The 2017 Atlantic Coast Conference football season was the 65th season of

College Football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...

play for the

Atlantic Coast Conference The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is a collegiate athletic conference located in the eastern United States. Headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC's fifteen member universities compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Associa ...

(ACC). It was played from August 31, 2017 to January 1, 2018. The

consisted of 14 members in two divisions. It was part of the

2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season The 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the highest level of college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in 2017. The regular season began on August 26, 2017, and end ...

. The entire 2017 schedule was released on January 24, 2017. The defending ACC Champions were the

Clemson Tigers The Clemson Tigers are the athletic teams that represent Clemson University, located in Clemson, South Carolina. They compete as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level (Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) ...

. The Atlantic Division regular season champions were Clemson, and the Coastal Division regular season champions were Miami. The 2017 ACC Championship Game was played on December 2, 2017, in

Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census, making Charlotte the 16th-most populo ...

. Clemson defeated Miami by a score of 38–3.

Preseason

ACC Media days

Preseason Poll

The 2017 ACC Preseason Poll was announced following the ACC Football Kickoff meetings in

on July 13–14. Florida State and Miami were selected to win the Atlantic Division and Coastal Division, respectively. Lamar Jackson of Louisville was voted the Preseason ACC Player of the Year. It was voted on by 167 media members, all of which were in attendance for the ACC Football Kickoff. ACC Championship Votes #

Florida State Florida State University (FSU) is a public university, public research university in Tallahassee, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida. Founded in 1851, it is located on the oldest continuous site of higher e ...

– 118 # Clemson – 35 #

Louisville Louisville ( , , ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous city in the United States. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana border. ...

– 7 #

Virginia Tech Virginia Tech (formally the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and informally VT, or VPI) is a Public university, public Land-grant college, land-grant research university with its main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia. It also ...

– 3 #

Miami Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a East Coast of the United States, coastal metropolis and the County seat, county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade C ...

– 3 #

Duke Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility. As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and sovereign princes. As royalty or nobility, they are ran ...

– 1 Atlantic Division #

– 1,108 (121 First place votes) # Clemson – 1,007 (37) #

– 843 (9) #

NC State North Carolina State University (NC State) is a public land-grant research university in Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded in 1887 and part of the University of North Carolina system, it is the largest university in the Carolinas. The university ...

– 658 # Wake Forest – 415 #

Syracuse Syracuse may refer to: Places Italy *Syracuse, Sicily, or spelled as ''Siracusa'' *Province of Syracuse United States *Syracuse, New York **East Syracuse, New York **North Syracuse, New York *Syracuse, Indiana * Syracuse, Kansas *Syracuse, Miss ...

– 362 #

Boston College Boston College (BC) is a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Founded in 1863, the university has more than 9,300 full-time undergraduates and nearly 5,000 graduate students. Although Boston College is classifie ...

– 283 Coastal Division #

– 1,065 (103) #

– 932 (40) #

Georgia Tech The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly referred to as Georgia Tech or, in the state of Georgia, as Tech or The Institute, is a public research university and institute of technology in Atlanta, Georgia. Established in 1885, it is part of ...

– 708 (9) #

Pittsburgh Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...

– 673 (7) #

North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So ...

– 606 (4) #

– 473 (4) #

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...

– 219

Preseason ACC Player of the year

Lamar Jackson Lamar Demeatrice Jackson Jr. (born January 7, 1997) is an American football quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Louisville, where he won the Heisman Trophy during his soph ...

, LOU – 113 #

Deondre Francois Deondre Francois (born February 12, 1997) is an American football quarterback for the Orlando Guardians of the XFL. He played college football for Hampton University and Florida State University. Early life and background When Francois was a ...

, FSU – 23 #

Christian Wilkins Christian Wilkins (born December 20, 1995) is an American football defensive end for the Miami Dolphins of National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Clemson and was drafted by the Dolphins in the first round of the 2019 NF ...

, CLEM – 11 #

Harold Landry Harold Antonio Landry III (born June 5, 1996) is an American football outside linebacker for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Boston College and was drafted by the Titans in the second ...

, BC – 8 #

Jaylen Samuels Jaylen Samuels (born July 20, 1996) is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He played college football at North Carolina State University. Early years Samuels attended and played high school football at Mallard Creek ...

, NCST – 7 #

Eric Dungey Eric Jay Paul Dungey (born June 12, 1996) is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. He played college football at Syracuse. Early years Dungey attended Lakeridge High School in Lake Oswego, Oregon. As a senior, he threw for 2395 ...

