Feb. 12, 2009

 

2009 ACC Schedule -- Week-by-Week

2009 ACC Schedule -- By Team

2009 ACC Schedule -- Grid

Greensboro, N.C.  – The Atlantic Coast Conference released the football schedules for all 12 conference members today. Florida State’s schedule features 11 teams that played in a bowl game in 2008 and the squad will open the 2009 campaign on Labor Day versus ACC rival Miami, which is the first of six games scheduled to be played in Doak Campbell Stadium in 2009. After three home games in the month of September, FSU will play five of its final eight games on the road including three of four in the month of November.

 

Of the Seminoles’ 12 scheduled opponents for 2008, 11 played in bowl games last year. Non-conference foes Florida (BCS National Championship), South Florida (St. Petersburg Bowl), BYU  (Las Vegas), and ACC opponents Miami (Emerald), Boston College (Music City), Georgia Tech (Chick-fil-A), North Carolina (Meineke Car Care), NC State (Papjohn’s.com), Clemson (Gator), Wake Forest (EagleBank) and Maryland (Roady’s Humanitarian) all participated in post-season play. This comes on the heels of FSU playing the nation’s eighth-tougest schedule in 2008.

 

“We are very pleased with our 2009 football schedule,” said Florida State Director of Athletics Randy Spetman. “”We think Seminole fans have a great slate of games to look forward to and I am particularly pleased we achieved a good balance between home and road games.

 

“With Miami, South Florida, Georgia Tech, NC State, Maryland and Jacksonville State all visiting Doak Campbell this fall, our fans will have a lot to look forward to beginning on Labor Day with the Hurricanes.”

 

The home schedule is highlighted by the season-opener versus Miami on a Monday night. The Seminoles and Hurricanes opened the 2004, 2005 and 2006 seasons versus one another before seeing the rivalry return to mid-season in 2007. The game between Miami and FSU, which will be broadcast to a national audience, was one of the most-watched games in the history of ESPN when it was played on Labor Day those three seasons.

 

Following the Miami game, Florida State will play Jacksonville State just five days later marking the only back-to-back home games on the 2009 schedule. This will be the second time FSU and Jacksonville State have faced off. In 1947 the Gamecocks traveled to Tallahassee and handed the Seminoles a 7-0 defeat. This will be the fourth time in the last five seasons that FSU will face an opponent just five days after playing on Labor Day.

 

FSU’s first road trip of the year will take the Seminoles to Provo, UT to face BYU. While this will be the third meeting between the schools it will be the first played on either team’s home field. The two teams played on neutral fields in 1991 (Anaheim, CA) and in 2000 (Jacksonville, FL). It will also mark the first time in Florida State football history that the Seminoles will play a game in Utah.

 

The Seminoles will wrap-up the month of September with their third home game as they welcome the University of South Florida. This will be the first-ever meeting between the schools and it is the first of a home-and-home series that will conclude with FSU traveling to Tampa September 29, 2012. The game marks the first time since 1995 that the Seminoles will face three opponents from the state of Florida when you include Miami and Florida. In 1995, FSU played UM, UF and Central Florida.

 

On October 3 the Seminoles will travel to Chestnut Hill to face Boston College in what has become a budding ACC rivalry. In 2007 the Seminoles knocked off third-ranked BC on the road. Last season the Eagles bumped FSU out of a conference championship game appearance with a win in Tallahassee. This is the earliest meeting between the teams since a September 17 game in 2005 played in Chestnut Hill.

 

The Seminoles continue ACC play at home the following weekend as Georgia Tech comes to Tallahassee for the first time since 2003. Last season the Yellow Jackets ended a 12-game losing streak to FSU despite the Seminoles near comeback from a double digit fourth quarter deficit. Florida State is 6-0 all-time at home against Georgia Tech.

 

The only open week of the 2009 season comes on October 17 and will give FSU time to prepare for a Thursday night game in Chapel Hill, NC. The October 22 meeting between the Tar Heels and Seminoles is the first game between the two schools since 2004. It will be the first meeting between the schools on a Thursday night as well. The Seminoles are 6-1 all-time in Chapel Hill with the only loss coming in 2001.

 

Conference play continues on October 31 versus NC State before FSU concludes the 2009 season with three of its final four games on the road. Following the game versus the Wolfpack, FSU will travel to Clemson, SC to face the Tigers on November 7 and then head to Wake Forest a week later on November 14. The trips to Clemson and Wake mark the only back-to-back road games on the 2009 slate for FSU.

 

The last home game of the season will take place on November 21 when the Maryland Terrapins come to town. The schedule concludes with a November 28 trip to Gainesville to take on the Florida Gators.

 

Season Tickets for the 2009 season are available now for only $266.  Buy now and enjoy the benefit of spreading the cost over as many as six months.  For more information, visit Seminoles.com or call 1 (888) FSU-NOLE.

