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5 unusual facts about Atlantic Coast Conference


D'Brickashaw Ferguson

He was placed on the all-Atlantic Coast Conference first team two years in a row, and he became Virginia's first All-ACC offensive tackle since 1998.

Ekene Ibekwe

His rebounding average was good enough for 4th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

John Forslund

Nationally, Forslund has served as a play-by-play announcer for the ESPN National Hockey Night, NHL on Versus, and has called ACC and SEC basketball for Fox Sports Net.

Joseph M. Pettit

Pettit also oversaw Georgia Tech's application and admittance into the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), an athletic league founded in 1953 which included seven charter members.

Mike Balson

On the men's side, he oversaw the NCAA quarterfinals from 2000 to 2003 while officiating the ACC men's finals.


2008 Emerald Bowl

The Miami Hurricanes of the ACC were matched against the California Golden Bears (based in nearby Berkeley, California) of the Pac-10, the first appearance by either team in the seven-year history of the Emerald Bowl.

A March to Madness

It was written about the 1996-97 Atlantic Coast Conference basketball season, chronicling each ACC school's team's season, from the first practice, to the Big Dance.

Big Monday

Following the dissolution and restructuring of the Big East that a reformed Big East Conference sign a contract with Fox Sports 1, ESPN opted to move the Atlantic Coast Conference to the early time slot for the 2013-14 season.

Bowl Coalition

The Bowl Coalition consisted of five conferences—the SEC, Big 8, SWC, ACC and Big East--independent Notre Dame, and six bowl games—the Orange, Sugar, Cotton, Fiesta, Gator and John Hancock bowls.

ESPN College Football Saturday Primetime

Since debuting in 1984, it has broadcast games from numerous conferences including the SEC, ACC, Big Ten and the Big East.

Gulliver Schools

Conner Vernon, ACC record holder for career receiving yards and receptions

Nick Novak

During the first game of his senior season, he became the ACC's all-time leading scorer, kicking a field goal allowing him to surpass Scott Bentley's career total of 324 points.


see also

A March to Madness

A March to Madness: A View from the Floor in the Atlantic Coast Conference is a book written by John Feinstein.

The 5th Quarter

But with Jon Abbate's help, they end up an unlikely champion, sharing the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship with Georgia Tech and ending the season ranked 18th in the AP poll.