2023 SCHEDULE – WEEK 10
THURSDAY, NOV. 2 TIME, TV SIRIUSXM APP/WEB
Wake Forest at Duke 7:30 p.m., ESPN 137, 138, 193, 194 955 or 956
Series: Duke leads series, 59-41-2; Last meeting: Duke, 34-31 (2022)
ESPN: Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Dan Mullen (analyst), Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline)
FRIDAY, NOV. 3 TIME, TV SIRIUSXM APP/WEB
Boston College at Syracuse 7:30 p.m., ESPN2 137, 138, 193, 194 955 or 956
Series: Syracuse leads series, 34-22; Last meeting: Syracuse, 32-23 (2022)
ESPN2: Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
SATURDAY, NOV. 4 TIME, TV SIRIUSXM APP/WEB
Campbell at No. 25 North Carolina Noon, ACCN 137 or 193 955
Series: First meeting; Last meeting: N/A
ACCN: Jorge Sedano (play-by-play), Orlando Franklin (analyst), Marilyn Payne (sideline)
No. 12 Notre Dame at Clemson Noon, ABC 82 or 129 ND129
Series: Clemson leads series, 4-3; Last meeting: Notre Dame, 35-14 (2022) MaddogSports
ABC: Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), Molly McGrath (sideline)
Georgia Tech at Virginia 2 p.m., The CW 119 or 204 967 or 984
Series: Virginia leads series, 22-21-1; Last meeting: Virginia, 16-9 (2021)
The CW Network: Tom Werme (play-by-play), James Bates (analyst), Treavor Scales (sideline)
No. 4 Florida State at Pitt 3:30 p.m., ESPN 98, 194, or 380 956 or 970
Series: Pitt leads series, 6-4; Last meeting: Pitt, 41-17 (2020)
ESPN: Mark Jones (play-by-play), Louis Riddick (analyst), Quint Kessenich (sideline)
Virginia Tech at No. 15 Louisville 3:30 p.m., ACCN 137, 193, or 391 955 or 981
Series: Virginia Tech leads series, 6-2; Last meeting: Virginia Tech, 42-35 (2020)
ACCN: Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (analyst), Ashley Stroehlein (sideline)
Miami at NC State 8 p.m., ACCN 98, 137, 193, 194 955 or 956
Series: Miami leads series, 11-5-1; Last meeting: Miami, 31-30 (2021)
ACCN: Wes Durham (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst), Taylor Tannebaum (sideline)
ACC NOTES
ACC WELCOMES CAL, SMU AND STANFORD
The ACC Board of Directors voted on Sept. 1 to formally admit the University of California, Berkeley (Cal), Southern Methodist University (SMU) and Stanford University to the Atlantic Coast Conference. Cal, SMU and Stanford will join the ACC as full members with full voting participation effective July 1, 2024 (SMU) and Aug. 2, 2024 (Stanford and Cal). The decision followed the submission of letters of application from all three institutions.
The additions of Cal, SMU and Stanford enhance and strengthen the ACC academically, athletically and financially as well as create a true national conference that spans coast to coast. The incoming universities enrich the league’s competitiveness in all sports and further demonstrate the ACC’s commitment to broad-based programs for both women and men. More than 2,200 student-athletes from Cal, SMU and Stanford will join the nearly 10,000 current ACC student-athletes competing at the highest level of intercollegiate athletics.
MULTIPLE ACC TEAMS RANKED IN TOP 25 IN WEEK 10
For the ninth consecutive week, the Florida State Seminoles were ranked in the top five of the Associated Press Top 25 poll, once again at No. 4 overall. Joining Florida State in the AP Top 25 poll was Louisville, which moved up three spots to No. 15 overall. Both North Carolina and Miami received votes.
Three ACC teams were ranked in the USA Today AFCA Coaches Poll this week, nearly mirroring the AP Poll. Florida State remained in the top five, coming in at No. 4 overall, while Louisville came in at No. 15. North Carolina remained in the poll, coming in at No. 25 this week. Miami and Duke also received votes in the coaches poll.
2024-30 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE MODEL ANNOUNCED
The Atlantic Coast Conference announced its future football schedule model for the next seven years, 2024 through 2030. With the addition of the ACC’s three new member institutions next summer – University of California (Cal), Southern Methodist University (SMU) and Stanford University – the new football scheduling model will go into effect beginning with the 2024 season.
