2012 Atlantic Coast Conference football season

Sports season

2012 ACC football season

League| NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision)
Sport| Football
Duration| August 31, 2012 - December 1, 2012
Number of teams| 12
Regular season
Season MVP| TBA
Atlantic champions| Florida State
Coastal champions| Georgia Tech, UNC, Miami
ACC Championship Game
Champions| Florida State
Runners-up| Georgia Tech
ACC seasons

← 2011

2013 →

2012 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

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Atlantic Division
No. 10 Florida State xy$  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 2  |
No. 11 Clemson x  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 2  |
NC State |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Wake Forest |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Maryland |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Boston College |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 10  |
Coastal Division
Georgia Tech xy  |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 7  |
North Carolina†  |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 4  |
Miami (FL)‡  |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
Virginia Tech |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Duke |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 7  |
Virginia |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Championship: Florida State 21, Georgia Tech 15

* $ - BCS representative as conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions
* y - Championship game participant
* † North Carolina ineligible for ACC title, championship game, and bowl game due to NCAA sanctions.[1]
‡ Miami ineligible for ACC title, championship game, and bowl game due to self-imposed sanctions.[1]

Rankings from AP Poll
Boston College (in white) on defense versus Wake Forest (in black) during the November 3, 2012 game

The 2012 ACC football season was an NCAA football season that was played from September 1, 2012, to January 1, 2013. At the time, the Atlantic Coast Conference consisted of 12 members in two divisions. The Atlantic division consists of Boston College, Clemson, Florida State, Maryland, North Carolina State and Wake Forest. The Coastal division consists of Duke, Georgia Tech, Miami, North Carolina, Virginia, and Virginia Tech. The division champions met on December 1 in the 2012 ACC Championship Game, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. This season also marked the 60th football season in the conference's history.

## Preseason

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### Preseason Poll

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The 2012 ACC Preseason Poll was announced at the ACC Football Kickoff meetings in Greensboro, NC on July 23. Virginia Tech was voted to win Coastal division while Florida State was voted to win the Atlantic division and the conference. Sammy Watkins of Clemson was voted the Preseason ACC Player of the Year.[2]

#### Atlantic Division poll

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1. Florida State – 543 (72 first place votes)
2. Clemson – 470 (17)
3. North Carolina State – 402 (5)
4. Wake Forest – 241
5. Boston College – 181
6. Maryland – 148

#### Coastal Division poll

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1. Virginia Tech – 558 (83)
2. Georgia Tech – 421 (10)
3. North Carolina – 341 (2)
4. Virginia – 326
5. Miami – 245
6. Duke – 04

#### Predicted ACC Championship Game Winner

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1. Florida State–60
2. Virginia Tech–18
3. Clemson–13
4. Georgia Tech–3
5. NC State-1

#### Preseason ACC Player of the Year

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1. Sammy Watkins, CLEM - 25
2. Logan Thomas, VT - 21
3. E. J. Manuel, FSU - 19
4. Tajh Boyd, CLEM - 18
5. Mike Glennon, NCSU - 5
6. David Amerson, NCSU - 3
7. Giovani Bernard, UNC - 1
8. Bryn Renner, UNC - 1
9. Tanner Price, WF - 1
10. Kyle Fuller, VT - 1

### Preseason All Conference Teams

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#### Offense

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Position | Player | School

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Wide receiver | Conner Vernon | Duke
Sammy Watkins | Clemson
Tight end | Matt Furstenburg | Maryland
Tackle | James Hurst | North Carolina
Oday Aboushi | Virginia
Guard | Omoregie Uzzi  | Georgia Tech
Jonathan Cooper | North Carolina
Center | Dalton Freeman | Clemson
Quarterback | Tajh Boyd | Clemson
Running back | Giovani Bernard | North Carolina
Andre Ellington | Clemson

