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ACC Preseason Rankings: CFN College Football Preview 2021

The College Football News 2021 ACC preseason rankings along with a quick take on every team.

The College Football News 2021 ACC preseason rankings along with a quick take on every team. 

This is NOT a ranking of where the teams are going to finish. This is based on how good we think the ACC teams are going into the 2021 season.

2021 CFN ACC Preseason Rankings: Atlantic

1. Clemson Tigers

Quick Take: If your concern is the inexperience of QB DJ Uiagalelei and a rotation of top-shelf running back talent to overcome the loss of Travis Etienne, you’re going to be okay. The defense is going to be a killer to make up for any and all concerns on the other side.
Clemson Preview | Schedule

2. NC State Wolfpack

Quick Take: This should be among the ACC’s most interesting X factors. The defensive back seven is as strong as any outside of Clemson’s, but the lines on both sides have to terrific. If they are, this is a dangerous team that should do a whole lot of damage.
NC State Preview | Schedule

3. Boston College Eagles

Quick Take: The BC offense was transformed last season and now it should dominate – at least through the air. The ground game is iffy – to be kind – but QB Phil Jurkovec and WR Zay Flowers will put on a show.
BC Preview | Schedule

4. Louisville Cardinals

Quick Take: The defense has talent and experience to be a whole lot better, and Malik Cunningham should be a difference-making veteran quarterback. It’ll be a bounce-back year, but it’ll still be a grind with a tough slate.
Louisville Preview | Schedule

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5. Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Quick Take: You know exactly what you’re getting. The Demon Deacons will never be outcoached, the offense will be fast and fun, and every game will be a shootout. To sound cliché, it’s the type of team that can beat anyone on the right day, but without the high-end talent to take anyone lightly.
Wake Forest Preview | Schedule

6. Florida State Seminoles

Quick Take: Where are the guys? Where are all the superstar FSU NFL prospects? The linebacking corps will be terrific and the ground game should start to work like it’s supposed to under Mike Norvell, but the O is all about the pop and explosion – that might take a bit.
FSU Preview | Schedule

7. Syracuse Orange

Quick Take: It’s just this simple – can the Orange O line block anyone? It hasn’t been able to do that for a few years, but the skill parts are good enough to make some noise if they get a little time to work.
Syracuse Preview | Schedule

– 2021 ACC predictions for every team and game

NEXT: ACC Preseason Rankings: Coastal

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ACC Preseason Predictions For Every Game: Preview 2021

The College Football News ACC preseason predictions for every game, predicted order of finish, and lookahead to the 2021 season.

The College Football News ACC preseason predictions for every game, predicted order of finish, and lookahead to the 2021 season.

ACC Preseason Predictions: Atlantic

ACC Atlantic Predicted Finish

1. Clemson
2. NC State
T3. Boston College
T3. Louisville
5. Florida State
6. Wake Forest
7. Syracuse

Boston College Eagles

2021 Preseason Prediction: 7-5
2020: 6-5, Prediction: 5-6
2019: 6-7, Prediction: 7-5

Sept. 4 Colgate W
Sept. 11 at UMass W
Sept. 18 at Temple W
Sept. 25 Missouri  L 
Oct. 2 at Clemson  L 
Oct. 9 OPEN DATE
Oct. 16 NC State  L 
Oct. 23 at Louisville  L 
Oct. 30 at Syracuse W
Nov. 5 Virginia Tech W
Nov. 13 at Georgia Tech  L 
Nov. 20 Florida State W
Nov. 27 Wake Forest W
Preview | Schedule Analysis

Clemson Tigers

2021 Preseason Prediction: 12-0
2020: 10-2, Prediction: 10-1
2019: 14-1, Prediction: 11-1

Sept. 4 Georgia (in Charlotte) W
Sept. 11 South Carolina State W
Sept. 18 Georgia Tech W
Sept. 25 at NC State W
Oct. 2 Boston College W
Oct. 9 OPEN DATE
Oct. 15 at Syracuse W
Oct. 23 at Pitt W
Oct. 30 Florida State W
Nov. 6 at Louisville W
Nov. 13 UConn W
Nov. 20 Wake Forest W
Nov. 27 at South Carolina W
Preview | Schedule Analysis

