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127 THE ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE

The Tradition Atlantic Coast Conference Consistency. It’s the mark of true excellence in any endeavor. 4512 Weybridge Lane However, in today’s intercollegiate athletics, competition has Greensboro, NC 27407 become so balanced and so competitive that it is virtually impossible to maintain a high level of consistency. Phone 336-851-6062 ACC Media Relations Staff Yet the Atlantic Coast Conference has defied the odds. Now in its Media Relations Fax 336-854-8797 Brian Morrison Assistant Commissioner 53rd year of competition, the ACC has long enjoyed the reputation as one 336-547-6261 Amy Yakola Associate Director of the strongest and most competitive intercollegiate conferences in the Administrative Fax 336-316-6097 Sarah Brown Assistant Director nation. And that is not mere conjecture, the numbers support it. E-Mail [email protected] Jason Leturmy Media Relations Assistant Since ’s inception in 1953, ACC schools have captured Web Address theacc.com Barb Dery Administrative Assistant John Swofford, 94 national champion-ships, including 49 in women’s competition and 45 ACC Commissioner in men’s. In addition, NCAA individual titles have gone to ACC student- athletes 120 times in men’s competition and 60 times in women’s action. The conference had an immediate impact on the national college The Championships football scene in the fall of 1953 when the University of Maryland captured the first of what would The conference will conduct championship competition in 25 sports during the 2005-06 eventually be five national football titles for the ACC. Clemson laid claim to the league’s second academic year - 12 for men and 13 for women. national title in 1981 while followed suit in 1990. Florida State pocketed national titles The first ACC championship was held in swimming on February 25, 1954. The conference did No. 4 and 5 in 1993 and 1999, respectively. not conduct championships in cross country, wrestling or tennis during the first year. In addition, has laid claim to five national gridiron titles over the past 22 seaons. The 12 sports for men include football, cross country, soccer, basketball, swimming, indoor and Four of the Hurricanes’ five national titles (1983, 1987, 1989, 2001) were unanimous with both the outdoor track, wrestling, , tennis, golf and lacrosse. Fencing, which was started in 1971, was sportswriters and coaches polls in agreement, while in 1991 Miami (AP) shared the national title with discontinued in 1981. Washington (coaches). Women’s sports were initiated in 1977 with the first championship meet being held in tennis at The 12 institutions that take to the field this fall under the ACC banner have produced 497 first or Wake Forest University. second team gridiron All-Americans and 70 first-team academic All-Americans. ACC schools have had Championships for women are currently conducted in cross country, volleyball, field hockey, 2,125 players selected in the annual professional football draft, including 191 first round selections. soccer, basketball, swimming, indoor and outdoor track, tennis, golf, lacrosse, softball and rowing. If success is best measured in terms of wins and losses, then the ACC over the years has proved itself to be among the elite in Division I-A football. The ACC is the A History nation’s winningest bowl conference, as the 12 current ACC Member Schools The Atlantic Coast Conference was founded on May league teams are a combined 132-115-5 (.533) in post- -- Charter member of the Big East Conference in 8, 1953, at the Sedgefield Inn near Greensboro, N.C., with season play. 1979; joined the ACC in July, 2005. seven charter members - Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Following its 3-3 bowl mark in 2004, the ACC is the Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina and Wake only conference to post a .500-or-better