2013 acc football guide

ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE ..Amy Yakola, Senior Associate Commissioner, Communications & Public Relations ([email protected]; 336-369-1215)4512 Weybridge Lane, Greensboro, NC 27407 .....................................Mike Finn, Associate Commissioner, Football Communications ([email protected]; 336-369-1210)Fax: 336-854-8797 .............................................................................Brian Morrison, Associate Commissioner, Basketball Communications ([email protected]; 336-369-1002)Website: theACC.com ..................................................................................................................Steve Phillips, Associate Director ([email protected]; 336-369-1004)Twitter--@theACC and @theACCfootball ............................................................................Amy Ufnowski, Associate Director ([email protected]; 336-369-1003)Facebook--Facebook.com/theACC .....................................................................................................George Lane, Assistant Director ([email protected]; 336-369-1005)YouTube--youtube.com/theACCsport ............................... Marianne Schroer, Communications & Public Relations Coordinator ([email protected]; 336-369-1216)

ACC COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTORY

2013 ACC Football Information GuideVolume VX, No. 1, published by the Office of the Commissioner and the Communications Office of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Additional information is available, upon request, to accredited members of the media. This guide is located on The ACC.com website (theACC.com). Printed copies of the 2013 ACC Football Information Guide are not available.i Edited by Mike Finn, Amy Yakola, Steve Phillips, George Lane, Amy Ufnowski, Allison Doughty, Ben Tario, Michael Strickland and Marianne Schroer of the ACC and the Sports Information Directors and their assistants of the ACC. Cover design by Mar-tha Schwab.

ATLANTIC DIVISION COASTAL DIVISIONBOSTON COLLEGEwww.bceagles.comShipping & Mailing: 321 Conte Forum, 140 Commonwealth, Ave., Chestnut Hill, MA 02467Phone: 617-552-3004; Fax: 617-552-4903Associate AD/Media Relations: Chris Cameron, [email protected] Football SID: Tim Clark, [email protected] FB Media Credential Requests: Tim ClarkFacebook: facebook.com/bostoncollegefootball Twitter: @BCFootballNewsYou Tube: http://www.youtube.com/bcfootballvideo

CLEMSONwww.clemsontigers.comMailing: PO Box 31, Clemson, SC 29633Shipping: 100 Perimeter Road/Jervey Athletic Center, Clemson, SC 29634Phone: 864-656-2114; Fax: 864-656-0299Assistant AD/SID: Tim Bourret, [email protected]: Brian Hennessy, [email protected] Credential Requests: Sammy Blackman, [email protected]/clemsontigersTwitter--www.twitter.com/cu_athleticsYouTube--http://www.youtube.com/user/ClemsonAthletics

FLORIDA STATEwww.seminoles.comMailing: PO Box 2195, Tallahassee, FL 32316Shipping: 403 Stadium Drive West, Tallahassee, FL 32306Phone: 850-644-1403; Fax: 850-644-3820SID: Elliott Finebloom, [email protected] contact: Kerwin Lonzo, [email protected] Media Credential Requests: https://secure.sportssystems.com/events2/credapp.cfmFacebook--http://www.seminoles.com/facebook Twitter--http://www.seminoles.com/twitterYouTube--http://www.youtube.com/flstateseminoles

MARYLANDwww.umterps.comMailing & Shipping: Comcast Center, Terrapin Trail, College Park, Md. 20742Phone: 301-314-7065; Fax: 301-314-9094Associate AD/Media Relations: Zack Bolno, [email protected] Contact: Matt Taylor, [email protected] Media Credential Requests: Matt TaylorTwitter--http://twitter.com/umterps; http://twitter.com/Randy EdsallFacebook-- http://www.facebook.com/marylandterrapinsofficialpage; http://www.facebook.com/MarylandFootballYouTube--http://www.youtube.com/user/MarylandAthletics

NC STATEwww.GoPack.comMailing: Box 8502, Raleigh, NC 27695-8502Shipping: Weisiger Brown Facility, 2500 Warren Carroll Drive, Room 2133 Raleigh, N.C. 27695Phone: 919-515-2102; Fax: 919-515-3624Assistant AD: Annabelle Myers, [email protected]: Brian Reinhardt, [email protected] Media Credential Requests: Annabelle MyersTwitter--www.twitter.com/PackFootballFacebook--http://www.facebook.com/ncstateathleticsYouTube--http://www.youtube.com/NCStateAthletics

SYRACUSEwww.suathletics.comMailing & Shipping: Manley Fieldhouse, 1301 East Colvin Street, Syracuse, N.Y. 13244Associate AD for Communications: Sue Edson, [email protected],Phone: 315-443-2608; Cell: 315-952-4787Secondary FB Contact: Mike Morrison, [email protected]; Cell: 315-452-4809FB Media Credential Requests: Sue Edson [email protected]/SyracuseOrangeYouTube--www.youtube.com/suathletics

WAKE FORESTwww.wakeforestsports.comMailing & Shipping: 519 Deacon Blvd., Winston-Salem, N.C. 27105Phone: 336-758-5640; Fax: 336-758-5140Associate AD/Athletic Communications: Steve Shutt, [email protected] Cell: 336-970-7512Assistant: Gary Petit, [email protected]; Cell: 336-970-4370FB Media Credential Requests: Steve ShuttTwitter--@WFUSportsTwitter--Wake_FB for stats and game reports

DUKEwww.goduke.comMailing: Box 90557, Durham, NC 27708-0557Shipping: 115 Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, NC 27708Phone: 919-684-2633; Fax: 919-684-2489Sports Information Director: Art Chase, [email protected]; Cell: 919-599-9820Assistant SID: Chris Cook, [email protected] Media Credential Requests Contact: Art ChaseTwitter--@Duke_FB; @Duke_AthleticsFacebook--www.facebook.com/DukeFootball

GEORGIA TECHwww.ramblinwreck.comMailing & Shipping: 150 Bobby Dodd Way NW, Atlanta, GA 30332Phone: 404-894-5445; Fax: 404-894-1248Director of Communications: Dean Buchan [email protected]; Cell: 404-295-8703Associate: Mike Stamus, [email protected] for Football: Mike DeGeorge, [email protected] Credential Requests: Mike StamusTwitter--Twitter.com/gtathleticsFacebook--Facebook.com/gtathleticsYouTube--youtube.com/ramblinwrecktube

MIAMIwww.hurricanesports.comMailing & Shipping: 5821 San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146Phone: 305-284-3244 Fax: 305-284-2807Director of Communications/Football Contact: Chris Yandle, [email protected]; @chrisyandleFB Media Credential Requests: Taylor McGillis, [email protected]/MiamiHurricanesFacebook--facebook.com/miamihurricanesYouTube--http://www.youtube.com/user/CanesAllAccessBlog--http://www.theufootball.com/

NORTH CAROLINAwww.GoHeels.comMailing: PO Box 2126, Chapel Hill, NC 27514Shipping: Koury Natatorium, Bowles Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27514Phone: 919-962-2123; Fax: 919-962-0612Football SID: Kevin Best, [email protected]; Cell: 919-619-7020Assistant SID: Bobby Hundley, [email protected] Media Credential Requests: Kevin BestTwitter--www.twitter.com/TarHeelFootballFacebook--http://www.facebook.com/tarheelsYouTube--http://www.youtube.com/user/UNCTarHeelsAthletics

PITTSBURGHwww.pittsburghpanthers.comMailing: P.O. Box 7436, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15213-0436Shipping: Petersen Events Center, 3719 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15261Sr. Associate AD/Media Relations: E.J. Borghetti, [email protected]: 412-648-8420; Fax: 412-648-8248; Cell: 412-491-5110.Assistant Media Relations Director: Ted Feeley, [email protected], cell: 412-853-4375FB Media Credential Requests; E. J. BorghettiTwitter--@Pittathletics; @GoPittFootballFacebook--www.facebook.com/PittsburghPanthersYouTube--Youtube.com/pittlivewire

VIRGINIAwww.VirginiaSports.comMailing: PO Box 400853, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4853Shipping: 295 Massie Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903Phone: 434-982-5500; Direct: 434-243-2467; Fax: 434-982-5525Assistant AD: Jim Daves, [email protected] SID for Football: Vince Briedis, [email protected] Media Credential Requests: Jim DavesFacebook--www.facebook.com/VirginiaCavaliersTwitter--/@VirginiaSports; @uva_footballYouTube--www.youtube.com/user/virginiaathletics

VIRGINIA TECHwww.hokiesports.comMailing & Shipping: 460 Jamerson Athletic Center Blacksburg, VA 24061Phone: 540-231-6726; Fax: 540-231-6984Assistant AD: Dave Smith, [email protected] SID (football contact): Bryan Johnston, [email protected] Media Credentials: Dave SmithTwitter--www.twitter.com/HokiesportsFacebook--www.facebook.com/hokiesportsYouTube--www.youtube.com/user/vthokiesports

12013 ACC FOOTBALL INFORMATION GUIDE

Atlantic Coast Conference Office4512 Weybridge Lane

Greensboro, N.C. 27407

Phone......................................................................................................................336/854-8787Communications Fax .............................................................................................336/854-8797Football Communications Fax ...............................................................................336/369-1211

ACC Communications StaffAmy Yakola, Senior Associate Commissioner, Communications and Public Relations .. 336/369-1215Mike Finn, Associate Commissioner, Football Communications .................................... 336/369-1210Brian Morrison, Associate Commissioner, Basketball Communications ................336/369-1002Steve Phillips, Associate Director, Communications ............................................. 336/369-1004Amy Ufnowski, Associate Director, Communications .......................................... 336/369-1003George Lane, Assistant Director, Communications ............................................... 336/369-1005Marianne Schroer, Communications and Public Relations Coordinator ...............336-369-1216

Atlantic Coast Conference Staff Directory(Phone: 336/854-8787; E-Mail Addresses: First initial, last name, @theacc.org)