Florida State Seminoles

2021 Preseason Prediction: 5-7
2020: 3-6, Prediction: 6-5
2019: 6-7, Prediction: 7-5

Sept. 5 Notre Dame  L 
Sept. 11 Jacksonville State W
Sept. 18 at Wake Forest  L 
Sept. 25 Louisville W
Oct. 2 Syracuse W
Oct. 9 at North Carolina  L 
Oct. 16 OPEN DATE
Oct. 23 UMass W
Oct. 30 at Clemson  L 
Nov. 6 NC State W
Nov. 13 Miami  L 
Nov. 20 at Boston College  L 
Nov. 27 at Florida  L 
Preview | Schedule Analysis

Louisville Cardinals

2021 Preseason Prediction: 6-6
2020: 4-7, Prediction: 6-5
2019: 8-5, Prediction: 4-8

Sept. 6 Ole Miss (in Atlanta)  L 
Sept. 11 Eastern Kentucky W
Sept. 17 UCF W
Sept. 25 at Florida State  L 
Oct. 2 at Wake Forest  L 
Oct. 9 Virginia W
Oct. 16 OPEN DATE
Oct. 23 Boston College W
Oct. 30 at NC State  L 
Nov. 6 Clemson  L 
Nov. 13 Syracuse W
Nov. 18 at Duke W
Nov. 27 Kentucky  L 
Preview | Schedule Analysis

NC State Wolfpack

2021 Preseason Prediction: 8-4
2020: 8-4, Prediction: 6-5
2019: 4-8, Prediction: 7-5

Sept. 2 USF W
Sept. 11 at Mississippi State  L 
Sept. 18 Furman W
Sept. 25 Clemson  L 
Oct. 2 Louisiana Tech W
Oct. 9 OPEN DATE
Oct. 16 at Boston College W
Oct. 23 at Miami  L 
Oct. 30 Louisville W
Nov. 6 at Florida State  L 
Nov. 13 at Wake Forest W
Nov. 20 Syracuse W
Nov. 26 North Carolina W
Preview | Schedule Analysis

Syracuse Orange

2021 Preseason Prediction: 4-8
2020: 1-10, Prediction: 5-6
2019: 5-7, Prediction: 7-5

Sept. 4 at Ohio W
Sept. 11 Rutgers  L 
Sept. 18 Albany W
Sept. 24 Liberty  L 
Oct. 2 at Florida State  L 
Oct. 9 Wake Forest W
Oct. 15 Clemson  L 
Oct. 23 at Virginia Tech  L 
Oct. 30 Boston College  L 
Nov. 6 OPEN DATE
Nov. 13 at Louisville  L 
Nov. 20 at NC State  L 
Nov. 27 Pitt W
Preview | Schedule Analysis

Wake Forest Demon Deacons

2021 Preseason Prediction: 6-6
2020: 4-5, Prediction: 4-7
2019: 8-4, Prediction: 6-6

Sept. 3 Old Dominion W
Sept. 11 Norfolk State W
Sept. 18 Florida State W
Sept. 24 at Virginia  L 
Oct. 2 Louisville W
Oct. 9 at Syracuse  L 
Oct. 16 OPEN DATE
Oct. 23 at Army W
Oct. 30 Duke W
Nov. 6 at North Carolina*  L 
Nov. 13 NC State  L 
Nov. 20 at Clemson  L 
Nov. 27 at Boston College  L 
*Not considered an ACC game
Preview | Schedule Analysis

NEXT: ACC Preseason Predictions: Coastal

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College Football News Preseason All-ACC Football Team: Preview 2021

Preview 2021: Previewing and looking ahead to the ACC season with the College Football News Preseason All-ACC Team & Top 30 players.

Preview 2021: Previewing and looking ahead to the ACC season with the College Football News Preseason All-ACC Team & Top 30 players. 

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2021 ACC Team Previews, 5 Things To Know
Atlantic Boston College | Clemson | Florida State
Louisville | NC State | Syracuse | Wake Forest
Coastal Duke | Georgia Tech | Miami
North Carolina | Pitt | Virginia | Virginia Tech

2021 CFN All-ACC Team | 2021 ACC Top 30 Players

2021 Preseason CFN ACC Offensive Player of the Year

QB DJ Uiagalelei, Soph. Clemson

North Carolina QB Sam Howell could very easily be here, and the hope is for Clemson WR Justyn Ross and Miami QB D’Eriq King to be healthy enough to be in the mix for the ACC Offensive Player of the Year honor, but …

Uiagalelei is a special talent.

