Following are the ACC's annual team statistical leaders from 1953 through 1998. All categories, with the exception of pass defense are determined by per game averages. Pass defense leaders were ranked by yards per game from 1953-91. Starting with the 1992 season the passing efficiency formula became the method of determination.

TOTAL OFFENSE       (click to return to top)

Year  Team           W-L  G   Yds   Avg
1953  Maryland      10-1  10  3595  359.5
1954  Maryland     7-2-1  10  3330  330.0
1955  Clemson        7-3  10  3057  305.7
1956  Duke         5-4-1  10  3143  314.3
1957  Clemson        7-3  10  3277  327.7
1958  UNC            6-4  10  3198  319.8
1959  Wake Forest    6-4  10  3139  313.9
1960  Clemson        6-4  10  3060  306.0
1961  Clemson        5-5  10  3075  307.5
1962  Maryland       6-4  10  3069  306.9
1963  UNC            9-2  10  3414  341.4
1964  Wake Forest    5-5  10  3166  316.6
1965  Duke           6-4  10  3464  346.4
1966  Virginia       4-6  10  3083  308.3
1967  Clemson        6-4  10  3121  312.1
1968  Virginia       7-3  10  4394  439.4
1969  UNC            5-5  10  3662  366.2
1970  UNC            8-4  11  4523  411.2
1971  UNC            9-3  11  4015  365.0
1972  NC State     8-3-1  11  4758  432.5
1973  NC State       9-3  11  4509  409.9
1974  UNC            7-5  11  4691  426.5
1975  Maryland     9-2-1  11  4127  375.2
1976  Maryland      11-1  11  4092  372.0
1977  NC State       8-4  11  4180  380.0
1978  Clemson       11-1  11  4804  436.7
1979  Wake Forest    8-4  11  4236  385.1
1980  UNC           11-1  11  4018  365.3
1981  UNC           10-2  11  4573  415.7
1982  Duke           6-5  11  4990  453.6
1983  UNC            8-4  11  4860  441.8
1984  Maryland       9-3  11  4910  446.4
1985  Maryland       9-3  11  4514  410.4
1986  UNC          7-4-1  11  4796  436.0
1987  Duke           5-6  11  4609  419.0
1988  Duke         7-3-1  11  5111  464.4
1989  Duke           8-4  11  5519  501.7
1990  Virginia       8-4  11  5516  501.5
1991  Clemson      9-2-1  11  4507  409.7
1992  Maryland       3-8  11  5131  466.5
1993  Florida St.   12-1  12  6576  548.0
1994  Florida St. 10-1-1  11  5314  483.1
1995  Florida St.   10-2  11  6058  550.7
1996  Florida St.   11-1  11  4499  409.0
1997  Florida St.   11-1  11  4973  452.1
1998  NC State       7-5  11  4871  442.8

TOTAL DEFENSE       (click to return to top)

Year  Team           W-L  G   Yds   Avg
1953  Maryland      10-1  10  1932  193.2
1954  Clemson        5-5  10  1761  176.1
1955  Maryland      10-1  10  1691  169.1
1956  So. Carolina   7-3  10  1998  199.8
1957  Clemson        7-3  10  2159  215.9
1958  UNC            6-4  10  2397  239.7
1959  Clemson        9-2  10  1971  197.1
1960  Clemson        6-4  10  2121  212.1
1961  Duke           7-3  10  2241  224.1
1962  Maryland       6-4  10  2297  229.7
1963  Clemson      5-4-1  10  1847  184.7
1964  UNC            5-5  10  2573  257.3
1965  Clemson        5-5  10  2515  251.5
1966  NC State       5-5  10  2749  274.9
1967  NC State       9-2  10  2533  253.3
1968  NC State       6-4  10  3125  321.5
1969  Virginia       3-7  10  2358  235.8
1970  UNC            8-4  11  2864  260.4
1971  UNC            9-3  11  3062  278.4
1972  Maryland     5-5-1  11  3166  287.8
1973  Maryland       8-4  11  2969  245.1
1974  Maryland       8-4  11  2822  256.1
1975  Maryland     9-2-1  11  2749  249.9
1976  Maryland      11-1  11  2321  211.0
1977  UNC          8-3-1  11  2624  238.5
1978  Clemson       11-1  11  2796  254.2
1979  Clemson        8-4  11  2612  237.5
1980  UNC           11-1  11  2821  256.5
1981  Clemson       12-0  11  2767  251.3
1982  UNC            8-4  11  2602  235.5
1983  UNC            8-4  11  3254  295.8
1984  Ga. Tech     6-4-1  11  3489  317.2
1985  Maryland       9-3  11  3356  305.1
1986  Clemson      8-2-2  11  3405  309.5
1987  Clemson       10-2  11  2640  240.0
1988  NC State     8-3-1  11  2907  264.3
1989  Clemson       10-2  11  2947  267.9
1990  Clemson       10-2  11  2836  216.9
1991  Clemson      9-2-1  11  2895  263.2
1992  Florida St.   11-1  11  3217  292.5
1993  Florida St.   12-1  12  3414  284.5
1994  Florida St. 10-1-1  11  2937  267.0
1995  UNC            7-5  11  2940  267.3
1996  UNC           10-2  11  2482  225.6
1997  UNC           11-1  11  2302  209.3
1998  Florida St.   11-2  11  2578  214.8

