2019 Atlantic Coast Conference football season

ACC Kickoff The 2019 ACC Kickoff was held on July 17 & 18 at the Westin Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina. On July 2, 2019, the ACC announced that 28 athletes from the 14 ACC teams would be available for press questions at the Kickoff event. The Preseason Poll was released on July 22, 2019, after the Kickoff Event. Clemson was elected an overwhelming favorite to repeat as ACC Champions, receiving 170 of 173 Championship votes. Preseason ACC Player of the Year Source: 1 Trevor Lawrence, QB, Clemson – 127 2 Travis Etienne, RB, Clemson – 24 3 A. J. Dillon, RB, Boston College – 15 4 Bryce Perkins, QB, Virginia – 6 5 Cam Akers, RB, Florida State – 1 Preseason All-Conference Teams Offense Defense Specialist Source: Recruiting classes ==Coaches==

Coaching changes In 2019 the ACC Conference will have 4 new head coaches for the 2019 season. • On November 11, 2018, Louisville head coach Bobby Petrino was fired after starting the season 2–8. The interim coach, Lorenzo Ward, was not retained and Scott Satterfield was announced as the new head coach on December 2, 2018. • On November 25, 2018, North Carolina head coach Larry Fedora was fired and replaced by returning coach Mack Brown. • On November 28, 2018, Georgia Tech head coach Paul Johnson announced his retirement from coaching effective after Georgia Tech's bowl game. On December 7 it was announced Temple head coach Geoff Collins, a former grad assistant and recruiting coordinator for Georgia Tech, would be the new head coach. • On December 30, 2018, Miami Hurricanes head coach Mark Richt announced his retirement from coaching and was replaced by Manny Diaz. Diaz was previously the defensive coordinator at Miami and had been hired on December 13, 2018, to be the head coach at Temple. Head coaching records Notes • Records shown are prior to the 2019 season • Years at school includes the 2019 season ==Rankings==

The regular season will begin on August 24 and will end on November 30. The ACC Championship game is scheduled for December 7, 2019. Regular season Week zero Week one Week two Week three The game between North Carolina and Wake Forest is being played as a non-conference game and will therefore not count in the conference standings. This was done because the two rivals otherwise only play once every six years due to conference divisional alignment. Week four Week five Week six Week seven Week eight Week nine Week ten Week eleven Week twelve Week thirteen Week fourteen Championship game ==ACC vs other conferences==

ACC vs Power 5 matchups This is a list of the power conference teams (Big 10, Big 12, Pac-12, Notre Dame and SEC). Although the NCAA does not consider BYU a "Power Five" school, the ACC considers games against BYU as satisfying its "Power Five" scheduling requirement. The designated non-conference game between North Carolina and Wake Forest is not included in this list. All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game. ACC vs Group of Five matchups The following games include ACC teams competing against teams from the American, C-USA, MAC, Mountain West or Sun Belt. ACC vs FBS independents matchups The following games include ACC teams competing against FBS Independents, which includes Army, Liberty, New Mexico State, or UMass. ACC vs FCS matchups Records against other conferences Regular season Post Season ==Postseason==

Bowl games Rankings are from CFP rankings. All times Eastern Time Zone. ACC teams shown in bold. ==Awards and honors==

Player of the week honors All Conference Teams Source: First Team Second Team Third Team ===ACC Individual Awards=== ACC Player of the Year : Travis Etienne ACC Rookie of the Year : Sam Howell ACC Coach of the Year :Scott Satterfield ACC Offensive Player of the Year : Travis Etienne ACC Defensive Player of the Year :Isaiah Simmons ==Home game attendance==

Bold – Exceeded capacity †Season High ==NFL Draft==