It’s putting too much pressure on the guy to step in right away and be what Trevor Lawrence has been for the Tigers over the last three years, but … he’s good enough to step in right away and be what Trevor Lawrence has been for the Tigers over the last three years.

The 6-4, 250-pound former super-recruit came through when Lawrence was out in the middle of the season, throwing for 342 yards against Boston College and 439 against Notre Dame – and now he should do that on a regular basis. He’s got the size, the arm, the mobility, and the team around him to be the big man on the ACC campus.

2021 Preseason CFN ACC Defensive Player of the Year

DT Bryan Bresee, Soph. Clemson

The next great Clemson defensive tackle was expected to be good right away after coming to campus as the 2020 No. 1 recruit in the nation, and he didn’t disappoint as one of the ACC’s best interior linemen.

The 6-5, 300-pounder was a bit banged up at times, but he was still steady throughout the year as a tough presence and quick enough to come up with 33 tackles with four sacks and 6.5 tackles for loss – and he’s just scratching the surface.

Too quick, too athletic, and with the NFL size – and the ability to get a bit bigger and stronger – he finished last year with a strong game against Ohio State and now should be an even more dominant force.

2021 CFN All-ACC Team | 2021 ACC Top 30 Players

NEXT: CFN 2021 Preseason All-ACC Team

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Wake Forest Demon Deacons: CFN College Football Preview 2021

College Football News Preview 2021: Previewing, predicting, and looking ahead to the Wake Forest football season with what you need to know.

College Football News Preview 2021: Previewing, predicting, and looking ahead to the Wake Forest football season with what you need to know.

– Contact/Follow @ColFootballNews & @PeteFiutak

– What You Need To Know: Offense | Defense
– Top Players | Keys To The Season
– What Will Happen, Win Total Prediction
– Wake Forest Football Schedule Analysis
– Wake Forest Demon Deacons Previews
2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015

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2020 Record: 4-5 overall, 3-4 in ACC
Head Coach: Dave Clawson, 8th year, 40-45 (130-124 overall)
2020 CFN Final Ranking: 40
2020 CFN Preview Ranking: 39
2019 CFN Final Ranking: 53

Wake Forest Demon Deacons College Football Preview 2021: Offense

– Oh was this fun at times. The Wake Forest offense couldn’t move the chains and did absolutely nothing to control the clock, but when the O worked, it was fantastic.

It was second in the ACC in yards per completion, it dominated when it got into the red zone, and it was No. 1 in the conference in giveaways – even after falling apart in the bowl loss to Wisconsin.

A few good parts are gone, but all 11 starters from the Duke’s Mayo Bowl are expected to be back.

– Sam Hartman turned into a star now that the quarterback job really was his. He needs to be more accurate, and he doesn’t add a whole lot to the rushing mix, but he knows how to run the attack. When he’s on – and he gets time to work – the Demon Deacons are unstoppable. Michael Kern and Mitch Griffis each got in a little work last year.

The receiving corps has a rising star in Jaquarri Roberson – a 6-1, 182-pounder who led the team with 62 catches and eight touchdowns – but he’s not alone.

6-2 second-year freshman Donavon Greene averaged over 20 yards per grab, shifty Taylor Morin scored there touchdowns, and 6-5, 212-pound sophomore AT Perry is a part of the mix. All of the main tight ends are back, too.

– All five starters return to an O line that had a very, very hard time in pass protection and struggled at keeping defenses out of the backfield. It’s not a bulky bunch, but it’s about versatility and getting a certain type of 6-3ish, 300ish pound blockers.

13-touchdown back Kenneth Walker took off for Michigan State, but Christian Beal-Smith is a nice junior who led the team with 732 yards and five scores and brings a bit of a burst.

He had three 100-yard games and can be a workhorse, but he needs help in the rotation with Walker gone. 5-10, 203-pound Justice Ellison was third on the team with 113 yards and a score.