record in post- CLEMSON -- Charter member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Forest - drawing up the conference by-laws. season play in each of the past four seasons. Since 2001, Association in 1894, a charter member of the Southern Conference in The withdrawal of seven schools from the Southern the ACC is 16-9 in postseason play and has the best bowl 1921, a charter member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in 1953. Conference came early on the morning of May 8, 1953, winning percentage (.640) among all BCS conferences. DUKE -- Joined the Southern Conference in December, 1928; charter during the Southern Conference’s annual spring meeting. In 2002, the ACC set an NCAA record when seven member of the ACC in 1953. On June 14, 1953, the seven members met in Raleigh, of its nine teams (78%) received bowl bids. N.C., where a set of bylaws was adopted and the name Georgia Tech is the winningest bowl team in Division FLORIDA STATE -- Charter member of the Dixie Conference in 1948; became officially the Atlantic Coast Conference. I-A history. Following its 51-14 win over Syracuse in last joined the Metro Conference in July, 1976; joined the ACC in July, 1991. Suggestions from fans for the name of the new year’s Champs Sports Bowl, the Yellow Jackets are 22-11 GEORGIA TECH -- Charter member of the Southern Intercollegiate conference appeared in the region’s newspapers prior to (.667) while Boston College (.625) is fourth and Florida Athletic Association in 1894, charter member of Southern Conference in the meeting in Raleigh. Some of the names suggested State (.606) is eighth. 1921, charter member of the SEC in 1932, joined the ACC in April, 1978. were: Dixie, Mid South, Mid Atlantic, East Coast, Seaboard, For the first time in league history, the ACC Colonial, Tobacco, Blue-Gray, Piedmont, Southern Seven surpassed the 3.5 million mark in total attendance in MARYLAND -- Charter member of the Southern Conference in 1921, and the Shoreline. 2004 and for the fifth straight year, the league set new charter member of the ACC in 1953. Duke’s Eddie Cameron recommended that the single-season records in attendance. In 66 home games name of the conference be the Atlantic Coast Conference, during the 2004 season, ACC teams drew 3,693,032 fans, MIAMI -- Charter member of the Big East Football Conference in 1991; joined the ACC in July, 2004. and the motion was passed unanimously. The meeting breaking the existing record of 3,006,841 set during the concluded with each member institution assessed $200.00 2003 season. NORTH CAROLINA -- Charter member of the Southern Intercollegiate to pay for conference expenses. Athletic Association in 1894, charter member of the Southern Conference On December 4, 1953, conference officials met in 1921, charter member of the ACC in 1953. again at Sedgefield and officially admitted the University

THE ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE 2004-05 in Review of Virginia as the league’s eighth member. The first, and NC STATE -- Charter member of the Southern Conference in 1921; The 2004-05 academic year concluded with the only, withdrawal of a school from the ACC came on June charter member of the ACC in 1953. league pocketing three more national team titles and 30, 1971, when the University of South Carolina tendered seven individual NCAA crowns. In all, the ACC has won 51 VIRGINIA -- Charter member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic its resignation. national team titles over the last 15 years. Association in 1894, charter member of the Southern Conference in 1921, The ACC operated with seven members until April The ACC’s 2004-05 national champions were Wake resigned from Southern Conference in December 1936, joined the ACC 3, 1978, when the Georgia Institute of Technology was Forest in field hockey, North Carolina in men’s basketball in December, 1953. admitted. The Atlanta school had withdrawn from the and Duke in women’s golf. In addition, a total of 181 Southeastern Conference in January of 1964. student-athletes from the ACC earned first, second or third -- Charter member of the Southern Conference in 1921; The ACC expanded to nine members on July 1, team All-America honors this past year. withdrew from the Southern Conference in June, 1965; became a charter 1991, with the addition of . member of the Big East Football Conference in Feb. 5, 1991; joined the The conference expanded to 11 members on July ACC in July, 2004. 