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?

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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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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