#### Defense

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Defensive end | Brandon Jenkins | Florida State
James Gayle  | Virginia Tech
Defensive tackle | Joe Vellano | Maryland
Nikita Whitlock  | Wake Forest
Linebacker | Kevin Reddick | North Carolina
Bruce Taylor  | Virginia Tech
Steve Greer  | Virginia
Cornerback | David Amerson | NC State
Kyle Fuller | Virginia Tech
Safety | Lamarcus Joyner | Florida State
Earl Wolff | NC State

#### Specialist

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Placekicker | Dustin Hopkins | Florida State
Punter | Dalton Botts  | Miami
Specialist | Greg Reid  | Florida State

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### Preseason Watch list

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Chris Pantale | Boston Collage  | John Mackey Award[4]
Kevin Pierre-Louis | Boston Collage  | Bronko Nagurski Trophy[5]
Brandon Jenkins  | Florida State  | Bronko Nagurski Trophy
Lamarcus Joyner  | Florida State  | Bronko Nagurski Trophy
Xavier Rhodes  | Florida State  | Bronko Nagurski Trophy
Bjoern Werner | Florida State  | Bronko Nagurski Trophy
Alex Amidon  | Boston Collage  | Biletnikoff Award[6]
Willie Haulstead  | Florida State  | Biletnikoff Award
EJ Manuel | Florida State  | Maxwell Award
EJ Manuel  | Florida State  | Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
Brandon Jenkins | Florida State  | Bednarik Award
Lamarcus Joyner | Florida State  | Bednarik Award
Xavier Rhodes | Florida State  | Bednarik Award
Dustin Hopkins | Florida State  | Lou Groza Award
Brandon Jenkins  | Florida State  | Outland Trophy
Lamarcus Joyner  | Florida State  | Outland Trophy
Xavier Rhodes  | Florida State  | Outland Trophy
Björn Werner  | Florida State  | Outland Trophy
Lamarcus Joyner  | Florida State  | Jim Thorpe Award
Xavier Rhodes  | Florida State  | Jim Thorpe Award
Brandon Jenkins  | Florida State  | Lombardi Award
Bjoern Werner  | Florida State  | Rotary Lombardi Award
Bjoern Werner  | Florida State  | Butkus Award
Nick Moody  | Florida State  | Butkus Award
E.J. Manuel  | Florida State  | Davey O'Brien Award
Brandon Jenkins  | Florida State  | Walter Camp Award

## Coaches

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NOTE: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season

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

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Boston College  | Frank Spaziani | 5  | 20–19  | 20–19  | 12–12
Clemson  | Dabo Swinney | 5  | 29–19  | 29–19  | 19–10
Duke  | David Cutcliffe | 5  | 59–62  | 15–33  | 6–26
Florida State  | Jimbo Fisher | 3  | 19–8  | 19–8  | 11–5
Georgia Tech  | Paul Johnson | 5  | 141–58  | 34–19  | 21–11
Maryland  | Randy Edsall | 2  | 76–80  | 2–10  | 1–7
Miami  | Al Golden | 2  | 33–40  | 6–6  | 3–5
North Carolina  | Larry Fedora | 1  | 34-19  | 0-0  | 0-0
NC State  | Tom O'Brien | 6  | 108–75  | 33–30  | 18–22
Virginia  | Mike London | 3  | 36–18  | 12–13  | 6–10
Virginia Tech  | Frank Beamer | 26  | 250–121–4  | 208–98–2  | 53–11
Wake Forest  | Jim Grobe | 11  | 101–100–1  | 68–67  | 38–51

### Pre-season Coaches changes

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Former Ohio State Offensive Coordinator, Jim Bollman, was hired as Boston College offensive line coach/running game coordinator.[7] Sean Desai was hired from Miami as Boston College new Running backs coach/Special teams coordinator, Columbia's wide receivers coach Aaron Smith took the same position at Boston College.[8]

## Rankings

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See also: 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Legend |  | Improvement in ranking

