ray Robinson	RB	NC State
1999	Koren Robinson	WR	NC State
2000	Philip Rivers	QB	NC State
2001	Chris Rix	QB	Florida State
2002	T. A. McLendon	RB	NC State
2003	Reggie Ball	QB	Georgia Tech
2004	Calvin Johnson	WR	Georgia Tech
2005	James Davis	RB	Clemson
2006	Riley Skinner	QB	Wake Forest
2007	Josh Adams	RB	Wake Forest
2008	Russell Wilson	QB	NC State
2009	Ryan Williams	RB	Virginia Tech
2010	Danny O'Brien	QB	Maryland
2011	Sammy Watkins	WR	Clemson
2012	Duke Johnson	RB	Miami (FL)
2013	Jameis Winston	QB	Florida State
2014	Brad Kaaya	QB	Miami (FL)
2015	Jordan Whitehead	S	Pittsburgh
2016	Deondre Francois	QB	Florida State
2017	A. J. Dillon	RB	Boston College
2018 ^[16]	Trevor Lawrence	QB	Clemson
2019 ^[17]	Sam Howell	QB	North Carolina
2020 ^[18]	Kyren Williams	RB	Notre Dame
2021 ^[19]	Tyler Van Dyke	QB	Miami (FL)
2022 ^[20]	Drake Maye	QB	North Carolina
2023 ^[21]	KC Concepcion	WR	NC State
2024 ^[22]	Isaac Brown	RB	Louisville

Offensive Player of the Year

1993: Charlie Ward, QB, Florida State
1994: Robert Baldwin, RB, Duke
1995: Danny Kanell, QB, Florida State
1996: Tiki Barber, RB, Virginia
1997: Thad Busby, QB, Florida State
1998: Torry Holt, WR, NC State
1999: Joe Hamilton, QB, Georgia Tech
2000: Chris Weinke, QB, Florida State
2001: Bruce Perry, RB, Maryland
2002: Matt Schaub, QB, Virginia
2003: Philip Rivers, QB, NC State
2004: Bryan Randall, QB, Virginia Tech
2005: Chris Barclay, RB, Wake Forest
2006: Calvin Johnson, WR, Georgia Tech
2007: Matt Ryan, QB, Boston College
2008: Jonathan Dwyer, RB, Georgia Tech
2009: C. J. Spiller, RB/KR, Clemson
2010: Tyrod Taylor, QB, Virginia Tech
2011: David Wilson, RB, Virginia Tech
2012: Tajh Boyd, QB, Clemson
2013: Jameis Winston, QB, Florida State
2014: James Conner, RB, Pittsburgh
2015: Deshaun Watson, QB, Clemson
2016: Lamar Jackson, QB, Louisville
2017: Lamar Jackson, QB, Louisville
2018: Travis Etienne, RB, Clemson ^[9]
2019: Travis Etienne, RB, Clemson^[10]
2020: Trevor Lawrence, QB, Clemson^[11]
2021: Kenny Pickett, QB, Pittsburgh^[12]
2022: Drake Maye, QB, North Carolina^[13]
2023: Jordan Travis, QB, Florida State^[23]
2024: Cam Ward, QB, Miami^[24]

Defensive Player of the Year

1993: Derrick Brooks, LB, Florida State
1994: Derrick Alexander, DE, Florida State
1995: Marcus Jones, DE, North Carolina
1996: Peter Boulware, LB, Florida State
1997: Andre Wadsworth, DE, Florida State
1998: Anthony Poindexter, DB, Virginia
1999: Keith Adams, LB, Clemson
2000: Levar Fisher, LB, NC State
2001: E. J. Henderson, LB, Maryland
2002: E. J. Henderson, LB, Maryland
2003: Darnell Dockett, DL, Florida State
2004: Leroy Hill, LB, Clemson
2005: D'Qwell Jackson, LB, Maryland
2006: Gaines Adams, DE, Clemson
2007: Chris Long, DE, Virginia
2008: Mark Herzlich, LB, Boston College
2009: Derrick Morgan, DE, Georgia Tech
2010: Da'Quan Bowers, DE, Clemson
2011: Luke Kuechly, LB, Boston College
2012: Björn Werner, DE, Florida State
2013: Aaron Donald, DL, Pittsburgh
2014: Vic Beasley, DE, Clemson
2015: Jeremy Cash, DB, Duke
2016: Ben Boulware, LB, Clemson; DeMarcus Walker, DE, Florida State
2017: Bradley Chubb, DE, NC State
2018: Clelin Ferrell, DE, Clemson^[9]
2019: Isaiah Simmons, LB, Clemson^[10]
2020: Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, LB, Notre Dame^[11]
2021: Jermaine Johnson II, DE, Florida State^[12]
2022: Calijah Kancey, DL, Pittsburgh^[13]
2023: Payton Wilson, LB, NC State^[25]
2024: Donovan Ezeiruaku, DE, Boston College^[26]

