2012 Atlantic Coast Conference football season

August 2023 2012 ACC football season #193980 #ffffff NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) Football 150px August 31, 2012 – December 1, 2012 12 Regular season TBA Atlantic ACC Atlantic Division Florida State Coastal ACC Coastal Division Georgia Tech, UNC, Miami ACC Championship Game 2012 ACC Championship Game Florida State Georgia Tech List of ACC football seasons ACC 2011 Atlantic Coast Conference football season 2011 2013 Atlantic Coast Conference football season 2013 thumb|right|Boston College (in white) on defense versus Wake Forest (in black) during the November 3, 2012 game The 2012 ACC football season was an NCAA football season that was played from September 1, 2012, to January 1, 2013. At the time, the Atlantic Coast Conference consisted 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 on December 1 in the 2012 ACC Championship Game, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. This season also marked the 60th football season in the conference's history. Preseason Preseason Poll The 2012 ACC Preseason Poll was announced at the ACC Football Kickoff meetings in Greensboro, NC on July 23. Virginia Tech was voted to win Coastal division while Florida State was voted to win the Atlantic division and the conference. Sammy Watkins of Clemson was voted the Preseason ACC Player of the Year. 2012 ACC Football Kickoff Media Selects Florida State as 2012 Favorite CBS Interactive http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/072412aab.html https://archive.today/20130204093306/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/072412aab.html dead 4 February 2013 11 October 2012 Atlantic Division poll Florida State – 543 (72 first place votes) Clemson – 470 (17) North Carolina State – 402 (5) Wake Forest – 241 Boston College – 181 Maryland – 148 Coastal Division poll Virginia Tech – 558 (83) Georgia Tech – 421 (10) North Carolina – 341 (2) Virginia – 326 Miami – 245 Duke – 04 Predicted ACC Championship Game Winner Florida State–60 Virginia Tech–18 Clemson–13 Georgia Tech–3 NC State-1 Preseason ACC Player of the Year Sammy Watkins, CLEM - 25 Logan Thomas, VT - 21 E. J. Manuel, FSU - 19 Tajh Boyd, CLEM - 18 Mike Glennon, NCSU - 5 David Amerson, NCSU - 3 Giovani Bernard, UNC - 1 Bryn Renner, UNC - 1 Tanner Price, WF - 1 Kyle Fuller, VT - 1 Preseason All Conference Teams Offense Position Player School Wide receiver Conner Vernon Duke Sammy Watkins Clemson Tight end Matt Furstenburg Maryland Tackle James Hurst North Carolina Oday Aboushi Virginia Guard Omoregie Uzzi Georgia Tech Jonathan Cooper North Carolina Center Dalton Freeman Clemson Quarterback Tajh Boyd Clemson Running back Giovani Bernard North Carolina Andre Ellington Clemson Defense Position Player School Defensive end Brandon Jenkins Florida State James Gayle Virginia Tech Defensive tackle Joe Vellano Maryland Nikita Whitlock Wake Forest Linebacker Kevin Reddick North Carolina Bruce Taylor Virginia Tech Steve Greer Virginia Cornerback David Amerson NC State Kyle Fuller Virginia Tech Safety Lamarcus Joyner Florida State Earl Wolff NC State Specialist Position Player School Placekicker Dustin Hopkins Florida State Punter Dalton Botts Miami Specialist Greg Reid Florida State2012 2012 Preseason ACC Football Team Announced CBS Interactive http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/072512aaa.html 11 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121022002034/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/072512aaa.html 22 October 2012 dead Preseason Watch list Player School Award Chris Pantale Boston Collage John Mackey AwardPantale Named To Mackey Preseason Watch List https://bceagles.com/news/2012/7/10/Pantale_Named_To_Mackey_Preseason_Watch_List.aspx Kevin