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14 | Final

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Boston College  | AP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
C  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
BCS  | Not released  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Clemson  | AP  | 14  | 12  | 11  | 10  | 17  | 15  | 16  | 14  | 14  | 10  | 10  | 11  | 12  | 15  | 14  | 11
C  | 14  | 12  | 11  | 9  | 16  | 15  | 13  | 13  | 13  | 9  | 8  | 9  | 9  | 14  | 13  | 9
BCS  | Not released  | 19  | 18  | 13  | 13  | 11  | 11  | 14  | 14
Duke  | AP  |  |  |  |  |  |  | RV  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
C  |  |  |  |  |  |  | RV  |  | RV  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
BCS  | Not released  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Florida State  | AP  | 7  | 6  | 5  | 4  | 4  | 3  | 12  | 12  | 11  | 9  | 8  | 10  | 10  | 13  | 13  | 10
C  | 7  | 6  | 6  | 4  | 4  | 4  | 11  | 10  | 10  | 7  | 6  | 6  | 5  | 12  | 12  | 8
BCS  | Not released  | 14  | 12  | 9  | 10  | 10  | 10  | 13  | 12
Georgia Tech  | AP  | RV  | RV  | RV  | RV  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
C  | RV  | RV  | RV  | RV  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
BCS  | Not released  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maryland  | AP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
C  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
BCS  | Not released  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Miami  | AP  |  |  |  |  | RV  | RV  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
C  |  |  |  |  | RV  | RV  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
BCS  | Not released  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
North Carolina  | AP  | RV  | RV  | RV  |  |  |  |  | RV  |  |  |  |  |  | RV  | RV  |
C  | Ineligible for ranking
BCS  | Not released  | Ineligible for ranking
NC State  | AP  | RV  |  |  |  |  |  | RV  | RV  | RV  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
C  | RV  |  |  |  |  |  | RV  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
BCS  | Not released  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Virginia  | AP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
C  | RV  | RV  | RV  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
BCS  | Not released  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Virginia Tech  | AP  | 16  | 15  | 13  | RV  | RV  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
C  | 20  | 18  | 13  | RV  | 25  | RV  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
BCS  | Not released  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Wake Forest  | AP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
C  |  | RV  | RV  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
BCS  | Not released  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

## Schedule

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Index to colors and formatting

ACC member won
ACC member lost
ACC teams in bold

### Week One

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August 31  | 7:30 pm  | Tennessee | NC State | Georgia Dome • Atlanta, Georgia (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game)  | ESPNU | L TENN 35-21 | 55,529 |
September 1  | 12:30 pm  | Elon | North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | ACCN | W NC 62-0 | 50,500 |
September 1  | 3:00 pm  | William & Mary | Maryland | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD | ESPN3 | W MD 7-6 | 31,321 |
September 1  | 3:00 pm  | Richmond | Virginia | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | ESPN3  | W VA 43-19 | 50,081 |
September 1  | 3:30 pm  | Miami | Boston College | Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA | ABC/ESPN2 |  MIAMI 41-32 | 39,262 |
September 1  | 5:00 pm  | Murray State | No. 7 Florida State | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | ESPN3  | W FSU 69-3 | 70,047 |
September 1  | 6:30 pm  | Liberty | Wake Forrest | BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC | ESPN3  | W WF 20-17 | 27,652 |
September 1  | 7:00 pm  | No. 25 Auburn | No. 14 Clemson | Georgia Dome • Atlanta, Georgia (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game)  | ESPN | W CLE 26-9 | 75,211 |
September 1  | 7:00 pm  | Florida International | Duke | Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC | ESPN  | W DUKE 46-26 | 31,117 |
September 3  | 8:00 pm  | Georgia Tech | No. 16 Virginia Tech | Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA | ESPN  |  VT 20-17 OT | 31,117 |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