1, 2004, with the addition of the and WAKE FOREST -- Joined the Southern Conference in February, 1936, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. On charter member of the ACC in 1953. October 17, 2003, Boston College accepted an invitation to become the league’s 12th member starting July 1, 2005.

128 2004 ACC REVIEW ACC Standings ACC Games Overall Team W L For Opp Hm Rd W L For Opp Hm Rd Nu Virginia Tech 7 1 230 114 3-1 4-0 10 3 400 167 6-1 4-0 0-2 Florida State 6 2 208 111 4-0 2-2 9 3 302 169 5-1 3-2 1-0 Miami 5 3 226 143 2-2 3-1 9 3 380 204 4-2 4-1 1-0 Virginia 5 3 203 151 3-1 2-2 8 4 363 212 5-1 3-2 0-1 North Carolina 5 3 230 227 3-1 2-2 6 6 214 382 4-2 2-3 0-1 Georgia Tech 4 4 142 177 1-3 3-1 7 5 264 227 3-3 3-2 1-0 Clemson 4 4 166 189 3-1 1-3 6 5 236 229 5-1 1-4 0-0 Maryland 3 5 111 159 2-2 1-3 5 6 195 220 4-2 1-4 0-0 NC State 3 5 156 182 1-3 2-2 5 6 264 218 2-4 2-2 1-0 Wake Forest 1 7 140 219 1-3 0-4 4 7 230 253 3-3 1-4 0-0 Duke 1 7 123 263 1-3 0-4 2 9 183 322 2-3 0-6 0-0 Individual Honors First Team Offense First Team Defense QB , Sr., Virginia Tech DL Darryl Tapp, Jr., Virginia Tech Player of the Year: Bryan Randall, QB, Virginia Tech RB , Sr., Virginia DL Shawne Merriman, Jr., Maryland Defensive Player of the Year: , LB, Clemson RB , Jr., Wake Forest DL Travis Johnson, Sr., Florida State Rookie of the Year: , WR, Georgia Tech WR Airese Currie, Sr., Clemson DL Mario Willliams, So., NC State Coach of the Year: Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech WR Calvin Johnson, Fr., Georgia Tech LB D’Qwell Jackson, Jr., Maryland Award: , RB, Miami TE Heath Milller, Jr., Virginia LB Leroy Hill, Sr., Clemson C.J. Brooks Jacobs Blocking Trophy: Elton Brown, OG, Virginia OT Alex Barron, Sr., Florida State LB Ahmad Brooks, So., Virginia Jim Tatum Award: Nick Novak, PK, Maryland OT D’Brichashaw Ferguson, Jr., UVa. DB , Sr., Miami OG Elton Brown, Sr., Virginia DB Jimmy Williams, Jr., Virginia Tech Bowl Results OG C.J. Brooks, Sr., Maryland DB James Butller, Sr., Georgia Tech C Jason Brown, Sr., North Carolina DB , So., Florida State Champs Sports: Georgia Tech 51, Syracuse 14 PK Brandon Pace, So., Virginia Tech P , Jr., Wake Forest MPC Computers: Fresno State 37, Virginia 34 (OT) SP Devin Hester, So., Miami Continental Tire: Boston College 37, North Carolina 24 Chick-fil-A Peach: Miami 27, Florida 10 Shawne Merriman Toyota Gator: Florida State 30, West Virginia 18 Second Team Offense Second Team Defense Nokia Sugar: Auburn 16, Virginia Tech 13 QB Brock Berlin, Sr., Miami DL , Jr., NC State RB Frank Gore, Sr., Miami DL Jim Davis, Sr., Virginia Tech RB Leon Washington, Fr., Florida State DL Eric Henderson, Jr., Georgia Tech WR Chauncey Stovall, Sr., Florida State DL Chauncey Davis, Sr., Florida State WR Roscoe Parrish, Jr., Miami LB , Jr., Virginia TE Jeff King, Jr., Virginia Tech LB Gerris Wilkinson, Jr., Georgia Tech OT Chris Myers, Sr., Miami LB , So., Florida State D’Qwell Jackson OT Jon Dunn, Sr., Virginia Tech DB John Talley, So., Duke OG Steve Vallos, So., Wake Forest DB Eric King, Sr., Wake Forest OG Kyle Ralph, Jr., North Carolina DB Bryant McFadden, Sr., Florida State C Zac Yarbrough, Sr., Virginia DB Domonique Foxworth, Sr., Maryland PK Travis Bell, Fr., Georgia Tech DB Justin Miller, Jr., Clemson SP Justin Miller, Jr., Clemson