The new schedule will continue with no divisions, feature 17 schools and will increase the number of annual conference matchups from 56 to 68. The top two teams based on conference winning percentage will compete in the ACC Football Championship Game on the first Saturday in December at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The approved format will continue to have each member institution play eight conference games per season, with all 17 teams playing each other at least twice over the next seven seasons – once at home and once on the road. The current 14 conference teams will play a total of three times each in California over the seven years and none will travel west to California in back-to-back seasons.
The new scheduling model protects 16 annual matchups. Of the 16 matchups, 11 are retained from the current 3-5-5 schedule model, two are restored rivalries from the divisional format in Miami-Virginia Tech and NC State-Wake Forest and the three new schools fill the remaining three.
The annual protected matchups are Boston College-Syracuse, Boston College-Pitt, Syracuse-Pitt, North Carolina-Virginia, North Carolina-Duke, North Carolina-NC State, NC State-Wake Forest, NC State-Duke, Duke-Wake Forest, Virginia Tech-Virginia, Florida State-Clemson, Miami-Florida State, Miami-Virginia Tech, Stanford-Cal, Stanford-SMU, and Cal-SMU.
VERSUS THEIR PEERS
The ACC has posted a 50.63 winning percentage versus Power 5 opponents this season – conference and non-conference combined – the second-best winning percentage among all Power 5 conferences.
The ACC has 40 wins over Power 5 teams – conference and non-conference combined – tied for the second-most among all Power 5 conferences.
The ACC is one of just two conferences in all of FBS with a winning record over Power 5 opponents – conference and non-conference games combined.
ACC teams have a combined 11 wins over the top 25 nationally ranked opponents this season, the second-most among all FBS conferences.
CLOSE CALLS
The ACC has a total of 21 wins in one TD games this season (8 points or less) – the most among all Power 5 conferences. n The ACC overall has 12 wins in close games this season (4 points or less) – tied for the most among Power 5 conferences.
43.8 percent of the ACC’s conference games (14-of-32) have been decided by one score or less (8 points or less) this season, the second-highest among all Power 5 conferences.
NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS
The ACC has been solid in non-conference play this season, going 34-14 (.708) overall in non-conference play over the first nine weeks. The ACC has two nonconference games this week. The ACC has posted the second-most non-conference wins among all FBS conferences with 34 through nine weeks. n The ACC has eight non-conference Power 5 wins, the most among all FBS conferences.
ACC teams are 8-5 combined against the SEC and Big Ten, with the ACC recording four wins over each of the two conferences. The rest of FBS is 9-44 overall versus the two Power 5 conferences.
SEMINOLES STAND STRONG
Florida State is 8-0 overall and 6-0 in ACC play to start the season, the Noles’ best start since 2014 when they started 13-0 and posted a perfect 8-0 ACC record.
The Seminoles are one of just eight undefeated teams remaining in FBS this season (counting James Madison, which is in its second year of transition to the FBS level).
BOWL-ELIGIBLE TEAMS
Heading into Week 10 (Oct. 31-Nov.4), there are 40 bowl-eligible teams in FBS, including four teams from the ACC in Florida State, Louisville, North Carolina, and Miami.
Three teams in the Boston College Eagles (5-3), Duke Blue Devils (5-3), and NC State Wolfpack (5-3) are one win away from becoming bowl eligible, while five other teams are two wins away. n Since 2017, the ACC has averaged 10 bowl-eligible teams each year, including a high of 11 teams in 2018. Last season, the ACC had nine teams play in a bowl game.
ACC ON ABC/ESPN
During the first nine weeks of the season, the ACC had six games on ABC’s “Saturday Night Football” as well as a total of 29 appearances on ABC, ESPN, and ESPN2.
Overall, the ACC has had 14 ABC/ACC broadcasts on the season to date, the most of any conference.
In addition to the games already played, the ACC will be featured in four games on ABC and ESPN this week, Week 10. Date, Game ………………………………………..Time, TV 11/2, Wake Forest at Duke…………….. 7:30 p.m., ESPN 11/3, Boston College at Syracuse….7:30 p.m., ESPN2 11/4, Notre Dame at Clemson………………12 p.m., ABC 11/4, Florida State at Pitt………………… 3:30 p.m., ESPN
Overall, the ACC will have had six games on ABC’s “Saturday Night Football” – the most of any FBS conference – as well as 33 appearances on ABC, ESPN, and ESPN2 over the first 10 weeks of the season. To date, 20 ACC contests are scheduled for national ABC broadcasts, with 13 different league programs featured. n In Week 11 (Nov. 2-4), the ACC will have at least one game on ABC in Miami at nationally-ranked Florida State (Nov. 11), while Thursday night’s (Nov. 9) Virginia at nationally-ranked Louisville will air on ESPN.
