# 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference football season

The 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference football season was the 66th season of College Football play for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). It was played from August 30, 2018 until January 2019. The Atlantic Coast Conference consists of 14 members in two divisions. It was part of the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The entire 2018 schedule was released on January 17, 2018.

## Previous season

Clemson defeated Miami, 38–3, in the ACC Football Championship Game.
Ten teams participated in bowl games in the 2017 season and the league went 4–6 in those games. Two teams participated in New Years 6 Bowls, however both lost. Clemson lost to Alabama in the 2018 Sugar Bowl, 6–24. Miami was played in the Orange Bowl as the ACC's other New Years Six team and lost to Wisconsin 24–34. Louisville lost 27–31 to Mississippi in the TaxSlayer Bowl. NC State beat Arizona State 52–31 in the Sun Bowl. Wake Forest won a shootout in the Belk Bowl with Texas A&M, 55–52. Virginia Tech lost 21–30 to Oklahoma State in the Camping World Bowl Virginia lost 7–49 to Navy in the Military Bowl. Iowa defeated Boston College, 20-27, in the Pinstripe Bowl. Florida State beat Southern Miss 42–13 in the Independence Bowl. Duke beat Northern Illinois 36–14 in the Quick Lane Bowl.

## Preseason
### ACC Media days

The 2018 ACC Football Kickoff event was held on July 18 & 19 at the Westin Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina. On July 6, the ACC announced 28 student athletes from 14 schools that addressed the media at the kickoff event. Press also released preseason polls (shown below) at the event.

#### Preseason Poll

The 2018 ACC Preseason Poll was announced following the ACC Football Kickoff event. Clemson and Miami were selected to win the Atlantic Division and Coastal Division, respectively. Clemson was selected the favorite to win the ACC Championship, receiving 139 out of 148 votes, or 94% of the vote. The poll was voted on by 148 media members, all of which were in attendance for the ACC Football Kickoff.
ACC Championship Votes
* Clemson – 139
* Miami – 5
* NC State – 2
* Virginia Tech, Florida State – 1

#### Preseason ACC Player of the year

Source:
1 A. J. Dillon (RB) - Boston College - 45
2 Christian Wilkins (DT) - Clemson - 42
3 Ryan Finley (QB) - NC State - 37
4 Cam Akers (RB) - Florida State - 13
5 Greg Dortch (WR) - Wake Forest – 3
T6 Joe Giles-Harris (LB) - Duke, TaQuon Marshall (QB) - Georgia Tech – 2
T8 Zach Allen - (DE) - Boston College, Eric Dungey (QB) - Syracuse, Jaylen Smith (WR) - Louisville, Olamide Zaccheaus (HB) - Virginia – 1

#### Preseason All Conference Teams
##### Offense

| Position | Player | School | Votes |
| Wide receiver | Jaylen Smith | Louisville | 90 |
| Wide receiver | Kelvin Harmon | NC State | 71 |
| Wide receiver | Hunter Renfrow | Clemson | 62 |
| Tight end | Tommy Sweeney | Boston College | 106 |
| Advanced Playmaker | Greg Dortch | Wake Forest | 64 |
| Tackle | Mitch Hyatt | Clemson | 130 |
| Tackle | Chris Lindstrom | Boston College | 72 |
| Guard | Parker Braun | Georgia Tech | 83 |
| Guard | Phil Haynes | Wake Forest | 65 |
| Center | Justin Falcinelli | Clemson | 56 |
| Quarterback | Ryan Finley | NC State | 102 |
| Running back | A. J. Dillon | Boston College | 112 |
| Running back | Cam Akers | Florida State | 94 |

##### Defense

| Position | Player | School | Votes |
| Defensive end | Clelin Ferrell | Clemson | 122 |
| Defensive end | Austin Bryant | Clemson | 80 |
| Defensive tackle | Christian Wilkins | Clemson | 122 |
| Defensive tackle | Dexter Lawrence | Clemson | 119 |
| Linebacker | Joe Giles-Harris | Duke | 103 |
| Linebacker | Shaquille Quarterman | Miami | 98 |
| Linebacker | Kendall Joseph | Clemson | 84 |
| Cornerback | Mark Gilbert | Duke | 84 |
| Cornerback | Michael Jackson | Miami | 68 |
| Safety | Jaquan Johnson | Miami | 103 |
| Safety | Lukas Denis | Boston College | 64 |

##### Specialist

| Position | Player | School | Votes |
| Placekicker | Ricky Aguayo | Florida State | 119 |
| Punter | Sterling Hofrichter | Syracuse | 33 |
| Specialist | Anthony Ratliff-Williams | North Carolina | 97 |
Source:

### Recruiting classes

Rankings :
| Team | ESPN | Rivals | 24/7 | Signees |
| Boston College | 62 | 69 | 67 | 20 |
| Clemson | 5 | 8 | 6 | 17 |
| Duke | 61 | 64 | 61 | 16 |
| Florida State | 11 | 10 | 11 | 21 |
| Georgia Tech | 53 | 52 | 51 | 21 |
| Louisville | 28 | 31 | 29 | 23 |
| Miami | 8 | 6 | 8 | 23 |
| North Carolina | 26 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
| NC State | 29 | 34 | 26 | 24 |
| Pittsburgh | 56 | 36 | 46 | 20 |
| Syracuse | 52 | 63 | 46 | 20 |
| Virginia | 57 | 66 | 64 | 20 |
| Virginia Tech | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 |
| Wake Forest | 60 | 60 | 60 | 22 |

## Coaches

| Team | Head coach | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | ACC record |
| Boston College | Steve Addazio | 6 | 44–44 | 31–33 | 15–25 |
| Clemson | Dabo Swinney | 11 | 101–30 | 101–30 | 61–16 |
| Duke | David Cutcliffe | 11 | 103–96 | 59–67 | 28–52 |
| Florida State | Willie Taggart | 1 | 47–50 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Georgia Tech | Paul Johnson | 11 | 182–93 | 75–54 | 46–34 |
| Louisville | Bobby Petrino | 9 | 117–48 | 75–27 | 45–17 |
| Miami | Mark Richt | 3 | 164–58 | 19–7 | 12–4 |
| North Carolina | Larry Fedora | 7 | 77–53 | 43–34 | 27–21 |
| NC State | Dave Doeren | 6 | 57–34 | 34–30 | 15–25 |
| Pittsburgh | Pat Narduzzi | 4 | 21–17 | 21–17 | 14–10 |
| Syracuse | Dino Babers | 3 | 45–32 | 8–16 | 4-12 |
| Virginia | Bronco Mendenhall | 3 | 107–60 | 8–17 | 4–12 |
| Virginia Tech | Justin Fuente | 3 | 45–31 | 19–8 | 11–5 |
| Wake Forest | Dave Clawson | 5 | 111–108 | 21–29 | 9–23 |
Notes:
* Records shown are prior to the 2018 season.
* Years at school includes the 2018 season.

