Thursday, Oct. 26
Syracuse (4-3, 0-3 ACC) at Virginia Tech (3-4, 2-1 ACC)
7:30 p.m.; ESPN
Syracuse leads series, 11-8
Last meeting: Syracuse, 41-36 (2021)
Head Coaches: Syracuse: Dino Babers – (40-52 in eighth season at Syracuse; 77-68 in 12th season overall)
Virginia Tech: Brent Pry – (6-12 in second season at VT; 6-12 in second season overall)
Notes:
- Both Syracuse and Virginia are coming off open weeks.
- The Orange have won two straight against the Hokies and own an 11-8 advantage in the series.
- Syracuse and Virginia Tech met every year from 1992-2003 when both were members of The BIG EAST Conference. Thursday’s game will be the third meeting between the teams as members of the ACC.
- The Orange are 17-8 in weekday games since beating Kansas State in the 2010 Pinstripe Bowl.
- The Hokies have thrived in ESPN’s Thursday night showcase, appearing 35 times with a record of 23-12.
- Syracuse has given up just 12 kickoff return yards. The 12.0 yards per kickoff return ranks fourth nationally.
- Virginia Tech ranks second in the ACC in punt returns (13.5 ypr), and fourth in kickoff returns (24.93 ypr).
Saturday, Oct. 28
No. 4 Florida State (7-0, 5-0 ACC) at Wake Forest (4-3, 1-3 ACC)
Noon; ABC
FSU leads series, 30-9-1
Last meeting: Wake Forest, 31-21 (2022)
Head Coaches:
Florida State:Mike Norvell – (25-16 in fourth season at FSU ; 63-31 in eighth season overall)
Wake Forest: Dave Clawson – (63-56 in 10th season at WF; 153-136 in 24th season overall)
Notes:
- Florida State travels to Wake Forest for the Seminoles’ first road game in the month of October after starting the month with a three-game homestand.
- The Demon Deacons hold a 23-5 (.821) record in home contests since the start of the 2019 season, which included a program-record 11-game winning streak spanning from the 2020 to 2022 seasons. The 82.1 percent win rate ranks second in the ACC during that time period.
- The Seminoles extended their winning streak to 13 games, the longest active streak in the ACC and the third-longest active streak in the country.
- FSU leads the ACC in scoring defense in October, allowing an average of 13.3 points per game this month.
- Since the start of the 2020 season, Wake Forest holds a 13-3 record during the month of October.
Saturday, Oct. 28
Virginia (2-5, 2-1 ACC) at Miami (5-2, 1-2 ACC)
3:30 p.m.; ACCN
Miami leads series, 12-8
Last meeting: Miami, 14-12 (4OT) (2022)
Head Coaches:
Virginia: Tony Elliott – (5-12 in second season at UVA; 5-12 in second season overall)
Miami: Mario Cristobal – (10-9 in second season at Miami; 72-69 in 13th season overall)
Notes:
- Both Virginia and Miami are coming off big conference wins that were decided by one score – Virginia at North Carolina (31-27) and Clemson at Miami (28-20).
- After the 31-27 upset win over previously unbeaten and then-No. 10 North Carolina, Virginia was named the Cheez-It National Team of the Week for games the weekend of Oct. 21, as selected by the All-America Committee of the FWAA.
- Virginia’s victory was the first road win over a top-10 team in program history.
- Miami freshman quarterback Emory Williams made his first career start in place of the injured Tyler Van Dyke last week versus Clemson. He completed 24-of-33 passes for 151 yards with one touchdown and one interception in the win over the Tigers.
Saturday, Oct. 28
UConn (1-6) at Boston College (4-3, 2-2 ACC)
Noon; ACCN
BC leads series, 12-1-2
Last meeting: UConn, 13-3 (2022)
Head Coaches:
UConn: Jim Mora – (7-13, in second season at UConn; 53-43 in eighth season overall)
Boston College: Jeff Hafley – (19-23 in fourth season at BC; 19-23 in fourth season at BC)
Notes:
- Boston College returns home for the first time in a month with its final non-conference game against Connecticut on Saturday, Oct. 28.
- Boston College started the season 1-3 for the second consecutive year and the fifth time since 2011. The Eagles last rallied from 1-3 to reach a bowl game in 2017.
- UConn is 1-6 on the season, with the lone win coming on the road at Rice (38-31) on Oct. 7.
- The Huskies are 0-2 versus the ACC this year, with losses at home to NC State (24-14) on Aug. 31 and Duke (41-7) on Sept. 23.
- BC quarterback Thomas Castellanos is one of four quarterbacks in the country with 1,000 passing yards and 500 rushing yards. He is one of four FBS quarterbacks with multiple 100-yard rushing games and the only Power 5 quarterback with multiple 100-yard rushing games.
- UConn quarterback Ta’Quan Roberson leads the Huskie offense with 1,145 passing yards and eight touchdowns.
