2012 Atlantic Coast Conference football season



The 2012 ACC football season is an NCAA football season that will be played from September 1, 2012, to January 1, 2013. The Atlantic Coast Conference consists of 12 members in two divisions. The Atlantic division consists of Boston College, Clemson, Florida State, Maryland, North Carolina State and Wake Forest. The Coastal division consists of Duke, Georgia Tech, Miami, North Carolina, Virginia, and Virginia Tech. The division champions will meet on December 1 in the 2012 ACC Championship Game, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. This season also marks the 60th football season in the conference's history.

Preseason
===Preseason Poll === The 2012 ACC Preseason Poll was announced at the ACC Football Kickoff meetings in Greensboro, NC on July 23. Virginia Tech was voted to win Coastal division while Florida State was voted to win the Atlantic division and the conference. Sammy Watkins of Clemson was voted the Preseason ACC Player of the Year.

Atlantic Division poll

 * 1) Florida State – 543 (72 first place votes)
 * 2) Clemson – 470 (17)
 * 3) North Carolina State – 402 (5)
 * 4) Wake Forest – 241
 * 5) Boston College – 181
 * 6) Maryland – 148

Coastal Division poll

 * 1) Virginia Tech – 558 (83)
 * 2) Georgia Tech – 421 (10)
 * 3) North Carolina – 341 (2)
 * 4) Virginia – 326
 * 5) Miami – 245
 * 6) Duke – 04

Predicted ACC Championship Game Winner

 * 1) Florida State–60
 * 2) Virginia Tech–18
 * 3) Clemson–13
 * 4) Georgia Tech–3
 * 5) NC State-1

Preseason ACC Player of the Year

 * 1) Sammy Watkins, CLEM - 25
 * 2) Logan Thomas, VT - 21
 * 3) E. J. Manuel, FSU - 19
 * 4) Tajh Boyd, CLEM - 18
 * 5) Mike Glennon, NCSU - 5
 * 6) David Amerson, NCSU - 3
 * 7) Giovani Bernard, UNC - 1
 * 8) Bryn Renner, UNC - 1
 * 9) Tanner Price, WF - 1
 * 10) Kyle Fuller, VT - 1

===Preseason All Conference Teams ===

Coaches
NOTE: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season