2010 Atlantic Coast Conference football season

{{Infobox sports season

| title = 2010 Atlantic Coast Conference football season

| color =

| color text =

| league = NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision

| sport = football

| logo =

| pixels = 125px

| caption =

| duration = September 2, 2010
through January 9, 2011

| no_of_teams = 12

| TV = ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, Raycom

| top_pick =

| picked_by =

| season = Regular season

| season_champs = Virginia Tech Hokies

| second_place = Florida State Seminoles

| MVP = Tyrod Taylor

| MVP_link =

| top_scorer =

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| seasonslist =

| seasonslistnames = Football

| prevseason_year = 2009

| nextseason_year = 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

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
width="110" \| Institution ! width="110" \| Nickname ! width="180" \| Location ! Founded ! Joined ACC ! School Type ! width="90" \| 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

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width="110" | Institution

! width="110" | Nickname

! width="180" | Location

! Founded

! Joined ACC

! School Type

! width="90" | 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

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
width="110" \| 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

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width="110" | Team

! Head coach

! Years at school

! Overall record

! Record at school

! ACC record

Boston College

| Frank Spaziani

| 3

| 9–5

| 5–3

Clemson

| Dabo Swinney

| 3

| 13–8

| 9–4

Duke

| David Cutcliffe

| 3

| 53–44

| 9–15

| 4–12

Florida State

| Jimbo Fisher

| 1

| 1–0

| 0–0

Georgia Tech

| Paul Johnson

| 3

| 126–46

| 20–7

| 12–4

Maryland

| Ralph Friedgen

| 10

| 66–46

| 38–34

Miami

| Randy Shannon

| 4

| 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

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
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bgcolor=#ffcccc	September 4	LSU	North Carolina*	Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in Atlanta	LSU
bgcolor=#ccffcc	September 11	Georgia Tech	Kansas		Kansas
bgcolor=#ccffcc \| September 11	Florida State	Oklahoma		Oklahoma
bgcolor=#ccffcc \| September 11	Miami	Ohio State		Ohio State
bgcolor=#ccffcc \| September 11	Virginia	USC		USC
bgcolor=#ffcccc \| September 16	Cincinnati	NC State		NC State
bgcolor=#ffcccc \| September 18	Alabama	Duke		Alabama
bgcolor=#ccffcc \| September 18	Maryland	West Virginia	Maryland–West Virginia football rivalry	West Virginia
bgcolor=#ccffcc \| September 18	Wake Forest	Stanford		Stanford
bgcolor=#ccffcc \| September 18	Clemson	Auburn	Auburn–Clemson football rivalry	Auburn
bgcolor=#ccffcc \| September 23	Miami	Pittsburgh		Miami
bgcolor=#ccffcc \| September 25	North Carolina	Rutgers		North Carolina
bgcolor=#ffcccc \| October 2	Notre Dame	Boston College		Notre Dame
bgcolor=#ffcccc \| November 27	Florida	Florida State	Florida–Florida State football rivalry	Florida State
bgcolor=#ccffcc \| November 27	Georgia Tech	Georgia	Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate	Georgia
bgcolor=#ffcccc \| November 27	South Carolina	Clemson	Battle of the Palmetto State	South Carolina
bgcolor=#ccffcc \| November 27	Wake Forest	Vanderbilt		Wake Forest
bgcolor=#ccffcc \| November 27	Boston College	Syracuse		Boston College
bgcolor=#ffcccc \| November 27	South Florida	Miami		South Florida

