Jan. 24, 2007
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The 2007 Atlantic Coast Conference football schedule released today by Commissioner John D. Swofford is comprised of 96 games, including 48 conference match-ups, over a span of 13 weeks.
Twenty-four of the league's 48 non-conference games (50 percent) are against 18 teams that earned bowl berths in 2006 including defending national champion Florida, third-ranked LSU and No. 6 Louisville. In all, seven of the non-conference games are scheduled against five opponents - Florida, LSU, Louisville, Notre Dame (three games) and Oklahoma - that comprised half of the teams that played in BCS bowl games this past season. Eight of the 17 non-conference opponents were ranked in last season's final polls.
Non-conference opponents who earned bowl bids this past season are Alabama, Central Michigan, East Carolina (3 games), Florida, Georgia, Louisville, LSU, Middle Tennessee State, Navy (2), Nebraska, Notre Dame (3), Ohio, Oklahoma, Rutgers, South Carolina (2), South Florida, Texas A&M and West Virginia. In addition, two other non-conference opponents, Pittsburgh (vs. Virginia, Sept. 29) and Wyoming (vs. Virginia, Sept. 1), were bowl-eligible with 6-6 records.
The 2007 ACC football schedule is as follows:
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WEEK by WEEK Saturday, September 1 Wake Forest at Boston College Connecticut at Duke Georgia Tech at Notre Dame Villanova at Maryland Marshall at Miami James Madison at North Carolina Central Florida at NC State Virginia at Wyoming East Carolina at Virginia Tech
Monday, September 3 Florida State at Clemson
Saturday, September 8 NC State at Boston College Louisiana-Monroe at Clemson Duke at Virginia Alabama-Birmingham at Florida State Samford at Georgia Tech Maryland at Florida International Miami at Oklahoma North Carolina at East Carolina Virginia Tech at LSU Nebraska at Wake Forest
Thursday, September 13 West Virginia at Maryland
Saturday, September 15 Boston College at Georgia Tech Furman at Clemson Duke at Northwestern Florida State at Colorado Florida International at Miami Virginia at North Carolina Wofford at NC State Ohio University at Virginia Tech Army at Wake Forest
Thursday, September 20 Texas A&M at Miami
Saturday, September 22 Army at Boston College Clemson at NC State Duke at Navy Georgia Tech at Virginia Maryland at Wake Forest North Carolina at South Florida William & Mary at Virginia Tech
Saturday, September 29 Massachusetts at Boston College Clemson at Georgia Tech Duke at Miami Florida State vs. Alabama (Jacksonville, Fla.) Maryland at Rutgers North Carolina at Virginia Tech Louisville at NC State Pittsburgh at Virginia
Saturday, October 6 Bowling Green at Boston College Virginia Tech at Clemson Wake Forest at Duke NC State at Florida State Georgia Tech at Maryland Miami at North Carolina Virginia at Middle Tennessee State
Thursday, October 11 Florida State at Wake Forest
Saturday, October 13 Boston College at Notre Dame Virginia Tech at Duke Georgia Tech at Miami South Carolina at North Carolina Connecticut at Virginia
Saturday, October 20 Central Michigan at Clemson Miami at Florida State Army at Georgia Tech Virginia at Maryland NC State at East Carolina Wake Forest at Navy
Thursday, October 25 Boston College at Virginia Tech
Saturday, October 27 Clemson at Maryland Duke at Florida State North Carolina at Wake Forest Virginia at NC State
Thursday, November 1 Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech
Saturday, November 3 Florida State at Boston College Clemson at Duke Maryland at North Carolina NC State at Miami Wake Forest at Virginia
Saturday, November 10 Boston College at Maryland Wake Forest at Clemson Georgia Tech at Duke Florida State at Virginia Tech Virginia at Miami North Carolina at NC State
Saturday, November 17 Boston College at Clemson Duke at Notre Dame Maryland at Florida State North Carolina at Georgia Tech Miami at Virginia Tech NC State at Wake Forest
Saturday, November 24 Miami at Boston College Clemson at South Carolina Duke at North Carolina Florida State at Florida Georgia at Georgia Tech Maryland at NC State Virginia Tech at Virginia Wake Forest at Vanderbilt
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TEAM by TEAM
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| Sept. 1 |
Wake Forest |
| Sept. 8 |
NC State |
| Sept. 15 |
at Georgia Tech |
| Sept. 22 |
Army |
| Sept. 29 |
Massachusetts |
| Oct. 6 |
Bowling Green |
| Oct. 13 |
at Notre Dame |
| Oct. 20 |
Open |
| Oct. 25 |
at Virginia Tech (Thursday) |
