The 2019 Atlantic Coast Conference football season, part of the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season, is the 67th season of college football play for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). It began on August 29, 2019, and ended on January 13, 2020. The ACC consists of 14 members in two divisions.
The entire 2019 schedule was released on January 16, 2019. The new cable/satellite television channel ACC Network debuted this season, and broadcast 40 regular season games.
The 2019 ACC Kickoff was held on July 17 & 18 at the Westin Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina. On July 2, 2019, the ACC announced that 28 athletes from the 14 ACC teams would be available for press questions at the Kickoff event.
The Preseason Poll was released on July 22, 2019, after the Kickoff Event. Clemson was elected an overwhelming favorite to repeat as ACC Champions, receiving 170 of 173 Championship votes.
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1 Trevor Lawrence, QB, Clemson â 127<br> 2 Travis Etienne, RB, Clemson â 24<br> 3 A. J. Dillon, RB, Boston College â 15<br> 4 Bryce Perkins, QB, Virginia â 6<br> 5 Cam Akers, RB, Florida State â 1
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In 2019 the ACC Conference will have 4 new head coaches for the 2019 season.
Notes
The regular season will begin on August 24 and will end on November 30. The ACC Championship game is scheduled for December 7, 2019.
The game between North Carolina and Wake Forest is being played as a non-conference game and will therefore not count in the conference standings. This was done because the two rivals otherwise only play once every six years due to conference divisional alignment.
This is a list of the power conference teams (Big 10, Big 12, Pac-12, Notre Dame and SEC). Although the NCAA does not consider BYU a "Power Five" school, the ACC considers games against BYU as satisfying its "Power Five" scheduling requirement. The designated non-conference game between North Carolina and Wake Forest is not included in this list. All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.
The following games include ACC teams competing against teams from the American, C-USA, MAC, Mountain West or Sun Belt.
The following games include ACC teams competing against FBS Independents, which includes Army, Liberty, New Mexico State, or UMass.
Regular season
Post Season
<small>Rankings are from CFP rankings. All times Eastern Time Zone. ACC teams shown in bold.</small>
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First Team
Second Team
Third Team
ACC Player of the Year
ACC Rookie of the Year
ACC Coach of the Year
ACC Offensive Player of the Year
ACC Offensive Rookie of the Year
ACC Defensive Player of the Year
ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year
Bold â Exceeded capacity<br> â Season High