2010 Atlantic Coast Conference football season

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.

2010 Atlantic Coast Conference football season
League	NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport	football
Duration	September 2, 2010 through January 9, 2011
Number of teams	12
TV partner(s)	ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, Raycom
Regular season
Season champions	Virginia Tech Hokies
Runners-up	Florida State Seminoles
Season MVP	Tyrod Taylor

2010 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 17 Florida State x		6	–	2					10	–	4
No. 23 Maryland		5	–	3					9	–	4
No. 25 NC State		5	–	3					9	–	4
Boston College		4	–	4					7	–	6
Clemson		4	–	4					6	–	7
Wake Forest		1	–	7					3	–	9
Coastal Division
No. 16 Virginia Tech x$		8	–	0					11	–	3
Miami (FL)		5	–	3					7	–	6
Georgia Tech		4	–	4					6	–	7
North Carolina		4	–	4					8	–	5
Duke		1	–	7					3	–	9
Virginia		1	–	7					4	–	8
Championship: Virginia Tech 44, Florida State 33
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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 Team
September 4	LSU	North Carolina*	Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in Atlanta	LSU
September 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 Team
December 27, 2010	Georgia Tech	Air Force	AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl	Shreveport, Louisiana	Air Force
December 28, 2010	NC State	West Virginia	Champs Sports Bowl	Orlando, Florida	NC State
December 29, 2010	Maryland	East Carolina	Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman	Washington, D.C.	Maryland
December 30, 2010	North Carolina	Tennessee	Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl	Nashville, Tennessee	North Carolina
December 31, 2010	Clemson	South Florida	Meineke Car Care Bowl	Charlotte, North Carolina	South Florida
December 31, 2010	Miami	Notre Dame	Hyundai Sun Bowl	El Paso, Texas	Notre Dame
December 31, 2010	Florida State	South Carolina	Chick-fil-A Bowl	Atlanta	Florida State
January 3, 2011	Virginia Tech	Stanford	Discover Orange Bowl	Miami Gardens, Florida	Stanford
January 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

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