| Nov. 3 |
Florida State |
| Nov. 10 |
at Maryland |
| Nov. 17 |
at Clemson |
| Nov. 24 |
Miami |
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| Sept. 3 |
Florida State (Monday) |
| Sept. 8 |
Louisiana Monroe |
| Sept. 15 |
Furman |
| Sept. 22 |
at NC State |
| Sept. 29 |
at Georgia Tech |
| Oct. 6 |
Virginia Tech |
| Oct. 13 |
Open |
| Oct. 20 |
Central Michigan |
| Oct. 27 |
at Maryland |
| Nov. 3 |
at Duke |
| Nov. 10 |
Wake Forest |
| Nov. 17 |
Boston College |
| Nov. 24 |
at South Carolina |
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| Sept. 1 |
Connecticut |
| Sept.8 |
at Virginia |
| Sept. 15 |
at Northwestern |
| Sept. 22 |
at Navy |
| Sept. 29 |
at Miami |
| Oct. 6 |
Wake Forest |
| Oct. 13 |
Virginia Tech |
| Oct. 20 |
Open |
| Oct. 27 |
at Florida State |
| Nov. 3 |
Clemson |
| Nov. 10 |
Georgia Tech |
| Nov. 17 |
at Notre Dame |
| Nov. 24 |
at North Carolina |
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| Sept. 3 |
at Clemson (Monday) |
| Sept. 8 |
UAB |
| Sept. 15 |
at Colorado |
| Sept. 22 |
Open |
| Sept. 29 |
Alabama (Jacksonville) |
| Oct. 6 |
NC State |
| Oct. 11 |
at Wake Forest (Thursday) |
| Oct. 20 |
Miami |
| Oct. 27 |
Duke |
| Nov. 3 |
at Boston College |
| Nov. 10 |
at Virginia Tech |
| Nov. 17 |
Maryland |
| Nov. 24 |
at Florida |
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| Sept. 1 |
at Notre Dame |
| Sept. 8 |
Samford |
| Sept. 15 |
Boston College |
| Sept. 22 |
at Virginia |
| Sept. 29 |
Clemson |
| Oct. 6 |
at Maryland |
| Oct. 13 |
at Miami |
| Oct. 20 |
Army |
| Oct. 27 |
Open |
| Nov. 1 |
Virginia Tech (Thursday) |
| Nov. 10 |
at Duke |
| Nov. 17 |
North Carolina |
| Nov. 24 |
Georgia |
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| Sept. 1 |
Villanova |
| Sept. 8 |
at Florida International |
| Sept. 13 |
West Virginia (Thursday) |
| Sept. 22 |
at Wake Forest |
| Sept. 29 |
at Rutgers |
| Oct. 6 |
Georgia Tech |
| Oct. 13 |
Open |
| Oct. 20 |
Virginia |
| Oct. 27 |
Clemson |
| Nov. 3 |
at North Carolina |
| Nov. 10 |
Boston College |
| Nov. 17 |
at Florida State |
| Nov. 24 |
at NC State |
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| Sept. 1 |
Marshall |
| Sept. 8 |
at Oklahoma |
| Sept. 15 |
Florida International |
| Sept. 20 |
Texas A&M (Thursday) |
| Sept. 29 |
Duke |
| Oct. 6 |
at North Carolina |
| Oct. 13 |
Georgia Tech |
| Oct. 20 |
at Florida State |
| Oct. 27 |
Open |
| Nov. 3 |
NC State |
| Nov. 10 |
Virginia |
| Nov. 17 |
at Virginia Tech |
| Nov. 24 |
at Boston College |
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| Sept. 1 |
James Madison |
| Sept. 8 |
at East Carolina |
| Sept. 15 |
Virginia |
| Sept. 22 |
at South Florida |
| Sept. 29 |
at Virginia Tech |
| Oct. 6 |
Miami |
| Oct. 13 |
South Carolina |
| Oct. 20 |
Open |
| Oct. 27 |
at Wake Forest |
| Nov. 3 |
Maryland |
| Nov. 10 |
at NC State |
| Nov. 17 |
at Georgia Tech |
| Nov. 24 |
Duke |
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| Sept. 1 |
Central Florida |
| Sept. 8 |
at Boston College |
| Sept. 15 |
Wofford |
| Sept. 22 |
Clemson |
| Sept. 29 |
Louisville |
| Oct. 6 |
at Florida State |
| Oct. 13 |
Open |
| Oct. 20 |
at East Carolina |
| Oct. 27 |
Virginia |
| Nov. 3 |
at Miami |
| Nov. 10 |
North Carolina |
| Nov. 17 |
at Wake Forest |
| Nov. 24 |
Maryland |
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| Sept. 1 |
at Wyoming |
| Sept. 8 |
Duke |
| Sept. 15 |
at North Carolina |
| Sept. 22 |
Georgia Tech |
| Sept. 29 |
Pittsburgh |
| Oct. 6 |
at Middle Tennessee State |
| Oct. 13 |
Connecticut |
| Oct. 20 |
at Maryland |
| Oct. 27 |
at NC State |
| Nov. 3 |
Wake Forest |
| Nov. 10 |
at Miami |
| Nov. 17 |
Open |
| Nov. 24 |
Virginia Tech |
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| Sept. 1 |
East Carolina |
| Sept. 8 |
at LSU |
| Sept. 15 |
Ohio University |
| Sept. 22 |
William & Mary |
| Sept. 29 |
North Carolina |
| Oct. 6 |
at Clemson |
| Oct. 13 |
at Duke |
| Oct. 20 |
Open |
| Oct. 25 |
Boston College (Thursday) |
| Nov. 1 |
at Georgia Tech (Thursday) |
| Nov. 10 |
Florida State |
| Nov. 17 |
Miami |
| Nov. 24 |
at Virginia |
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| Sept. 1 |
at Boston College |
| Sept. 8 |
Nebraska |
| Sept. 15 |
Army |
| Sept. 22 |
Maryland |
| Sept. 29 |
Open |
| Oct. 6 |
at Duke |
| Oct. 11 |
Florida State (Thursday) |
| Oct. 20 |
at Navy |
| Oct. 27 |
North Carolina |
| Nov. 3 |
at Virginia |
| Nov. 10 |
at Clemson |
| Nov. 17 |
NC State |
| Nov. 24 |
at Vanderbilt | |
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