Offensive Rookie of the Year

2007: Josh Adams, RB, Wake Forest
2008: Russell Wilson, QB, NC State
2009: Ryan Williams, RB, Virginia Tech
2010: Danny O'Brien, QB, Maryland
2011: Sammy Watkins, WR, Clemson
2012: Duke Johnson, RB, Miami
2013: Jameis Winston, QB, Florida State
2014: Brad Kaaya, QB, Miami
2015: Qadree Ollison, RB, Pittsburgh
2016: Deondre Francois, QB, Florida State
2017: A. J. Dillon, RB, Boston College
2018: Trevor Lawrence, QB, Clemson ^[16]
2019: Sam Howell, QB, North Carolina ^[17]
2020: Kyren Williams, RB, Notre Dame^[18]
2021: Tyler Van Dyke, QB, Miami^[19]
2022: Drake Maye, QB, North Carolina^[20]
2023: KC Concepcion, WR, NC State^[27]
2024: Isaac Brown, RB, Louisville^[28]

Defensive Rookie of the Year

2006: Myron Rolle, DB, Florida State
2007: Deunta Williams, DB, North Carolina
2008: Sean Spence, LB, Miami
2009: Luke Kuechly, LB, Boston College
2010: Xavier Rhodes, CB, Florida State
2011: Merrill Noel, CB, Wake Forest
2012: Ronald Darby, CB, Florida State
2013: Kendall Fuller, CB, Virginia Tech
2014: Quin Blanding, S, Virginia
2015: Jordan Whitehead, DB, Pittsburgh
2016: Dexter Lawrence, DT, Clemson
2017: Brenton Nelson, S, Virginia
2018: Andre Cisco, S, Syracuse^[9]
2019: Gregory Rousseau, DE, Miami^[17]
2020: Bryan Bresee, DT, Clemson^[18]
2021: Andrew Mukuba, S, Clemson^[19]
2022: Patrick Payton, DE, Florida State^[20]
2023: Rueben Bain Jr., DL, Miami^[29]
2024: Sammy Brown, LB, Clemson^[30]