## Rankings

Legend :
| | Improvement in ranking |
| | Drop in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll |
| | | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Final |
| Boston College | AP | RV | RV | RV | 23 | | RV | | | RV | 24 | 17 | 22 | | | | |
| Boston College | C | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | | RV | | 25 | 14 | 22 | RV | | | |
| Boston College | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 21 | 17 | 20 | | | | |
| Clemson | AP | 2 (18) | 2 (12) | 2 (6) | 3 | 3 (1) | 4 (1) | 4 (2) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 (61) |
| Clemson | C | 2 (3) | 2 (3) | 2 (3) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 4 (2) | 4 (2) | 3 (2) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 2 (2) | 1 (64) |
| Clemson | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Duke | AP | | | RV | RV | 22 | RV | | RV | | | RV | RV | | | | |
| Duke | C | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | RV |
| Duke | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | |
| Florida State | AP | 19 | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Florida State | C | 19 | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Florida State | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | |
| Georgia Tech | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Georgia Tech | C | | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Georgia Tech | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | |
| Louisville | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Louisville | C | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Louisville | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | |
| Miami | AP | 8 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 16 | RV | RV | | | | | | | |
| Miami | C | 8 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 15 | RV | 25 | RV | | | | | | |
| Miami | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | |
| North Carolina | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| North Carolina | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| North Carolina | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | |
| NC State | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 20 | 16 | 22 | RV | 22 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
| NC State | C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 19 | 15 | 22 | RV | 22 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
| NC State | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 21 | 14 | | | | | |
| Pittsburgh | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | RV | 24 | | | |
| Pittsburgh | C | | | | | | | | | | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | | |
| Pittsburgh | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | 24 | | | |
| Syracuse | AP | | | | RV | RV | RV | | | | 22 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
| Syracuse | C | | | | RV | RV | RV | | | RV | 24 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
| Syracuse | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 19 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
| Virginia | AP | | | | | | | | RV | RV | 23 | | | | | | |
| Virginia | C | | | | | RV | | | RV | RV | 22 | | RV | RV | | | RV |
| Virginia | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 25 | | | | | | |
| Virginia Tech | AP | 20 | 12 | 13 | 13 | RV | 24 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Virginia Tech | C | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 24 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | |
| Virginia Tech | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | |
| Wake Forest | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wake Forest | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wake Forest | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | |

## Schedule

* Index to colors and formatting
* ACC member won
* ACC member lost
* ACC teams in bold
† denotes Homecoming game

### Regular season
#### Week one

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 8:00 p.m. | Wake Forest | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA | CBSSN | W 23–17 $^{OT}$ | 15,478 |
| August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | Syracuse | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI | CBSSN | W 55–42 | 20,628 |
| September 1 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 2 (FCS) James Madison | NC State | Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC | ESPNU | W 24–13 | 56,073 |
| September 1 | 12:20 p.m. | No. 23 (FCS) Furman | No. 2 Clemson | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC | ACCN | W 48–7 | 80,048 |
| September 1 | 12:30 p.m. | Alcorn State | Georgia Tech | Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA | RSN | W 41–0 | 39,719 |
| September 1 | 1:00 p.m. | UMass | Boston College | Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA (Rivalry) | ACCN Extra | W 55–21 | 30,112 |
| September 1 | 3:30 p.m. | Albany | Pittsburgh | Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA | ACCN Extra | W 33–7 | 34,486 |
| September 1 | 4:00 p.m. | North Carolina | Cal | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA | Fox | L 17–24 | 42,168 |
| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | Richmond | Virginia | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | ACCN Extra | W 42–13 | 40,524 |
| September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Army | Duke | Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC | ESPNU | W 34–14 | 26,017 |
| September 1 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 1 Alabama | Louisville | Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL (Camping World Kickoff) | ABC | L 14–51 | 57,280 |
| September 2 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 25 LSU | No. 8 Miami | AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX (Advocare Classic) | ABC | L 17–33 | 68,841 |
| September 3 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 20 Virginia Tech | No. 19 Florida State | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | ESPN | VT 24–3 | 75,237 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

#### Week two

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 8 | 12:00 p.m. | Georgia Tech | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | ABC/ESPN2 | L 38–49 | 34,182 |
| September 8 | 12:00 p.m. | Duke | Northwestern | Ryan Field • Evanston, IL | ESPNU | W 21–7 | 40,654 |
| September 8 | 12:00 p.m. | Towson | Wake Forest | BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC | ACCN Extra | W 51–20 | 23,619 |
| September 8 | 12:30 p.m. | Georgia State | NC State | Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC | RSN | W 41–7 | 56,017 |
| September 8 | 1:00 p.m. | Holy Cross | Boston College | Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA (Rivalry) | ACCN Extra | W 62–14 | 40,311 |
| September 8 | 2:00 p.m. | William & Mary | No. 12 Virginia Tech | Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA | ACCN Extra | W 62–17 | 65,632 |
| September 8 | 3:30 p.m. | North Carolina | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | ESPNU | L 14–41 | 39,298 |
| September 8 | 3:30 p.m. | Wagner | Syracuse | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | ACCN Extra | W 62–10 | 29,395 |
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Savannah State | No. 22 Miami | Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL | ACCN Extra | W 77–0 | 60,307 |
| September 8 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 2 Clemson | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | ESPN | W 28–26 | 104,794 |
| September 8 | 7:00 p.m. | Indiana State | Louisville | Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | ACCN Extra | W 31–7 | 44,520 |
| September 8 | 7:20 p.m. | Samford | Florida State | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | ACCN | W 36–26 | 72,239 |
| September 8 | 7:30 p.m. | Virginia | Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | BTN | L 16–20 | 35,492 |
| September 8 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 13 Penn State | Pittsburgh | Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry) | ABC | L 6–51 | 68,400 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