### Week Two

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September 8  | 12:00 pm  | Miami | No. 21 Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS | FX | L KSU 52-13 | 48,843 |
September 8  | 12:00 pm  | NC State | Connecticut | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | Big East Network | W NCS 10-7 | 34,202 |
September 8  | 12:00 pm  | Maryland | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | ESPNU  | W MD 36-27 | 23,322 |
September 8  | 12:00 pm  | Penn State | Virginia | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA  | ABC  | W VA 17-16 | 56,087 |
September 8  | 12:30 pm  | Ball State | No. 12 Clemson | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC | ACCN  | W CLE 52–27 | 79,557 |
September 8  | 1:00 pm  | Maine | Boston College | Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA  | ESPN3  | W BC 34-3 | 30,685 |
September 8  | 1:30 pm  | Austin Peay | No. 15 Virginia Tech | Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA  | ESPN3  | W VT 42-7 | 65,632 |
September 8  | 3:00 pm  | North Carolina | Wake Forest | BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC  | RSN |  WF 28-27 | 29,256 |
September 8  | 6:00 PM  | Savannah State | No. 6 Florida State | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL  | ESPN3  | W FSU 55-0 | 71,126 |
September 8  | 7:30 PM  | Presbyterian | Georgia Tech | Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA | ESPN3  | W GT 59-3 | 41,678 |
September 8  | 10:30 pm  | Duke | No. 25 Stanford | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | P12N | L STAN 50-13 | 44,016 |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

### Week Three

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September 15  | 12:00 pm  | Wake Forest | No. 5 Florida State | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL  | ESPN  |  FSU 52-0 | 68,833 |
September 15  | 12:00 pm  | No. 13 Virginia Tech | Pittsburgh | Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA | ESPNU  | L PITT 35-17 | 48,032 |
September 15  | 12:00 pm  | Bethune-Cookman | Miami | Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL | ESPN3  | W MIAMI 38-10 | 39,435 |
September 15  | 12:30 pm  | Connecticut | Maryland | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD  | ACNN  | L UCONN 24-21 | 35,491 |
September 15  | 3:00 pm  | Furman | No. 11 Clemson | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC  | RSN  | W CLE 41-7 | 83,574 |
September 15  | 3:30 pm  | North Carolina | No. 19 Louisville | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | ABC  | L LOUI 39-34 | 53,334 |
September 15  | 3:30 pm  | Virginia | Georgia Tech | Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA  | ESPNU  |  GT 56-20 | 44,225 |
September 15  | 3:30 pm  | Boston College | Northwestern | Ryan Field • Evanston, IL | BTN | L NW 22-13 | 32,597 |
September 15  | 6:00 pm  | South Alabama | NC State | Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC | ESPN3  | W NCS 31-7 | 54,132 |
September 15  | 7:00 pm  | North Carolina Central | Duke | Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC (Bull City Gridiron Classic)  | ESPN3  | W DUKE 54-17 | 22,829 |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

### Week Four

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September 22  | 12:00 pm  | Maryland | No. 8 West Virginia | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)  | FX  | L WV 31-21 | 58,504 |
September 22  | 12:00 pm  | Virginia | No. 17 TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | ESPN  | L TCU 27-7 | 46,330 |
September 22  | 12:00 pm  | Bowling Green | Virginia Tech | Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA  | ESPNU  | W VT 37-0 | 65,632 |
September 22  | 12:30 pm  | Army | Wake Forest | BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC  | ACCN  | W WF 49-37 | 30,207 |
September 22  | 3:00 pm  | Miami | Georgia Tech | Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA  | ACCN  |  MIAMI 42-36 | 50,390 |
September 22  | 3:30 pm  | East Carolina | North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC  | ESPNU  | W NC 27-6 | 59,500 |
September 22  | 6:00 pm  | Memphis | Duke | Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC  | ESPN3  | W DUKE 38-14 | 23,658 |
September 22  | 6:00 pm  | The Citadel | NC State | Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC  | ESPN3  | W NCS 52-14 | 55,145 |
September 22  | 8:00 pm  | No. 10 Clemson | No. 4 Florida State | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry))  | ABC  |  FSU 49-37 | 83,231 |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