Brian Piccolo Award

1970: Paul Miller, QB, North Carolina
1971: Jim Webster, LB, North Carolina
1972: Mark Johnson, QB, Duke
1973: Al Neville, QB, Maryland
1974: David Visaggio, DG, Maryland
1975: Scott Gardner, QB, Virginia
1976: Jeff Green, DE, Duke
1977: Ralph Stringer, DB, NC State
1978: Rex Varn, DB, Clemson
1979: Al Richardson, LB, Georgia Tech^[31]
1980: Jack Cain, DB, Clemson
1981: Aaron Stewart, DB, Duke
1982: Kenny Duckett, WR, Wake Forest
1983: John Piedmonte, OLB, Wake Forest
1984: J. D. Maarleveld, T, Maryland
1985: Danny Burmeister, DB, N. Carolina
1986: Ray Williams, WR, Clemson
1987: No Recipient
1988: Jerry Mays, TB, Georgia Tech
1989: Michael Anderson, RB, Maryland
1990: Marc Mays, WR, Duke
1991: Scott Adell, T, NC State
1992: Dan Footman, DE, Florida State; Randy Cuthbert, TB, Duke
1993: Scott Youmans, DL, Duke
1994: Chris Harrison, T, Virginia
1995: Warren Forney, DT, Clemson
1996: John Lewis, RB, Wake Forest
1997: Sam Cowart, LB, Florida State
1998: Anthony Poindexter, DB, Virginia; Corey Simon, DT, Florida State
1999: Chris Weinke, QB, Florida State
2000: Ed Wilder, FB, Georgia Tech
2001: Matt Crawford, T, Maryland
2002: Anquan Boldin, WR, Florida State
2003: Kevin Bailey, OL, Virginia
2004: Frank Gore, RB, Miami
2005: Ryan Best, S, Virginia
2006: Glenn Sharpe, Miami
2007: Matt Robinson, DE, Wake Forest
2008: Robert Quinn, DE, North Carolina
2009: Toney Baker, RB, NC State
2010: Mark Herzlich, LB, Boston College; Nate Irving, LB, NC State
2011: Giovani Bernard, RB, North Carolina
2012: Shayon Green, DE, Miami; Chris Thompson, RB, Florida State
2013: Robert Godhigh, RB, Georgia Tech
2014: Duke Johnson, RB, Miami
2015: Hunter Knighton, OL, Miami^[32]
2016: James Conner, RB, Pittsburgh
2017: Trevon Young, DE/OLB, Louisville
2018: Greg Dortch, WR, Wake Forest^[33]
2019: Richard Yeargin, DE, Boston College^[34]
2020: Nolan Cooney, P, Syracuse^[35]
2021: McKenzie Milton, QB, Florida State; Justyn Ross, WR, Clemson^[36]
2022: Sam Hartman, QB, Wake Forest^[37]
2023: Mike Hollins, RB, Virginia^[38]

50th anniversary team

Bill Armstrong, Wake Forest (1973–1976)
Tiki Barber, Virginia (1993–1996)
Dré Bly, North Carolina (1996–1998)
Joe Bostic, Clemson (1975–1978)
Peter Boulware, Florida State (1994–1996)
Derrick Brooks, Florida State (1991–1994)
Ted Brown, NC State (1975–1978)
Kelvin Bryant, North Carolina (1979–1982)
Jerry Butler, Clemson (1975–1978)
Dennis Byrd, NC State (1965–1967)
Dick Christy, NC State (1955–1957)
Marco Coleman, Georgia Tech (1989–1991)
Bennie Cunningham, Clemson (1973–1975)
Jeff Davis, Clemson (1978–1981)
Jim Dombrowski, Virginia (1982–1985)
Warrick Dunn, Florida State (1993–1996)
Boomer Esiason, Maryland (1981–1983)
Steve Fuller, Clemson (1975–1978)
William Fuller, North Carolina (1980–1983)
Roman Gabriel, NC State (1960–1961)
Joe Hamilton, Georgia Tech (1996–1999)
Alex Hawkins, South Carolina (1956–1958)
Clarkston Hines, Duke (1986–1989)
Torry Holt, NC State (1995–1998)
Sebastian Janikowski, Florida State (1997–1999)
Marvin Jones, Florida State (1990–1992)
Stan Jones, Maryland (1951–1953)
Terry Kinard, Clemson (1978–1982)
Amos Lawrence, North Carolina (1977–1980)
Bob Matheson, Duke (1964–1966)
Don McCauley, North Carolina (1968–1970)
Mike McGee, Duke (1957–1959)
Herman Moore, Virginia (1988–1990)
Bob Pellegrini, Maryland (1953–1955)
Julius Peppers, North Carolina (1999–2001)
Michael Dean Perry, Clemson (1984–1987)
William Perry, Clemson (1981–1984)
Brian Piccolo, Wake Forest (1962–1964)
Frank Quayle, Virginia (1966–1968)
Jim Ritcher, NC State (1976–1979)
Anthony Simmons, Clemson (1995–1997)
Chris Slade, Virginia (1988–1992)
Norm Snead, Wake Forest (1958–1960)
Ken Swilling, Georgia Tech (1988–1991)
Lawrence Taylor, North Carolina (1978–1980)
Mike Voight, North Carolina (1973–1976)
Charlie Ward, Florida State (1990–1993)
Peter Warrick, Florida State (1996–1999)
Chris Weinke, Florida State (1997–2000)
Randy White, Maryland (1972–1974)

