2010 Atlantic Coast Conference football season

August 2023 2010 Atlantic Coast Conference football season NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision football 125px September 2, 2010through January 9, 2011 12 ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, Raycom Regular season Virginia Tech Hokies Florida State Seminoles Tyrod Taylor Football 2009 2011 The 2010 Atlantic Coast Conference football season was the 58th season of Atlantic Coast Conference football. The season started September 2, 2010 and ended January 9, 2011. The twelve conference schools were divided into two divisions. The Virginia Tech Hokies won the Coastal Division while the Florida State Seminoles won the Atlantic Division. On December 4, 2010, the Hokies defeated the Seminoles 44–33 to win the 2010 ACC Championship and the right to represent the conference in the 2011 Orange Bowl, where the Hokies lost 12–40 to the Stanford Cardinal of the Pac-10. Member schools Institution Nickname Location Founded Joined ACC School type ACC Football Titles Boston College Eagles Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 1863 2005 Private/Jesuit 0 Clemson Tigers Clemson, South Carolina 1889 1953 Public 13 Duke Blue Devils Durham, North Carolina 1838 1953 Private/Non-Sectarian 7 Florida State Seminoles Tallahassee, Florida 1851 1991 Public 12 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Atlanta 1885 1979 Public 3 Maryland Terrapins College Park, Maryland 1856 1953 Public 9 Miami Hurricanes Coral Gables, Florida 1925 2004 Private/Non-Sectarian 0 North Carolina Tar Heels Chapel Hill, North Carolina 1789 1953 Public 5 NC State Wolfpack Raleigh, North Carolina 1887 1953 Public 7 Virginia Cavaliers Charlottesville, Virginia 1819 1953 Public 2 Virginia Tech Hokies Blacksburg, Virginia 1872 2004 Public 3 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Winston-Salem, North Carolina 1834 1953 Private/Non-Sectarian 2 Coaches Team Head coach Years at school Overall record Record at school ACC record Boston College Frank Spaziani 3 9–5 9–5 5–3 Clemson Dabo Swinney 3 13–8 13–8 9–4 Duke David Cutcliffe 3 53–44 9–15 4–12 Florida State Jimbo Fisher 1 1–0 1–0 0–0 Georgia Tech Paul Johnson 3 126–46 20–7 12–4 Maryland Ralph Friedgen 10 66–46 66–46 38–34 Miami Randy Shannon 4 21–17 21–17 11–13 North Carolina Butch Davis 4 71–38 20–18 11–13 NC State Tom O'Brien 4 91–66 16–21 9–15 Virginia Mike London 1 24–5 0–0 0–0 Virginia Tech Frank Beamer 24 229–115–4 187–92–2 38–10 Wake Forest Jim Grobe 9 92–84–1 59–51 31–41 ACC vs. BCS conference opponents NOTE:. Games with a * next to the home team represent a neutral site game Date Visitor Home Significance Winning teamSeptember 4 LSU North Carolina* Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in Atlanta LSUSeptember 11 Georgia Tech Kansas Kansas September 11 Florida State Oklahoma Oklahoma September 11 Miami Ohio State Ohio State September 11 Virginia USC USC September 16 Cincinnati NC State NC State September 18 Alabama Duke Alabama September 18 Maryland West Virginia Maryland–West Virginia football rivalry West Virginia September 18 Wake Forest Stanford Stanford September 18 Clemson Auburn Auburn–Clemson football rivalry Auburn September 23 Miami Pittsburgh Miami September 25 North Carolina Rutgers North Carolina October 2 Notre Dame Boston College Notre Dame November 27 Florida Florida State Florida–Florida State football rivalry Florida State November 27 Georgia Tech Georgia Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate Georgia November 27 South Carolina Clemson Battle of the Palmetto State South Carolina November 27 Wake Forest Vanderbilt Wake Forest November 27 Boston College Syracuse Boston College November 27 South Florida Miami South Florida Bowl games Date ACC Team Opponent Bowl Location Winning teamDecember 27, 2010 Georgia Tech Air Force AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl Shreveport, Louisiana Air ForceDecember 28, 2010 NC State West Virginia Champs Sports Bowl Orlando, Florida NC StateDecember 29, 2010 Maryland East Carolina Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman Washington, D.C. MarylandDecember 30, 2010 North Carolina Tennessee Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl Nashville, Tennessee North CarolinaDecember 31, 2010 Clemson South Florida Meineke Car Care Bowl Charlotte, North Carolina South FloridaDecember 31, 2010 Miami Notre Dame Hyundai Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas Notre DameDecember 31, 2010 Florida State South Carolina Chick-fil-A Bowl Atlanta Florida StateJanuary 3, 2011 Virginia Tech Stanford Discover Orange Bowl Miami Gardens, Florida StanfordJanuary 9, 2011 Boston College Nevada Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl San Francisco Nevada Postseason All-conference teams First Team Offense Position Player School Quarterback Tyrod Taylor Virginia Tech Running back Montel Harris Boston College Anthony Allen Georgia Tech Wide receiver Leonard Hankerson Miami Torrey Smith Maryland Tight end George Bryan NC State Tackle Anthony Castonzo Boston College Chris Hairston Clemson Guard Rodney Hudson Florida State Brandon Washington Miami Center Sean Bedford Georgia Tech Placekicker Chris Hazley Virginia Tech Specialist Tony Logan Maryland Defense Position Player School Defensive end Da'Quan Bowers Clemson Brandon Jenkins Florida State Defensive tackle Quinton Coples North Carolina Jarvis Jenkins Clemson Linebacker Luke Kuechly Boston College Nate Irving NC State Alex Wujciak Maryland Cornerback Jayron Hosley Virginia Tech Chase Minnifield Virginia Safety DeAndre McDaniel Clemson Kenny Tate Maryland Punter Matt Bosher Miami Second Team Offense Position Player School Quarterback Russell Wilson NC State Running back Damien Berry Miami Keith Payne Virginia Wide receiver Conner Vernon Duke Owen Spencer NC State Tight end Dwayne Allen Clemson Tackle Orlando Franklin Miami Blake DeChristopher Virginia Tech Guard Jaymes Brooks Virginia Tech Omoregie Uzzi Georgia Tech Jonathan Cooper North Carolina Center Ryan McMahon Florida State Placekicker Will Snyderwine Duke Specialist David Wilson Virginia Tech Defense Position Player School Defensive end Allen Bailey Miami Steven Friday Virginia Tech Defensive tackle John Graves Virginia Tech Joe Vellano Maryland Linebacker Bruce Carter North Carolina Bruce Taylor Virginia Tech Sean Spence Miami Cornerback Xavier Rhodes Florida State Brandon Harris Miami Safety Davon Morgan Virginia Tech Ray-Ray Armstrong Miami Punter Brian Saunders Virginia Tech 2010 2010 All-ACC Football Teams Announced theacc.com https://theacc.com/news/2010/11/29/51d0c33ea0ee267cf05f70af_131481041188169878.aspx 12 July 2022 References