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What’s Inside 2012 ACC Standings Release No. 3, Monday, September 10, 2012 Media Information .......................... 2 Ways to Follow the ACC .......................3 ACC Games Overall ACC SID Listing, Press Conferences ........ 4 Atlantic Division W L For Opp Hm Rd W L ...For Opp Hm Rd Nu Div. ... Streak XM/Sirius, ACC Network, National Radio ..5 Wake Forest ...........1 0 ....28 27 1-0 0-0 ..... 2 0 .....48 44 2-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 ......Won 2 RSN TV Schedule, NFF Hall of Fame ....6 Clemson .................0 0 ......0 0 0-0 0-0 ..... 2 0 .....78 46 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 ......Won 2 2012 Composite Football Schedule ......7 Florida State ...........0 0 ......0 0 0-0 0-0 ..... 2 0 ...124 3 2-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 ......Won 4 ACC Football By-The-Numbers Notes ....8 First Week Game Summaries .............9 Maryland ................0 0 ......0 0 0-0 0-0 ..... 2 0 .....43 33 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 ......Won 2 ACC Prime Time Performances ......... 10 NC State .................0 0 ......0 0 0-0 0-0 ..... 1 1 .....31 42 0-0 1-0 0-1 0-0 ......Won 1 ACC Players of the Week ................. 11 Boston College .......0 1 ....32 41 0-1 0-0 ..... 1 1 .....66 44 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 ......Won 1 Team Notes ............................ 12-13 Game Previews ........................ 14-16 Coastal Division W L For Opp Hm Rd W L For Opp Hm Rd Nu Div. Streak Game-by-Game Results, Stats ..... 17-19 Virginia Tech ..........1 0 ....20 17 1-0 0-0 ..... 2 0 .....62 24 2-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 ......Won 2 Noting the Coaches ................... 20-23 Miami .....................1 0 ....54 84 0-0 1-0 ..... 1 1 .....54 84 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 ......Lost 1 ACC Championship Game ............... 24 ACC Bowl, BCS Info ................... 25-26 Virginia ...................0 0 ......0 0 0-0 0-0 ..... 2 0 .....60 35 2-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 .....Won 2 National Rankings, Overtime ....... 27-28 ` Duke .......................0 0 ......0 0 0-0 0-0 ..... 1 1 .....59 76 1-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 ......Lost 1 Miscellaneous Stats, Superlatives . 29-30 Georgia Tech ..........0 1 ....17 20 0-0 0-1 ..... 1 1 .....76 23 1-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 ......Won 1 Career Statistical Leaders ........... 31-38 *North Carolina ......0 1 ....27 28 0-0 0-1 ..... 1 1 .....89 28 1-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 ......Lost 1 ACC Individual and Team Statistics .. 39-47 *Due to NCAA sanctions, North Carolina is not elgible to play in the ACC Championship Game or a bowl game Week #3 Schedule: (AP/Coaches’ Ranking; All Times Eastern) Saturday, September 15 ............................................ Series Record ................... Last Meeting .......................... Network .................... Kickoff Wake Forest (2-0) at (5t, 6) Florida State (2-0) .................. Florida State (23-6-1) ..........Wake Forest, 35-30, 2011 .......... ESPN .................... 12:00 pm (13, 13) Virginia Tech (2-0) at Pittsburgh (0-2) .................. Virginia Tech (7-4-0) ...........Pittsburgh, 31-28, 2003 ............. ESPNU. ...................12:00 pm Bethune Cookman (2-0) at Miami (1-1) ........................... Miami (1-0-0) ................... Miami, 45-14, 2011 .................. ESPN3 .................. 12:00 pm Connecticut (1-1) at Maryland (2-0) ............................... Maryland (1-0-0) ................Maryland, 34-0, 1942 ................ ACC Network ........... 12:30 pm Furman (0-2) at (11, 11) Clemson (2-0) ........................... Clemson (41-10-4) ..............Clemson, 38-10, 2007 ............... RSN .......................3:00 pm North Carolina (1-1) at (19, 20) Louisville (2-0) ................. Series Tied (3-3-0) ............. North Carolina, 14-7, 2011 ......... ABC/ESPN2 ...............3:30 pm Virginia (2-0) at Georgia Tech (1-1) ............................... Virginia (17-16-1) ...............Virginia, 24-21, 2011 ................ ESPNU ................... 3:30 pm Boston College (1-1) at Northwestern (2-0) ...................... Northwestern (3-1-0) ...........Northwestern, 24-17, 2011 ......... Big Ten Network .........3:30 pm South Alabama (1-1) at NC State (1-1) ............................ NC State (1-0-0) .................NC State, 35-13, 2011 ............... ESPN3 ....................6:00 pm North Carolina Central (1-1) at Duke (1-1) ....................... Duke (1-0-0) ..................... Duke, 49-14, 2009 ................... ESPN3 ....................7:00 pm 5th-Ranked Florida State Hosts Wake Forest; Virginia Travels to Georgia Tech in Atlantic, Coastal Clashes; 13th-ranked Virginia Tech Visits Pittsburgh; North Carolina, Boston College, Maryland & NC State Face Non-Conference FBS Foes Fresh off a two-week non-conference record avoid an 0-2 start in the Coastal...Coastal weekend...The Terps, coached by Randy of 15-3, Atlantic Coast Conference football leader Virginia Tech, ranked 13th nationally Edsall and led by DE Joe Vellano, host enters Week Three of the 2012 season which and coached by Frank Beamer, resumes their second straight Big East foe in Con- is highlighted by the fi rst of back-to-back At- its series with Pittsburgh, coached by Paul necticut (12:30 pm; ACC Network), which lantic Division clashes in Tallahassee, Fla., Chryst, at Heinz Field (ESPNU, Noon) in a is also playing its second straight ACC and a key Coastal Division matchup...5th- game which will be a preview of the future, opponent...In Miami, the Hurricanes, ranked Florida State, led by QB EJ Manuel as the Panthers are scheduled to join the coached by Al Golden, and led by QB and coached by Jimbo Fisher, hosts Wake ACC next season...Two other ACC squads Stephen Morris, host unbeaten Bethune- Forest, led by QB Tanner Price and coached face diffi cult road challenges as well...North Cookman (Noon, ESPN3) at Sun Life Sta- by Jim Grobe, in a nationally televised game Carolina, coached by Larry Fedora and led dium...Clemson’s 12th-ranked squad, led (ESPN, Noon) at Doak Campbell Stadium... by QB Bryn Renner travel to 19th-ranked by QB Tajh Boyd, hosts in-state rival Fur- The game is the fi rst of two important At- Louisville (ABC/ESPN2, 3:30 pm) at Papa man at Memorial Stadium (3 pm, RSN), lantic contests for the Seminoles, who host John’s Cardinal Stadium...The Cardinals, and welcomes the return of All-America 11th-ranked Clemson on Sept. 22...Wake coached by Charlie Strong, are unbeaten WR Sammy Watkins, who missed the Ti- is coming off a dramatic 28-27 win over after wins over Kentucky and Missouri gers’ fi rst two games with a suspension... North Carolina, while FSU has outscored a State....Boston College, coached by Frank After games in Atlanta and Storrs, Conn., pair of FCS foes 124-3 the past two weeks... Spaziani and led by QB Chase Rettig, NC State, coached by Tom O’Brien, hosts In Atlanta, unbeaten Virginia, coached by travels to Evanston, Ill., to face unbeaten South Alabama in its home opener at Mike London and led by junior QB Michael Northwestern (3:30 pm, Big Ten Network) Carter-Finley Stadium (6 p.m., ESPN3) in Rocco faces Georgia Tech, coached by Paul at Ryan Field...Rettig ranks 8th nationally Raleigh...Completing the weekend, Duke, Johnson, and led by QB Tevin Washing- in passing yards per game (330.0 avg)... coached by David Cutcliffe and led by ton...Both teams are looking for their fi rst Maryland, 2-0, after an impressive win WR Conner Vernon, will host cross-town ACC and Coastal Division wins of the year, against Temple, leads fi ve ACC schools foe North Carolina Central (7 pm, ESPN while the Yellow Jackets are also looking to who are hosting non-conference foes this 3) at Wallace Wade Stadium. 2012 ACC Media Information Important Dates For Media 2012 ACC Football 2012 ACC Football Covering ACC Football Coaches Teleconference Communications Schedule October 1, 2012 Weekly Football Release ACC Football Championship Game The 12 ACC football coaches will be featured The ACC will publish its football release every week Credential Application Website opens on a weekly teleconference each Wednesday during the season. The fi rst ACC release of the year will from 10:30 a.m., to 12:30 p.m., beginning be available on Friday, August 24; the second on Tues- November 1, 2012 day, Sept. 4 and the release prior to the ACC Football BCS Media Credential Application Site August 29, and concluding November 21. Championship Game will be available on Sunday, Nov. Opens for all BCS Bowl Games Each coach will have 10 minutes to make an 25. On all other weeks, the ACC Football release will be opening statement and answer questions. available in three parts: the fi rst, which includes stand- November 19, 2012 There will be an audiofi le and transcript ings, statistics, game previews and game summaries, All-ACC Football Team Ballot Sent by E-Mail will be available each Sunday by 7 p.m. A second to all members of ACSMA available of each teleconference on the section of the release, including team and individual Conference’s offi cial website--theACC.com-- notes, TV schedules and players of the week will be re- November 25, 2012 each Wednesday afternoon as well as a writ- leased by Mondays at 3 p.m. Finally, a third section of All-ACC Football Team Ballot Due Back to ten transcript of the call. the release with more detailed notes, national awards Rob Daniels of ACSMA ([email protected]) and announcements, will be available on Tuesdays by 2 p.m. At this time, the way to access the release on ACC Announces Winner of ACC Teleconference Schedule the ACC website-theACC.com--is to go to the media Jacobs Blocking Trophy, 1 p.m. Atlantic Division services section and insert the username (ACC in all caps) and password (media in all lower case) for ac- ACC Football Championship Game Coaches Frank Spaziani, Boston College ....