2026 ACC Football Full Schedule By Week Games Kick-off Times, TV Channel

ACC football 2026 full schedule by week: full games dates, start-times, tv channels, live streaming, venues.

The 2026 ACC football season features a transitional schedule as the conference moves toward a full nine-game league slate in 2027. In 2026, 12 of the 17 teams play nine conference games (with at least one Power Four non-conference opponent), while five teams (Boston College, Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, and North Carolina) play eight conference games due to existing non-conference commitments (with at least two Power Four non-conference games).


The season includes international openers, Friday night games in early weeks, and the ACC Championship Game shifting to a noon ET kickoff on Saturday, December 5, in Charlotte, NC (on ABC).Below is the 2026 ACC football schedule organized week by week, compiled from the official release (announced January 26, 2026). Dates are as listed, with some flexible Friday/Saturday options noted. Times and TV will be finalized later (kickoffs for early weeks expected in late May). Non-conference games are included where relevant, and * denotes conference games.

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2026 ACC Football Schedule Week by Week

ACC Football Week 0 Schedule

Saturday, Aug. 29

North Carolina vs. TCU - noon ET (ESPN)

NC State at Virginia - 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)

Hawai'i at Stanford - 7 p.m. ET (ACCN)

New Mexico State at Florida State - 7 p.m. ET (The CW)

ACC Football Week 1 Schedule

Thursday, Sept. 3

Akron at Wake Forest - 7 p.m. ET (ACCN)

Colorado at Georgia Tech - 8 p.m. ET (ESPN)

Friday, Sept. 4

Miami at Stanford - 9 p.m. ET (ESPN)

Saturday, Sept. 5

New Hampshire at Syracuse - noon ET (ACCN)

Miami (OH) at Pitt - 12:30 p.m. ET (The CW)

Boston College at Cincinnati - 3:30 p.m. ET (FOX, FOX One)

Tulane at Duke - 3:30 p.m. ET (ACCN)

Clemson at LSU - 7:30 p.m. ET (ABC)

VMI at Virginia Tech - 7:30 p.m. ET (ACCN)

UCLA at Cal - 10:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)

Sunday, Sept. 6

Louisville vs. Ole Miss - 7:30 p.m. ET (ABC)

Monday, Sept. 7

SMU at Florida State - 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)

ACC Football Week 2 Schedule

Thursday, Sept. 10

Florida A&M at Miami - 8 p.m. ET (ACCN)

Friday, Sept. 11

Richmond at NC State - 7 p.m. ET (ESPNU)

Norfolk State at Virginia - 7 p.m. ET (ACCNX)

Villanova at Louisville - 7 p.m. ET (ACCN)

Rutgers at Boston College - 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2)

Saturday, Sept. 12

Wake Forest at Purdue - noon ET (FS1, FOX One)

Old Dominion at Virginia Tech - noon ET (The CW)

East Tennessee State at North Carolina - noon ET (ACCN)

UCF at Pitt - 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2)

Duke at Illinois - 3:30 p.m. ET (FS1, FOX One)

Cal at Syracuse - 3:30 p.m. ET (ACCN)

UC Davis at SMU - 4 p.m. ET (ACCNX)

Tennessee at Georgia Tech - 7 p.m. ET (ESPN)

Georgia Southern at Clemson - 7:30 p.m. ET (ACCN)

ACC Football Week 3 Schedule

Thursday, Sept. 17

Syracuse at Pitt - 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)

Friday, Sept. 18

Miami at Wake Forest - 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)

Saturday, Sept. 19

Mercer at Georgia Tech - noon ET (ACCN)

North Carolina at Clemson - noon ET (ESPN)

NC State at Vanderbilt - 12:45 p.m. ET (SECN)

Maine at Boston College - 2 p.m. ET (ACCNX)

Wagner at Cal - 3:30 p.m. ET (ACCN)

Florida State at Alabama - 3:30 p.m. ET (ABC)

SMU at Louisville - 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN or ESPN2)

Stanford at Duke - 4 p.m. ET (The CW)

Virginia Tech at Maryland - 7:30 p.m. ET (FOX or FS1, FOX One)

West Virginia vs. Virginia - 7:30 p.m. ET (ACCN)

ACC Football Week 4 Schedule

Friday, Sept. 25

Clemson at Cal - 10:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)

Saturday, Sept. 26

Bucknell at Pitt - noon ET (ACCNX)

Virginia Tech at Boston College - TBA

Wake Forest at Louisville - TBA

Missouri State at SMU - TBA (ESPN NT)

Appalachian State at NC State - TBA

Delaware at Virginia - TBA (ESPN NT)

Central Arkansas at Florida State - TBA

William & Mary at Duke - 3:30 p.m. ET (ACCNX)

Central Michigan at Miami - 6:30 p.m. ET (The CW)

Georgia Tech at Stanford - 10:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)

ACC Football Week 5 Schedule

Friday, Oct. 2

Pitt at Virginia Tech - 7 p.m. ET (ESPN)