### Week Five

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September 29  | 12:00 pm  | Middle Tennessee | Georgia Tech | Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA  | ACC RSN  | L MTSU 49-28 | 39,270 |
September 29  | 12:00 pm  | NC State | Miami | Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL  | ESPNU  |  MIAMI 44-37 | 38,510 |
September 29  | 12:30 pm  | Duke | Wake Forest | BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC (Tobacco Road)  | ACCN  |  DUKE 34-27 | 28,743 |
September 29  | 3:30 pm  | No. 17 Clemson | Boston College | Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA (O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy)  | ESPN2  |  CLE 45-31 | 40,138 |
September 29  | 3:30 pm  | Louisiana Tech | Virginia | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA  | ESPN3  | L LT 44-38 | 42,027 |
September 29  | 3:30 pm  | Virginia Tech | Cincinnati | FedExField • Landover, MD | ESPNU  | L Cincy 27-24 | 46,026 |
September 29  | 3:30 pm  | Idaho | North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC  | ACCRSN  | W NC 66-0 | 32,000 |
September 29  | 6:00 pm  | No. 4 Florida State | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | ESPN  | W FSU 30-17 | 69,383 |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

### Week Six

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October 6  | 12:00 PM  | Boston College | Army | Michie Stadium • West Point, NY | CBSSN | L Army 34-31 | 39,492 |
October 6  | 12:30 PM  | Virginia Tech | North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC  | ACCN  |  NC 48-34 | 54,000 |
October 6  | 3:00 PM  | Virginia | Duke | Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC  | ESPN  |  Duke 42-17 | 26,856 |
October 6  | 3:30 PM  | Georgia Tech | No. 15 Clemson | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (rivalry)  | ESPN  |  CLE 47-31 | 82,873 |
October 6  | 3:30 PM  | Wake Forest | Maryland | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD  | ESPNU  |  MD 19-14 | 40,391 |
October 6  | 7:30 PM  | Miami | No. 9 Notre Dame | Soldier Field • Chicago, IL | NBC | L ND 41-3 | 62,871 |
October 6  | 8:00 PM  | No. 3 Florida State | NC State | Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC  | ESPN2  |  NCST 17-16 | 54,962 |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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October 13  | 12:30 pm  | Duke | Virginia Tech | Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA  | ACCN  |  VT 41-20 | 65,632 |
October 13  | 2:30 pm  | North Carolina | Miami | Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL  | ESPNU  |  NC 18-14 | 58,954 |
October 13  | 3:00 pm  | Maryland | Virginia | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA  | ACCRSN  |  MD 27-20 | 45,556 |
October 13  | 5:30 pm  | Boston College | No. 12 Florida State | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL  | ESPN2  |  FSU 51-7 | 81,075 |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

### Week Eight

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October 20  | 12:00 pm  | Virginia Tech | No. 19 Clemson | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC  | ABC/ESPN2  |  CLE 38-17 | 83,338 |
October 20  | 12:30 pm  | Wake Forest | Virginia | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA  | ACCN  |  WF 16-10 | 41,167 |
October 20  | 3:00 pm  | Boston College | Georgia Tech | Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA  | ACC RSN  |  GT 37-17 | 40,112 |
October 20  | 3:30 pm  | NC State | Maryland | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD  | ESPNU  |  NCST 20-18 | 40,217 |
October 20  | 7:00 pm  | North Carolina | Duke | Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC (Victory Bell)  | ESPN  |  Duke 33-30 | 33,941 |
October 20  | 8:00 pm  | No. 14 Florida State | Miami | Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL (rivalry)  | ABC  |  FSU 20-33 | 73,328 |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

### Week Nine

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October 25  | 7:30 pm  | No. 16 Clemson | Wake Forrest | BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC  | ESPN  |  CLE 42-13 | 31,162 |
October 27  | 12:30 pm  | NC State | North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)  | ACCN  |  NC 43-35 | 62,000 |
October 27  | 1:00 pm  | Maryland | Boston College | Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA  | ESPN3  |  BC 20-17 | 33,267 |
October 27  | 3:00 pm  | BYU | Georgia Tech | Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA  | ACC RSN  | L BYU 41-17 | 50,103 |
October 27  | 3:30 pm  | Duke | No. 12 Florida State | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL  | ESPNU  |  FSU 48-7 | 71,467 |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

