ACC Announces 2008 Football Schedule
Courtesy The ACC
March 4, 2008
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The 2008 Atlantic Coast Conference football schedule released today by Commissioner John D. Swofford is comprised of 96 games, including 48 conference match-ups, over a span of 14 weeks.
The schedule is capped off with the Fourth Annual Dr Pepper Atlantic Coast Conference Football Championship Game, which this year will be played on Dec. 6 in Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla.
Twenty of the league's 48 non-conference games (42 percent) are against 14 teams that earned bowl berths in 2007 including four games with teams which finished ranked in the nation's final Top 15 including second-ranked Georgia (Georgia Tech), third-ranked Southern Cal (Virginia) and two games against No. 14 Florida (Florida State, Miami).
Non-conference opponents who earned bowl bids this past season are Alabama, Central Florida (2 games), California, Colorado, Connecticut (2), East Carolina (3), Florida (2), Georgia, Navy (2), Rutgers, South Florida, Southern California and Texas A&M. In addition, this doesn't include two games scheduled against South Carolina and one against Northwestern, which were bowl eligible, as well as two games against Notre Dame and one game with Nebraska.
In all, the ACC will play seven games on Thursday night that will be nationally televised by ESPN beginning with the season-opening NC State at South Carolina game on Aug. 28 but also including North Carolina at Rutgers (Sept. 11), Clemson at Wake Forest (Oct. 9), Florida State at NC State (Oct. 16), Maryland at Virginia Tech (Nov. 6), Virginia Tech at Miami (Nov. 13) and Miami at Georgia Tech (Nov. 20).
The 2008 ACC football schedule is as follows:
| 2008 ACC Team by Team Football Schedules |
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| Boston College |
| Aug. 30 |
at Kent State (Cleveland) |
| Sept. 6 |
Georgia Tech |
| Sept. 20 |
UCF |
| Sept. 27 |
Rhode Island |
| Oct. 4 |
at NC State |
| Oct. 18 |
Virginia Tech |
| Oct. 25 |
at North Carolina |
| Nov. 1 |
Clemson |
| Nov. 8 |
Notre Dame |
| Nov. 15 |
at Florida State |
| Nov. 22 |
at Wake Forest |
| Nov. 29 |
Maryland |
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| Clemson |
| Aug. 30 |
Alabama (Georgia Dome) |
| Sept. 6 |
The Citadel |
| Sept. 13 |
NC State |
| Sept. 20 |
SC State |
| Sept. 27 |
Maryland |
| Oct. 9 |
at Wake Forest (Thu.) |
| Oct. 18 |
Georgia Tech |
| Nov. 1 |
at Boston College |
| Nov. 8 |
at Florida State |
| Nov. 15 |
Duke |
| Nov. 22 |
at Virginia |
| Nov. 29 |
South Carolina |
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| Duke |
| Aug. 30 |
James Madison |
| Sept. 6 |
Northwestern |
| Sept. 13 |
Navy |
| Sept. 27 |
Virginia |
| Oct. 4 |
at Georgia Tech |
| Oct. 18 |
Miami |
| Oct. 25 |
at Vanderbilt |
| Nov. 1 |
at Wake Forest |
| Nov. 8 |
NC State |
| Nov. 15 |
at Clemson |
| Nov. 22 |
at Virginia Tech |
| Nov. 29 |
North Carolina |
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| Florida State |
| Sept. 6 |
Western Carolina |
| Sept. 13 |
UT Chattanooga |
| Sept. 20 |
Wake Forest |
| Sept. 27 |
Colorado (Jacksonville) |
| Oct. 4 |
at Miami |
| Oct. 16 |
at NC State (Thu.) |
| Oct. 25 |
Virginia Tech |
| Nov. 1 |
at Georgia Tech |
| Nov. 8 |
Clemson |
| Nov. 15 |
Boston College |
| Nov. 22 |
at Maryland |
| Nov. 29 |
Florida |
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| Georgia Tech |
| Aug. 28 |
Jacksonville State |
| Sept. 6 |
at Boston College |
| Sept. 13 |
at Virginia Tech |
| Sept. 20 |
Mississippi State |
| Oct. 4 |
