2008 ACC football season | |
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League | NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision |
Sport | football |
Duration | August 28, 2008 – January 1, 2009 |
Number of teams | 12 |
Regular season | |
Season MVP | Tyrod Taylor |
Atlantic champions | Boston College |
Coastal champions | Virginia Tech |
ACC Championship Game | |
Champions | Virginia Tech |
Runners-up | Boston College |
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Boston College xy | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Florida State x | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 15 Virginia Tech xy$ | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 Georgia Tech x | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Virginia Tech 30, Boston College 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2008 Atlantic Coast Conference football season was the 56th season that the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) participated in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) college football. As a Bowl Championship Series (BCS) conference, the ACC's constituent members competed within the framework of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).
The media widely recognized the 2008 season as one of the most chaotic in the conference's history.[1][2] At season's end, the ACC fielded an NCAA-record of ten bowl eligible teams from its twelve conference members.[3][4]
Virginia Tech secured its second consecutive conference championship when it won the 2008 ACC Championship Game against Boston College. Likewise, it was the second consecutive season that Boston College finished as the conference runner-up. Virginia Tech went on to represent the conference in its BCS game, the 2008 Orange Bowl, and, with a victory over Cincinnati, ended the ACC's eight-year BCS game slump.[5]
Passing | |||||||
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Player | School | Comp | Att | Yds | TDs | Int | Rat |
Russell Wilson | N.C. State | 150 | 275 | 1,955 | 17 | 1 | 133.9 |
Cullen Harper | Clemson | 221 | 360 | 2,601 | 17 | 14 | 126.2 |
Riley Skinner | Wake Forest | 232 | 363 | 2,347 | 13 | 7 | 126.2 |
Thaddeus Lewis | Duke | 224 | 361 | 2,171 | 15 | 6 | 123.0 |
Chris Turner | Maryland | 214 | 374 | 2,516 | 13 | 11 | 119.3 |
Rushing | |||||
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Player | School | Att | Yds | Avg | TDs |
Jonathan Dwyer | Georgia Tech | 200 | 1,395 | 7.0 | 12 |
Da'Rel Scott | Maryland | 209 | 1,133 | 5.4 | 8 |
Darren Evans | Virginia Tech | 287 | 1,265 | 4.4 | 11 |
Cedric Peerman | Virginia | 153 | 774 | 5.1 | 7 |
Montel Harris | Boston College | 179 | 900 | 5.0 | 5 |
Receiving | |||||
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Player | School | Rec | YDs | Avg | TDs |
Hakeem Nicks | North Carolina | 68 | 1,222 | 18.0 | 12 |
DJ Boldin | Wake Forest | 81 | 848 | 10.5 | 3 |
Kevin Ogletree | Virginia | 58 | 723 | 12.5 | 5 |
Aaron Kelly | Clemson | 67 | 722 | 10.8 | 4 |
Jacoby Ford | Clemson | 55 | 710 | 12.9 | 4 |
Tackles | ||||||
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Player | School | Solo | Asst | Total | ||
Michael Tauiliili | Duke | 63 | 77 | 140 | ||
Alex Wujciak | Maryland | 56 | 77 | 133 | ||
Quan Sturdivant | North Carolina | 87 | 35 | 122 | ||
Mark Herzlich | Boston College | 81 | 29 | 110 | ||
Vincent Rey | Duke | 61 | 48 | 109 |
Sacks | ||||||
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Player | School | Solo | Asst | Yds | ||
Everette Brown | Florida State | 13 | 1 | 97 | ||
Clint Sintim | Virginia | 9 | 4 | 86 | ||
Michael Johnson | Georgia Tech | 8 | 2 | 85 | ||
Jason Worilds | Virginia Tech | 8 | 2 | 85 | ||
B. J. Raji | Boston College | 7 | 1 | 48 |
Interceptions | ||||||
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Player | School | Int | Yds | TDs | ||
Trimane Goddard | North Carolina | 7 | 156 | 1 | ||
Paul Anderson | Boston College | 6 | 149 | 1 | ||
Macho Harris | Virginia Tech | 6 | 142 | 2 | ||
Mark Herzlich | Boston College | 6 | 121 | 2 | ||
Michael Hamlin | Clemson | 6 | 111 | 0 |
Awards selected by ACSMA (Atlantic Coast sports media association)
Postseason awards are selected by the Atlantic Coast sports media association by votes
First team | Second team | |||||||
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Pos. | Selection | School | Votes | Pos. | Selection | School | Votes | |
QB | Russell Wilson | NC State | 106 | QB | Thaddeus Lewis | Duke | 28 | |
RB | Jonathan Dwyer | Georgia Tech | 134 | RB | Darren Evans | Virginia Tech | 58 | |
RB | Da'Rel Scott | Maryland | 76 | RB | C. J. Spiller | Clemson | 50 | |
WR | Hakeem Nicks | North Carolina | 130 | WR | Eron Riley | Duke | 57 | |
WR | DJ Boldin | Wake Forest | 76 | WR | Aaron Kelly | Clemson | 56 | |
TE | John Phillips | Virginia | 88 | TE | Ryan Purvis | Boston College | 45 | |
OT | Eugene Monroe | Virginia | 117 | OT | Garrett Reynolds | North Carolina | 42 | |