Pierre-Louis Boston Collage Bronko Nagurski TrophyPierre-Louis Named To Nagurski Watch List https://bceagles.com/news/2012/7/12/Pierre_Louis_Named_To_Nagurski_Watch_List.aspx Brandon Jenkins Florida State Bronko Nagurski Trophy Lamarcus Joyner Florida State Bronko Nagurski Trophy Xavier Rhodes Florida State Bronko Nagurski Trophy Bjoern Werner Florida State Bronko Nagurski Trophy Alex Amidon Boston Collage Biletnikoff AwardAmidon Added To Biletnikoff Watch List https://bceagles.com/news/2012/9/18/Amidon_Added_To_Biletnikoff_Watch_List.aspx Willie Haulstead Florida State Biletnikoff Award EJ Manuel Florida State Maxwell Award EJ Manuel Florida State Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Brandon Jenkins Florida State Bednarik Award Lamarcus Joyner Florida State Bednarik Award Xavier Rhodes Florida State Bednarik Award Dustin Hopkins Florida State Lou Groza Award Brandon Jenkins Florida State Outland Trophy Lamarcus Joyner Florida State Outland Trophy Xavier Rhodes Florida State Outland Trophy Björn Werner Florida State Outland Trophy Lamarcus Joyner Florida State Jim Thorpe Award Xavier Rhodes Florida State Jim Thorpe Award Brandon Jenkins Florida State Lombardi Award Bjoern Werner Florida State Rotary Lombardi Award Bjoern Werner Florida State Butkus Award Nick Moody Florida State Butkus Award E.J. Manuel Florida State Davey O'Brien Award Brandon Jenkins Florida State Walter Camp Award Coaches NOTE: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season Team Head coach Years at school Overall record Record at school ACC record Boston College Frank Spaziani 5 20–19 20–19 12–12 Clemson Dabo Swinney 5 29–19 29–19 19–10 Duke David Cutcliffe 5 59–62 15–33 6–26 Florida State Jimbo Fisher 3 19–8 19–8 11–5 Georgia Tech Paul Johnson 5 141–58 34–19 21–11 Maryland Randy Edsall 2 76–80 2–10 1–7 Miami Al Golden 2 33–40 6–6 3–5 North Carolina Larry Fedora 1 34-19 0-0 0-0 NC State Tom O'Brien 6 108–75 33–30 18–22 Virginia Mike London 3 36–18 12–13 6–10 Virginia Tech Frank Beamer 26 250–121–4 208–98–2 53–11 Wake Forest Jim Grobe 11 101–100–1 68–67 38–51 Pre-season Coaches changes Former Ohio State Offensive Coordinator, Jim Bollman, was hired as Boston College offensive line coach/running game coordinator.Spaziani Names Jim Bollman offensive line coach/running game coordinator https://bceagles.com/news/2012/1/6/Spaziani_Names_Jim_Bollman_Offensive_Line_Coach_Running_Game_Coordinator.aspx Sean Desai was hired from Miami as Boston College new Running backs coach/Special teams coordinator, Columbia's wide receivers coach Aaron Smith took the same position at Boston College.Spaziani Announces Three Additions To Coaching Staff https://bceagles.com/news/2012/2/13/Spaziani_Announces_Three_Additions_To_Coaching_Staff.aspx Rankings 2012 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 C BCS Not released   Clemson AP 14 12 11 10 17 15 16 14 14 10 10 11 12 15 14 11C 14 12 11 9 16 15 13 13 13 9 8 9 9 14 13 9BCS Not released 19 18 13 13 11 11 14 14Duke AP RV C RV RV BCS Not released   Florida State AP 7 6 5 4 4 3 12 12 11 9 8 10 10 13 13 10C 7 6 6 4 4 4 11 10 10 7 6 6 5 12 12 8BCS Not released 14 12 9 10 10 10 13 12Georgia Tech AP RV RV RV RV C RV RV RV RV BCS Not released   Maryland AP C BCS Not released   Miami AP RV RV C RV RV BCS Not released North Carolina AP RV RV RV RV RV RV CIneligible for rankingBCS Not releasedIneligible for rankingNC State AP RV RV RV RV C RV RV BCS Not released   Virginia AP C RV RV RV BCS Not released Virginia Tech AP 16 15 13 RV RV C 20 18 13 RV 25 RV BCS Not released   Wake Forest AP C RV RV BCS Not released   Schedule Index to colors and formattingACC member wonACC member lostACC teams in bold Week One Week 1 https://www.espn.com/college-football/scoreboard/_/group/1/year/2012/seasontype/2/week/1 ESPN l August 