2012 Atlantic Coast Conference football season
The 2012 ACC football season is an NCAA football season that will be played from September 1, 2012, to January 1, 2013. 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 will meet on December 1 in the 2012 ACC Championship Game, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. This season also marks the 60th football season in the conference's history.
| 2012 ACC football season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) |
| Sport | Football |
| Duration | August 31, 2012 – December 1, 2012 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | TBA |
| Atlantic champions | Florida State |
| Coastal champions | Georgia Tech, UNC, Miami |
| ACC Championship Game | |
| Champions | Florida State |
| Runners-up | Georgia Tech |
| 2012 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Atlantic Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Florida State xy$ | 7 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Clemson x | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech xy | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina† | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami‡ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Florida State 21, Georgia Tech 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Boston College (in white) on defense versus Wake Forest (in black) during the November 3, 2012 game
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.[2]
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 State |
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 |
Rankings
| Improvement in ranking | ||
| Drop in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week | ||
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll | |
| Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston College | AP | ||||||||||||||||
| C | |||||||||||||||||
| BCS | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | AP | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
| C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 9 | |
| BCS | Not released | 19 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | ||||||||
| Duke | 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 | 10 |
| C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 8 | |
| BCS | Not released | 14 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | ||||||||
| Georgia 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 | ||||||||||
| C | Ineligible for ranking | ||||||||||||||||
| BCS | Not released | Ineligible for ranking | |||||||||||||||
| NC 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 | ||||||||||||||||
Bowl Games
| Bowl Game | Date | Stadium | City | Television | Matchup/Result[4] | Attendance | Payout (US$) per team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCS | |||||||
| Discover Orange Bowl | January 1, 2013 | Sun Life Stadium | Miami Gardens, FL | ESPN | Florida State 31, Northern Illinois 10 | 72,073 | |
| Non-BCS | |||||||
| Belk Bowl | December 26, 2012 | Bank of America Stadium | Charlotte, NC | ESPN | Duke 34, Cincinnati 48 | 48,128 | |
| Russell Athletic Bowl | December 28, 2012 | Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium | Orlando, FL | ESPN | Virginia Tech 13, Rutgers 10 | 48,127 | |
| Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl | December 31, 2012 | LP Field | Nashville, TN | ESPN | NC State 24, Vanderbilt 38 | 55,801 | |
| Hyundai Sun Bowl | December 31, 2012 | Sun Bowl Stadium | El Paso, TX | CBS | Georgia Tech 21, USC 7 | 47,922 | |
| Chick-fil-A Bowl | December 31, 2012 | Georgia Dome | Atlanta, GA | ESPN | Clemson 25, LSU 24 | 68,027 | |
References
- "2018 ACC Media Guide" (PDF). theacc.com. ACC. p. 115. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
- "ACC Football Kickoff Media Selects Florida State as 2012 Favorite". CBS Interactive. 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- "2012 Preseason ACC Football Team Announced". CBS Interactive. 2012. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- "College Bowl Games 2012-2013". ESPN.com. 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
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