### Week Ten

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November 1  | 7:30 pm  | Virginia Tech | Miami | Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL (rivalry)  | ESPN  |  Miami 30-12 | 37,219 |
November 3  | 12:30 pm  | Georgia Tech | Maryland | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD  | ACCN  |  GT 33-13 | 33,471 |
November 3  | 12:30 pm  | Virginia | NC State | Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC  | ACCN  |  VA 33-6 | 54,812 |
November 3  | 3:30 pm  | Boston College | Wake Forest | BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC  | RSN  |  WF 28-14 | 28,963 |
November 3  | 7:00 pm  | No. 13 Clemson | Duke | Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC  | ESPN2  |  CLE 56-20 | 31,894 |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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November 8  | 7:30 pm  | No. 10 Florida State | Virginia Tech | Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA  | ESPN  |  FSU 28-22 | 65,632 |
November 12  | 12:00 pm  | Miami | Virginia | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA  | ABC  |  VA 41-40 | 45,870 |
November 12  | 12:30 pm  | Georgia Tech | North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC  | ACCN  |  GT 68-50 | 50,000 |
November 12  | 3:00 pm  | Wake Forest | NC State | Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC  | ACCRSN  |  NCST 37-6 | 52,567 |
November 12  | 3:30 pm  | Maryland | No. 13 Clemson | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC  | ESPNU  |  CLE 45-10 | 78,302 |
November 12  | 8:00 pm  | No. 4 Notre Dame  | Boston College | Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA (Holy War)  | ABC  | L ND 21-6 | 44,500 |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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November 15  | 7:30 pm  | North Carolina | Virginia | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (The South's Oldest Rivalry)  | ESPN  |  NC 37-13 | 45,760 |
November 17  | 12:00 pm  | No. 10 Florida State | Maryland | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD  | ESPNU  |  FSU 41-14 | 35,244 |
November 17  | 12:30 pm  | Virginia Tech | Boston College | Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)  | ACCN  |  VT 30-23 OT | 34,266 |
November 17  | 3:00 pm  | South Florida  | Miami | Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL (rivalry)  | RSN | W Miami 40-9 | 38,869 |
November 17  | 3:30 pm  | Wake Forest | No. 3 Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | NBC  | L ND 38-0 | 80,795 |
November 17  | 3:30 pm  | NC State | No. 11 Clemson | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl)  | ABC/ESPN2  |  CLE 62-48 | 77,831 |
November 17  | 3:30 pm  | Duke | Georgia Tech | Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA  | ESPNU  |  GT 42-24 | 41,904 |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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November 24  | 12:00 pm  | Georgia Tech | No. 3 Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)  | ESPN  | L GA 42-10 | 92,746 |
November 24  | 12:00 pm  | Virginia | Virginia Tech | Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Commonwealth Cup)  | ESPNU  |  VT 17-14 | 65,632 |
November 24  | 12:30 pm  | Miami | Duke | Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC  | ACCN  |  Miami 52-45 | 26,895 |
November 24  | 3:00 pm  | Boston College | NC State | Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC  | ESPN3  |  NCST 27-10 | 53,020 |
November 24  | 3:00 pm  | Maryland | North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC  | ACCRSN  |  NC 45-38 | 44,000 |
November 24  | 3:30 pm  | No. 4 Florida | No. 10 Florida State | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)  | ABC  | L FL 37-26 | 83,429 |
November 24  | 3:30 pm  | Vanderbilt | Wake Forest | BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC  | ESPNU  | L Vandy 55-21 | 26,134 |
November 24  | 7:00 pm  | No. 12 South Carolina | No. 11 Clemson | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Palmetto Bowl)  | ESPN  | L SCAR 27-17 | 84,513 |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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December 1  | 7:45 pm  | Georgia Tech | Florida State | Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC (ACC Championship)  | ESPN  |  FSU 21-15 | 64,778 |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