Honorable Mention Honorable Mention Domonique Offense Defense Foxworth QB: , Sr., North Carolina. RB: DL: , Jr., Miami; Andrew Hoffman, Chadd Scott, Sr., North Carolina. OT: , Sr., Virginia; Baraka Atkins, So., Miami; Eric Sr., Florida State; Jimmy Martin, Jr., Virginia Moore, Sr., Florida State; Jonathan Lewis, Jr., Tech; Willie McNeill, Sr., North Carolina. OG: Virginia Tech; Eric Coleman, Sr., Clemson. LB: Cedric Johnson, Sr., Clemson; Leroy Harris, So., Jonathan Abbate, Fr., Wake Forest; Chris Reis, NC State; C: Will Montgomery, Jr., Virginia Tech; Jr., Georgia Tech; A.J. Nicholson, Jr., Florida Joel Rodriguez, Sr., Miami. PK: Connor Barth, Fr., State; Roger McIntosh, Jr., Miami. DB: Vincent North Carolina; Nick Novak, Sr., Maryland. Fuller, Sr., Virginia Tech; , Jr., Clemson; Chris Kelley Chris Kelley, Sr., Maryland; Pat Watkins, Jr., Florida State; Andre Maddox, Sr., NC State; Gerald Sensabaugh, Sr., North Carolina; Greg Nick Novak is the second xMaryland player to win Threat, Jr., Niami. the Jim Tatum Award.

129 2004 TEAM STATISTICS TOTAL OFFENSE TOTAL DEFENSE NET PUNTING Team G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg TD Yds/G Team G Run Pass Plys Yds PP TD PG Team G No. Yards Avg Ret Yds Avg Net/P Virginia 12 2914 2167 834 5081 6.1 43 423.4 NC State 11 1126 1309 701 2435 3.5 18 221.4 Maryland 11 63 2755 43.7 27 273 4.3 39.4 North Carolina 12 2115 2573 775 4688 6.0 37 390.7 Virginia Tech 13 1498 1986 794 3484 4.4 16 268.0 Miami 12 67 2673 39.9 26 140 2.1 37.8 Florida State 12 1944 2526 862 4470 5.2 30 372.5 Florida State 12 997 2409 798 3406 4.3 13 283.8 Florida State 12 70 2914 41.6 35 274 3.9 37.7 Virginia Tech 13 2317 2435 871 4752 5.5 42 365.5 Georgia Tech 12 1255 2320 800 3575 4.5 25 297.9 North Carolina 12 54 2142 39.7 26 126 2.3 37.3 Miami 12 1572 2812 792 4384 5.5 38 365.3 Virginia 12 1417 2337 746 3754 5.0 25 312.8 Wake Forest 11 67 2855 42.6 32 381 5.7 36.9 Wake Forest 11 2267 1597 770 3864 5.0 24 351.3 Maryland 11 1574 1894 763 3468 4.5 21 315.3 Georgia Tech 12 73 2813 38.5 33 195 2.7 35.9 NC State 11 1617 2222 778 3839 4.9 27 349.0 Clemson 11 1492 2108 825 3600 4.4 25 327.3 NC State 11 60 2514 41.9 33 377 6.3 35.6 Georgia Tech 12 1947 2210 832 4157 5.0 28 346.4 Miami 12 1860 2077 822 3937 4.8 24 328.1 Clemson 11 69 2716 39.4 36 281 4.1 35.3 Maryland 11 1315 1963 755 3278 4.3 20 298.0 Wake Forest 11 1737 2588 795 4325 5.4 28 393.2 Duke 11 67 2580 38.5 36 223 3.3 35.2 Clemson 11 1183 2069 736 3252 4.4 22 295.6 Duke 11 2483 2208 773 4691 6.1 34 426.5 Virginia Tech 13 60 2339 39.0 32 301 5 34.0 Duke 11 1035 1885 700 2920 4.2 17 265.5 North Carolina 12 2621 2737 862 5358 6.2 45 446.5 Virginia 12 52 1860 35.8 24 307 5.9 29.9

RUSHING OFFENSE RUSHING DEFENSE 3RD DOWN CONVERSIONS Team G Att Yds Avg Lg TD PG Team G Att Yds Avg Lg TD PG Team G Conv Att Pct G Opp Att Pct Virginia 12 550 2914 5.3 78 34 242.8 Florida State 12 418 997 2.4 35 5 83.1 Virginia 12 77 163 47.2 12 52 163 31.9 Wake Forest 11 527 2267 4.3 50 18 206.1 NC State 11 429 1126 2.6 53 6 102.4 Wake Forest 11 70 169 41.4 11 64 170 37.6 Virginia Tech 13 552 2317 4.2 47 18 178.2 Georgia Tech 12 405 1255 3.1 62 13 104.6 North Carolina 12 64 157 40.8 12 65 162 40.1 North Carolina 12 436 2115 4.9 53 19 176.2 Virginia Tech 13 462 1498 3.2 78 8 115.2 Virginia Tech 13 65 171 38.0 13 55 186 29.6 Georgia Tech 12 486 1947 4.0 56 11 162.2 Virginia 12 413 1417 3.4 57 10 118.1 Maryland 11 66 174 37.9 11 50 162 30.9 Florida State 12 460 1944 4.2 69 19 162.0 Clemson 11 466 1492 3.2 50 15 135.6 Miami 12 59 169 34.9 12 55 183 30.1 NC State 11 435 1617 3.7 41 15 147.0 Maryland 11 471 1574 3.3 32 14 143.1 Georgia Tech 12 56 169 33.1 12 53 180 29.4 Miami 12 422 1572 3.7 44 16 131.0 Miami 12 486 1860 3.8 56 11 155.0 NC State 11 53 163 32.5 11 50 180 27.8 Maryland 11 450 1315 2.9 40 12 119.5 Wake Forest 11 425 1737 4.1 86 12 157.9 Clemson 11 52 164 31.7 11 71 188 37.8 Clemson 11 381 1183 3.1 62 15 107.5 North Carolina 12 501 2621 5.2 53 31 218.4 Duke 11 47 158 29.7 11 58 146 39.7 Duke 11 386 1035 2.7 83 7 94.1 Duke 11 496 2483 5.0 53 21 225.7 Florida State 12 42 177 23.7 12 46 179 25.7

