2010 ACC Schedule
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ACC Composite Schedule & Week Rankings
Boston College
Toughest Schedules
Based on home games as well as who the teams play. when.
Atlantic
1. Florida State
2. Clemson
3. Wake Forest
4. Boston College
5. NC State
6. Maryland
Coastal
1. Miami
2. Georgia Tech
3. North Carolina
4. Virginia Tech
5. Duke
6. Virginia |
Non-Conference Schedule: Weber State, Kent
State, Notre Dame, at Syracuse
Games Against The Coastal: at Duke,
Virginia, Virginia Tech
Realistic Best Case Record: 9-3
Worst Case Record: 4-8
Likely Finish: 7-5
Summary: The Eagles start out without a
game on the road until an October 9 trip to NC
State, but the piper is paid in the end with three
road games in the final four, all in November. On
the plus side, through, the road trips are against
Wake Forest, Duke, and Syracuse; none of the three
went to a bowl last year, and the home date is
against Virginia. Missing Georgia Tech and Miami is
a positive, but getting Virginia Tech in the ACC
home opener is hardly a breather as the start of a
rough patch of Virginia Tech, Notre Dame, at NC
State, and at Florida State in four straight weeks.
Sept. 4 Weber State
Sept. 11 Kent State
Sept. 18 OPEN DATE
Sept. 25 Virginia Tech
Oct. 2 Notre Dame
Oct. 9 at NC State
Oct. 16 at Florida State
Oct. 23 Maryland
Oct. 30 Clemson
Nov. 6 at Wake Forest
Nov. 13 at Duke
Nov. 20 Virginia
Nov. 27 at Syracuse
Clemson
Non-Conference Schedule: North Texas,
Presbyterian, at Auburn, South Carolina
Games Against The Coastal: Miami, at North
Carolina, Georgia Tech
Realistic Best Case Record: 10-2
Worst Case Record: 5-7
Likely Finish: 8-4
Summary: For the most part, it's a
not-that-bad slate that gives the Tigers an honest
shot at a second straight Atlantic title. Getting
Georgia Tech and Miami from the Coastal hurts, but
both games are at Death Valley. The biggest problem
will be the key games in the Atlantic with battles
against Boston College and Florida State, the only
two teams with realistic shots at winning the title,
on the road. The non-conference slate has a good
balance of cupcake and tests with North Texas and
Presbyterian offsetting a road trip to Auburn and
the season-ender against South Carolina. The key to
the season will be surviving the stretch of at
Auburn, Miami, and at North Carolina before
mid-October, but there are two weeks off before
dealing with the Canes.
Sept. 4 North Texas
Sept. 11 Presbyterian
Sept. 18 at Auburn
Sept. 25 OPEN DATE
Oct. 2 Miami
Oct. 9 at North Carolina
Oct. 16 Maryland
Oct. 23 Georgia Tech
Oct. 30 at Boston College
Nov. 6 NC State
Nov. 13 at Florida State
Nov. 20 at Wake Forest
Nov. 27 South Carolina
Duke
Non-Conference Schedule: Elon, Alabama, Army, at Navy
Games Against The Atlantic: at Wake Forest,
Maryland, Boston College
Realistic Best Case Record: 7-5
Worst Case Record: 3-9
Likely Finish: 5-7
Summary: For almost anyone else this would
be a manageable slate, but the Blue Devils can't
take anyone for granted. After starting out with a
layup against Elon the Blue Devils have to dive into
ACC play on the road at Wake Forest before dealing
with Alabama. There's a stretch of three road games
in four in October going on the road to face
Maryland, Virginia Tech and Navy, while the home
came isn't a peach facing Miami. There will have to
be a few big upsets to get to six wins and a bowl,
and those might have to come in November with
Virginia, Boston College, and North Carolina at home
wrapped around a date at Georgia Tech.