References

↑ 2010 ACC Football Media Guide Archived 2012-11-12 at the Wayback Machine (PDF), "ACC Honors Year by Year", p. 99, Atlantic Coast Conference, 2010.
↑ "Clemson's Swinney Voted ACC Coach of the Year". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 27, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
↑ "Louisville's Satterfield Voted ACC Coach of the Year". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. December 3, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
↑ "Notre Dame's Kelly Named ACC Coach of the Year". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. December 22, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
↑ "Wake's Forest's Clawson Voted ACC Coach of the Year". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. December 2, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
↑ "ACC Football Coach of the Year: Duke's Mike Elko" (Press release). Atlantic Coast Conference. December 1, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
↑ "Mike Norvell Earns ACC Coach of the Year Honors" (Press release). Atlantic Coast Conference. November 30, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
↑ "SMU's Rhett Lashlee Named 2024 ACC Coach of the Year" (Press release). Atlantic Coast Conference. November 30, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
1 2 3 4 "Clemson's Etienne Voted ACC Player of the Year". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 28, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
1 2 3 "Clemson's Etienne and Simmons Earn ACC Player of the Year Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. December 3, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
1 2 3 "Clemson's Lawrence Honored as ACC Player of the Year". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. December 22, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
1 2 3 "Pitt's Pickett Voted ACC Player of the Year". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. December 1, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
1 2 3 "UNC's Maye Selected as ACC Player of the Year". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 30, 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
↑ "FSU's Travis & NC State's Wilson Earn ACC Top Honors".
↑ "Miami's Ward and BC's Ezeiruaku Garner ACC Player of the Year Honors".
1 2 "Tigers' Lawrence Named ACC Rookie of the Year". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 27, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
1 2 3 "Howell, Rousseau Named ACC Rookies of the Year". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. December 3, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
1 2 3 "Notre Dame's Williams, Clemson's Bresee Voted ACC Rookies of the Year". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. December 22, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
1 2 3 "Miami's Van Dyke Selected as ACC Football Rookie of the Year". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. December 1, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
1 2 3 "Tar Heels' Maye Adds ACC Rookie of the Year to Honors List". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 30, 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
↑ "FSU's Travis & NC State's Wilson Earn ACC Top Honors".
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↑ "FSU's Travis & NC State's Wilson Earn ACC Top Honors".
↑ "Miami's Ward and BC's Ezeiruaku Garner ACC Player of the Year Honors".
↑ "FSU's Travis & NC State's Wilson Earn ACC Top Honors".
↑ "Miami's Ward and BC's Ezeiruaku Garner ACC Player of the Year Honors".
↑ "FSU's Travis & NC State's Wilson Earn ACC Top Honors".
↑ "Clemson's Brown, Louisville's Brown Named ACC Football Rookies of the Year".
↑ "FSU's Travis & NC State's Wilson Earn ACC Top Honors".
↑ "Clemson's Brown, Louisville's Brown Named ACC Football Rookies of the Year".
↑ The Atlanta Constitution, 1/23/1980, page 2-D
↑ "Miami's Knighton Named Winner Of Brian Piccolo Award". August 17, 2016. Archived from the original on October 7, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
↑ "Wake Forest's Dortch Earns Brian Piccolo Award". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 28, 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
↑ "Boston College's Yeargin Earns Brian Piccolo Award". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. December 2, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
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↑ "FSU's Milton, Clemson's Ross Named ACC's Piccolo Award Winners". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 29, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
↑ "Wake Forest's Hartman Named 2022 Brian Piccolo Award Recipient". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 28, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
↑ "Virginia's Mike Hollins Named 2023 Brian Piccolo Award Recipient". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 27, 2023. Retrieved November 27, 2023.

