2017 Atlantic Coast Conference football season


The 2017 Atlantic Coast Conference football season was the 65th season of College Football play for the Atlantic Coast Conference. It was played from August 31, 2017 to January 1, 2018. The Atlantic Coast Conference consisted of 14 members in two divisions. It was part of the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The entire 2017 schedule was released on January 24, 2017. The defending ACC Champions were the Clemson Tigers. The Atlantic Division regular season champions were Clemson, and the Coastal Division regular season champions were Miami. The 2017 ACC Championship Game was played on December 2, 2017, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Clemson defeated Miami by a score of 38–3.

Preseason

ACC Media days

Preseason Poll

The 2017 ACC Preseason Poll was announced following the ACC Football Kickoff meetings in Charlotte, North Carolina on July 13–14. Florida State and Miami were selected to win the Atlantic Division and Coastal Division, respectively. Lamar Jackson of Louisville was voted the Preseason ACC Player of the Year. It was voted on by 167 media members, all of which were in attendance for the ACC Football Kickoff.
ACC Championship Votes
  1. Florida State – 118
  2. Clemson – 35
  3. Louisville – 7
  4. Virginia Tech – 3
  5. Miami – 3
  6. Duke – 1
Atlantic Division
  1. Florida State – 1,108
  2. Clemson – 1,007
  3. Louisville – 843
  4. NC State – 658
  5. Wake Forest – 415
  6. Syracuse – 362
  7. Boston College – 283
Coastal Division
  1. Miami – 1,065
  2. Virginia Tech – 932
  3. Georgia Tech – 708
  4. Pittsburgh – 673
  5. North Carolina – 606
  6. Duke – 473
  7. Virginia – 219

    Preseason ACC Player of the year

  8. Lamar Jackson, LOU – 113
  9. Deondre Francois, FSU – 23
  10. Christian Wilkins, CLEM – 11
  11. Harold Landry, BC – 8
  12. Jaylen Samuels, NCST – 7
  13. Eric Dungey, CUSE–- 2
  14. Shaquille Quarterman MIA, Ahmmon Richards MIA, Daniel Jones, DUKE – 1

    Preseason All Conference Teams

Offense
Defense
Specialist
Source:

Recruiting classes

Coaches

Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season
TeamHead coachYears at schoolOverall recordRecord at schoolACC record
Boston CollegeSteve Addazio534-2921-1810-22
ClemsonDabo Swinney1075-3575-3555-15
DukeDavid Cutcliffe1088-8544-5625-47
Florida StateJimbo Fisher768-1468-1445-11
Georgia TechPaul Johnson10175-7867-3942-30
LouisvilleBobby Petrino8113-4371-2219-7
MiamiMark Richt2154-559-45-3
North CarolinaLarry Fedora663-4129-2226-14
NC StateDave Doeren541-2418-209-23
PittsburghPat Narduzzi316-1016-1011-5
SyracuseDino Babers241-204-82-6
VirginiaBronco Mendenhall2101-532-101-7
Virginia TechJustin Fuente236-2710-46-2
Wake ForestDave Clawson4100-9410-155-19

Rankings

Schedule

† denotes Homecoming game

Regular season

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Week 10

Week 11

Week 12

Week 13

Championship game

Week 14 (2017 ACC Championship Game)

ACC vs other conferences

ACC vs Power 5 matchups

This is a list of the power conference teams. Although the NCAA does not consider BYU a "Power Five" school, the ACC considers games against BYU as satisfying its "Power Five" scheduling requirement. The ACC plays in the non-conference games. All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.
DateVisitorHomeSiteSignificanceScore
September 2NC StateSouth CarolinaBank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NCBelk Kickoff GameL 28–35
September 2CaliforniaNorth CarolinaKenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NCL 30–35
September 2#1 Alabama#3 Florida StateMercedes Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GAChick-fil-A Kickoff GameL 7–24
September 2Purdue#16 LouisvilleLucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, INW 35–28
September 3#22 West Virginia#21 Virginia TechFedEx Field • Landover, MDVirginia Tech–West Virginia football rivalryW 31–24
September 4#25 TennesseeGeorgia TechMercedes Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GAChick-fil-A Kickoff GameL 41–42
September 9IndianaVirginiaScott Stadium • Charlottesville, VAL 17–34
September 9Pittsburgh#4 Penn StateBeaver Stadium • University Park, PAPenn State–Pittsburgh football rivalryL 14–33
September 9#13 Auburn#3 ClemsonMemorial Stadium • Clemson, SCAuburn–Clemson football rivalryW 14–6
September 16Notre DameBoston CollegeAlumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MAL 20–49
September 16#9 Oklahoma StatePittsburghHeinz Field • Pittsburgh, PAL 21–59
September 16BaylorDukeWallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NCW 34–20
September 23SyracuseLSUTiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LAL 26–35
October 7#21 Notre DameNorth CarolinaKenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NCL 10–30
October 28# 14 North Carolina State#9 Notre DameNotre Dame Stadium • South Bend, INL 14–35
November 4Wake Forest#5 Notre DameNotre Dame Stadium • South Bend, INL 37–48
November 11#3 Notre Dame#7 MiamiHard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FLCatholics vs. Convicts rivalryW 41–8
November 25#7 GeorgiaGeorgia TechBobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GAClean, Old-Fashioned HateL 7–38
November 25LouisvilleKentuckyCommonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KYGovernor's CupW 44–17
November 25#4 ClemsonSouth CarolinaWilliams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SCBattle of the Palmetto StateW 34–10
November 25Florida StateFloridaBen Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FLFlorida–Florida State football rivalryW 38–22

Records against other conferences

2017 records against non-conference foes :
Regular Season
Post Season

Postseason

Bowl games

Rankings are from CFP rankings. All times Eastern Time Zone. ACC teams shown in bold.