 

Date                 Opponent                           Location   

Sept. 7              Miami                                  Tallahassee, FL

Sept. 12            Jacksonville State                 Tallahassee, FL

Sept. 19            BYU                                    Provo, UT

Sept. 26            USF                                     Tallahassee, FL

Oct. 3                Boston College                     Chestnut Hill, MA

Oct. 10              Georgia Tech                       Tallahassee, FL

Oct. 17              OPEN

Oct. 22              North Carolina (Thurs)          Chapel Hill, NC

Oct. 31              NC State                             Tallahassee, FL

Nov. 7               Clemson                              Clemson, SC

Nov. 14             Wake Forest                        Winston-Salem, NC

Nov. 21             Maryland                             Tallahassee, FL

Nov. 28             Florida                                 Gainesville, FL

 

 

Boston College

Sept. 5     Northeastern

Sept. 12   Kent State

Sept. 19   at Clemson

Sept. 26   Wake Forest

Oct. 3      Florida State

Oct. 10     at Virginia Tech

Oct. 17     NC State

Oct. 24     at Notre Dame

Oct. 31     Central Michigan

Nov. 14    at Virginia

Nov. 21    North Carolina

Nov. 28    at Maryland

 

Clemson

Sept. 5     Middle Tennessee

Sept. 10   at Georgia Tech (ESPN)

Sept. 19   Boston College

Sept. 26   Central Michigan

Oct. 3      at Maryland

Oct. 17     Wake Forest

Oct. 24     at Miami

Oct. 31     Coastal Carolina

Nov. 7      Florida State

Nov. 14    at NC State

Nov. 21    Virginia

Nov. 28    at South Carolina

              

Duke

Sept. 5     Richmond

Sept. 12   at Army

Sept. 19   at Kansas

Sept. 26   North Carolina Central

Oct. 3      Virginia Tech

Oct. 10     at NC State

Oct. 24     Maryland

Oct. 31     at Virginia

Nov. 7      at North Carolina

Nov. 14    Georgia Tech

Nov. 21    at Miami

Nov. 28    Wake Forest

 

Florida State

Sept. 7     Miami (ESPN)

Sept. 12   Jacksonville State

Sept. 19   at BYU

Sept. 26   South Florida

Oct. 3      at Boston College

Oct. 10     Georgia Tech

Oct. 22     at North Carolina (ESPN)

Oct. 31     NC State

Nov. 7      at  Clemson

Nov. 14    at Wake Forest

Nov. 21    Maryland

Nov. 28    at Florida

 

 

 

 

Georgia Tech

Sept. 5     Jacksonville State

Sept. 10   Clemson (ESPN)

Sept. 17   at Miami (ESPN)

Sept. 26   North Carolina

Oct. 3      at Mississippi State

Oct. 10     at Florida State

Oct. 17     Virginia Tech

Oct. 24     at Virginia

Oct. 31     at Vanderbilt

Nov. 7      Wake Forest

Nov. 14    at Duke

Nov. 28    Georgia

 

Maryland      

Sept. 5     at California

Sept. 12   James Madison

Sept. 19   Middle Tennessee

Sept. 26   Rutgers

Oct. 3      Clemson

Oct. 10     at Wake Forest

Oct. 17     Virginia

Oct. 24     at Duke

Nov. 7      at NC State

Nov. 14    Virginia Tech

Nov. 21    at Florida State

Nov. 28    Boston College

 

Miami

Sept. 7     at Florida State (ESPN)

Sept. 17   Georgia Tech (ESPN)

Sept. 26   at Virginia Tech

Oct. 3      Oklahoma

Oct. 10     Florida A&M

Oct. 17     at Central Florida

Oct. 24     Clemson

Oct. 31     at Wake Forest

Nov. 7      Virginia

Nov. 14    at North Carolina

Nov. 21    Duke

Nov. 28    at South Florida

 

North Carolina

Sept. 5     The Citadel

Sept. 12   at Connecticut

Sept. 19   East Carolina

Sept. 26   at Georgia Tech

Oct. 3      Virginia

Oct. 10     Georgia Southern

Oct. 22     Florida State (ESPN)

Oct. 29     at Virginia Tech (ESPN)

Nov. 7      Duke

Nov. 14    Miami

Nov. 21    at Boston College

Nov. 28    at NC State

  

NC State

Sept. 3     South Carolina (ESPN)

Sept. 12   Murray State

Sept. 19   Gardner-Webb

Sept. 26   Pittsburgh

Oct. 3      at Wake Forest

Oct. 10     Duke

Oct. 17     at Boston College

Oct. 31     at Florida State

Nov. 7      Maryland

Nov. 14    Clemson

Nov. 21    at Virginia Tech

Nov. 28    North Carolina

 

