WEEK 14 GAME SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2024
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Stanford Cardinal at San Jose State Spartans
4 p.m. ET, CBS 371 371
Series: Stanford leads series, 52-14-1;
Last meeting: Stanford, 34-13 (2013)
CBS: Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (analyst), Amanda Guerra (sideline)
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at #7 Georgia Bulldogs
7:30 p.m. ET, ABC 81 or 84 81 or 84
Series: Georgia leads series, 71-41-5;
Last meeting: Georgia, 31-23 (2023)
ABC: Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Jesse Palmer (analyst), Katie George (sideline)
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2024
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#15 South Carolina Gamecocks at #12 Clemson Tigers
Noon ET, ESPN 160, 161, 192, or 193 955 or 962
Series: Clemson leads series, 73-43-4;
Last meeting: Clemson, 16-7 (2023)
ESPN: Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Sam Acho (analyst), Taylor Davis (sideline)
Duke Blue Devils at Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Noon ET, ACCN 121, 201, or 371 371 or 963
Series: Duke leads series, 60-41-2;
Last meeting: Duke, 24-21 (2023)
ACCN: Jorge Sedano (play-by-play), Orlando Franklin (analyst), Morgan Uber (sideline)
Louisville Cardinals at Kentucky Wildcats
Noon ET, SECN 106, 162, 190, or 194 956 or 960
Series: Kentucky leads series, 20-15;
Last meeting: Kentucky, 38-31 (2023)
SECN: Dave Neal (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analyst), Ashley ShahAhmadi (sideline)
Pitt Panthers at Boston College Eagles
3 p.m. ET, The CW 388 or 389 978 or 979
Series: Pitt leads series, 18-15;
Last meeting: Pitt, 24-16 (2023)
The CW: Thom Brennaman (play-by-play), Max Browne (analyst), Treavor Scales (sideline)
#6 Miami-FL Hurricanes at Syracuse Orange
3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN 161, 193, or 390 955 or 980
Series: Miami leads series, 16-7;
Last meeting: Miami, 27-19 (2023)
ESPN: Mike Monaco (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), Dawn Davenport (sideline)
California Golden Bears at #9 SMU Mustangs
3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2 162, 194, or 391 956 or 981
Series: SMU leads series, 1-0;
Last meeting: SMU, 13-6
ESPN2: Brian Custer (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), Lauren Sister (sideline)
North Carolina State Wolfpack at North Carolina Tar Heels
3:30 p.m. ET, ACCN 85 or 371 85 or 371
Series: North Carolina leads series, 68-39-6;
Last meeting: NC State, 39-20 (2023)
ACCN: Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (analyst), Coley Harvey (sideline)
Florida Gators at Florida State Seminoles
7 p.m. ET, ESPN2 160, 161, 192, or 193 955 or 962
Series: Florida leads series, 37-28-2;
Last meeting: Florida State, 24-15
ESPN2: Jay Alter (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (analyst), Ashley Stroehlein (sideline)
Virginia Cavaliers at Virginia Tech Hokies
8 p.m. ET, ACCN 162, 194, or 371 371 or 956
Series: Virginia Tech leads series, 61-38-5;
Last meeting: Virginia Tech, 55-17 (2023)
CCN: Wes Durham (play-by-play), Tom Luginbill (analyst), Dana Boyle (sideline)
ACC NOTES
SMU TO PLAY IN 20TH ACC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
• The SMU Mustangs clinched a spot in the 2024 Atlantic Coast Conference Football Championship Game with their 33-7 win at Virginia last Saturday (November 23). The No. 9 nationally ranked Mustangs are 10-1 overall and 7-0 in ACC play this season with their regular-season finale versus California set for Saturday, November 30, at 3:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2. • Ranked No. 9 in the latest College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings on Tuesday, November 26, the Mustangs have been in each of the first three CFP rankings this year. SMU has also been ranked in the last eight Associated Press Top 25 polls, breaking in at No. 25 on October 6 and ascending to as high as No. 9 this week.