31 7:30 pm Tennessee NC State Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game ESPNU TENN 35-21 55,529 w September 1 12:30 pm Elon North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ACCN NC 62-0 50,500 w September 1 3:00 pm William & Mary Maryland Byrd Stadium College Park, MD ESPN3 MD 7-6 31,321 w September 1 3:00 pm Richmond Virginia Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA ESPN3 VA 43-19 50,081 September 1 3:30 pm Miami Boston College Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA ABC/ESPN2 MIAMI 41-32 39,262 w September 1 5:00 pm Murray State 7 Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL ESPN3 FSU 69-3 70,047 w September 1 6:30 pm Liberty Wake Forrest BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC ESPN3 WF 20-17 27,652 w September 1 7:00 pm 25 Auburn 14 Clemson Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game ESPN CLE 26-9 75,211 w September 1 7:00 pm Florida International Duke Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC ESPN DUKE 46-26 31,117 September 3 8:00 pm Georgia Tech 16 Virginia Tech Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA ESPN VT 20-17 OT 31,117 Eastern Time Week Two Week 2 https://www.espn.com/college-football/scoreboard/_/group/1/year/2012/seasontype/2/week/2 ESPN l September 8 12:00 pm Miami 21 Kansas State Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS FX KSU 52-13 48,843 w September 8 12:00 pm NC State Connecticut Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT Big East Network NCS 10-7 34,202 w September 8 12:00 pm Maryland Temple Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA ESPNU MD 36-27 23,322 w September 8 12:00 pm Penn State Virginia Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA ABC VA 17-16 56,087 w September 8 12:30 pm Ball State 12 Clemson Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC ACCN CLE 52–27 79,557 w September 8 1:00 pm Maine Boston College Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA ESPN3 BC 34-3 30,685 w September 8 1:30 pm Austin Peay 15 Virginia Tech Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA ESPN3 VT 42-7 65,632 September 8 3:00 pm North Carolina Wake Forest BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC RSN WF 28-27 29,256 w September 8 6:00 p.m. Savannah State 6 Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL ESPN3 FSU 55-0 71,126 w September 8 7:30 p.m. Presbyterian Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA ESPN3 GT 59-3 41,678 l September 8 10:30 pm Duke 25 Stanford Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA P12N STAN 50-13 44,016 Eastern Time Week Three Week 3 https://www.espn.com/college-football/scoreboard/_/group/1/year/2012/seasontype/2/week/3 ESPN September 15 12:00 pm Wake Forest 5 Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL ESPN FSU 52-0 68,833 l September 15 12:00 pm 13 Virginia Tech Pittsburgh Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA ESPNU PITT 35-17 48,032 w September 15 12:00 pm Bethune-Cookman Miami Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL ESPN3 MIAMI 38-10 39,435 l September 15 12:30 pm Connecticut Maryland Byrd Stadium College Park, MD ACNN UCONN 24-21 35,491 w September 15 3:00 pm Furman 11 Clemson Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC RSN CLE 41-7 83,574 l September 15 3:30 pm North Carolina 19 Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ABC LOUI 39-34 53,334 September 15 3:30 pm Virginia Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA ESPNU GT 56-20 44,225 l September 15 3:30 pm Boston College Northwestern Ryan Field Evanston, IL BTN NW 22-13 32,597 w September 15 6:00 pm South Alabama NC State Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC ESPN3 NCS 31-7 54,132 w September 15 7:00 pm North Carolina Central Duke