Saturday, Oct. 3

Syracuse at UConn - noon ET (CBS Sports Network)

Notre Dame at North Carolina - TBA

Boston College at SMU - TBA

Virginia at Florida State - TBA

Stanford at Wake Forest - TBA

Louisville at NC State - TBA

Miami at Clemson - TBA

Cal at UNLV - 3:30 p.m. ET (CBS Sports Network)

ACC Football Week 6 Schedule

Friday, Oct. 9

Florida State at Louisville - 7 p.m. ET (ESPN)

Saturday, Oct. 10

Virginia Tech at Cal - TBA

Duke at Georgia Tech - TBA

North Carolina at Pitt - TBA

Wake Forest at NC State - TBA

Syracuse at Virginia - TBA

Stanford at Notre Dame - 3:30 p.m. ET (NBC or Peacock)

ACC Football Week 7 Schedule

Saturday, Oct. 17

Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech - TBA

Virginia at SMU - TBA

Florida State at Miami - TBA

Pitt at Boston College - TBA

Wake Forest at Cal - TBA

Louisville at Syracuse - TBA

Charleston Southern at Clemson - TBA

North Carolina at Duke - TBA

Elon at Stanford - 7:30 p.m. ET (ACCNX)

ACC Football Week 8 Schedule

Friday, Oct. 23

Duke at Virginia - 7 p.m. ET (ESPN)

NC State at Stanford - 10:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)

Saturday, Oct. 24

Pitt at Miami - TBA

Boston College at Georgia Tech - TBA

Virginia Tech at Clemson - TBA

Syracuse at North Carolina - TBA

Cal at SMU - TBA

ACC Football Week 9 Schedule

Friday, Oct. 30

SMU at Syracuse - TBA

Saturday, Oct. 31

Virginia at Wake Forest - TBA

Clemson at Florida State - TBA

Georgia Tech at Pitt - TBA

Stanford at Louisville - TBA

Miami at North Carolina - TBA

Boston College at Duke - TBA

Cal at NC State - TBA

ACC Football Week 10 Schedule

Friday, Nov. 6

Clemson at Syracuse - TBA

Virginia Tech at SMU - 7 p.m. ET (ESPN)

Saturday, Nov. 7

North Carolina at UConn - noon ET (CBS Sports Network)

Merrimack at Wake Forest - noon ET

Florida State at Boston College - TBA

Louisville at Georgia Tech - TBA

Duke at NC State - TBA

Miami at Notre Dame - 7:30 p.m. ET (NBC or Peacock)

ACC Football Week 11

Friday, Nov. 13

Florida State at Pitt - 7 p.m. ET (ESPN)

Saturday, Nov. 14

Syracuse at NC State - TBA

Cal at Virginia - TBA

Georgia Tech at Clemson - TBA

Louisville at North Carolina - TBA

Stanford at Virginia Tech - TBA

Duke at Miami - TBA

Wake Forest at SMU - TBA

Boston College at Notre Dame - 3:30 p.m. ET (NBC or Peacock)

ACC Football Week 12

Friday, Nov. 20

Clemson at Duke - 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)

Saturday, Nov. 21

Wake Forest at Georgia Tech - TBA

Syracuse at Boston College - TBA

North Carolina at Virginia - TBA

Virginia Tech at Miami - TBA

Stanford at Cal - TBA

Pitt at Louisville - TBA

NC State at Florida State - TBA

SMU at Notre Dame - 7:30 p.m. ET (NBC or Peacock)

ACC Week 13 Schedule (Rivalry Week):

Friday, Nov. 27

Florida at Florida State - 3:30 p.m. ET (ABC)

Saturday, Nov. 28

Louisville at Kentucky - TBA

South Carolina at Clemson - TBA

Georgia Tech at Georgia - TBA

Notre Dame at Syracuse - TBA

Duke at Wake Forest - TBA

Pitt at Cal - TBA

Boston College at Miami - TBA

Virginia at Virginia Tech - TBA

NC State at North Carolina - TBA

SMU at Stanford - TBA

ACC Championship

Saturday, Dec. 5

ACC Football Championship Game - noon ET (ABC)

When is the 2026 ACC Football Championship Game.?

Location: Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina  

Time: Noon ET (kickoff shifted to this earlier slot for the first time since 2008, previously primetime)  

Broadcast: ABC Channel   

Matchup: The top two teams in the ACC standings (determined after Week 13) compete for the conference title.

Where Can I Watch ACC Football Games? What Channel Will They Be On?

ACC football games will be spread across ESPN, ABC, ACC Network and The CW. The ACC Football Championship Game will air on ABC.

How Can I Stream ACC Football or Watch Without Cable?

Streaming services such as YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV or Fubo can be used to watch games on participating broadcast and cable networks. Package availability varies by provider and market.

How Can I Watch ACC Football for Free?

If you have an over-the-air antenna that picks up your local channels, you can watch ACC games airing on ABC for free.

Select ACC nonconference games will air on FOX or FS1. Fans can get FOX college football and more in one subscription with FOX One.

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