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[1] 2010 ACC Football Media Guide Archived 2012-11-12 at the Wayback Machine (PDF), "ACC Honors Year by Year", p. 99, Atlantic Coast Conference, 2010.

[2] "Clemson's Swinney Voted ACC Coach of the Year". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 27, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2018.

[3] "Louisville's Satterfield Voted ACC Coach of the Year". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. December 3, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2019.

[4] "Notre Dame's Kelly Named ACC Coach of the Year". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. December 22, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2020.

[5] "Wake's Forest's Clawson Voted ACC Coach of the Year". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. December 2, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021.

[6] "ACC Football Coach of the Year: Duke's Mike Elko" (Press release). Atlantic Coast Conference. December 1, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022.

[7] "Mike Norvell Earns ACC Coach of the Year Honors" (Press release). Atlantic Coast Conference. November 30, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023.

[8] "SMU's Rhett Lashlee Named 2024 ACC Coach of the Year" (Press release). Atlantic Coast Conference. November 30, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023.

[POY-9] 1 2 3 4 "Clemson's Etienne Voted ACC Player of the Year". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 28, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2018.

[Poy_2019-10] 1 2 3 "Clemson's Etienne and Simmons Earn ACC Player of the Year Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. December 3, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019.

[Poy_2020-11] 1 2 3 "Clemson's Lawrence Honored as ACC Player of the Year". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. December 22, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2020.

[POY_2021-12] 1 2 3 "Pitt's Pickett Voted ACC Player of the Year". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. December 1, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021.

[POY_2022-13] 1 2 3 "UNC's Maye Selected as ACC Player of the Year". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 30, 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.

[14] "FSU's Travis & NC State's Wilson Earn ACC Top Honors".

[15] "Miami's Ward and BC's Ezeiruaku Garner ACC Player of the Year Honors".

[ROY-16] 1 2 "Tigers' Lawrence Named ACC Rookie of the Year". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 27, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2018.

[Roy_2019-17] 1 2 3 "Howell, Rousseau Named ACC Rookies of the Year". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. December 3, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019.

[Roy_2020-18] 1 2 3 "Notre Dame's Williams, Clemson's Bresee Voted ACC Rookies of the Year". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. December 22, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2020.

[ROY_2021-19] 1 2 3 "Miami's Van Dyke Selected as ACC Football Rookie of the Year". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. December 1, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021.

[ROY_2022-20] 1 2 3 "Tar Heels' Maye Adds ACC Rookie of the Year to Honors List". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 30, 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.

[21] "FSU's Travis & NC State's Wilson Earn ACC Top Honors".

[22] "Clemson's Brown, Louisville's Brown Named ACC Football Rookies of the Year".

[23] "FSU's Travis & NC State's Wilson Earn ACC Top Honors".

[24] "Miami's Ward and BC's Ezeiruaku Garner ACC Player of the Year Honors".

[25] "FSU's Travis & NC State's Wilson Earn ACC Top Honors".

[26] "Miami's Ward and BC's Ezeiruaku Garner ACC Player of the Year Honors".

[27] "FSU's Travis & NC State's Wilson Earn ACC Top Honors".

[28] "Clemson's Brown, Louisville's Brown Named ACC Football Rookies of the Year".

[29] "FSU's Travis & NC State's Wilson Earn ACC Top Honors".

[30] "Clemson's Brown, Louisville's Brown Named ACC Football Rookies of the Year".

[31] The Atlanta Constitution, 1/23/1980, page 2-D

[32] "Miami's Knighton Named Winner Of Brian Piccolo Award". August 17, 2016. Archived from the original on October 7, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.

[33] "Wake Forest's Dortch Earns Brian Piccolo Award". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 28, 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2018.

[34] "Boston College's Yeargin Earns Brian Piccolo Award". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. December 2, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2019.

[35] "Nolan Cooney receives Brian Piccolo Award". localsyr.com. Nexstar Inc. December 22, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2020.

