CFP Semifi nal • ACC Bowl Games • Contacts: Kevin Best, [email protected]; Mike Finn, mfi [email protected] 2017 STANDINGS ACC Games Overall ATLANTIC DIVISION W L Pct. PF PA Home Road Div. W L Pct. PF PA Home Road Neutral Streak Clemson*^ 7 1 .875 257 141 4-0 3-1 5-1 12 1 .923 460 166 7-0 4-1 1-0 Won 6 NC State 2 .750 239 191 3-1 3-1 4-2 8 4 .667 367 297 5-1 3-2 0-1 Won 1 Louisville 4 4 .500 292 267 2-2 2-2 2-4 8 4 .667 468 325 4-2 3-2 1-0 Won 3 Boston College 4 4 .500 204 177 1-3 3-1 3-3 7 5 .583 314 270 2-4 4-1 1-0 Won 2 Wake Forest 4 4 .500 250 232 2-2 2-2 4-2 7 5 .583 404 316 4-2 3-3 0-0 Lost 1 Florida State 3 5 .375 156 201 1-3 2-2 2-4 6 6 .500 320 263 3-3 3-2 0-1 Won 3 Syracuse 2 6 .250 189 297 2-2 0-4 1-5 4 8 .333 329 386 4-3 0-5 0-0 Lost 5 ACC Games Overall COASTAL DIVISION W L Pct. PF PA Home Road Div. W L Pct. PF PA Home Road Neutral Streak Miami* 7 1 .875 217 150 4-0 3-1 5-1 10 2 .833 354 239 7-0 3-1 0-1 Lost 2 Virginia Tech 5 3 .625 185 121 3-1 2-2 4-2 9 3 .750 345 162 5-1 3-2 1-0 Won 2 Georgia Tech 4 4 .500 224 202 4-0 0-4 3-3 5 6 .455 309 292 5-1 0-4 0-1 Lost 2 Duke 3 5 .375 158 184 1-3 2-2 2-4 6 6 .500 309 249 4-3 2-3 0-0 Won 2 Virginia 3 5 .375 161 235 2-2 1-3 3-3 6 6 .500 286 320 4-3 2-3 0-0 Lost 3 Pi 3 5 .375 182 196 2-2 1-3 3-3 5 7 .417 287 319 4-3 1-4 0-0 Won 1 North Carolina 1 7 .125 154 274 0-4 1-3 1-5 3 9 .250 312 375 1-6 2-3 0-0 Lost 1 *Division Champion; ^ACC Champion ACC BOWL SCHEDULE Date Bowl Teams Loca on Time TV Sirius XM Dec. 26 Quick Lane Bowl Duke (6-6) vs. Northern Illinois (8-4) Detroit, Mich. 5:15 p.m. ESPN 137 202 Dec. 27 Walk-On’s Independence Bowl Florida State (6-6) vs. Southern Miss (8-4) Shreveport, La. 1:30 p.m. ESPN – – New Era Pinstripe Bowl Boston College (7-5) vs. Iowa (7-5) The Bronx, N.Y. 5:15 p.m. ESPN 80 80 Dec. 28 Military Bowl presented by Northrup Grumman Virginia (6-6) vs. Navy (6-6) Annapolis, Md. 1:30 p.m. ESPN 80 80 Camping World Bowl Virginia Tech (9-3) vs. Oklahoma State (9-3) Orlando, Fla. 5:15 p.m. ESPN 80 80 Dec. 29 Belk Bowl Wake Forest (7-5) vs. Texas A&M (7-5) Charlo e, N.C. 1 p.m. ESPN 84 84 Hyundai Sun Bowl NC State (8-4) vs. Arizona State (7-5) El Paso, Texas 3 p.m. CBS 83 83 Dec. 30 TaxSlayer Bowl Louisville (8-4) vs. Mississippi State (8-4) Jacksonville, Fla. Noon ESPN 81 81 Capital One Orange Bowl Wisconsin (12-1) vs. Miami (10-2) Miami Gardens, Fla. 8 p.m. ESPN 84 84 Jan. 1 Citrus Bowl presented by Overton’s Notre Dame (9-3) vs. LSU (9-3) Orlando, Fla. 1 p.m. ABC 81 81 CFP Semifi nal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Clemson (12-1) vs. Alabama (11-1) New Orleans, La. 8:45 p.m. ESPN 84 84 QUICK HITS - ACC BOWL NOTES Clemson Ranked No. 1, Returns to CFP: The ACC Champion ACC Earns Na on’s Best 10 Bowl Bids: Led by defending na onal Clemson Tigers (12-1) are No. 1 in the CFP rankings and will face No. 4 champion Clemson, the ACC secured 10 spots in the 2017 postseason Alabama (11-1) in the CFP Semifi nal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl at 8:45 bowl lineup – the most of any conference. Over the last two years, the p.m. on Monday, Jan. 1. It marks the third-consecu ve year Clemson ACC has had 21 teams in bowl games. This marks the 17th consecu ve has faced the Crimson Tide in the College Football Playoff . If the Tigers year that at least six ACC teams are in a bowl game. The ACC ranks sec- advance past Alabama this year, they will face No. 2 Oklahoma (12-1) ond among all conferences with 116 total bowl bids since 2005. or No. 3 Georgia (12-1) for the CFP Na onal Championship at 8 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 8, at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The Tigers are The Last Five Years: Since 2013, the ACC has made 54 postseason looking to become the fi rst team to repeat as na onal champions since appearances (second-most