What’s Inside 2013 ACC Standings Release No. 4, Monday, September 16, 2013 This Week In ACC FB, School Links .............. 2 Media Information, SID Directory ........... 3-4 ACC Games Overall Sirius, National Radio, ACC Network ....5 Atlantic Division W L For Opp Hm Rd W L ...For Opp Hm Rd Nu Div. ... Streak ACC Digital Network ........................6 Florida State ...........1 0 ....41 13 0-0 1-0 ..... 2 0 ...103 20 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 ......Won 4 2013 Football Schedule/Results ..........7 Boston College .......1 0 ....24 10 1-0 0-0 ..... 2 1 .....55 59 2-0 0-1 0-0 1-0 ......Lost 1 Game Summaries ...........................8 Maryland ................0 0 ......0 0 0-0 0-0 ..... 3 0 ...122 41 2-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 ......Won 3 ACC Notes By The Numbers ...............9 Clemson .................0 0 ......0 0 0-0 0-0 ..... 2 0 .....90 48 2-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 ......Won 3 Team Notes ............................ 10-11 NC State .................0 0 ......0 0 0-0 0-0 ..... 2 0 .....63 35 2-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 ......Won 2 Prime Time Performances ............... 12 ACC Players of the Week ................. 13 Syracuse ................0 0 ......0 0 0-0 0-0 ..... 1 2 .....98 71 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 ......Won 1 Game Previews for Week 4....... 14-16 Wake Forest ...........0 1 ....10 24 0-0 0-1 ..... 1 2 .....60 50 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 ......Lost 2 ACC on ESPN Thursday Night ....... 17-19 Game-by-Game Results, Stats ..... 20-22 Coastal Division W L For Opp Hm Rd W L For Opp Hm Rd Nu Div. Streak Noting the ACC Coaches ............. 23-26 Georgia Tech ..........1 0 ....38 14 0-0 1-0 ..... 2 0 ...108 14 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 ......Won 3 Noting the ACC ......................... 27-28 Miami .....................0 0 ......0 0 0-0 0-0 ..... 2 0 .....55 22 2-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 ......Won 4 ACC Championship, ACC Bowls, BCS .. 29-31 Virginia Tech ..........0 0 ......0 0 0-0 0-0 ..... 2 1 .....70 48 1-0 1-0 0-1 0-0 ......Won 2 National Rankings, Overtime ....... 32-33 North Carolina ........0 0 ......0 0 0-0 0-0 ..... 1 1 .....50 47 1-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 ......Won 1 Long Plays, Non-Conf. Record ......34-36 Virginia ...................0 0 ......0 0 0-0 0-0 ..... 1 1 .....29 75 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 .....Lost 1 Career Statistics ....................... 37-44 Duke .......................0 1 ....14 38 0-1 0-0 ..... 2 1 .....87 52 1-1 1-0 0-0 0-1 ......Lost 1 Miscellaneous Stats, Superlatives . 45-46 ACC Statistics .......................... 47-55 Pitt .........................0 1 ....13 41 0-1 0-0 ..... 1 1 .....62 68 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 ......Won 1 Week #4 Schedule: (AP/Coaches’ Ranking; All Times Eastern) Thursday, September 19 (3, 4) Clemson (2-0) at NC State (2-0) .........................................Clemson (52-28-4) ...................Clemson, 62-48, 2012 ................ ESPN ...................................7:30 pm Saturday, September 21 North Carolina (1-1) at Georgia Tech (2-0) ..................................Georgia Tech (27-18-1) ............Georgia Tech, 68-50, 2012 ......... ESPN .................................12:00 pm Marshall (2-1) at Virginia Tech (2-1) ............................................Virginia Tech (9-2-0) ................Virginia Tech, 30-10, 2011 .......... ESPNU ...............................12:00 pm Wake Forest (1-2) at Army (1-2) ..................................................Wake Forest (8-4-0) ..................Wake Forest, 49-37, 2012 ...........CBSSN ..............................12:00 pm Pitt (1-1) at Duke (2-1) ................................................................Pittsburgh (9-8-0) .....................Pittsburgh, 44-31, 1976 ..............ACC Network .....................12:30 pm Tulane (2-1) at Syracuse (1-2) .....................................................Syracuse (6-1-0) .......................Syracuse, 47-17, 1999 ................RSN ...................................12:30 pm West Virginia (2-1) vs. Maryland (3-0) ........................................West VIrginia (26-21-2) ............West Virginia, 31-21, 2012 ......... ESPNU ................................3:30 pm M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Md. VMI (1-2) at Virginia (1-1) ...........................................................Virginia (56-23-3) .....................Virginia, 48-7, 2010 .................... ESPN3 .................................3:30 pm Bethune-Cookman (3-0) at (8, 8) Florida State (2-0) ..................First Meeting .............................First Meeting ............................... ESPN3 .................................6:00 pm Savannah State (1-2) at (16, 17) Miami (2-0) ..............................First Meeting .............................First Meeting ............................... ESPN3 .................................7:00 pm NC State Hosts 3rd-Ranked Clemson on ESPN’s Thursday Night Package North Carolina-Georgia Tech; Pitt-Duke Meet in Coastal Division Clashes Maryland Hosts West Virginia in Baltimore; Syracuse, Virginia Tech Look For No. 700 A nationally-televised Thursday night Atlan- Dabo Swinney at Carter-Finley Stadium Saturday when they host Pitt at Wallace tic Coast Conference Atlantic Division battle this Thursday night (7:30 pm, ESPN)... QB Wade Stadium in Durham (12:30 pm, between 3rd-ranked Clemson and unbeaten Tajh Boyd leads Clemson, which has cap- ACC Network)...The Panthers of coach NC State headlines three division contests tured eight of the last nine meetings in the Paul Chryst, led by QB Tom Savage, in Week Four of the 2013 ACC Football series which is named the Textile Bowl... are coming off an impressive 49-27 win schedule...Three ACC teams remain nation- State, though, claimed the last meeting over New Mexico...Duke will be led by ally ranked in the Associated Press poll with in Raleigh, a 37-13 upset of the then 7th- junior QB Brandon Connette, who will Florida State (8th) and Miami (16th) joining ranked Tigers...The Wolfpack are 7-5 at be making only his 3rd career start, af- Clemson...In the coaches’ USA Today poll, home on ESPN on Thursday nights and ter losing starter Anthony Boone for an the Tigers are 4th, followed by FSU (8th) and 4-2 against ranked teams...On Saturday, indefi nite period of time to a collarbone Miami (17th)...Seven non-conference games Georgia Tech, coached by Paul Johnson injury....Unbeaten Maryland, coached by are also on the slate for this Saturday, led by and led by QB Vad Lee, hosts Coastal Di- Randy Edsall and led by QB C.J. Brown, the annual border battle as West Virginia vis- vision rival North Carolina at Bobby Dodd hosts West Virginia in Baltimore (3:30 its Maryland, this time at M&T Bank Stadium Stadium in Atlanta (Noon, ESPN)...The Tar pm, ESPNU) in the fi nal non-conference in Baltimore...The ACC enters Week Four Heels, coached by Larry Fedora and led by contest of the year for the Terps...Brown with a 21-7 non conference record and still QB Bryn Renner, are looking for their fi rst leads the ACC in total offense, running has played a higher percentage of nationally- win in Atlanta since 1997, while the Jack- and throwing for an average of 363.3 ranked non conference foes (21.4%) than any ets will be seeking their second straight yards per game as the Terrapins seek to of the other Big 5 Power Conferences...The Coastal Division victory after downing end a seven-game losing streak to West week begins in Raleigh, N.C., where NC State, Duke, 38-14, last week...The Blue Devils of Virginia which began in 2004...A pair of coached by Dave Doeren and led by QB Pete coach David Cutcliffe will be facing their ACC schools will have a chance to win Thomas hosts the potent Tigers of coach second straight Coastal Division foe this continued, page 2 their 700th games this weekend...Virginia Tech, coached by Frank Beamer and led by QB Logan Thomas, hosts Marshall ACC News & Notes of Conference USA this Saturday at Lane Stadium in Blacks- ACC Has Three Teams Ranked in the AP Top 16 For the second straight week, the ACC has the teams ranked burg, Va. (Noon, ESPNU)...The Hokies rank 2nd nationally in among the Top 16 nationally in the Associated Press poll. defense, allowing just 190.7 yards per game, while the Thun- Clemson leads the way at No. 3, followed by Florida State at dering Herd is 20th nationally in total offense (527 yds/gm)... No. 8 and Miami at No. 16. Tech enters Saturday with an all-time mark of 699-441-46 (.609)...Syracuse is also in search of its 700th win when the ACC 21-7 Against Non-Conference Foes; Orange, coached by Scott Shafer and led by sophomore QB Has Faced Largest Percentage of Ranked Teams Terrel Hunt, host Tulane at the Carrier Dome (12:30 pm, Re- The ACC enters Week Four of the season having compiled gional Sports Networks)...The Orange enter Saturday with an a 21-7 (.750) mark against non-conference foes. The ACC all-time record of 699-498-49 (.580) in 124 years of football...In has faced a higher percentage of non-conference teams that were nationally-ranked (21.4%) than any of the other Big Five Tallahassee, Fla, the 8th-ranked Seminoles of coach Jimbo Fish- Conferences. er, host undefeated Bethune-Cookman at Doak Campbell Stadium (6 p.m., ESPN3)...FSU is led by redshirt freshman QB Jameis Syracuse, Virginia Tech Look for No. 700 Winston, who is 2nd nationally in pass effi ciency (248.0)...The To ACC teams will be looking to record their 700th all-time Wildcats are ranked 23rd nationally in the FCS poll...16th-ranked victories this week when Syracuse hosts Tulane and Virginia Miami returns from a bye week to host Savannah State at Sun Life Tech is at home against Marshall. Both schools enter the Stadium in Miami Gardens (7 p.m., ESPN3)....The Hurricanes, week with 699 all-time wins.