PASSING OFFENSE PASSING DEFENSE SACKS BY Team G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G Team G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G Team G Sacks Yards G Opp Yards Miami 12 370 207 6 55.9 2812 7.6 22 234.3 NC State 11 272 118 9 43.4 1309 4.8 12 119.0 Clemson 11 40 277 11 25 178 North Carolina 12 339 202 11 59.6 2573 7.6 18 214.4 Virginia Tech 13 332 180 19 54.2 1986 6.0 8 152.8 Georgia Tech 12 38 311 12 28 196 Florida State 12 402 215 15 53.5 2526 6.3 11 210.5 Maryland 11 292 141 6 48.3 1894 6.5 7 172.2 Miami 12 38 259 12 25 139 NC State 11 343 191 16 55.7 2222 6.5 12 202.0 Miami 12 336 170 13 50.6 2077 6.2 13 173.1 Florida State 12 38 245 12 29 211 Clemson 11 355 178 17 50.1 2069 5.8 7 188.1 Clemson 11 359 183 11 51.0 2108 5.9 10 191.6 NC State 11 33 237 11 31 198 Virginia Tech 13 319 179 9 56.1 2435 7.6 24 187.3 Georgia Tech 12 395 215 10 54.4 2320 5.9 12 193.3 Virginia 12 35 239 12 16 91 Georgia Tech 12 346 169 18 48.8 2210 6.4 17 184.2 Virginia 12 333 202 9 60.7 2337 7.0 15 194.8 Virginia Tech 13 34 183 13 36 247 Virginia 12 284 179 5 63.0 2167 7.6 9 180.6 Duke 11 277 162 15 58.5 2208 8.0 13 200.7 Maryland 11 28 173 11 30 225 Maryland 11 305 161 16 52.8 1963 6.4 8 178.5 Florida State 12 380 204 16 53.7 2409 6.3 8 200.8 Wake Forest 11 21 182 11 25 140 Duke 11 314 180 11 57.3 1885 6.0 10 171.4 North Carolina 12 361 222 8 61.5 2737 7.6 14 228.1 North Carolina 12 20 130 12 21 131 Wake Forest 11 243 128 7 52.7 1597 6.6 6 145.2 Wake Forest 11 370 205 11 55.4 2588 7.0 16 235.3 Duke 11 11 53 11 39 282

SCORING OFFENSE SCORING DEFENSE TIME OF POSSESSION Team G TD XP 2XP FG Saf Pts Avg Team G TD XP 2XP FG Saf Pts Avg Team G Time Avg/G Margin Miami 12 48 47-47 0 15-24 0 380 31.7 Virginia Tech 13 18 17-17 0-1 14-22 0 167 12.8 Virginia 12 31:17 28:43 +2:34 Virginia Tech 13 48 45-46 1-2 21-27 1 400 30.8 Florida State 12 18 14-16 0-1 15-21 1 169 14.1 Georgia Tech 12 31:09 28:51 +2:18 Virginia 12 45 42-45 0 17-24 0 363 30.2 Miami 12 25 24-25 0 10-21 0 204 17.0 Virginia Tech 13 30:57 29:03 +1:54 North Carolina 12 40 35-37 1-3 14-18 0 319 26.6 Virginia 12 26 22-23 2-3 10-14 1 212 17.7 Florida State 12 30:36 29:24 +1:12 Florida State 12 33 33-33 0 23-34 1 302 25.2 Georgia Tech 12 28 23-25 2-3 10-21 1 227 18.9 Maryland 11 30:22 29:38 +0:44 NC State 11 32 29-29 2-3 13-22 0 264 24.0 NC State 11 23 23-23 0 19-25 0 218 19.8 Miami 12 30:20 29:40 +0:40 Georgia Tech 12 31 31-31 0 15-19 1 264 22.0 Maryland 11 26 22-23 2-3 12-23 1 220 20.0 Duke 11 30:08 29:52 +0:16 Clemson 11 27 23-25 1-2 15-20 2 236 21.5 Clemson 11 26 25-25 0 16-18 0 229 20.8 NC State 11 30:01 29:59 +0:02 Wake Forest 11 29 29-29 0 9-17 0 230 20.9 Wake Forest 11 30 27-27 2-3 14-25 1 253 23.0 North Carolina 12 29:02 30:58 -1:16 Maryland 11 21 21-21 0 16-22 0 195 17.7 Duke 11 37 34-37 0 22-26 0 322 29.3 Wake Forest 11 28:55 31:05 -2:10 Duke 11 21 18-19 0-2 13-19 0 183 16.6 North Carolina 12 48 45-47 1-1 15-20 1 382 31.8 Clemson 11 27:58 33:24 -5:26

THE ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE KICKOFF RETURNS RETURNS TURNOVER MARGIN Team G Ret Yds Long TD Avg Team G Ret Yds Long TD Avg Gained Lost Virginia 12 35 932 100 1 26.6 Miami 12 42 697 92 7 16.6 Team Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot Mar Avg Clemson 11 34 920 97 2 26.3 Clemson 11 32 385 69 2 12.0 Miami 14 13 27 7 6 13 14 1.17 Virginia Tech 13 31 726 48 0 23.4 Florida State 12 53 597 48 0 11.3 Virginia Tech 13 19 32 10 9 19 13 1.00 NC State 11 25 585 74 1 23.4 Virginia 12 29 326 70 1 11.2 Wake Forest 9 11 20 6 7 13 7 0.64 Georgia Tech 12 30 653 46 0 21.8 NC State 11 37 397 87 3 10.7 Florida State 13 16 29 7 15 22 7 0.58 Duke 11 51 1101 94 1 21.6 Virginia Tech 13 47 439 58 0 9.3 Virginia 7 9 16 5 5 10 6 0.50 Maryland 11 30 637 52 0 21.2 North Carolina 12 27 206 28 1 7.6 Duke 11 15 26 13 11 24 2 0.18 North Carolina 12 49 1006 46 0 20.5 Georgia Tech 12 50 350 32 1 7.0 North Carolina 7 8 15 8 11 19 -4 -0.33 Florida State 12 31 629 61 0 20.3 Maryland 11 35 209 36 0 6.0 Clemson 5 11 16 7 17 24 -8 -0.73 Miami 12 33 625 100 1 18.9 Duke 11 14 77 12 0 5.5 Maryland 10 6 16 9 16 25 -9 -0.82 Wake Forest 11 38 676 43 0 17.8 Wake Forest 11 29 119 20 0 4.1 Georgia Tech 7 10 17 12 18 30 -13 -1.08 NC State 6 9 15 16 16 32 -17 -1.55