RUSHING OFFENSE       (click to return to top)

Year  Team           W-L  G   Yds   Avg
1953  Maryland      10-1  10  2578  257.8
1954  Maryland     7-2-1  10  2489  248.9
1955  Clemson        7-3  10  2200  220.0
1956  Duke         5-4-1  10  2544  254.4
1957  Duke         6-3-2  10  2366  236.6
1958  Clemson        8-3  10  2258  225.8
1959  So. Carolina   6-4  10  2066  206.6
1960  So. Carolina 3-6-1  10  1969  196.9
1961  Clemson        5-5  10  1783  178.3
1962  Clemson        6-4  10  2054  205.4
1963  Clemson      5-4-1  10  1959  195.9
1964  Maryland       5-5  10  1866  186.6
1965  Duke           6-4  10  1887  188.7
1966  NC State       9-2  10  1683  168.3
1967  Virginia       5-5  10  2099  209.9
1968  Virginia       7-3  10  2800  280.0
1969  UNC            5-5  10  2615  261.5
1970  UNC            8-4  11  3137  285.2
1971  Wake Forest    6-5  11  3344  304.0
1972  UNC           11-1  11  2684  244.0
1973  NC State       9-3  11  2995  272.3
1974  UNC            7-5  11  2925  265.9
1975  UNC          3-7-1  11  2466  224.2
1976  Maryland      11-1  11  2874  261.3
1977  NC State       8-4  11  2754  250.4
1978  Clemson       11-1  11  3362  296.5
1979  Clemson        8-4  11  2622  238.4
1980  UNC           11-1  11  2977  270.6
1981  UNC           10-2  11  3019  274.5
1982  UNC            8-4  11  2881  261.9
1983  UNC            8-4  11  3046  276.9
1984  Ga. Tech     6-4-1  11  2585  235.0
1985  Virginia       6-5  11  2713  246.6
1986  Clemson      8-2-2  11  3007  273.4
1987  Clemson       10-2  11  2687  244.3
1988  Clemson       10-2  11  3054  277.6
1989  Clemson       10-2  11  2584  234.9
1990  Virginia       8-4  11  2831  257.4
1991  Clemson      9-2-1  11  2813  255.7
1992  Clemson        5-6  11  2828  257.1
1993  UNC           10-3  12  3036  253.0
1994  UNC            8-4  11  2496  226.9
1995  Clemson        8-4  11  2855  259.8
1996  Clemson        7-5  11  2191  199.2
1997  NC State       6-5  11  1967  178.8
1998  Virginia       9-3  11  2344  213.1

RUSHING DEFENSE       (click to return to top)

