2006 ACC Football Seasons Kicks Off This Week :: All 12 teams begin play either Thursday, Saturday or Monday.

Aug. 28, 2006

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Boston College kicks off the ACC's 54th season of intercollegiate football Thursday (August 31) at Central Michigan ... an all-time high 11 games, involving all 12 league teams, on tap for opening weekend ... Miami hosts Florida State Monday (September 4) at 8:00 p.m., on ESPN Full Circle in season's first league matchup ... four ACC teams are ranked in pre-season polls ... the coaches poll lists Florida State 10th, Miami 11th, Virginia Tech 16th and Clemson 18th ... AP ranks Florida State 11th, Miami 12th, Virginia Tech 17th and Clemson 18th ... Miami and Florida State tabbed as pre-season divisional favorites by league media at ACC Football Kickoff ... the Hurricanes were the media's choice as ACC Champion ...Georgia Tech's Calvin Johnson voted as the pre-season ACC Player of the Year ... 14 players who earned first or second team All-Conference recognition a year ago return for the 2006 season ... Georgia Tech's Reggie Ball is 16th among ACC career leaders in total offense (7,405) and 19th in passing (6,308) ... Maryland's Adam Podlesh is ninth all-time in punting average (43.2) while North Carolina's David Wooldridge is 13th (42.1) ... Florida State's Bobby Bowden is the winningest active coach with 359 career wins in 40 years, while Virginia Tech's Frank Beamer is third with 188 victories over 25 seasons ... Coastal Division teams won 10 of 19 interdivisional games in 2005.