For the second week in a row Notre Dame was on the sidelines, this time a pre-determined bye week, but that didn’t stop the ACC from having a plenty entertaining week.
What happened this weekend?
A quick summary from each game:
Friday, October 2:
Wake Forest 66 Campbell 14
The 66 points the Demon Deacons scored against the Camels tied the school record for highest point total since WWII with their 66 point output against Virginia in 1975. The non-conference win was Wake Forest’s first of any kind so far in 2020.
Saturday, October 3:
NC State 30 No. 24 Pitt 29
Quarterback Devin Leary led the Wolfpack on not one, but two lengthy fourth quarter drives to regain the lead against a strong Pitt defensive front. The second wrapped with under a minute left and moved NC State to 2-1 on the year while Pitt fell to 3-1.
No. 12 North Carolina 26 Boston College 22
Quarterback Phil Jurkovec led the Eagles on a last-minute drive to get within two points but his pass was intercepted and returned for two by Carolina as the Tar Heels escaped Chestnut Hill with a win after not playing a single game in the last three weeks.
Virginia Tech 38 Duke 31
The Hokies were without 21 different players on Saturday and saw starting quarterback Braxton Burmeister complete just 9 of 25 attempts on the day but Khalil Herbert ran for 208 yards and two scores for the Hokies as they got out of Durham with a win and 2-0 record while Duke fell to 0-4.
Florida State 41 Jacksonville State 24
Florida State actually trailed this game 14-0 at one point and 21-14 at halftime before outscoring the upstart Gamecocks squad, 27-3 in the second half. The win was the first of the season for Florida State.
No. 1 Clemson 41 Virginia 23
Trevor Lawrence was outstanding again as he went 25/38 for 326 yards and three touchdowns in the rematch of last season’s ACC Championship Game.
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Next week’s ACC Schedule:
Louisville at Georgia Tech
NC State at Virginia
Virginia Tech at North Carolina
Duke at Syracuse
Pitt at Boston College
Florida State at Notre Dame
Miami at Clemson