2009 Atlantic Coast Conference football season

August 2023 2009 ACC football season #193980 #ffffff NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision football 150px September 3, 2009 – January 5, 2010 12 Regular season Georgia Tech C. J. Spiller Atlantic ACC Atlantic Division Clemson Coastal ACC Coastal Division Georgia Tech ACC Championship Game 2009 ACC Championship Game Georgia Tech Clemson List of ACC football seasons ACC 2008 Atlantic Coast Conference football season 2008 2010 Atlantic Coast Conference football season 2010 The 2009 ACC football season was an NCAA football season that was played from September 3, 2009, to January 5, 2010. The Atlantic Coast Conference consists 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 in the 2009 ACC Championship Game, where Georgia Tech defeated Clemson by a score of 39–34. Georgia Tech represented the ACC in the BCS, being invited to the FedEx Orange Bowl where they lost to Iowa. The ACC had a total of seven teams play in a bowl game and finished the bowl season with a record of 3–4. Previous season Boston College and Florida State tied for the Atlantic division championship. Boston College beat Florida State during the regular season so they represented the Atlantic division in the 2008 ACC Championship Game. A similar situation occurred in the Coastal division where Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech tied. Virginia Tech won the regular season meeting so they represented the Coastal division in the championship game. Virginia Tech would win the ACC championship game 30-12 over Boston College and would represent the ACC in the FedEx Orange Bowl where they would defeat Cincinnati, the champions of the Big East Conference, 20-7. The ACC would ultimately send 10 teams to bowl games, the most of any conference in 2008. Boston College (9-5) lost to Vanderbilt 16-14 in the Music City Bowl. Florida State (9-4) beat Wisconsin 42-13 in the Champs Sports Bowl. Georgia Tech (9-4) lost to LSU 38-3 in the Chick-fil-A Bowl. Maryland (8-5) beat Nevada 42-35 in the Roady's Humanitarian Bowl. North Carolina (8-5) lost to West Virginia 31-30 in the Meineke Car Care Bowl. Wake Forest (8-5) beat Navy 29-19 in the EagleBank Bowl. Miami (7-6) lost to California 24-17 in the Emerald Bowl. Clemson (7-6) lost to Nebraska 26-21 in the Konica Minolta Gator Bowl. North Carolina State (6-7) lost to Rutgers 29-23 in the PapaJohns.com Bowl. The only two teams not to go to a bowl game were Virginia (5-7) and Duke (4-8). Preseason Preseason poll The 2009 ACC preseason poll was announced at the ACC Football Kickoff meetings in Greensboro, North Carolina on July 27.http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/072709aaa.html Virginia Tech, Florida State Favored in 2009 ACC Football Preseason Voting - The Official Athletic Site of the Atlantic Coast Conference 2009-10-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20101231044314/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/072709aaa.html 2010-12-31 dead Virginia Tech was voted to win Coastal division and the conference. Florida State was voted to win the Atlantic division. Jonathan Dwyer of Georgia Tech was voted the Preseason ACC Player of the Year. Atlantic Division poll Florida State – 499 (56) Clemson – 387 (14) North Carolina State – 364 (10) Wake Forest – 295 (7) Maryland – 157 Boston College – 145 Coastal Division poll Virginia Tech – 512 (78) Georgia Tech – 415 (9) North Carolina – 350 Miami – 21 Virginia – 148 Duke – 120 Predicted ACC Championship Game Winner Virginia Tech–69 Florida State–7 Georgia Tech–7 Clemson–2 North Carolina State–2 Preseason All Conference Teams http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/072909aaa.html 2009 Atlantic Coast Conference Preseason Football Team Announced - The Official Athletic Site of the Atlantic Coast Conference 2009-10-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20120322100820/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/072909aaa.html 2012-03-22 dead Offense QB Russell Wilson- NC State, RB Jonathan Dwyer- Georgia Tech, RB C. J. Spiller- Clemson, WR Demaryius Thomas- Georgia Tech, WR Jacoby Ford- Clemson, TE Greg Boone- Virginia Tech, OT Jason Curtis Fox- Miami, OT Anthony Castonzo- Boston College, OG Sergio Render- Virginia Tech, OG Rodney Hudson- Florida State, C Matt Tennant- Boston College, PK Matt Bosher- Miami. Defense DE Jason Worilds- Virginia Tech, DE Willie Young- NC State, DT Vince Oghobaase- Duke, DT Marvin Austin- North Carolina, LB Dekoda Watson- Florida State, LB Quan Sturdivant- North Carolina, LB Alex Wujciak- Maryland, CB Ras-I Dowling- Virginia, CB Kendric Burney- North Carolina, S Morgan Burnett- Georgia Tech, S Kam Chancellor- Virginia Tech, P Travis Baltz- Maryland, Specialist: C. J. Spiller- Clemson. Award watch lists Award School Player Bronko Nagurski TrophyThe Bronko Nagurski Charlotte Touchdown Club http://www.touchdownclub.