– What You Need To Know: Defense
– Top Players | Keys To The Season
– What Will Happen, Win Total Prediction
– Wake Forest Football Schedule Analysis

NEXT: Wake Forest Demon Deacons College Football Preview 2021: Defense

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Notre Dame vs Wake Forest College Basketball Game Preview: ACC Tournament

ACC Tournament: Notre Dame vs Wake Forest prediction and college basketball game preview and prediction.

ACC Tournament: Notre Dame vs Wake Forest prediction and college basketball game preview and prediction.

Notre Dame vs Wake Forest Broadcast

Date: Tuesday, March 9
Game Time: 7:00 ET
Venue: Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC
Network: ACC Network

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– All of the CFN Fearless Predictions

Notre Dame (10-14) vs Wake Forest (6-15) Game Preview

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Why Notre Dame Will Win

The two teams played once this season with the Irish rolling 79-58 in South Bend. They hit 51% from the field, was on from three, and destroyed the Demon Deacons on the boards.

But that’s the norm for Wake Forest.

It can’t come up with rebounds, it’s awful a guarding the three, and it’s last int eh ACC in field goal percentage. On a run of seven straight losses, the team struggles to get to 30% shooting from the field and has only hit the 40% mark from three once since the loss to the Irish.

Notre Dame might be in the midst of a rough season, but it managed to beat ACC regular season champ Florida State by ten on Saturday, and …

Why Wake Forest Will Win

Yeah, FSU didn’t really care with the ACC title already wrapped up.

So what is Wake Forest doing right? It might struggle to hit threes, but it shoots a ton of them and makes a lot in a strength-in-numbers way. The Irish are awful at defending the three, allowing teams to hit 40% or more in four of the last eight games.

Notre Dame doesn’t make up for its mistakes with offensive rebounds and doesn’t do a thing to force mistakes – it’s one of the worst teams in the country at forcing turnovers.

What’s Going To Happen

Which team can hit their threes?

Wake Forest hasn’t been able to make enough shots from anywhere, and Notre Dame has been just good enough at times and the defense is just a wee bit better. It’s not going to anything aesthetically pleasing, but the Irish will be happy to keep their season rolling.

Notre Dame vs Wake Forest Prediction, Line

Notre Dame 76, Wake Forest 67
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Line: Notre Dame -8, o/u: 141.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2.5

Must See Rating: 2

5: The college basketball season from here on
1: The college basketball season before now

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Wake Forest vs Virginia Tech College Basketball Game Preview

Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Virginia Tech Hokies prediction and college basketball game preview.

Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Virginia Tech Hokies prediction and college basketball game preview.

Wake Forest vs Virginia Tech Broadcast

Date: Saturday, February 27
Game Time: 4:00 ET
Venue: Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, VA
Network: ACC Network

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– All of the CFN Fearless Predictions

Wake Forest (6-12) vs Virginia Tech (14-5) Game Preview

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Why Wake Forest Will Win

Virginia Tech is struggling a bit lately. It was on a run of five wins in six games and nine wins in 11, but it lost two of the last three and needed overtime to get by a mediocre Miami.

What’s going wrong? The defense is having a rough time, allowing 50% or more from the field in three of the last six games, losing them all. There aren’t enough steals and there aren’t enough big defensive plays, but …

Why Virginia Tech Will Win

Wake Forest doesn’t shoot all that well.

It’s on a run of four straight losses – but pushed Florida State into overtime on the road – with just 39 points put up a few days ago against Clemson while struggling to come up with over 40% from the field on a regular basis.

The Demon Deacons aren’t bad from three, but they struggle defensively, turn it over too much, and they’re one of the worst teams in college basketball at simply making baskets.

In the first game against the Hokies, Wake Forest lost 64-60 shooting just 37% and not doing enough to come up with key stops. That’s been Wake Forest’s season – even when it’s close, it usually can’t come up with the big play in the key moments.

What’s Going To Happen

Virginia Tech has a whole slew of issues and inconsistencies, but it’s talented enough to be the team that roasted Virginia by 14 four games ago. It has to prove it can be that team after a rocky three games.

It’s not going to be fantastic against the Demon Deacons, but it’ll come up with a workmanlike victory.