, CUSE–- 2 #

Shaquille Quarterman Shaquille Quarterman (born October 28, 1997) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at Miami (FL). Early years Quarterman grew up in Orange Park, Florida and attended Oakleaf High School. He posted 13 ...

MIA, Ahmmon Richards MIA, Daniel Jones, DUKE – 1

Preseason All Conference Teams

=Offense

=Defense

=Specialist

= Source:

Recruiting classes

Coaches

''Note:'' Stats shown are before the beginning of the season

Rankings

Schedule

† denotes Homecoming game

Regular season

Week 1

Week 2

, -bgcolor="#F2F2F2" , September 9 , 2:30 p.m. , #16 Miami ,

Arkansas State Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the Osage l ...

Centennial Bank Stadium Centennial Bank Stadium (formerly known as Liberty Bank Stadium) is located on the campus of Arkansas State University and is home to their college football team, the Red Wolves. The stadium was named after the old nickname of the school, the I ...

•

Jonesboro, AR Jonesboro is a city located on Crowley's Ridge in the northeastern corner of the U.S. State of Arkansas. Jonesboro is one of two county seats of Craighead County. According to the 2020 Census, the city had a population of 78,576 and is the f ...

, , Canceled , , -≈ , -≈ :The game between Arkansas State and Miami was canceled due to the wake of

Hurricane Irma Hurricane Irma was an extremely powerful Cape Verde hurricane that caused widespread destruction across its path in September 2017. Irma was the first Category 5 hurricane to strike the Leeward Islands on record, followed by Maria two ...

due to travel concerns for the Hurricanes. :The game between Florida State and Louisiana-Monroe, originally scheduled for 7:00 p.m., was moved up to 12:00 p.m. in advance of the arrival of

, and later cancelled due to inclement weather.

Week 3

, -bgcolor="#F2F2F2" , September 16 , , Georgia Tech ,

UCF The University of Central Florida (UCF) is a public research university whose main campus is in unincorporated Orange County, Florida. UCF also has nine smaller regional campuses throughout central Florida. It is part of the State University ...

Spectrum Stadium FBC Mortgage Stadium (formerly known as Bright House Networks Stadium and Spectrum Stadium, also known as the Bounce House) is an American football stadium located in Orlando, Florida, United States, on the main campus of the University of Central ...

•

Orlando, FL Orlando () is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and is the county seat of Orange County. In Central Florida, it is the center of the Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures relea ...

, , Canceled , , -≈ ::The game between Georgia Tech and UCF was canceled due to the wake of

due to UCF using their stadium for recovery efforts.

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

:The game between Florida State and Miami, originally scheduled to be played on September 16, was moved to October 7 due to the effects of Hurricane Irma.

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Week 10

Week 11

Week 12

Week 13

Championship game

Week 14 (2017 ACC Championship Game)

ACC vs other conferences

ACC vs Power 5 matchups

This is a list of the

power conference The Power Five conferences are the five most prominent and highest-earning athletic conferences in college football in the United States. They are part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of NCAA D ...

teams ( Big 10,

Big 12 The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference headquartered in Irving, Texas, USA. It consists of ten full-member universities. It is a member of Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for all sports. Its fo ...

Pac-12 The Pac-12 Conference is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference, that operates in the Western United States, participating in 24 sports at the NCAA Division I level. Its College football, football teams compete in the NCAA D ...

, Notre Dame and SEC). Although the NCAA does not consider

BYU Brigham Young University (BYU, sometimes referred to colloquially as The Y) is a private research university in Provo, Utah. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day S ...

a "Power Five" school, the ACC considers games against BYU as satisfying its "Power Five" scheduling requirement. The ACC plays in the non-conference games. All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.

Records against other conferences

2017 records against non-conference foes (as of January 2, 2018): Regular Season Post Season

Postseason

Bowl games

Rankings are from CFP rankings. All times Eastern Time Zone. ACC teams shown in bold.

Awards and honors

Player of the week honors

All-conference teams

First Team Second Team Third Team

ACC Individual Awards

ACC Player of the Year :

, Louisville ACC Rookie of the Year : A. J. Dillon, Boston College ACC Coach of the Year :

Mark Richt Mark Allan Richt (born February 18, 1960) is a retired American football head coach, former player, and television analyst. He was the head football coach at the University of Georgia for 15 years and at the University of Miami, his alma mater, ...

