Jerome Miron-Imagn Images Football January 28, 2026 ACC Headlines College Football’s Labor Day Weekend with Blockbuster Contests CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – As part of the Atlantic Coast Conference’s 2026 football schedule, the ACC will once again command the national spotlight throughout Labor Day weekend, with 14 teams in action across 12 games spanning the five days of opening week. The weekend slate features two ACC conference matchups, six non-conference games against Power Four non-conference opponents and a nationally prominent Monday night showcase to close the opening weekend of the college football season. The ACC will again anchor college football on Labor Day Monday, as SMU travels to Florida State for a marquee conference matchup in Tallahassee. The game marks the 17th consecutive year the ACC has played on Labor Day (excluding the 2020 COVID season) and the 20th overall since Florida State and Miami met in the inaugural Labor Day night game in 2005. A total of 14 ACC teams will be in action during Week 1, highlighted by a pair of conference contests: Miami travels to Stanford on Friday, September 4, and SMU visits Florida State on Monday, September 7. The ACC will play the most Power Four non-conference games of any conference during Week 1, totaling six such matchups. Georgia Tech will host Colorado on either Thursday, September 3, or Saturday, September 5, while Louisville will face Ole Miss at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee, on either Saturday, September 5, or Sunday, September 6. Additional Power Four non-conference matchups include Clemson at LSU and Boston College at Cincinnati on Saturday, September 5. Week 1 action also includes five additional home games, with Pitt hosting Miami (Ohio), Wake Forest welcoming Akron, Syracuse hosting New Hampshire and Virginia Tech opening the James Franklin era as the Hokies host VMI at Lane Stadium. Duke will also host Tulane, the 2025 American Conference champion and a participant in last season’s College Football Playoff. The season will culminate with the 2026 ACC Football Championship Game on Saturday, December 5, at noon ET on ABC from Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. Fans are encouraged to sign up for the ACC Football mailing list to be among the first to receive information on ticket offers, on-sale dates and pricing. Click here for more information. The ACC, in conjunction with its television partners ESPN, ACC Network and The CW, will announce kickoff times for the first three weeks of the season in late May. One game in each of Weeks 8, 9, and 10 will be moved to Friday, with those additional scheduling details to be announced later. The full 2026 ACC Football schedule was announced on Monday, January 26, featuring a nationally prominent slate of conference and non-conference matchups throughout the season. Click here for full release. About The ACC The Atlantic Coast Conference, in its 73rd year and 18 members strong, stands as one of the most competitive and revered intercollegiate conferences in the nation. ACC members including Boston College, Cal, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, NC State, Notre Dame, Pitt, SMU, Stanford, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech, and Wake Forest are dedicated to upholding the league's founding values of academic excellence, athletic competition at the highest level, and integrity. The ACC supports 28 NCAA sports, with 15 for women and 13 for men, and its member institutions span 12 states. In August 2019, the ACC and ESPN partnered to launch ACC Network (ACCN), a 24/7 national network exclusively devoted to ACC sports and original programming. For more information, visit theACC.com and follow the ACC on Instagram (@accsports), Twitter (@theACC) and Facebook (facebook.com/theACC).