#### Week three

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 13 | 5:30 p.m. | Boston College | Wake Forest | BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC | ESPN | BC 41–34 | 25,309 |
| September 15 | 12:00 p.m. | Florida State | Syracuse | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | ESPN | CUSE 30–7 | 37,457 |
| September 15 | 12:00 p.m. | Georgia Southern | No. 2 Clemson | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC | ESPNU | W 38–7 | 79,844 |
| September 15 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 21 Miami | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | ESPN2 | W 49–24 | 28,117 |
| September 15 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 18 UCF | North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | ESPNU | Cancelled | |
| September 15 | 12:20 p.m. | East Carolina | No. 13 Virginia Tech | Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA | ACCN | Cancelled | |
| September 15 | 12:30 p.m. | Georgia Tech | Pittsburgh | Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA | RSN | PITT 24–19 | 34,284 |
| September 15 | 2:30 p.m. | Duke | Baylor | McLane Stadium • Waco, TX | FS1 | W 40–27 | 40,442 |
| September 15 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 14 West Virginia | NC State | Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC | ESPNU | Cancelled | |
| September 15 | 4:15 p.m. | Ohio | Virginia | Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN | ESPN2 | W 45–31 | 5,438 |
| September 15 | 7:30 p.m. | Western Kentucky | Louisville | Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | RSN | W 20–17 | 54,923 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
* 1 2 3 This game has been cancelled in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.
* ↑ Moved from Scott Stadium in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.

#### Week four

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 22 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 23 Boston College | Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | ESPN2 | L 13–30 | 47,119 |
| September 22 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 8 Notre Dame | Wake Forest | BB&T Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC | ABC | L 27–56 | 31,092 |
| September 22 | 12:20 p.m. | Pittsburgh | North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | ACCN | UNC 38–35 | 44,168 |
| September 22 | 12:30 p.m. | Louisville | Virginia | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | RSN | UVA 27–3 | 34,446 |
| September 22 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 3 Clemson | Georgia Tech | Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA | ABC | CLEM 49–21 | 50,595 |
| September 22 | 3:30 p.m. | FIU | No. 21 Miami | Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL | ESPN2 | W 31–17 | 59,814 |
| September 22 | 3:30 p.m. | North Carolina Central | Duke † | Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC | ACCN Extra | W 55–13 | 30,477 |
| September 22 | 3:30 p.m. | Northern Illinois | Florida State | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | ESPNU | W 37–19 | 65,633 |
| September 22 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 13 Virginia Tech | Old Dominion | Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA | CBSSN | L 35–49 | 20,532 |
| September 22 | 4:00 p.m. | Connecticut | Syracuse | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | ESPNews | W 51–21 | 36,632 |
| September 22 | 7:00 p.m. | NC State | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV | CBSSN | W 37–20 | 32,349 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

#### Week five

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 27 | 8:00 p.m. | North Carolina | No. 16 Miami | Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL | ESPN | MIA 47–10 | 60,845 |
| September 29 | 12:00 p.m. | Bowling Green | Georgia Tech | Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA | RSN | W 63–17 | 40,740 |
| September 29 | 12:00 p.m. | Syracuse | No. 3 Clemson | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC | ABC | CLEM 27–23 | 80,122 |
| September 29 | 12:00 p.m. | Temple | Boston College | Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA | ESPNU | W 45–35 | 40,111 |
| September 29 | 12:20 p.m. | Virginia | NC State | Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC | ACCN | NCSU 35–21 | 57,600 |
| September 29 | 3:30 p.m. | Florida State | Louisville | Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | ESPN2 | FSU 28–24 | 52,798 |
| September 29 | 3:30 p.m. | Pittsburgh | No. 13 UCF | Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, FL | ESPNU | L 14–45 | 44,904 |
| September 29 | 3:30 p.m. | Rice | Wake Forest | BB&T Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC | RSN | W 56–24 | 24,519 |
| September 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Virginia Tech | No. 22 Duke | Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC | ESPNU | VT 31–14 | 32,177 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

#### Week six

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 5 | 7:00 p.m. | Georgia Tech | Louisville | Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | ESPN | GT 66–31 | 51,658 |
| October 6 | 12:20 p.m. | Syracuse | Pittsburgh † | Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA | ACCN | PITT 44–37 $^{OT}$ | 37,100 |
| October 6 | 12:30 p.m. | Boston College | No. 23 NC State | Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC | RSN | NCSU 28–23 | 57,241 |
| October 6 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 4 Clemson | Wake Forest | BB&T Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC | ESPN | CLEM 63–3 | 31,608 |
| October 6 | 3:30 p.m. | Florida State | No. 17 Miami | Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL (Rivalry) | ABC | MIA 28–27 | 65,490 |
| October 6 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 6 Notre Dame | No. 24 Virginia Tech | Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA | ABC | L 23–45 | 65,632 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
| Date | Bye Week | Bye Week | Bye Week |
| October 6 | Duke | North Carolina | Virginia |

#### Week seven

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 13 | 12:20 p.m. | Duke | Georgia Tech † | Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA | ACCN | DUKE 28–14 | 41,709 |
| October 13 | 12:30 p.m. | Louisville | Boston College † | Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA | RSN | BC 38–20 | 31,478 |
| October 13 | 2:30 p.m. | Pittsburgh | No. 5 Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Rivalry) | NBC | L 14–19 | 77,622 |
| October 13 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 16 Miami | Virginia † | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | ESPN2 | UVA 16–13 | 42,393 |
| October 13 | 7:00 p.m. | Virginia Tech | North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | ESPNU | VT 22–19 | 50,500 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
| Date | Bye Week | Bye Week | Bye Week | Bye Week | Bye Week |
| October 13 | No. 4 Clemson | Florida State | No. 20 NC State | Syracuse | Wake Forest |

