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.
Member schools
Coaches
ACC vs. BCS conference opponents
NOTE:. Games with a * next to the home team represent a neutral site gameDate | 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 | West Virginia | |
September 18 | Wake Forest | Stanford | Stanford | |
September 18 | Clemson | Auburn | 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 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 |