2011 ACC All-Conf. Teams
& Top 30 Players
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Clemson
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Maryland
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NC State |
Wake Forest
Coastal
Duke
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Georgia
Tech |
Miami
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North
Carolina |
Virginia
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Virginia Tech
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Atlantic |
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Conf. |
Overall |
| Clemson
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6 |
2 |
10 |
3 |
| Florida St
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5 |
3 |
8 |
4 |
| W. Forest |
5 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
| NC State |
3 |
4 |
7 |
5 |
| Boston Coll |
2 |
5 |
4 |
8 |
| Maryland |
1 |
6 |
2 |
10 |
| Coastal |
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Conf. |
Overall |
| Va Tech |
6 |
1 |
11 |
2 |
| Virginia |
5 |
2 |
8 |
4 |
| Ga
Tech |
5 |
3 |
8 |
4 |
| Miami |
3 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
| UNC |
2 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
| Duke |
1 |
6 |
3 |
9 |
Players of the Week
9/3 QB Bryn Renner, North Carolina
9/10 DE Cam Joseph, Virginia
9/17 QB Tajh Boyd, Clemson
9/24 QB Tevin Washington, GT
10/1 DE Andre Branch, Clemson
10/8 QB Logan Thomas, VT
10/15 WR Sammy Watkins, Clemson
10/22 QB Tajh Boyd, Clem.
10/29 RB Rolandan Finch, BC
11/5 LB Terrell Manning, NC St
11/12 LB Luke Kuechly, BC
11/19 QB Mike Glennon, NC State
11/26 QB Mike Glennon, NC State
Games of the Week
9/3 at Syracuse 36 … Wake Forest 29 OT
9/10 Virginia 34 … at Indiana 31
9/17 at Clemson 38 … Auburn 24
9/24 at Clemson 35 … Florida State 30
10/1 at Virginia 21 ... Idaho 20 OT
10/8 at Virginia Tech 38 … Miami 35
10/15 Clemson 56 … at Maryland 45
10/22 Wake Forest 24 … at Duke 23
10/29 at North Carolina 49 … Wake Forest 24
11/5 Notre Dame 24 … at Wake Forest 17
11/12 at Clemson 31 … Wake Forest 28
11/19 Virginia 14 … at Florida State 13
11/26 at NC State 56 ... Maryland 41
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Offensive Player of the Year
RB David Wilson, Jr. Virginia Tech
266 carries for 1,627 yards and nine touchdowns, 21
catches for 126 yards and a score.
