2018 Standings Bowl Notes 2018 Acc Bowl Matchups 2018 Cfp Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
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2018 STANDINGS ACC Bowl Notes • As of Dec. 14, 2018 ACC Games Overall BOWL NOTES ATLANTIC DIVISION W L For Opp Pct W L For Opp Pct Home Away Neut Streak Clemson 8 0 378 93 1.000 13 0 590 178 1.000 7-0 5-0 1-0 Won 13 ACC HAS LEAGUE-RECORD 11 BOWL TEAMS Syracuse 6 2 318 224 .750 9 3 489 333 .750 6-0 3-2 0-1 Won 1 The ACC matched its league record with 11 bowl NC State 5 3 267 229 .625 9 3 427 272 .750 6-1 3-2 0-0 Won 3 teams this season, including Clemson (13-0), NC State Boston College 4 4 209 208 .500 7 5 384 308 .583 5-2 2-3 0-0 Lost 3 (9-3), Syracuse (9-3), Boston College (7-5), Duke (7- Wake Forest 3 5 233 282 .375 6 6 390 399 .500 2-5 4-1 0-0 Won 1 5), Georgia Tech (7-5), Miami (7-5), Virginia (7-5), Pitt Florida State 3 5 163 250 .375 5 7 263 378 .417 4-3 1-4 0-0 Lost 1 (7-6), Virginia Tech (6-6) and Wake Forest (6-6). The Louisville 0 8 162 398 .000 2 10 237 529 .167 2-5 0-4 0-1 Lost 9 11 bowls teams tie for the most among any conference and matches the ACC's record set in 2016. COASTAL DIVISION W L For Opp Pct W L For Opp Pct Home Away Neut Streak Pitt 6 2 269 211 .750 7 6 346 375 .538 5-1 2-4 0-1 Lost 2 ACC IS THE ONLY CONFERENCE ... Georgia Tech 5 3 264 236 .625 7 5 427 347 .583 4-2 3-3 0-0 Lost 1 The ACC is the only conference to send every team Miami 4 4 197 144 .500 7 5 371 218 .583 5-1 2-3 0-1 Won 2 to at least one bowl game over the last three seasons. Virginia 4 4 194 173 .500 7 5 342 261 .583 5-1 1-4 1-0 Lost 2 In addtition, the ACC is tied for the most bowl bids Virginia Tech 4 4 196 237 .500 6 6 357 368 .500 3-4 3-2 0-0 Won 2 (32) among all conference over the last three years (11 Duke 3 5 176 268 .375 7 5 326 329 .583 3-3 4-2 0-0 Lost 2 in 2016, 10 in 2017, 11 in 2018). North Carolina 1 7 216 289 .125 2 9 301 380 .182 2-3 0-6 0-0 Lost 1 Since 2013, the ACC is second among all con- 2018 ACC BOWL MATCHUPS ferences with 65 postseason appearances, has the second-best record of any conference in the BCS, Saturday, Dec. 22 Bowl Game Time, TV New Year’s Six and CFP games, and is tied for the Wake Forest (6-6) vs. Memphis (8-5) Birmingham (Birmingham, Ala.) Noon, ESPN Series: Tied, 2-2; Last Meeting: Memphis, 42-10 (1967) most national championships (Florida State in 2013, ESPN: Dave Neal, D.J. Shockley, Dawn Davenport; Satellite Radio: Sirius 105; XM 193; Internet 955 Clemson in 2016). Wednesday, Dec. 26 Bowl Game Time, TV TEAM-BY-TEAM BOWL QUICK HITS Boston College (7-5) vs. No. 25 Boise State (10-3) SERVPRO First Responders (Dallas, Texas) 1:30 p.m., ESPN Boston College is playing in the SERVPRO First Series: Boston College leads, 1-0; Last Meeting: Boston College, 27-21 (2005) Responders Bowl vs. Boise State on Dec. 26. Head ESPN: Lowell Galindo, Ahmad Brooks, Kris Budden; Satellite Radio: Sirius 98; XM 193; Internet 955 coach Steve Addazio has led the Eagles to fi ve bowls in his fi rst six years, the only head coach in BC history Georgia Tech (7-5) vs. Minnesota (6-6) Quick Lane (Detroit, Mich.) 5:15 p.m., ESPN to do so. Series: First Meeting ESPN: Mark Neely, Ray Bentley, Allison Williams; Radio: Satellite Sirius 98; XM 193; Internet 955 No. 2 Clemson will face No. 3 Notre Dame in the Thursday, Dec. 27 Bowl Game Time, TV CFP Semifi nal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl on Dec. Duke (7-5) vs. Temple (8-4) Walk-On's Independence (Shreveport, La.) 1:30 p.m., ESPN 29. The Tigers are playing in the postseason for Series: First Meeting 14th consecutive year and are in the CFP for the fi fth ESPN: Mike Couzens, Kirk Morrison, Lauren Sisler straight season. Miami (7-5) vs. Wisconsin (7-5) New Era Pinstripe (The Bronx, N.Y.) 5:15 p.m., ESPN Duke, which takes on Temple in the Walk-On's Series: Wisconsin leads, 3-2; Last Meeting: Wisconsin 34-24 (2017) Independence Bowl on Dec. 27, is playing in the post- ESPN: Bob Wischusen, Mike Golic Jr., Dan Orlovsky, Paul Carcaterra; Satellite Radio: Sirius 98; XM 193; Internet 955 season for the sixth time in the last seven years. Friday, Dec. 28 Bowl Game Time, TV Georgia Tech's Quick Lane Bowl appearance vs. No. 20 Syracuse (9-3) vs. No. 16 West Virginia (8-3) Camping World (Orlando, Fla.) 5:15 p.m., ESPN Minnesota on Dec. 26 will be Paul Johnson’s fi nal Series: Syracuse leads, 33-27; Last Meeting: Syracuse, 38-14 (2012) game as head coach of the Yellow Jackets. Johnson's ESPN: Dave Fleming, Rod Gilmore, Quint Kessenich; Satellite Radio: Sirius 98; XM 