Week 5 - ACC Football Schedule
 
Friday, Sept. 27, 7:30 p.m. ET
Virginia Tech at #7 Miami
Series: Miami leads series, 25-15
Last meeting: Miami, 20-14 (2022)
ESPN: Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
SiriusXM Radio: SiriusXM 84 / SiriusXM 371
SiriusXM App: SiriusXM 84 / SiriusXM 371
 
Saturday, Sept. 28, Noon ET
Western Kentucky at (RV) Boston College
Series: First Meeting
Last meeting: N/A
ACCN: Jorge Sedano (play-by-play), Orlando Franklin (analyst), Morgan Uber (sideline)
SiriusXM Radio: SiriusXM 371
SiriusXM App: SiriusXM 371 / SiriusXM 983
 
Saturday, Sept. 28, Noon ET
Holy Cross at Syracuse
Series: Syracuse leads series, 24-5
Last meeting: Syracuse, 41-3 (2019)
ACCNX: Noah Reed (play-by-play), Craig Haubert (analyst)
SiriusXM Radio: SiriusXM 139 / SiriusXM 194
SiriusXM App: SiriusXM 956
 
Saturday, Sept. 28, 2 p.m. ET
Northern Illinois at NC State
Series: NC State leads series, 1-0
Last meeting: NC State, 41-14 (1997)
The CW: Thom Brennaman (play-by-play), Max Browne (analyst), Caleb Gebhart (sideline)
SiriusXM Radio: SiriusXM 137 / SiriusXM 193 / SiriusXM 386
SiriusXM App: SiriusXM 955 / SiriusXM 976
 
Saturday, Sept. 28, 3:30 p.m. ET
#15 Louisville at #16 Notre Dame
Series: Series is tied, 2-2
Last meeting: Louisville, 33-20 (2023)
Peacock: Paul Burmeister (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), Zora Stephenson (sideline)
SiriusXM Radio: SiriusXM 85 / SiriusXM 129
SiriusXM App: SiriusXM 85 / SiriusXM 129
 
Saturday, Sept. 28, 3:30 p.m. ET
Louisiana at Wake Forest
Series: First Meeting
Last meeting: N/A
ACCN: Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (analyst), Coley Harvey (sideline)
SiriusXM Radio: SiriusXM 371
SiriusXM App: SiriusXM 371 / SiriusXM 988
 
Saturday, Sept. 28, 4 p.m. ET
North Carolina at Duke
Series: North Carolina leads series, 65-41-4
Last meeting: North Carolina, 47-45 (2023)
ESPN2: Mike Monaco (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), Dawn Davenport (sideline)
SiriusXM Radio: SiriusXM 137 / SiriusXM 193 / SiriusXM 385
SiriusXM App: SiriusXM 955 / SiriusXM 975
 
Saturday, Sept. 28, 7 p.m. ET
Stanford at #17 Clemson
Series: Clemson leads series, 1-0
Last meeting: Clemson, 27-21 (1986)
ESPN: Mark Jones (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst), Quint Kessenich (sideline)
SiriusXM Radio: SiriusXM 139 / SiriusXM 194 / SiriusXM 384
SiriusXM App: SiriusXM 956 / SiriusXM 974
 
Saturday, Sept. 28, 8 p.m. ET
Florida State at (RV) SMU
Series: First Meeting
Last meeting: N/A
ACCN: Wes Durham (play-by-play), Tom Luginbill (analyst), Dana Boyle (sideline)
SiriusXM Radio: SiriusXM 137 / SiriusXM 193 / SiriusXM 371
SiriusXM App: SiriusXM 371 / SiriusXM 955
 
 
ACC NOTES
Conference Play Continues to Ramp Up in Week 5

• The ACC was the only conference to have played conference games in each of the first three weeks (Week 0, Week 1 and Week 2) of the season to start the year.
• For the second consecutive week, the ACC will host four conference games, including another ACC game in primetime on ESPN on Friday night, September 27.

 
ACC History Continues – A First for SMU

• Week 5 of the 2024 college football season will mark a historical one, as SMU will play its first conference game as an ACC member when the Mustangs host Florida State on Saturday, September 28, at 8 p.m. ET in Dallas, Texas.
• The Mustangs’ ACC first comes one week after both Stanford and Cal played their first league game last week in Week 4, both of which came on the road.
• Stanford was victorious in its ACC opener, becoming the ninth current or former ACC program to win its first-ever league game.
• Cal was unable to win in its ACC opener, as the Golden Bears fell on the road at Florida State 14-9 on Saturday, September 21.
• This week, SMU has the chance to join Stanford and seven other full-time schools - Duke, North Carolina, Maryland, Florida State, Miami, Louisville and Virginia Tech, as well as Notre Dame (2020) - in winning their first conference game as a member of the ACC.
• Like Cal, SMU drew Florida State for its program’s first-ever ACC game on September 28. The Seminoles have been a team’s first-ever conference opponent four times thus far, with the fifth coming versus SMU, the most by an ACC team, and has played the spoiler on most occasions, having gone 3-1 in those contests.

 
Close Calls Continue in ACC Play

• The ACC has been known for close games each year throughout conference play the last few years. Prior to the start of this season, the ACC had 73 league games decided by eight points or less over the last three years (2021-23).
• The 73 one-touchdown score games came over 168 total conference games during the three-year span, a mark of 43.5 percent.
• The trend has continued this season in 2024, as five of the eight ACC league games to date have been decided by less than eight points.

 
ACC in Non-Conference Play

• Through Week 4 of the 2024 college football season, the ACC is 37-11 overall in non-conference play.
• Overall, the ACC has eight non-conference wins versus fellow Power 4 conference foes.
• The ACC has recorded five non-conference wins over the other Power 4 conferences on the road.
• Week 5 features five non-conference games for ACC teams, highlighted by a top-20 matchup between No. 15 Louisville and No. 16 Notre Dame on Saturday, September 28, at 3:30 p.m. ET in South Bend, Indiana.

 
Week 4 – Lighting of the Scoreboard

• Week 4 saw an ACC record of 743 points scored combined by the 16 ACC teams that played.
• Seven teams scored 40 points or more on the week, highlighted by 73 points from Pitt in a 73-17 win over Youngstown State.

 
Three Teams Ranked in the Latest AP and Coaches Top 25 Polls

• The ACC has three teams ranked in the AP Top 25 Poll this week (September 22), the same three teams that were in the poll last week. All three teams moved up in this week’s poll - Miami (No. 7), Louisville (No. 15), and Clemson (No. 17).
• Miami is in the top 10 of the AP Poll for the third consecutive week this season. Prior to this year, the Hurricanes were last ranked in the top 10 at No. 9 in the Week 14 poll in the 2020 season (December 6, 2020). Sunday’s No. 7 ranking is tied for Miami’s highest ranking in the AP poll since October 4, 2020, when the Hurricanes also checked in seventh nationally.
• With their conference home wins last week, Louisville and Clemson both climbed up four spots this week.
• Three other teams received votes in the AP poll - Boston College (55), Pitt (37) and SMU (2).
• Three same ACC teams were ranked in the latest top 25 of the US LBM Coaches Poll (September 22) – Miami (No. 9), Clemson (No. 15) and Louisville (No. 17).
• Miami moved up two spots and into the top 10 at No. 9 this week, while Clemson jumped four spots and Louisville climbed up three spots, respectively, with their home conference wins last week.
• Four other ACC teams received votes in the coaches poll - Pitt (50), Boston College (15), Duke (14) and SMU (4).