Defensive Player of the Year
LB Luke Kuechly, Soph. Boston College
191 tackles (nation's leader), three interceptions
with a score, 15 tackles for loss
2011 CFN All-ACC Offense
QB – Tajh Boyd, Soph. Clemson
RB – Giovani Bernard, Fr. North Carolina
RB – David Wilson, Jr. Virginia Tech
WR – Chris Givens, Jr. Wake Forest
WR – Sammy Watkins, Fr. Clemson
TE – Dwayne Allen, Jr. Clemson
OL – Blake DeChristopher, Sr. Virginia Tech
OL – Dalton Freeman, Jr. Clemson
OL – James Hurst, Soph. North Carolina
OL – Austin Pasztor, Sr. Virginia
OL – Zebrie Sanders, Sr. Florida State
PK – Dustin Hopkins, Jr. Florida State
KR – T.J. Thorpe, Fr. North Carolina
2011 CFN All-ACC Defense
DL – Andre Branch, Sr. Clemson
DL – Quinton Coples, Sr. North Carolina
DL – James Gayle, Soph. Virginia Tech
DL – Nikita Whitlock, Soph. Wake Forest
LB – Zach Brown, Sr. North Carolina
LB – Luke Kuechly, Jr. Boston College
LB – Sean Spence, Sr. Miami
DB – David Amerson, Soph. NC State
DB – Kyle Fuller, Soph. Virginia Tech
DB – Jayron Hosley, Jr. Virginia Tech
DB – Chase Minnifield, Sr. Virginia
P – Shawn Powell, Sr. Florida State
PR – Greg Reid, Jr. Florida State
3 Biggest Surprises
1. Virginia going 8-4, and remaining in the Coastal Division hunt until the final weekend.
2. Clemson winning the conference crown in a year it wasn’t even expected to take the division.
3. The scintillating debut of Clemson WR Sammy Watkins just months after graduating from high school.
3 Biggest Disappointments
1. Heavy preseason favorite Florida State going 8-4, failing to even win the Atlantic Division.
2. Miami getting rocked by an off-field scandal even before Al Golden could coach his first game.
3. The rapid regression of Maryland QB Danny O’Brien, the league’s Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2010.
Best ACC Game of the Season
Sept. 17 Clemson 38 … Auburn 24
For the second straight fall, the pair of Tigers staged one of the most entertaining and meaningful games of the year involving an ACC team. In its first of many thrillers en route to a league championship, Clemson ended a 14-game losing skid versus Auburn, while snapping the defending champs’ 17-game winning streak at the same time. The game marked the national introduction of Clemson QB Tajh Boyd, who threw for 386 yards and four touchdowns, and rookie WR Sammy Watkins, who caught 10 balls for 155 yards and two scores.
Second Best Game: Oct. 8
Virginia Tech 38 … Miami 35
Third Best Game: Oct. 15
Clemson 56 … Maryland 45
Coach of the Year – Mike London, Virginia
2) Dabo Swinney, Clemson, 3) Jim Grobe, Wake Forest
Performances of the Year
1) Oct. 15 – Clemson’s Sammy Watkins didn’t just set a school record with 335 all-purpose yards versus Maryland. No, he almost singlehandedly bailed out the Tigers with three scores, capped by a game-winning 89-yard kick return with seven minutes left.
2) Oct. 1 – DE Andre Branch erupted in the first of Clemson’s two wins over Virginia Tech, generating 11 tackles, six stops for loss, four sacks and a forced fumble.
3) Sept. 17 - Boston College LB Luke Kuechly collected 23 tackles, including a nation’s-high 17 solos, in a one-point loss to Duke.
Top Freshman - WR Sammy Watkins, Clemson
The Best ACC Players of 2011
1. LB Luke Kuechly, Jr. Boston College
2. RB David Wilson, Jr. Virginia Tech
3. WR/ST Sammy Watkins, Fr. Clemson
4. CB David Amerson, Soph. NC State
5. QB Tajh Boyd, Soph. Clemson
6. DE Andre Branch, Sr. Clemson
7. LB Sean Spence, Sr. Miami
8. QB Logan Thomas, Soph. Virginia Tech
9. CB Jayron Hosley, Jr. Virginia Tech
10. RB Giovani Bernard, Fr. North Carolina
11. WR Chris Givens, Jr. Wake Forest
12. CB Kyle Fuller, Soph. Virginia Tech
13. CB Chase Minnifield, Sr. Virginia
14. WR Dwight Jones, Sr. North Carolina
15. RB Lamar Miller, Soph. Miami
16. DE James Gayle, Soph. Virginia Tech
17. DE Quinton Coples, Sr. North Carolina
18. OT Blake DeChristopher, Sr. Virginia Tech
19. LB Zach Brown, Sr. North Carolina
20. S Josh Bush, Sr. Wake Forest
21. QB Bryn Renner, Soph. North Carolina
22. QB Mike Glennon, Jr. NC State
23. RB Andre Ellington, Jr. Clemson
24. NG Nikita Whitlock, Soph. Wake Forest
25. DT Joe Vellano, Jr. Maryland
26. P Shawn Powell, Sr. Florida State
27. TE Dwayne Allen, Jr. Clemson
28. DE Brandon Jenkins, Jr. Florida St
29. LB Terrell Manning, Jr. NC State
30. QB Tanner Price, Sr. Wake Forest