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v t e Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) football
Current teams	Boston College Eagles California Golden Bears Clemson Tigers Duke Blue Devils Florida State Seminoles Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Louisville Cardinals Miami Hurricanes NC State Wolfpack North Carolina Tar Heels Pittsburgh Panthers SMU Mustangs Stanford Cardinal Syracuse Orange Virginia Cavaliers Virginia Tech Hokies Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Championships and awards	Conference champions All-time standings ACC Championship Game ACC football honors
Seasons	1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e College football awards
College Football Hall of Fame
Player of the year	Heisman Trophy (winners) (1936) Maxwell Award (1937) The Sporting News Player of the Year (1942) Walter Camp Award (1967) AP Player of the Year (1998)
Positional awards	Bronko Nagurski Trophy (Defensive player) Chuck Bednarik Award (Defensive player) Lott Trophy (Defensive player) Outland Trophy (Interior lineman) Manning Award (Quarterback) Davey O'Brien Award (Quarterback) Doak Walker Award (Running back) Fred Biletnikoff Award (Receiver) John Mackey Award (Tight end) Joe Moore Award (Offensive line) Rimington Trophy (Center) Ted Hendricks Award (Defensive end) Butkus Award (Linebacker) Jim Thorpe Award (Defensive back) Lou Groza Award (Placekicker) Ray Guy Award (Punter) Patrick Mannelly Award (Long snapper) Jet Award (Return specialist) Peter Mortell (Holder)
Other national awards	Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (Senior quarterback) Paul Hornung Award (Most versatile) Lombardi Award (Best performance) Jacobs Blocking Trophy (Best blocker) Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Award (Best of Polynesian descent) Deacon Jones Trophy (HBCU's most outstanding player)
All-Americans	College Football All-America Team (unanimous selections) Little All-America team
Head coaching awards	AFCA Coach of the Year Award (1935) Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award (1957) Sporting News Coach of the Year (1963) Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award (1967) Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year (1976) Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (1986) George Munger Award (1989) Home Depot Coach of the Year (1994) AP Coach of the Year (1998) Bobby Bowden Coach of the Year Award (2009) Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award (2006) Woody Hayes Trophy (1977)
Assistant coaching awards	Broyles Award (Assistant Coach of the Year) AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year
Conference awards	ACC awards American awards Big 12 awards Big East awards Big Ten awards (MVP) CUSA awards MAC awards Pac-12 awards SEC awards Sun Belt awards SWC awards
FCS awards	Walter Payton Award (offensive player) Buck Buchanan Award (defensive player) Jerry Rice Award (freshman) Eddie Robinson Award (coach) STATS FCS Offensive Player of the Year STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Year STATS FCS Freshman Player of the Year STATS FCS Coach of the Year
Other divisions / associations	Harlon Hill Trophy (Div. II) Gagliardi Trophy (Div. III) Rawlings Award (NAIA) Hec Crighton Trophy (U Sports)
Academic, inspirational, and versatility awards	Academic All-America of the Year (Student-athlete) Disney's Wide World of Sports Spirit Award William V. Campbell Trophy (Student-athlete) Wuerffel Trophy (Humanitarian-athlete) Senior CLASS Award (Div. I FBS student-athlete) Burlsworth Trophy (Walk-on) Rudy Award (inspirational/motivational)
Service awards	Amos Alonzo Stagg Award Walter Camp Alumni of the Year Walter Camp Man of the Year National Football Foundation Distinguished American Award National Football Foundation Gold Medal Winners Theodore Roosevelt Award
Regional awards	Champ Pickens Cup (1923–1926; Southern Conference champion) Conerly Trophy (Mississippi) Jon Cornish Trophy (Canada) Dudley Award (Virginia) Norris Cup (North Carolina) Porter Cup (U.S. South) Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award (Texas;) Kent Hull Trophy (Mississippi) Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award (New England)
Awards organizations	Maxwell Football Club National Football Foundation Touchdown Club of Columbus Walter Camp Football Foundation DC Touchdown Club
Defunct awards	UPI Player of the Year (Best player; 1950–1991) Joseph V. Paterno Award (Best coach; 2010) Melberger Award (Div. III MVP; 1993–2011) Chic Harley Award (Best player; 1955–2018)) Archie Griffin Award (Most valuable; 1999–2018)