2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football season

ACC Kickoff Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ACC announced that its 2020 Football Kickoff would be held virtually instead of at the Westin in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Kickoff was scheduled for July 21–23, 2020. On July 13, it was announced that the Kickoff was postponed until further notice. On September 4, 2020, the ACC Preseason Media Poll was released. Preseason ACC Player of the Year Source: Preseason All-Conference Teams Offense Defense Specialist Source: Recruiting classes ==Coaches==

Coaching changes The ACC entered the 2020 season with two new head football coaches: • On November 4, 2019, Florida State head coach Willie Taggart was fired and replaced by Mike Norvell on December 7, 2019. • On December 1, 2019, Boston College head coach Steve Addazio was fired after seven seasons and a starting the season 2–8. Jeff Hafley was named head coach on December 14, 2019. Head coaching records Notes • Records shown are prior to the 2020 season • Years at school includes the 2020 season ==Rankings==

Regular season The regular season began on September 10 and ended on December 5. The ACC Championship game was played on December 19. Week one Week two Week three 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 The other Power 5 conferences (Big 10, Big 12, Pac-12, and SEC) announced a conference-only schedule model, and no ACC team played another Power 5 team during the regular season. ACC vs Group of Five matchups The following games featured ACC teams competing against teams from the American, C-USA, MAC, Mountain West, or Sun Belt. ACC vs FBS independents matchups The following games featured ACC teams competing against FBS Independents, which included Army, Liberty, New Mexico State, UConn, and 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 :Trevor Lawrence, Clemson ACC Rookie of the Year :Kyren Williams, Notre Dame ACC Coach of the Year :Brian Kelly, Notre Dame ACC Offensive Player of the Year :Trevor Lawrence, Clemson ACC Defensive Player of the Year :Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, Notre Dame • Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah – Butkus Award ==Home game attendance==

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, attendance was limited at all stadiums for the season. Depending on state regulations, some universities did not allow any fans. Bold – Exceeded capacity †Season High ==NFL draft==

The following list includes all ACC Players who were drafted in the 2021 NFL draft ==References==