Five ACC Conference Games Headline Week 7 of the 2024 Season

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Week 7 - ACC Football Schedule

Saturday, Oct. 12, Noon ET

#10 Clemson at Wake Forest
Series: Clemson leads series, 71-17-1
Last meeting: Clemson, 17-12 (2023)
ESPN: Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), Taylor McGregor (sideline)
SiriusXM Radio: SiriusXM 161 / SiriusXM 193 / SiriusXM 371
SiriusXM App: SiriusXM 371 / SiriusXM 955

Saturday, Oct. 12, Noon ET
Georgia Tech at North Carolina
Series: Georgia Tech leads series, 33-22-3
Last meeting: Georgia Tech, 46-42 (2023)
The CW: Thom Brennaman (play-by-play), Max Browne (analyst), Treavor Scales (sideline)
SiriusXM Radio: SiriusXM 162 / SiriusXM 194 / SiriusXM 380
SiriusXM App: SiriusXM 956 / SiriusXM 970

Saturday, Oct. 12, 3:30 p.m. ET
Stanford at #11 Notre Dame
Series: Notre Dame leads series, 23-14
Last meeting: Notre Dame, 56-23 (2023)
NBC & Peacock: Dan Hicks (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), Zora Stephenson (sideline)
SiriusXM Radio: SiriusXM 85 / SiriusXM 129
SiriusXM App: SiriusXM 85 / SiriusXM 129


Saturday, Oct. 12, 3:30 p.m. ET
California at #22 Pitt
Series: Pitt leads series, 3-2
Last meeting: Cal, 30-15 (1966)
ESPN: Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst), Stormy Buonantony (sideline)
SiriusXM Radio: SiriusXM 161 / SiriusXM 193 / SiriusXM 371
SiriusXM App: SiriusXM 371 / SiriusXM 955

Saturday, Oct. 12, 3:30 p.m. ET
(RV) Louisville at Virginia
Series: Louisville leads series, 7-5
Last meeting: Louisville, 31-24 (2023)
ACCN: Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (analyst), Coley Harvey (sideline)
SiriusXM Radio: SiriusXM 162 / SiriusXM 194 / SiriusXM 385
SiriusXM App: SiriusXM 956 / SiriusXM 975

Saturday, Oct. 12, 8 p.m. ET
(RV) Syracuse at NC State
Series: NC State leads series, 13-3
Last meeting: Syracuse, 24-9 (2022)
ACCN: Wes Durham (play-by-play), Tom Luginbill (analyst), Dana Boyle (sideline)
SiriusXM Radio: SiriusXM 161 / SiriusXM 193 / SiriusXM 371
SiriusXM App: SiriusXM 371 / SiriusXM 955


ACC NOTES

Undefeated Starts in 2024

• Two of the remaining 12 undefeated teams in all of FBS hail from the ACC - Miami (6-0) and Pitt (5-0).
• The Miami Hurricanes are 6-0 for the first time since 2017. Under head coach Mark Richt, the Canes started the season at 10-0 went 10-3 that season and reached the ACC Football Championship Game, falling to No. 1 Clemson 38-3.
• The Pitt Panthers are 5-0 to start a season for the first time since 1991. The Panthers completed an undefeated non-conference slate for the first time in program history, going 4-0 this season.

Miami Hurricanes One of Two Bowl-Eligible Teams

• Miami is one of only two teams in all of FBS football to be bowl-eligible after Week 6 of the 2024 season.
• The Hurricanes and Indiana Hoosiers out of the Big Ten are the only teams that are 6-0 after Week 6 of the season.

Dabo Passes Bowden

• With Clemson’s 29-13 ACC road win at Florida State on Saturday, October 5, Tigers’ head coach Dabo Swinney made ACC history with his 174th win.
• Clemson’s Swinney surpassed the legendary Bobby Bowden (173) for the most career head coaching victories while leading an ACC program with 174.
• Ironically, Swinney accomplished the feat against Coach Bowden’s old team of Florida State in Tallahassee, Florida, on the very field named after the Hall of Fame coach.
• Swinney and Bowden are the only head coaches to lead an ACC program to 150 wins or more in the conference’s 72-year history.

Four Teams Ranked in the Latest AP and Coaches Top 25 Polls

• The ACC had four teams ranked in the most recent Associated Press Top 25 Poll (October 6) - Miami (No. 6), Clemson (No. 10), Pitt (No. 22) and SMU (No. 25).
• The same four ACC teams were ranked in the most recent top 25 of the US LBM Coaches Poll (October 6) - Miami (No. 6), Clemson (No. 11), Pitt (No. 24) and SMU (No. 25).
• Three other ACC teams received votes in either of the top 25 national polls – Syracuse, Louisville and Virginia.

Conference Play Highlights Week 7

• After eight conference games last week in Week 6, five of the ACC’s six games in Week 7 are conference contests.
• Two of the four top-25 ranked teams will be in conference play this week, as No. 10 Clemson will play at Wake Forest (noon ET, ESPN) and No. 22 Pitt will host Cal (3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN).

Close Games Continue in ACC Play

• he ACC has been known for close games each year throughout conference play the last few years. Before the start of this season, the ACC had 73 league games decided by eight points or less over the last three years (2021-23).
• The 73 one-touchdown score games came over 168 total conference games during the three years, a mark of 43.5 percent.
• The trend has continued this season in 2024, as 10 of the 20 ACC league games to date have been decided by less than eight points.

ACC in Non-Conference Play

• Through Week 6 of the 2024 college football season, the ACC is 41-13 overall in non-conference play. The 41 non-conference wins are the second-most among all FBS conferences.
• Overall, the ACC has eight non-conference wins versus fellow Power 4 conference foes.
• The ACC has recorded five non-conference wins over the other Power 4 conferences on the road.