Wake Forest vs Virginia Tech Prediction, Line

Virginia Tech 76, Wake Forest 63
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Line: Virginia Tech -11, o/u: 133.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2.5

Must See Rating: 2

5: Above freezing temperatures
1: People doing Zoom calls from Florida, Cabo, etc.

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Florida State vs Wake Forest Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

Florida State Seminoles vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons prediction and college basketball game preview.

Florida State Seminoles vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons prediction and college basketball game preview.

Florida State vs Wake Forest Broadcast

Date: Saturday, February 13
Game Time:12:00  ET
Venue: Donald L. Tucker, Tallahassee, FL
Network: ACC Network

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– All of the CFN Fearless Predictions

Florida State (10-3) vs Wake Forest (6-8) Game Preview

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Why Wake Forest Will Win

The Demon Deacons are trying really, really hard to get this season going.

They haven’t played a whole lot of games, and they dug themselves too deep a hole with a horrible start to the ACC season, but they’ve won three of their last five by shooting okay and coming up with a whole lot of rebounds.

Florida State is struggling from three over the last few games and this remains one of the ACC’s worst rebounding teams. As long as Wake Forest can keep shooting reasonably well, and as long as it owns the rebounding margin by at least five, it should stay alive against the mistake-prone Noles.

However …

Why Florida State Will Win

Yeah, Florida State turned is over as much as anyone in the ACC, and yeah, it commits more fouls than anyone in the conference, but it also plays better D than anyone in the league to go along with a whole lot of points.

The Noles went dead cold from the outside in the loss at Georgia Tech, but they’re generally fine from three and Wake Forest doesn’t guard all that well from the outside.

The Demon Deacons aren’t bad from the field, but they don’t score enough to keep up.

What’s Going To Happen

Florida State will quickly get past the rough loss to the Yellow Jackets over a week ago and should come back roaring. Wake Forest won’t be able to hang with an offense that will keep on rolling for a full 40 minutes.

Florida State vs Wake Forest Prediction, Line

Florida State 79, Wake Forest 65
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COMING, o/u: COMING
ATS Confidence out of 5: COMING

Must See Rating: 2

5: My Bloody Valentine (the band, not the movie)
1: Valentine’s Day

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ACC Football Schedule 2021: Winners, Losers, 5 Things You Need To Know

ACC football schedule 2021 – what are the five things you need to know? Who are the ACC football schedule winners and losers?

ACC football schedule 2021 – what are the five things you need to know? What are the five things that matter?

ACC Football Schedule 2021: 5 Things You Need To Know

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ACC Schedules, Analysis, Best/Worst Scenarios
Atlantic: Boston College | Clemson | Florida St
Louisville | NC State | Syracuse | Wake Forest
Coastal: Duke | Georgia Tech | Miami
North Carolina | Pitt | Virginia | Virginia Tech

And now we’re back to normal … we hope. There’s a real ACC schedule with all of the big games we’re used to (yay!) and there’s no Notre Dame as an official member this time around (boo!).

Here are five things about the schedule that matter including who misses the big teams from the other division, the non-conference analysis, the one big difference in this year’s slate, the winners and losers, and starting out with …

5.  Who gets the rested teams?

Give (almost) every ACC team credit for at least having one nasty non-conference game on the schedule. Okay, that might be a bit much.

Give (almost) every ACC team credit for at least having one Power Five game of note on the slate to go along with the regular conference schedule. More on that in Part 3 of this, but that one key non-ACC battle gives every team at least a little bit of cover for one paycheck sure-win game against Cupcake A&M.

That game against an FCS team matters, and so does the midseason off-week. The time of those dates matter as much as the games/week off themselves.

