The ACC, a Power Five conference, made their fall football scheduling model public yesterday, and the effects reach beyond just ACC teams, as the Georgia Bulldogs lose their opening day opponent.
Calling for an 11-game schedule to start the weekend of September 12th, ACC teams will play 10 conference games, plus one in-state, non-conference game. There will be no divisions for this season only, and will include Notre Dame playing a full ACC schedule, as well as being eligible to play for the conference title. Of course, the season all hinges on public health and safety.
The condition of the only one non-conference game with an in-state team means both the University of Georgia and Florida State University will wipe the Chick Fil A kick-off games in Atlanta from their schedules. UGA was set to play the ACC’s Virginia and FSU was to match up against West Virginia.
UGA is also slated to play in-state rival Georgia Tech, but the ACC also mandated that the in-state, non-conference game must be played at the ACC team’s home stadium. The game was scheduled to be played at Sanford Stadium in Athens.
With Notre Dame’s addition to a full conference schedule, it’s notable that they have also agreed to share their NBC television revenue equally between the fifteen conference teams.
The 11 games will be played over thirteen weeks, with two bye weeks scheduled in. The championship game will be played in North Carolina on either December 12th or 19th between the two teams with the highest win percentages.
The scheduling model below was released yesterday. A full schedule will be coming soon. For more information, visit TheACC.com