Commissioner ....................................................................................................John Swofford Executive Assistant to the Commissioner ....................................................Cecelia DiAmico Senior Associate Commissioners Jeff Elliott, Finance and Administration Nora Lynn Finch, Womens Basketball Karl Hicks, Mens Basketball Operations Brad Hostetter, Compliance & Governance/Human Resources Tim Lynde, Brand Marketing Kris W. Pierce, Championships & Senior Woman Administrator Michael Strickland, Football Operations Amy Yakola, Communications & Public RelationsAssociate Commissioners Mike Finn, Football Communications Brian Morrison, Basketball CommunicationsAssistant Commissioners Matt Burgemeister, Compliance & Governance Lee Butler, Championships W. Scott McBurney, Advanced Media Ben Tario, Football, Multimedia and Legal Affairs Coordinator of Officials John Clougherty, Mens Basketball Officials Charlene Curtis, Womens Basketball Officials Doug Rhoads, Football Officials Directors Shamaree Brown, Student-Athlete Programs, Compliance Georgia Davis, Championships Alyssa Francona, Football Operations & Event Management Brad Hecker, Womens Basketball Operations Lynne Herndon, Business Operations Mary Beth Koetters, Mens Basketball Operations Donald Moore, Championships Christina L. Tracey, Information Systems Associate Directors Steve Phillips, Communications Amy Ufnowski, Communications Steve Slim Vollinger, Advanced Media Assistant Directors Alyssa Duke, Womens Basketball Operations George Lane, Communications Ken Marra, Marketing Coordinators Susan Anthony, Administration/Business Jennie Barrett, Championships Tracey Haith, Student-Athlete Programs, Compliance & Governance, Human Resources Heather Hirschman, Website Marianne Schroer, Communications and Public RelationsAssistant Coordinator Eden Cassidy, Mens Basketball Operations & Officiating Office Coordinator and Desktop Publishing Emily Watkins, Office Coordinator/Desktop PublishingInterns Alex Fraser, Championships Lindsay Humbert, Website

Table of Contents

General InformationCommunications Directory .................. IFCStaff Directory, Table of Contents ........... 1ACC Football Media Information ............ 2Facts on ACC Football ............................. 3The ACC ............................................... 4-5John Swofford, ACC Commissioner ........ 6National Football Foundation & HOF ..... 7ACC Football Championship .............. 8-122013 ACC Bowl Lineup, Records .... 13-142012 Season In Review .......................... 152012 All-ACC Teams ............................. 162012 ACC Award Winners ..................... 17Tatum, Piccolo, Jacobs Trophy Awards . 18Noting the ACC...................................... 19Academic Awards .................................. 202012 ACC Statistics .......................... 21-25Active Career Leaders ....................... 26-27

The TeamsBoston College Eagles ...................... 28-31Clemson Tigers ................................. 32-35Duke Blue Devils .............................. 36-39Florida State Seminoles .................... 40-43Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets ............ 44-47Maryland Terrapins ........................... 48-51Miami Hurricanes ............................. 52-55North Carolina Tar Heels .................. 56-59NC State Wolfpack ............................ 60-63Pitt Panthers ...................................... 64-67Syracuse Orange ............................... 68-71Virginia Cavaliers ............................. 72-75Virginia Tech Hokies ......................... 76-79Wake Forest Demon Deacons ........... 80-83Team Statistics Year-by-Year ............ 84-97

ACC Record BookChampions Year-by-Year ....................... 98Post-Season Honors Year-by-Year ......... 99Composite Football Records ................ 100Coaching Records; Non-ACC Records 101Year by Year, 1953-2012 ............... 102-131Series Records ............................... 132-144Overtime Games in the ACC ............... 144Individual Records ........................ 145-177 Total Offense .......................... 145-147 Rushing ................................... 148-152 Passing .................................... 153-157 Receiving ................................ 158-162 All-Purpose ............................. 163-164 Scoring .................................... 165-168 Punting, Kickoff & Punt Ret. . 169-173 Defense ................................... 174-177Team Records ................................ 178-187All-Americas ................................. 188-19225th & 50th Anniversary Teams .......... 193NFL Draft Notes ........................... 194-195ACC & the NFL Draft .................. 196-204Bowl Records ............................... 205-IBCComposite Football Schedule ...............BC

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2013 ACC MEDIA INFORMATION

2013 ACC Football Coaches Teleconference

The 14 ACC football coaches will be fea-tured on a weekly teleconference each Wednesday from 10:30 a.m., to 12:50 p.m., beginning August 28 and concluding No-vember 27. Each coach will have 10 min-utes to make an opening statement and an-swer questions. There will be an audiofile and transcript available of each teleconfer-ence on the Conferences official website--theACC.com--each Wednesday afternoon.

ACC Teleconference Schedule

Dabo Swinney, Clemson .................10:30 amJimbo Fisher, Florida State ............10:40 amRandy Edsall, Maryland ................10:50 amScott Shafer, Syracuse .....................11:00 amJim Grobe, Wake Forest .................11:10 amPaul Johnson, Georgia Tech ...........11:20 amLarry Fedora, North Carolina .......11:30 amPaul Chryst, Pitt ..............................11:40 amFrank Beamer, Virginia Tech .........11:50 amMike London, Virginia .................. 12:00 pmSteve Addazio, Boston College ...... 12:10 pmDavid Cutcliffe, Duke .................... 12:20 pmAl Golden, Miami ........................... 12:30 pmDave Doeren, NC State .................. 12:40 pm

Media Phone Number:913-312-0956

ACC Advanced Media Video Clip Service

Broadcast media outlets will be able to access ACC highlights and press conference excerpts via the ACC Video Clip Service (AVCS) throughout the entire 2013-14 sports calendar. This video content will only be available for download in digital files that can be accessed on the AVCS. To register for this service please contact Scott McBurney, Assistant Commissioner/Advanced Media, at [email protected] or call 336.369.4646.

CollegePressBox.com Collegepressbox.com is the official media web-site for NCAA FBS football. Access and down-load weekly game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, headshots, logos and more for each con-ference and its member schools. Login informa-tion will be distributed to accredited media or you can apply for a password by sending an e-mail to:

[email protected].

Important Dates For MediaCovering ACC Football

August 28, 2013First 2013 ACC Football Coaches Teleconference

(10:30 am to 12:50 pm)

September 3, 2013First ACC Player of the Week Awards at Noon.

Thereafter will be every Monday by Noon

October 15, 2013ACC Football Championship Game

Credential Application Website opens

October 20, 2013First BCS Standings Announced

November 1, 2013BCS Media Credential Application Site

Opens for all BCS Bowl Games

November 25, 2013All-ACC Football Team Voting Site Open

to all members of ACSMA

December 1, 2013All-ACC Football Team Voting Site Closes at 5 p.m.

ACC Announces Winner of Jacobs Blocking Trophy, 1 p.m.

ACC Football Championship Game Participating Coaches, Teleconference 4-5 p.m.

December 2, 2013ACC Football Champonship Game

Participating Student-Athletes Teleconference 11:30 am-12:30 pm

ACSMA Announces All-ACC Football Team, 3 p.m.

Deadline for Media Credential Applications to ACC Football Championship Game, 5 p.m.

December 3, 2013ACSMA Announces ACC Coach, Offensive,

Defensive and Overall Rookie of the Year, 1 p.m.

December 4, 2013ACSMA Announces ACC Offensive, Defensive and

Overall Player of the Year Announced, 1 p.m..

December 5, 2013ACC Announces Winner of Jim Tatum Award (Top Football Scholar-Athlete) and Brian Piccolo Award,

(Most Courageous Football Student-Athlete), 11 a.m.

December 6, 2013ACC FB Championship Game Press Conference

(Both Participating Coaches), 1-2 pmBank of America Stadium

ACC Night of LegendsCharlotte Convention Center, 6 pm

December 7, 20132013 Dr Pepper ACC FB Championship Game,

Bank of America Stadium7:45 on ESPN or 8 pm on ABC

December 8, 2013BCS Selection Sunday,

ACC Bowl Teams Announced

December 9, 2013ACC Coaches All-ACC Football Team, Awards Announced

December 20, 2013BCS Media Credential Application Deadline

January 3, 2013Discover Orange Bowl, ESPN, 8:30 pm

February 5, 2013National Football Signing Day

July 20-21, 20142014 ACC Football Kickoff,

The Grandover Resort, Greensboro, N.C.

theACC.com/mediaThe Atlantic Coast Conferences official web-site--theACC.com--is the source for complete ACC football information. theACC.com/media is also the site for transcripts of the leagues foot-ball coaches teleconferences every Wednesday afternoon during the season. The media section of theACC.com is dedicated to specific needs of the media, including downloads of ACC and school logos and headshots of players and coach-es from select sports. You will need an individual account to access the site. To register, please con-tact George Lane ([email protected]) .

Following ACC Football On Facebook

The ACC: facebook.com/theACCBoston College:facebook.com/bostoncollegefootballClemson: facebook.com/clemsontigersDuke: http://www.facebook.com/DukeFootballFlorida State: facebook.com/FSUSeminolesGeorgia Tech: facebook.com/gtathleticsMaryland: facebook.com/MarylandFootballMiami: www.facebook.com/miamihurricanesNorth Carolina: facebook.com/tarheelsNC State: facebook.com/ncstateathleticsPitt: facebook.com/PittsburghPanthersSyracuse: facebook.com/SyracuseOrangeVirginia: facebook.com/VirginiaCavaliersVirginia Tech: facebook.com/hokiesportsWake Forest: facebook.com/WakeForestSports

Following ACC Football On Twitter

Follow ACC Football on Twitter with tweets from the ACC or the individual ACC school.The ACC: @theACCFootball or @theACCBoston College: @BCFootballNewsClemson: @CU_athleticsDuke: @Duke_FB; @Duke_ATHLETICSFlorida State: @FSU_Football; @Seminoles_comGeorgia Tech: @GTAthleticsMaryland: @RandyEdsall; @umterps; @MD_FootballMiami: @hurricanesports; @MiamiHurricanesNorth Carolina: @TarHeelFootball; @GoHeelsNC State: @PackFootball; @PackAthleticsPitt: @GoPittFootball; @PittAthleticsSyracuse: @Cuse; @CuseFootballVirginia: @VirginiaSports; @uva_footballVirginia Tech: @VT_Football; @HokieSportsWake Forest: @Wake_FB or @WFUSports Following ACC Football

On YouTubeThe ACC

(All are: www.youtube.com)The ACC ................................... /ACCDNBoston College ....... /user/EagleMarketingClemson ............... /user/ClemsonAthleticsDuke ........................../user/DukeAthleticsFlorida State ................../flstateseminolesGeorgia Tech .............. /ramblinwrecktubeMaryland ...................../user/MarylandAthleticsMiami .................... /user/CanesAllAccessNorth Carolina ..../user/UNCTar HeelsAthleticsNC State ...................... /NCStateAthleticsPitt ......................................... /pittlivewireSyracuse ................................../suathleticsVirginia ........................../virginiaathleticsVirginia Tech ..................... /vthokiesportsWake Forest ... /user/WakeForestAthletics


THE FACTS ON ACC FOOTBALLPittsburgh and Syracuse, the ACCs newest members, have combined to produce 10 national foot-ball championships, two Heisman Trophy winners, two Lombardi Award-winners, one Outland Trophy winner, two Biletnikoff Award-winners, 41 members of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame and 111 first-team football All-Americans.

Since the 2009 football season, according to ESPN.com, the ACC has had more teams (25) ranked among the Top 25 in football recruiting classes than any other conference save one (SEC). In fact, the next closest conference in teams ranked in the Top 25 recruiting classes has just 16 in that five-year span.