130 2004 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING ALL-PURPOSE YARDS Player, Year, Team G Att Yds Avg Long TD Yds/G Player, Year, Team G Run Rec PntR KoR Yds PG Leon Washington, Jr., FSU 10 138 951 6.9 69 7 95.1 Alvin Pearman, Sr., UVa 12 1037 402 314 185 1938 161.5 Chris Barclay, Jr., WF 11 243 1010 4.2 50 9 91.8 Leon Washington, Jr., FSU 10 951 90 3 81 1125 112.5 Alvin Pearman, Sr., UVa 12 195 1037 5.3 78 10 86.4 Mike Imoh, Jr., VT 10 720 4 50 256 1030 103.0 Frank Gore, Jr., Miami 12 197 945 4.8 44 8 78.8 Chris Barclay, Jr., WF 11 1010 118 0 0 1128 102.5 T.A. McLendon, Jr., NCS 10 167 770 4.6 41 6 77.0 Airese Currie, Sr., Clem. 11 8 868 0 212 1088 98.9 , So., FSU 12 173 887 5.1 53 4 73.9 Justin Miller, Jr., Clem. 11 2 0 339 661 1002 92.4 Chad Scott, Sr., UNC 11 143 796 5.6 48 8 72.4 Eddie Royal, Fr., VT 12 11 470 274 346 1101 91.8 Wali Lundy, Jr., UVa 12 175 864 4.9 44 17 72.0 Levon Thomas, Sr., GaT 12 25 489 0 574 1088 90.7 Mike Imoh, Jr., VT 10 158 720 4.6 47 6 72.0 T.A. McLendon, Jr., NCS 10 770 136 0 0 906 90.6 Reggie Merriweather, So., Clem. 10 136 670 4.9 62 11 67.0 Roscoe Parrish, Jr., Miami 12 60 693 324 0 1077 89.8 Sammy Maldonado, Sr., Md. 11 138 560 4.1 40 5 50.9 Jacque Lewis, Sr., UNC 11 74 557 7.5 53 3 50.6 PUNT RETURNS Josh Allen, Jr., Md. 11 144 533 3.7 28 5 48.5 Player, Year, Team G Ret Yds Long TD Avg Rashaun Grant, Fr., GaT 10 94 425 4.5 33 0 42.5 Darrell Blackman, Fr., NCS 10 12 214 87 1 17.8 Cedric Humes, Jr., VT 13 130 605 4.7 37 5 46.5 Devin Hester, So., Miami 12 19 326 92 3 17.2 Roscoe Parrish, Jr., Miami 12 20 324 72 2 16.2 PASSING Willie Reid, Jr., FSU 11 38 522 48 0 13.7 Player, Year, Team G Att Cmp Int Yds Pct. TD Effic. Justin Miller, Jr., Clem. 11 26 339 69 1 13.0 Brock Berlin, Sr., Miami 12 348 195 6 2680 56.0 22 138.1 Alvin Pearman, Sr., UVa 12 28 314 70 1 11.2 , Jr., UVa 12 261 164 5 2024 62.8 9 135.5 Eddie Royal, Fr., VT 12 25 274 58 0 11.0 Darian Durant, Sr., UNC 12 299 178 9 2238 59.5 17 135.1 Jarwarski Pollock, Sr., UNC 12 19 160 28 0 8.4 Bryan Randall, Sr., VT 13 306 170 9 2264 55.6 21 134.5 Tramain Hall, Jr., NCS 11 21 136 19 0 6.5 Jay Davis, Jr., NCS 11 313 175 15 2104 55.9 12 115.4 Steve Suter, Sr., Md. 10 27 163 36 0 6.4 Mike Schneider, So., Duke 11 253 150 7 1527 59.3 8 114.4 Wyatt Sexton, So., FSU 10 252 139 8 1661 55.2 8 114.7 KICKOFF RETURNS Reggie Ball, So., GaT 12 330 164 18 2147 49.7 16 109.4 Player, Year, Team G Ret Yds Long TD Avg Joel Statham, So., Md. 10 234 126 15 1590 53.8 8 109.4 Justin Miller, Jr., Clem. 11 20 661 97 2 33.0 , Jr., Clem. 11 349 177 17 2067 50.7 7 97.3 Devin Hester, So., Miami 12 15 389 100 1 25.9 Chris Davis, Fr., Duke 10 20 516 94 1 25.8 TOTAL OFFENSE Steve Suter, Sr., Md. 10 15 362 52 0 24.1 Player, Year, Team GP Run Pass Tot Ply PP TDR PG Mike Mason, So., UNC 12 22 508 45 0 23.1 Brock Berlin, Sr., Miami 12 -53 2680 2627 390 6.7 22 218.9 Kevin Marion, Fr., WF 11 20 460 43 0 23.0 Bryan Randall, Sr., VT 13 511 2264 2775 442 6.3 24 213.5 Antonio Cromartie, So., FSU 12 19 435 61 0 22.9 Reggie Ball, So., GaT 12 332 2147 2479 460 5.4 18 206.6 Levon Thomas, Sr., GaT 12 26 574 46 0 22.1 Darian Durant, Sr., UNC 12 188 2238 2426 380 6.4 18 202.2 Mike Imoh, Jr., VT 10 12 256 42 0 21.3 Marques Hagans, Jr., UVa 12 394 2024 2418 338 7.2 13 201.5 Jo Jo Walker, Jr., Md. 9 11 203 39 0 18.5 Charlie Whitehurst, Jr., Clem. 11 43 2067 2110 430 4.9 8 191.8 Jay Davis, Jr., NCS 11 -119 2104 1985 356 5.6 13 180.5 PUNTING Joel Statham, So., Md. 10 87 1590 1677 296 5.7 9 167.7 Player, Year, Team G Punt Yds LG I20 Avg Wyatt Sexton, So., FSU 10 -94 1661 1567 293 5.3 8 156.7 Ryan Plackemeier, Jr., WF 