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=show_page&page_id=5 https://web.archive.org/web/20081205010320/http://www.touchdownclub.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=show_page&page_id=5 2008-12-05 dead 2009-10-02 Duke Vince Oghobaase Georgia Tech Morgan Burnett Maryland Alex Wujciak North Carolina Quan Sturdivant North Carolina Deunta Williams NC State Willie Young Virginia Ras-I Dowling Virginia Tech Kam Chancellor Wake Forest Boo Robinson Dave Rimington TrophyRimington Trophy http://www.rimingtontrophy.com/watchlist/ https://web.archive.org/web/20090522130030/http://rimingtontrophy.com/watchlist/ 2009-05-22 live 2009-10-02 Boston College Matt Tennant Duke Bryan Morgan Florida State Ryan McMahon North Carolina Lowell Dyer NC State Ted Larsen Lombardi AwardThe Rotary Lombardi Award Website - 2009 Contenders Hugo Aguilar http://www.rotarylombardiaward.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=95&Itemid=56 https://web.archive.org/web/20091214132054/http://www.rotarylombardiaward.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=95&Itemid=56 2009-12-14 dead 2009-10-02 Boston College Anthony Castonzo Boston College Matt Tennant Duke Vince Oghobaase Florida State Rodney Hudson Florida State Dekoda Watson Georgia Tech Derrick Morgan Maryland Alex Wujciak Miami Jason Curtis Fox North Carolina Marvin Austin North Carolina Quan Sturdivant Virginia Tech Greg Boone Virginia Tech Sergio Render Virginia Tech Jason Worilds Wake Forest Boo Robinson Manning Awardhttp://allstatesugarbowl.org/site.php?pageID=19&newsID=61 News / Allstate Sugar Bowl 2009-10-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20110930144506/http://www.allstatesugarbowl.org/site.php?pageID=19&newsID=61 2011-09-30 dead Duke Thaddeus Lewis North Carolina Landen Edwards NC State Russell Wilson Wake Forest Riley Skinner Maxwell Awardhttp://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/content/awards/watch_list_full.htm Maxwell Football Club - Watch List 2008-08-20 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080828171839/http://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/content/awards/watch_list_full.htm 2008-08-28 Clemson C. J. Spiller Georgia Tech Jonathan Dwyer Maryland Da'Rel Scott NC State Russell Wilson Virginia Tech Darren Evans Virginia Tech Tyrod Taylor Lou Groza Awardhttp://www.lougrozaaward.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=pages.currentwatchlist&x=7326399 PB Sports Commission - Lou Groza Duke Nick Maggio Miami Matt Bosher NC State Josh Czajkowski Outland Trophyhttps://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/news/2009/outland090811.html FWAA > News > Outland Trophy Watch List Boston College Matt Tennant Duke Vince Oghobaase Virginia Tech Sergio Render Wake Forest Boo Robinson Fred Biletnikoff Awardhttps://www.biletnikoffaward.com/ Home biletnikoffaward.com Clemson Jacoby Ford Walter Camp Awardhttps://waltercamp.org/index.php/news/522/ News – Walter Camp Football Foundation Clemson C. J. Spiller Georgia Tech Jonathan Dwyer Jim Thorpe Awardhttp://jimthorpeassoc.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=193:2009-watch-list&catid=5:news&Itemid=4 Jim Thorpe Association and Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame Museum 2009-10-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20120219183540/http://www.jimthorpeassoc.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=193:2009-watch-list&catid=5:news&Itemid=4 2012-02-19 dead Clemson Crezdon Butler Clemson Chris Chancellor Georgia Tech Morgan Burnett North Carolina Kendric Burey North Carolina Deunta Williams Virginia Ras-I Dowling] Virginia Tech Kam Chancellor Virginia Tech Stephen Virgil Bednarik Award Duke Vince Oghobaase Georgia Tech Morgan Burnett Maryland Alex Wujciak North Carolina Marvin Austin North Carolina Quan Sturdivant NC State Willie Young Virginia Tech Jason Worilds Doak Walker Awardhttp://smu.edu/athleticforum/news/2009CandidatesRelease.pdf Archived copy 2009-10-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20091222012347/http://smu.edu/athleticforum/news/2009CandidatesRelease.pdf 2009-12-22 dead Clemson C. 