2015_Atlantic_Coast_Conference_football_season

2015 Atlantic Coast Conference football season

2015 Atlantic Coast Conference football season

Sports season

The 2015 Atlantic Coast Conference football season was the 63rd season of college football play for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). It was played from September 2015 to January 2016.[1] The Atlantic Coast Conference consisted of 14 members in two divisions. The Atlantic Division consisted of Boston College, Clemson, Florida State, Louisville, North Carolina State, Syracuse, and Wake Forest. The Coastal Division consisted of Duke, Georgia Tech, Miami, North Carolina, Pittsburgh, Virginia, and Virginia Tech. The division champions, Clemson and North Carolina, met on December 5 in the 2015 ACC Championship Game, in Charlotte, North Carolina at Bank of America Stadium.

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Preseason

Preseason Poll

The 2015 ACC Preseason Poll was announced at the ACC Football Kickoff meetings in Pinehurst, North Carolina on July 19–21.[2] Georgia Tech was voted to win Coastal division while Clemson was voted to win the Atlantic division and the conference. Deshaun Watson of Clemson was voted the Preseason ACC Player of the Year.[3]

Atlantic Division poll

  1. Clemson – 1,032 (101 first place votes)
  2. Florida State – 992 (56)
  3. Louisville – 746 (1)
  4. North Carolina State - 673
  5. Boston College – 473
  6. Syracuse – 291
  7. Wake Forest – 217

Coastal Division poll

  1. Georgia Tech – 991 (96)
  2. Virginia Tech – 841 (44)
  3. Miami – 632 (7)
  4. Duke – 615 (4)
  5. North Carolina – 590 (4)
  6. Pittsburgh - 535 (3)
  7. Virginia – 220

Predicted ACC Championship Game Winner

  1. Clemson – 84
  2. Florida State – 41
  3. Georgia Tech - 20
  4. Virginia Tech - 7
  5. North Carolina - 3
  6. Miami - 2
  7. NC State - 1

Preseason ACC Player of the Year

  1. Deshaun Watson, CLEM - 69
  2. James Conner, PITT - 16
  3. Justin Thomas, GT - 13
  4. Jalen Ramsey, FSU - 7
  5. Brad Kaaya, MIA - 7
  6. Marquise Williams, UNC - 6
  7. Kendall Fuller, VT - 6
  8. Tyler Boyd, PITT - 3
  9. Jacoby Brissett, NCST - 1

Preseason All Conference Teams

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Coaches

Only one team changed head coaches for the 2015 season. Pat Narduzzi was selected as Pittsburgh's fifth head coach since 2010 following the resignation of former coach Paul Chryst. Chryst accepted the head coaching job at Wisconsin on December 17, 2014 leaving the vacancy for Pittsburgh to fill.[5] This will be Narduzzi's first head coaching job at the collegiate level. He has, however, been regarded as one of the best assistant coaches in college football, winning the 2013 Broyles Award.[6] He was most recently the defensive coordinator at Michigan State.

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Al Golden Firing

On October 25, Miami athletic director Blake James fired head coach Al Golden, just over halfway through the season.[7] The firing came after a 58-0 loss to Clemson, the worst loss in program history.[8] Throughout the season, parts of the Miami fan base, and even former players, had been very vocal in calling for a head coaching change. In each home game, and even a game at Cincinnati, planes had been hired to fly banners over the stadium on gameday reading "Fire Al Golden".[9] The tight ends coach, Larry Scott, took over interim head coaching duties for the remainder of the season.[10]

Rankings

See also: 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
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Bowl Games

See also: 2015–16 NCAA football bowl games
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Postseason

All-conference teams

The following player were selected to the All-ACC teams for 2015.[11]

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ACC Individual Awards

National Awards

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References

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    "2015 ACC football schedule". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
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    Bender, Bill. "ACC Kickoff: Dates, schedule, five things to watch". Sporting News. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
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    "Gators lead ACC FOOTBALL KICKOFF PRESEASON POLL". Atlantic Coast Conference. 2015. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
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    "2015 ALL-ACC Preseason Football Team Announced". Atlantic Coast Conference. 2015. Archived from the original on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
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    Fornelli, Tom. "Wisconsin makes it official, hiring Paul Chryst as head coach". CBS Sports. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
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    Thamel, Pete. "Michigan State DC Pat Narduzzi to be new Pittsburgh head coach". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
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    Fortuna, Matt. "Miami Hurricanes fire Al Golden as head coach day after 58-0 pounding". ESPN. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
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    "Miami overrun by No. 6 Clemson in blowout". ESPN. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
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    "The 'Fire Al Golden' banner follows Miami to Cincinnati". Fox Sports. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
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    Miller–Degnan, Susan (October 25, 2015). "University of Miami Fires Head Coach Al Golden". The Miami Herald. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
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    "ACSMA Announces 2015 All-ACC Teams". theacc.com. 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
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    Tom D'Angelo (2015). "Florida State OT Rod Johnson wins Jacobs Blocking Trophy". palmbeachpost.com. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
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    "College Football Awards - 2015". ESPN. 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  14. [14]
    "Brandon Chubb Earns Pop Warner College Football Award". TheACC.com. 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2016.[permanent dead link]
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