Eddie Royal second-team All-ACC Brandon Flowers first-team All-ACC and third-team All-American The Hokies had seven players honored by the always-competitive Atlantic Coast Conference a year ago 2007 VIRGINIA TECH FOOTBALL 71 4 the acc and opponents ACC Tradition of Excellence The Tradition that take to the field this fall winning percentage in Division placed in NCAA post-season Consistency. It is the mark of under the ACC banner have I-A history among teams with 15 competition in 2006-07. League true excellence in any endeavor. produced 523 first or second team or more post season appearances. teams compiled a 102-64-7 (.610) However, in today’s gridiron All-Americans and 72 first The Eagles are 12-6-0 (.667), mark against non-conference intercollegiate athletics, team academic All-Americans. while the Nittany Lions are 25- opponents in NCAA championship competition has become so Led by Georgia Tech wide 12-2 (.667). Georgia Tech, with competition. In addition, the ACC balanced and so competitive receiver Calvin Johnson, the a 22-13 (.629) bowl game mark, had 181 student-athletes earn that it is virtually impossible second overall selection by the is fifth and Florida State 21-13-2 first team All-America honors this to maintain a high level of Detroit Lions, the ACC had 31 (.611) seventh. past year. Overall, the league had consistency. players selected in the 2007 NFL For the first time in ACC 247 first, second or third team Yet the Atlantic Coast draft, including six first round history, league schools surpassed All-Americans. In addition, the Conference has defied the odds. selections. Over the past two the 4.4 million mark in total ACC produced nine national Player Now in its years, the ACC attendance in 2006. Over 85 home of the Year and six national Coach 55th year of 2006-07 National has had more games, ACC teams drew 4,485,625 of the Year honorees. competition, players selected fans, breaking the existing record the ACC has Championships on the first of 3,835,260 set in 2005. The Championships long enjoyed (as of June 15) round (18) The conference will conduct the reputation Field Hockey ................. Maryland and overall in 2006-07 in Review championship competition in as one of the Women’s Soccer ......North Carolina the draft (82) The 2006-07 academic year 25 sports during the 2007-08 strongest Women’s Tennis ........ Georgia Tech than any other concluded with league teams academic year — 12 for men and and most Women’s Golf.......................Duke conference in capturing five national team titles 13 for women. competitive Men’s Track & Field .... Florida State the country. A and 24 individual NCAA crowns. In The first ACC championship intercollegiate year ago, the all, the ACC has won 39 national was held in swimming on February conferences in ACC set NFL team titles over the last 11 years. 25, 1954. The conference did not the nation. And that is not mere draft records with 51 first round The ACC has won two or more NCAA conduct championships in cross conjecture, the numbers support it. selections and 51 players drafted titles in 25 of the past 27 years. country, wrestling or tennis during Since the league’s overall. A total of 137 ACC teams the first year. inception in 1953, ACC schools Clemson defensive end Gaines have captured 105 national Adams was the first defensive championships, including 56 player chosen in the draft when ACC Staff Directory in women’s competition and he was selected fourth overall by 49 in men’s. In addition, NCAA Tampa Bay. The combination of Mailing: P.O. Drawer ACC, Greensboro, NC 27417-6724 Shipping: 4512 Weybridge Lane, Greensboro, NC 27407 individual titles have gone to ACC Johnson and Adams being selected student-athletes 139 times in second and fourth gives the ACC Administrative Media Relations & Video Services men’s competition and 86 times in two of the top four picks for the Phone: (336) 854-8787 Phone: (336) 851-6062 women’s action. second straight year. Fax: (336) 316-6097 Fax: (336) 854-8797 The conference had an The 12 current ACC schools immediate impact on the national have had 2,124 players selected Commissioner ........................................................................ John D. Swofford college football scene in the fall in the annual professional football Associate Commissioners .........................Frederick Barakat, Jeff Elliott, Mike Finn, of 1953 when the University of draft, including 210 first round Karl Hicks, Michael Kelly, Shane Lyons, Brian Morrison, Bernadette McGlade, Associate Commissioner/Football Media Relations............................ Mike Finn Maryland captured the first of selections. Assistant Commissioner/Public Relations & Marketing ....................Amy Yakola what would eventually be five If success is best measured Associate Director, Media Relations ..........................................Lindsey Rogers national football titles for the ACC. in terms of wins and losses, then Assistant Director, Media Relations ................................................. Kristie Le Clemson laid claim to the league’s the ACC over the years has prove Administrative Assistant, Media Relations/Video Services ................. Barb Dery second national title in 1981 itself to be among the elite in Assistant Commissioner/Video Services .................................... W. Scott McBurney Assistant Commissioner/Championships ........................................ Davis Whitfield while Georgia Tech followed suit Division I-A football. The ACC Director of Compliance & Governance ......................................... Lindsey Babcock in 1990. Florida State pocketed is the nation’s winningest bowl Director of Information Systems .................................................Christina Tracey national titles No. 4 and 5 in 1993 conference as the 12 current Director of Business Operations ................................................... Lynne Herndon and 1999, respectively. league teams are a combined 143- Director of Student-Athlete Programs, Compliance In addition, Miami has laid 123-5 (.537) in post season play. & Community Relations ............................................................... Eric Wood Coordinator of Football Officials .....................................................Doug Rhoads claim to five national gridiron Following its 4-4 bowl mark Coordinator of Basketball Officials ............................................. John Clougherty titles over the past 22 seasons. in 2006, the ACC is the only Assistant Director, Championships ................................................. Kris W. Pierce Four of the Hurricanes’ five conference to post a .500-or- Assistant Director, Men’s Basketball .................................................. Kathy Hunt national titles (1983, 1987, 1989, better record in post-season play Assistant Director, Video Services .......................................Steve “Slim” Vollinger Assistant Director, Women’s Basketball ............................................. Brad Hecker 2001) were unanimous with both in each of the past six seasons. Website Coordinator .............................................................Heather Hirschman the sportswriters and coaches Since 2001, the ACC is 25-16 in Executive Assistant to the Commissioner .....................................Cecelia DiAmico polls, while in 1991 Miami (AP) post-season play and has the best Administrative Assistant, Administrative/Business ......................... Susan Anthony shared the national title with bowl winning percentage (.609) Administrative Assistant, Championships ....................................... Jennie Barrett Washington (coaches). among all BCS conferences. Assistant Director, Men’s Basketball Officiating ............................... Karrie Bartlett Administrative Assistant, Student-Athlete Welfare/Compliance This past season eight ACC In 2002, the ACC set an NCAA & Governance .........................................................................Tracey Haith players earned first team All- record when seven of its nine Administrative Assistant, Receptionist ...........................................Emily Watkins America recognition, while nine teams (78%) received bowl bids. Administrative Assistant, Football ..............................................Allison Doughty others garnered second or third Boston College is tied with Administrative Assistant, Women’s Basketball ....................................Megan Kahn team honors. The 12 institutions Penn State for the best bowl game Interns ...................................................................Lee Butler, Jamie Quadrozzi 148 2007 VIRGINIA TECH FOOTBALL the acc and opponents The 12 sports for men include soccer, basketball, swimming, The withdrawal of seven conference officials football, cross country, soccer, indoor and outdoor track, tennis, schools from the Southern met again at basketball, swimming, indoor and golf, lacrosse, softball and rowing. Conference came early on the Sedgefield and officially ACC Tradition of Excellence outdoor track, wrestling, baseball, morning of May 8, 1953, during admitted the University of Virginia tennis, golf and lacrosse. Fencing, A History the Southern Conference’s annual as the league’s eighth member. which was started in 1971, was The Atlantic Coast Conference spring meeting. On June 14, The first, and only, withdrawal of a discontinued in 1981. was founded on May 8, 1953, 1953, the seven members met school from the ACC came on June Women’s sports were at the Sedgefield