2010 Atlantic Coast Conference football season

Sports season

2010 Atlantic Coast Conference football season

League| NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport| football
Duration| September 2, 2010
through January 9, 2011
Number of teams| 12
TV partner(s)| ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, Raycom
Regular season
Season champions| Virginia Tech Hokies
Runners-up| Florida State Seminoles
Season MVP| Tyrod Taylor
Football seasons

← 2009

2011 →

2010 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

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Team |   | W |   | L |   |  |  |   | W |   | L |
Atlantic Division
No. 17 Florida State x  |   | 6  | – | 2  |   |  |  |   | 10  | – | 4  |
No. 23 Maryland |   | 5  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 9  | – | 4  |
No. 25 NC State |   | 5  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 9  | – | 4  |
Boston College |   | 4  | – | 4  |   |  |  |   | 7  | – | 6  |
Clemson |   | 4  | – | 4  |   |  |  |   | 6  | – | 7  |
Wake Forest |   | 1  | – | 7  |   |  |  |   | 3  | – | 9  |
Coastal Division
No. 16 Virginia Tech x$  |   | 8  | – | 0  |   |  |  |   | 11  | – | 3  |
Miami (FL) |   | 5  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 7  | – | 6  |
Georgia Tech |   | 4  | – | 4  |   |  |  |   | 6  | – | 7  |
North Carolina |   | 4  | – | 4  |   |  |  |   | 8  | – | 5  |
Duke |   | 1  | – | 7  |   |  |  |   | 3  | – | 9  |
Virginia |   | 1  | – | 7  |   |  |  |   | 4  | – | 8  |
Championship: Virginia Tech 44, Florida State 33

* $ – BCS representative as conference champion
* x – Division champion/co-champions

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Atlantic Coast Conference football season was the 58th season of Atlantic Coast Conference football. The season started September 2, 2010 and ended January 9, 2011. The twelve conference schools were divided into two divisions. The Virginia Tech Hokies won the Coastal Division while the Florida State Seminoles won the Atlantic Division. On December 4, 2010, the Hokies defeated the Seminoles 44–33 to win the 2010 ACC Championship and the right to represent the conference in the 2011 Orange Bowl, where the Hokies lost 12–40 to the Stanford Cardinal of the Pac-10.

## Member schools

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Institution  | Nickname  | Location  | Founded  | Joined ACC  | School Type  | ACC Football Titles

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Boston College | Eagles | Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | 1863  | 2005  | Private/Jesuit  | 0
Clemson | Tigers | Clemson, South Carolina | 1889  | 1953  | Public  | 13
Duke | Blue Devils | Durham, North Carolina | 1838  | 1953  | Private/Non-Sectarian  | 7
Florida State | Seminoles | Tallahassee, Florida | 1851  | 1991  | Public  | 12
Georgia Tech | Yellow Jackets | Atlanta | 1885  | 1979  | Public  | 3
Maryland | Terrapins | College Park, Maryland | 1856  | 1953  | Public  | 9
Miami | Hurricanes | Coral Gables, Florida | 1925  | 2004  | Private/Non-Sectarian  | 0
North Carolina | Tar Heels | Chapel Hill, North Carolina | 1789  | 1953  | Public  | 5
NC State | Wolfpack | Raleigh, North Carolina | 1887  | 1953  | Public  | 7
Virginia | Cavaliers | Charlottesville, Virginia | 1819  | 1953  | Public  | 2
Virginia Tech | Hokies | Blacksburg, Virginia | 1872  | 2004  | Public  | 3
Wake Forest | Demon Deacons | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 1834  | 1953  | Private/Non-Sectarian  | 2

## Coaches

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Team  | Head coach  | Years at school  | Overall record  | Record at school  | ACC record

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Boston College  | Frank Spaziani | 3  | 9–5  | 9–5  | 5–3
Clemson  | Dabo Swinney | 3  | 13–8  | 13–8  | 9–4
Duke  | David Cutcliffe | 3  | 53–44  | 9–15  | 4–12
Florida State  | Jimbo Fisher | 1  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 0–0
Georgia Tech  | Paul Johnson | 3  | 126–46  | 20–7  | 12–4
Maryland  | Ralph Friedgen | 10  | 66–46  | 66–46  | 38–34
Miami  | Randy Shannon | 4  | 21–17  | 21–17  | 11–13
North Carolina  | Butch Davis | 4  | 71–38  | 20–18  | 11–13
NC State  | Tom O'Brien | 4  | 91–66  | 16–21  | 9–15
Virginia  | Mike London | 1  | 24–5  | 0–0  | 0–0
Virginia Tech  | Frank Beamer | 24  | 229–115–4  | 187–92–2  | 38–10
Wake Forest  | Jim Grobe | 9  | 92–84–1  | 59–51  | 31–41

## ACC vs. BCS conference opponents

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NOTE:. Games with a * next to the home team represent a neutral site game