Year  Team          W-L  G    Yds    Avg
1953  Maryland     10-1  10   839   83.9
1954  Clemson       5-5  10   969   96.9
1955  Maryland     10-1  10   759   75.9
1956  So. Carolina  7-3  10  1522  152.2
1957  Duke        6-3-2  10  1518  151.8
1958  UNC           6-4  10  1349  134.9
1959  Clemson       9-2  10  1085  108.5
1960  Clemson       6-4  10  1121  112.1
1961  Clemson       5-5  10  1275  127.5
1962  Clemson       6-4  10  1212  121.2
1963  Clemson     5-4-1  10   931   93.1
1964  UNC           5-5  10  1462  146.2
1965  NC State      6-4  10  1254  125.4
1966  Wake Forest   3-7  10  1348  134.8
1967  NC State      9-2  10  1321  132.1
1968  Virginia      7-3  10  1242  124.2
1969  UNC           5-5  10  1085  108.5
1970  UNC           8-4  11  1048   95.3
1971  UNC           9-3  11  1479  134.5
1972  Maryland    5-5-1  11  1513  137.5
1973  Maryland      8-4  11  1233  112.1
1974  Maryland      8-4  11  1471  133.7
1975  Maryland      9-2  11  1704  154.9
1976  Maryland     11-1  11  1284  116.7
1977  UNC         8-3-1  11  1487  135.2
1978  Maryland      9-3  11  1516  137.8
1979  Clemson       8-4  11  1292  117.5
1980  Maryland      8-4  11  1307  118.8
1981  Maryland    4-6-1  11   923   83.9
1982  Maryland      8-4  11   959   87.2
1983  UNC           8-4  11  1494  135.8
1984  Ga. Tech    6-4-1  11  1622  147.5
1985  Maryland      9-3  11  1384  125.8
1986  Clemson     8-2-2  11  1139  103.5
1987  Clemson      10-2  11   880   80.0
1988  NC State    8-3-1  11  1140  103.6
1989  Clemson      10-2  11  1041   94.6
1990  Clemson      10-2  11   789   71.7
1991  Clemson     9-2-1  11   587   53.4
1992  Florida St.  11-1  11  1103  100.3
1993  Florida St.  12-1  12  1182   98.5
1994  Virginia      9-3  11   700   63.6
1995  Ga. Tech      6-5  11  1003   91.2
1996  Florida St.  11-1  11   649   59.0
1997  Florida St.  11-1  11   571   51.9
1998  Florida St.  11-2  12   958   79.8

PASSING OFFENSE       (click to return to top)

Year  Team            W-L   G   Yds    Avg
1953  South Carolina  7-3  10  1334  133.4
1954  Duke          8-2-1  10   971   97.1
1955  Wake Forest   5-4-1  10  1291  129.1
1956  Virginia        4-6  10   919   91.9
1957  Clemson         7-3  10  1045  104.5
1958  Virginia        1-9  10  1386  138.6
1959  Wake Forest     6-4  10  1498  149.8
1960  Wake Forest     2-8  10  1692  169.2
1961  Maryland        7-3  10  1364  136.4
1962  Maryland        6-4  10  1480  148.0
1963  UNC             9-2  10  1605  160.5
1964  Virginia        5-5  10  1642  164.2
1965  Virginia        5-5  10  1879  187.9
1966  Maryland        4-6  10  1624  162.4
1967  Maryland        0-9  10  1141  114.1
1968  Duke            4-6  10  2653  265.3
1969  Clemson         4-6  10  1755  175.5
1970  So. Carolina  4-6-1  11  2440  221.8
1971  Maryland        2-9  11  1748  158.9
1972  NC State      8-3-1  11  2286  207.8
1973  Virginia        4-7  11  1741  158.3
1974  Maryland        8-4  11  1977  179.7
1975  Clemson         2-9  11  1798  163.5
1976  Virginia        2-9  11  1253  113.9
1977  Maryland        8-4  11  1792  162.9
1978  Wake Forest    1-10  11  1814  164.9
1979  Wake Forest     8-4  11  2449  222.6
1980  Wake Forest     5-6  11  2634  239.5
1981  Wake Forest     4-7  11  2986  271.5
1982  Duke            6-5  11  3349  304.5
1983  Duke            3-8  11  3132  284.7
1984  Maryland        9-3  11  2602  236.5
1985  NC State        3-8  11  2845  258.6
1986  Maryland      5-5-1  11  2728  248.0
1987  Duke            5-6  11  3443  313.0
1988  Duke          7-3-1  11  3868  351.6
1989  Duke            8-4  11  3553  323.0
1990  Maryland      6-5-1  11  2774  252.2
1991  Duke          4-6-1  11  2887  262.5
1992  Maryland        3-8  11  3628  329.8
1993  Maryland        2-9  11  3823  347.5
1994  Florida St.  10-1-1  11  3234  294.0
1995  Florida St.    10-2  11  3616  328.7
1996  Wake Forest     3-8  11  2795  254.1
1997  Florida St.    11-1  11  3740  340.0
1998  NC State        7-5  11  3401  309.2

PASSING DEFENSE       (click to return to top)