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Spiller Georgia Tech Jonathan Dwyer Maryland Da'Rel Scott North Carolina Shaun Draughn NC State Jamelle Eugene Virginia Tech Darren Evans Davey O'Brien Awardhttp://blog.daveyobrien.org/2009/08/03/2009-o%e2%80%99brien-quarterback-award-watch-list-announced/ 2009 O'Brien Quarterback Award Watch List Announced - Davey O'Brien 2009-10-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20090809110934/http://blog.daveyobrien.org/2009/08/03/2009-o%E2%80%99brien-quarterback-award-watch-list-announced/ 2009-08-09 dead Georgia Tech Josh Nesbitt NC State Russell Wilson Virginia Tech Tyrod Taylor Wake Forest Riley Skinner Regular season Index to colors and formattingACC member wonACC member lostACC member win vacatedNorth Carolina has vacated all wins from the 2008 and 2009 football seasons: http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/unc/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/NOAresponse091911.pdf North Carolina Response to Notice of NCAA Allegations September 19, 2011 September 19, 2011 October 11, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111011212731/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/unc/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/NOAresponse091911.pdf deadACC teams in bold All times Eastern time Rankings reflect that of the USA Today Coaches poll until week eight when the BCS poll will be used. Week One ESPN's College GameDay broadcast from Atlanta for the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game against Virginia Tech and Alabama. Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance September 3 7:00 p.m. South Carolina NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina ESPN L 7–3 57,583 September 5 12:00 p.m. Baylor Wake Forest BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, North Carolina ABC L 24–21 27,905 September 5 1:00 p.m. Jacksonville State #15 Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta W 37–17 46,131 September 5 2:00 p.m. Northeastern Huskies football Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts W 54–0 33,262 September 5 6:00 p.m. Middle Tennessee State Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina W 37–14 75,000 September 5 6:00 p.m. William & Mary Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia L 26–14 54,587 September 5 6:00 p.m. The Citadel #20 North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina V 40–6 (vacated) 58,500 September 5 7:00 p.m. Richmond Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, North Carolina L 24–16 33,011 September 5 8:00 p.m. #5 Alabama #7 Virginia Tech Georgia Dome neutral site • Atlanta ABC L 34–24 74,954 September 5 10:00 p.m. Maryland #12 California California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California ESPN2 L 52–13 62,367 September 7 8:00 p.m. Miami #19 Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida MIA 38–34 81,077 Players of the week:http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/090809aac.html ACC Football Players of the Week: September 8 - The Official Athletic Site of the Atlantic Coast Conference 2009-10-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20101231041733/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/090809aac.html 2010-12-31 dead Offensive back Offensive lineman Defensive lineman Defensive back Specialist Rookie Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Jacory Harris Miami Alan Pelc North Carolina Brandon Maye Clemson Brandon Harris Miami C. 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Spiller Clemson Ryan Williams Virginia Tech Week Two Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance September 10 7:30 p.m. Clemson #14 Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta ESPN GT 30–27 52,029 September 12 12:00 p.m. Duke Army Michie Stadium • West Point, New York CBS College Sports W 35–19 25,698 September 12 12:00 p.m. #19 North Carolina Connecticut Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut ESPNU V 12–10 (vacated) 38,087 September 12 12:00 p.m. Stanford Wake Forest BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, North Carolina W 24–17 30,002 September 12 1:30 p.m. Marshall #15 Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia W 52–10 66,233 September 12 2:00 p.m. Kent State Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts W 34–7 25,165 September 12 3:30 p.m. #16 Texas Christian Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia ESPNU L 30–14 48,336 September 12 6:00 p.m. James Madison Maryland Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland W 38–35 OT 46,485 September 12 6:00 p.m. 2009 Murray State Racers Murray State University Murray State NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina W 65–7 55,510 September 12 6:00 p.m. Jacksonville State Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida W 19–9 71,420 Players of the week:http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/091409aab.html Atlantic Coast Conference Announces ACC Football Players of the Week - The Official Athletic Site of the Atlantic Coast Conference 2009-10-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20120322101249/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/091409aab.html 2012-03-22 dead Offensive back Offensive lineman Defensive lineman Defensive back Specialist