The 2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football season, part of the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season, was the 68th season of college football play for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). It began on September 3, 2020, and ended in January 2021. For 2020, the ACC consisted of 15 members in one division.
The original 2020 schedule was released on January 22, 2020. On July 29, a revised concept of the schedule was released in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was announced that teams would play a ten-game conference schedule, which would include Notre Dame. An option was left for one out-of-conference game, provided that game was played in the home state of the ACC school.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ACC announced that its 2020 Football Kickoff would be held virtually instead of at the Westin in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Kickoff was scheduled for July 21âÂÂ23, 2020. On July 13, it was announced that the Kickoff was postponed until further notice. On September 4, 2020, the ACC Preseason Media Poll was released.
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The ACC entered the 2020 season with two new head football coaches:
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The regular season began on September 10 and ended on December 5. The ACC Championship game was played on December 19.
The other Power 5 conferences (Big 10, Big 12, Pac-12, and SEC) announced a conference-only schedule model, and no ACC team played another Power 5 team during the regular season.
The following games featured ACC teams competing against teams from the American, C-USA, MAC, Mountain West, or Sun Belt.
The following games featured ACC teams competing against FBS Independents, which included Army, Liberty, New Mexico State, UConn, and 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
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, attendance was limited at all stadiums for the season. Depending on state regulations, some universities did not allow any fans.
Bold â Exceeded capacity<br/> â Season High
The following list includes all ACC Players who were drafted in the 2021 NFL draft