Year  Team           W-L  G    Yds    Avg
1953  UNC            4-6  10   782   78.2
1954  Duke         8-2-1  10   675   67.5
1955  Duke         7-2-1  10   765   76.5
1956  So. Carolina   7-3  10   476   47.6
1957  Clemson        7-3  10   597   59.7
1958  Duke           5-5  10  1009  100.9
1959  Wake Forest    6-4  10   621   62.1
1960  UNC            3-7  10   676   67.6
1961  NC State       4-6  10   784   78.4
1962  Wake Forest   0-10  10   959   95.9
1963  UNC            9-2  10   844   84.4
1964  NC State       5-5  10  1025  102.5
1965  So. Carolina   5-5  10   968   96.8
1966  So. Carolina   1-9  10   986   98.6
1967  Virginia       5-5  10   918   91.8
1968  NC State       6-4  10  1465  146.5
1969  Virginia       3-7  10  1073  107.3
1970  NC State     3-7-1  11  2406  127.8
1971  NC State       3-8  11  1202  109.3
1972  Duke           5-6  11  1443  131.2
1973  Duke         2-8-1  11  1091   99.2
1974  UNC            7-5  11  1175  106.8
1975  NC State     7-4-1  11   775   70.5
1976  Maryland      11-1  11  1037   94.3
1977  UNC          8-3-1  11  1137  103.4
1978  Clemson       11-1  11  1103  100.3
1979  Maryland       7-4  11   974   88.5
      Virginia       6-5  11   974   88.5
1980  Ga. Tech     1-9-1  11  1357  123.4
1981  Duke           6-5  11  1357  123.4
1982  UNC            8-4  11  1490  135.5
1983  Wake Forest    4-7  11  1580  143.6
1984  Wake Forest    6-5  11  1822  165.6
1985  Ga. Tech     9-2-1  11  1640  149.1
1986  Ga. Tech     5-5-1  11  1506  136.9
1987  Wake Forest    7-4  11  1738  158.0
1988  Ga. Tech       3-8  11  1528  138.9
1989  NC State       7-5  11  1846  167.8
1990  Duke           4-7  11  1565  142.3
1991  Virginia     8-3-1  11  1512  137.5
(Starting with 1992, based on pass efficiency rating)
Year  Team           W-L  G    Yds    Pts
1992  Florida St.   11-1  11  2114   96.6
1993  Florida St.   12-1  12  2232   97.9
1994  Florida St. 10-1-1  11  1860   92.9
1995  Clemson        8-4  11  2255  101.1
1996  UNC           10-2  11  1669   83.2
1997  UNC           11-1  11  1445   81.5
1998  Florida St.   11-2  12  1620   79.9

SCORING OFFENSE       (click to return to top)

Year  Team           W-L  G   Pts   Avg
1953  Maryland      10-1  10  298  29.8
1954  Maryland     7-2-1  10  280  28.0
1955  Maryland      10-1  10  211  21.1
1956  Duke         5-4-1  10  184  18.4
1957  Clemson        7-3  10  216  21.6
1958  UNC            6-4  10  195  19.5
1959  Clemson        9-2  10  262  26.2
1960  Clemson        6-4  10  197  19.7
1961  Clemson        5-5  10  199  19.9
1962  Duke           8-2  10  199  19.9
1963  Duke         5-4-1  10  230  23.0
1964  UNC            5-5  10  178  17.8
1965  Duke           6-4  10  216  21.6
1966  Virginia       4-6  10  214  21.4
1967  NC State       9-2  10  200  20.0
1968  Virginia       7-3  10  328  32.8
1969  UNC            5-5  10  200  20.0
1970  UNC            8-4  11  346  31.5
1971  UNC            9-3  11  285  25.9
1972  NC State     8-3-1  11  360  32.7
1973  NC State       9-3  11  365  33.2
1974  UNC            7-5  11  340  30.9
1975  Maryland     9-2-1  11  299  27.2
1976  Maryland      11-1  11  273  24.8
1977  Maryland       8-4  11  237  21.5
1978  Clemson       11-1  11  351  31.9
1979  UNC          8-3-1  11  273  24.8
1980  UNC           11-1  11  281  25.5
1981  UNC           10-2  11  344  31.3
1982  Maryland       8-4  11  353  32.1
1983  Clemson      9-1-1  11  338  30.7
1984  Maryland       9-3  11  352  32.0
1985  Maryland       9-3  11  291  26.5
1986  Wake Forest    5-6  11  325  29.5
1987  Duke         7-3-1  11  301  27.4
1988  Clemson       10-2  11  329  29.9
1989  Duke           8-4  11  356  32.4
1990  Virginia       8-4  11  442  40.2
1991  Virginia     8-3-1  11  313  28.5
1992  Florida St.   11-1  11  419  38.1
1993  Florida St.   12-1  12  518  43.2
1994  Florida St. 10-1-1  11  406  36.9
1995  Florida St.   10-2  11  532  48.4
1996  Florida St.   11-1  11  426  38.7
1997  Florida St.   11-1  11  437  39.7
1998  Ga. Tech      10-2  11  391  35.6