11 64 2809 69 17 43.9 Mike Schneider, So., Duke 11 -59 1527 1468 325 4.5 10 133.5 Adam Podlesh, So., Md. 11 63 2755 70 21 43.7 Chris Hall, Jr., FSU 12 67 2820 61 21 42.1 RECEPTIONS John Deraney, So., NCS 11 60 2514 62 17 41.9 Player, Year, Team G Att Yds Long TD Avg. RPG David Wooldridge, So., UNC 11 48 2003 60 25 41.7 Airese Currie, Sr., Clem. 11 61 868 47 2 14.2 5.6 Brian Monroe, So., Miami 12 64 2635 67 20 41.2 Chauncey Stovall, Sr., FSU 12 53 780 48 6 14.7 4.4 Vinnie Burns, Sr., VT 12 57 2296 60 18 40.3 Calvin Johnson, Fr., GaT 12 48 837 51 7 17.4 4.0 Cole Chason, So., Clem. 11 66 2656 52 18 40.2 Jarwarski Pollock, Sr., UNC 12 45 408 38 2 9.1 3.8 Trey McDonald, Sr., Duke 11 64 2541 66 12 39.7 Craphonso Thorpe, Sr., FSU 11 40 496 32 2 12.4 3.6 Ben Arndt, Jr., GaT 12 71 2755 64 19 38.8 Roscoe Parrish, Jr., Miami 12 43 693 52 8 16.1 3.6 , Jr., UVa 12 41 541 54 5 13.2 3.4 SCORING Derrick Fenner, Jr., Md. 11 35 430 35 2 12.3 3.2 Player, Year, Team G TD XPT FG Pts Pts/G Nate Curry, Sr., GaT 11 32 454 80 3 14.2 2.9 Wali Lundy, Jr., UVa 12 17 0 0 102 8.5 Ben Patrick, So., Duke 11 32 311 45 1 9.7 2.9 Brandon Pace, So., VT 13 0 43-44 21-27 106 8.2 Connor Hughes, Jr., UVa 12 0 42-45 17-24 93 7.8 RECEIVING YARDS Jon Peattie, So., Miami 12 0 45-45 15-24 90 7.5 Player, Year, Team G Rec Yards Lg TD Avg PG Reggie Merriweather, So., Clem. 10 11 0 0 66 6.6 Airese Currie, Sr., Clem. 11 61 868 2 14.2 47 78.9 Xavier Beitia, Sr., FSU 12 0 29-29 16-25 77 6.4 Calvin Johnson, Fr., GaT 12 48 837 7 17.4 51 69.8 Connor Barth, Fr., UNC 12 0 35-37 14-18 77 6.4 Chauncey Stovall, Sr., FSU 12 53 780 6 14.7 48 65.0 Travis Bell, Fr., GaT 12 0 31-31 15-17 76 6.3 Roscoe Parrish, Jr., Miami 12 43 693 8 16.1 52 57.8 Nick Novak, Sr., Md. 11 0 21-21 16-22 69 6.3 Craphonso Thorpe, Sr., FSU 11 40 496 2 12.4 32 45.1 John Deraney, So., NCS 11 0 29-29 13-22 68 6.2 Heath Miller, Jr., UVa 12 41 541 5 13.2 54 45.1 Nate Curry, Sr., GaT 11 32 454 3 14.2 80 41.3 FIELD GOALS Levon Thomas, Sr., GaT 12 32 489 3 15.3 59 40.8 Player, Year, Team G FG FGA LG Pct. PG , So., Md. 11 27 441 3 16.3 46 40.1 Brandon Pace, So., VT 13 21 27 46 .778 1.62 Eddie Royal, Fr., VT 12 28 470 3 16.8 80 39.2 Nick Novak, Sr., Md. 11 16 22 47 .727 1.45 Connor Hughes, Jr., UVa 12 17 24 50 .708 1.42 Xavier Beitia, Sr., FSU 12 16 25 52 .640 1.33

131 SACKS Player, Year, Team G Int Yds Long TD Avg Player, Year, Team G Total PG Jimmy Williams, Jr., VT 13 5 81 34 1 0.38 Darryl Blackstock, Jr., UVa 12 10.5 0.88 John Talley, So., Duke 11 4 172 85 2 0.36 Chris Reis, Jr., GaT 12 10.0 0.83 Pat Watkins, Jr., FSU 12 4 63 31 0 0.33 Leroy Hill, Sr., Clem. 11 9.0 0.82 Antonio Cromartie, So., FSU 12 4 40 40 1 0.33 Shawne Merriman, Jr., Md. 11 8.5 0.77 Devin Hester, So., Miami 12 4 28 28 0 0.33 Darryl Tapp, Jr., VT 13 8.5 0.65 Marcus Hamilton, So., UVa 12 4 -2 0 0 0.33 Manny Lawson, Jr., NCS 11 7.0 0.64 Marcus McGruder, Sr., WF 11 3 68 25 3 0.27 , So., NCS 11 6.5 0.59 Jamaal Fudge, Jr., Clem. 11 3 55 30 0 0.27 Ahmad Brooks, So., UVa 12 6.5 0.54 Dovonte Edwards, Sr., NCS 11 3 46 44 0 0.27 Chauncey Davis, Sr., FSU 11 5.5 0.50 Justin Miller, Jr., Clem. 11 3 14 14 0 0.27 Charles Bennett, Jr., Clem. 11 5.0 0.45

TACKLES TACKLES FOR LOSS Player, Year, Team G Solo Assist Total PG Player, Year, Team G Total PG D’Qwell Jackson, Jr., Md. 11 63 60 123 11.2 Leroy Hill, Sr., Clem. 11 17.5 1.59 Gerris Wilkinson, Jr., GaT 12 53 66 119 9.9 Shawne Merriman, Jr., Md. 11 17.0 1.55 Greg Threat, Jr., Miami 12 57 53 110 9.2 Travis Johnson, Sr., FSU 12 18.0 1.50 Jonathan Abbate, Fr., WF 11 59 41 100 9.1 Gerris Wilkinson, Jr., GaT 12 17.0 1.42 Leroy Hill, Sr., Clem. 11 47 51 98 8.9 Darryl Tapp, Jr., VT 13 16.5 1.27 Roger McIntosh, Jr., Miami 10 37 52 89 8.9 Chris Reis, Jr., GaT 12 15.0 1.25 Alex Green, Sr., Duke 11 53 40 93 8.5 Darryl Blackstock, Jr., UVa 12 13.5 1.25 Shawne Merriman, Jr., Md. 11 53 32 85 7.7 Chris Kelley, Sr., Md. 11 13.5 1.23 Chris Kelley, Sr., Md. 11 45 40 85 7.7 Mario