From The ACC...............
ACC Football Notes
Through Week 3 of the 2024 season:
The ACC is the Conference of Quarterbacks and Preeminent Players:
ACC Football Notes
Through Week 3 of the 2024 season:
- Week 0 – Florida State versus Georgia Tech saw 5.0 million viewers and was the most-watched Week 0 game on any network since 2019.
- College GameDay from Ireland was the most-watched Week 0 episode ever – 41 percent over the previous most-watched Week 0 show (2022) and averaged 1.6 million viewers, including 2.0 million in the final hour.
- Week 1 – ACC was part of a historical day on Saturday, August 31, as it was ABC’s second-most-watched Kickoff Saturday on record.
- 7.9 million viewers - The Clemson versus Georgia Aflac Kickoff Game in Atlanta was the most-watched Week 1 Noon Game on record, peaking at 9.5 million viewers.
- 6.6 million viewers - The in-state rivalry contest between Miami and Florida in Gainesville, Florida, was the most-watched Week 1 Late Afternoon Game since 2017.
- The ACC has three teams ranked in the AP Top 25 Poll this week – Miami (No. 8), Louisville (No. 19), and Clemson (No. 21).
- Five other teams received votes in the poll - Syracuse (62), Boston College (47), California (11), North Carolina (3) and Pitt (1).
- The ACC has three teams ranked in the Coaches Poll this week – Miami (No. 11), Clemson (No. 19) and Louisville (No. 20).
- Six other ACC teams received votes in the coaches poll - Syracuse (32), Pitt (17), North Carolina (14), NC State (12), California (10) and Boston College (6).
- The ACC has seven teams undefeated after three weeks of play – tied for the second-most among all FBS conferences.
- Eight ACC teams are undefeated in non-conference play – tied for the second-most among all FBS conferences.
- The ACC is 31-9 overall in non-conference play.
- Week 4 features eight non-conference games - including three against Power 4 opponents.
- Three of the four conference games in ACC play this year have been decided by one score or less (eight points or less).
- Week 4 features four ACC games – including the first-ever conference games as ACC members for Stanford (Friday) and California (Saturday).
The ACC is the Conference of Quarterbacks and Preeminent Players:
- Seven quarterbacks are ranked in the top 25 of FBS in passing efficiency – the most of any conference.
- Six quarterbacks are ranked in the top 15 of ESPN’s Total QBR – the most of any conference.
- Five quarterbacks are ranked in the top 15 of FBS in total passing yards – the most of any conference.
- Five quarterbacks have thrown eight touchdown passes or more this season – the most of any conference.
- Six quarterbacks are ranked in the top 20 of FBS in passing yards per game – tied for the most of any conference.
- Five quarterbacks are ranked in the top 20 of FBS in total yards per game – tied for the most of any conference.
- Nine different ACC quarterbacks have thrown for at least 300 yards in a game this year.
- Three quarterbacks have done it in every game they have played - Cam Ward (Miami), Eli Holstein (Pitt) and Kyle McCord (Syracuse).
- Ward is the first Miami quarterback to begin a season with three consecutive 300-yard passing games.
- Holstein is the first freshman (redshirt or true) in Pitt history to throw for 300 yards or more in three consecutive games.
- McCord is the first quarterback in Syracuse history to throw for 300 yards or more in consecutive games, doing it in his first two starts for the Orange.
- ACC had the most of any conferences on the following QB preseason watch lists: Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (13); Maxwell Award preseason watch list (10); and Davey O’Brien Award (8).
- The ACC has the top-ranked group of quarterback transfers in 2024 by CBS Sports.
- 13 QBs in the league enter the 2024 season with over 20 career touchdown passes and 3,500 career passing yards.
- Since 2018, the ACC has had at least one quarterback drafted in the first round in five different drafts — the only conference to do that.
- The ACC has the FBS leader in interceptions – Nohl Williams (Cal) with four interceptions.
- The ACC has three of the top four sacks leaders in FBS - Jahvaree Ritzie (UNC) with 5.0 sacks, Tyler Baron (Miami) and Antwaun Powell-Ryland (Virginia Tech) with 4.5 sacks.
- Four of the top 11 NCAA leaders in sacks per game this season in all of FBS are in the ACC.
- ACC has six of the top 25 in tackles-for-loss per game this season.
- Syracuse's Fadil Diggs leads the nation in tackles-for-loss per game with 3.0.
- Miami's Tyler Baron is tied for second in the nation in tackles-for-loss per game with 2.3.
- Pitt’s Rasheem Biles is tied for ninth in the nation in tackles-for-loss per game with 1.8.
- ACC has three of the top seven punt returns in all of FBS in punt return average.
- Stanford’s Tiger Bachmeier leads the nation with 34.0 yards per punt return this year.
- ACC has four of the top 10 punters in all of FBS in yards per punt average.
- Florida State’s Alex Mastromanno leads the nation with an average of 49.8 yards per punt this year.
- 26 games against Power 4 opponents, including Notre Dame, the most of any conference.
- Nine non-conference games against teams ranked in the final 2023 Associated Press Top 25 Poll, the most of any conference.
- 10 non-conference games against teams in ESPN’s 2024 Way-Too-Early Top 25, the most of any conference.