Duke |
| Oct. 11 |
Gardner-Webb |
| Oct. 18 |
at Clemson |
| Oct. 25 |
Virginia |
| Nov. 1 |
Florida State |
| Nov. 8 |
at North Carolina |
| Nov. 20 |
Miami (Thu.) |
| Nov. 29 |
at Georgia |
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| Maryland |
| Aug. 30 |
Delaware |
| Sept. 6 |
at Middle Tennessee State |
| Sept. 13 |
California |
| Sept. 20 |
Eastern Michigan |
| Sept. 27 |
at Clemson |
| Oct. 4 |
at Virginia |
| Oct. 18 |
Wake Forest |
| Oct. 25 |
NC State |
| Nov. 6 |
at Virginia Tech (Thu.) |
| Nov. 15 |
North Carolina |
| Nov. 22 |
Florida State |
| Nov. 29 |
at Boston College |
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| Miami |
| Aug. 28 |
Charleston Southern (Thu.) |
| Sept. 6 |
at Florida |
| Sept. 20 |
at Texas A&M |
| Sept. 27 |
North Carolina |
| Oct. 4 |
Florida State |
| Oct. 11 |
UCF |
| Oct. 18 |
at Duke |
| Oct. 25 |
Wake Forest |
| Nov. 1 |
at Virginia |
| Nov. 13 |
Virginia Tech (Thu.) |
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| Nov. 20 |
at Georgia Tech (Thu.) |
| Nov. 29 |
at NC State |
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| North Carolina |
| Aug. 30 |
McNeese State |
| Sept. 11 |
at Rutgers (Thu.) |
| Sept. 20 |
Virginia Tech |
| Sept. 27 |
at Miami |
| Oct. 4 |
Connecticut |
| Oct. 11 |
Notre Dame |
| Oct. 18 |
at Virginia |
| Oct. 25 |
Boston College |
| Nov. 8 |
Georgia Tech |
| Nov. 15 |
at Maryland |
| Nov. 22 |
NC State |
| Nov. 29 |
at Duke |
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| NC State |
| Aug. 28 |
at South Carolina (Thu.) |
| Sept. 6 |
William & Mary |
| Sept. 13 |
at Clemson |
| Sept. 20 |
East Carolina |
| Sept. 27 |
South Florida |
| Oct. 4 |
Boston College |
| Oct. 16 |
Florida State (Thu.) |
| Oct. 25 |
at Maryland |
| Nov. 8 |
at Duke |
| Nov. 15 |
Wake Forest |
| Nov. 22 |
at North Carolina |
| Nov. 29 |
Miami |
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| Virginia |
| Aug. 30 |
Southern California |
| Sept. 6 |
Richmond |
| Sept. 13 |
at Connecticut |
| Sept. 27 |
at Duke |
| Oct. 4 |
Maryland |
| Oct. 11 |
East Carolina |
| Oct. 18 |
North Carolina |
| Oct. 25 |
at Georgia Tech |
| Nov. 1 |
Miami |
| Nov. 8 |
at Wake Forest |
| Nov. 22 |
Clemson |
| Nov. 29 |
at Virginia Tech |
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| Virginia Tech |
| Aug. 30 |
East Carolina (Charlotte) |
| Sept. 6 |
Furman |
| Sept. 13 |
Georgia Tech |
| Sept. 20 |
at North Carolina |
| Sept. 27 |
at Nebraska |
| Oct. 4 |
Western Kentucky |
| Oct. 18 |
at Boston College |
| Oct. 25 |
at Florida State |
| Nov. 6 |
Maryland (Thu.) |
| Nov. 13 |
at Miami (Thu.) |
| Nov. 22 |
Duke |
| Nov. 29 |
Virginia |
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| Wake Forest |
| Aug. 30 |
at Baylor |
| Sept. 6 |
Mississippi |
| Sept. 20 |
at Florida State |
| Sept. 27 |
Navy |
| Oct. 9 |
Clemson (Thu.) |
| Oct. 18 |
at Maryland |
| Oct. 25 |
at Miami |
| Nov. 1 |
Duke |
| Nov. 8 |
Virginia |
| Nov. 15 |
at NC State |
| Nov. 22 |
Boston College |
| Nov. 29 |
Vanderbilt |
2008 ACC Football Composite Schedule
Thursday, August 28
Jacksonville State at Georgia Tech
Charleston Southern at Miami
NC State at South Carolina, ESPN
Saturday, August 30
Boston College at Kent State (Cleveland)
Alabama vs. Clemson (Ga. Dome)
James Madison at Duke
Delaware at Maryland
McNeese State at North Carolina
Southern California at Virginia
Virginia Tech at East Carolina (Charlotte)
Wake Forest at Baylor
Saturday, September 6
Georgia Tech at Boston College
The Citadel at Clemson
Northwestern at Duke
Western Carolina at Florida State
Maryland at Middle Tennessee St.