#### Week eight

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 20 | 12:20 p.m. | North Carolina | Syracuse † | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | ACCN | CUSE 40–37 $^{2OT}$ | 35,210 |
| October 20 | 12:30 p.m. | Virginia | Duke | Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC | RSN | UVA 28–14 | 20,277 |
| October 20 | 3:30 p.m. | Wake Forest | Florida State † | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | ESPN2 | FSU 38–17 | 67,274 |
| October 20 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 16 NC State | No. 3 Clemson † | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl) | ESPN | CLEM 41–7 | 81,295 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
| Date | Bye Week | Bye Week | Bye Week | Bye Week | Bye Week | Bye Week |
| October 20 | Boston College | Louisville | Georgia Tech | Miami | Pittsburgh | Virginia Tech |

#### Week nine

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 25 | 7:30 p.m. | Georgia Tech | Virginia Tech | Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA | ESPN | GT 49–28 | 65,632 |
| October 26 | 7:00 p.m. | Miami | Boston College | Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA | ESPN | BC 27–14 | 44,514 |
| October 27 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 2 Clemson | Florida State | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Rivalry) | ABC | CLEM 59–10 | 68,403 |
| October 27 | 12:00 p.m. | Wake Forest | Louisville † | Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | RSN | WAKE 56–35 | 49,603 |
| October 27 | 12:20 p.m. | North Carolina | Virginia | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | ACCN | UVA 31–21 | 43,128 |
| October 27 | 3:30 p.m. | Duke | Pittsburgh | Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA | RSN | PITT 54–45 | 31,510 |
| October 27 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 22 NC State | Syracuse | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | ESPN2 | CUSE 51–44 | 40,769 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

#### Week ten

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 2 | 7:30 p.m. | Pittsburgh | No. 23 Virginia | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | ESPN2 | PITT 23–13 | 36,256 |
| November 3 | 12:00 p.m. | Louisville | No. 2 Clemson | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC | ABC | CLEM 77–16 | 78,741 |
| November 3 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 22 Syracuse | Wake Forest † | BB&T Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC | RSN | CUSE 41–24 | 26,136 |
| November 3 | 12:15 p.m. | Georgia Tech | North Carolina † | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | ACCN | GT 38–28 | 40,782 |
| November 3 | 3:30 p.m. | Florida State | NC State † | Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC | ABC | NCST 47–28 | 57,600 |
| November 3 | 3:45 p.m. | No. 24 Boston College | Virginia Tech † | Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Rivalry) | ACCN | BC 31–21 | 65,632 |
| November 3 | 7:00 p.m. | Duke | Miami † | Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL | ESPN2 | DUKE 20–12 | 62,326 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

#### Week eleven

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 8 | 7:30 p.m. | Wake Forest | No. 22 NC State | Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC (Rivalry, Tobacco Road) | ESPN | WAKE 27–23 | 56,228 |
| November 9 | 7:00 p.m. | Louisville | No. 13 Syracuse | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | ESPN | CUSE 54–23 | 42,797 |
| November 10 | 12:20 p.m. | North Carolina | Duke | Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC (Victory Bell) | ACCN | DUKE 42–35 | 35,493 |
| November 10 | 3:00 p.m. | Liberty | Virginia | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | RSN | W 45–24 | 41,485 |
| November 10 | 3:30 p.m. | Virginia Tech | Pittsburgh | Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA | ESPNU | PITT 52–22 | 44,398 |
| November 10 | 7:00 p.m. | Miami | Georgia Tech | Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA | ESPN2 | GT 27–21 | 48,217 |
| November 10 | 7:30 p.m. | Florida State | No. 3 Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN | NBC | L 13–42 | 77,622 |
| November 10 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 2 Clemson | No. 17 Boston College | Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA (O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy) | ABC | CLEM 27–7 | 44,500 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

#### Week twelve

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 17 | 12:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh | Wake Forest | BB&T Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC | RSN | PITT 34–13 | 25,609 |
| November 17 | 12:20 p.m. | NC State | Louisville | Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | ACCN | NCSU 52–10 | 48,265 |
| November 17 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 12 Syracuse | No. 3 Notre Dame | Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY | NBC | L 3–36 | 48,104 |
| November 17 | 3:00 p.m. | Western Carolina | North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | ACCN Extra | W 49–26 | 41,151 |
| November 17 | 3:30 p.m. | Virginia | Georgia Tech | Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA | RSN | GT 30–27 $^{OT}$ | 37,543 |
| November 17 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 22 Boston College | Florida State | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | ESPN2 | FSU 22–21 | 57,274 |
| November 17 | 3:30 p.m. | Miami | Virginia Tech | Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA | ESPN | MIA 38–14 | 62,379 |
| November 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Duke | No. 2 Clemson | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC | ESPN | CLEM 35–6 | 81,313 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

#### Week thirteen

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 23 | 3:30 p.m. | Virginia | Virginia Tech | Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Commonwealth Cup) | ABC | VT 34–31 $^{OT}$ | 60,776 |
| November 24 | 12:00 p.m. | Georgia Tech | No. 5 Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) | SECN | L 21–45 | 92,746 |
| November 24 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 13 Florida | Florida State | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Rivalry) | ABC | L 14–41 | 71,953 |
| November 24 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 19 Syracuse | Boston College | Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA (Rivalry) | ESPN | CUSE 42–21 | 34,959 |
| November 24 | 12:20 p.m. | NC State | North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC (Rivalry) | ACCN | NCSU 34–28 $^{OT}$ | 41,510 |
| November 24 | 12:30 p.m. | Wake Forest | Duke | Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC | RSN | WAKE 59–7 | 20,782 |
| November 24 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 24 Pittsburgh | Miami | Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL | ESPN | MIA 24–3 | 59,606 |
| November 24 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 17 Kentucky | Louisville | Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY (Governor's Cup) | ESPN2 | L 10–56 | 49,988 |
| November 24 | 7:00 p.m. | South Carolina | No. 2 Clemson | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Palmetto Bowl) | ESPN | W 56–35 | 81,436 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

#### Week fourteen

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| December 1 | 12:00 p.m. | East Carolina | NC State | Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC (Victory Barrel) | ACCN Extra | W 58–3 | 57,223 |
| December 1 | 12:00 p.m. | Marshall | Virginia Tech | Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA | ACCN Extra | W 41–20 | 31,336 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
* ↑ Scheduled due to missed game from Hurricane Florence.
* ↑ Scheduled due to missed game from Hurricane Florence.

