Friday, Sept. 22
NC State (2-1, 0-0 ACC) at Virginia (0-3, 0-0 ACC)
7:30 p.m.; ESPN
NC State leads series, 36-22-1
Last meeting: NC State, 38-21 (2020)
Head Coaches:
Virginia: Tony Elliott (3-10 in second season at UVA; 3-10 in second season overall)
NC State: Dave Doeren (74-55 in 11th season at NC State; 97-59 in 13th season overall)
Notes:
- NC State and Virginia played every year from 1960 to 2003 but have met just six times since 2004. • NC State offensive line coach Garret Tujague spent the past seven seasons on the Cavaliers staff, coaching the offensive line and serving as recruiting coordinator. • NC State offensive coordinator Robert Anae used to hold that same position at Virginia. He was the OC under Bronco Mendenhall from 2016-21. • Virginia offensive coordinator Des Kitchings used to hold that same position at NC State. He was the co-OC during the 2019 campaign but was on staff from 2012-19. • This will be NC State QB Brennan Armstrong’s first game playing against his old team, as he was Virginia’s starting quarterback for the last three seasons, playing 41 games and starting 31 for UVA and throwing for 9,034 yards.
Saturday, Sept. 23
No. 4 Florida State (3-0, 1-0 ACC) at Clemson (2-1, 0-1 ACC)
Noon; ABC
Florida State leads series, 20-15
Last meeting: Clemson, 34-28 (2022)
Head Coaches:
Florida State: Mike Norvell (21-16 in fourth season at FSU; 59-31 in eighth season overall)
Clemson: Dabo Swinney (163-40 in 16th season at Clemson; 163-40 in 16th season overall)
Notes:
- Two programs accounting for 13 ACC Football Championship Game appearances and 11 ACC titles over the last 14 years will square off when the RV/23 Clemson Tigers and No. 4/3 Florida State Seminoles meet in Death Valley. • Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney enters the game with a 99-20 all-time record in ACC regular season play. With a win on Saturday, he would join Florida State’s Bobby Bowden (117) as the only head coaches in conference history to win 100 regular-season conference games as ACC head coaches. • FSU has won nine games, the longest active streak in the ACC and the fourth-longest active streak in the country. • FSU has scored at least 30 points in nine straight games, the longest active streak in the ACC, the second-longest active streak in the nation, and the program’s longest 30-point stretch since the 2013 national championship season. • The Tigers have won seven straight over the Seminoles, including a 34-28 win last year in Tallahassee, Fla.
Saturday, Sept. 23
Virginia Tech (1-3, 0-0 ACC) at Marshall (2-0, 0-0 SBC)
Noon; ESPN2
Virginia Tech leads series, 11-2
Last meeting: VT, 41-20 (2018)
Head Coaches:
Virginia Tech: Brent Pry (4-10 in second season at VT; 4-10 in second season overall)
Marshall: Charles Huff (18-10 in third season at Marshall; 18-10 in third season overall)
Notes:
- Virginia Tech returns to the road for the second straight week as the Hokies take on Marshall for the first time since 2018. • The Hokies have won nine straight over the Thundering Herd but are in search of their first road win of the season. • Redshirt sophomore QB Kyron Drones replaced an injured Grant Wells and was 19-of-32 for 190 yards and ran for 74 yards on 22 carries in his first career start last week at Rutgers. • Marshall is 2-0 this season and is coming off an open week after beating East Carolina 31-13 on Sept. 9. • The Thundering Herd defense has allowed just three touchdowns all season, one rushing and two passing, and has held teams to an average of just 284.5 yards of total offense per game this year.
Saturday, Sept. 23
Army (2-1) at Syracuse (3-0, 0-0 ACC)
Noon; ACCN
Syracuse leads series, 11-10
Last meeting: Syracuse, 42-17 (1996)
Head Coaches:
Army: Jeff Monken (66-60 in 10th season at Army; 102-66 in 14th season overall)
Syracuse: Dino Babers (40-49 in eighth season at Syracuse; 76-65 in 12th season overall)
Notes:
- Syracuse will look to wrap up its non-conference slate with a win over Army on Saturday and post its first unbeaten non-conference slate since 1993 (3-0-1). A victory would give Syracuse its best non-conference record since it joined the BIG EAST in 1991. • Syracuse will try to start the campaign with four straight victories for the second consecutive year and third time since 2018 with a win over the Black Knights.
- Army is coming off a 37-29 road win at UTSA last week and has outscored its opponents 94-29 over the last two games after suffering a 17-13 loss at ULM on Sept. 2. • The Orange have won each of their past 14 contests against opponents from the state of New York. The team’s last loss against a program from New York came against Army West Point in 1986. • Amy announced an extension for head coach Jeff Monken this week, as he has led the Black Knights to a 66-50 record in now his 10th season.
