2022 SCHEDULE – WEEK 0 (AUG. 27)
Saturday, Aug. 27 Time, TV SiriusXM App/Web
Duquesne (0-0) at Florida State (0-0) 5 p.m., ACCN 84 84
Series: First Meeting
ACCN: Drew Carter (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst), Lericia Harris (sideline)
Florida A&M (0-0) at North Carolina (0-0) 8:15 p.m., ACCN 84 84
Series: First Meeting
ACCN: Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst), Kelsey Riggs (sideline)
ACC NOTES
TWO ACC TEAMS OPEN SEASON IN WEEK ZERO
Florida State and North Carolina will open the 2022 football season on Saturday, Aug. 27 as part of the Week Zero schedule. The Seminoles face Duquesne at Doak Campbell Stadium at 5 p.m. The Tar Heels welcome Florida A&M to Kenan Stadium for an 8:15 p.m. kickoff. ACCN will originate its signature football program The ACC Huddle from Chapel Hill that evening.
FIVE ACC TEAMS IN AP TOP 25
Five ACC teams are ranked in the preseason AP Top 25 poll. The five teams are the second-most of any conference and match the league’s highest ever total set previously on four occasions (2017, 2010, 2005, 2004).
No. 4 Clemson leads the way and is joined by No. 13 NC State, No. 16 Miami, No. 17 Pitt and No. 22 Wake Forest. Clemson has been ranked in the preseason AP Top 5 each of the last six seasons – the second-longest active streak in the country.
NC State equaled its highest preseason ranking ever in the AP poll, matching the 1975 Wolfpack, which also began the year at No. 13. Wake Forest claimed its highest ever ranking in the preseason poll at No. 22. Defending ACC champ Pitt holds its highest preseason spot since 2010.
FIVE ACC TEAMS IN USA TODAY COACHES TOP 25
No. 4 Clemson leads a group of five ACC teams ranked among the top 25 of the preseason USA TODAY Sports AFCA coaches poll released on Monday.
The Tigers are joined by No. 13 NC State, No. 16 Pitt, No. 17 Miami and No. 19 Wake Forest. The ACC’s five ranked teams are second-most among all conferences.
NC State and Wake Forest claimed their highest preseason ranking ever in the coaches poll, and defending ACC champ Pitt holds its highest preseason spot since 2010.
Saturday, Aug. 27
Duquesne (0-0, 0-0 NEC) at Florida State (0-0, 0-0 ACC)
5 p.m.; ACCN
First meeting
Head Coaches:
Duquesne – Jerry Schmitt (109-72 in 18th season at Duquesne and 137-93 in 23rd season overall)
Florida State – Mike Norvell (8-13 in second season at Florida State; 46-28 in sixth season overall)
Notes: The Seminoles will become the first ACC team to kick off the 2022 season when they take on Duquesne for the first time in program history • Nineteen starters return for FSU this season, including nine on offense and eight on defense • The returnees include safety Jammie Robinson, who tied for the conference lead in interceptions last season and received the second most votes of any defensive player on the 2022 All-ACC Preseason Team balloting • Duquesne was selected to finish second in the Northeast Conference (NEC) Preseason Coaches’ Poll • Saturday’s game will mark Duquesne’s sixth meeting against an opponent from the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) since the Dukes returned to the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) ranks in 1992 • Veteran head coach Jerry Schmitt has led the Dukes to five NEC titles and a pair of trips to the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Playoffs.
Saturday, Aug. 27
Florida A&M (0-0, 0-0 SWAC) at North Carolina (0-0, 0-0 ACC)
8:15 p.m.; ACCN
First meeting
Head Coaches:
Florida A&M – Willie Simmons (24-10 in fourth season at FAMU; 45-21 in seventh season overall)
UNC – Mack Brown (90-63-1 in 14th season at North Carolina; 265-139-1 in 34th season overall)
Notes: Events and activities are planned around the weekend to celebrate historically black colleges and universities • HBCU coaching greats Bill Hayes and Rod Broadway have been invited to be Honorary Captains for North Carolina • FAMU has invited Rattler coaching legend Rudy Hubbard to serve as its Honorary Captain • August 27 is the earliest date for a UNC football game since 2001, when the Tar Heels played at Oklahoma on August 25 • UNC returns 15 starters from 2021, including five on offense and seven on defense • That includes a three-man wide receiving corps that includes junior Josh Downs, who set UNC records in 2021 with 101 receptions and 1,335 receiving yards • The 265 career wins by UNC veteran head coach Mack Brown rank eighth on the FBS all-time list and second among active coaches • First of three non-league games to open the season for UNC, which visits Appalachian State and Georgia State the first two weekends in September.
