The ACC announced the football schedule for the 2016 season later this year.
The 2015 college football season recently came to a close, with the Alabama Crimson Tide claiming another national championship. With that being the case, it’s time to look ahead to what we have ahead of us in 2016. Now as we know, Alabama defeated the Clemson Tigers in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game, a team from the ACC, putting even more of a focus on the conference.
On Tuesday, we learned what the ACC football slate will look like for the 2016 college football season.
Now not to take away from the other good teams in the conference, when you talk about the release of the ACC Football schedule, everyone wants to know when Clemson will take on the Florida State Seminoles. This has been the biggest rivalry in the conference over the past few seasons, with each program earning shots at the national title. To get to that point, though, one has to get through the other, and last year it was Clemson getting the best of their rivals from Tallahassee.
Well, before we get into the full schedule here for the entire conference, Clemson and Florida State will clash here in 2016 on Saturday, October 29, with the Tigers making the trip to Tallahassee.
With that said, here’s a look at the complete ACC schedule for 2016 (h/t FBS Schedules).
2016 ACC Football Schedule (Composite)
Thursday, September 1
Charlotte at Louisville
Tulane at Wake Forest
Thurs., Sept. 1, Fri., Sept. 2 or Sat., Sept. 3
Colgate at Syracuse
Saturday, September 3
Georgia Tech at Boston College, ESPN2, 7:30 a.m.
(Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland)
Clemson at Auburn
North Carolina Central at Duke
Florida A&M at Miami
North Carolina vs. Georgia
(Chick-fil-A Kickoff, Georgia Dome, Atlanta)
William & Mary at NC State
Villanova at Pitt
Richmond at Virginia
Liberty at Virginia Tech
Monday, September 5
Florida State vs. Ole Miss, ESPN, 8 p.m.
(Orlando Citrus Bowl)
Friday, September 9
Louisville at Syracuse
Saturday, September 10
Boston College at Massachusetts
Troy at Clemson
Wake Forest at Duke
Charleston Southern at Florida State
Mercer at Georgia Tech
Florida Atlantic at Miami
North Carolina at Illinois
NC State at East Carolina
Penn State at Pitt
Virginia at Oregon
Virginia Tech vs. Tennessee
(Bristol Motor Speedway)
Saturday, September 17
Boston College at Virginia Tech
South Carolina State at Clemson
Duke at Northwestern
Florida State at Louisville
Vanderbilt at Georgia Tech
Miami at Appalachian State
James Madison at North Carolina
Old Dominion at NC State
Pitt at Oklahoma State
South Florida at Syracuse
Virginia at Connecticut
Delaware at Wake Forest
Thursday, September 22
Clemson at Georgia Tech, ESPN
Saturday, September 24
Wagner at Boston College
Duke at Notre Dame
Florida State at South Florida
Louisville at Marshall
Pitt at North Carolina
Syracuse at Connecticut
Central Michigan at Virginia
East Carolina at Virginia Tech
Wake Forest at Indiana
Saturday, October 1
Buffalo at Boston College
Louisville at Clemson
Virginia at Duke
North Carolina at Florida State
Miami at Georgia Tech
Wake Forest at NC State
Marshall at Pitt
Notre Dame at Syracuse
(MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J.)
Friday, October 7
Clemson at Boston College
Saturday, October 8
Army at Duke
Florida State at Miami
Georgia Tech at Pitt
Virginia Tech at North Carolina
Notre Dame at NC State
Syracuse at Wake Forest
Friday, October 14
Duke at Louisville
Saturday October 15
NC State at Clemson
Wake Forest at Florida State
Georgia Southern at Georgia Tech
North Carolina at Miami
Pitt at Virginia
Virginia Tech at Syracuse
Thursday, October 20
Miami at Virginia Tech, ESPN
Saturday, October 22
Syracuse at Boston College
NC State at Louisville
North Carolina at Virginia
Thursday, October 27
Virginia Tech at Pitt, ESPN
Saturday, October 29
Boston College at NC State
Clemson at Florida State
Duke at Georgia Tech
Louisville at Virginia
Miami at Notre Dame
Army at Wake Forest
Saturday, November 5
Louisville at Boston College
Syracuse at Clemson
Virginia Tech at Duke
Florida State at NC State
Georgia Tech at North Carolina
Pitt at Miami
Virginia at Wake Forest
Thursday, November 10
North Carolina at Duke, ESPN
Friday, November 11
Boston College at Florida State
Saturday, November 12
Pitt at Clemson
Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech
Wake Forest at Louisville
Miami at Virginia
NC State at Syracuse
Thursday, Nov. 17 or Saturday, Nov. 19
Louisville at Houston
Saturday, November 19
Connecticut at Boston College
Clemson at Wake Forest
Duke at Pitt
Florida State at Syracuse
Virginia at Georgia Tech
Miami at NC State
The Citadel at North Carolina
Virginia Tech at Notre Dame
Friday, November 25
NC State at North Carolina
Saturday, November 26
Boston College at Wake Forest
South Carolina at Clemson
Duke at Miami
Florida at Florida State
Georgia Tech at Georgia
Kentucky at Louisville
Syracuse at Pitt
Virginia at Virginia Tech
Saturday, December 3
Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship Game
(Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, N.C.)
For a printable version of the schedule, you can simply click here.