Saturday, Sept. 23
No. 20 Miami (3-0, 0-0 ACC) at Temple (2-1, 0-0 AAC)
3:30 p.m.; ESPN2
Miami leads series, 13-1
Last meeting: Miami, 34-3 (2005)
Head Coaches:
Miami: Mario Cristobal (8-7 in second season at Miami; 70-67 in 13th season overall)
Temple: Stan Drayton (5-10 in second season at Temple; 5-10 in second season overall)
Notes:
- Miami and Temple have met 14 times, with the Miami holding a 13-1 advantage in the all-time series. The two teams played for 12 consecutive seasons from 1992-2003, when the two teams were members of the Big East. • Following the win over Bethune-Cookman last Thursday, Sept. 14, Miami is off to a 3-0 start to the season for the firs ttime since 2020. • Temple is 2-1 on the season under second-year head coach Stan Drayton with wins over Akron (24-21) and Norfolk State (41-9). • The last time the two teams met was a 34-3 victory for Miami at Lincoln Financial Field in 2005, as tight end Greg Olsen led the way with two receiving touchdowns and wide receiver Devin Hester returned a punt for a TD.
Saturday, Sept. 23
No. 18 Duke (3-0, 1-0 ACC) at UConn (0-3)
3:30 p.m.; CBSSN
UConn leads series, 2-0
Last meeting: UConn, 45-14 (2007)
Head Coaches:
Duke: Mike Elko (12-4 in second season at Duke; 12-4 in second season overall)
UConn: Jim Mora (6-10 in second season at UConn; 52-40 in eighth season overall)
Notes:
- Duke hits the road for the first time this season to take on UConn, who holds the all-time series lead at 2-0 over the Blue Devils. • Duke is 3-0 to start the year for the second-straight season. The last time the Blue Devils started 3-0 in back-to-back years was in 2017 and 2018.
- The Blue Devils climbed to No. 18 in both the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches’ polls this week, marking their highest national ranking since Nov. 8, 1994. • UConn is playing the second of three ACC opponents this season, having lost to NC State 24-14 in the season opener back on Aug. 31. The Huskies will play at Boston College on Saturday, Oct. 28. • The Huskies have lost five straight games dating back to last season, with their last win a 36-33 victory over No. 19 Liberty on Nov. 12, 2022.
Saturday, Sept. 23
Boston College (1-2, 0-1 ACC) at Louisville (3-0, 1-0 ACC)
3:30 p.m.; ACCN
Louisville leads series, 8-7
Last meeting: BC, 34-33 (2022)
Head Coaches:
Boston College: Jeff Hafley (16-22 in fourth season at BC; 16-22 in fourth season overall)
Louisville: Jeff Brohm (3-0 in first season at Louisville; 69-44 in 10th season overall)
Notes:
- Boston College will hit the for the first time this season when the Eagles visit Louisville in an ACC matchup. • The game marks the latest road opener for BC since a 2015 week-five game at Duke on Oct. 3. • All three of Boston College’s games this season have been decided by three points or fewer. BC is the only team in FBS with every game decided by three points or less and one of three teams (FIU and UTSA) with all games decided by one possession. • The Cardinals moved to 3-0 for the first time since 2016 with a 21-14 over Indiana last weekend in Indianapolis. • Jeff Brohm is the fourth Louisville head football coach to begin his UofL career 3-0, joining Tom King, Frank Camp, and Bobby Petrino.
Saturday, Sept. 23
Georgia Tech (1-2, 0-1 ACC) at Wake Forest (3-0, 0-0 ACC)
6:30 p.m.; The CW Network
Georgia Tech leads series, 23-8
Last meeting: GT, 38-24 (2017)
Head Coaches:
Georgia Tech: Brent Key (5-6 in first full season at GT; 5-6 in first full season overall)
Wake Forest: Dave Clawson (62-53 in 10th season at WF; 152-132 in 24th season overall)
Notes:
- Georgia Tech and Wake Forest will be meeting for just the fourth time since the Deacs defeated the Yellow Jackets 9-6 in the ACC Championship Game in 2006. • While Georgia Tech holds a 23-8 advantage in the all-time series over Wake Forest, the Demon Deacons are 22-4 (.846) in home contests since the start of the 2019 season. • The Demon Deacons are looking to start the season at 4-0 for the third consecutive year and begin their ACC slate at 1-0 for the second time in the last three years. • Georgia Tech will be on the road for the second straight week, having suffered a 48-23 loss at No. 17 Ole Miss last Saturday. • The Yellow Jackets have committed the fewest penalties
(5) and second-fewest penalty yards (65) in the nation across their first three games. Last week, GT committed zero penalties at Ole Miss for just the eighth time in program history.
Saturday, Sept. 23
No. 17 North Carolina (3-0, 0-0 ACC)
at Pitt (1-2, 0-0 ACC)
8 p.m.; ACCN
North Carolina leads series, 11-5
Last meeting: UNC, 42-24 (2022)
Head Coaches:
North Carolina: Mack Brown (102-68-1 in 15th season at UNC; 277-144-1 in 35th season overall)
Pitt: Pat Narduzzi (63-43 in ninth season at Pitt; 63-43 in ninth season overall)
Notes:
- The Pitt Panthers and North Carolina Tar Heels were annual foes as members of the ACC’s Coastal Division from 2013-22 (the lone exception being the 2020 COVID-impacted season). • Pitt has defeated at least one top-25 team in each of the past seven seasons under head coach Pat Narduzzi. • The Tar Heels have started 3-0 for the sixth time under Mack Brown, the third such season since his return as head coach in 2019.
- North Carolina is now 53-22 as a ranked team in 15 seasons under Coach Brown. • The Panthers rank fifth nationally and lead the ACC in total defense at 236.0 yards per game. • North Carolina is producing 494.3 yards per contest, which ranks 19th nationally and fifth in the ACC.