193; Internet 955 189 career victories rank fourth among active NCAA Saturday, Dec. 29 Bowl Game Time, TV Division I FBS head coaches. Virginia (7-5) vs. South Carolina (7-5) Belk (Charlotte, N.C.) Noon, ABC Series: South Carolina leads, 20-13-1; Last Meeting: South Carolina, 31-17 (2003) In a rematch of last season's Capital One Orange ABC: Adam Amin, Anthony Becht, Rocky Boiman; Satellite Radio: Sirius 98; XM 193; Internet 955 Bowl, Miami faces Wisconsin in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl on Dec. 27. This is the Hurricanes' sixth consec- Monday, Dec. 31 Bowl Game Time, TV utive bowl game. Virginia Tech (6-6) vs. Cincinnati (10-2) Military/Northrop Grumman (Annapolis, Md.) Noon, ESPN Series: Virginia Tech leads, 6-5; Last Meeting: Virginia Tech, 33-17 (2014) Seeking a 10-win season, NC State faces No. 19 ESPN: Mike Corey, Rene Ingoglia, Alex Corddry; Satellite Radio: Sirius 84; XM 84; Internet 84 Texas A&M in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl on Dec. 31. It is the fi fth bowl game in head coach Dave Doeren's six Pitt (7-6) vs. Stanford (8-4) Hyundai Sun (El Paso, Texas) 2 p.m., CBS years with the Wolfpack. Series: Pitt leads, 2-1; Last Meeting: Pitt, 7-0 (1932) CBS: Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, Jamie Erdahl Most Bowl Teams in 2018 NC State (9-3) vs. No. 19 Texas A&M (8-4) TaxSlayer Gator (Jacksonville, Fla.) 7:30 p.m., ESPN ACC ...........................................................................11 Series: First Meeting SEC ...........................................................................11 ESPN: Adam Amin, Rod Gilmore, Quint Kessenich; Satellite Radio: Sirius 98; XM 193; Internet 955 Big Ten ........................................................................9 Pac-12 ........................................................................7 2018 CFP SEMIFINAL AT THE GOODYEAR COTTON BOWL CLASSIC Big 12 .........................................................................7 American .....................................................................7 Saturday, Dec. 29 Bowl Time, TV C-USA .........................................................................6 No. 2 Clemson (13-0) vs. No. 3 Notre Dame (12-0) CFP Semifi nal/Goodyear Cotton (Dallas, Texas) 4 p.m., ESPN Mountain West ............................................................6 Series: Clemson leads, 2-1; Last Meeting: Clemson, 24-22 (2015) MAC ............................................................................6 ABC: Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Tom Rinaldi, Holly Rowe Sun Belt ......................................................................5 ESPN Radio: Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, Ian Fitzsimmons; Satellite Radio: Sirius 98; XM 193; Internet 955 Independent ................................................................3 1 2018 FOOTBALL NOTES HIGHEST SCORING SEASON IN ACC HISTORY Pitt, which played a nation's best 11 bowl eligible The 2018 season is the highest scoring year in league ACADEMICS teams this season, will face Stanford in the Hyundai Sun history. ACC teams are averaging 30.8 points per game • Ten of 14 ACC Football teams earned a graduation Bowl on Dec. 31. According to the NCAA, the Panthers this year, which ranks ahead of the 2016 season, when success rate (GSR) at or above the FBS average of have faced the nation's second-most diffi cult schedule the league scoring average was 30.7. 76. That ties for fi rst among Power 5 conferences, with games against current CFP Top 25 teams Clemson both in terms of percentage and in total number. (No. 2), Notre Dame (No. 3), UCF (No. 8) and Penn State Average points scored, all games: (No. 12). Year Points • The ACC remains the only Power 5 conference to 2018 30.8 Syracuse is playing in a bowl game for the fi rst time have multiple teams score 90 or higher in GSR each 2016 30.7 since 2013. The 20th-ranked Orange face No. 16 West 2013 29.8 year since 2005. Duke (96) and Virginia Tech (90) Virginia in the Camping World Bowl on Dec. 28. reached that plateau last year. 2012 29.6 2015 29.5 Virginia, which is playing in the Belk Bowl vs. South • In the 2018 U.S. News and World “Best Colleges” Carolina on Dec. 29, is in a bowl game in back-to-back Average points scored, conference games: rankings, ACC member schools combine for an years for the fi rst time in 14 seasons, when the Cavaliers Year Points average rank of 54.7, marking the 12th straight year went to bowl games in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005.