In 2013, the ACC will field five quarterbacks who have already thrown for 6,000 or more yards in their careers--the most in league history--in Clemsons Tahj Boyd (8,083), Wake Forests Tanner Price (6,666), North Carolinas Bryn Renner (6,456), Boston Colleges Chase Rettig (6,257) and Virginia Techs Logan Thomas (6,096).

In 2012, the ACC posted a 4-2 record in its six bowl appearances (.667), tying the SEC for the best bowl-game winning percentage of any BCS AQ Conference. That included wins for the ACC in its top four bowl games--the Discover Orange Bowl, the Chick-fil-A Bowl, the Russell Athletic Bowl and the Hyundai Sun Bowl--for the first time in league history.

Virginia Techs Frank Beamer is the nations winningest active football coach in the NCAAs FBS, having recorded 258 victories. Beamer ranks 6th on the NCAA FBS all-time list of coaches and all of those ahead of him are regarded as icons of the game. One of those, former ACC and Florida State head coach Bobby Bowden, is the NCAA FBS all-time leader in career victories with 377.

According to the rosters of National Football League teams on the NFL.com on July 3, 2013, the ACC had more linebackers (57) in the NFL than any other conference in the nation. The next closest confer-ences were the SEC (53), the Big Ten (43) and the Pac-12 (42).

Since 2005, the ACC has seen 276 of its student-athletes drafted into the National Football League, with 51 of them selected in the first round, the second-highest total of any conference in the nation.

Since 2005, the ACC has sent 64 teams to bowl games, the second-highest amount of any confer-ence in the nation.

The ACC is one of two conferences nationally that has had at least 31 of its players drafted into the National Football League in each of the last nine years.

Six ACC schools rank nationally in the Top 20 in winning percentage among schools that have par-ticipated in 15 or more bowl games including Florida State (5th), Syracuse (9th), Boston College (12th), Georgia Tech (15th), NC State (17th), and Miami (20th).

The Atlantic Coast Conference leads the nation in the NCAAs football Academic Progress Rate and has led since the NCAA began calculating the APR some seven years ago. The ACC has also led the nation in football Graduation Success Rate in seven of eight years since the GSR has been calculated by the NCAA.

No league has earned more Academic Achievement Awards from the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) than has the ACC. League schools have earned 107 citations for graduation rates of 70 percent or more. During the same time, the next highest conference had 53. That doesnt include the 20 citations earned by new member Syracuse as an independent or a member of the Big East.

In its most recent ratings of American Universities (2013), U.S. News and World Reports ranks ACC schools cumulatively the highest of any conference playing major college (FBS) football. Eight ACC schools rank among the nations top 44 universities, with all 15 ACC schools ranked 106th or higher. Twelve ACC schools are ranked 68th or better. The next closest conference has eight schools ranked 68th or better.


The Tradition Consistency. It is the mark of true excellence in any endeavor. However, in todays intercollegiate athletics, competition has become so balanced and so com-petitive that it is virtually impossible to maintain a high level of consistency. Yet the Atlantic Coast Conference has defied the odds. Now, in its 61st year of competition, the ACC has long enjoyed the reputation as one of the strongest and most competitive intercolle-giate conferences in the nation. And that is not mere conjecture, the numbers support it.. Since the leagues inception in 1953, ACC schools have captured 131 NCAA championships, including 69 in womens competition and 62 in mens. In addition, NCAA individual titles have gone to ACC student-athletes 150 times in mens competition and 106 times in womens action. Giv-en the ACCs strong history and the strengthening of its ranks with the additions of Notre Dame, Pitt and Syracuse in 2013, followed by Louisville in 2014, those numbers and the leagues longstand-ing tradition of excellence appear destined to only grow greater in the years ahead.

2012-13 in Review The 2012-13 academic year saw ACC teams capture four more national team titles and seven individual NCAA crowns. In all, the ACC has won 62 national team titles over the last 16 years and has won two or more NCAA titles in 30 of the past 32 years. A total of 119 ACC teams placed in NCAA post-season competition in 2012-13. League teams compiled a 120-74-2 (.617) mark against non-league opponents in NCAA champi-onship dual competition. The ACCs new membership further bolsters the leagues already-strong academic stand-ing among NCAA Division I conferences. The ACCs member institutions, effective July 1, 2014, rank first among BCS automatic qualify-ing conferences in the latest US News & World Reports Best Colleges list. ACC schools aver-aged a ranking of 55.73 and were the only confer-ence with eight schools ranked among the top 50 (five public, three private). The ACC is also the only conference with 11 schools ranked among the top 70. Since becoming a 12-team league in 2005, the ACC has had 64 teams go to bowl games, had 51 players drafted in the first round and 312 players taken overall in the NFL Draft--totals that rank second nationally among all conferences. The leagues current 14 schools who will compete for the 2012 ACC football title have combined for 13 national championships, posted a 5-3 record in 2012 bowl games and led the nation in football APR last year for the seventh straight year and in football GSR (graduation success rate) for the seventh time in the last eight years.

2012-13 National ChampionshipsWomens Soccer North CarolinaMens Tennis VirginiaMens Lacrosse DukeWomens Lacrosse North Carolina

The Championships The conference will conduct championship competition in 25 sports during the 2013-14 aca-demic year; 12 for men and 13 for women. The

first ACC championship was held in swimming on February 25, 1954. The conference did not conduct championships in cross country, wrestling or tennis during the first year. The 12 sports for men include football, cross country, soccer, basketball, swimming, indoor and outdoor track, wrestling, baseball, tennis, golf and lacrosse. Fencing, which was started in 1971, was discontinued in 1981. Womens sports were initi-ated in 1977 with the first championship meet held in tennis at Wake Forest University. Championships for women are currently con-ducted in cross country, field hockey, soccer, bas-ketball, swimming, indoor and outdoor track, tennis, golf, lacrosse, softball and rowing with volleyball deciding its champion by regular season play.

A History The Atlantic Coast Conference was founded on May 8, 1953, at the Sedgefield Inn near Greens-boro, N.C., with seven charter members - Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina and Wake Forest - drawing up the conference by-laws. The withdrawal of seven schools from the Southern Conference came early on the morning of May 8, 1953, during the Southern Conferences annual spring meeting. On June 14, 1953, the seven members met in Raleigh, N.C., where a set of by-laws was adopted and the name became officially the Atlantic Coast Conference. Suggestions from fans for the name of the new conference appeared in the regions newspapers prior to the meeting in Raleigh. Some of the names suggested were: Dixie, Mid-South, Mid-Atlantic, East Coast, Seaboard, Colonial, Tobacco, Blue-Gray, Piedmont, Southern Seven and the Shoreline. Dukes Eddie Cameron recommended that the name of the conference be the Atlantic Coast Confer-ence, and the motion was passed unanimously. The meeting concluded with each member institution as-sessed $200.00 to pay for conference expenses. On December 4, 1953, conference officials met again at Sedgefield and officially admitted the Uni-versity of Virginia as the leagues eighth member. The first withdrawal of a school from the ACC came on June 30, 1971, when the University of South Carolina tendered its resignation. The ACC operated with seven members until April 3, 1978, when the Georgia Institute of Technology was ad-mitted. The Atlanta school had withdrawn from the Southeastern Conference in January of 1964. The ACC expanded to nine members on July 1, 1991, with the addition of Florida State University. The conference expanded to 11 members on July 1, 2004, with the addition of the University of Miami and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. On October 17, 2003, Boston College accepted an invitation to become the leagues 12th member starting July 1, 2005. The ACC added its 13th and 14th members on Sept. 18, 2011, when Pittsburgh and Syracuse accept-ed invitations to join the conference. The two schools officially join the ACC on July 1, 2013. Notre Dame also officially joined the ACC on July 1, 2013, after announcing on Sept. 12, 2012 its intention to enter the league for competition in all sports but football, bringing the membership of the conference to 15. The Fighting Irish will play five games with ACC schools each year. On July 1, 2014, Louisville will enter the ACC from the Big East Conference. The ACC will remain a 15-member conference, as Mary-

land plans to join the Big Ten. The Current ACC Schools

Boston College was founded in 1863 by the Society of Jesus to serve the sons of Bostons Irish immigrants and was the first institution of higher education to be founded in the city of Bos-ton. Originally located on Harrison Avenue in the South End of Boston, the College outgrew its ur-ban setting toward the end of its first 50 years. A new location was selected in Chestnut Hill and ground for the new campus was broken on June 19, 1909. During the 1940s, new purchases doubled the size of the main campus. In 1974, Boston College acquired Newton College of the Sacred Heart, 1.5 miles away. With 15 buildings on 40 acres, it is now the site of the Law School and residence halls. In 2004, BC purchased 43 acres of land from the archdiocese of Boston; this now forms the Brighton campus. Clemson University is nestled in the foot-hills of the Blue Ridge Mountains near the Geor-gia border, and the tiger paws painted on the roads make the return to I-85 easier. The school is built around Fort Hill, the plantation home of John C. Calhoun, Vice President to Andrew Jack-son. His son-in-law, Tom Clemson, left the land to be used as an agricultural school, and in 1893 Clemson opened its doors as a land-grant school, thanks to the efforts of Ben Tillman. Duke University was founded in 1924 by tobacco magnate James B. Duke as a memorial to his father, Washington Duke. Originally the school was called Trinity College, a Method-ist institution, started in 1859. In 1892, Trinity moved to west Durham where the east campus with its Georgian architecture now stands. Near-by are Sarah P. Duke gardens, and further west the Gothic spires of Duke chapel overlook the west campus. Florida State University is one of 11 univer-sities of the State University System of Florida. It was established as the Seminary West of the Suwannee by an act of the Florida Legislature in 1851, and first offered instruction at the post-sec-ondary level in 1857. Its Tallahassee campus has been the site of an institution of higher education longer than any other site in the state. In 1905, the Buckman Act reorganized higher education in the state and designated the Tallahassee school as the Florida Female College. In 1909, it was renamed Florida State College for Women. In 1947, the school returned to a co-educational sta-tus, and the name was changed to Florida State University. Next to I-85 in downtown Atlanta stands the Georgia Institute of Technology, founded in 1885. Its first students came to pursue a degree in mechanical engineering, the only one offered at the time. Techs strength is not only the red clay of Georgia, but a restored gold and white 1930 model A Ford Cabriolet, the official mas-cot. The old Ford was first used in 1961, but a Ramblin Wreck had been around for over three decades. The Ramblin Wreck fight song ap-peared almost as soon as the school opened, and it is not only American boys that grow up singing its rollicking tune, for Richard Nixon and Nikita Krushchev sang it when they met in Moscow in 1959. The University of Maryland opened in 1856 as an agricultural school nine miles north of Washington, D.C., on land belonging to Charles

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The Atlantic Coast Conference, through its member institutions, seeks to maximize the educational and athletic opportunities of its student-athletes while enriching their quality of life. It strives to do so by

affording individuals equitable opportunity to pursue academic excellence and compete successfully at the highest level of intercollegiate athletics competition in a broad spectrum of sports and championships.