Rookie Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Riley Skinner Wake Forest Caz Piurowski Florida State Derrick Morgan Georgia Tech Leon Wright Duke Scott Blair Georgia Tech Kyle Parker Clemson Week Three Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance September 17 7:30 p.m. #14 Georgia Tech #20 Miami Land Shark Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida ESPN MIA 33–17 45,329 September 19 12:00 p.m. Boston College Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina CLEM 25–7 77,000 September 19 12:00 p.m. Duke #23 Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas Versus L 44–16 50,101 September 19 12:00 p.m. East Carolina #19 North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina ESPN2 V 31–17 (vacated) 58,000 September 19 12:00 p.m. Elon Wake Forest BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, North Carolina W 35–7 31,451 September 19 3:30 p.m. Middle Tennessee State Maryland Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland L 32–31 43,167 September 19 3:30 p.m. Virginia Southern Mississippi M. 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Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, Mississippi CBS College Sports L 38–34 31,170 September 19 3:30 p.m. Nebraska #14 Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia ABC W 16–15 66,233 September 19 6:00 p.m. Gardner–Webb NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina W 45–14 53,452 September 19 7:00 p.m. Florida State #7 Brigham Young LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, Utah Versus W 54–28 64,209 Players of the week:http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092109aac.html Atlantic Coast Conference Announces ACC Football Players of the Week - The Official Athletic Site of the Atlantic Coast Conference 2009-10-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20120322101254/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092109aac.html 2012-03-22 dead Offensive back Offensive lineman Defensive lineman Defensive back Specialist Rookie Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Jacory Harris Miami Rodney Hudson Florida State Ricky Sapp Clemson Greg Reid Florida State Richard Jackson Clemson Ryan Williams Virginia Tech Week Four Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance September 26 12:00 p.m. South Florida #18 Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida ESPNU L 17–7 83,524 September 26 12:00 p.m. #18 North Carolina Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta GT 24–7 50,114 September 26 2:00 p.m. Wake Forest Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts BC 27–24 OT 40,892 September 26 3:30 p.m. #14 Texas Christian Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina L 14–10 70,000 September 26 3:30 p.m. Rutgers Maryland Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland L 34–13 43,848 September 26 3:30 p.m. #9 Miami #12 Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia ABC VT 31–7 66,233 September 26 3:30 p.m. Pittsburgh NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina ESPNU W 38–31 57,583 September 26 7:00 p.m. 2009 NCCU Eagles North Carolina Central University NC Central Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, North Carolina W 49–14 26,390 Players of the week:http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092809aab.html Atlantic Coast Conference Announces ACC Football Players of the Week - The Official Athletic Site of the Atlantic Coast Conference 2009-10-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20120322101318/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092809aab.html 2012-03-22 dead Offensive back Offensive lineman Defensive lineman Defensive back Specialist Rookie Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Russell Wilson NC State Blake DeChristopher/Sean Bedford Virginia Tech/Georgia Tech Jason Worilds Virginia Tech Morgan Burnett Georgia Tech Greg Reid Florida State Ryan Williams Virginia Tech Week Five ESPN's College Gameday broadcast from Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts for the Boston College vs Florida State game. Boston College linebacker Mark Herzlich, the 2008 ACC Defensive player of the year who earlier in the year was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma, announced he was now cancer free. Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance October 3 12:00 p.m. Clemson Maryland Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland ESPNU MARY 24–21 46,243 October 3 12:00 p.m. #6 Virginia Tech Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, North Carolina VT 34–13 26,211 October 3 12:00 p.m. Virginia North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina UVA 16–3 57,800 October 3 3:30 p.m. NC State Wake Forest BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, North Carolina ESPNU WAKE 30–24 33,921 October 3 3:30 p.m. Florida State Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts ABC BC 28–21 40,029 October 3 7:30 p.m. #25 Georgia Tech Mississippi Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi W 42–31 50,035 October 3 8:00 p.m. #8 Oklahoma #21 Miami Land Shark Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida ABC W 21–20 61,790 Players of the week:http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/100509aab.html Atlantic Coast Conference Announces ACC Football Players of the Week - The Official Athletic Site of the Atlantic Coast Conference 2009-10-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20101231041700/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/100509aab.html 2010-12-31 dead Offensive back Offensive lineman Defensive lineman Defensive back Specialist Rookie Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Riley Skinner Wake Forest Jason Fox Miami Brad Jefferson/Matt Conrath Georgia Tech/Virginia Cody Grimm Virginia Tech Nick Ferrara/Robert Randolph Maryland/Virginia Demetrius Hartsfield Maryland Week Six Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance October 10 12:00 p.m. Boston College #5 Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia VT 48–14 66,233 October 10 3:30 p.m. Indiana Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia W 47–7 45,371 October 10 4:00 p.m. Duke NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina ESPNU DUKE 49–28 56,452 October 10 6:30 p.m. Maryland Wake Forest BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, North Carolina WAKE 42–32 32,780 October 10 7:00 p.m. Florida A&M #11 Miami Land Shark Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida W 48–16 47,859 October 10 8:00 p.m. #23 Georgia Tech Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida ESPN2 GT 49–44 76,292 October 10 3:30 p.m. Georgia Southern North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina ABC V 42–14 (vacated) 47,000 Players of the week:http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101209aaa.html Atlantic Coast Conference Announces ACC Football Players of the Week - The Official Athletic Site of the Atlantic Coast Conference 2009-10-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20120404184226/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101209aaa.html 2012-04-04 dead Offensive back Offensive lineman Defensive lineman Defensive back Specialist Rookie Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Thaddeus Lewis Duke Cord Howard Georgia Tech John Russell Wake Forest Ras-I Dowling Virginia Torrey Smith Maryland Ryan Williams Virginia Tech Week Seven Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance October 17 12:00 p.m. Wake Forest Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina CLEM 38–3 72,000 October 17 3:30 p.m. NC State Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts ABC BC 52–20 35,261 October 17 4:00 p.m. Virginia Maryland Bryd Stadium • College Park, Maryland ESPNU UVA 20–9 44,864 October 17 6:00 p.m. #4 Virginia Tech #20 Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta ESPN2 GT 28–23 54,405 October 17 7:30 p.m. #11 Miami Central Florida Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, Florida CBS College Sports W 27–7 48,453 Players of the week:http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101909aab.html Atlantic Coast Conference Announces ACC Football Players of the Week - The Official Athletic Site of the Atlantic Coast Conference 2009-10-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20120404184255/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101909aab.html 2012-04-04 dead Offensive back Offensive lineman Defensive lineman Defensive back Specialist Rookie Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Montel Harris Boston College Sean Bedford Georgia Tech Nate Collins Virginia DeAndre McDaniel Clemson Matt Bosher Miami Ryan Williams Virginia Tech Week Eight Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance October 22 8:00 p.m. Florida State North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina ESPN FSU 30–27 58,000 October 24 12:00 p.m. #12 Georgia Tech Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia GT 34–9 43,016 October 24 1:30 p.m. Maryland Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, North Carolina DUKE 17–13 24,650 October 24 3:30 p.m. Boston College Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana NBC L 20–16 80,795 October 24 3:30 p.m. Clemson #10 Miami Land Shark Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida ABC CLEM 40–37 in OT 43,778 October 24 3:30 p.m. Wake Forest Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland CBS College Sports L 13–10 31,907 Players of the week:http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/102609aaa.html Atlantic Coast Conference Announces ACC Football Players of the Week - The Official Athletic Site of the Atlantic Coast Conference 2009-10-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20120404184333/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/102609aaa.html 2012-04-04 dead Offensive back Offensive lineman Defensive lineman Defensive back Specialist Rookie Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Christian Ponder Florida State Andrew Datko Florida State Vincent Rey/Nate Collins Duke/Virginia DeAndre McDaniel Clemson C. 