DOING IT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL
Louisville and Miami rank in the top 25 nationally in both total offense and total defense, two of just seven teams to rank in the top 25 for both in all of FBS.
Louisville ranks in the top 25 nationally in total offense (25th; 447.0 ypg) and total defense (15th; 303.4 ypg).
Miami ranks in the top 25 nationally in total offense (19th; 456.1 ypg) and total defense (24th; 32.5 ypg).
Miami also ranks in the top 30 nationally in both scoring offense (20th; 35.4 ppg) and scoring defense (27th; 20.0 ppg). n Florida State is one of only eight teams ranked in the top 20 in both scoring offense and scoring defense – offense (5th, 41.5 ppg) and defense (20th, 18.2 ppg).
FSU is one of three teams ranked in the top 20 in both red zone offense and red zone defense – offense (11th, 93.9%) and defense (16th, 73.1%).
TALKING OFFENSE n Entering Week 10 of the 2023 season, the ACC has five teams ranked in the SportSource Analytics relative scoring offense percentage rankings top 25 – Florida State (5th, 169.43%), Miami (16th, 140.73%), North Carolina (22nd, 137.17%), Georgia Tech (23rd, 134.66%), and Louisville (25th, 132.73%) – tied for the most of any FBS conference.
Five ACC teams rank in the top 25 nationally in total offense – North Carolina (3rd, 509.4 ypg), Georgia Tech (18th, 459.2 ypg), Miami (19th, 456.1 ypg), Florida State (22nd, 453.0 ypg), and Louisville (25th, 447.0 ypg) – tied for the most of any FBS conference.
Three ACC teams rank in the top 20 nationally in scoring offense – Florida State (5th, 41.5 ppg), North Carolina (16th, 36.6 ppg), and Miami (20th, 35.4 ppg) – tied for the second-most of any FBS conference.
DISCUSSING DEFENSE
On defense, the ACC has five teams ranked in the top 25 in total defense – Clemson (6th, 266.9 ypg), Louisville (15th, 303.4 ypg), Virginia Tech (21st, 316.0 ypg), Duke (23rd, 320.2 ypg), and Miami (24th, 321.5 ypg) – the second-most of any FBS conference.
Five ACC teams rank in the top 25 in red zone defense – Louisville (3rd, 64.3%), Duke (5th, 66.7%), Florida State (16th, 73.1%), Syracuse (17th, 73.3%), and Wake Forest (19th, 75.0%) – the second-most of any FBS conference. n Louisville’s defense also ranks ninth nationally in rushing defense (91.4 ypg), 15th in total defense (303.4 ypg), and 19th in scoring defense (18.0 ppg).
Duke’s defense also ranks eighth nationally in team passing efficiency defense (106.28), 11th in passing yards allowed (171.6 ypg), and 23rd in total defense (320.2 ypg).
Miami’s defense ranks eighth nationally overall at 86.9 rushing yards allowed per game. The Hurricanes have surrendered over 100 yards rushing only twice all season.
The Miami defense also ranks eighth nationally in both sacks per game (3.5) and tackles-for-loss per game (7.9). n Clemson’s defense also ranks ninth nationally in passing defense (167.8 ypg), 11th in tackles-for-loss per game (7.6), 12th in team passing efficiency defense (109.14), and 15th in rushing defense (99.1 ypg).
PREVIEWING WEEK 10
Week 10 of the 2023 season will see all 14 ACC teams back in action, highlighted by six conference matchups, including two primetime contests on the ESPN networks on Thursday and Friday night.
Wake Forest and Duke will both be looking to bounce back from a top-20 loss last week as the Demon Deacons travel just down the road to Duke for a Thursday night tilt in Durham, N.C. (7:30 p.m./ESPN).
On Friday, Boston College will hit the road for an ACC showdown with Syracuse on ESPN2 (7:30 p.m.).
