2018 Standings 2018 Week 5 Schedule Quick Hits
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As of Monday, Sept. 24 • Football Contact: Kevin Best, [email protected] 2018 STANDINGS QUICK HITS ACC Games Overall AROUND THE ACC ATLANTIC DIVISION W L For Opp Pct W L For Opp Pct Home Away Neut Streak Four teams from the ACC - Clemson (4-0), Duke (4-0), Syracuse 1 0 30 7 1.000 4 0 198 80 1.000 3-0 1-0 0-0 Won 4 NC State (3-0) and Syracuse (4-0) - remain undefeated Clemson 1 0 49 21 1.000 4 0 163 61 1.000 2-0 2-0 0-0 Won 4 heading into week fi ve of the 2018 season. That Boston College 1 0 41 34 1.000 3 1 171 99 .750 2-0 1-1 0-0 Lost 1 ties for the most undefeated teams among Power 5 NC State 0 0 0 0 .000 3 0 102 40 1.000 2-0 1-0 0-0 Won 3 conferences. Louisville 0 1 3 27 .000 2 2 68 102 .500 2-0 0-1 0-1 Lost 1 Wake Forest 0 1 34 41 .000 2 2 135 134 .500 1-2 1-0 0-0 Lost 2 Clemson is 4-0 for the fourth straight year, and Florida State 0 2 10 54 .000 2 2 83 99 .500 2-1 0-1 0-0 Won 1 is only the third team in ACC history to accomplish that feat (FSU 1992-97, FSU 2012-15). The Tigers ACC Games Overall rank fourth in the nation in total defense. COASTAL DIVISION W L For Opp Pct W L For Opp Pct Home Away Neut Streak Virginia 1 0 27 3 1.000 3 1 130 67 .750 2-0 0-1 1-0 Won 2 Duke moved into the Associated Press Top 25 Virginia Tech 1 0 24 3 1.000 2 1 121 69 .667 1-0 1-1 0-0 Lost 1 poll for the fi rst time this season at No. 22. Dating North Carolina 1 0 38 35 1.000 1 2 74 100 .333 1-0 0-2 0-0 Won 1 back to last year, Duke has won seven consecutive Pitt 1 1 59 57 .500 2 2 98 115 .500 2-1 0-1 0-0 Lost 1 contests and owns the fourth-longest active win Duke 0 0 0 0 .000 4 0 150 61 1.000 2-0 2-0 0-0 Won 7 streak in the nation. The seven-game winning Miami 0 0 0 0 .000 3 1 174 74 .750 2-0 1-0 0-1 Won 3 streak is Duke’s longest since winning eight in a Georgia Tech 0 2 40 73 .000 1 3 119 122 .250 1-1 0-2 0-0 Lost 3 row in 2013. 2018 WEEK 5 SCHEDULE NC State moved to 3-0 last week with a 37-20 road win at Marshall. Behind the play of quar- terback Ryan Finley, the Wolfpack as won fi ve Thursday, Sept. 27 Time, TV Sirius XM Internet straight dating back to last season, which is the North Carolina (1-2, 1-0) at No. 16/16 Miami (3-1, 0-0) 8 p.m., ESPN 80 80 80 seventh-longest streak in the country. Finley is av- Series: UNC leads series, 11-10; Last meeting: Miami, 24-19 (2017) ESPN: Dave Flemming, Gene Chizik, Jonathan Vilma, Laura Rutledge eraging 352.0 yards passing per game, and is only the third ACC QB since 2000 to start a season with Saturday, Sept. 29 Time, TV Sirius XM Internet three straight games of 300-plus passing yards. Syracuse (4-0, 1-0) at No. 3/2 Clemson (4-0, 1-0) Noon, ABC 98 193 955 Series: Clemson leads series, 4-2; Last meeting: Syracuse, 27-24 (2017) Syracuse is 4-0 for the fi rst since 1991, and just ABC: Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe the fi fth time in school history. The Orange lead the league and is 10th in the nation in scoring offense Temple (2-2) at Boston College (3-1) Noon, ESPNU 134 203 968 at 49.5 points per game. Series: Boston College leads series, 28-7-2; Last meeting: Boston College, 34-17 (2004) ESPNU: Mark Neely, Andre Ware WEEK FIVE HIGHLIGHTS • North Carolina travels to Miami for a Thursday night Bowling Green (1-3) at Georgia Tech (1-3) Noon, RSN 99 194 956 contest on ESPN at 8 p.m. from Hard Rock Stadium in Series: First Meeting Miami Gardens, Florida. The Hurricanes are 18-5 all- RSN: Wes Durham, James Bates, Rebecca Kaple time in ESPN Thursday night games, including a win Virginia (3-1, 1-0) at NC State (3-0, 0-0) 12:20 p.m., Raycom 145 207 967 over the Tar Heels in 2013. The Hurricanes are 11-1 in Series: NC State leads series, 34-22-1; Last meeting: Virginia, 33-6 (2012) Thursday night home games. Raycom: Tom Werme, Dave Archer, Lericia Harris • In a battle of unbeaten