Bowl games

Date	ACC Team	Opponent	Bowl	Location	Winning Team
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bgcolor=#ffcccc	December 27, 2010	Georgia Tech	Air Force	AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl	Shreveport, Louisiana	Air Force
bgcolor=#ccffcc	December 28, 2010	NC State	West Virginia	Champs Sports Bowl	Orlando, Florida	NC State
bgcolor=#ccffcc	December 29, 2010	Maryland	East Carolina	Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman	Washington, D.C.	Maryland
bgcolor=#ccffcc	December 30, 2010	North Carolina	Tennessee	Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl	Nashville, Tennessee	North Carolina
bgcolor=#ffcccc	December 31, 2010	Clemson	South Florida	Meineke Car Care Bowl	Charlotte, North Carolina	South Florida
bgcolor=#ffcccc	December 31, 2010	Miami	Notre Dame	Hyundai Sun Bowl	El Paso, Texas	Notre Dame
bgcolor=#ccffcc	December 31, 2010	Florida State	South Carolina	Chick-fil-A Bowl	Atlanta	Florida State
bgcolor=#ffcccc	January 3, 2011	Virginia Tech	Stanford	Discover Orange Bowl	Miami Gardens, Florida	Stanford
bgcolor=#ffcccc	January 9, 2011	Boston College	Nevada	Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl	San Francisco	Nevada

Postseason

=All-conference teams=

==First Team==

Offense

class="wikitable" ! Position !! Player !! School
rowspan="1" \| Quarterback \| Tyrod Taylor \| Virginia Tech
rowspan="2" \| Running back \| Montel Harris \| Boston College
Anthony Allen \| Georgia Tech
rowspan="2" \| Wide receiver \| Leonard Hankerson \| Miami
Torrey Smith \| Maryland
rowspan="1" \| Tight end \| George Bryan \| NC State
rowspan="2" \| Tackle \| Anthony Castonzo \| Boston College
Chris Hairston \| Clemson
rowspan="2" \| Guard \| Rodney Hudson \| Florida State
Brandon Washington \| Miami
rowspan="1" \| Center \| Sean Bedford \| Georgia Tech
rowspan="1" \| Placekicker \| Chris Hazley \| Virginia Tech
rowspan="1" \| Specialist \| Tony Logan \| Maryland

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! Position !! Player !! School

rowspan="1" | Quarterback

| Tyrod Taylor

| Virginia Tech

rowspan="2" | Running back

| Montel Harris

| Boston College

Anthony Allen

| Georgia Tech

rowspan="2" | Wide receiver

| Leonard Hankerson

| Miami

Torrey Smith

| Maryland

rowspan="1" | Tight end

| George Bryan

| NC State

rowspan="2" | Tackle

| Anthony Castonzo

| Boston College

Chris Hairston

| Clemson

rowspan="2" | Guard

| Rodney Hudson

| Florida State

Brandon Washington

| Miami

rowspan="1" | Center

| Sean Bedford

| Georgia Tech

rowspan="1" | Placekicker

| Chris Hazley

| Virginia Tech

rowspan="1" | Specialist

| Tony Logan

| Maryland

Defense

class="wikitable" ! Position !! Player !! School
rowspan="2" \| Defensive end \| Da'Quan Bowers \| Clemson
Brandon Jenkins \| Florida State
rowspan="2" \| Defensive tackle \| Quinton Coples \| North Carolina
Jarvis Jenkins \| Clemson
rowspan="3" \| Linebacker \| Luke Kuechly \| Boston College
Nate Irving \| NC State
Alex Wujciak \| Maryland
rowspan="2" \| Cornerback \| Jayron Hosley \| Virginia Tech
Chase Minnifield \| Virginia
rowspan="2" \| Safety \| DeAndre McDaniel \| Clemson
Kenny Tate \| Maryland
rowspan="1" \| Punter \| Matt Bosher \| Miami

class="wikitable"