The Conference will provide leadership in attaining these goals, promoting diversity and mutual trust among its member institutions, in a spirit of fairness for all. It strongly adheres to the principles of integrity

and sportsmanship, and supports the total development of the student-athlete and each member institutions athletics departmental staff, with the intent of producing enlightened leadership for tomorrow.

Mission Statement

Calvert, a descendant of Lord Baltimore, the states founding father. The school colors are the same as the state flag: black and gold for George Calvert (Lord Baltimore) and red and white for his mother, Alice Crossland. Mary-land has been called the school that Curley Byrd built, for he was its quarterback, then football coach, athletic director, assistant to the presi-dent, vice-president, and finally its president. Byrd also designed the football stadium and the campus layout, and suggested the nickname Terrapin, a local turtle known for its bite, when students wanted to replace the nickname Old Liners with a new one for the school. The University of Miami was chartered in 1925 by a group of citizens who felt an institu-tion of higher learning was needed for the devel-opment of their young and growing community. Since the first class of 560 students enrolled in the fall of 1926, the University has expanded to more than 15,000 undergraduate and gradu-ate students from every state and more than 114 nations from around the world. The schools colors, representative of the Florida orange tree, were selected in 1926. Orange symbolizes the fruit of the tree, green represents the leaves and white, the blossoms. The University of North Carolina, located in Chapel Hill, has been called the perfect col-lege town, making its tree-lined streets and balmy atmosphere what a college should look and feel like. Its inception in 1795 makes it one of the oldest schools in the nation, and its nick-name of Tar Heels stems from the tar pitch and turpentine that were the states principal indus-try. The nickname is as old as the school, for it was born during the Revolutionary War when tar was dumped into the streams to impede the advance of British forces. North Carolina State University is lo-cated in the state capital of Raleigh. It opened in 1889 as a land-grant agricultural and me-chanical school and was known as A&M or Aggies or Farmers for over a quarter-century. The schools colors of pink and blue were gone by 1895, brown and white were tried for a year, but the students finally chose red and white to represent the school. An unhappy fan in 1922 said State football players behaved like a pack of wolves, and the term that was coined in deri-sion became a badge of honor. The University of Notre Dame began late on the bitterly cold afternoon of November 26, 1842, when a 28-year-old French priest, Rev. Edward Sorin, C.S.C., and seven companions took possession of 524 snow-covered acres that the Bishop of Vincennes had given them in the Indiana mission fields. A man of lively imagi-nation, Father Sorin named his fledgling school in honor of Our Lady, in his native tongue,

LUniversit de Notre Dame du Lac (The Univer-sity of Our Lady of the Lake). On January 15, 1844, the University was thus officially chartered by the Indiana legislature The University of Pittsburgh was founded as Pittsburgh Academy by Hugh Henry Brackenridge in 1787 and is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in the United States. Pitt researchers led by Jonas Salk developed the first polio vaccine in 1955, and Pitt surgeons have performed more than 17,000 organ transplants, making Pitt the worlds transplantation capital. In 1932, a Pitt team led by Charles Glen King isolated and identified the chemi-cal structure of vitamin C. Syracuse University was founded during the Methodist State Convention in Syracuse, N.Y., in February of 1870. Measures were taken to raise $500,000 to endow the university, with the city of Syracuse subscribing $100,000. Rev. Jesse T Peck, who was elected president of the Syracuse Universi-ty Board of Trustees, suggested purchasing 50 acres of farmland in southeastern Syracuse. The Board of Trustees of Syracuse University signed the Universi-ty charter and certificate of incorporation on March 24, 1870, and universitys College of Liberal Arts opened in September of 1871. The University of Virginia was founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson and is one of three things on his tombstone for which he wanted to be remem-bered. James Madison and James Monroe were on the board of governors in the early years. The Rotunda, a half-scale version of the Pantheon which faces the Lawn, is the focal point of the grounds as the campus is called. Jefferson wanted his school to educate leaders in practical affairs and public ser-vice, not just to train teachers. Virginia Tech was established in 1872 as an all-male military school dedicated to the original land-grant mission of teaching agriculture and engineer-ing. The University has grown from a small college of 132 students into the largest institution of higher education in the state during its 132-year history. Lo-cated in Southwest Virginia on a plateau between the Blue Ridge and Alleghany Mountains, the campus consists of 334 buildings and 20 miles of sidewalks over 2,600 acres. The official school colors - Chica-go maroon and burnt orange - were selected in 1896 because they made a unique combination not worn elsewhere at the time. Wake Forest University was started on Calvin Jones plantation amid the stately pine forest of Wake County in 1834. The Baptist seminary is still there, but the school was moved to Winston-Salem in 1956 on a site donated by Charles H. and Mary Reynolds Babcock. President Harry S. Truman at-tended the ground-breaking ceremonies that brought a picturesque campus of Georgian architecture and painted roofs. Wakes colors have been black and gold since 1895, thanks to a badge designed by stu-dent John Heck who died before he graduated.

School AffiliationsBOSTON COLLEGE -- Charter member of the Big East Conference in 1979; joined the ACC in July, 2005.

CLEMSON -- Charter member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1894; a charter member of the Southern Conference in 1921; a charter member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in 1953.

DUKE -- Joined the Southern Conference in Decem-ber, 1928; charter member of the ACC in 1953.

FLORIDA STATE -- Charter member of the Dixie Conference in 1948; joined the Metro Conference in July, 1976; joined the ACC July, 1991.

GEORGIA TECH -- Charter member of the South-ern Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1894; char-ter member of Southern Conference in 1921; charter member of the SEC in 1932; joined the ACC in April, 1978.

MARYLAND -- Charter member of the Southern Conference in 1921; charter member of the ACC in 1953.

MIAMI -- Charter member of the Big East Football Conference in 1991; joined the ACC in July, 2004.

NORTH CAROLINA -- Charter member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1894; charter member of the Southern Conference in 1921; charter member of the ACC in 1953.

NC STATE -- Charter member of the Southern Con-ference in 1921; charter member of the ACC in 1953.

NOTRE DAME Joined the Big East Conference in 1995; joined the ACC on July 1, 2013

PITT Charter member of the EAC in 1975; joined the Big East Conference in 1982; joined the ACC on July 1, 2013.

SYRACUSE Charter member of the Big East Con-ference in 1979; joined the ACC on July 1, 2013.

VIRGINIA -- Charter member of the Southern Inter-collegiate Athletic Association in 1894; charter mem-ber of the Southern Conference in 1921; resigned from Southern Conference in December 1936; joined the ACC in December, 1953.

VIRGINIA TECH -- Charter member of the Southern Conference in 1921; withdrew from the Southern Con-ference in June, 1965; became a charter member of the Big East Football Conference in Feb. 5, 1991; joined the ACC in July, 2004.

WAKE FOREST -- Joined the Southern Conference in February, 1936; charter member of the ACC in 1953.

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Now in his 17th year as Commissioner, and just the fourth in Atlantic Coast Conference history, John Swofford has made a dramatic impact on the ACC and college athletics. Swofford has built his career on the appropriate balance of academics, athletic achievement and integrity and is regarded as one of the top administrators in the NCAA. In addition to overseeing one of the nations largest athletic conferences, Swofford has been pivotal in positioning the Atlantic Coast Conference for the future.

VISION SpearheadedbySwoffordandtheleadershipofitsinstitutions,theAtlanticCoastConferenceCouncil of Presidents announced on April 22, 2013, that each of its current and future 15 members had signed a grant of media rights. In addition to highlighting the solidarity and commitment of the ACC membership, the move further secured the leagues future and its position as one of the nation's premier conferences. OnNovember28,2012,onbehalfoftheleaguesmemberinstitutionsandtheACCCouncilof Presidents, Swofford introduced the University of Louisville as the newest member of the ACC. Louisville, with its aggressive approach to excellence in every respect, will join the ACC on July 1, 2014, and will help position the league to compete at the highest level of all facets of the collegiate experience.

OnSeptember12,2012,onbehalfoftheleaguesmemberinstitutionsandtheACCCouncilofPresidents,SwoffordintroducedNotre Dame as a member of the ACC. The Fighting Irish officially joined the ACC on July 1, 2013, along with Pittsburgh and Syracuse. Notre Dame will compete as a full member in all conference sponsored sports with the exception of football, which will play five games annually against league programs. The addition will help keep the ACC a vibrant and competitive league dedicated to ensuring the ap-propriate balance of academics, athletics and integrity. Duringthesummerof2012,Swoffordwasinstrumentalinshapingthenewpostseasonformatforcollegefootball.Asapartofthenew format, the ACC and Orange Bowl Committee announced a 12-year agreement that annually features the ACC Champion in the Discover Orange Bowl, to be played on New Years Day at 1:00 pm beginning after the 2014 season. InMayof2012,Swoffordsleadershipandnegotiatingskillshelpedtheconferenceextenditsexclusive,multi-platformagreementwith ESPN. The agreement runs through 2026-27 and features a substantial increase in value and exposure. This enhanced television package begins with the 2012-13 academic year and reaches new heights financially for the leagues 12 member institutions. ACC content will now be televised more than at any point in league history, both regionally and nationally, while also best positioning the conference within the continuous, ever-changing world of technology. OnSeptember18,2011,onbehalfoftheleaguesmemberinstitutionsandtheACCCouncilofPresidents,Swoffordintroducedthe University of Pittsburgh and Syracuse University as the newest members of the ACC. The additions, which became official on July 1, 2013, further strengthen the leagues rich tradition of balancing academics and athletics while also enhancing the ACCs reach into the states of New York and Pennsylvania. In2003,onbehalfoftheleaguesmemberinstitutionsandtheACCCouncilofPresidents,Swoffordledtheconferencethroughexpansion. In becoming a 12-member league, Swofford helped bring the ACC extended and enhanced exposure across television and national radio packages and strongly positioned it for the future. TheACCshowcaseditsinauguralDrPepperACCFootballChampionshipGame,matchingthewinnersoftheAtlanticandCoastalDivisions, in 2005 to a sellout crowd. Now in its ninth year, the game will be played in Charlottes Bank of America Stadium following 2013 regular season for the fourth consecutive year. SincebecomingCommissioner,Swoffordhasbeenresponsibleforsecuringincreasedbowlopportunitiesandforthethirdyear,theACC has agreements in place with nine bowls including the Discover Orange Bowl, home of the ACC Champion since 2006. Highly respected by his peers, Swofford was a force in the development and growth of the Bowl Championship Series and is the only person to serve two terms as its coordinator. UnderSwoffords tenure, theprestigiousACCMensBasketballTournamenthas traveled tomanydynamic citieswithin thefootprint of the league including Atlanta, Ga., Washington DC and Tampa, Fla., in addition to the traditional stops in Greensboro and Charlotte. The 2001 ACC Tournament in Atlanta set NCAA attendance records for single session (40,083), per session average (36,505) and total attendance (182,525). Inthesportofbasketball,SwoffordwasinstrumentalincreatingtheACC/BigTenChallengethatbeganinmensbasketballin1999. Then in 2007, the two conferences hosted the inaugural ACC/Big Ten Womens Basketball Challenge. InhisfirstyearasCommissioner,SwoffordplacedanaddedemphasisonthedevelopmentofwomensbasketballintheACCwiththehiring of an Associate Commissioner for Womens Basketball to oversee all aspects of the sport on both a conference and national level. As the Athletics Director at North Carolina, Swofford also hired the first African American head coach in the ACC in 1981.

