Charlotte, NC – The Atlantic Coast Conference and its television partners announced the following football game times and networks for Week 6, October 4-5. Locally there are two ACC football games in the Triangle at the same time on Saturday. Wake Forest will play at NC State and Pitt will play at UNC at noon. Duke plays away at Georgia Tech at 8 pm.
Week 6 of the season will feature eight conference matchups and a Friday night non-conference showdown between Syracuse and UNLV in Las Vegas, Nevada, on FS1.
Friday, October 4
Syracuse at UNLV – 9 p.m. ET on FS1 – previously announced
Saturday, October 5
Boston College at Virginia – Noon ET on ACC Network
Wake Forest at NC State – Noon ET on The CW
Virginia Tech at Stanford – 3:30 p.m. ET on ACC Network
Duke at Georgia Tech – 8 p.m. ET on ACC Network
Miami at California – 10:30 p.m. ET on ESPN
The following three games will have the network designated after the Week 5 games this Saturday, September 28.
Saturday, October 5
SMU at Louisville – Noon ET on either ESPN or ESPN2
Pitt at North Carolina – Noon ET on either ESPN or ESPN2
Clemson at Florida State – 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC or 7 p.m. ET on ESPN
ACC Football Notes
Through Week 4 of the 2024 season:
Week 0 – Florida State versus Georgia Tech saw 5.0 million viewers and was the most-watched Week 0 game on any network since 2019.
College GameDay from Ireland was the most-watched Week 0 episode ever – 41 percent over the previous most-watched Week 0 show (2022) and averaged 1.6 million viewers, including 2.0 million in the final hour.
Week 1 – ACC was part of a historical day on Saturday, August 31, as it was ABC’s second-most-watched Kickoff Saturday on record.
7.9 million viewers – The Clemson versus Georgia Aflac Kickoff Game in Atlanta was the most-watched Week 1 Noon Game on record, peaking at 9.5 million viewers.
6.6 million viewers – The in-state rivalry contest between Miami and Florida in Gainesville, Florida, was the most-watched Week 1 Late Afternoon Game since 2017.
Seven ACC teams are undefeated in non-conference play – tied for the second-most among all FBS conferences.
The ACC is 37-11 overall in non-conference play.
The ACC has eight non-conference wins versus fellow Power 4 foes.
The ACC was the only conference to have played conference games in each of the first three weeks (Week 0, Week 1 and Week 2) of the season to start the year.
The ACC had 73 league games decided by eight points or less over the last three years (2021-23).
This year five of the eight ACC league games to date have been decided by less than eight points.
This Week in Week 5
Three teams ranked in the AP Top 25 Poll this week – Miami (No. 7), Louisville (No. 15) and Clemson (No. 17).
Three other teams received votes in the poll – Boston College (55), Pitt (37) and SMU (2).
Three teams ranked in the Coaches Poll this week – Miami (No. 9), Clemson (No. 15) and Louisville (No. 17).
Four other ACC teams received votes in the coaches poll – Pitt (50), Boston College (15), Duke (14) and SMU (4).
Week 5 features five non-conference games – including a top-20 matchup with No. 15 Louisville at No. 16 Notre Dame.
The ACC will have four conference games in Week 5, including the first-ever ACC game for SMU and a Friday night showdown between Virginia Tech and No. 7 Miami.
The ACC is the Conference of Quarterbacks once again this season:
Six QBs ranked in the top 25 of FBS in total passing yards – the most of any conference.
Six QBs ranked in the top 25 of FBS in total yards per game – the most of any conference.
Five QBs with nine touchdown passes or more this season – tied for the most of any conference.
Cam Ward (Miami) leads the nation with 14 passing touchdowns.
Five QBs ranked in the top 20 of FBS in passing yards per game – tied for the most of any conference.
Four QBs ranked in the top 15 of ESPN’s Total QBR – tied for the most of any conference.