Bull City Gridiron Classic Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC ESPN3 DUKE 54-17 22,829 Eastern Time Week Four Week 4 https://www.espn.com/college-football/scoreboard/_/group/1/year/2012/seasontype/2/week/4 ESPN l September 22 12:00 pm Maryland 8 West Virginia rivalry Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV FX WV 31-21 58,504 l September 22 12:00 pm Virginia 17 TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX ESPN TCU 27-7 46,330 w September 22 12:00 pm Bowling Green Virginia Tech Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA ESPNU VT 37-0 65,632 w September 22 12:30 pm Army Wake Forest BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC ACCN WF 49-37 30,207 September 22 3:00 pm Miami Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA ACCN MIAMI 42-36 50,390 w September 22 3:30 pm East Carolina North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ESPNU NC 27-6 59,500 w September 22 6:00 pm Memphis Duke Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC ESPN3 DUKE 38-14 23,658 w September 22 6:00 pm The Citadel NC State Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC ESPN3 NCS 52-14 55,145 September 22 8:00 pm 10 Clemson 4 Florida State rivalry) Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL ABC FSU 49-37 83,231 Eastern Time Week Five Week 5 https://www.espn.com/college-football/scoreboard/_/group/1/year/2012/seasontype/2/week/5 ESPN l September 29 12:00 pm Middle Tennessee Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA ACC RSN MTSU 49-28 39,270 September 29 12:00 pm NC State Miami Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL ESPNU MIAMI 44-37 38,510 September 29 12:30 pm Duke Wake Forest Tobacco Road BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC ACCN DUKE 34-27 28,743 September 29 3:30 pm 17 Clemson Boston College O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA ESPN2 CLE 45-31 40,138 l September 29 3:30 pm Louisiana Tech Virginia Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA ESPN3 LT 44-38 42,027 l September 29 3:30 pm Virginia Tech Cincinnati FedExField Landover, MD ESPNU Cincy 27-24 46,026 w September 29 3:30 pm Idaho North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ACCRSN NC 66-0 32,000 w September 29 6:00 pm 4 Florida State South Florida Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL ESPN FSU 30-17 69,383 Eastern Time Week Six Week 6 https://www.espn.com/college-football/scoreboard/_/group/1/year/2012/seasontype/2/week/6 ESPN l October 6 12:00 p.m. Boston College Army Michie Stadium West Point, NY CBSSN Army 34-31 39,492 October 6 12:30 p.m. Virginia Tech North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ACCN NC 48-34 54,000 October 6 3:00 p.m. Virginia Duke Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC ESPN Duke 42-17 26,856 October 6 3:30 p.m. Georgia Tech 15 Clemson rivalry Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC ESPN CLE 47-31 82,873 October 6 3:30 p.m. Wake Forest Maryland Byrd Stadium College Park, MD ESPNU MD 19-14 40,391 l October 6 7:30 p.m. Miami 9 Notre Dame Soldier Field Chicago, IL NBC ND 41-3 62,871 October 6 8:00 p.m. 3 Florida State NC State Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC ESPN2 NCST 17-16 54,962 Eastern Time Week Seven Week 7 https://www.espn.com/college-football/scoreboard/_/group/1/year/2012/seasontype/2/week/7 ESPN October 13 12:30 pm Duke Virginia Tech Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA ACCN VT 41-20 65,632 October 13 2:30 pm North Carolina Miami Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL ESPNU NC 18-14 58,954 October 13 3:00 pm Maryland Virginia Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA ACCRSN MD 27-20 45,556 October 13 5:30 pm Boston College 12 Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL ESPN2 FSU 51-7 81,075 Eastern Time Week Eight Week 8 https://www.espn.com/college-football/scoreboard/_/group/1/year/2012/seasontype/2/week/8 ESPN October 20 12:00 pm Virginia Tech 19 Clemson Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC ABC/ESPN2 CLE 38-17 83,338 October 20 12:30 pm Wake Forest Virginia Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA ACCN WF 16-10 41,167 October 20 3:00 pm Boston College Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA ACC RSN GT 37-17 40,112 October 20 3:30 pm NC State Maryland Byrd Stadium College Park, MD ESPNU NCST 20-18 40,217 October 20 7:00 pm North Carolina Duke Victory Bell Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC ESPN Duke 33-30 33,941 October 20 8:00 pm 14 Florida State Miami rivalry Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL ABC FSU 20-33 73,328 Eastern Time Week Nine Week 9 https://www.espn.com/college-football/scoreboard/_/group/1/year/2012/seasontype/2/week/9 ESPN October 25 7:30 pm 16 Clemson Wake Forrest BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC ESPN CLE 42-13 31,162 October 27 12:30 pm NC State North Carolina rivalry Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ACCN NC 43-35 62,000 October 27 1:00 pm Maryland Boston College Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA ESPN3 BC 20-17 33,267 l October 27 3:00 pm BYU Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA ACC RSN BYU 41-17 50,103 October 27 3:30 pm Duke 12 Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL ESPNU FSU 48-7 71,467 Eastern Time Week Ten Week 10 https://www.espn.com/college-football/scoreboard/_/group/1/year/2012/seasontype/2/week/10 ESPN November 1 7:30 pm Virginia Tech Miami rivalry Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL ESPN Miami 30-12 37,219 November 3 12:30 pm Georgia Tech Maryland Byrd Stadium College Park, MD ACCN GT 33-13 33,471 November 3 12:30 pm Virginia NC State Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC ACCN VA 33-6 54,812 November 3 3:30 pm Boston College Wake Forest BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC RSN WF 28-14 28,963 November 3 7:00 pm 13 Clemson Duke Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC ESPN2 CLE 56-20 31,894 Eastern Time Week Eleven Week 11 https://www.espn.com/college-football/scoreboard/_/group/1/year/2012/seasontype/2/week/11 ESPN November 8 7:30 pm 10 Florida State Virginia Tech Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA ESPN FSU 28-22 65,632 November 12 12:00 pm Miami Virginia Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA ABC VA 41-40 45,870 November 12 12:30 pm Georgia Tech North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ACCN GT 68-50 50,000 November 12 3:00 pm Wake Forest NC State Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC ACCRSN NCST 37-6 52,567 November 12 3:30 pm Maryland 13 Clemson Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC ESPNU CLE 45-10 78,302 l November 12 8:00 pm 4 Notre Dame Boston College Holy War Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA ABC ND 21-6 44,500 Eastern Time Week Twelve Week 12 https://www.espn.com/college-football/scoreboard/_/group/1/year/2012/seasontype/2/week/12 ESPN November 15 7:30 pm North Carolina Virginia The South's Oldest Rivalry Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA ESPN NC 37-13 45,760 November 17 12:00 pm 10 Florida State Maryland Byrd Stadium College Park, MD ESPNU FSU 41-14 35,244 November 17 12:30 pm Virginia Tech Boston College rivalry Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA ACCN VT 30-23 OT 34,266 w November 17 3:00 pm South Florida Miami rivalry Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL RSN Miami 40-9 38,869 l November 17 3:30 pm Wake Forest 3 Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN NBC ND 38-0 80,795 November 17 3:30 pm NC State 11 Clemson Textile Bowl Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC ABC/ESPN2 CLE 62-48 77,831 November 17 3:30 pm Duke Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA ESPNU GT 42-24 41,904 Eastern Time Week Thirteen Week 13 https://www.espn.com/college-football/scoreboard/_/group/1/year/2012/seasontype/2/week/13 ESPN l November 24 12:00 pm Georgia Tech 3 Georgia Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate Sanford Stadium Athens, GA ESPN GA 42-10 92,746 November 24 12:00 pm Virginia Virginia Tech Commonwealth Cup Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA ESPNU VT 17-14 65,632 November 24 12:30 pm Miami Duke Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC ACCN Miami 52-45 26,895 November 24 3:00 pm Boston College NC State Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC ESPN3 NCST 27-10 53,020 November 24 3:00 pm Maryland North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ACCRSN NC 45-38 44,000 l November 24 3:30 pm 4 Florida 10 Florida State rivalry Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL ABC FL 37-26 83,429 l November 24 3:30 pm Vanderbilt Wake Forest BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC ESPNU Vandy 55-21 26,134 l November 24 7:00 pm 12 South Carolina 11 Clemson Palmetto Bowl Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC ESPN SCAR 27-17 84,513 Eastern Time Championship Week Week 14 https://www.espn.com/college-football/scoreboard/_/group/1/year/2012/seasontype/2/week/14 ESPN December 1 7:45 pm Georgia Tech Florida State ACC Championship Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC ESPN FSU 21-15 64,778 Eastern Time Bowl Games Bowl GameDateStadiumCityTelevisionMatchup/Result 2012 College Bowl Games 2012-2013 ESPN.com http://espn.go.com/college-football/bowls12/bowls https://web.archive.org/web/20131210004116/http://espn.go.com/college-football/bowls12/bowls dead December 10, 2013 27 December 2013AttendancePayout (US$) per team BCSDiscover Orange BowlJanuary 1, 2013Sun Life StadiumMiami Gardens, FLESPN Florida State 31, Northern Illinois 10 72,073 Non-BCSBelk BowlDecember 26, 2012Bank of America StadiumCharlotte, NCESPN Duke 34, Cincinnati 48 48,128Russell Athletic BowlDecember 28, 2012Florida Citrus Bowl StadiumOrlando, FLESPN Virginia Tech 13, Rutgers 10 48,127Franklin American Mortgage Music City BowlDecember 31, 2012LP FieldNashville, TNESPN NC State 24, Vanderbilt 38 55,801 Hyundai Sun BowlDecember 31, 2012Sun Bowl StadiumEl Paso, TXCBS Georgia Tech 21, USC 7 47,922Chick-fil-A BowlDecember 31, 2012Georgia DomeAtlanta, GAESPN Clemson 25, LSU 24 68,027 Weekly awards Following each week of games, Atlantic Coast Conference officials select the players of the week from the conference's teams. Week Offensive Back of the Week Receiver of the Week Defensive Lineman of the Week Linebacker of the Week Defensive Back of the Week Specialist of the Week Player (s) Position (s) Team (s) Player (s) Position (s) Team (s) Player (s) Position (s) Team (s) Player (s) Position (s) Team (s) Player (s) Position (s) Team (s) Player (s) Position (s) Team (s)1 Bjoern Werner DE Florida State 3 Chris Thompson RB Florida State Cornellius Carradine DE Florida State Nick Clancy Nick Clancy Earns ACC Linebacker of the Week Honors https://bceagles.com/news/2012/9/17/Nick_Clancy_Earns_ACC_Linebacker_of_the_Week_Honors.aspx ILB Boston College 5 Alex Amidon Amidon Earns ACC Receiver of the Week Laurels https://bceagles.com/news/2012/10/1/Amidon_Earns_ACC_Receiver_of_the_Week_Laurels.aspx WR Boston College 7 EJ Manuel QB Florida State 8 Telvin Smith LB Florida State 9 Christian Jones OLB Florida State Ronald Darby CB Florida State 11 Rashad Greene WR Florida State Cornellius Carradine