STUDENT-ATHLETE WELFARE & OUTREACH Along-timeadvocateoftheimportanceofacademicsandstudent-athletewelfare,Swoffordstimulatedtheformationoftheleaguesfirst-ever ACC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. This group of current ACC student-athletes gives the conference direct feedback on their experiences competing at the highest level of college athletics. SwoffordwasinstrumentalintheenhancementoftheleaguesACCPostgraduateScholarshipAwardsprogrambyensuringthatad-ditional scholarship dollars are distributed to more student-athletes than at any point in the leagues history. Thelong-timepartnershipbetweentheACCandUnitedWayhasflourishedunderSwoffordsleadership.Hiscommitmenttopublicservice and volunteerism across the member institutions has been highlighted through the leagues Public Service Announcements. Across the collegiate landscape, the relationship with United Way is unique to the ACC and its member institutions. UnderSwoffordsdirection, theACClaunchedaCommunityConnectionsoutreachprogramwhichsponsorededucationalandmentoring activities along with donating books to the communities in which the league holds its conference championships. The initiative was created in 2010-11 to teach life lessons to elementary and middle school students by the ACCs student-athletes visiting local schools to discuss topics such as the importance of healthy living and sportsmanship.

ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE DuringSwoffordsfirst16yearsasCommissioner,ACCteamshavewon62nationalteamtitlesand1,821ACCteamshavepar-ticipated in various NCAA championships - an average of nearly 114 NCAA teams per year. Infootball,atleastsixACCteamshaveearnedbowlbidsineachofthelastsevenseasons.In2008,theconferencesetanNCAArecord when 10 of its 12 teams (83%) participated in bowl play. Duringhistenure,theACChaswonfiveNCAAMensBasketballtitles,morethananyotherconference.Inaddition,theleaguewas represented by three of its womens basketball programs in the 2006 NCAA Womens Basketball Final Four. In that same year, it was an all-ACC final as the conference claimed its second NCAA Womens Basketball National title. A native of North Wilkesboro, NC, Swofford was a Morehead Scholar at the University of North Carolina and played on UNCs 1971 ACC Football Championship team. He received his Masters of Education in Athletic Administration from Ohio University and then began his career at the University of Virginia in 1973. He returned to his alma mater in 1976 and became the schools athletic director on May 1, 1980. At the age of 31, he was the youngest major college Athletics Director in the nation at the time and served as its Director of Athletics from 1980-1997. UNCs athletic program led the league in both ACC and NCAA Championships during Swof-fords tenure as Athletic Director. John and his wife Nora reside in Greensboro, NC, and together they have three children: Amie, Chad and Autumn, who is married to Sherman Wooden. Autumn and Sherman have two daughters: Maya and Lyla.

ACC COMMISSIONER JOHN SWOFFORDPersonal Information

Full Name: John Douglas SwoffordHometown: North Wilkesboro, NCWife: Nora SwoffordChildren: Amie, Chad, Autumn (husband Sherman Wooden)Grandchildren: Maya, Lyla

EducationHigh School: Wilkes Central High School, 1967, North Wilkesboro, NCCollege: University of North Carolina, 1971MoreheadScholarshipRecipientBAinIndustrialRelationsGraduate:OhioUniversity,1973MEd.inAthleticsAdministration

Playing ExperienceTwo-timeAll-StateQBandthree-sportMVPatWil-kes Central High School, 1965-67NorthCarolinavarsityfootballteamquarterbackanddefensive back, 1967-71PeachBowl,1970;GatorBowl,1971ACCChampions,1971ACCAcademicHonorRoll,1970-71

Athletic Administration Experience1973-76: Ticket Manager/Asst. to the Director of Athletic Facilities and Finance, University of Virginia1976-79: Assistant Athletics Director and Business Manager, University of North Carolina1979-80: Assistant Executive Vice-President of the Educational Foundation, University of North Carolina1980-97: Director of Athletics, University of North Carolina1997-present: Commissioner, Atlantic Coast Conference

Membership on Boards and CommitteesSportsBusinessJournalsSportsBusinessAwards Committee, 2011-presentNationalSportscastersandSportswritersAssociation Honorary Board, 2009-presentNorthCarolinaSportsHallofFameAdvisoryBoard, 2008-presentWyndhamChampionshipBoardofDirectors, 2002-presentNCAAMensCollegeBasketballOfficiating,LLC Board, 2010-2012CollegeFootballOfficiating,LLCBoardof Managers, 2008-2012NationalLetterofIntentAppealsCommittee,2002-2012BCSCoordinator,2000-01,2008-09IACollegiateCommissionersAssoc.(Chair),2005-07NCAAFootballBoardofDirectors(President), 2004-05NCAAExecutiveCommittee,1995-97NCAADivisionIChampionshipCommittee(Chair), 1995-97NCAASpecialCommitteetoStudyaDivisionI-A Football Championship, 1994-95PresidentofNACDA,1993-94NCAASpecialEventsCommittee,1987-91NCAACommunicationsCommittee(Chair),1987-89NCAAFootballTelevisionCommittee1982-86; (Chair), 1984-86

Honors and AwardsCorbettAward,2011(presentedannuallybyNACDA as the highest honor one can achieve in collegiate athletics administration)AchievementinBusinessAward,2011(presented annually by Ohio Universitys College of Business)FatheroftheYear,2011(recognizedbytheGreater Greensboro Area Fathers Day Council)NorthCarolinaSportsHallofFame,2009HomerRiceAward,2005(presentedbytheDivision 1A Athletic Directors Association)HorizonAward,2004(presentedbytheAtlantaSports Council recognizing the National Sports Business Executive of the Year)Chick-fil-ABowlHallofFame,2003FifthmostinfluentialpersoninU.S.sportsbythe Sporting News, 2003OutstandingAmericanAwardfortheTriangleChapter of the College Football Hall of Fame, 2002NorthCarolinaHighSchoolAthleticAssociations Hall of Fame, 2002OhioUniversitysCharlesR.HigginsDistinguished Alumnus Award, 1984


Bobby DoddGeorgia Tech

Vinny TestaverdeMiami

Bobby Bowden Florida State

Ted BrownNC StateMike Ditka

Pittsburgh

The National Football Foundation and College

Football Hall of FameBobby Dodd, Coach, 1945-66 ........................... 1993Bill Fincher, End/Tackle, 1916-20 ..................... 1974*Buck Flowers, Halfback, 1916-20 ................... 1955*Joe Guyon, HB/T, 1912-13; 1917-18 ..................1971*John Heisman, Coach, 1892-1927 ................... 1954George Morris, Linebacker, 1950-52 ................. 1981Larry Morris, Center, 1951-54 ........................... 1992Peter Pund, Center, 1926-28 .............................. 1963Randy Rhino, Safety, 1972-74 ........................... 2002Everett Strupper, Halfback, 1915-17 .................... 1972Pat Swilling, OLB, 1982-85............................... 2009

Maryland (10)*Paul Bear Bryant, Coach, 1945 ...........................1986*Jerry Claiborne, Coach, 1961-89 ..................... 1999Stan Jones, Tackle, 1951-53 ............................... 2000Dick Modzelewski, Tackle, 1950-52 ................. 1993Bob Pellegrini, Center, 1953-55 ........................ 1996Jack Scarbath, Quarterback, 1950-52 .................... 1983Clark Shaughnesst, Coach, 1915-65 .................. 1968*Jim Tatum, Coach, 1942-58 ............................. 1984Bob Ward, Guard, 1948-51 ................................ 1980Randy White, Def. Tackle, 1972-74................... 1994

Miami (9)Bennie Blades, Safety, 1984-87 ......................... 2006Don Bosseler, Fullback, 1953-56 ....................... 1990*Andy Gustafson, Coach, 1926-63 .................... 1985*Jack Harding, Coach, 1926-47 ......................... 1980Ted Hendricks, Def. End, 1966-68 .................... 1987Jimmy Johnson, Head Coach, ......................................2012Russell Maryland, Def. Tackle, 1987-89 .....................2011Vinny Testaverde, Quarterback, 1982, 84-86 ....2013Gino Torretta, Quarterback, 1989-92 ......................2009

North Carolina (7)*Hunter Carpenter, Halfback, 1900-05 .................... 1957Charlie Justice, Halfback, 1946-49 .................... 1961Don McCauley, Tailback, 1968-70 .................... 2001*Barney Poole, End, 1942-48 ............................ 1974*Carl Snavely, Coach, 1927-58 ......................... 1965*Jim Tatum, Coach, 1942-58 ............................. 1984Art Weiner, End, 1946-49 .................................. 1992

NC State (7)Ted Brown, Running Back, 1975-78 .......................... 2012Dennis Byrd, Defensive End, 1965-67 ....................... 2010Roman Gabriel, Quarterback, 1959-61 .......................1989*Lou Holtz, Head Coach, 1972-75 .................... 2009Jack McDowall, Halfback, 1925-27 .................. 1975Jim Ritcher, Center, 1976-79 ............................. 1998*Buck Shaw, Coach, 1924-57 ............................ 1972

Pittsburgh (24)Len Casanova, Coach, 18950 ............................. 1977Jimbo Covert, Tackle, 1979-82 .......................... 2003Averell Daniell, Tackle,1934-35 ........................ 1975Tom Davies, Halfback, 1918-21 ........................ 1970Mike Ditka, End, 1958-60 ................................. 1986Jossph Donchess, End,1927-29 .......................... 1979

Atlantic Coast Conference schools will have an in-ductee this year at the annual National Football Foun-dation and College Hall of Fame annual banquet in New York City. NC States Ted Brown, the all-time leading rusher in the ACC, and Miami quarterback Vinny Testaverde, the 1986 Heisman Trophy winner, will be honored and their selections brings the total to 18 former players or coaches who have been tabbed for induction into the College Hall of Fame from current Atlantic Coast Conference schools over the last nine years. They will be inducted at the annual NFF & Col-lege Hall of Fame banquet which will be held on Dec. 10, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. *Denotes Inductees spent significant portions of careers at other schools. Legend includes name, po-sition, years played and year inducted.

