2012 Season Summary What’s Inside 2012 ACC Standings Release No. 16, Tuesday, January 22, 2013 Bowl Game Schedule, ACC SIDs ........ 2 ACC Games Overall Media Information ..............................3 Atlantic Division W L For Opp Hm Rd W L ...For Opp Hm Rd Nu Div. ... Streak 2012 Football Schedule/Results ..........4 Team-By-Team Notes ................... 5-6 #Florida State .........7 1 ..318 124 4-0 3-1 ... 12 2 ...550 206 6-1 4-1 2-0 4-1......Won 2 ACC Bowling By The Numbers ......... 7-8 Clemson .................7 1 ..372 219 4-0 3-1 ... 11 2 ...533 323 6-1 3-1 2-0 4-1......Won 1 2012 Dr Pepper ACC Championship Game ... 9 NC State .................4 4 ..227 232 3-1 1-3 ..... 7 6 ...365 333 5-1 2-3 0-2 4-1......Lost 1 Game-by-Game Results, Stats ..... 10-12 Wake Forest ...........3 5 ..132 235 2-2 1-3 ..... 5 7 ...222 382 4-3 1-4 0-0 1-4......Lost 3 Bowl Game Records .................. 13-17 Maryland ................2 6 ..156 238 1-3 1-3 ..... 4 8 ...241 326 2-4 2-4 0-0 1-4......Lost 6 2012 All-ACC Teams .................. 18-19 Boston College .......1 7 ..154 276 1-3 0-4 ..... 2 10 ...238 356 2-4 0-6 0-0 1-4......Lost 4 2012 ACC All-Americas .................. 20 ACC Football Awards ................. 21-24 Coastal Division W L For Opp Hm Rd W L For Opp Hm Rd Nu Div. Streak Noting the ACC ......................... 25-32 *North Carolina ......5 3 ..298 263 3-1 2-2 ..... 8 4 ...487 308 6-1 2-3 0-0 3-2......Won 2 Noting the ACC Coaches ............. 33-35 %Miami .................5 3 ..283 254 2-2 3-1 ..... 7 5 ...377 366 4-2 3-3 0-0 3-2......Won 2 Pre-Season ACC Team, Selection ...... 36 2012 ACC FB Legends ................ 37-39 Georgia Tech ..........5 3 ..320 233 3-1 2-2 ..... 7 7 ...470 396 4-3 2-3 1-1 3-2......Won 1 National Rankings, Overtime ....... 40-41 Virginia Tech ..........4 4 ..193 218 3-1 1-3 ..... 7 6 ...326 297 5-1 1-4 1-1 3-2......Won 3 Top Performances, Long Plays ..... 42-44 Duke .......................3 5 ..225 313 2-2 1-3 ..... 6 7 ...410 468 5-2 1-4 0-1 2-3......Lost 5 Career Statistical Leaders ........... 45-52 Virginia ..................2 6 ..168 241 1-3 1-3 ..... 4 8 ...273 347 3-4 1-4 0-0 1-4 .....Lost 2 Miscellaneous Stats, Superlatives . 53-54 # ACC Champions *Due to NCAA sanctions, North Carolina was not eligible tor ACC title, the ACC Championship Game or a bowl; ACC Individual, Team Statistics ...55-112 % Self-imposed bowl ban game; not eligible to participate in postseason. 2012 ACC Bowl Game Results (BCS/AP/Coaches Ranking; All Times Eastern) (#ACCFCG) Bowl .................... Date ..... Teams ..................................................................Series Record ...........Last Meeting ................Network .Kickoff Belk Bowl .............. Dec. 27 ..Duke (6-7) 34 vs. Cincinnati (10-3) 48 ............................Cincinnati (1-0-0) .......First Meeting ................ESPN........6:30 Russell Athletic Bowl Dec. 28 ..Virginia Tech (7-6) 13 vs. Rutgers (9-4) 10 (ot) ..................Virginia Tech (12-3-0) .Virginia Tech, 48-22, 2003 ..ESPN........5:30 FAM Music City Bowl .Dec. 31 ..NC State (7-6) 24 vs. Vanderbilt (9-4) 38 .........................Vanderbilt (2-0-0) ......Vanderbilt, 7-0, 1946 ......ESPN...... 12:00 Hyundai Sun Bowl .... Dec. 31 ..Georgia Tech (7-7) 21 vs. Southern California (7-6) 7 .........Series Tied (2-2-0) .....USC, 23-6, 1973 ............CBS .........2:00 Chick-fi l-A ..............Dec. 31 ..(14,14,13) Clemson (11-2) 25 vs. (8,9,7) LSU (10-3) 24 .......LSU (2-1-0) ..............LSU, 10-7, 1996 ............ESPN........7:30 Discover Orange ...... Jan. 1 ... (12,13,12) Florida State (12-2) 31 vs. (15,16,16) Northern Illinois (12-2) 10 ..Florida State (1-0-0) ...First Meeting ................ESPN........8:30 Florida State Captures 13th ACC Football Title, Ties School Record with 12 Wins ACC Ties SEC for Top Bowl Winning Percentage (.667) Among the Big Six Conferences Florida State (9th), Clemson (10th) Top Ten in Coaches Poll, Top 11 in AP The ACC tied the SEC for the best bowl winning percentage Florida State (12), Clemson (11), North Carolina (8), Geor- Bobby Bowden (33) has won more. Fisher’s total ties among the “Big Six” Conferences this year. The ACC posted gia Tech (7), Miami (7), NC State (7) and Virginia Tech (7). Virginia Tech’s, Frank Beamer (31) and Maryland’s Ralph a 4-2 record in its six bowls, a .667 winning percentage. In Friedgen (31) in their fi rst three years. the NCAA’s FBS only Conference USA (4-1) was better. In all, 10 current or future ACC schools played in bowl games this season. The ACC set single-season records for scoring 40 or