## Bowl Games

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Discover Orange Bowl | January 1, 2013  | Sun Life Stadium | Miami Gardens, FL | ESPN | Florida State 31, Northern Illinois 10  | 72,073  |
Non-BCS
Belk Bowl | December 26, 2012  | Bank of America Stadium | Charlotte, NC | ESPN | Duke 34, Cincinnati 48  | 48,128  |
Russell Athletic Bowl | December 28, 2012  | Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium | Orlando, FL | ESPN | Virginia Tech 13, Rutgers 10  | 48,127  |
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl | December 31, 2012  | LP Field | Nashville, TN | ESPN | NC State 24, Vanderbilt 38  | 55,801  |
Hyundai Sun Bowl | December 31, 2012  | Sun Bowl Stadium | El Paso, TX | CBS | Georgia Tech 21, USC 7  | 47,922  |
Chick-fil-A Bowl | December 31, 2012  | Georgia Dome | Atlanta, GA | ESPN | Clemson 25, LSU 24  | 68,027  |

## Weekly awards

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Following each week of games, Atlantic Coast Conference officials select the players of the week from the conference's teams.

Week  | Offensive Back of the Week  | Receiver of the Week  | Defensive Lineman of the Week  | Linebacker of the Week  | Defensive Back of the Week  | Specialist of the Week

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1  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Bjoern Werner  | DE  | Florida State  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
3  | Chris Thompson  | RB  | Florida State  |  |  |  | Cornellius Carradine  | DE  | Florida State  | Nick Clancy [24] | ILB  | Boston College  |  |  |  |  |  |
5  |  |  |  | Alex Amidon [25] | WR  | Boston College  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
7  | EJ Manuel  | QB  | Florida State  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
8  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Telvin Smith  | LB  | Florida State  |  |  |  |  |  |
9  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Christian Jones  | OLB  | Florida State  | Ronald Darby  | CB  | Florida State  |  |  |
11  |  |  |  | Rashad Greene  | WR  | Florida State  | Cornellius Carradine  | DE  | Florida State  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
12  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Nick Clancy [26] | ILB  | Boston College  |  |  |  |  |  |
13  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Bjoern Werner  | DE  | Florida State  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Dustin Hopkins  | K  | Florida State

## Postseason awards

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### All-conference teams

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#### First Team

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Offense

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Quarterback | Tajh Boyd | Clemson
Running back | Giovani Bernard | North Carolina
Andre Ellington | Clemson
Wide receiver | DeAndre Hopkins | Clemson
Alex Amidon  | Boston College
Tight end | Brandon Ford | Clemson
Tackle | Oday Aboushi | Virginia
Brandon Thomas | Clemson
Guard | Jonathan Cooper | North Carolina
Omoregie Uzzi  | Georgia Tech
Center | Dalton Freeman | Clemson
Placekicker | Dustin Hopkins | Florida State
Specialist | Giovani Bernard | North Carolina

Defense

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Defensive end | Bjoern Werner | Florida State
Cornellius Carradine | Florida State
Defensive tackle | Joe Vellano | Maryland
Sylvester Williams | North Carolina
Linebacker | Nick Clancy  | Boston College
Kevin Reddick | North Carolina
Steve Greer  | Virginia
Cornerback | Xavier Rhodes | Florida State
Ross Cockrell | Duke
Safety | Lamarcus Joyner | Florida State
Earl Wolff | NC State
Punter | Will Monday | Duke

#### Second Team

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Quarterback | EJ Manuel | Florida State
Running back | Duke Johnson | Miami
Chris Thompson | Florida State
Wide receiver | Conner Vernon | Duke
Michael Campanaro | Wake Forest
Tight end | Eric Ebron | North Carolina
Tackle | James Hurst | North Carolina
Cameron Erving | Florida State
Emmett Cleary | Boston College
Guard | Tre' Jackson | Florida State
R.J. Matttes  | NC State
Center | Bryan Stork | Florida State
Placekicker | Chandler Catanzaro | Clemson
Casey Barth  | North Carolina
Specialist | Duke Johnson | Miami

Defense

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Defensive end | James Gayle  | Virginia Tech
Kareem Martin | North Carolina
Defensive tackle | Everett Dawkins | Florida State
Nikita Whitlock | Wake Forest
Linebacker | Demetrius Hartsfield  | Maryland
Christian Jones | Florida State
Jack Tyler  | Virginia Tech
Cornerback | David Amerson | NC State
Antone Exum | Virginia Tech
Safety | Rashard Hall  | Clemson
Walt Canty  | Duke
Punter | Tommy Hibbard  | North Carolina