Saturday, Oct. 28
Clemson (4-3, 2-3 ACC) at NC State (4-3, 1-2 ACC)
2 p.m.; The CW
Clemson leads series, 60-29-1
Last meeting: Clemson, 30-20 (2022)
Head Coaches:
Clemson: Dabo Swinney – (165-42 in 16th season at CU; 165-42 in 16th season overall)
NC State: Dave Doeren – (76-57 11th season at NCSU ; 99-61 in 13th season overall)
Notes:
- Three of the last six contests between Clemson and NC State have been one score games and two of the last six have gone into at least one overtime.
- Saturday’s contest will feature two head coaches each attempting to rewrite his respective school’s record book. Clemson’s Dabo Swinney will attempt to earn his 166th career victory as head coach of the Tigers to pass Frank Howard for sole possession of the most career head coaching wins at Clemson. NC State Dave Doeren (76) enters the game one victory shy of tying Earle Edwards (77) as the winningest coach in Wolfpack history.
- The Tigers will attempt to rebound this week following a double-overtime road loss to Miami (Fla.). Clemson has not lost consecutive games in a single season since November 2011. Clemson’s 161 consecutive games played without consecutive losses in the same season is the program’s longest streak in school history as well as the nation’s longest active streak.
- The Wolfpack are also coming off a loss, falling to Duke prior to their opening week last week.
Saturday, Oct. 28
No. 20 Duke (5-2, 2-1 ACC) at No. 18 Louisville (6-1, 3-1 ACC)
3:30 p.m.; ESPN
Louisville leads series, 3-0
Last meeting: Louisville, 62-22 (2021)
Head Coaches:
Duke: Mike Elko – (14-6 in second season at Duke; 14-6 in second season overall)
Louisville: Jeff Brohm – (6-1 in first season at Louisville ; 72-45 in 10th season overall)
Notes:
- Heading into the top-20 matchup on Saturday, both the Duke Blue Devils and Louisville Cardinals are coming off road losses. Saturday’s game marks the first time these two programs have met while both are nationally ranked.
- Louisville is Duke’s fourth nationally-ranked opponent faced in its opening eight games. The last time the Blue Devils faced four ranked opponents in the same season was in 2013.
- Louisville is looking for its first nine-game home winning streak since the 2015 and 2016 seasons. The Cardinals are looking for their second-straight win over opponents ranked in the Associated Press Poll for the first time since defeating West Virginia and Florida in 2011.
- Louisville is 18th in total offense (460.7 ypg) and 25th in total defense (317.9 ypg), one of two ACC teams in the top 25 on both.
- The Blue Devils rank in the top half of the ACC in both scoring offense (7th; 29.57 ppg) and defense (1st; 13.86 ppg). They are the only ACC school averaging 25.0 points per game and allowing less than 15.0 points per outing.
Saturday, Oct. 28
Pitt (2-5, 1-3 ACC) at No. 14 Notre Dame (6-2)
3:30 p.m.; NBC
Notre Dame leads series, 50-21-1
Last meeting: Notre Dame, 45-3 (2020)
Head Coaches:
Pitt: Pat Narduzzi – (65-46 in ninth season at Pitt; 64-46 in ninth season overall)
Notre Dame: Marcus Freeman – (15-7 in second full season at ND; 15-7 in second full season overall)
Notes:
- Pitt and Notre Dame will meet for the 73rd time on Saturday, as the Panthers will visit Notre Dame Stadium for the first time since 2018.
- A total of 10 of the past 13 games between Pitt and Notre Dame have been decided by single digits, which includes each of the past six encounters at Notre Dame Stadium.
- Pitt is looking to bounce back from a road loss at Wake Forest in the closing seconds of the fourth quarter.
- Notre Dame is coming off an open week after defeating No. 10 Southern Cal 48-20 in South Bend, Indiana.
- Pitt is tied for the ACC lead and ranks 11th nationally with an average of 3.14 sacks per game.
- The Panthers are 1-1 versus top 25 teams this season, with a home loss to No. 17 North Carolina (41-24) and a win at home over No. 14 Louisville (38-21)
Saturday, Oct. 28
No. 17 North Carolina (6-1, 3-1 ACC) at Georgia Tech (3-4, 2-2 ACC)
8 p.m.; ACCN
GT leads series, 32-22-3
Last meeting: GT, 21-17 (2022)
Head Coaches:
North Carolina: Mack Brown – (105-69-1 in 15th season at UNC; 280-145-1 in 35th season overall)
Georgia Tech: Brent Key – (7-8 in first full season at GT; 7-8 in first full season overall)
Notes:
- North Carolina and Georgia Tech are both coming off home losses in conference play.
- North Carolina will be playing just its second true road game of the season, with the lone road game a 41-24 win at Pitt on Sept. 23.
- Georgia Tech has alternated wins and losses all season long and is coming off a 38-23 loss at home to Boston College last week.
- UNC quarterback Drake Maye is averaging 321.3 passing yards per game, which currently ranks fourth in the FBS.
- Georgia Tech quarterback Haynes King is first in the ACC and 10th nationally with 17 passing touchdowns on the season. He is also first in the league and 14th in all of FBS in points responsible for this season with 120.