Sept. 4 Elon
Sept. 11 at Wake Forest
Sept. 18 Alabama
Sept. 25 Army
Oct. 2 at Maryland
Oct. 9 OPEN DATE
Oct. 16 Miami
Oct. 23 at Virginia Tech
Oct. 30 at Navy
Nov. 6 Virginia
Nov. 13 Boston College
Nov. 20 at Georgia Tech
Nov. 27 North Carolina
Florida State
Non-Conference Schedule: Samford, at Oklahoma, BYU, Florida
Games Against The Coastal: at Virginia, at
Miami, North Carolina
Realistic Best Case Record: 9-3
Worst Case Record: 5-7
Likely Finish: 8-4
Summary: The non-conference schedule is as
brutal as it gets. The scrimmage against Samford is
more than forgivable with at Oklahoma, BYU, and
Florida to deal with. The Noles will expect to beat
BYU, and if they can split the other two their
season might be made. The yearly game against Miami
hurts coming on the road as part of an October with
three road trips in four games, but if FSU is any
good it needs to win at Virginia and NC State. Three
of the final four games in Year One of the Jimbo
Fisher era are at home, but they're hardly layups
facing North Carolina, Clemson, and Florida with the
lone road game at Maryland. Getting BC and UNC at
home is the biggest break in the book in the hopes
to win the Atlantic.
Sept. 4 Samford
Sept. 11 at Oklahoma
Sept. 18 BYU
Sept. 25 Wake Forest
Oct. 2 at Virginia
Oct. 9 at Miami
Oct. 16 Boston College
Oct. 23 OPEN DATE
Oct. 28 at NC State
Nov. 6 North Carolina
Nov. 13 Clemson
Nov. 20 at Maryland
Nov. 27 Florida
Georgia Tech
Non-Conference Schedule: South Carolina State,
at Kansas, Middle Tennessee, at Georgia
Games Against The Atlantic: NC State, at
Wake Forest, at Clemson
Realistic Best Case Record: 9-3
Worst Case Record: 5-7
Likely Finish: 8-4
Summary: It's not going to be easy. The
first half of the year is sneaky-tough with three
road games in four weeks after starting out against
South Carolina State. Going to Kansas will be
interesting with a key Coastal battle at North
Carolina coming up the following week. Having to go
to Virginia Tech all but kills hopes of repeating as
the ACC champion with a brutal three-game stretch of
at Clemson, at Virginia Tech, and against Miami. If
you thought the first part of the slate was
interesting, that's nothing compared to the
finishing kick with a trip to Georgia to close out
the brutal finishing kick. The week off comes in
between road games at Clemson and Virginia.
Sept. 4 SC State
Sept. 11 at Kansas
Sept. 18 at North Carolina
Sept. 25 NC State
Oct. 2 at Wake Forest
Oct. 9 Virginia
Oct. 16 Middle Tennessee
Oct. 23 at Clemson
Oct. 30 OPEN DATE
Nov. 4 at Virginia
Nov. 13 Miami
Nov. 20 Duke
Nov. 27 at Georgia
Maryland
Non-Conference Schedule: Navy, Morgan State, at
West Virginia, FIU
Games Against The Coastal: Duke, at Miami,
at Virginia
Realistic Best Case Record: 8-4
Worst Case Record: 4-8
Likely Finish: 6-6
Summary: If the Terps can get by Navy in
the season opener at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore,
the first half of the season should be terrific with
winnable games against Morgan State, FIU, and Duke
before the break in early October. There's a road
trip to West Virginia thrown in there, but a 4-1
start is a must with the brutal part of the slate
kicking in with four road games in five weeks going
to Clemson, Boston College, Miami, and Virginia with
a home date against Wake Forest thrown in the
middle. Closing out against Florida State and NC
State isn't going to be easy, but those are home
games that the Terps must split. On the plus side,
getting Duke and Virginia from the Coastal is a huge
break (but the other interdivisional game is against
Miami).