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME CLINCHING SCENARIOS IN WK 14
• Heading into Week 14 of the 2024 regular season this week, the second and final spot in the 2024 ACC Football Championship Game comes down to two teams in the No. 6 Miami Hurricanes and No. 12 Clemson Tigers. • With a win over Syracuse on Saturday, November 30, Miami earns the second spot in the ACC Football Championship Game to take on SMU on Saturday, December 7, in Bank of America Stadium. The Hurricanes will finish the ACC slate at 7-1 and hold the tiebreaker over Clemson with their win over Louisville. • If Syracuse defeats Miami on Saturday, the Clemson Tigers clinch a spot in the championship game at 7-1 in ACC play. The Tigers take on No. 15 South Carolina in non-conference play on Saturday, November 30, at noon ET on ESPN.
UNDEFEATED TEAMS IN ACC PLAY
• Entering the first week of November, there were four unbeaten ACC teams in conference play, the most in league history entering the month of November. • The last time there were even three unbeaten teams in ACC play entering November was 1967 with South Carolina, Clemson and NC State. (ESPN research) • Only one team remains undefeated in league play heading into the final week of November, as SMU sits atop the league standings at 7-0.
SMU UNDEFEATED IN CONFERENCE PLAY
• SMU is the only team since the 1978 Division I split to go 5-0 or better in conference play in the first year after moving from Group of 5 to a Power Conference. The Mustangs now at 7-0 in conference play are in their first year in the ACC, transitioning from The American Conference.
NINE TEAMS AND COUNTING FROM THE ACC
• The ACC has 11 bowl-eligible teams – Miami, Pitt, Duke, Clemson, SMU, Syracuse, Louisville, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Boston College and California – heading into the final week of the regular season this week
CLOSE GAMES CONTINUE IN ACC PLAY
• The ACC has been known for close games each year throughout conference play the last few years. Before the start of this season, the ACC had 73 league games decided by eight points or less over the last three years (2021-23). • The 73 one-touchdown score games came over 168 total conference games during the three-year span, a mark of 43.5 percent. • The trend has continued this season in 2024, as 31 of the 62 ACC league games to date have been decided by eight points or less, 50 percent. • Overall this season, the ACC has gone 44-39 in games decided by one touchdown or eight points or less. The 44 wins are the most among all FBS conferences.
NO HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE AGAINST THE ACC
• The ACC has proven that its teams can win on the road. As a conference, ACC teams are a combined 41-38 in true road games this season. • The 41 road wins are the most of all conferences, while the .519 winning percentage in road games this season is the highest among all conferences as well. • The ACC is the only FBS conference with a winning record in road games this season.
AROUND THE ACC
Boston College: The Eagles are coming off a big win over North Carolina at Alumni Stadium last Saturday (November 23). The win earned BC bowl eligibility for the second consecutive season and the eighth time in the last nine years. The win also marked the 700th victory in program history, which is the 35th most in FBS. BC is now 5-1 at home; it’s first season of five or more wins at Alumni Stadium since 2018.
California: The Golden Bears’ defense continues to be the difference maker this season. Cal has the ACC’s top scoring defense (20.7 ppg) allowing 12.1 points per game fewer than the 32.8 it gave up in 2023, while also leading the conference in turnover margin (+13, +1.18 per game). The Bears’ defense is tied for second in the nation with 17 interceptions and is among the country’s top 10 in takeaways (22) and turnover margin.
Clemson: The Tigers finished the conference season at 7-1, making them one of only six Power 4 conference teams with seven or more conference wins this season. The Tigers have done it with a balanced offensive attack, as Clemson’s offense is the only team ranked in the top 26 nationally in both passing (274.6 ypg) and rushing (195.3 ypg) offense and is the only program in the country averaging both 195 or more rushing yards and 270 or more passing yards per game this year.
Duke: The Blue Devils’ defense has proven to be one of the best in the country at takeaways, ranking second overall with 25 on the season. In their last five games, the Blue Devil defense has forced 16 turnovers. The Blue Devils also lead the nation with 13 fumble recoveries and are 24th in interceptions with 12.
Florida State: True freshman quarterback Luke Kromenhoek was 13-for-20 for 209 yards and three touchdowns in his first career start against Charleston Southern. His three passing touchdowns are the most for a true freshman in his first career start in FSU history. Kromenhoek’s 71-yard touchdown pass to Ja’Khi Douglas was the second-longest pass for a true freshman in FSU history, FSU’s longest offensive play of the year and Douglas’ longest career catch.
Georgia Tech: The Yellow Jackets are facing their third top-10 opponent of the season this week with a road game at Georgia. Tech is 2-0 in its previous two matchups against top-10 teams — a 24-21 win over then-No. 10-ranked Florida State in the season opener in Dublin, Ireland, on August 24 and a 28-23 triumph over then-No. 4 Miami on November 9. The Jackets are the only unranked squad that has defeated two top-10 opponents this season.