Boston College (9)*Frank Cavanaugh, Coach, 1898-1932 ................... 1954*Gil Dobie, Coach ............................................. 1951Doug Flutie, Quarterback, 1981-84 ................... 2007Chet Gladchuck, Center, 1936-40 ...................... 1975Gene Goodreault,End, 1938-40 ......................... 1982Mike Holovak, Fullback, 1940-42 ..................... 1985George Kerr, Guard, 1938-40 ............................ 1984*Frank Leahy, Coach, 1939-53 .......................... 1970Charlie ORourke, Halfback, 1938-40 ..................... 1972

Clemson (6)Jeff Davis, Linebacker, 1978-81 ...................2007*John Heisman, Coach, 1892-1927 .................... 1954Frank Howard, Coach, 1940-69 ......................... 1989Terry Kinard, Safety, 1978-82............................ 2001Banks McFadden, Halfback, 1937-39 ..................... 1959*Jess Neely, Coach, 1924-1966 ......................... 1971

Duke (12)Fred Crawford, Tackle, 1931-33 ........................ 1973Al DeRogatis, Center/Tackle, 1945-48 .................... 1986Dan Hill, Center, 1936-38 .................................. 1962Clarkston Hines, Wide Receiver, 1986-89 ........................2010*Howard Jones, Coach, 1908-40 ....................... 1951Steve Lach, Halfback, 1939-41 .......................... 1980George McAfee, Halfback, 1937-39 .................. 1961Mike McGee, Guard, 1957-59 ........................... 1990*Bill Murray, Coach, 1940-65 ........................... 1974Ace Parker, Halfback, 1934-36 .......................... 1955Eric Tipton, Halfback, 1936-38 ......................... 1965*Wallace Wade, Coach, 1923-50 ....................... 1955

Florida State (7)Fred Biletnikoff, Flanker, 1962-64 .................... 1991*Bobby Bowden, Coach, 1959-2009 ................. 2006*Darrell Mudra, Coach, 1959-87 ....................... 2000Deion Sanders, Cornerback, 1985-88 ..................... 2011Ron Sellers, Wide Receiver, 1966-68 ................ 1988Ron Simmons, Noseguard, 1977-80 .................. 2008Charlie Ward, QB, 1989, 91-93 ......................... 2006

Georgia Tech (15)Bill Alexander, Coach, 1920-44 ......................... 1951Maxie Baughan, Center, 1957-59 ...................... 1988Ray Beck, Guard, 1948-51 ................................. 1997Bobby Davis, Tackle, 1944-47 ........................... 1978

THE ACC AND THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME

Tony Dorsett, Running Back,1973-76 ................... 1994Bill Fralic, Offensive Tackle, 1981-84 .................. 1999Marshall Goldberg, Running Back,1936-38 ..........1958Hugh Green, Defensive End, 1977-80 ...................... 1996*#Johnny Majors, Halfback, 1954-56 ................ 1987Dan Marino, Quarterback, 1979-82 ................... 2002Mark May, Offensive Tackle, 1977-80 ................... 2005Herb McCracken, End-HB, 1918-20 ................. 1973George McLaren, Fullback, 1915-18 ................... 1965Robert Peck, Center, 1913-16 ............................ 1954Joe Schmidt, Linebacker, 1950-52 ..................... 2000Clark Shaughnessy, Coach, ............................... 1968Joe Skladany, End, 1931-33 ............................... 1975Herb Stein, Center, 1918-21 .............................. 1967John B. Doc Sutherland, Guard, 1914-17 ......................1951 Coach, 1924-38Joseph Thompson, Halfback, 1904-06 ......................1971 Coach, 1908-12Hube Wagner, End-HB, 1910-13 ....................... 1973Glenn Pop Warner, Coach, 1915-23 ..................... 1951# Inducted as playar at Tennessee

Syracuse (17)Joe Alexander, Guard, 1917-20 .......................... 1954Jim Brown, Runing Back, 1954-56 .................... 1995Larry Csonka, Fullback, 1965-67 ...................... 1989Hugh Duffy Daugherty, 1937-39 ....................... 1984 Coach (Assistant), 1940, 1946Ernie Davis, Running Back, 1959-61 ................... 1979Tim Green, Defensive End, 1982-85 ..................... 2002Vic Hanson, End, 1924-26 ................................. 1973 Coach, 1930-36, Assistant, 1928-29Howard Jones, Coach, 1908 ............................... 1951T.A.D. Jones, Coach, 1909-10 ........................... 1958Floyd Little, Running Back, 1964-66 .....................1983Don McPherson, Quarterback, 1985-87 ................... 2008Dick MacPherson, Coach, 1981-90 ................... 2009Clarence Biggie Munn, Coach, 1946 ....................1959Frank Buck ONeill, Coach, 1906-07, 1913-15;1917-19, 1936 ........................... 1951Floyd Ben Schwartzwalder, Coach, 1949-73 .... 1982Lynn Pappy Waldorf, 1922-24........................ 1966Bud Wilkinson, Coach, 1938-41 ........................ 1969

Virginia (7)Jim Dombrowski, Tackle, 1984-87 .................... 2008Bill Dudley, Halfback, 1939-41 ......................... 1956*Frank Murray, Coach, 1922-49 ........................ 1983*Greasy Neale, Coach, 1915-33 ........................ 1967Joe Palumbo, Middle Guard, 1949-51 ................... 1999Tom Scott, End, 1950-52 ................................... 1979*George Welsh, Coach, 1973-2000 ................... 2004

Virginia Tech (6)*Hunter Carpenter, Halfback, 1900-05 ....................... 1957*Jerry Claiborne, Coach, 1961-89 ..................... 1999Carroll Dale, End, 1957-59 ................................ 1987*Andy Gustafson, Coach, 1926-63 .................... 1985Frank Loria, Safety, 1965-67 ............................. 1999Bruce Smith, Def. Tackle, 1981-84 .................... 2006


2013 DR PEPPER ACC FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

Florida State captured the 2012 ACC Football Championship

with a 21-15 triumph over Georgia Tech before a crowd of 64,778 fans.

Bank of America Stadium

ACC Divisional TiebreakerIf more than one team in the same division is tied for the best winning percentage in its Conference games, the procedures listed below will be followed to determine the divisions representative in the ACC Championship Game:

Two-Team Tie: 1. Head-to-head competition between the two tied teams. 2. Win percentage of the tied teams within the division. 3. Head-to-head competition versus the team within the division with the best overall win percentage. (Divisional and non-divisional) and proceding through the division. Multiple ties within the division will be broken from first-to-last using the leagues tiebreaking procedures. 4. Overall win percentage versus all common non-divisional opponents. 5. Combined win percentage vs. all non-divisional opponents. 6. Win percentage versus common non-divisional opponents based on their order of finish (overall conference win percentage) and proceeding through other common non-divisional teams based upon their divisional order of finish.7. The tied team with the higher ranking in the full Bowl Championship Series Standings following the conclusion of regular season game. (If both tied teams are not ranked in the full Bowl Championship Series Standings, the computer portion of the Standings will be used, eliminating the high and low computer ranking, and averaging the remaining rankings.)8. The representative shall be chosen by a draw. (as administered by the Commissioner or the Commissioners designee.)

Three-Team (or More) Team Tie(Once a team is eliminated from the tie, the tie-breaker procedures restart for the remaining teams. If the three (or more) team tie can be reduced to two teams, the two-team tiebreaker format will then be applied.) 1. Combined head-to-head win percentage among the tied teams. 2. Win percentage of the tied teams within the division. 3. Head-to-head competition versus the team within the division with the best overall (divisional and non-divisional) Conference win percentage, and proceeding through the division. Multiple ties within the division will be broken first to last, using the leagues tie-breaker policies. 4. Combined win percentage versus all common non-divisional opponents. 5. Overall win percentage versus non-divisional opponents. 6. Win percentage versus common non-divisional opponents based upon their order of finish (overall win percentage) and proceeding through other common non-divisional opponents based upon their divisional order of finish.7. The tied team with the highest ranking in the full Bowl Championship Series Standings following the conclusion of regular season games, unless the second of the tied teams is ranked within five or fewer places of the highest ranked tied team. In this case, the two-team tiebreaker procedure shall be applied between the top two ranked tied teams. If all tied teams are not ranked in the full Bowl Championship Series Standings, the computer ranking portion of the Standings will be used, eliminating the high and low computer ranking, and averaging the remaining rankings.8. The representative shall be chosen by a draw as administered by the Commissioner or Commissioners designee.

Championship Game FactsIn its fourth year in Charlotte, the Dr Pepper Atlantic Coast Conference Football Champi-onship Game will again be a prime time ex-perience at Bank of America Stadium with either a 7:45 p.m. kickoff on ESPN or an 8 p.m. kickoff on ABC on Saturday, Decem-ber 7. Bank of America Stadium is home to Charlottes Belk Bowl, to the NFLs Carolina Panthers, and to various other college foot-ball games.

Championship Week Schedule:(Subject to Change)

Sunday, December 1Coaches Media Teleconference ............4 p.m.

(Media Only)

Monday, December 2Players Media Teleconference ....... 11:30 a.m.

(Media Only)

Friday, December 6Championship Game Press Conference. .1 p.m.

(Bank of America StadiumBoth Coaches Available)

ACC Night of Legends .................... 6-10 p.m.(Charlotte Convention Center)

Saturday, December 7ACC FanFest ..........................12 noon-7 p.m.

(Bank of America Stadium;Graham & Mint Streets)

Dr Pepper ACC Championship Game(Bank of America Stadium)

ESPN, 7:45 pm or ABC, 8 pm

The Charlotte Westin Hotel

The Charlotte Westin Hotel will serve as both the Championship Game Headquarters and the Media Headquarters for the ACCs Ninth Annual Football Championship Game. Conveniently located in Up-town Charlotte and within walking distance of Bank of America Stadi-um, the hotel will serve as the media headquarters on Friday and Sat-urday prior to the Championship Game. A media workroom and hospital-ity room with complimentary in-ternet wireless connections will be available on Friday and Saturday. The Westin is located at 601 South College Street, Charlotte, N.C., 28202. (704) 375-2600

Team Hotels:Atlantic Division:Omni Charlotte Hotel

Coastal Division:Charlotte Marriott City Center

Media CredentialsAvailable by application only

through the ACC websitewww.theACC.com

after October 15, 2013.