Williams, So., NCS 11 13.5 1.23 James Butler, Sr., GaT 12 56 35 91 7.6 Pat Thomas, Sr., NCS 11 13.5 1.23 Shawne Merriman Ahmad Brooks, So., UVa 12 39 51 90 7.5 Giuseppe Aguanno, Sr., Duke 11 32 50 82 7.5 FORCED PASSES DEFENDED A.J. Nicholson, Jr., FSU 12 39 49 88 7.3 Player, Year, Team G Total PG Player, Year, Team G Total PG Ernie Sims, So., FSU 12 41 45 86 7.2 Shawne Merriman, Jr., Md. 11 3 0.27 John Talley, So., Duke 11 18 1.64 Brendan Dewan, Jr., Duke 11 30 46 76 6.9 Eric King, Sr., WF 10 2 0.20 Tye Hill, Jr., Clem. 11 18 1.64 Dawan Landry, Jr., GaT 12 45 36 81 6.8 Charles Bennett, Jr., Clem. 11 2 0.18 Jimmy Williams, Jr., VT 13 19 1.46 William Kershaw, Jr., Md. 11 38 36 74 6.7 Casey Camero, So., Duke 11 2 0.18 Eric King, Sr., WF 10 12 1.20 Kai Parham, So., UVa 12 32 48 80 6.7 Chris Kelley, Sr., Md. 11 2 0.18 Gerrick McPhearson, Jr., Md. 11 11 1.00 Tony Franklin, So., UVa 12 51 27 78 6.5 Jonathan Abbate, Fr., WF 11 2 0.18 Jamaal Fudge, Jr., Clem. 11 11 1.00 Gerald Sensabaugh, Sr., UNC 12 59 19 78 6.5 Josh Wilson, So., Md. 11 2 0.18 Lamont Reid, Sr., NCS 11 11 1.00 Josh Gattis, So., WF 11 50 21 71 6.5 Alex Green, Sr., Duke 11 2 0.18 Troy Graham, Sr., NCS 11 10 0.91 Oliver Hoyte, Jr., NCS 11 31 39 70 6.4 Josh Gattis, So., WF 11 2 0.18 Marcus McGruder, Sr., WF 11 10 0.91 Anthony Waters, So., Clem. 11 25 44 69 6.3 Claudius Osei, Sr., FSU 12 2 0.17 Justin Miller, Jr., Clem. 11 10 0.91 ACC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSIVE BACK DEFENSIVE LINE N22 Darryl Blackstock Virginia N8 Rashaun Grant Georgia Tech S7 Chris Barclay Wake Forest S7 D’Qwell Jackson Maryland N29 Chris Kelley Maryland N15 Calvin Johnson Georgia Tech S13 Cory Randolph Wake Forest S13 Leroy Hill Clemson N22 Calvin Johnson Georgia Tech S20 Jacque Lewis North Carolina S20 Fred Sparkman North Carolina SPECIALIST N29 Josh Hyman Virginia Tech S27 Marques Hagans Virginia S27 Manny Lawson NC State S7 Nick Novak Maryland O4 T.A. McLendon NC State O4 Leon Williams Miami Alvin Pearman Virginia O11 Darian Durant North Carolina O11 Eric Henderson Georgia Tech S13 Marquis Weeks Virginia O18 Brock Berlin Miami O18 Mario Williams NC State S20 Devin Hester Miami O25 Brock Berlin Miami O25 D’Qwell Jackson Maryland S27 Justin Miller Clemson N1 Chad Scott North Carolina N1 D’Qwell Jackson Maryland O4 Xavier Beitia Florida State N8 Mike Imoh Virginia Tech N8 Eric Coleman Clemson O11 Adam Podlesh Maryland N15 Frank Gore Miami Ahmad Brooks Virginia O18 Devin Hester Miami N22 Brock Berlin Miami N15 Mario Williams NC State O25 Devin Hester Miami N29 Bryan Randall Virginia Tech Chauncey Davis Florida State N1 Connor Barth North Carolina N22 Hilee Taylor North Carolina N8 Gary Cismesia Florida State N29 Shawne Merriman Maryland N15 Matt Brooks Duke

THE ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE OFFENSIVE LINE S7 Jason Brown North Carolina N22 Jad Dean Clemson S13 Elton Brown Virginia DEFENSIVE BACK Connor Hughes Virginia S20 Heath Miller Virginia S7 Justin Miller Clemson N29 Vinnie Burns Virginia Tech S27 Vernon Davis Duke S13 Antrel Rolle Miami O4 Alex Barron Florida State S20 Jacoby Watkins North Carolina ROOKIE O11 D. Ferguson Virginia S27 Leroy Smith NC State S7 Jonathan Abbate Wake Forest O18 Ray Willis Florida State O4 Vincent Fuller Virginia Tech S13 Calvin Johnson Georgia Tech O25 Elton Brown Virginia O11 Larry Edwards North Carolina S20 Micah Andrews Wake Forest N1 Jason Brown North Carolina O18 NC State S27 Anthony Reddick Miami Stephon Heyer Maryland Ernie Sims Florida State O4 Jae Thaxton Florida State N8 Zac Yarbrough Virginia O25 Ernie Sims Florida State O11 Jonathan Abbate Wake Forest N15 Jason Brown North Carolina N1 Roland Minor Virginia Tech O18 Calvin Johnson Georgia Tech N22 Jimmy Martin Virginia Tech N8 Reuben Houston Georgia Tech O25 Matt Robinson Wake Forest N29 Kyle Schmitt Maryland N15 Brendan Dewan Duke N1 Jonathan Abbate Wake Forest Adam Podlesh

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