Four QBs ranked in the top 15 of FBS in passing efficiency – tied for the second-most of any conference.
Twelve different ACC quarterbacks have thrown for at least 300 yards in a game this year.
Three QBs have done it in multiple games this season – Cam Ward (Miami) four times, while Eli Holstein (Pitt) and Kyle McCord (Syracuse) have both done it three times.
Ward is the first Miami quarterback to begin a season with four consecutive 300-yard passing games.
Holstein became the first freshman (redshirt or true) in Pitt history to throw for 300-plus yards in three consecutive games, his first three games of the season.
McCord was the first quarterback in Syracuse history to throw for 300 yards or more in consecutive games, doing it in each of his first three starts for the Orange.
Three quarterbacks – Jacolby Criswell (North Carolina), Cam Ward (Miami) and Hank Bachmeier (Wake Forest) – have recorded a game of over 400 passing yards this season.
Jacolby Criswell’s 475 passing yards in Week 4 versus James Madison are the most by a quarterback in a single game this season.
Miami quarterback Cam Ward has thrown for over 15,000 yards passing in his career, making him the 13th player recognized by the NCAA to have reached that milestone.
ACC had the most of any conferences on the following QB preseason watch lists: Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (13); Maxwell Award preseason watch list (10); and Davey O’Brien Award (8).
The ACC has the top-ranked group of quarterback transfers in 2024 by CBS Sports.
13 QBs in the league enter the 2024 season with over 20 career touchdown passes and 3,500 career passing yards.
Since 2018, the ACC has had at least one quarterback drafted in the first round in five different drafts — the only conference to do that.
The ACC’s Preeminent Players ranked among FBS leaders:
The ACC has the FBS leader in interceptions – Nohl Williams (Cal) with four interceptions.
The ACC has six of the top 20 sacks leaders in FBS – Antwaun Powell-Ryland (Virginia Tech) is tied for the nation’s lead with 5.5 sacks.
Six of the top 12 NCAA leaders in sacks per game this season in all of FBS are in the ACC.
The ACC has nine of the top 25 ranked players in tackles-for-loss per game this season.
Duke’s Alex Howard ranks third in tackles-for-loss per game (2.1) and second in total tackles-for-loss (8.5) on the season.
The ACC has four of the top 25 ranked players in tackles per game this season in all of FBS.
The ACC has four of the top 11 punt returners in all of FBS in punt return average.
Seven different players from the ACC have returned a punt for a touchdown – the most of any conference.
The ACC has four of the top 10 punters in all of FBS in yards per punt average.
The ACC has four receivers ranked in the top 25 of all FBS in receiving yards per game – the second-most of any conference.
The ACC has four receivers ranked in the top 25 of all FBS in receiving yards – tied for the second-most of any conference.
North Carolina’s Omarion Hampton ranks in the top five in all of FBS in both rushing yards (555) and rushing yards per game (138.8).
The ACC’s non-conference schedule continues to be the most challenging in the country:
26 games against Power 4 opponents, including Notre Dame – the most of any conference.
Nine non-conference games against teams ranked in the final 2023 Associated Press Top 25 Poll – the most of any conference.
10 non-conference games against teams in ESPN’s 2024 Way-Too-Early Top 25 – the most of any conference.
ACC Features Elite Coaching Leadership:
Six ACC head coaches named to the 2024 Dodd Trophy Preseason Watch List – no conference has more.
Two of the three active coaches in the country who won a national title reside in the ACC (Mack Brown and Dabo Swinney).
Four current ACC head coaches have recorded over 100 career wins at the collegiate level (only 26 active FBS coaches have reached this mark).
Proven veterans and dynamic young coaches.
The 20th ACC Football Championship Game will kick off in primetime at 8 p.m. ET on ABC on Saturday, December 7, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. Tickets for the 2024 Atlantic Coast Conference Football Championship Game are on sale now at Ticketmaster.com and through the ACC’s official website at theACC.com.