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Spiller Clemson Kyle Parker Clemson Week Nine Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance October 29 7:30 p.m. North Carolina #13 Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia ESPN V UNC 20–17 (vacated) 66,233 October 31 12:00 p.m. NC State Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida FSU 45–42 67,712 October 31 1:30 p.m. Coastal Carolina Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina W 49–3 71,500 October 31 3:30 p.m. Central Michigan Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPNU W 31–10 34,128 October 31 3:30 p.m. #19 Miami Wake Forest BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, North Carolina ABC MIA 28–27 30,011 October 31 3:30 p.m. Duke Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia DUKE 28–17 41,713 October 31 7:30 p.m. #11 Georgia Tech Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee W 56–31 30,262 Players of the week:http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/110209aaa.html Atlantic Coast Conference Announces ACC Football Players of the Week for Week 9 - The Official Athletic Site of the Atlantic Coast Conference 2009-11-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20120404184426/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/110209aaa.html 2012-04-04 dead Offensive back Offensive lineman Defensive lineman Defensive back Specialist Rookie Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Jacory Harris/Thaddeus Lewis Miami/Duke Rodney Hudson Florida State Tydreke Powell North Carolina Luke Kuechly Boston College Will Snyderwine Duke Conner Vernon Duke Week Ten Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance November 5 7:30 p.m. #23 Virginia Tech East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina ESPN W 16–3 43,569 November 7 12:00 p.m. Virginia #17 Miami Land Shark Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida MIA 52–17 48,350 November 7 1:00 p.m. Maryland NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina NCST 38–31 55,631 November 7 3:30 p.m. Duke North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina ESPNU V UNC 16–9 (vacated) 59,750 November 7 3:30 p.m. Wake Forest #10 Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia ABC GT 30–27 in OT 51,415 November 7 7:45 p.m. Florida State Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina ESPN CLEM 40–24 77,000 Players of the week:http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/110909aab.html Atlantic Coast Conference Announces ACC Football Players of the Week for Week 10 - The Official Athletic Site of the Atlantic Coast Conference 2009-11-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20120404184604/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/110909aab.html 2012-04-04 dead Offensive back Offensive lineman Defensive lineman Defensive back Specialist Rookie Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team C. 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Spiller Clemson Jason Fox Miami Robert Quinn North Carolina Cody Grimm Virginia Tech Torrey Smith Maryland Ryan Williams Virginia Tech Week Eleven Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance November 14 12:00 p.m. Clemson NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina CLEM 43–23 57,583 November 14 12:00 p.m #7 Georgia Tech Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, North Carolina ESPN2 GT 49–10 25,899 November 14 12:00 p.m. Florida State Wake Forest BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, North Carolina ESPNU FSU 41–28 33,411 November 14 1:00 p.m. #21 Virginia Tech Maryland Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland VT 36–9 51,514 November 14 3:30 p.m. Boston College Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia BC 14–10 44,324 November 14 3:30 p.m. #14 Miami North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina ABC V UNC 33–24 (vacated) 57,500 Players of the week:http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/111609aaa.html Atlantic Coast Conference Announces ACC Football Players of the Week for Week 11 - The Official Athletic Site of the Atlantic Coast Conference 2009-11-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20120404184617/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/111609aaa.html 2012-04-04 dead Offensive back Offensive lineman Defensive lineman Defensive back Specialist Rookie Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team C. 