Miami at Florida
William & Mary at NC State
Richmond at Virginia
Furman at Virginia Tech
Mississippi at Wake Forest
Thursday, September 11
North Carolina at Rutgers, ESPN
Saturday, September 13
NC State at Clemson
Navy at Duke
UT Chattanooga at Florida State
Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech
California at Maryland
Virginia at Connecticut
Saturday, September 20
UCF at Boston College
SC State at Clemson
Wake Forest at Florida State
Mississippi State at Georgia Tech
Eastern Michigan at Maryland
Miami at Texas A&M
Virginia Tech at North Carolina
East Carolina at NC State
Saturday, September 27
Rhode Island at Boston College
Maryland at Clemson
Virginia at Duke
Colorado vs. Florida State (Jacksonville)
North Carolina at Miami
South Florida at NC State
Virginia Tech at Nebraska
Navy at Wake Forest
Saturday, October 4
Boston College at NC State
Duke at Georgia Tech
Florida State at Miami
Maryland at Virginia
Connecticut at North Carolina
Western Kentucky at Virginia Tech
Thursday, October 9
Clemson at Wake Forest, ESPN
Saturday, October 11
Gardner-Webb at Georgia Tech
UCF at Miami
Notre Dame at North Carolina
East Carolina at Virginia
Thursday, Oct. 16
Florida State at NC State, ESPN
Saturday, October 18
Virginia Tech at Boston College
Georgia Tech at Clemson
Miami at Duke
Wake Forest at Maryland
North Carolina at Virginia
Saturday, October 25
Boston College at North Carolina
Duke at Vanderbilt
Virginia Tech at Florida State
Virginia at Georgia Tech
NC State at Maryland
Wake Forest at Miami
Saturday, November 1
Clemson at Boston College
Duke at Wake Forest
Florida State at Georgia Tech
Miami at Virginia
Thursday, November 6
Maryland at Virginia Tech, ESPN
Saturday, November 8
Notre Dame at Boston College
Clemson at Florida State
NC State at Duke
Georgia Tech at North Carolina
Virginia at Wake Forest
Thursday, November 13
Virginia Tech at Miami, ESPN
Saturday, November 15
Boston College at Florida State
Duke at Clemson
North Carolina at Maryland
Wake Forest at NC State
Thursday, November 20
Miami at Georgia Tech, ESPN
Saturday, November 22
Boston College at Wake Forest
Clemson at Virginia
Duke at Virginia Tech
Florida State at Maryland
NC State at North Carolina
Saturday, November 29
Maryland at Boston College
South Carolina at Clemson
North Carolina at Duke
Florida at Florida State
Georgia Tech at Georgia
Miami at NC State
Virginia at Virginia Tech
Vanderbilt at Wake Forest
Saturday, December 6
Fourth Annual Dr Pepper
ACC Championship Game,
ABC, Tampa, Fla.
www.theACC.com/TampaBay08
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