### Conferences awards

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* Defensive Player of the Year: Bjoern Werner, FSU
* Defensive Rookie of the Year: Ronald Darby. FSU

## Players going pro

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EJ Manuel  | QB  | Florida State  | Buffalo Bills | 1R 16P
Björn Werner  | DE  | Florida State  | Indianapolis Colts | 1R 24P
Xavier Rhodes  | CB  | Florida State  | Minnesota Vikings | 1R 25P
Cornelius Carradine  | DE  | Florida State  | San Francisco 49ers | 2R 8P
Menelik Watson  | OT  | Florida State  | Oakland Raiders | 2R 10P
Chris Thompson  | RB  | Florida State  | Washington Redskins | 5R 21P
Brandon Jenkins  | LB  | Florida State  | Washington Redskins  | 5R 29P
Dustin Hopkins  | K  | Florida State  | Buffalo Bills | 6R 9P
Nick Moody  | LB  | Florida State  | San Francisco 49ers  | 6R 12P
Vince Williams  | LB  | Florida State  | Pittsburgh Steelers | 6R 38P
Everett Dawkins  | DT  | Florida State  | Minnesota Vikings  | 7R 23P
Nick Clancy [28] | LB  | Boston College  | Atlanta Falcons | Undrafted free agent
Emmett Cleary | OT  | Boston College  | Indianapolis Colts  | Undrafted free agent
Jim Noel  | DB  | Boston College  | Seattle Seahawks | Undrafted free agent
Chris Pantale | TE  | Boston College  | New York Jets | Undrafted free agent
John Wetzel | OT  | Boston College  | Oakland Raiders  | Undrafted free agent
Lonnie Pryor  | FB  | Florida State  | Jacksonville Jaguars  | Undrafted free agent
Rodney Smith  | WR  | Florida State  | Minnesota Vikings  | Undrafted free agent
Anthony McCloud  | DT  | Florida State  | Minnesota Vikings  | Undrafted free agent

## References

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1. ^ a b "2018 ACC Media Guide" (PDF). theacc.com. ACC. p. 115. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
2. ^ "ACC Football Kickoff Media Selects Florida State as 2012 Favorite". CBS Interactive. 2012. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
3. ^ "2012 Preseason ACC Football Team Announced". CBS Interactive. 2012. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
4. ^ "Pantale Named To Mackey Preseason Watch List".
5. ^ "Pierre-Louis Named To Nagurski Watch List".
6. ^ "Amidon Added To Biletnikoff Watch List".
7. ^ "Spaziani Names Jim Bollman offensive line coach/running game coordinator".
8. ^ "Spaziani Announces Three Additions To Coaching Staff".
9. ^ "Week 1". ESPN.
10. ^ "Week 2". ESPN.
11. ^ "Week 3". ESPN.
12. ^ "Week 4". ESPN.
13. ^ "Week 5". ESPN.
14. ^ "Week 6". ESPN.
15. ^ "Week 7". ESPN.
16. ^ "Week 8". ESPN.
17. ^ "Week 9". ESPN.
18. ^ "Week 10". ESPN.
19. ^ "Week 11". ESPN.
20. ^ "Week 12". ESPN.
21. ^ "Week 13". ESPN.
22. ^ "Week 14". ESPN.
23. ^ "College Bowl Games 2012-2013". ESPN.com. 2012. Archived from the original on December 10, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
24. ^ "Nick Clancy Earns ACC Linebacker of the Week Honors".
25. ^ "Amidon Earns ACC Receiver of the Week Laurels".
26. ^ "Clancy Earns ACC Linebacker Of The Week Recognition".
27. ^ "The 2012 All-ACC Football Teams Announced by ACSMA". theacc.com. 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
28. ^ "Five Former Football Players Sign Free Agent Contracts".

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