The ACC announced its full 2023 college football schedule Monday, setting the stage for a crucial campaign. The schedule is the first to feature a no-division 3-3-5 model, resulting in the top two teams going head-to-head in conference championship play.
College football’s opening weekend provides a showcase for the league, with ACC teams playing every day Thursday through Monday (Labor Day). Wake Forest will start against Elon on August 31, while Louisville will play Georgia Tech on September 1 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Florida State plays SEC West champion LSU on Sunday, Sept. 3, while Clemson begins his ACC title defense against Duke on Labor Day.
Notre Dame once again features prominently in the ACC schedule with six matchups including a road trip to Clemson on Nov. 4 and a home tilt against Wake Forest on Nov. 18. A September 23 matchup between Florida State and Clemson ranks as perhaps the early game of the year in the conference with both programs likely in the top 10 to start the year. The final week of the season features Rivalry Games as usual, pitting four schools against state SEC opponents.
The 3-5-5 model features three permanent opponents for each school to maintain rivalries, along with a biennial rotating selection of five unique teams. The model ensures that every four-year-old ACC player visits every single opposing stadium during their career. Previously the NCAA each conference requires with at least 12 teams to have a conference championship game built from divisions. However, the NCAA repealed the policy in 2022.
The 2023 ACC Championship game is scheduled for December 2, 2023 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. Here are the 2023 team-by-team schedules for each ACC program.
2023 ACC Football Schedule
Boston College
Clemson
- September 4th – at Duke
- September 9 – Charleston Southern
- 16 Sep – FAU
- September 23 – State of Florida
- 30 September – in Syracuse
- 7 Oct – Wake Forest
- October 21 – in Miami
- Oct. 28 – in the state of NC
- 4 Nov – Notre Dame
- November 11 – Georgia Tech
- November 18—North Carolina
- November 25 – in South Carolina
duke
- September 4th—Clemson
- September 9th—Lafayette
- September 16 – Northwest
- 23 Sep – at UConn
- 30 September – Notre Dame
- Oct 14 – NC State
- October 21 – in the state of Florida
- October 28th – in Louisville
- Nov 2 – Wake Forest
- November 11 – in North Carolina
- November 18 – in Virginia
- November 18—Pitt
State of Florida
- September 3 – LSU (in Orlando)
- September 9th – Southern Miss
- September 16 – at Boston College
- 23 September – at Clemson
- Oct. 7 – Virginia Tech
- 14 Oct – Syracuse
- October 21 – Duke
- October 28th – at Wake Forest
- November 4th—at Pitt
- November 11—Miami
- November 18 – Northern Alabama
- November 25 – in Florida
georgia tech
- September 1 – Louisville (in Atlanta)
- September 9 – State of South Carolina
- September 16 – at Ole Miss
- 23 September – at Wake Forest
- September 30 – Bowling Green
- October 7th – in Miami
- Oct. 21—Boston College
- October 28 – North Carolina
- November 4th – in Virginia
- November 11th—at Clemson
- 18 Nov – Syracuse
- Nov 25 – Georgia
Louisville
- September 1 – Georgia Tech (At Atlanta)
- September 7 – Murray State
- September 16—In Indiana
- September 23—Boston College
- 29 Sept – in the state of NC
- 7 Oct – Notre Dame
- 14 Oct – at Pitt
- Oct. 28—Duke
- November 4th – Virginia Tech
- Nov. 9—Virginia
- November 18 – in Miami
- Nov. 25—Kentucky
Miami
- September 1—Miami, Ohio
- September 9th – Texas A&M
- 14 Sep – Bethune-Cookman
- 23 Sept – in the temple
- October 7 – Georgia Tech
- October 14 – in North Carolina
- Oct. 21—Clemson
- Oct. 28—Virginia
- 4 Nov – in the state of NC
- November 11 – in the state of Florida
- November 18—Louisville
- Nov. 24 – at Boston College
North Carolina
- September 2 – South Carolina (at Charlotte)
- September 9th – Appalachia State
- September 16—Minnesota
- September 23 – at Pitt
- 7 Oct – Syracuse
- Oct. 14 – Miami
- Oct. 21—Virginia
- Oct. 28 – at Georgia Tech
- 4 Nov – Campbell
- November 11 – Duke
- 18 November—at Clemson
- Nov. 25 – in the state of NC
NC state
- September 2nd – at UConn
- 9 September – Notre Dame
- September 16 – VMI
- September 22 – in Virginia
- September 29—Louisville
- 7 Oct – Marshall
- 14 Oct – at Duke
- Oct. 28—Clemson
- November 4—Miami
- November 11th – at Wake Forest
- November 18 – at Virginia Tech
- November 25—North Carolina
Pittsburgh
- 2 September—Wofford
- September 9—Cincinnati
- September 16 – in West Virginia
- September 23 – North Carolina
- September 30th – at Virginia Tech
- October 14—Louisville
- 21 October – at Wake Forest
- October 28th – at Notre Dame
- Nov. 4 – State of Florida
- 11 Nov – Syracuse (in New York)
- November 16—Boston College
- 25 Nov – at Duke
Syracuse
- 2 Sept – Colgate
- September 9 – Western Michigan
- 16 September – at Purdue
- 23 Sep – Army
- September 30—Clemson
- October 7th – in North Carolina
- October 14 – in the state of Florida
- Oct. 26 – at Virginia Tech
- Nov. 3—Boston College
- November 11 – Pitt (in New York)
- Nov. 18 – at Georgia Tech
- Nov 25 – Wake Forest
Virginia
- September 2 – Tennessee (in Nashville)
- September 9th – James Madison
- September 16 – in Maryland
- September 22 – State of NC
- September 30th – at Boston College
- Oct. 7—William & Mary
- October 21 – in North Carolina
- October 28 – in Miami
- November 4 – Georgia Tech
- November 9th – in Louisville
- Nov. 18—Duke
- November 25—Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech
- 2 Sept – Old Reign
- September 9—Purdue
- September 16 – at Rutgers
- 23 Sept – at Marshall’s
- September 30—Pitt
- Oct. 7 – Florida State
- 14 Oct – Wake Forest
- 26 Oct – Syracuse
- November 4th – in Louisville
- 11 Nov – at Boston College
- November 18 – NC State
- November 25 – in Virginia
guard forest
- August 31 – Elon
- September 9 – Vanderbilt
- September 16 – at the Old Dominion
- September 23 – Georgia Tech
- October 7th—at Clemson
- Oct. 14 – at Virginia Tech
- October 21 – Pitt
- October 28 – State of Florida
- 2 Nov – at Duke
- November 11 – NC State
- 18 Nov – at Notre Dame
- November 25 – in Syracuse