ACC Atlantic

Boston College
The open date comes before: NC State, Oct. 16
The FCS scrimmage: Colgate, Sept. 4 before at UMass

Clemson
The open date comes before: at Syracuse, Oct. 15
The FCS scrimmage: South Carolina State, Sept. 11 before Georgia Tech

Florida State
The open date comes before: at UMass, Oct. 23
The FCS scrimmage: Jacksonville State, Sept. 11 before at Wake Forest

Louisville 
The open date comes before: Boston College, Oct. 23
The FCS scrimmage: Eastern Kentucky, Sept. 11 before UCF

NC State 
The open date comes before: at Boston College, Oct. 16
The FCS scrimmage: Furman, Sept. 18 before, Clemson

Syracuse
The open date comes before: at Louisville, Nov. 13
The FCS scrimmage: Albany, Sept. 18 before Liberty

Wake Forest
The open date comes before: at Army, Sept. 23
The FCS scrimmage: Norfolk State, Sept. 11 before Florida State

ACC Coastal

Duke
The open date comes before: at Wake Forest, Oct. 30
The FCS scrimmage: North Carolina A&T, Sept. 11

Georgia Tech 
The open date comes before: at Virginia, Oct. 23
The FCS scrimmage: Kennesaw State, Sept. 11 before at Clemson

Miami
The open date comes before: at North Carolina, Oct. 16
The FCS scrimmage: Central Connecticut, Sept. 25 before Virginia

North Carolina
The open date comes before: at Notre Dame, Oct. 30
The FCS scrimmage: Wofford, Nov. 20 before at NC State

Pitt
The open date comes before: at Virginia Tech, Oct. 16
The FCS scrimmage: New Hampshire, Sept. 25 before at Georgia Tech

Virginia
The open date comes before: Notre Dame, Nov. 13
The FCS scrimmage: William & Mary, Sept. 4 before Illinois

Virginia Tech
The open date comes before: Notre Dame, Oct. 9
The FCS scrimmage: Richmond, Sept. 25 before Notre Dame

– The games against the teams from the other division

NEXT: Who misses the big boys from the other division?

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2021 Wake Forest Football Schedule: Analysis, Best and Worst Case Scenarios

Breaking down and analyzing the 2021 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football schedule with the best and worst case scenarios

Breaking down and analyzing the 2021 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football schedule with the best and worst case scenarios.

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2021 Wake Forest Football Schedule

Full schedule analysis with best and worst scenarios below

Sept. 3 Old Dominion

Sept. 11 Norfolk State

Sept. 18 Florida State

Sept. 24 at Virginia

Oct. 2 Louisville

Oct. 9 at Syracuse

Oct. 16 OPEN DATE

Oct. 23 at Army

Oct. 30 Duke

Nov. 6 at North Carolina

Nov. 13 NC State

Nov. 20 at Clemson

Nov. 27 at Boston College

Dec. 4 ACC Championship (in Charlotte)

Games vs. The Coastal: Duke, at Virginia

Missed Teams From The Coastal: Georgia Tech, Miami, North Carolina, Pitt, Virginia Tech

Wake Forest Demon Deacons Football Schedule Analysis: The team eases into the season with Old Dominion and Norfolk State to start things out before hosting Florida State. Four of the first five games are in Winston-Salem, but there’s payment due over the second half of the season with five of the last seven games on the road.

There’s no Miami or Virginia Tech from the Coastal, and the North Carolina game is technically a non-conference matchup. That’s part of a brutal finishing kick with three of the four November games on the road including the trip to Clemson.

Wake Forest Football Schedule Best Case Scenario: 9-3. The Demon Deacons start the season 3-0 after beating Florida State, and they take out Louisville and win at Syracuse for a huge first half of the campaign. The second half of the run is a struggle, but they survive Army, take care of the home games, and get by Boston College to close things out.

Wake Forest Football Schedule Worst Case Scenario: 4-8. Wake Forest loses to Florida State and Virginia to start the ACC season, and there aren’t any breaks on the road. The D can’t handle the Army option, the North Carolina game is an ugly loss, and a defeat to NC State leads to a winless November.

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ACC Football Schedule 2021 Composite, Top Games To Watch Each Week

ACC football schedule 2021 composite. Week-by-week ranking of all of the games.

ACC football schedule 2021 composite. Week-by-week ranking of all of the games.

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ACC Football Schedule Composite 2021

Each week’s games ranking from most interesting to least.