, Miami ACC Offensive Player of the Year : Lamar Jackson, Louisville ACC Offensive Rookie of the Year : A. J. Dillon, Boston College

Jacobs Blocking Trophy The Jacobs Blocking Trophy is the name of several similar annual college football awards bestowed by a conference upon their best blocker. The awards are named in honor of William P. Jacobs, founder and president of Presbyterian College from 1935 t ...

Mitch Hyatt Mitch Hyatt (born February 6, 1997) is an American football offensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Clemson. Early years A native of Sugar Hill, Georgia, Hyatt attended North Gwinnett High School, where ...

, Clemson ACC Defensive Player of the Year : Bradley Chubb, NC State ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year : Brenton Nelson, Virginia

All-Americans

=Consensus

= Unanimous selection: Bradley Chubb - NC State

=Associated Press

= * AP First Team: Bradley Chubb - NC State,

Clelin Ferrell Clelin Ferrell (born May 17, 1997) is an American football defensive end for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Clemson, and was drafted by the Raiders in the first round of the 2019 NFL D ...

- Clemson, * AP Second Team:

- Louisville,

- Clemson,

Dorian O'Daniel Dorian O'Daniel (born September 4, 1994) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at Clemson Tigers football, Clemson. Professional career O'Daniel attended the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis and ...

- Clemson,

Derwin James Derwin Alonzo James Jr. (born August 3, 1996) is an American football Safety (gridiron football position)#Strong safety, strong safety for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida St ...

- Florida State, * AP Third Team:

Tyrone Crowder Tyrone may refer to: * Kingdom of Tyrone or Tír Eoghain, a kingdom of Gaelic Ireland * County Tyrone, a county in Northern Ireland * Earl of Tyrone, a title in the Peerage of Ireland * Tyrone (name), a male given name Places Canada * Tyrone, On ...

- Clemson,

- NC State,

Steve Ishmael Steve Ishmael (born July 18, 1995) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football for the Syracuse Orange football team from 2014 to 2017. As a senior, he ranked second among Division I FBS players with 10 ...

- Syracuse, Austin Bryant - Clemson,

Micah Kiser Micah Kiser (born January 25, 1995) is an American football outside linebacker for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Virginia, and was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 2018 NFL D ...

- Virginia,

Tremaine Edmunds Fe'Zahn Tremaine Edmunds (born May 2, 1998) is an American football linebacker for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Virginia Tech and was drafted by the Bills in the first round of the 201 ...

- Virginia Tech,

Quin Blanding Quin Blanding (born May 1, 1996) is an American football safety who is a free agent. He played college football at Virginia. He signed with the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2018. Early years Blanding attended Bayside High ...

- Virginia,

=Walter Camp

= *Walter Camp First Team: Bradley Chubb - NC State *Walter Camp Second Team: Steve Ishmael - Syracuse, Mitch Hyatt - Clemson, Lamar Jackson - Louisville, Austin Bryant - Clemson, Christian Wilkins - Clemson, Micah Kiser - Virginia,

Joe Giles-Harris Joe Giles-Harris (born April 1, 1997) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at Duke. His brother JT plays for the Chrome Lacrosse Club of the Premier Lacrosse League. College career During his tim ...

- Duke, Derwin James - Florida State, Quin Blanding - Virginia, Lukas Denis - Boston College

=FWAA

= *FWAA First Team: Bradley Chubb - NC State, Austin Bryant - Clemson, Derwin James - Florida State, *FWAA Second Team: Lamar Jackson - Louisville, Steve Ishmael - Syracuse, Mitch Hyatt - Clemson,

- Clemson, Micah Kiser - Virginia, Quin Blanding - Virginia,

National Award Winners

Bronko Nagurski Trophy The Bronko Nagurski Trophy has been awarded annually since 1993 to the collegiate American football defensive player adjudged by the membership of the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) to be the best in the National Collegiate Athle ...

– Bradley Chubb - Defensive End, NC State *

Broyles Award The Broyles Award is an annual award given to honor the best assistant coach in college football. First awarded in 1996, it was named after former University of Arkansas men's athletic director Frank Broyles. The award is presented in Little R ...

- Tony Elliott - Co-Offensive Coordinator, Clemson *

Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award The Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award is given annually to the collegiate American football head coach adjudged by a group of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) head coaches and sports in ...

- Head Coach, Miami * Campbell Trophy -

- Linebacker, Virginia

Home game attendance

Bold – Exceeded capacity
†Season High

NFL Draft

There were a total of 45 athletes from the Atlantic Coast Conference selected in the 2018 NFL Draft. This was the second most from a single conference in the draft, and the third most from the ACC all–time. Georgia Tech was the only member university to not have a player drafted.

References

{{2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season navbox