among Power 5 conferences), has the most Alabama in 2011 and 2012. wins (7) of any conference in BCS, New Year’s Six and CFP games, and has captured the most na onal championships (Florida State in 2013, Orange Success: ACC Coastal Division champion and 10th-ranked Clemson in 2016). Miami (10-2) will face No. 6 Wisconsin (12-1) in the Capital One Orange Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 30, at 8 p.m. (ESPN). It will be the 41st bowl ap- Bowl Streaks: A pair of ACC schools – Florida State and Virginia pearance for the Hurricanes, who own a 20-20 record in their previous Tech – will con nue the two longest current Division I bowl streaks in postseason games. Miami will be playing in the Orange Bowl for the the na on. FSU is in a bowl game for the 36th-straight year and will 10th me, and the fi rst since 2004. The Hurricanes own a 6-3 record in face Southern Miss in the Walk-On’s Independence Bowl on Dec. 27. their previous appearances. The ACC has won fi ve consecu ve Orange Virginia Tech, which has the longest streak recognized by the NCAA, will Bowl games, the longest streak by any conference in 73 years. play in its 25th-straight bowl when the 22nd-ranked Hokies take on No. 19 Oklahoma State in the Camping World Bowl on Dec. 28. 1 2017 ACC FOOTBALL NOTES AWARD SPOTLIGHT • Bradley Chubb Wins the Nagurski Trophy & Hendricks Award: NC State DE Bradley Chubb, a unanimous All-American, won the Nagurski Trophy as the na on’s top defensive player by the Football Writers Associa on of America (FWAA). Chubb ranks second na onally in tackles for loss (2.2) and is eighth in the na on in sacks per game (0.83). Chubb also brought home the Ted Hendricks Award as the na on’s top defensive end. • Jackson Finishes Third in Heisman: Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson fi nished third in the Heisman Trophy vote behind winning quarterback Baker Mayfi eld of Oklahoma and running back Bryce Love of Stanford. Jackson became the fi h player to win the award and return as a fi nalist the following year, joining Oklahoma’s Jason White (2003-04), Southern Cal’s Ma Leinart (2004-05), Florida’s Tim Tebow (2008-09), and Texas A&M’s Johnny Manziel (2013-14). He becomes only the second ACC player to be voted in the top three in QUICK HITS RANKED MATCHUPS two diff erent years. Clemson’s Deshaun Watson BCS/NYE6/CFP Success: Since 2012, no Since the start of the 2016 season, the ACC has com- fi nished third in 2015 and was runner-up to Jack- piled an 8-4 record vs. non-conference opponents son in 2016. other conference has been as successful on the biggest stage as the ACC. The league is when both teams are ranked in the AP Top 25. The conference is even be er in games involving Top • Clemson’s EllioƩ Named Broyles Award Winner: 8-3 (.727) over the last fi ve years in BCS, New 10 teams, pos ng a 4-1 mark during the same me For the second year in a row, a Clemson coordi- Year’s Six and CFP games. The only other con- period. nator was named the winner of the Frank Broyes ference with a winning record in those games Award, which is presented annually to the na on’s entering this year’s bowl season is the Pac-12 Most Recent Top 25 Matchups top assistant coach. Tony Ellio , Clemson’s co-of- with a 5-4 mark (.556). Year ACC Team ...........Opponent ................Result fensive coordinator, was named the 2017 winner 2016 #22 UNC ...............#18 Georgia ........... L, 24-33 one year a er Tigers’ defensive coordinator Brent 2016 #4 FSU ..................#11 Ole Miss .........W, 45-34 Venables was honored. Of the 22 past winners, 13 Bowling the Last Two Years: Thirteen of 2016 #15 FSU ................#13 Florida ...........W, 31-13 have coached in the ACC. 14 ACC teams have earned an invita on to a postseason bowl game over the last two sea- 2016 #10 FSU .............