What’s Inside 2012 ACC Standings Release No. 8, Sunday, October 14, 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 Maryland ................2 0 ....46 34 1-0 1-0 ..... 4 2 ...131 122 2-1 2-1 0-0 1-0......Won 2 RSN TV Schedule, NFF Hall of Fame ....6 Florida State ...........3 1 ..168 61 3-0 0-1 ..... 6 1 ...322 81 5-0 1-1 0-0 3-1 ......Won 1 2012 Composite Football Schedule ......7 Clemson .................2 1 ..129 111 1-0 1-1 ..... 5 1 ...248 164 3-0 1-1 1-0 1-1 ......Won 2 ACC Football By-The-Numbers Notes ....8 NC State .................1 1 ....54 60 1-0 0-1 ..... 4 2 ...168 123 3-0 1-1 0-1 1-0 ......Won 1 Oct. 13 Game Summaries .......................9 Wake Forest ...........1 3 ....69 132 1-1 0-2 ..... 3 3 ...138 186 3-1 0-2 0-0 0-2 ......Lost 2 Prime Time Performances ............... 10 Boston College .......0 3 ....70 137 0-2 0-1 ..... 1 5 ...148 196 1-2 0-3 0-0 0-2 ......Lost 4 Game Previews ........................ 11-12 Game-by-Game Results, Stats ..... 13-15 Coastal Division W L For Opp Hm Rd W L For Opp Hm Rd Nu Div. Streak ACC Championship Game ............... 16 Miami .....................3 1 ..141 123 1-1 2-0 ..... 4 3 ...195 226 2-1 2-2 0-0 1-1 ......Lost 2 ACC Bowl, BCS Info ................... 17-18 Duke .......................2 1 ....96 85 1-0 1-1 ..... 5 2 ...247 192 4-0 1-2 0-0 1-1 ......Lost 1 National Rankings, Overtime ....... 19-20 *North Carolina ......2 1 ....93 76 1-0 1-1 ..... 5 2 ...282 121 4-0 1-2 0-0 2-0 ......Won 4 Top Performances, Long Plays ..... 21-23 Virginia Tech ..........2 1 ....95 85 2-0 0-1 ..... 4 3 ...215 154 4-0 0-2 0-1 2-1 ......Won 1 Career Statistical Leaders ........... 24-31 Georgia Tech ..........1 3 ..140 129 1-1 0-2 ..... 2 4 ...227 181 2-2 0-2 0-0 1-2 ......Lost 3 ACC Individual and Team Statistics .. 32-58 Virginia ...................0 3 ....57 125 0-1 0-2 ..... 2 5 ...162 231 2-2 0-3 0-0 0-2 .....Lost 5 *Due to NCAA sanctions, North Carolina is not eligible to play for the Coastal Division title, in the ACC Championship Game or a bowl game Week #8 Schedule: (BCS/AP/Coaches’ Ranking; All Times Eastern) Saturday, October 20 ................................................ Series Record ................... Last Meeting .......................... Network .................... Kickoff Virginia Tech (4-3) at (19,14,13) Clemson (5-1) ..........................Clemson (19-12-1) ...................Clemson, 38-10, 2011 ..................... ABC/ESPN2* ...................... Noon Wake Forest (3-3) at Virginia (2-5) ..............................................Virginia (34-13-0) .....................Wake Forest, 28-17, 2008 ................ACC Network ......................12:30 Boston College (1-5) at Georgia Tech (2-4) .................................Georgia Tech (5-2-0) ................Georgia Tech, 19-16, 2008 .............. RSN .....................................3:00 NC State (4-2) at Maryland (4-2) ................................................Series Tied (32-32-4) ................NC State, 56-41, 2011 ..................... ESPNU .................................3:30 North Carolina (5-2) at Duke (5-2) ...............................................#North Carolina (56-35-4) ........North Carolina, 37-21, 2011 ............ ESPNU .................................7:00 (14,12,10) Florida State (6-1) at Miami (4-3) ...............................Miami (31-25-0) .......................Florida State, 23-19, 2011 ............... ABC (split national) ..............8:00 * Televised by ABC regionally, to the rest of the nation on ESPN2; #Does not include 2 vacated wins and the disputed 1889 game. 12th-Ranked FSU Travels to Arch-Rival Miami Virginia Tech Visits 14th-Ranked Clemson Duke-North Carolina; NC State-Maryland Meet in Key Coastal, Atlantic Tilts Dr Pepper ACC FB Championship Media Credential Applications: www.sportssystems.com/acc Heading into Week Eight of the Road to Charlotte, Stadium (8 pm, ABC)...The Hurricanes of coach Al sion teams with just one league loss...Satur- four teams in each Division are within one loss of Golden lead the Coastal Division by a half game, day’s meeting will be the 99th meeting between each other...In a bit of a much-too-early Divisional while the Seminoles of coach Jimbo Fisher are the arch-rivals...UNC is led by sophomore RB race scenario, the only teams to control their own one of three one-loss teams behind Maryland in Giovani Bernard, who has run for 439 yards destiny are Maryland, NC State and Virginia Tech... the Atlantic Division...Miami is led by junior QB and 2 TDs in the last two weeks, with senior Should any of those three teams win out they will Stephen Morris, who is 2nd in the ACC in passing WR Conner Vernon, the ACC’s all-time leading earn a berth in Charlotte...Of course, there is way and total yards, while FSU counters with senior receiver (243 career catches), heading the Blue too much football remaining to be played in the QB EJ Manuel, who is 4th nationally in pass ef- Devils...In Atlanta, Georgia Tech, coached by ACC, beginning with this weekend as the two At- fi ciency...In Clemson, S.C., the 14th-ranked Clem- Paul Johnson, hosts Boston College, coached lantic Division teams, NC State and Maryland, that son Tigers of coach Dabo Swinney host Virginia by Frank Spaziani, at Bobby Dodd Stadium (3 “control their destiny” will meet in College Park, Tech, coached by Frank Beamer, in a rematch p.m., RSN)... The Yellow Jackets will be playing Md., at Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium (3:30 of the 2011 ACC title game, this time at Memo- their fi rst game with new defensive coordinator pm, ESPNU)...The Terrapins, the only unbeaten rial Stadium (3:30 pm, ABC/ESPN2) ...Both teams Charles Kelly and are led by senior QB Tevin team remaining in conference play, are coached can ill afford another league loss as they look to Washington, who is 2nd nationally in scor- by Randy Edsall and feature a defensive unit led keep pace in the race for Charlotte...Clemson is ing; while the Eagles will be led by junior WR by a pair of seniors in DE Joe Vellano and LB De- led by junior QB Tajh Boyd, who is 11th nationally Alex Amidon, who is 8th nationally in receiv- metrius Hartsfi eld, that is ranked 9th nationally in total offense, and junior WR DeAndre “Nuk” ing yards per game... Both teams are looking in both rushing and total defense...The Wolfpack, Hopkins, who is 3rd nationally in receiving yards to get back on the winning track as are Wake coached by Tom O’Brien, are led by senior QB Mike per game...The Hokies counter with junior QB Lo- Forest and Virginia, who meet this Saturday at Glennon, who is 3rd in the ACC in passing yards gan Thomas and senior WR Marcus Davis, who Scott Stadium in Charlottesville (12:30 p.m., per game with a 280.2 average...The Terrapins and is averaging 21.7 yards per catch...In Durham, ACC Network)...The Demon Deacons of coach Wolfpack are meeting for the 69th time in a rivalry N.C., Duke, coached by David Cutcliffe and North Jim Grobe are led by junior QB Tanner Price, which began in 1909 and is the ACC’s 8th longest Carolina, led by coach Larry Fedora, will meet in while coach Mike London’s Cavaliers feature an continuous series...In Miami Gardens, Fla., another an important Coastal Division contest at Wallace offense led by the RB tandem of senior Perry intense rivalry takes place for the 57th time when Wade Stadium (7 pm, ESPNU)...The Blue Devils Jones and sophomore Kevin Parks, who have Miami hosts 12th-ranked Florida State at Sun Life and Tar Heels are two of the four Coastal Divi- combined for 793 rushing yards and 5 TDs. 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