Clemson Will Be Lone ACC Team in ’27 with 8 Football Games in 9-Game Model Amid Odd Number of Teams
Sixteen teams will play nine league games and one will play eight as the ACC keeps its 9+1 model for 2027, officials said.
- On Wednesday, the Atlantic Coast Conference announced 2027 conference opponents for all 17 programs, marking the second season under the league's nine-game scheduling model.
- ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips, Ph.D. said the model ensures every program plays at least 10 Power Four opponents annually, reinforcing competitive balance across the league's 17 teams.
- Sixteen ACC teams will play nine league games in 2027, while Clemson will play eight conference games and at least two Power Four non-conference opponents as the rotating odd-numbered member.
- Florida State will play nine conference games featuring five home matchups in Tallahassee and will travel to Clemson and make its first-ever road visit to Cal in Berkeley.
- The ACC will announce the full 2027 schedule including specific game dates early in 2027, providing a clearer picture of how the season's matchups will fit together.
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Clemson will be lone ACC team in ’27 with 8 football games in 9-game model amid odd number of teams
Clemson will be the lone Atlantic Coast Conference football member playing eight league games in 2027 in the shift to a nine-game scheduling model. That's a quirk of the ACC having 17 members as the only power conference with an odd number of schools. The ACC announced its league opponents for 2027 on Wednesday. The plan is for the ACC to regularly have 16 of its 17 teams playing nine conference games and all 17 playing 10 games against Power Fo…
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Clemson will be lone ACC team in '27 with 8 football games in 9-game model amid odd number of teams
Clemson will be the lone Atlantic Coast Conference football member playing eight league games in 2027 in the shift to a nine-game scheduling model. That's a quirk of the ACC having 17 members as the only power conference with an…
ACC releases Syracuse football’s 2027 conference slate
Syracuse, N.Y. — The ACC has unveiled Syracuse’s conference opponents for the 2027 season. The league is in its first season since adopting a new nine-game conference slate. With the change came a new change in future opponents for the ACC’s teams. The Orange will host annual rivals Pittsburgh and Boston College in 2027. It will also host North Carolina, North Carolina State and Florida State. ...
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