ACC Football Schedule Week 1

Thursday, Sept. 2
USF at NC State
North Carolina at Virginia Tech (could be Friday, Sept. 3)

Friday, Sept. 3
Old Dominion at Wake Forest

Saturday, Sept. 4
Clemson vs. Georgia (in Charlotte)
Miami vs. Alabama (in Atlanta)
Syracuse at Ohio
Duke at Charlotte
Northern Illinois at Georgia Tech
UMass at Pitt
William & Mary at Virginia
Colgate at Boston College

Sunday, Sept. 5 
Notre Dame at Florida State

Monday, Sept. 6
Louisville vs Ole Miss (in Atlanta)

ACC Football Schedule Week 2

Saturday, Sept. 11
Pitt at Tennessee
NC State at Mississippi State
Illinois at Virginia
Rutgers at Syracuse
Applachian State at Miami
Georgia State at North Carolina
Middle Tennessee at Virginia Tech
Boston College at UMass
Kennesaw State at Georgia Tech
Eastern Kentucky at Louisville
Jacksonville State at Florida State
Norfolk State at Wake Forest
North Carolina A&T at Duke
South Carolina State at Clemson

ACC Football Schedule Week 3

Friday, Sept. 17
UCF at Louisville

Saturday, Sept. 18
Virginia at North Carolina
Michigan State at Miami
Florida State at Wake Forest
Virginia Tech at West Virginia
Georgia Tech at Clemson
Northwestern at Duke
Western Michigan at Pitt
Boston College at Temple
Furman at NC State
Albany at Syracuse

ACC Football Schedule Week 4

Friday, Sept. 24
Wake Forest at Virginia
Liberty at Syracuse

Saturday, Sept. 25
Clemson at NC State
Louisville at Florida State
Missouri at Boston College
Kansas at Duke
North Carolina at Georgia Tech
Richmond at Virginia Tech
New Hampshire at Pitt
Central Connecticut at Miami

ACC Football Schedule Week 5

Thursday, Sept. 30
Virginia at Miami

Saturday, Oct. 2
Boston College at Clemson
Louisville at Wake Forest
Duke at North Carolina
Pitt at Georgia Tech
Syracuse at Florida State
Louisiana Tech at NC State

ACC Football Schedule Week 6

Saturday, Oct. 9
Notre Dame at Virginia Tech
Florida State at North Carolina
Virginia at Louisville
Wake Forest at Syracuse
Georgia Tech at Duke

ACC Football Schedule Week 7

Friday, Oct. 15
Clemson at Syracuse

Saturday, Oct. 16
Miami at North Carolina
Pitt at Virginia Tech
NC State at Boston College
Duke at Virginia

ACC Football Schedule Week 8

Saturday, Oct. 23
Clemson at Pitt
NC State at Miami
Boston College at Louisville
Georgia Tech at Virginia
Syracuse at Virginia Tech
Wake Forest at Army
UMass at Florida State

ACC Football Schedule Week 9

Saturday, Oct. 30
North Carolina at Notre Dame
Florida State at Clemson
Miami at Pitt
Virginia at BYU
Louisville at NC State
Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech
Boston College at Syracuse
Duke at Wake Forest

ACC Football Schedule Week 10

Friday, Nov. 5
Virginia Tech at Boston College

Saturday, Nov. 6
NC State at Florida State
Clemson at Louisville
Wake Forest at North Carolina (counted as non-conference game)
Georgia Tech at Miami
Pitt at Duke

ACC Football Schedule Week 11

Thursday, Nov. 11
North Carolina at Pitt

Saturday, Nov. 13
Miami at Florida State
Notre Dame at Virginia
Miami at Florida State
NC State at Wake Forest
Boston College at Georgia Tech
Syracuse at Louisville
Duke at Virginia Tech
UConn at Clemson

ACC Football Schedule Week 12

Thursday, Nov. 18
Louisville at Duke

Saturday, Nov. 20
Virginia Tech at Miami
Wake Forest at Clemson
Virginia at Pitt
Florida State at Boston College
Syracuse at NC State
Georgia Tech at Notre Dame
Wofford at North Carolina

ACC Football Schedule Week 13

Friday, Nov. 26
North Carolina at NC State

Saturday, Nov. 27
Virginia Tech at Virginia
Clemson at South Carolina
Florida State at Florida
Georgia at Georgia Tech
Kentucky at Louisville
Miami at Duke
Pitt at Syracuse
Wake Forest at Boston College

ACC Football Championship Game

Saturday, Dec. 4
ACC Football Championship Game (in Charlotte)

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