## Championship game

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Broadcast | Result | Attendance | Reference |
| December 1 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 2 Clemson | Pittsburgh | Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC | ABC | CLEM 42–10 | 67,784 | |

## ACC vs other conferences
### ACC vs Power 5 matchups

This is a list of the power conference teams (Big 10, Big 12, Pac-12, Notre Dame and SEC). Although the NCAA does not consider BYU a "Power Five" school, the ACC considers games against BYU as satisfying its "Power Five" scheduling requirement. The ACC plays in the non-conference games. All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.
| Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Significance | Score |
| September 1 | California | North Carolina | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA | | L 17–24 |
| September 1 | No. 1 Alabama | Louisville | Camping World Stadium • Orlando | Camping World Kickoff | L 14–51 |
| September 2 | No. 25 LSU | No. 8 Miami (FL) | AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX | Advocare Classic | L 17–33 |
| September 8 | Duke | Northwestern | Ryan Field • Evanston, IL | | W 21–7 |
| September 8 | No. 2 Clemson | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | | W 28–26 |
| September 8 | No. 13 Penn State | Pittsburgh | Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA | Rivalry | L 6–51 |
| September 8 | Virginia | Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | | L 16–20 |
| September 15 | Duke | Baylor | McLane Stadium • Waco, TX | | W 40–27 |
| September 22 | No. 23 Boston College | Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | | L 13–30 |
| September 22 | No. 8 Notre Dame | Wake Forest | BB&T Field • Winston–Salem, NC | | L 27–56 |
| October 6 | No. 6 Notre Dame | No. 23 Virginia Tech | Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA | | L 23–45 |
| October 13 | Pittsburgh | No. 5 Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN | Rivalry | L 14–19 |
| November 10 | Florida State | No. 3 Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN | | L 13–42 |
| November 17 | No. 12 Syracuse | No. 3 Notre Dame | Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY | | L 3–36 |
| November 24 | Georgia Tech | No. 5 Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate | L 21–45 |
| November 24 | South Carolina | No. 2 Clemson | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC | Palmetto Bowl | W 56–35 |
| November 24 | No. 17 Kentucky | Louisville | Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | Governor's Cup | L 10–56 |
| November 24 | No. 13 Florida | Florida State | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | Rivalry | L 14–41 |

### Records against other conferences

| Power 5 Conferences | Record |
| Big Ten | 1–3 |
| Big 12 | 1–0 |
| BYU/Notre Dame | 0–5 |
| Pac-12 | 0–1 |
| SEC | 2–5 |
| Power 5 Total | 4–14 |
| Other FBS Conferences | Record |
| American | 4–3 |
| C–USA | 5–1 |
| Independents (Excluding BYU & Notre Dame) | 3–0 |
| MAC | 5–0 |
| Mountain West | 0–0 |
| Sun Belt | 1–0 |
| Other FBS Total | 18–4 |
| FCS Opponents | Record |
| Football Championship Subdivision | 14–0 |
| Total Non-Conference Record | 36–18 |
| Power Conferences 5 | Record |
| Big Ten | 0–2 |
| Big 12 | 1–0 |
| BYU/Notre Dame | 1–0 |
| Pac-12 | 0–1 |
| SEC | 2–1 |
| Power 5 Total | 4–4 |
| Other FBS Conferences | Record |
| American | 2–1 |
| C–USA | 0–0 |
| Independents (Excluding BYU & Notre Dame) | 0–0 |
| MAC | 0–0 |
| Mountain West | 0–0 |
| Sun Belt | 0–0 |
| Other FBS Total | 2–1 |
| Total Bowl Record | 6–5 |

## Postseason
### Bowl games

Legend :
* ACC win
* ACC loss
| Bowl game | Date | Site | Television | Time (EST) | ACC team | Opponent | Score | Attendance |
| 2018 Birmingham Bowl | December 22 | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL | ESPN | 12:00 p.m. | Wake Forest | Memphis | W 37–34 | 25,717 |
| 2018 First Responder Bowl | December 26 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX | ESPN | 1:30 p.m. | Boston College | Boise State | Canceled | |
| 2018 Quick Lane Bowl | December 26 | Ford Field • Detroit, MI | ESPN | 5:15 p.m. | Georgia Tech | Minnesota | L 10–34 | 27,228 |
| 2018 Independence Bowl | December 27 | Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA | ESPN | 1:30 p.m. | Duke | Temple | W 56–27 | 27,492 |
| 2018 Pinstripe Bowl | December 27 | Yankee Stadium • New York, NY | ESPN | 5:15 p.m. | Miami | Wisconsin | L 3–35 | 37,821 |
| 2018 Camping World Bowl | December 28 | Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL | ESPN | 5:15 p.m. | No. 20 Syracuse | No. 16 West Virginia | W 34–18 | 41,125 |
| 2018 Belk Bowl | December 29 | Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC | ESPN | 12:00 p.m. | Virginia | South Carolina | W 28–0 | 48,263 |
| 2018 Military Bowl | December 31 | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD | ESPN | 12:00 p.m. | Virginia Tech | Cincinnati | L 31–35 | 32,832 |
| 2018 Sun Bowl | December 31 | Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX | CBS | 2:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh | Stanford | L 13–14 | 40,680 |
| 2018 Gator Bowl | December 31 | TIAA Bank Field • Jacksonville, FL | ESPN | 7:30 p.m. | NC State | No. 19 Texas A&M | L 13–52 | 38,206 |
| College Football Playoff bowl games |||||||||
| Cotton Bowl (CFP Semifinal) | December 29 | AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX | ESPN | 4:00 p.m. | No. 2 Clemson | No. 3 Notre Dame | W 30–3 | 72,183 |
| CFP National Championship | January 7 | Levi's Stadium • Santa Clara, CA | ESPN | 8:00 p.m. | No. 2 Clemson | No. 1 Alabama | W 44–16 | 74,814 |
Rankings are from CFP rankings. All times Eastern Time Zone. ACC teams shown in bold.