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Spiller Clemson Cord Howard Georgia Tech Ben Anderson Georgia Tech Kendric Burney North Carolina Casey Barth North Carolina EJ Manuel Florida State Week Twelve Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance November 21 12:00 p.m. North Carolina Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN2 V UNC 31–13 (vacated) 41,272 November 21 12:00 p.m. Duke #20 Miami Land Shark Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida ESPNU MIA 34–16 38,200 November 21 12:00 p.m. Maryland Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida FSU 29–26 66,042 November 21 3:30 p.m. Virginia #23 Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina ABC CLEM 34–21 77,000 November 21 3:30 p.m. NC State #15 Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia ESPNU VT 38–10 66,233 Players of the week:http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112309aaa.html Atlantic Coast Conference Announces ACC Football Players of the Week for Week 12 - The Official Athletic Site of the Atlantic Coast Conference 2009-11-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20120404184713/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112309aaa.html 2012-04-04 dead Offensive back Offensive lineman Defensive lineman Defensive back Specialist Rookie Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Jacory Harris Miami Sergio Render Virginia Tech Darryl Sharpton Miami Cody Grimm Virginia Tech Greg Reid Florida State Luke Kuechly Boston College Week Thirteen ESPN's College Gameday broadcast from Gainesville, Florida for the Florida vs Florida State game. Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance November 28 12:00 p.m. Wake Forest Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, North Carolina WAKE 45–34 21,420 November 28 12:00 p.m. #18 Clemson South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina ESPN L 34–17 80,574 November 28 12:00 p.m. #24 North Carolina NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina ESPN2 NCST 28–27 57,583 November 28 3:30 p.m. #17 Miami South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida ABC W 31–10 66,469 November 28 3:30 p.m. Florida State #1 Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida CBS L 37–10 90,907 November 28 3:30 p.m. Boston College Maryland Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland ESPNU BC 19–17 35,042 November 28 3:30 p.m. #14 Virginia Tech Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia ESPN VT 42–13 58,555 November 28 8:00 p.m. Georgia #7 Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia ABC/ESPN2 L 30–24 55,407 Players of the week:http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/113009aaa.html Atlantic Coast Conference Announces ACC Football Players of the Week for Week 13 - The Official Athletic Site of the Atlantic Coast Conference 2009-11-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20120404184824/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/113009aaa.html 2012-04-04 dead Offensive back Offensive lineman Defensive lineman Defensive back Specialist Rookie Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Riley Skinner Wake Forest Orlando Franklin Miami Darryl Sharpton Miami Luke Kuechly Boston College Matt Bosher Miami Ryan Williams Virginia Tech Week Fourteen- ACC Championship Game 2009 ACC Championship Game Date Time Atlantic Division Champion Coastal Division Champion Site TV Result Attendance December 5 8:00 p.m. Clemson #10 Georgia Tech Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida ESPN GT 39–34 57,227 Rankings 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football 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 Wk1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Wk13 Wk14 FinalBoston College AP RV RV RV RV RV RV RV C RV RV RV RV RV RV RV BCS Not released   Clemson AP RV RV RV RV RV RV 24 18 15 25 RV 24C RV RV RV RV RV 19 16 RV RV RVBCS Not released   23 18 Duke AP C RV BCS Not released   Florida State AP 18 RV RV 18 RVC 19 RV RV 25 RV RVBCS Not released   Georgia Tech AP 15 15 14 RV 25 22 19 11 11 10 7 7 7 12 9 13C 15 13 13 RV RV 23 20 13 11 11 7 7 7 11 10 13BCS Not released 12 11 10 7 7 7 10 9Maryland AP C RV BCS Not released   Miami AP RV 20 20 9 17 11 9 8 18 16 12 21 19 17 14 19C RV 22 22 13 21 11 11 9 18 17 15 24 21 17 15 19BCS Not released 10 19 17 14 20 17 17 15 North Carolina AP 21 19 24 22 RV RV 23 RV RV C 20 19 19 18 RV RV RV RV RV 25 24 RV RV BCS Not released   24 NC State AP RV C RV RV BCS Not released   Virginia AP C BCS Not released Virginia Tech