Saturday’s competition will kick off with a pair of nonconference contests, as No. 25 North Carolina will host Campbell (Noon, ACCN) for the first time on the gridiron, while Clemson will welcome No. 12 Notre Dame to Death Valley (Noon, ABC) for a non-conference matchup.
Georgia Tech will trek north to take on the Virginia Cavaliers (2 p.m./The CW) in a key ACC matchup, while No. 4 Florida State will look to remain unbeaten on the season with a contest at Pitt (3:30 p.m./ESPN), which picked up a top-25 win over Louisville earlier this season.
Both Virginia Tech and No. 15 Louisville have just one loss in ACC play this season and will be looking to stay at the top of the regular-season standings with a win on Saturday (3:30 p.m./ACCN), as the two teams meet in Louisville, Ky.
Miami and NC State are both 2-2 in ACC play this season and are coming off one-score wins at home last week. The two teams will kick off from Raleigh, N.C., at 8 p.m. on ACC Network
AROUND THE ACC
Boston College: BC running back Kye Robichaux ran for 112 yards on the ground on 23 carries, including two touchdowns last time out for the Eagles in a 21-14 win over UConn, their fourth straight victory. The 100-plus rushing yards marked his second straight game with at least 100 yards on the ground. After carrying the ball a total of 13 times for 52 yards and no touchdowns in road games at Louisville (Sept. 23) and Army (Oct. 7), he has toted the ball 44 times for 277 yards and four touchdowns combined over the Eagles’ last two games.
Clemson: Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnik completed 33-of-50 passes for 263 yards in the Tigers contest at NC State last week. Klubnik’s 33 completions were a career-high and tied for the eighth-most in school history. They were the most by a Clemson quarterback since Trevor Lawrence completed 33 passes in the Sugar Bowl to end the 2020 season. Klubnik’s 50 pass attempts were four shy of his career high of 54 attempts set in last year’s Orange Bowl.
Duke: The Blue Devils struggled to move the ball last week in a road loss at Louisville, as they failed to reach the red zone in the game and finished just 2-of12 on third-down conversions. The Blue Devils were limited to just 202 yards of total offense, including 51 rushing yards. Junior quarterback Riley Leonard went 9-of-23 passing for 121 yards with one interception, while junior wide receiver Jordan Moore compiled 92 receiving yards on six receptions. Graduate running back Jordan Waters finished with five carries for 23 yards on the ground.
Florida State: FSU running back Trey Benson led FSU with a career-high 100 receiving yards last week versus Wake Forest, recording the first 100-yard receiving game for an FSU running back since Dalvin Cook had 106 versus North Carolina in 2016. Benson’s 80-yard catch in the contest was the longest of his career, and he is responsible for FSU’s two longest offensive plays this year, including an 85-yard TD run versus Virginia Tech). Benson is the first player in FSU history with an 80-yard touchdown catch and an 80-yard touchdown run in his career. With his performance last week, Benson crossed the 2,000 all-purpose yards mark as a Seminole on his 80-yard catch and has 2,067 over 21 games at Florida State. He also reached 1,500 rushing yards as a Seminole in the second half against the Demon Deacons.
Georgia Tech: Quarterback Haynes King accounted for 377 yards of total offense and four touchdowns to lead Georgia Tech to a 46-42 win over No. 17 North Carolina. The Yellow Jackets’ quarterback completed 23-of-30 passes for 287 yards and four touchdowns. He also rushed eight times for 90 yards, including a 52-yard run in the fourth quarter that set up his game-winning five-yard touchdown pass to tight end Brett Seither with 4:28 to go in the ballgame. His 377 yards of total offense were the 11th-most in Georgia Tech history, while his 76.7 completion percentage was the second-highest in school history for a passer with at least 30 attempts. King became the second quarterback in Tech history to throw at least four touchdown passes three times in a season, joining Joe Hamilton in 1999, who did it three times en route to finishing second in voting for the Heisman Trophy that year.
Louisville: Louisville running back Jawhar Jordan rushed for a career-high 163 yards on 21 carries, scoring on runs of 14 and 23 yards in a 23-0 win over No. 20 Duke. Jordan had his ninth career 100-yard rushing game, all coming within the past 13 games, and recorded his fifth career game with multiple rushing touchdowns and sixth game with multiple touchdowns scored.