SCORING DEFENSE       (click to return to top)

Year  Team           W-L  G   Yds   Avg
1953  Maryland      10-1  10   31   3.1
1954  Maryland     7-2-1  10   67   6.7
1955  Maryland      10-1  10   57   5.7
1956  So. Carolina   7-3  10   67   6.7
1957  NC State     7-1-2  10   67   6.7
1958  UNC            6-4  10  109  10.9
1959  Clemson        9-2  10   96   9.6
1960  Duke           8-3  10  108  10.8
1961  Duke           7-3  10  106  10.6
1962  Duke           8-2  10  105  10.5
1963  NC State       8-3  10   91   9.1
1964  Maryland       5-5  10  126  12.6
1965  NC State       6-4  10  110  11.0
1966  Wake Forest    3-7  10  162  16.2
1967  NC State       9-2  10   87   8.7
1968  Clemson      4-5-1  10  179  17.9
1969  UNC            5-5  10  164  16.4
1970  UNC            8-4  11  179  16.3
      NC State     3-7-1  11  179  16.3
1971  UNC            9-3  11  145  13.2
1972  Duke           5-6  11  156  14.2
1973  Maryland       8-4  11  124  11.3
1974  Maryland       8-4  11   97   8.8
1975  Maryland     9-2-1  11  150  13.6
1976  Maryland      11-1  11   85   7.7
1977  UNC          8-3-1  11   81   7.4
1978  Clemson       11-1  11  116  10.5
1979  Clemson        8-4  11   92   8.4
1980  UNC           11-1  11  123  11.2
1981  Clemson       12-0  11   90   8.2
1982  UNC            8-4  11  139  12.6
1983  UNC            8-4  11  188  17.1
1984  Ga. Tech     6-4-1  11  201  18.3
1985  Ga. Tech     9-2-1  11  118  10.7
1986  Clemson      8-2-2  11  166  15.1
1987  Clemson       10-2  11  166  15.1
1988  NC State     8-3-1  11  142  12.9
1989  Clemson       10-2  11  131  11.9
1990  Clemson       10-2  11  109   9.9
1991  Virginia     8-3-1  11  119  10.8
1992  NC State     9-3-1  11  184  15.3
1993  Florida St.   12-1  12  113   9.4
1994  Florida St. 10-1-1  11  183  16.6
1995  Clemson        8-4  11  178  16.2
1996  UNC           10-2  11  110  10.9
1997  UNC           11-1  11  143  13.0
1998  Florida St.   11-2  12  138  11.5

RUN VS. PASS       (click to return to top)
Since 1953, teams that led the ACC in rushing have won .676 of their games (344-162-11), while teams that paced the league in passing won only .452 of their games (211-257-9). The breakdown is as follows:

                    Rush  Pass
  Record:      344-162-11  211-257-9
  ACC Titles           12  7
  Losing Records        3  19

NCAA TEAM STATISTICAL CHAMPIONS      
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TOTAL OFFENSE
1941  Duke        372.2

RUSHING OFFENSE
1939  Wake Forest 290.3

SCORING OFFENSE
1943  Duke         37.2
1951  Maryland     39.2
1993  Florida St.  43.2

TOTAL DEFENSE
1943  Duke        121.7
1943  Virginia     96.8
1948  Ga. Tech    151.3
1950  Wake Forest 163.2
1990  Clemson     216.9

RUSHING DEFENSE
1943  Duke         39.4
1948  Ga. Tech     74.9
1953  Maryland     83.9
1955  Maryland     75.9
1991  Clemson      53.4
1994  Virginia     63.6

PASSING DEFENSE
1943  UNC          36.5
1952  Virginia     50.3
1957  Ga. Tech     33.4
1996  Florida St.  59.0
1997  Florida St.  51.9

SCORING DEFENSE
1996  UNC          10.9