## Awards and honors
### Player of the week honors

| Week | Quarterback | Quarterback | Quarterback | Running Back | Running Back | Running Back | Offensive Line | Offensive Line | Offensive Line | Receiver | Receiver | Receiver | Defensive Line | Defensive Line | Defensive Line | Linebacker | Linebacker | Linebacker | Defensive Back | Defensive Back | Defensive Back | Specialist | Specialist | Specialist | Rookie | Rookie | Rookie |
| Week | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position |
| Week 1 (Sept. 4) | Eric Dungey | Syracuse | QB | Jordan Ellis | Virginia | RB | Tremayne Anchrum Chris Lindstrom | Clemson Boston College | OT OT | Jakobi Meyers | NC State | WR | Gerald Willis | Miami | DT | Rayshard Ashby | Virginia Tech | LB | Caleb Farley | Virginia Tech | CB | Maurice Ffrench | Pittsburgh | KR | Sage Surratt | Wake Forest | WR |
| Week 2 (Sept. 10) | Daniel Jones | Duke | QB | A. J. Dillon | Boston College | RB | Mitch Hyatt | Clemson | OT | Tee Higgins | Clemson | WR | Clelin Ferrell | Clemson | DE | Ben Humphreys | Duke | LB | Juan Thornhill | Virginia | SS | Greg Dortch | Wake Forest | KR | Thayer Thomas | NC State | WR |
| Week 3 (Sept. 17) | Anthony Brown | Boston College | QB | A.J. Dillon (2) | Boston College | RB | Jack Wohlabaugh | Duke | C | Olamide Zaccheaus | Virginia | HB | Wyatt Ray | Boston College | DE | Kielan Whitner | Syracuse | LB | Dylan Singleton | Duke | S | Andre Szmyt | Syracuse | PK | Tommy DeVito | Syracuse | QB |
| Week 4 (Sept. 24) | Eric Dungey (2) | Syracuse | QB | Travis Etienne | Clemson | RB | William Sweet | North Carolina | OT | Kelvin Harmon | NC State | WR | Alton Robinson | Syracuse | DE | Charles Snowden | Virginia | OLB | Jarius Morehead | NC State | SS | Sean Riley | Syracuse | KR/PR | Trevor Lawrence | Clemson | QB |
| Week 5 (Oct. 1) | Ryan Willis | Virginia Tech | QB | Travis Etienne (2) | Clemson | RB | Mitch Hyatt (2) | Clemson | OT | Greg Dortch | Wake Forest | WR | Joe Jackson | Miami | DE | DeCalon Brooks Shaq Quarterman | Florida State Miami | LB | Reggie Floyd | Virginia Tech | S | Andre Szmyt (2) | Syracuse | PK | Sam Hartman | Wake Forest | QB |
| Week 6 (Oct. 8) | TaQuon Marshall | Georgia Tech | QB | Qadree Ollison | Pittsburgh | RB | Parker Braun | Georgia Tech | LG | Kelvin Harmon (2) Damon Hazelton | NC State Virginia Tech | WR | Alton Robinson (2) | Syracuse | DE | Germaine Pratt | NC State | LB | Damar Hamlin | Pittsburgh | FS | D.J. Matthews | Florida State | PR | Lyn-J Dixon | Clemson | RB |
| Week 7 (Oct. 15) | Anthony Brown (2) | Boston College | QB | Michael Carter | North Carolina | TB | Chris Lindstrom (2) | Boston College | OT | T.J. Rahming | Duke | WR | Zach Allen | Boston College | DE | Joe Giles-Harris | Duke | LB | Juan Thornhill (2) | Virginia | SS | Maurice Ffrench (2) | Pittsburgh | KR | Chris Rumph II | Duke | DE |
| Week 8 (Oct. 22) | Deondre Francois | Florida State | QB | Antonio Williams | North Carolina | TB | Mitch Hyatt (3) | Clemson | OT | Jamal Custis | Syracuse | WR | Brian Burns | Florida State | DE | Ryan Guthrie | Syracuse | LB | Bryce Hall | Virginia | CB | Dazz Newsome | North Carolina | PR | Trevor Lawrence (2) | Clemson | QB |
| Week 9 (Oct. 29) | Eric Dungey (3) | Syracuse | QB | Deon Jackson Mat Colburn II | Duke Wake Forest | RB | Parker Braun (2) | Georgia Tech | OG | Kelvin Harmon (3) | NC State | WR | Carlos Bashman | Wake Forest | DE | Germaine Pratt (2) | NC State | LB | Cameron Glenn | Wake Forest | FS | Alex Kessman | Pittsburgh | PK | Tobias Oliver Trevor Lawrence (3) | Georgia Tech Clemson | QB |
| Week 10 (Nov. 5) | James Blackman | Florida State | QB | Darrin Hall | Pittsburgh | RB | Mike Herndon | Pittsburgh | OG | Tamorrion Terry | Florida State | WR | Anree Saint-Amour | Georgia Tech | DE | Cole Holcomb | North Carolina | LB | Brandon Sebastian | Boston College | DB | Christopher Dunn | NC State | PK | Tobias Oliver (2) | Georgia Tech | QB |
| Week 11 (Nov. 12) | Daniel Jones (2) | Duke | QB | Quadree Ollison (2) | Pittsburgh | RB | Jimmy Morrissey | Pittsburgh | C | Kelvin Harmon (4) | NC State | WR | Christian Wilkins | Clemson | DT | Jalen Johnson | Georgia Tech | OLB | Cameron Glenn (2) | Wake Forest | S | Joe Reed | Virginia | KR | Trevor Lawrence (4) | Clemson | QB |
| Week 12 (Nov. 19) | Kenny Pickett | Pittsburgh | QB | Cam Akers | Florida State | RB | Garrett Bradbury | NC State | C | Tamorrion Terry (2) | Florida State | WR | Zach Allen (2) | Boston College | DE | Dontavious Jackson | Florida State | LB | Stanford Samuels III | Florida State | CB | Wesley Wells | Georgia Tech | PK | Tamorrion Terry | Florida State | WR |
| Week 13 (Nov. 26) | Eric Dungey (4) | Syracuse | QB | Reggie Gallaspy Cade Carney | NC State Wake Forest | RB | Justin Falcinelli | Clemson | C | Tee Higgins (2) | Clemson | WR | Ricky Walker | Virginia Tech | DT | Ryan Guthrie (2) | Syracuse | LB | Andre Cisco | Syracuse | S | Juanyeh Thomas | Georgia Tech | KR | Trevor Lawrence (5) | Clemson | QB |