Sept. 6 Navy
Sept. 11 Morgan State
Sept. 18 at West Virginia
Sept. 25 FIU
Oct. 2 Duke
Oct. 9 OPEN DATE
Oct. 16 at Clemson
Oct. 23 at Boston College
Oct. 30 Wake Forest
Nov. 6 at Miami
Nov. 13 at Virginia
Nov. 20 Florida State
Nov. 27 NC State
Miami
Non-Conference Schedule: Florida A&M, at Ohio
State, at Pitt, South Florida
Games Against The Atlantic: at Clemson,
Florida State, Maryland
Realistic Best Case Record: 10-2
Worst Case Record: 5.7
Likely Finish: 8-4
Summary: Yeeeeeesh. After a light scrimmage
against Florida A&M, the Canes have a lot of work to
do going on the road for four of the next five games
and five of the following seven. But those away
games are against lightweights, right? At Ohio
State, at Pitt, at Clemson, and those are just the
first three road games coming before the home game
showdown against Florida State. Making matters worse
will be a road game against a Georgia Tech team that
should be fired up after getting stomped on in last
year's loss to the Canes, and that's followed up by
a game against Virginia Tech to close out the ACC
season. If that wasn't enough, South Florida comes
to Miami in the season finale.
Sept. 2 Florida A&M
Sept. 11 at Ohio State
Sept. 18 OPEN DATE
Sept. 23 at Pitt
Oct. 2 at Clemson
Oct. 9 Florida State
Oct. 16 at Duke
Oct. 23 North Carolina
Oct. 30 at Virginia
Nov. 6 Maryland
Nov. 13 at Georgia Tech
Nov. 20 Virginia Tech
Nov. 27 South Florida
North Carolina
Non-Conference Schedule: LSU, at Rutgers, East
Carolina William & Mary
Games Against The Atlantic: Clemson, at
Florida State, NC State
Realistic Best Case Record: 10-2
Worst Case Record: 6-6
Likely Finish: 8-4
Summary: This might be the most talented
North Carolina team in several years, but it's going
to be pushed hard over the first part of the season
starting out against LSU in Atlanta and jumping into
the ACC season with both feed facing Georgia Tech.
On the plus side, the game at Rutgers is one of just
three tough true road games that should be a
challenge if UNC has its head on straight. The
Virginia Tech game is in Chapel Hill, but that's
coming after dealing with three road games in four
weeks including dates with Miami and Florida State.
There are just enough relative breathers thrown into
the mix to allow the Tar Heels to take a little
break in between several tough games, and getting NC
State and Duke to close things out should help.
Sept. 4 LSU (in Atlanta)
Sept. 11 OPEN DATE
Sept. 18 Georgia Tech
Sept. 25 at Rutgers
Oct. 2 East Carolina
Oct. 9 Clemson
Oct. 16 at Virginia
Oct. 23 at Miami
Oct. 30 William & Mary
Nov. 6 at Florida State
Nov. 13 Virginia Tech
Nov. 20 NC State
Nov. 27 at Duke
NC State
Non-Conference Schedule: Western Carolina, at
UCF, Cincinnati, at East Carolina
Games Against The Coastal: at Georgia Tech,
Virginia Tech, at North Carolina
Realistic Best Case Record: 8-4
Worst Case Record: 4-8
Likely Finish: 7-5
Summary: The non-conference schedule is
light and squishy with only one game against a BCS
team, Cincinnati, and this isn't going to be the
Cincinnati of last year. But the Wolfpack needs the
break considering it gets hammered by
interdivisional play having to go to Georgia Tech
and North Carolina to go along with a home game
against Virginia Tech. There's no Duke or Virginia
to count on for wins. In Atlantic play, State gets
Florida State and Boston College at home but has to
go on the road to face Clemson as part of a tough
second half of the season with three road games in
the final four and four of the last six. There
aren't enough home games in a row to get comfortable
with just two straight in early October.
Sept. 4 Western Carolina
Sept. 11 at UCF
Sept. 16 Cincinnati
Sept. 25 at Georgia Tech
Oct. 2 Virginia Tech
Oct. 9 Boston College
Oct. 16 at East Carolina
Oct. 23 OPEN DATE
Oct. 28 Florida State
Nov. 6 at Clemson
Nov. 13 Wake Forest
Nov. 20 at North Carolina
Nov. 27 at Maryland
Virginia
Non-Conference Schedule: Richmond, at USC, VMI,
Eastern Michigan
Games Against The Atlantic: Florida State,
Maryland, at Boston College
Realistic Best Case Record: 7-5
Worst Case Record: 4-8
Likely Finish: 6-6
Summary: With the lightest and fluffiest
non-conference schedule in the ACC, outside of a
lambs-for-the-slaughter date at USC. there's no
schedule excuse to not finish with six wins.