Media CoordinatorMike Finn, Associate Commissioner

for Football Communications

James Wilder, Jr. of Florida State The 2012 Dr Pepper ACC Football

Championship Game MVP


Florida State Captures Inaugural ACC Title Game

December 3, 2005

Jacksonville, Fla.--Wake Forests Sam Swank kicked three field goals, including the game-winner with 2:55 left to play as the 16th-ranked Demon Dea-cons claimed their first ACC title since 1970 with a 9-6 victory over No. 23 Georgia Tech ... Swank, who made good on three of four field goal attempts and punted seven times for a 42.6 yards per kick average, was named the games most valuable player ... fresh-man QB Riley Skinner completed 14-of-25 passes for 201 yards, including a 45-yard completion to Willie Idlette that set up Swanks game-winning field goal ... Deacon LB Jon Abbate had a game-high 15 tackles and keyed a defense that limited the Yellow Jackets to a pair of field goals and 272 yards in total offense ... Tech WR Calvin Johnson finished with eight catches for 117 yards while Tashard Choice had his sixth-straight 100 yard effort, finishing with an even 100 yards on 21 carries.

Teams 1 2 3 4 ScoreWake Forest 0 3 0 6 9Georgia Tech 3 0 0 3 6Attendance-62,850

Scoring SummaryGT--Bell 21 yard field goalWF--Swank 19 yard field goalGT--Bell 34 yard field goalWF--Swank 33 yard field goalWF--Swank 22 yard field goal

Final Statistics ............................. WF GT1st Downs.........................................16 18Rushes-Yards.............................. 43-91 38-143Passing Yards .................................201 129Passes Att-Comp-Int ...............25-14-0 29-9-2Total Offense (plays-yards) ...... 68-292 67-272Punt Returns-Yards ...................... 2-18 3-15Kickoff Returns-Yards ................. 3-78 2-38Punts (Number-Avg) ................. 7-42.6 5-50.0Fumbles-Lost ................................. 0-0 0-0Penalties-Yards ............................. 7-85 6-45

Individual StatisticsRushing: WF-Kenneth Moore 16-38; Willie Idlette 6-35; Kevin Marion 4-20; DeAngelo Bryant 9-19; Nate Morton 1-4; Rich Belton 1-2; Riley Skinner 5-(27); Team 1-0. GT-Tashard Choice 21-100; Reg-gie Ball 15-46; Calvin Johnson 3-(3).

Passing: WF-Riley Skinner 14-25-0-201. GT-Reggie Ball 9-29-2-129.

Receiving: WF-Nate Morton 4-40; Willie Idlette 3-73; Rich Belton 2-5; John Tereshinski 1-39; Kevin Marion 1-18; Mike Rinfrette 1-18; Zac Selmon 1-5; Kenneth Moore 1-3. GT-Calvin Johnson 8-117; James Johnson 1-12.

Wake Forest Claims First ACC Gridiron Title Since 1970

December 2, 2006

Virginia Tech Wins Second ACC Title in Four Years

December 1, 2007 Jacksonville, Fla.--Florida State's Willie Reid re-turned a punt 83 yards for a touchdown and Drew Weatherford threw for 225 yards and one touchdown as the Seminoles upset No. 5 Virginia Tech 27-22 in the inaugural ACC title game ... the victory marked the Seminoles' 12th ACC title in 14 years Reid, who finished with 210 all-purpose yards, was named the game's most valuable player sparked by Reid's return to open the second half, FSU scored 24 unan-swered third-quarter points, snapping a 3-3 halftime tie Marcus Vick led the Hokies to three touchdowns in the fourth quarter that cut the Seminole lead to 27-22.

Teams 1 2 3 4 ScoreVirginia Tech 3 0 0 19 22Florida State 3 0 24 0 27Attendance-72,749

Scoring SummaryFSU--Cismesia 31 yd field goalVT--Pace 45 yd field goalFSU--Reid 83 yd punt return (Cismesia kick)FSU--Washington 14 yd run (Cismesia kick)FSU--Cismesia 41 yd field goalFSU--Davis 6 yd pass from Weatherford (Cismesia kick)VT--Morgan 28 yd pass from Vick (pass failed)VT--Vick 4 yd run (pass failed)VT--Vick 1 yd run (Pace kick)

Final Statistics .............................. VT FSU1st Downs.........................................24 15Rushes-Yards.............................. 31-41 24-47Passing Yards .................................335 225Passes Att-Comp-Int ...............52-26-1 35-21-0Total Offense (plays-yards) ...... 83-376 59-272Punt Returns-Yards ...................... 4-23 3-98Kickoff Returns-Yards ................. 4-85 4-73Punts (Number-Avg) ................. 7-41.7 8-42.5Fumbles-Lost ................................. 4-1 0-0Penalties-Yards ......................... 17-143 12-114

Individual StatisticsRushing: VT-Marcus Vick 17-11; Eddie Royal 1-9; Branden Ore 5-7; Cedric Humes 5-7; Mike Imoh 3-4; Duane Brown 0-3. FSU-Lorenzo Booker; 7-31; Leon Washington 11-30; Drew Weatherford 2-(3); Team 4-(11).

Passing: VT-Marcus Vick 26-52-1-335. FSU-Drew Weatherford 21-35-0-225.

Receiving: VT-Josh Morgan 7-128; Eddie Royal 4-43; David Clowney 4-35; Jeff King 3-35; Cedric Humes 3-34; John Kinzer 2-16; Justin Harper 1-35; Jesse Allen 1-5; Mike Imoh 1-4. FSU-Willie Reid 5-79;

2005 2007

Jacksonville, Fla.--Virginia Tech held the high-powered Boston College offense scoreless over the final 35 minutes of play, overcoming a nine-point first half deficit to claim its second ACC title since joining the league in 2004...Led by junior quarterback Sean Glennon, who was named the championship game MVP, the Hokies scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to pull out the 30-16 win...For the game, Glennon completed 18 of 27 pass attempts for 174 yards and three touchdowns...Hokie receivers Josh Morgan, Eddie Royal and Josh Hyman combined for nearly 150 yards and three touchdowns...The Hokie defense forced two turnovers, scoring one TD on an interception return, and the special teams unit blocked two kicks, including a PAT that was returned for two points...For BC, Matt Ryan passed for 305 yards and running back Andre Callender set a championship game record with 13 receptions in the losing effort.

Teams 1 2 3 4 ScoreVirginia Tech .......... 0 16 0 14 30Boston College ...... 7 9 0 0 16Attendance-53,212

Scoring SummaryBC-Silva 51 Fumble Return (Aponovicius Kick)BC-Aponovicius 37 FGVT-Morgan 5 Pass from Glennon (Dunlevy Kick)BC-Ryan 14 Run (Aponovicius Kick)VT-Flowers PAT ReturnVT-Hyman 13 Pass from Glennon (Dunlevy Kick)VT--Royal 24 Pass from Glennon (Dunlevy Kick)VT--Adibi 40 Interception Return (Dunlevy Kick)

Final Statistics ..............................VT BC1st Downs ........................................ 22 24Rushes-Yards...............................36-98 25-84Passing Yards ................................. 202 305Passes Comp-Att-Int ............... 21-33-1 33-52-2Total Offense (plays-yards) .......69-300 77-389Punt Returns-Yards .........................0-0 2-22Kickoff Returns-Yards ..................2-41 4-66Punts (Number-Avg) ..................7-46.3 4-39.8Fumbles-Lost ..................................1-1 0-0Penalties-Yards ..............................7-46 5-49

Individual StatisticsRushing: VT-Branden Ore 19-55; Tyrod Taylor 9-36; Kenny Lewis 1-7; Sean Glennon 7-0. BC-Andre Cal-lender 15-51; Matt Ryan 6-35; L.V. Whitworth 1-1.

Passing: VT-Sean Glennon 18-27-1-174; Tyrod Tay-lor 3-6-0-28. BC-Matt Ryan 33-52-2-305.

Receiving: VT-Josh Morgan 8-55; Eddie Royal 4-63; Josh Hyman 4-30; Branden Ore 3-15; Justin Harper 2-22; Greg Boone 1-17. BC-Andre Callender 13-92; Kevin Challenger 4-45; Rich Gunnell 4-44; Brandon Robinson 3-54; Clarence Megwa 3-27; L.V. Whit-worth 3-16; Ryan Purvis 2-14; Justin Jarvis 1-13.

2006

2005-2007 ACC CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES


2008-2010 ACC CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES

Tampa, Fla.--MVP Tyrod Taylor rushed for two touchdowns, and Coastal Division champion Virginia Tech came up with a solid defensive effort to defeat Atlantic Division rival Boston College 30-12 in the 2008 Atlantic Coast Conference Championship Game at Raymond James Stadium. The win marked the sec-ond straight ACC title and the third in five years for the Hokies, who defeated the Eagles 30-16 in the 2007 championship game. Freshman Darren Evans added 114 yards rushing on 31 carries, including a 10-yard touchdown run, and Dustin Keys set an ACC Cham-pionship Game record with a 50-yard field goal. Orion Martin capped the win for the Hokies (9-4) when he recovered a fumble and returned it 17 yards for a TD. Boston College (9-4) scored a second-quarter touch-down on Dominique Davis 16-yard pass to Rich Gun-nell, who finished the game with seven catches for 114 yards. Teams 1 2 3 4 ScoreBoston College ........ 0 7 0 5 12Virginia Tech .......... 7 7 10 6 30Attendance-53,927

Scoring SummaryVT--Taylor 5 Run (Keys Kick)VT--Taylor 4 Run (Keys Kick)BC--Gunnell 16 Pass from Davis (Aponovicius Kick)VT--Keys 50 FGVT--Evans 10 Run (Keys Kick)BC--Aponovicius 24 FGVT--Martin 17 Fumble Recovery (Kick Failed)BC--Team Safety

Team Statistics ............................... BC ............... VT1st Downs .......................................... 13 ................. 15Rushes-Yards.................................24-45 ..........53-150Passing Yards ................................... 263 ................. 84Passes Comp-Att-Int ................. 17-43-2 .........11-19-1Total Offense (plays-yards) .........67-308 ..........72-234Punt Returns-Yards ...........................1-1 ..............4-27Kickoff Returns-Yards ..................6-122 ..............3-79Punts (Number-Avg) ....................8-35.5 ...........7-42.0Fumbles-Lost ....................................3-2 ................2-2Penalties-Yards ................................4-38 ..............3-26

Indivdual StatisticsRushing: BC-Montel Harris 9-34; Dominique Davis 14-12; Team 1-(1-1). VT-Darren Evans 31-114; Tyrod Taylor 11-30; Josh Oglesby 6-18; Danny Coale 2-5.

Passing: BC-Dominique Davis 17-43-2-263. VT-Ty-rod Taylor 11-19-1-84.

Receiving: BC-Rich Gunnell 7-114; Colin Larmond 3-25; Montel Harris 2-62; Justin Jarvis 2-28; Brandon Robinson 2-25; Lars Anderson 1-9. VT-Dyrell Roberts 4-44; Darren Evans 3-22; Jarrett Boykin 1-6; Dustin Pickle 1-5; Danny Coale 1-4; Greg Boone 1-3.