Miami: For the second straight game, the Miami Hurricanes needed extra time, this time defeating Virginia 29-26 in overtime. With their double-overtime win two weeks ago over Clemson (Oct. 21) and another overtime win versus Virginia (Oct. 28), Miami became the first ACC team to win OT games in consecutive weeks since Boston College beat Clemson and BYU in back-to-back overtime games. Freshman defensive lineman Rueben Bain, Jr., has helped lead the effort, as he garnered his second-consecutive weekly honor for last week. He totaled seven tackles and added 2.5 tackles-for-loss, a pair of solo sacks (2.0), one pass breakup and one quarterback hurry. He was a key part of a dominant Miami defensive front that finished the game with 10 tackles-for-loss and six sacks versus the Cavaliers.
North Carolina: Running back Omarion Hampton rushed for 153 yards on 29 carries and scored two touchdowns last week at Georgia Tech, bringing his total rushing touchdowns for the year to 10, which is tied for the ACC lead. He is the first Tar Heel to have 10 rushing touchdowns in a season since Ty Chandler in 2021. He is the first Tar Heel to rush for over 100 yards in three straight games since Javonte Williams in 2020 and the first Tar Heel to rush for 100 yards against Georgia Tech since Williams in 2019. The 100-yard rushing game marked the sixth game of his career and the fourth of the season.
NC State: NC State’s KC Concepcion tallied 134 all-purpose yards in the win over Clemson. The true freshman wideout recorded 51 rushing yards and 83 receiving yards, as well as two touchdowns in the victory. While his first touchdown of the game was a nine-yarder, the second score was a simple slant that he turned into a 72-yard dash to the endzone for the longest reception of the season for the Wolfpack. He tallied 77 yards after the catch in the receiving game and recorded a 50-yard rush, which was the longest rush of the year for NC State. Concepcion ranks third among true freshmen in the FBS with 5.2 receptions per game and fourth overall in the ACC.
Pitt: Under head coach Pat Narduzzi, Pitt has defeated at least one top 25 team in eight consecutive seasons (2016-23), with the most recent victory over a nationally ranked foe a 38-21 triumph over No. 14/15 Louisville on Oct. 14. Pitt has beaten 10 total top 25 foes during Narduzzi’s Pitt tenure. Pitt has gone undefeated during the month of November each of the past two seasons (2021- 22) and has gone 10-1 in November over the past three seasons (2020-22), with the lone loss coming at No. 4 Clemson in 2020.
Syracuse: Syracuse linebacker Marlowe Wax made a career-high 14 tackles last week at Virginia Tech, which is a Syracuse team-high in 2023. He now has 67 tackles overall on the season. His 5.0 solo tackles per game rank fourth in the ACC and 18th in the nation. He entered 2023 on the Bednarik, Butkus and Lombardi Award watch lists.
Virginia: UVA wideout Malik Washington earned his third conference weekly honor as he matched his career-high with 12 catches and totaled 152 receiving yards in Virginia’s overtime loss at Miami last week. He extended his consecutive games with a reception streak to 33. Washington has recorded 100 or more yards in a game in six of the eight games this season, tying him with Germane Crowell (6 in 1997) and Dontayvion Wicks (6 in 2021) for the most 100-yard games in a season in UVA history. Washington has put together three straight 100-yard games (112 vs. William & Mary; 115 vs. North Carolina; 152 vs. Miami) for the second time this season, the only player ever at UVA to have three straight 100-yard games twice in one season.
Virginia Tech: Virginia Tech’s defense continues to be a difference maker, picking up eight sacks in the game against Syracuse last week. Combined with the seven sacks against Wake Forest two weeks ago, the Hokies have 15 sacks in the last two games. The last time the defense came up with a 15-sack total in back-to-back games was against Pitt and West Virginia in 1999. Coming into the Wake Forest game, Tech’s defense had 15 sacks on the season, so they have doubled that number in just two games. The eight sacks in the game were the most since versus Miami in 2016, when the Hokies also had eight. Wake Forest: Wake Forest’s Jasheen Davis is building on a breakout season in 2022 this season, as Davis has recorded 34 tackles, 11.0 tackle-for-loss and 5.5 sacks. He has recorded at least 1.0 tackles-for-loss in 14 of his last 17 games, while over his last 12 games dating back to last season, Davis has collected 17.0 tackles-for-loss and 9.5 sacks. With his 5.5 sacks through eight games this year, Davis has now tallied 18.0 sacks in his career, which ranks seventh in Wake Forest’s program history.
