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ACC Football: Five straight days of conference football begin on Thursday night

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Get ready for five straight days of ACC Football action over the Labor Day weekend, beginning on Thursday night.

Fourteen ACC Football teams will compete across 12 games over the five-day stretch, highlighted by five Power Four non-conference contests and two matchups against Top 20 opponents.

Highlights


Clemson travels to the bayou to match up with #11 LSU at 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC.

ESPN “College GameDay” will originate from Baton Rouge for the matchup as the pregame show celebrates its 500th road show and begins its 40th season.

The ACC will remain in the national spotlight on Sunday when #24 Louisville meets #9 Ole Miss in the Music City Kickoff in Nashville at 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC.

Week 1 concludes on Labor Day Monday with an ACC showdown between #19 SMU and Florida State at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.

Week 1 ACC Football Schedule


Thursday, Sept. 3

  • Akron at Wake Forest | 7 p.m. | ACC Network
  • Colorado at Georgia Tech | 8 p.m. | ESPN

Friday, Sept. 4

  • #7 Miami at Stanford | 9 p.m. | ESPN

Saturday, Sept. 5

  • New Hampshire at Syracuse | noon | ACC Network
  • Miami (OH) at Pitt | 12:30 p.m. | The CW
  • Tulane at Duke | 3:30 p.m. | ACC Network
  • Boston College at Cincinnati | 3:30 p.m. | FOX
  • Clemson at #11 LSU | 7:30 p.m. | ABC
  • VMI at Virginia Tech | 7:30 p.m. | ACC Network
  • UCLA at Cal | 10:30 p.m. | ESPN

Sunday, Sept. 6

  • #24 Louisville vs. #9 Ole Miss | 7:30 p.m. | ABC(Music City Kickoff)

Monday, Sept. 7

  • #19 SMU at Florida State | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN

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