AP 7 14 13 11 6 5 4 15 14 22 20 16 14 11 12 10C 7 15 14 12 6 5 4 15 14 24 21 16 14 11 12 10BCS Not released 14 13 23 21 15 14 12 11Wake Forest AP C RV BCS Not released   All-ACC teams http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/113009aaf.html Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association Announces 2009 All-ACC Football Teams - The Official Athletic Site of the Atlantic Coast Conference 2009-11-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20111024232224/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/113009aaf.html 2011-10-24 dead First Team Offense QB Josh Nesbitt- Georgia Tech RB Jonathan Dwyer- Georgia Tech RB Ryan Williams- Virginia Tech WR Demaryius Thomas- Georgia Tech WR Donovan Varner- Duke TE George Bryan- NC State TE Michael Palmer – Clemson OT Jason Curtis Fox- Miami OT Anthony Castonzo- Boston College OG Cordaro Howard- Georgia Tech OG Rodney Hudson- Florida State C Sean Bedford- Georgia Tech PK Matt Bosher- Miami PK Matt Waldron- Virginia Tech SPEC C. J. Spiller- Clemson Defense DE Derrick Morgan- Georgia Tech DE Robert Quinn- North Carolina DT Nate Collins- Virginia DT Allen Bailey- Miami LB Cody Grimm- Virginia Tech LB Luke Kuechly- Boston College LB Quan Sturdivant- North Carolina LB Alex Wujciak- Maryland CB Kendric Burney- North Carolina CB Brandon Harris- Miami S DeAndre McDaniel- Clemson S Deunta Williams- North Carolina P Brent Bowden- Virginia Tech Second Team Offense QB Thaddeus Lewis- Duke RB C. J. Spiller- Clemson RB Montel Harris- Boston College WR Torrey Smith- Maryland WR Jacoby Ford- Clemson TE Greg Boone- Virginia Tech OT Ed Wang- Virginia Tech OT Chris Hairston- Clemson OG Thomas Austin- Clemson OG Sergio Render- Virginia Tech C Matt Tennant- Boston College PK Casey Barth- North Carolina PK Will Snyderwine- Duke SPEC Torrey Smith- Maryland Defense DE Ricky Sapp- Clemson DE Willie Young- NC State DE Jason Worilds- Virginia Tech DT Marvin Austin- North Carolina DT John Russell- Wake Forest LB Vincent Rey- Duke LB Darryl Sharpton- Miami LB Bruce Carter- North Carolina LB Colin McCarthy- Miami LB Dekoda Watson- Florida State CB Ras-I Dowling- Virginia CB Patrick Robinson- Florida State S Morgan Burnett- Georgia Tech S Kam Chancellor- Virginia Tech P Matt Bosher- Miami Player of the year C. J. Spiller- Clemson http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120209aab.html C.J. Spiller Named 2009 ACC Player of the Year - The Official Athletic Site of the Atlantic Coast Conference 2009-12-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20120404184854/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120209aab.html 2012-04-04 dead Bowl games Bowl GameDateStadiumCityTelevisionMatchup/ResultsAttendancePayout (US$)Meineke Car Care BowlDecember 26, 2009Bank of America StadiumCharlotte, North CarolinaESPNPittsburgh 19, North Carolina 1750,389$1,000,000Emerald BowlDecember 26, 2009AT&T ParkSan FranciscoESPNUSC 24, Boston College 1340,121$750,000Gaylord Hotels Music City BowlDecember 27, 2009 LP FieldNashville, TennesseeESPN Clemson 21, Kentucky 1357,280$1,700,000 Champs Sports BowlDecember 29, 2009 Florida Citrus Bowl StadiumOrlando, FloridaESPN Wisconsin 20, Miami 1456,747$2,250,000Chick-fil-A BowlDecember 31, 2009 Georgia DomeAtlantaESPN Virginia Tech 37, Tennessee 1473,777$3,250,000Konica Minolta Gator BowlJanuary 1, 2009 Jacksonville Municipal StadiumJacksonville, FloridaCBS Florida State 33, West Virginia 2184,129$2,500,000FedEx Orange BowlJanuary 5, 2009 Land Shark StadiumMiami Gardens, FloridaFox Iowa 24, Georgia Tech 1466,131$17,500,000 Attendance TeamStadium (Capacity)Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7Game 8Total Average% of CapacityBoston CollegeAlumni Stadium (44,500)33,26225,16540,89240,02935,26134,12841,272 250,00935,71580.3ClemsonMemorial Stadium (80,301)75,00077,00070,00072,00071,50077,00077,000519,50074,21492.4DukeWallace Wade Stadium (33,941)33,01126,39026,21124,65025,89921,420157,58126,26477.4Florida StateDoak Campbell Stadium (82,300)81,07771,42083,52476,29267,71266,042446,06774,34590.3Georgia TechBobby Dodd Stadium (55,000)46,13152,02950,11454,40551,41555,407309,50151,58493.8MarylandByrd Stadium (54,000)46,48543,16743,84846,24344,86451,51435,042311,16344,45282.3MiamiLand Shark Stadium (76,500)45,32961,79047,85943,77848,35038,200285,30647,55162.1North CarolinaKenan Memorial Stadium (60,000)58,50058,00057,80047,00058,00059,75057,500396,55056,65094.4NC StateCarter–Finley Stadium (57,583)57,58355,51053,45257,58356,45255,63157,58357,583451,37756,42298.0VirginiaScott Stadium (61,500)54,58748,33645,37143,01641,71344,32458,555335,90247,98678.0Virginia TechLane Stadium (66,233)66,23366,23366,23366,23366,23366,233397,39866,233100Wake ForestBB&T Field (31,500)27,90530,00231,45133,92132,78030,01133,411216,58131,35999.6 References 2