### All Conference Teams

Source:
| Position | Player | Class | Team |
| First Team Offense ||||
| QB | Ryan Finley | Gr. | NC State |
| RB | Travis Etienne | So. | Clemson |
| RB | A. J. Dillon | So. | Boston College |
| WR | Kelvin Harmon | Jr. | NC State |
| WR | Olamide Zaccheaus | Sr. | Virginia |
| WR | Jakobi Meyers | Jr. | NC State |
| TE | Tommy Sweeney | Gr. | Boston College |
| T | Mitch Hyatt | Sr. | Clemson |
| T | Tyler Jones | Sr. | NC State |
| G | Chris Lindstrom | Sr. | Boston College |
| G | Parker Braun | Jr. | Georgia Tech |
| C | Garrett Bradbury | Gr. | NC State |
| All Purpose Back | Greg Dortch | So. | Wake Forest |
| First Team Defense ||||
| DE | Clelin Ferrell | Jr. | Clemson |
| DE | Brian Burns | Jr. | Florida State |
| DT | Christian Wilkins | Gr. | Clemson |
| DT | Dexter Lawrence | Jr. | Clemson |
| LB | Germaine Pratt | Gr. | NC State |
| LB | Shaquille Quarterman | Jr. | Miami |
| LB | Joe Giles-Harris | Jr. | Duke |
| CB | Hamp Cheevers | Jr. | Boston College |
| CB | Bryce Hall | Jr. | Virginia |
| S | Juan Thornhill | Sr. | Virginia |
| S | Andre Cisco | Fr. | Syracuse |
| First Team Special Teams ||||
| PK | Andre Szmyt | R-Fr. | Syracuse |
| P | Sterling Hofrichter | Jr. | Syracuse |
| SP | Greg Dortch | So. | Wake Forest |
| Position | Player | Class | Team |
| Second Team Offense ||||
| QB | Trevor Lawrence | Fr. | Clemson |
| RB | Qadree Ollison | Sr. | Pittsburgh |
| RB | Travis Homer | Jr. | Miami |
| WR | Tee Higgins | So. | Clemson |
| WR | Jamal Custis | Sr. | Syracuse |
| WR | Damon Hazelton | So. | Virginia Tech |
| TE | Brevin Jordan | Fr. | Miami |
| T | Tremayne Anchrum | Jr. | Clemson |
| T | Stefano Millin | Sr. | Pittsburgh |
| G | Phil Haynes | Sr. | Wake Forest |
| G | Sean Pollard | Jr. | Clemson |
| C | Justin Falcinelli | Gr. | Clemson |
| All Purpose Back | Deon Jackson | So. | Duke |
| Second Team Defense ||||
| DE | Zach Allen | Sr. | Boston College |
| DE | Alton Robinson | Jr. | Syracuse |
| DT | Gerald Willis | Sr. | Miami |
| DT | Ricky Walker | Sr. | Virginia Tech |
| LB | Cole Holcomb | Sr. | North Carolina |
| LB | Tre Lamar | Jr. | Clemson |
| LB | Ryan Guthrie | Sr. | Syracuse |
| CB | Trayvon Mullen | Jr. | Clemson |
| CB | Essang Bassey | Jr. | Wake Forest |
| S | Jaquan Johnson | Sr. | Miami |
| S | Cameron Glenn | Sr. | Wake Forest |
| Second Team Special Teams ||||
| PK | Christopher Dunn | Fr. | NC State |
| P | Pressley Harvin III | So. | Georgia Tech |
| SP | Michael Walker | Sr. | Boston College |
| Position | Player | Class | Team |
| Third Team Offense ||||
| QB | Eric Dungey | Sr. | Syracuse |
| RB | Darrin Hall | Sr. | Pittsburgh |
| RB | Reggie Gallaspy Jr. | Sr. | NC State |
| WR | T.J. Rahming | Sr. | Duke |
| WR | Hunter Renfrow | Gr. | Clemson |
| WR | Nyqwan Murray | Sr. | Florida State |
| TE | Daniel Helm | Sr. | Duke |
| T | Aaron Monteiro | Sr. | Boston College |
| T | Koda Martin | Gr. | Syracuse |
| G | John Simpson | Jr. | Clemson |
| G | Mike Herndon | Sr. | Pittsburgh |
| C | Jimmy Morrissey | So. | Pittsburgh |
| All Purpose Back | Sean Riley | Jr. | Syracuse |
| Third Team Defense ||||
| DE | Austin Bryant | Sr. | Clemson |
| DE | Wyatt Ray | Sr. | Boston College |
| DT | Demarcus Christmas | Sr. | Florida State |
| DT | Ray Smith | Sr. | Boston College |
| LB | Kendall Joseph | Gr. | Clemson |
| LB | Chris Peace | Sr. | Virginia |
| LB | Connor Strachan | Gr. | Boston College |
| CB | Trajan Bandy | So. | Miami |
| CB | A. J. Terrell | So. | Clemson |
| S | Tanner Muse | Jr. | Clemson |
| S | Will Harris | Sr. | Boston College |
| Third Team Special Teams ||||
| PK | Alex Kessman | So. | Pittsburgh |
| P | Oscar Bradburn | So. | Virginia Tech |
| SP | Joe Reed | Jr. | Virginia |

### ACC Individual Awards
#### All-Americans
##### Consensus

2018 Consensus All-Americans :
| First Team | Second Team |
| Mitch Hyatt – Clemson Garrett Bradbury – NC State Andre Szmyt – Syracuse Christian Wilkins – Clemson | Travis Etienne – Clemson |

##### Associated Press

2018 AP All-Americans :
| First Team | Second Team | Third Team |
| Mitch Hyatt – Clemson Garrett Bradbury – NC State Andre Szmyt – Syracuse Christian Wilkins – Clemson Clelin Ferrell – Clemson | Travis Etienne – Clemson Greg Dortch – Wake Forest Gerald Willis – Miami | Terrone Prescod – NC State Chris Lindstrom – Boston College Hamp Cheevers – Boston College Andre Cisco – Syracuse |

##### Walter Camp

2018 Walter Camp All-Americans :
| First Team | Second Team | Third Team |
| Mitch Hyatt – Clemson Garrett Bradbury – NC State Andre Szmyt – Syracuse Christian Wilkins – Clemson Clelin Ferrell – Clemson | Travis Etienne – Clemson Hamp Cheevers – Boston College Andre Cisco – Syracuse Bryce Hall – Virginia Michael Walker – Boston College | None |

