ACC Announces Modification to 2020 Football Schedule

GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Atlantic Coast Conference announced Wednesday an 11-game schedule for the 2020 football season. The model includes 10 league games and one non-conference contest.

Duke is scheduled to host Boston College, Florida State, North Carolina, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest. The Blue Devils will travel to face Georgia Tech, N.C. State, Notre Dame, Syracuse and Virginia. Duke's non-conference contest will be determined at a later date.

The ACC revealed that it will allow teams to begin game action the week of Sept. 7-12 with the exact week-by-week schedule and television selections being released in the future. The 11 games will be played over at least 13 weeks with each team having two open dates. The ACC will also adopt a one division model for the upcoming season.

Notre Dame will play a 10-game conference schedule as well and be eligible to compete in the 2020 ACC Football Championship Game. All television revenue for the 2020 season, including Notre Dame's home games broadcast by NBC, will be shared equally by all 15 institutions.

All non-conference game opponents, selected by the respective school, must be played in the home state of the ACC institution, and all non-conference opponents must meet the medical protocol requirements as agreed upon by the ACC.

The ACC Football Championship Game will be played on either December 12 or 19 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, and will feature the top two teams based upon highest conference-game winning percentage.

All 15 teams will continue to be part of the ACC's bowl selection process; should Notre Dame win the ACC Football Championship Game they would be eligible for the Orange Bowl, if not selected as a College Football Playoff semifinal team.

The ACC's Medical Advisory Group, which has been meeting weekly since the spring to share information on the impact of COVID-19 on ACC campuses and intercollegiate athletics, has recommended minimum standards for each campus to follow as fall sports return. Among those recommendations are weekly testing for close contact sports, standards for reporting positive test results, and protocols for cleaning and sanitizing competition areas. The full report is available on theACC.com.

The ACC recognizes the uncertain and challenging environment all areas of our society are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Intercollegiate athletics is just one area that we must address as we work to return to our campuses, bring back students and faculty when possible, and pursue our academic missions and goals as part of higher education. The health, safety and well-being of all our campus constituents is at the forefront of all decisions. Should any future adjustments be necessary, the ACC Board of Directors will do so at the appropriate time.

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