For the fi rst time in its history, the ACC won each of its top more points in a game (42), topping 500-yards of total four bowl games, posting wins in the Discover Orange Bowl, In the fi nal national rankings, Florida State (9th) and Clem- offense in a game (38) and for numbers of 100-yard re- the Chick-fi l-A Bowl, the Russell Athletics Bowl and the son (10th) were ranked among the nation’s Top 10 teams ceiving days (69). Hyundai Sun Bowl. in the USA Today Coaches poll. They were also ranked among the nation’s Top 11 teams in AP with Florida State North Carolina sophomore RB Giovani Bernard ranked In all, current and future ACC teams posted a 6-3 record 10th and Clemson 11th. nationally in four separate statistical categories. Bernard in bowl games with current Big East teams Syracuse and ranked 2nd in punt return average (16.44); 4th in all-pur- Louisville posting wins in the Pinstripe and Allstate Sugar The ACC was one of only three conferences to have two pose yardage (198.1); 5th in scoring (11.40) and 11th in Bowls, while Pittsburgh dropped a decision to Mississippi in teams in the Top Ten in the USA Today Coaches poll and rushing (122.80). the BBVA Compass Bowl. Additionally, Notre Dame, which the Top 11 of the AP. will not be a member for football but will play fi ve games Florida State junior DE Bjoern Werner, who was a fi nal- annually with ACC teams beginning in 2014, lost to Alabama Florida State senior PK Dustin Hopkins set NCAA career ists for the FWAA’s Nagurski Trophy, which is presented in the Discover BCS National Championship Game. records for points by kicking (466) and fi eld goals (88). annually to the nation’s top defensive player, ranked 13th His scoring total ranks 3rd among all players in the NCAA’s nationally in QB sacks, averaging .93 per game. Also for the fi rst time in its history, the ACC had a 12-win FBS, trailing only Wisconsin’s Montee Ball (500) and Tra- team (Florida State) and an 11-win team (Clemson). The vis Prentice of Miami of Ohio (468). North Carolina senior OG Jonathan Cooper was one of Conference has had two teams with at least 11 wins on three the three fi nalists for the Outland Trophy. Cooper is the previous occasions, 1997, 2002 and 2007, but never a 12- In his fi rst three seasons as head coach at Florida State, fi rst Tar Heel to be a fi nalist for the prestigious Trophy, win and an 11-win squad in the same year. Jimbo Fisher has won a total of 31 games, tying for the which is presented annually to the nation’s top interior 2nd highest total by an ACC coach in his fi rst three sea- lineman. He also became the fi rst UNC player since 1988 Seven ACC teams recorded seven or more wins this year in sons. Only Fisher’s predecessor at FSU, the legendary to win the ACC’s Jacobs Blocking Trophy. 2012 Bowl Schedule & Results; ACC Communication Contacts Date .....Bowl .....................................Time Location .................................................. Team Match-ups . ....Network Dec. 15 ...Gildan New Mexico .........................1 p.m. Albuquerque, N.M. ....................... Nevada (7-6) 48 vs. Arizona (8-5) 49 .........ESPN Dec. 15 ...Famous Idaho Potato ...................4:30 pm Boise, Idaho ............................ Toledo (9-4) 15 vs. Utah State (11-2) 41 .........ESPN Dec. 20 ...Poinsettia Bowl .. ............................8 p.m. San Diego, Calif.. ....................BYU (8-5) 23 vs. San Diego State (9-4) 6 .........ESPN Dec. 21 ...Beef ‘O’ Brady’s St. Petersburg ..7:30 p.m. St. Petersburg, Fla. ....................... Ball State (9-4) 17 vs. UCF (10-4) 38 .........ESPN Dec. 22 ...R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.......12 p.m. New Orleans, La.. East Carolina (8-5) 34 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (9-4) 43 .........ESPN Dec. 22 ...MAACO Las Vegas .....................3:30 p.m. Las Vegas, Nev. .......... ..Washington (7-6) 26 vs. Boise State (11-2) 28 .........ESPN Dec. 24 ...Sheraton Hawaii ....................... ......8 p.m. Honolulu, Hi. .............................Fresno State (9-4) 10 vs. SMU (7-6) 43 .........ESPN Dec. 26 ..Little Ceasars ............................7:30 p.m. Detroit, Mich. ... Central Michigan (7-6) 24 vs. Western Kentucky (7-6) 21 .........ESPN Dec. 27 ...Military Pres. by Northrop Grumman............3 p.m. Washington, D.C. .Bowling Green (8-5) 20 vs. San Jose State (11-2) 29 .........ESPN Dec. 27 . Belk ................................6:30 p.m. Charlotte, N. C.................. ..Duke (6-7) 34 vs.Cincinnati (10-3) 48 .......ESPN Dec. 27 ...Bridgepoint Education Holiday ...9:45 p.m.