##### FWAA

2018 FWAA All-Americans :
| First Team | Second Team |
| Mitch Hyatt – Clemson Garrett Bradbury – NC State Christian Wilkins – Clemson Hamp Cheevers – Boston College Andre Szmyt – Syracuse Greg Dortch – Wake Forest | Travis Etienne – Clemson Gerald Willis – Miami Bryce Hall – Virginia Michael Walker – Boston College |

### National award winners

* Hunter Renfrow – Burlsworth Trophy
* Christian Wilkins – Campbell Trophy
* Garrett Bradbury – Rimington Trophy
* Clelin Ferrell – Ted Hendricks Award
* Andre Szmyt – Lou Groza Award
* Dabo Swinney – Woody Hayes Award, Bear Bryant Award
* Trevor Lawrence – Archie Griffin Award

## Home game attendance

| Team | Stadium | Capacity | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 | Total | Average | % of Capacity |
| Boston College | Alumni Stadium | 44,500 | 30,112 | 40,311 | 40,111 | 31,478 | 44,514† | 44,500 | 34,959 | 265,985 | 37,998 | 83.39% |
| Clemson | Memorial Stadium | 81,500 | 80,048 | 79,844 | 80,122 | 81,295 | 78,741 | 81,313 | 81,436† | 562,799 | 80,400 | 98.65% |
| Duke | Wallace Wade Stadium | 40,000 | 26,017 | 30,477 | 32,177 | 20,277 | 35,493† | 20,782 | | 165,223 | 27,537 | 68.84% |
| Florida State | Doak Campbell Stadium | 79,560 | 75,237† | 72,239 | 65,633 | 67,274 | 68,403 | 57,274 | 71,953 | 478,013 | 68,288 | 85.83% |
| Georgia Tech | Bobby Dodd Stadium | 55,000 | 39,719 | 50,595† | 40,740 | 41,709 | 48,217 | 37,543 | | 258,523 | 43,087 | 78.34% |
| Louisville | Cardinal Stadium | 60,800 | 44,520 | 54,923† | 52,798 | 51,658 | 49,603 | 48,265 | 49,988 | 351,755 | 50,251 | 82.65% |
| Miami | Hard Rock Stadium | 65,326 | 60,307 | 59,814 | 60,845 | 65,490† | 62,326 | 59,606 | | 368,388 | 61,398 | 93.99% |
| North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium | 50,500 | 44,168 | 50,500† | 40,782 | 41,151 | 41,510 | | | 218,111 | 43,622 | 86.38% |
| NC State | Carter–Finley Stadium | 57,583 | 56,073 | 56,017 | 57,600† | 57,241 | 57,600† | 56,228 | 57,223 | 397,982 | 56,855 | 98.73% |
| Pittsburgh | Heinz Field | 68,400 | 34,486 | 68,400† | 34,284 | 37,100 | 31,510 | 44,398 | | 250,178 | 41,696 | 60.96% |
| Syracuse | Carrier Dome | 49,262 | 29,395 | 37,457 | 36,632 | 35,210 | 40,769 | 42,797† | | 222,260 | 37,043 | 75.20% |
| Virginia | Scott Stadium | 61,500 | 40,524 | 34,446 | 42,393 | 43,128† | 36,256 | 41,485 | | 238,222 | 39,704 | 64.56% |
| Virginia Tech | Lane Stadium | 66,233 | 65,632 | 65,632 | 65,632 | 65,632 | 62,379 | 60,776 | 31,336 | 417,019 | 59,574 | 89.95% |
| Wake Forest | BB&T Field | 31,500 | 23,619 | 25,309 | 31,092 | 24,519 | 31,608† | 26,136 | 25,609 | 187,892 | 26,842 | 85.21% |
Bold – Exceeded capacity †Season High

## NFL Draft

| Round # | Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 4 | Oakland Raiders | Clelin Ferrell | DE | Clemson |
| 1 | 6 | New York Giants | Daniel Jones | QB | Duke |
| 1 | 13 | Miami Dolphins | Christian Wilkins | DT | Clemson |
| 1 | 14 | Atlanta Falcons | Chris Lindstrom | G | Boston College |
| 1 | 16 | Carolina Panthers | Brian Burns | LB | Florida State |
| 1 | 17 | New York Giants | Dexter Lawrence | DT | Clemson |
| 1 | 18 | Minnesota Vikings | Garrett Bradbury | C | NC State |
| 2 | 40 | Oakland Raiders | Trayvon Mullen | CB | Clemson |
| 2 | 63 | Kansas City Chiefs | Juan Thornhill | S | Virginia |
| 3 | 65 | Arizona Cardinals | Zach Allen | DE | Boston College |
| 3 | 72 | Cincinnati Bengals | Germaine Pratt | LB | NC State |
| 3 | 81 | Detroit Lions | Will Harris | S | Boston College |
| 4 | 104 | Cincinnati Bengals | Ryan Finley | QB | NC State |
| 4 | 117 | Detroit Lions | Austin Bryant | DE | Clemson |
| 4 | 119 | Cleveland Browns | Sheldrick Redwine | S | Miami |
| 4 | 124 | Seattle Seahawks | Phil Haynes | G | Wake Forest |
| 5 | 149 | Oakland Raiders | Hunter Renfrow | WR | Clemson |
| 5 | 152 | Atlanta Falcons | Qadree Ollison | RB | Pittsburgh |
| 5 | 158 | Dallas Cowboys | Michael Jackson | CB | Miami |
| 5 | 165 | Dallas Cowboys | Joe Jackson | DE | Miami |
| 5 | 173 | Washington Redskins | Cole Holcomb | LB | North Carolina |
| 6 | 181 | Buffalo Bills | Jaquan Johnson | CB | Miami |
| 6 | 198 | San Francisco 49ers | Tim Harris | CB | Virginia |
| 6 | 204 | Seattle Seahawks | Travis Homer | RB | Miami |
| 6 | 206 | Washington Redskins | Kelvin Harmon | WR | NC State |
| 6 | 209 | Seattle Seahawks | Demarcus Christmas | DT | Florida State |
| 7 | 228 | Buffalo Bills | Tommy Sweeney | TE | Boston College |
| 7 | 245 | New York Giants | Chris Slayton | DT | Syracuse |