OT | Andrew Gardner | Georgia Tech | 107 | OT | Anthony Castonzo | Boston College | 41 | |
OG | Rodney Hudson | Florida State | 99 | OG | Sergio Render | Virginia Tech | 48 | |
OG | Cliff Ramsey | Boston College | 78 | OG | Cordaro Howard | Georgia Tech | 45 | |
C | Edwin Williams | Maryland | 62 | C | Thomas Austin | Clemson | 48 |
First team | Second team | |||||||
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Pos. | Selection | School | Votes | Pos. | Selection | School | Votes | |
DE | Everette Brown | Florida State | 131 | DE | Orion Martin | Virginia Tech | 61 | |
DE | Michael Johnson | Georgia Tech | 99 | DE | Jason Worilds | Virginia Tech | 39 | |
DT | B. J. Raji | Boston College | 103 | DT | Ron Brace | Boston College | 52 | |
DT | Vance Walker | Georgia Tech | 62 | DT | Darryl Richard | Georgia Tech | 50 | |
LB | Mark Herzlich | Boston College | 118 | LB | Clint Sintim | Virginia | 79 | |
LB | Michael Tauiliili | Duke | 110 | LB | Alex Wujciak | Maryland | 43 | |
LB | Aaron Curry | Wake Forest | 106 | LB | Mark Paschal | North Carolina | 40 | |
CB | Alphonso Smith | Wake Forest | 134 | CB | Ras-I Dowling | Virginia | 49 | |
CB | Victor Harris | Virginia Tech | 125 | CB | Kendric Burney | North Carolina | 34 | |
S | Trimane Goddard | North Carolina | 105 | S | Morgan Burnett | Georgia Tech | 85 | |
S | Michael Hamlin | Clemson | 89 | S | Myron Rolle | Florida State | 55 |
First team | Second team | |||||||
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Pos. | Selection | School | Votes | Pos. | Selection | School | Votes | |
K | Graham Gano | Florida State | 127 | K | Matt Bosher | Miami | 34 | |
P | Travis Baltz | Maryland | 105 | P | Matt Bosher | Miami | 60 | |
SP | C. J. Spiller | Clemson | 66 | SP | Michael Ray Garvin | Florida State | 41 |
Source:[33]
In the 2009 NFL Draft, 32 former ACC players were selected. The ACC was second only to the Southeastern Conference (SEC), which had 37 former players selected. The Big 12 and Big Ten each had 28 and the Big East had 27 former players selected. Of the ACC schools, Maryland and North Carolina tied for most former players selected at five. Clemson, Georgia Tech, Wake Forest, and Virginia each had four former players selected.[34][35]
# | Conference | Players selected |
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1 | SEC | 37 |
2 | ACC | 32 |
3 | Big 12 | 28 |
3 | Big Ten | 28 |
5 | Big East | 27 |
6 | Pac-10 | 23 |
7 | MWC | 16 |
8 | C-USA | 10 |
8 | MAC | 10 |
8 | WAC | 10 |
– | All others | 24 |
Player | Position | School | Pick | Round | Team |
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Aaron Curry | OLB | Wake Forest | 4 | 1 | Seattle Seahawks |
Darrius Heyward-Bey | WR | Maryland | 7 | 1 | Oakland Raiders |
Eugene Monroe | OT | Virginia | 8 | 1 | Jacksonville Jaguars |
B. J. Raji | DT | Boston College | 9 | 1 | Green Bay Packers |
Hakeem Nicks | WR | North Carolina | 29 | 1 | New York Giants |
Alphonso Smith | CB | Wake Forest | 37 | 2 | Denver Broncos |
Ron Brace | DT | Boston College | 40 | 2 | New England Patriots |
Everette Brown | DE | Florida State | 43 | 2 | Carolina Panthers |
Clint Sintim | OLB | Virginia | 45 | 2 | New York Giants |
Richard Quinn | TE | North Carolina | 64 | 2 | Denver Broncos |
Michael Johnson | DE | Georgia Tech | 70 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals |
Kevin Barnes | CB | Maryland | 80 | 3 | Washington Redskins |
Brandon Tate | North Carolina | 83 | 3 | New England Patriots | |
Dorell Scott | Clemson | 103 | 4 | St. Louis Rams | |
Chip Vaughn | Wake Forest | 116 | 4 | New Orleans Saints | |
Stanley Arnoux | Wake Forest | 118 | 4 | New Orleans Saints | |
Anthony Hill | NC State | 122 | 4 | Houston Texans | |
Andre Brown | NC State | 129 | 4 | New York Giants | |
Garrett Reynolds | North Carolina | 156 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons | |
Victor Harris | Virginia Tech | 157 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles | |
Brooks Foster | North Carolina | 160 | 5 | St. Louis Rams | |
Chris Clemons | Clemson | 165 | 5 | Miami Dolphins | |
Michael Hamlin | Clemson | 166 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys | |
Spencer Adkins | Miami | 176 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons | |
Andrew Gardner | Georgia Tech | 181 | 6 | Miami Dolphins | |
Cedric Peerman | Virginia | 185 | 6 | Baltimore Ravens | |
James Davis | Clemson | 195 | 6 | Cleveland Browns | |
John Phillips | Virginia | 208 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys | |
Vance Walker | Georgia Tech | 210 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons | |
Moise Fokou | Maryland | 230 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles | |
Darryl Richard | Georgia Tech | 234 | 7 | New England Patriots | |
Jaimie Thomas | Maryland | 236 | 7 | Indianapolis Colts | |
Dan Gronkowski | TE | Maryland | 255 | 7 | Detroit Lions |