However, it's going to take seven to get to a bowl
game after scheduling Richmond (who isn't exactly a
pushover from the FCS ranks) and VMI. (Remember,
Kansas State got burned last year by going 6-6 with
two FCS teams on the slate.) The wins might have to
come early before a bear of a second half of the
slate to handle facing Miami and three road games in
the final four. If the Cavs can't beat Duke on the
road it'll be uh-oh time with dates at Boston
College and Virginia Tech still to deal with. But if
the team makes a big comeback this year then the
chances are there to make some Coastal noise getting
Miami and North Carolina at home as part of a run of
five home games in six weeks.
Sept. 4 Richmond
Sept. 11 at USC
Sept. 18 OPEN DATE
Sept. 25 VMI
Oct. 2 Florida State
Oct. 9 at Georgia Tech
Oct. 16 North Carolina
Oct. 23 Eastern Michigan
Oct. 30 Miami
Nov. 6 at Duke
Nov. 13 Maryland
Nov. 20 at Boston College
Nov. 27 at Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech
Non-Conference Schedule: Boise State, James
Madison, East Carolina, Central Michigan
Games Against The Atlantic: at Boston
College, at NC State, Wake Forest
Realistic Best Case Record: 11-1
Worst Case Record: 8-4
Likely Finish: 10-2
Summary: The Hokies can make a major
statement in the season opener at FedEx Field in
Landover against Boise State. A win over the Broncos
would set the tone for a big season with a
relatively light slate, considering Tech plays in
the tougher of the two ACC divisions, missing the
big boys (Clemson and Florida State) from the
Atlantic and getting Georgia Tech at home from the
Coastal. Considering the Boise State game will be
like a home date crowd-wise, seven of the first nine
games are essentially at home including a nice run
of four straight home dates in the middle of the
season. Basically, there's no excuse to not be 9-0
before the piper is paid with road games at North
Carolina and Miami in back-to-back weeks.
Sept. 6 Boise State (in Landover)br />
Sept. 11 James Madison
Sept. 18 East Carolina
Sept. 25 at Boston College
Oct. 2 at NC State
Oct. 9 Central Michigan
Oct. 16 Wake Forest
Oct. 23 Duke
Oct. 30 OPEN DATE
Nov. 4 Georgia Tech
Nov. 13 at North Carolina
Nov. 20 at Miami
Nov. 27 Virginia
Wake Forest
Non-Conference Schedule: Presbyterian, at
Stanford, Navy, at Vanderbilt
Games Against The Coastal: Duke, Georgia
Tech, at Virginia Tech,
Realistic Best Case Record: 8-4
Worst Case Record: 4-8
Likely Finish: 6-6
Summary: Starting out with Presbyterian and
Duke should provide a decent base before dealing
with road trips to Stanford and Florida State. The
schedule is just a bit too tough, and the Demon
Deacons are just too average, to have any dreams of
winning the ACC title, but there are just enough
winnable games against teams like Maryland,
Vanderbilt, and NC State to hope for a bowl year.
However, those three games are on the road are part
of a run of four away games in the final six.
Getting Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech from the
Coastal is a horrible break, but that's balanced out
a bit by getting Duke at home. Wake probably has to
beat Navy and Vanderbilt to go bowling.
Sept. 2 Presbyterian
Sept. 11 Duke
Sept. 18 at Stanford
Sept. 25 at Florida State
Oct. 2 Georgia Tech
Oct. 9 Navy
Oct. 16 at Virginia Tech
Oct. 23 OPEN DATE
Oct. 30 at Maryland
Nov. 6 Boston College
Nov. 13 at NC State
Nov. 20 Clemson
Nov. 27 at Vanderbilt