DE Florida State 12 Nick Clancy Clancy Earns ACC Linebacker Of The Week Recognition https://bceagles.com/news/2012/11/19/Clancy_Earns_ACC_Linebacker_Of_The_Week_Recognition.aspx ILB Boston College 13 Bjoern Werner DE Florida State Dustin Hopkins K Florida State Postseason awards All-conference teams 2012 The 2012 All-ACC Football Teams Announced by ACSMA theacc.com https://theacc.com/news/2012/11/26/51d0c34da0ee267cf05f7b82_131481012723517584.aspx 12 July 2022 First Team Offense Position Player School Quarterback Tajh Boyd Clemson Running back Giovani Bernard North Carolina Andre Ellington Clemson Wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins Clemson Alex Amidon Boston College Tight end Brandon Ford Clemson Tackle Oday Aboushi Virginia Brandon Thomas Clemson Guard Jonathan Cooper North Carolina Omoregie Uzzi Georgia Tech Center Dalton Freeman Clemson Placekicker Dustin Hopkins Florida State Specialist Giovani Bernard North Carolina Defense Position Player School Defensive end Bjoern Werner Florida State Cornellius Carradine Florida State Defensive tackle Joe Vellano Maryland Sylvester Williams North Carolina Linebacker Nick Clancy Boston College Kevin Reddick North Carolina Steve Greer Virginia Cornerback Xavier Rhodes Florida State Ross Cockrell Duke Safety Lamarcus Joyner Florida State Earl Wolff NC State Punter Will Monday Duke Second Team Offense Position Player School Quarterback EJ Manuel Florida State Running back Duke Johnson Miami Chris Thompson Florida State Wide receiver Conner Vernon Duke Michael Campanaro Wake Forest Tight end Eric Ebron North Carolina Tackle James Hurst North Carolina Cameron Erving Florida State Emmett Cleary Boston College Guard Tre' Jackson Florida State R.J. Matttes NC State Center Bryan Stork Florida State Placekicker Chandler Catanzaro Clemson Casey Barth North Carolina Specialist Duke Johnson Miami Defense Position Player School Defensive end James Gayle Virginia Tech Kareem Martin North Carolina Defensive tackle Everett Dawkins Florida State Nikita Whitlock Wake Forest Linebacker Demetrius Hartsfield Maryland Christian Jones Florida State Jack Tyler Virginia Tech Cornerback David Amerson NC State Antone Exum Virginia Tech Safety Rashard Hall Clemson Walt Canty Duke Punter Tommy Hibbard North Carolina Conferences awards Defensive Player of the Year: Bjoern Werner, FSU Defensive Rookie of the Year: Ronald Darby. FSU Players going pro + Name Position School Pro Team Acquired EJ Manuel QB Florida State Buffalo Bills 1R 16P Björn Werner DE Florida State Indianapolis Colts 1R 24P Xavier Rhodes CB Florida State Minnesota Vikings 1R 25P Cornelius Carradine DE Florida State San Francisco 49ers 2R 8P Menelik Watson OT Florida State Oakland Raiders 2R 10P Chris Thompson RB Florida State Washington Redskins 5R 21P Brandon Jenkins LB Florida State Washington Redskins 5R 29P Dustin Hopkins K Florida State Buffalo Bills 6R 9P Nick Moody LB Florida State San Francisco 49ers 6R 12P Vince Williams LB Florida State Pittsburgh Steelers 6R 38P Everett Dawkins DT Florida State Minnesota Vikings 7R 23P Nick Clancy Five Former Football Players Sign Free Agent Contracts https://bceagles.com/news/2013/4/28/Five_Former_Football_Players_Sign_Free_Agent_Contracts.aspx LB Boston College Atlanta Falcons Undrafted free agent Emmett Cleary OT Boston College Indianapolis Colts Undrafted free agent Jim Noel DB Boston College Seattle Seahawks Undrafted free agent Chris Pantale TE Boston College New York Jets Undrafted free agent John Wetzel OT Boston College Oakland Raiders Undrafted free agent Lonnie Pryor FB Florida State Jacksonville Jaguars Undrafted free agent Rodney Smith WR Florida State Minnesota Vikings Undrafted free agent Anthony McCloud DT Florida State Minnesota Vikings Undrafted free agent References