Awards and honors

Player of the week honors

All-conference teams

First Team
Second Team
Third Team

ACC Individual Awards">Atlantic Coast Conference football individual awards">ACC Individual Awards

ACC Player of the Year
ACC Rookie of the Year
ACC Coach of the Year
ACC Offensive Player of the Year
ACC Offensive Rookie of the Year
Jacobs Blocking Trophy
ACC Defensive Player of the Year
ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year

All-Americans

Consensus
Unanimous selection: Bradley Chubb - NC State
Associated Press
Bradley Chubb - NC State,
Clelin Ferrell - Clemson,
Lamar Jackson - Louisville,
Mitch Hyatt - Clemson,
Christian Wilkins - Clemson,
Dorian O'Daniel - Clemson,
Derwin James - Florida State,
Tyrone Crowder - Clemson,
Jaylen Samuels - NC State,
Steve Ishmael - Syracuse,
Austin Bryant - Clemson,
Micah Kiser - Virginia,
Tremaine Edmunds - Virginia Tech,
Quin Blanding - Virginia,
Walter Camp
Bradley Chubb - NC State
Steve Ishmael - Syracuse,
Mitch Hyatt - Clemson,
Lamar Jackson - Louisville,
Austin Bryant - Clemson,
Christian Wilkins - Clemson,
Micah Kiser - Virginia,
Joe Giles-Harris - Duke,
Derwin James - Florida State,
Quin Blanding - Virginia,
Lukas Denis - Boston College
FWAA
Bradley Chubb - NC State,
Austin Bryant - Clemson,
Derwin James - Florida State,
Lamar Jackson - Louisville,
Steve Ishmael - Syracuse,
Mitch Hyatt - Clemson,
Clelin Ferrell - Clemson,
Micah Kiser - Virginia,
Quin Blanding - Virginia,

National Award Winners

Bold – Exceeded capacity
†Season High

NFL Draft

There were a total of 45 athletes from the Atlantic Coast Conference selected in the 2018 NFL Draft. This was the second most from a single conference in the draft, and the third most from the ACC all–time. Georgia Tech was the only member university to not have a player drafted.
Round #Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
15Denver BroncosBradley ChubbDefensive endNC State
116Buffalo Bills Tremaine EdmundsLinebackerVirginia Tech
117Los Angeles ChargersDerwin JamesSafetyFlorida State
118Green Bay Packers Jaire AlexanderCornerbackLouisville
128Pittsburgh SteelersTerrell EdmundsSafetyVirginia Tech
132Baltimore Ravens Lamar JacksonQuarterbackLouisville
241Tennessee Titans Harold LandryLinebackerBoston College
254Cincinnati Bengals Jessie Bates IIISafetyWake Forest
262Minnesota VikingsBrian O'NeillTacklePittsburgh
367Indianapolis ColtsChad ThomasDefensive endMiami
369New York GiantsB.J. HillDefensive tackleNC State
374Washington RedskinsGeron ChristianOffensive tackleLouisville
375Kansas City ChiefsDerrick NnadiDefensive tackleFlorida State
384Los Angeles ChargersJustin JonesDefensive tackleNC State
399Denver BroncosIsaac YiadomCornerbackBoston College
3100Kansas City ChiefsDorian O'DanielLinebackerClemson
4104Indianapolis ColtsNyheim HinesRunning BackNC State
4107New York JetsChris HerndonTight EndMiami
4112Cincinnati BengalsMark WaltonRunning BackMiami
4117Tampa Bay BuccaneersJordan WhiteheadSafetyPittsburgh
4125Philadelphia EaglesAvonte MaddoxCornerbackPittsburgh
4127New Orleans SaintsRick LeonardTackleFlorida State
4128San Francisco 49ersKentavius StreetDefensive EndNC State
4129Jacksonville JaguarsWill RichardsonTackleNC State
4130Philadelphia EaglesJosh SweatDefensive EndFlorida State
5139New York GiantsRJ McIntoshDefensive TackleMiami
5147Los Angeles RamsMicah KiserLinebackerVirginia
5158Cincinnati BengalsAndrew BrownDefensive EndVirginia
5163Washington RedskinsTim SettleDefensive TackleVirginia Tech
5165Pittsburgh SteelersJaylen SamuelsFullbackNC State
5166Buffalo BillsWyatt TellerGuardVirginia Tech
6177Houston TexansDuke EjioforDefensive EndWake Forest
6185Indianapolis ColtsDeon CainWide ReceiverClemson
6187Buffalo BillsRay-Ray McCloudWide ReceiverClemson
6189New Orleans SaintsKamrin MooreCornerbackBoston College
6205Los Angeles RamsTrevon YoungDefensive EndLouisville
6210New England PatriotsBraxton BerriosWide ReceiverMiami
7234Carolina PanthersAndre SmithLinebackerNorth Carolina
7235Indianapolis ColtsZaire FranklinLinebackerSyracuse
7241Washington RedskinsGreg StromanCornerbackVirginia Tech
7242Carolina PanthersKendrick NortonDefensive tackleMiami
7250New England PatriotsRyan IzzoTight EndFlorida State
7253Cincinnati BengalsAuden TateWide ReceiverFlorida State
7255Buffalo BillsAustin ProehlWide ReceiverNorth Carolina