# 2012 Atlantic Coast Conference football season

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
### Preseason Poll

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.

#### Atlantic Division poll

* Florida State – 543 (72 first place votes)
* Clemson – 470 (17)
* North Carolina State – 402 (5)
* Wake Forest – 241
* Boston College – 181
* Maryland – 148

#### Coastal Division poll

* Virginia Tech – 558 (83)
* Georgia Tech – 421 (10)
* North Carolina – 341 (2)
* Virginia – 326
* Miami – 245
* Duke – 04

#### Predicted ACC Championship Game Winner

* Florida State–60
* Virginia Tech–18
* Clemson–13
* Georgia Tech–3
* NC State-1

#### Preseason ACC Player of the Year

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

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

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

#### Defense

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

#### Specialist

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

### Preseason Watch list

| Player | School | Award |
| Chris Pantale | Boston Collage | John Mackey Award |
| Kevin Pierre-Louis | Boston Collage | Bronko Nagurski Trophy |
| 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 |
| 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

NOTE: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season
| Team | Head coach | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | ACC record |
| 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

Former Ohio State Offensive Coordinator, Jim Bollman, was hired as Boston College offensive line coach/running game coordinator. 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.

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

### Week One

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| 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

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| 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 p.m. | Savannah State | No. 6 Florida State | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | ESPN3 | W FSU 55-0 | 71,126 |
| September 8 | 7:30 p.m. | 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

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| 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

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| 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

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| 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

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 6 | 12:00 p.m. | Boston College | Army | Michie Stadium • West Point, NY | CBSSN | L Army 34-31 | 39,492 |
| October 6 | 12:30 p.m. | Virginia Tech | North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | ACCN | NC 48-34 | 54,000 |
| October 6 | 3:00 p.m. | Virginia | Duke | Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC | ESPN | Duke 42-17 | 26,856 |
| October 6 | 3:30 p.m. | Georgia Tech | No. 15 Clemson | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (rivalry) | ESPN | CLE 47-31 | 82,873 |
| October 6 | 3:30 p.m. | Wake Forest | Maryland | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD | ESPNU | MD 19-14 | 40,391 |
| October 6 | 7:30 p.m. | Miami | No. 9 Notre Dame | Soldier Field • Chicago, IL | NBC | L ND 41-3 | 62,871 |
| October 6 | 8:00 p.m. | 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. |||||||||

### Week Seven

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| 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

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| 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

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| 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

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| 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. |||||||||

### Week Eleven

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| 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. |||||||||

### Week Twelve

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| 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. |||||||||

### Week Thirteen

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| 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. |||||||||

### Championship Week

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
| 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

| Bowl Game | Date | Stadium | City | Television | Matchup/Result | Attendance |
| BCS ||||||||
| 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

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 | Offensive Back of the Week | Offensive Back of the Week | Receiver of the Week | Receiver of the Week | Receiver of the Week | Defensive Lineman of the Week | Defensive Lineman of the Week | Defensive Lineman of the Week | Linebacker of the Week | Linebacker of the Week | Linebacker of the Week | Defensive Back of the Week | Defensive Back of the Week | Defensive Back of the Week | Specialist of the Week | Specialist of the Week | Specialist of the Week |
| Week | Player (s) | Position (s) | Team (s) | Player (s) | Position (s) | Team (s) | Player (s) | Position (s) | Team (s) | Player (s) | Position (s) | Team (s) | Player (s) | Position (s) | Team (s) | Player (s) | Position (s) | Team (s) |
| 1 | | | | | | | Bjoern Werner | DE | Florida State | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Chris Thompson | RB | Florida State | | | | Cornellius Carradine | DE | Florida State | Nick Clancy | ILB | Boston College | | | | | | |
| 5 | | | | Alex Amidon | 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 | ILB | Boston College | | | | | | |
| 13 | | | | | | | Bjoern Werner | DE | Florida State | | | | | | | Dustin Hopkins | K | Florida State |

## Postseason awards
### All-conference teams
#### First Team

| Position | Player | School |
| Quarterback | Tajh Boyd | Clemson |
| Running back | Giovani Bernard | North Carolina |
| Running back | Andre Ellington | Clemson |
| Wide receiver | DeAndre Hopkins | Clemson |
| Wide receiver | Alex Amidon | Boston College |
| Tight end | Brandon Ford | Clemson |
| Tackle | Oday Aboushi | Virginia |
| Tackle | Brandon Thomas | Clemson |
| Guard | Jonathan Cooper | North Carolina |
| Guard | Omoregie Uzzi | Georgia Tech |
| Center | Dalton Freeman | Clemson |
| Placekicker | Dustin Hopkins | Florida State |
| Specialist | Giovani Bernard | North Carolina |
| Position | Player | School |
| Defensive end | Bjoern Werner | Florida State |
| Defensive end | Cornellius Carradine | Florida State |
| Defensive tackle | Joe Vellano | Maryland |
| Defensive tackle | Sylvester Williams | North Carolina |
| Linebacker | Nick Clancy | Boston College |
| Linebacker | Kevin Reddick | North Carolina |
| Linebacker | Steve Greer | Virginia |
| Cornerback | Xavier Rhodes | Florida State |
| Cornerback | Ross Cockrell | Duke |
| Safety | Lamarcus Joyner | Florida State |
| Safety | Earl Wolff | NC State |
| Punter | Will Monday | Duke |

#### Second Team

| Position | Player | School |
| Quarterback | EJ Manuel | Florida State |
| Running back | Duke Johnson | Miami |
| Running back | Chris Thompson | Florida State |
| Wide receiver | Conner Vernon | Duke |
| Wide receiver | Michael Campanaro | Wake Forest |
| Tight end | Eric Ebron | North Carolina |
| Tackle | James Hurst | North Carolina |
| Tackle | Cameron Erving | Florida State |
| Tackle | Emmett Cleary | Boston College |
| Guard | Tre' Jackson | Florida State |
| Guard | R.J. Matttes | NC State |
| Center | Bryan Stork | Florida State |
| Placekicker | Chandler Catanzaro | Clemson |
| Placekicker | Casey Barth | North Carolina |
| Specialist | Duke Johnson | Miami |
| Position | Player | School |
| Defensive end | James Gayle | Virginia Tech |
| Defensive end | Kareem Martin | North Carolina |
| Defensive tackle | Everett Dawkins | Florida State |
| Defensive tackle | Nikita Whitlock | Wake Forest |
| Linebacker | Demetrius Hartsfield | Maryland |
| Linebacker | Christian Jones | Florida State |
| Linebacker | Jack Tyler | Virginia Tech |
| Cornerback | David Amerson | NC State |
| Cornerback | Antone Exum | Virginia Tech |
| Safety | Rashard Hall | Clemson |
| Safety | Walt Canty | Duke |
| Punter | Tommy Hibbard | North Carolina |

### Conferences awards

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

## Players going pro

| Name | Position | School | Pro Team | Acquired |
| 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 | 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 |