! Position !! Player !! School

rowspan="2" | Defensive end

| Da'Quan Bowers

| Clemson

Brandon Jenkins

| Florida State

rowspan="2" | Defensive tackle

| Quinton Coples

| North Carolina

Jarvis Jenkins

| Clemson

rowspan="3" | Linebacker

| Luke Kuechly

| Boston College

Nate Irving

| NC State

Alex Wujciak

| Maryland

rowspan="2" | Cornerback

| Jayron Hosley

| Virginia Tech

Chase Minnifield

| Virginia

rowspan="2" | Safety

| DeAndre McDaniel

| Clemson

Kenny Tate

| Maryland

rowspan="1" | Punter

| Matt Bosher

| Miami

==Second Team==

Offense

class="wikitable" ! Position !! Player !! School
rowspan="1" \| Quarterback \| Russell Wilson \| NC State
rowspan="2" \| Running back \| Damien Berry \| Miami
Keith Payne \| Virginia
rowspan="2" \| Wide receiver \| Conner Vernon \| Duke
Owen Spencer \| NC State
rowspan="1" \| Tight end \| Dwayne Allen \| Clemson
rowspan="2" \| Tackle \| Orlando Franklin \| Miami
Blake DeChristopher \| Virginia Tech
rowspan="3" \| Guard \| Jaymes Brooks \| Virginia Tech
Omoregie Uzzi \| Georgia Tech
Jonathan Cooper \| North Carolina
rowspan="1" \| Center \| Ryan McMahon \| Florida State
rowspan="1" \| Placekicker \| Will Snyderwine \| Duke
rowspan="1" \| Specialist \| David Wilson \| Virginia Tech

class="wikitable"

! Position !! Player !! School

rowspan="1" | Quarterback

| Russell Wilson

| NC State

rowspan="2" | Running back

| Damien Berry

| Miami

Keith Payne

| Virginia

rowspan="2" | Wide receiver

| Conner Vernon

| Duke

Owen Spencer

| NC State

rowspan="1" | Tight end

| Dwayne Allen

| Clemson

rowspan="2" | Tackle

| Orlando Franklin

| Miami

Blake DeChristopher

| Virginia Tech

rowspan="3" | Guard

| Jaymes Brooks

| Virginia Tech

Omoregie Uzzi

| Georgia Tech

Jonathan Cooper

| North Carolina

rowspan="1" | Center

| Ryan McMahon

| Florida State

rowspan="1" | Placekicker

| Will Snyderwine

| Duke

rowspan="1" | Specialist

| David Wilson

| Virginia Tech

Defense

class="wikitable" ! Position !! Player !! School
rowspan="2" \| Defensive end \| Allen Bailey \| Miami
Steven Friday \| Virginia Tech
rowspan="2" \| Defensive tackle \| John Graves \| Virginia Tech
Joe Vellano \| Maryland
rowspan="3" \| Linebacker \| Bruce Carter \| North Carolina
Bruce Taylor \| Virginia Tech
Sean Spence \| Miami
rowspan="2" \| Cornerback \| Xavier Rhodes \| Florida State
Brandon Harris \| Miami
rowspan="2" \| Safety \| Davon Morgan \| Virginia Tech
Ray-Ray Armstrong \| Miami
rowspan="1" \| Punter \| Brian Saunders \| Virginia Tech

class="wikitable"

! Position !! Player !! School

rowspan="2" | Defensive end

| Allen Bailey

| Miami

Steven Friday

| Virginia Tech

rowspan="2" | Defensive tackle

| John Graves

| Virginia Tech

Joe Vellano

| Maryland

rowspan="3" | Linebacker

| Bruce Carter

| North Carolina

Bruce Taylor

| Virginia Tech

Sean Spence

| Miami

rowspan="2" | Cornerback

| Xavier Rhodes

| Florida State

Brandon Harris

| Miami

rowspan="2" | Safety

| Davon Morgan

| Virginia Tech

Ray-Ray Armstrong

| Miami

rowspan="1" | Punter

| Brian Saunders

| Virginia Tech

{{cite web | year=2010 | title=2010 All-ACC Football Teams Announced| publisher= theacc.com|url=https://theacc.com/news/2010/11/29/51d0c33ea0ee267cf05f70af_131481041188169878.aspx| access-date= 12 July 2022}}

2010 Atlantic Coast Conference football season

Member schools

Coaches

ACC vs. BCS conference opponents

Bowl games

Postseason

=All-conference teams=

==First Team==

==Second Team==

References