Louisville: Freshman running back Isaac Brown is 104 yards short of helping the Cardinals have a 1,000-yard rusher, a 1,000-yard receiver and a 3,000-yard passer in the same season for only the third time in school history, and the first time since 1999. Ja’Corey Brooks has recorded 1,013 receiving yards and Tyler Shough has thrown for 3,067 yards thus far this season.
Miami: The Hurricanes will be playing for a spot in the ACC Football Championship Game on Saturday at Syracuse. Miami is one of only eight Power 4 teams with one loss or less this season and one of only 13 teams with seven wins over Power 4 teams. Miami has won seven games by 14 points or more this season and has recorded 50 points or more in five games, the most of any FBS team this season.
North Carolina: A Doak Walker Award finalist, Omarion Hampton needs just 25 rushing yards to become the fourth ACC player in the last 20 years to have back-to-back 1,500-yard rushing seasons. Earlier this season, Hampton was the first Tar Heel to rush for 150 or more yards in back-to-back games since Giovani Bernard did it during the 2012 season.
NC State: With a 5-6 record, the Wolfpack will be playing for bowl eligibility this week as they travel down the road to take on North Carolina. NC State has qualified for bowls in nine of the past 10 seasons, which is tied as the second-best mark in the ACC in that time frame with Miami. Four of the Pack’s ACC contests this season have been decided by one score, including last week’s one-point loss at Georgia Tech. NC State has posted a 3-2 record in one-score games this season.
Pitt: The Panthers defense has been led this season by linebacker Kyle Louis. Louis ranks sixth nationally with an average of 1.4 tackles-for-loss per game. Louis has 15.5 total tackles-for-loss, which ranks first among FBS linebackers. He is the first Pitt linebacker to intercept four passes in a season since 2004.
SMU: The Mustangs have proven they are a top-8 team this season, having already clinched a spot in the ACC Football Championship Game on Saturday, December 7. SMU is one of only eight Power 4 teams with one loss or less this season and one of only three teams with eight wins over Power 4 teams. SMU has won eight straight road games entering its regular-season finale at home versus California on Saturday.
Stanford: The Cardinal Stanford concluded ACC play last Saturday, November 23, with the 127th Big Game at California. With the 24-21 loss to the Golden Bears, Stanford finished its first season of ACC action with a 2-6 record. In the loss at California, Justin Lamson ran for two touchdowns in the first quarter. With seven touchdowns on the season, Lamson set the Stanford quarterback single-season rushing touchdown record.
Syracuse: Transfer quarterback Kyle McCord is now Syracuse’s single-season leader in passing yards with 3,946 so far this year. He broke the previous record of 3,749 yards set by Ryan Nassib in 2012. In the win over UConn last week, McCord completed 37-of-47 passes for a career-high 470 yards against the Huskies. The 470 yards rank second on Syracuse’s single-game record list and are the third-highest single-game total by an FBS quarterback this season. McCord already owns the single-season school record for completions (341) and total offense (3,902).
Virginia: A win for the Cavaliers would make them bowl-eligible for the first time under head coach Tony Elliott and the first time since 2021. Virginia is looking to snap an 11-game road losing skid at Virginia Tech. The Cavaliers’ last win at Lane Stadium was in 1998, a 36-32 comeback that saw UVA score the game-winning touchdown with 2:01 remaining on a 47-yard pass from Aaron Brooks to Ahmad Hawkins. The Hoos are looking to capture the Commonwealth Cup for the first time since 2019 when UVA claimed its first ACC Coastal Division championship and a trip to its first Orange Bowl.
Virginia Tech: With a win at home against Virginia on Saturday, the Hokies would make a bowl game in consecutive seasons. It would be the first time Virginia Tech will play in the postseason in consecutive years since 2018-19. The Hokies claimed bowl eligibility last season with a 55- 17 win in Charlottesville.
Wake Forest: The Wake Forest duo of Demond Claiborne and Taylor Morin have now both gone over 1,000 all-purpose yards this season. The tandem’s 2,485 combined all-purpose yards are the most by any Wake Forest duo since 2018. Additionally, Wake Forest is one of just two ACC teams to have multiple players with 1,000 or more all-purpose yards this season.