Virginia

Sept. 5     William & Mary

Sept. 12   TCU

Sept. 19   at Southern Miss

Oct. 3      at North Carolina

Oct. 10     Indiana

Oct. 17     at Maryland

Oct. 24     Georgia Tech

Oct. 31     Duke

Nov. 7      at Miami

Nov. 14    Boston College

Nov. 21    at Clemson

Nov. 28    Virginia Tech

 

Virginia Tech

Sept. 5     Alabama (Ga Dome, Atlanta)

Sept. 12   Marshall

Sept. 19   Nebraska

Sept. 26   Miami

Oct. 3      at Duke

Oct. 10     Boston College

Oct. 17     at Georgia Tech

Oct. 29     North Carolina (ESPN)

Nov. 5      at East Carolina (ESPN)

Nov. 14    at Maryland

Nov. 21    NC State

Nov. 28    at Virginia

 

Wake Forest

Sept. 5     Baylor

Sept. 12   Stanford

Sept. 19   Elon

Sept. 26   at Boston College

Oct. 3      NC State

Oct. 10     Maryland

Oct. 17     at Clemson

Oct. 24     at Navy

Oct. 31     Miami

Nov. 7      at Georgia Tech

Nov. 14    Florida State

Nov. 28    at Duke

 

South Carolina at NC State, ESPN

 

Saturday, September 5

Northeastern at Boston College

Middle Tennessee at Clemson

Richmond at Duke

Jacksonville State at Georgia Tech

Maryland at California

The Citadel at North Carolina

William & Mary at Virginia

Alabama vs. Virginia Tech (Ga. Dome)

Baylor at Wake Forest

 

Monday, September 7

Miami at Florida State, ESPN

 

Thursday, September 10

Clemson at Georgia Tech , ESPN

 

Saturday, September 12

Kent State at Boston College

Duke at Army

Jacksonville State at Florida State

James Madison at Maryland

North Carolina at Connecticut

Murray State at NC State

TCU at Virginia

Marshall at Virginia Tech

Stanford at Wake Forest

 

Thursday, September 17

Georgia Tech at Miami, ESPN

 

Saturday, September 19

Boston College at Clemson

Duke at Kansas

Florida State at BYU

Middle Tennessee at Maryland

East Carolina at North Carolina

Gardner-Webb at NC State

Virginia at Southern Miss

Nebraska at Virginia Tech

Elon at Wake Forest

 

Saturday, September 26

Wake Forest at Boston College

Central Michigan at Clemson

North Carolina Central at Duke

South Florida at Florida State

North Carolina at Georgia Tech

Rutgers at Maryland

Miami at Virginia Tech

Pittsburgh at NC State

 

Saturday, October 3

Florida State at Boston College

Clemson at Maryland

Virginia Tech at Duke

Georgia Tech at Mississippi State

Oklahoma at Miami

Virginia at North Carolina

NC State at Wake Forest

 

Saturday, October 10

Boston College at Virginia Tech

Duke at NC State

Georgia Tech at Florida State

Maryland at Wake Forest

Florida A&M at Miami

Georgia Southern at North Carolina

Indiana at Virginia

 

Saturday, October 17

NC State at Boston College

Wake Forest at Clemson

Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech

Virginia at Maryland

Miami at Central Florida

 

Thursday, October 22

Florida State at North Carolina, ESPN

 

Saturday, October 24

Boston College at Notre Dame

Clemson at Miami

Maryland at Duke

Georgia Tech at Virginia

Wake Forest at Navy

 

Thursday, October 29

North Carolina at Virginia Tech, ESPN

 

Saturday, October 31

Central Michigan at Boston College

Coastal Carolina at Clemson

Duke at Virginia

NC State at Florida State

Georgia Tech at Vanderbilt

Miami at Wake Forest

 

Thursday, November 5

Virginia Tech at East Carolina, ESPN

 

Saturday, November 7

Florida State at Clemson

Duke at North Carolina

Wake Forest at Georgia Tech

Maryland at NC State

Virginia at Miami

 

Saturday, November 14

Boston College at Virginia

Clemson at NC State

Georgia Tech at Duke

Florida State at Wake Forest

Virginia Tech at Maryland

Miami at North Carolina

 

Saturday, November 21

North Carolina at Boston College

Virginia at Clemson

Duke at Miami

Maryland at Florida State

NC State at Virginia Tech

 

Saturday, November 28

Boston College at Maryland

Clemson at South Carolina

Wake Forest at Duke

Florida State at Florida

Georgia at Georgia Tech

Miami at South Florida

North Carolina at NC State

Virginia Tech at Virginia

 

Saturday, December 5

Dr Pepper ACC Championship Game

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