Date | Visitor | Home | Significance | Winning Team

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September 4  | LSU | North Carolina*  | Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in Atlanta | LSU
September 11  | Georgia Tech | Kansas |  | Kansas
September 11  | Florida State | Oklahoma |  | Oklahoma
September 11  | Miami | Ohio State |  | Ohio State
September 11  | Virginia | USC |  | USC
September 16  | Cincinnati | NC State |  | NC State
September 18  | Alabama | Duke |  | Alabama
September 18  | Maryland | West Virginia | Maryland–West Virginia football rivalry | West Virginia
September 18  | Wake Forest | Stanford |  | Stanford
September 18  | Clemson | Auburn | Auburn–Clemson football rivalry | Auburn
September 23  | Miami | Pittsburgh |  | Miami
September 25  | North Carolina | Rutgers |  | North Carolina
October 2  | Notre Dame | Boston College |  | Notre Dame
November 27  | Florida | Florida State | Florida–Florida State football rivalry | Florida State
November 27  | Georgia Tech | Georgia | Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate | Georgia
November 27  | South Carolina | Clemson | Battle of the Palmetto State | South Carolina
November 27  | Wake Forest | Vanderbilt |  | Wake Forest
November 27  | Boston College | Syracuse |  | Boston College
November 27  | South Florida | Miami |  | South Florida

## Bowl games

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Date | ACC Team | Opponent | Bowl | Location | Winning Team

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December 27, 2010  | Georgia Tech | Air Force | AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl | Shreveport, Louisiana | Air Force
December 28, 2010  | NC State | West Virginia | Champs Sports Bowl | Orlando, Florida | NC State
December 29, 2010  | Maryland | East Carolina | Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman | Washington, D.C. | Maryland
December 30, 2010  | North Carolina | Tennessee | Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl | Nashville, Tennessee | North Carolina
December 31, 2010  | Clemson | South Florida | Meineke Car Care Bowl | Charlotte, North Carolina | South Florida
December 31, 2010  | Miami | Notre Dame | Hyundai Sun Bowl | El Paso, Texas | Notre Dame
December 31, 2010  | Florida State | South Carolina | Chick-fil-A Bowl | Atlanta | Florida State
January 3, 2011  | Virginia Tech | Stanford | Discover Orange Bowl | Miami Gardens, Florida | Stanford
January 9, 2011  | Boston College | Nevada | Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl | San Francisco | Nevada

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Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) football

Current teams|

* Boston College Eagles
* California Golden Bears
* Clemson Tigers
* Duke Blue Devils
* Florida State Seminoles
* Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
* Louisville Cardinals
* Miami Hurricanes
* NC State Wolfpack
* North Carolina Tar Heels
* Pittsburgh Panthers
* SMU Mustangs
* Stanford Cardinal
* Syracuse Orange
* Virginia Cavaliers
* Virginia Tech Hokies
* Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Championships and awards|

* Conference champions
* All-time standings
* ACC Championship Game
* ACC football honors
* All-ACC

Seasons|

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2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season

Conference seasons|

* ACC
* Big 12
* Big East
* Big Ten
* Conference USA
* Mid-American
* Mountain West
* Pac-10
* SEC
* Sun Belt
* WAC

Inter-conference|

* Bowl games
* Rankings

All-Americans|

2010 College Football All-America Team

## Postseason

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### All-conference teams

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#### First Team

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Offense

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Quarterback | Tyrod Taylor | Virginia Tech
Running back | Montel Harris | Boston College
Anthony Allen | Georgia Tech
Wide receiver | Leonard Hankerson | Miami
Torrey Smith | Maryland
Tight end | George Bryan  | NC State
Tackle | Anthony Castonzo | Boston College
Chris Hairston | Clemson
Guard | Rodney Hudson | Florida State
Brandon Washington | Miami
Center | Sean Bedford | Georgia Tech
Placekicker | Chris Hazley  | Virginia Tech
Specialist | Tony Logan  | Maryland

Defense

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Defensive end | Da'Quan Bowers | Clemson
Brandon Jenkins | Florida State
Defensive tackle | Quinton Coples | North Carolina
Jarvis Jenkins | Clemson
Linebacker | Luke Kuechly | Boston College
Nate Irving | NC State
Alex Wujciak | Maryland
Cornerback | Jayron Hosley | Virginia Tech
Chase Minnifield | Virginia
Safety | DeAndre McDaniel | Clemson
Kenny Tate | Maryland
Punter | Matt Bosher | Miami

#### Second Team

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Quarterback | Russell Wilson | NC State
Running back | Damien Berry | Miami
Keith Payne  | Virginia
Wide receiver | Conner Vernon | Duke
Owen Spencer  | NC State
Tight end | Dwayne Allen | Clemson
Tackle | Orlando Franklin | Miami
Blake DeChristopher  | Virginia Tech
Guard | Jaymes Brooks  | Virginia Tech
Omoregie Uzzi  | Georgia Tech
Jonathan Cooper | North Carolina
Center | Ryan McMahon  | Florida State
Placekicker | Will Snyderwine  | Duke
Specialist | David Wilson  | Virginia Tech

Defense

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Defensive end | Allen Bailey | Miami
Steven Friday  | Virginia Tech
Defensive tackle | John Graves | Virginia Tech
Joe Vellano | Maryland
Linebacker | Bruce Carter | North Carolina
Bruce Taylor  | Virginia Tech
Sean Spence | Miami
Cornerback | Xavier Rhodes | Florida State
Brandon Harris | Miami
Safety | Davon Morgan | Virginia Tech
Ray-Ray Armstrong | Miami
Punter | Brian Saunders  | Virginia Tech

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## References

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1. ^ "2010 All-ACC Football Teams Announced". theacc.com. 2010. Retrieved July 12, 2022.

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