teams, third-ranked Clemson Florida State (2-2, 0-2) at Louisville (2-2, 0-1) 3:30 p.m., ESPN2 113 202 966 plays host to Syracuse on Saturday at noon on ABC. Series: Florida State leads series, 14-4; Last meeting: Louisville, 31-28 (2017) The home-standing Tigers seek to avenge their only ESPN2: Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, Rocky Boiman ACC loss of the 2017 season, while the Orange will try to spring an upset for the second consecutive year. Pitt (2-2) at No. 13/14 UCF (3-0) 3:30 p.m., ESPNU 111 196 958 Series: Pitt leads series,1-0; Last meeting: Pitt, 52-7 (2006) • In Raleigh, North Carolina, undefeated NC State takes ESPNU: Mike Corey, Rene Ingoglia on Virginia at 12:20 p.m. on Raycom Sports. The game features the league's top two players in total Rice (1-3) at Wake Forest (2-2) 3:30 p.m., RSN 99 194 956 offense. NC State's Ryan Finley leads the ACC with Series: Rice leads, 1-0-1; Last meeting: Rice, 33-17 (1990) 353.7 total yards per game, while Virginia's Bryce Per- RSN: Evan Lepler, Takeo Spikes, Lyndsay Rowley kins is second at 296.0. This will mark the fi rst time NC State and Virginia have met on the gridiron since Virginia Tech (2-1, 0-0) at No. 22/23 Duke (4-0, 0-0) 7 p.m., ESPN2 113 202 966 the 2012 season. NC State head coach Dave Doeren Series: Virginia Tech leads, 16-9; Last meeting: Virginia Tech, 24-3 (2017) is in his sixth year with the Wolfpack and is facing the ESPN2: Clay Matvick, Dan Orlovsky, Paul Carcaterra Cavaliers for the fi rst time. • With each team looking for its fi rst conference win, Florida State travels to Louisville for a 3:30 p.m. kick- off on ESPN2. Florida State has won 14 of the 18 all-time meetings in the series, but the Cardinals have claimed the two most recent. • The fi nal game of the day matching two ACC teams is Virginia Tech at No. 22/23 Duke at Wallace Wade Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. and the game will 1 2018 FOOTBALL NOTES be televised on ESPN2. A tightly contested series has THREE IN AP TOP 25 the Hokies holding a 3-2 edge in the last fi ve meetings, • Led by No. 3 Clemson, three ACC teams are ranked ACADEMICS including a 24-21 win in their last appearance in Durham, in the Associated Press Top 25 football poll (Sept. 23). • Ten of 14 ACC Football teams earned a graduation North Carolina. Miami moved up to No. 16 following a win over FIU. Duke success rate (GSR) at or above the FBS average of entered the poll at No. 22, while Virginia Tech and Boston 76. That ties for fi rst among Power 5 conferences, • The ACC's non-conference slate is highlighted by Tem- College both fell out after losses this past weekend. Vir- both in terms of percentage and in total number. ple at Boston College at noon on ESPNU, Bowling Green ginia Tech (55), NC State (28) and Syracuse (25) received at Georgia Tech at noon on RSN, and Pitt at UCF at 3:30 votes in the poll. • The ACC remains the only Power 5 conference to p.m. on ESPNU. have multiple teams score 90 or higher in GSR each • Duke returned to the AP Top 25 poll for the fi rst time • Pitt will try to derail the longest winning streak in the since Oct. 25, 2015 (No. 22). As a ranked squad, the Blue year since 2005. Duke (96), Wake Forest (93) and nation as UCF has won 16 straight. The last time UCF Boston College (90) reached that plateau last year. Devils hold an all-time record of 92-45-5, including a 5-4 played a non-conference opponent from the ACC was in ledger in the David Cutcliffe Era. 2014, when the team lost 34-27 to NC State in the St. • In the 2017 U.S. News and World “Best Colleges” Petersburg Bowl. rankings, ACC member schools combine for an NATIONAL RECOGNITION average rank of 54.2, marking the 11th straight year • Boston College’s Steve Addazio leads the Eagles against • Syracuse junior wide receiver/kick returner Sean Riley that the ACC has led all Power 5 conferences.