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2010 Atlantic Coast Conference football season

Field	Value
title	2010 Atlantic Coast Conference football season
league	NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
sport	football
logo_size	125px
duration	September 2, 2010
through January 9, 2011
no_of_teams	12
TV	ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, Raycom
season	Regular season
season_champs	Virginia Tech Hokies
second_place	Florida State Seminoles
MVP	Tyrod Taylor
seasonslistnames	Football
prevseason_year	2009
nextseason_year	2011

through January 9, 2011 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

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

ACC Team	Bowl	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	Running back	Wide receiver	Tight end	Tackle	Guard	Center	Placekicker	Specialist
Tyrod Taylor	Virginia Tech
Montel Harris	Boston College
Anthony Allen	Georgia Tech
Leonard Hankerson	Miami
Torrey Smith	Maryland
George Bryan	NC State
Anthony Castonzo	Boston College
Chris Hairston	Clemson
Rodney Hudson	Florida State
Brandon Washington	Miami
Sean Bedford	Georgia Tech
Chris Hazley	Virginia Tech
Tony Logan	Maryland

Defense

Position	Player	School	Defensive end	Defensive tackle	Linebacker	Cornerback	Safety	Punter
Da'Quan Bowers	Clemson
Brandon Jenkins	Florida State
Quinton Coples	North Carolina
Jarvis Jenkins	Clemson
Luke Kuechly	Boston College
Nate Irving	NC State
Alex Wujciak	Maryland
Jayron Hosley	Virginia Tech
Chase Minnifield	Virginia
DeAndre McDaniel	Clemson
Kenny Tate	Maryland
Matt Bosher	Miami

Second Team

Offense

Position	Player	School	Quarterback	Running back	Wide receiver	Tight end	Tackle	Guard	Center	Placekicker	Specialist
Russell Wilson	NC State
Damien Berry	Miami
Keith Payne	Virginia
Conner Vernon	Duke
Owen Spencer	NC State
Dwayne Allen	Clemson
Orlando Franklin	Miami
Blake DeChristopher	Virginia Tech
Jaymes Brooks	Virginia Tech
Omoregie Uzzi	Georgia Tech
Jonathan Cooper	North Carolina
Ryan McMahon	Florida State
Will Snyderwine	Duke
David Wilson	Virginia Tech

Defense

Position	Player	School	Defensive end	Defensive tackle	Linebacker	Cornerback	Safety	Punter
Allen Bailey	Miami
Steven Friday	Virginia Tech
John Graves	Virginia Tech
Joe Vellano	Maryland
Bruce Carter	North Carolina
Bruce Taylor	Virginia Tech
Sean Spence	Miami
Xavier Rhodes	Florida State
Brandon Harris	Miami
Davon Morgan	Virginia Tech
Ray-Ray Armstrong	Miami
Brian Saunders	Virginia Tech

References

(2010). "2010 All-ACC Football Teams Announced". theacc.com.

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