2008Virginia Tech Downs BC,

Claims Third Title in Five YearsDecember 6, 2008 Tampa, Fla.--On a night of big plays and shifting

momentum, 12th-ranked Georgia Tech landed the final offensive punch to outlast 25th-ranked Clemson, 39-34, in the 2009 Atlantic Coast Conference Football Champi-onship Game on Dec. 5. Georgia Tech, though, was forced vacate its 2009 ACC title due to NCAA sanctions imposed in 2011 for using an ineligible player. A crowd of 57,227 at Tampas Raymond James Sta-dium and a national ESPN television audience saw the Yellow Jackets Jonathan Dwyer score what proved to be the winning touchdown on a 15-yard run with 1:20 to play. The rushing TD was the junior running backs sec-ond of the night and allowed Tech (11-2) to answer after Clemson (8-5) had taken a 34-33 lead on Andre Ellingtons 1-yard run with 6:11 remaining in the game. Though the Tigers came up short in their bid to claim their first ACC title since 1991, senior RB C.J. Spiller took home game MVP honors. Spiller, the ACC Player of the Year, rushed for a career-high 233 yards and four touchdowns on 20 carries. Spiller had scoring runs of 3, 41, 36 and 9 yards, and added a 54-yard run to set up Clemsons fourth-quarter go-ahead TD. Georgia Tech, which earned the ACCs automatic BCS bid to the Orange Bowl, also saw QB Josh Nesbitt and WR Demaryius Thomas hook up on a 70-yard scoring pass, and CB Jerrad Tarrant had a 50-yard interception return to set up a score.Teams 1 2 3 4 -- ScoreGeorgia Tech 3 13 17 6 ------ 39Clemson 7 6 7 14 ------ 34Attendance--57,227

Scoring SummaryCL--Spiller 3 Run (Jackson Kick), 11:24, 1stGT--Blair 48 FG, 7:30, 1stGT--Dwyer 4 Run (Blair Kick), 13:30, 2ndGT--Blair 49 FG, 5:35, 2ndCL--Spiller 41 Run (Run failed), 2:55, 2ndGT--Blair 28 FG, 0:06, 2ndGT--Nesbitt 13 Run (Blair Kick), 9:12, 3rdCL--Spiller 36 Run (Jackson Kick), 6:39, 3rdGT--Thomas 70 Pass from Nesbitt (Blair Kick), 5:10, 3rdGT--Blair 40 FG, 1:11, 3rdCL--Spiller 9 Run (Jackson Kick), 12:00, 4thCL--Ellington 1 Run (Jackson Kick), 6:11, 4thGT--Dwyer 15 Run (Run Failed), 1:20, 4th

Team Statistics GT CLFirst Downs ............................28 .................15Rushes-Yds .................... 65-333 ......... 34-323Passing Yds ..........................136 .................91Total Offense .................. 83-469 ......... 51-414Passes-Cmp-Att-Int .........9-18-0 ........10-17-2Punt Returns-Yds ................. 0-0 ............... 0-0Kickoff Returns-Yds ........ 6-117 ........... 5-106Punts-Avg. ............................ 0-0 ............... 0-0Fumbles-Lost ....................... 1-0 ............... 0-0Penalties-Yards ................... 5-31 ............. 4-30

Individual Statistics:Rushing: GT--Jonathan Dwyer, 24-110 2 TD; Joshua Nes-bitt, 22-103, 1 TD; Roddy Jones, 4-67; Anthony Allen, 5-18; Marcus Wright, 3-13; Embry Peebles, 2-10; Preston Lyons, 3-10; CL--C.J.Spiller, 20-233, 4 TD; Andre Elling-ton, 5-63, 1 TD; Kyle Parker, 4-13; Jamie Harper, 3-12; Jacoby Ford, 1-4.

Passing: GT--Joshua Nesbitt, 9-16-0, 136, 1 TD; CL-- Kyle Parker, 10-17-02, 91.

Receiving: GT--Demaryius Thomas, 3-77, 1 TD; Embry Peeples, 2-21; Tyler Melton, 2-16; Jonathan Dwyer, 2-14; Stephen Hill, 1-8. CL--Jacoby Ford, 3-32; Michael Palmer, 3-29; Jamie Harper, 2-7; Xavier Dye, 1-18; C.J. Spiller, 1-8.

2009Georgia Tech Nips Clemson

Jackets Vacate Title Due to NCAA SanctionsDecember 5, 2009

Taylor-Led Hokies Capture Fourth Title in Seven Seasons

December 4, 2010 Charlotte, N.C.--QB Tyrod Taylor threw three touch-down passes and rushed for another score in leading 15th-ranked Virginia Tech to a 44-33 victory over No. 21 Florida State in the 2010 ACC Championship Game before a crowd of 72,379 at Charlottes Bank of America Stadium. The win made Virginia Tech the only team in the NCAA FBS history to win 11 straight games in the same season after opening with back-to-back losses (Boise State and James Madison). The title marked Virginia Techs fourth ACC championship overall and its third in the title game. The Hokies won the crown in their in-augural season in the league (2004) and captured title games in 2007, 2008 and this season. Taylor completed 18-of-28 passes for 263 yards. His favorite target was WR Danny Coale, who hauled in six receptions for 143 yards and a touchdown. Taylor broke the Virginia Tech single-season school record for touch-down passes, bettering he previous record set by Mau-rice DeShazo's with his 23rd TD toss of the year late in the third quarter. The Hokies led 21-17 at halftime, and then eased away from the 21st-ranked Seminoles (9-4) by scoring on their first four second-half possessions.Teams 1 2 3 4 ScoreFlorida State ............. 10 7 7 9 ...........33Virginia Tech ............ 14 7 14 9 ...........44Attendance-72,379

Scoring SummaryFS--Hopkins 32-yard field goal. 11:43, 1stVT--Gouveia-Winslow 24 Int. Return (Hazley Kick), 8:05, 1stVT--Darren Evans 9 Run (Hazley Kick), 4:37, 1stFS--Ty Jones 2 Run (Hopkins Kick), 1:59, 1stVT--Boykin 19 pass from Taylor (Hazley Kick),10:34, 2ndFS--Ty Jones 6 Run (Hopkins Kick), 5:48, 2ndVT--Coale 45 pass from Taylor (Hazley Kick), 11:29, 3rdVT--Wilson 21 pass from Taylor (Hazeley Kick), 4:43, 3rdFS--Ty Jones 1 Run (Hopkins Kick), 1:44, 2rdVT--Taylor 5 Run (Hazley Kick Blocked), 11:29, 4thFS--Bradham 94 Return Defensive Conversion, 11:29, 4thVT--Chris Hazley 43 FG, 6:58, 4thFS--Thompson 20 pass from Manuel (Hopkins Kick), 0.07

Team Statistics FSU VT1st Downs......................................19 ..................21Rushes-Yards........................... 28-53 .......... 43-179Passing Yards ..............................288 ................263Passes Att-Comp-Int ............ 32-23-2 ......... 28-18-0Total Offense (plays-yards) ... 60-341 .......... 71-442Average Per Play ..........................5.7 .................6.2Punt Returns-Yards ..................... 0-0 .............. 2-10Kickoff Returns-Yards ............ 7-183 .............. 4-90Punts (Number-Avg) .............. 2-42.0 ........... 2-36.5Fumbles-Lost .............................. 2-0 ................ 0-0Penalties-Yards ............................ 0-0 .............. 4-36Possession Time .......................24:59 .............35:01

Individual Statistics:Rushing: FSU--Ty Jones, 6-24, 3 TD; Chris Thompson, 8-12; Bert Reed, 2-10; EJ Manuel, 11-9; VT--Darren Evans, 6-69, 1 TD; Ryan Willianms, 11-45; David Wilson, 14-43; Tyrod Taylor, 11-24, 1 TD.

Passing: FSU-EJ Manuel, 23-31-2, 288, 1 TD; VT--Tyrod Taylor, 18-28-0, 263, 3 TDs.

Receiving: FSU--Taiwan Easterling, 6-79; Chris Thompson, 5-25; 1 TD; Willie Haulstead, 3-73; Bert Reed, 3-42; Rodney Smith, 3, 28; Beau Reliford, 2-27; Lonnie Pryor, 1-14; VT---Danny Coale, 6-143, 1 TD; David Wilson, 4-42, 1 TD; Jarrett Boykin, 3-35, 1 TD; Andre Smith, 2-23; Marcus Davis, 2-15; Ryan Williams, 1-5.

2010


2011Boyd, Ellington, Watkins Lead Tigers

to First ACC Title in 20 SeasonsDecember 2, 2011

Charlotte, N.C.-- Before an ACC Football Champion-ship Game record crowd of 73,675 fans, Tajh Boyd threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score as No. 21 Clemson defeated No. 5 Virginia Tech, 38-10, to win its first ACC title in 20 years. The Tigers (10-3) clinched their first Orange Bowl berth since 1981, the year they won their only national champion-ship. Clemson became the first team to beat Virginia Tech (11-2) twice in the same season. The Tigers beat the Hokies 23-3 in Blacksburg, Va., on Oct. 1. The second half was all Clemson. Clemson scored three touchdowns on five plays in a span of 4:24 in the third quarter to break open a 10-10 tie at halftime.After Virginia Tech went three-and-out on its first second half possession, Boyd capped a 10-play, 87-yard touchdown drive with his second touchdown pass of the game to tight end Dwayne Allen for a 17-10 lead. On Clemsons next play from scrimmage, wide receiver Sammy Watkins got behind the defense and hauled in a 53-yard touchdown pass from Boyd his 31st of the season, extending his own school record. Boyd completed 20 of 29 passes for 240 yards and was named the games Most Valu-able Player. Andre Ellington, who ran for 125 yards, raced 29 yards for a touchdown to give the Tigers a 31-10 lead. Boyd put the game away early in the fourth quarter on a quarterback sneak for the final, 38-10 margin.

Teams 1 2 3 4 ScoreVirginia Tech .............. 7 3 0 0 ...........10Clemson ....................... 7 3 21 7 ...........38Attendance-73,675

Scoring SummaryCL--Allen 24 Pass from Boyd (Catanzaro Kick). 11:17, 1stVT--Coles 45 Pass from Thomas (Journell Kick), 0:44, 1stCL--Catanzaro 20 FG, 7:54, 2ndVT--Journell 42 FG, 0:01, 2ndCL---Allen 8 pass from Boyd (Catanzaro Kick),10:45, 3rdCL--Watkins 53 Pass from Boyd (Catanzaro Kick), 8:02, 3rdCL--Ellington 29 Run (Catanzaro Kick), 6:21, 3rdCL--Boyd 1 Run (Catanzaro Kick), 13:04, 4th

Team Statistics VT CL1st Downs......................................19 ..................25Rushes-Yards........................... 29-56 .......... 45-217Passing Yards ..............................274 ................2

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