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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – With the 2026 college football season on the horizon, the Atlantic Coast Conference, in conjunction with its television partners, announced kickoff times and network designations for more than 40 games scheduled during the season’s first three weeks.
The announcement also includes broadcast details for every ACC Thursday and Friday contest during the 2026 campaign, along with select Saturday games for Week 4 (September 26) and Week 5 (October 2).
Highlighting this year’s schedule is a record-setting 15 Friday games, continuing the ACC’s emphasis on primetime scheduling.
Combined with the previously announced game windows unveiled during ESPN and Disney Ad Sales’ Up Front presentation earlier this month, the ACC’s initial 2026 television schedule features:
28 games on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU
13 games on ACC Network
9 games on The CW, FOX or FS1
The 2026 ACC Football Championship Game returns to Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Saturday, December 5, with kickoff set for noon ET on ABC.
Additional game times and television designations will be announced throughout the season on either a 12-day or six-day selection process and will be available on theACC.com and the ACC’s official digital platforms.
“As we look ahead to the 2026 ACC football season, the excitement and competitiveness across the league continue to reach new heights,” said ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips, Ph.D. “ACC Football will once again feature premier matchups, outstanding student-athletes and one of the nation’s deepest conference schedules. Through our continued partnership with Disney, ESPN and ACC Network, fans nationwide will have extensive access to ACC Football across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, and ACC Network, as well as The CW, including our Friday night showcase games. We’re excited to continue building the momentum and national profile of ACC Football throughout the 2026 season.”
Listed in the schedule below are the games that have been selected for television as of May 27.
Game Times and TV Designations announced on May 27
Week 0
Saturday, August 29
North Carolina vs. TCU (Aer Lingus College Football Classic) | Noon ET | ESPN (previously announced)
NC State vs. Virginia * (College Football Brasil) | 3:30 p.m. ET | ESPN (previously announced)
Hawai’i at Stanford | 7 p.m. ET | ACCN
New Mexico State at Florida State | 7 p.m. ET | The CW
Week 1
Thursday, September 3
Akron at Wake Forest | 7 p.m. ET | ACCN
Colorado at Georgia Tech | 8 p.m. ET | ESPN (previously announced)
Friday, September 4
Miami at Stanford * | 9 p.m. ET | ESPN (previously announced)
Saturday, September 5
New Hampshire at Syracuse | Noon ET | ACCN
Miami (OH) at Pitt | Noon or 12:30 p.m. ET | The CW
Tulane at Duke | 3:30 p.m. ET | ACCN
Boston College at Cincinnati | 3:30 p.m. ET | FOX
Clemson at LSU | 7:30 p.m. ET | ABC (previously announced)
VMI at Virginia Tech | 7:30 p.m. ET | ACCN
UCLA at California | 10:30 p.m. ET | ESPN
Sunday, September 6
Louisville vs. Ole Miss (Liberty Mutual Music City Kickoff) | 7:30 p.m. ET | ABC (previously announced)
Monday, September 7
SMU at Florida State * | 7:30 p.m. ET | ESPN (previously announced)
Week 2
Thursday, September 10
Florida A&M at Miami | 8 p.m. ET | ACCN
Friday, September 11
Richmond at NC State | 7 p.m. ET | ESPNU
Villanova at Louisville | 7 p.m. ET | ACCN
Norfolk State at Virginia | 7 p.m. ET | ACCNX
Rutgers at Boston College | 7:30 p.m. ET | ESPN2
Saturday, September 12
Wake Forest at Purdue | Noon ET | FS1
East Tennessee State at North Carolina | Noon ET | ACCN
Old Dominion at Virginia Tech | Noon ET | The CW
California at Syracuse * | 3:30 p.m. ET | ACCN
UCF at Pitt | 3:30 p.m. ET | ESPN2
Duke at Illinois | 3:30 p.m. ET | FS1
UC Davis at SMU | 4 p.m. ET | ACCNX
Tennessee at Georgia Tech | 7 p.m. ET | ESPN
Georgia Southern at Clemson | 7:30 p.m. ET | ACCN
Week 3
Thursday, September 17
Syracuse at Pitt * | 7:30 p.m. ET | ESPN
Friday, September 18
Miami at Wake Forest * | 7:30 p.m. ET | ESPN
Saturday, September 19
North Carolina at Clemson * | Noon ET | ESPN
Mercer at Georgia Tech | Noon ET | ACCN
NC State at Vanderbilt | 12:45 p.m. ET | SECN
Maine at Boston College | 2 p.m. ET | ACCNX
Florida State at Alabama | 3:30 p.m. ET | ABC
SMU at Louisville * | 3:30 p.m. ET | ESPN or ESPN2
Wagner at California | 3:30 p.m. ET | ACCN
Stanford at Duke * | 4 p.m. ET | The CW
Virginia Tech at Maryland | 7:30 p.m. ET | FOX or FS1
West Virginia vs. Virginia (Duke’s Mayo Classic) | 7:30 p.m. ET | ACCN
Week 4
Friday, September 25
Clemson at California * | 10:30 p.m. ET | ESPN
Saturday, September 26
Bucknell at Pitt | Noon ET | ACCNX
William & Mary at Duke | 3:30 p.m. ET | ACCNX
Central Michigan at Miami | 6:30 p.m. ET | The CW
Georgia Tech at Stanford * | 10:30 p.m. ET | ESPN
Week 5
Friday, October 2
Pitt at Virginia Tech * | 7 p.m. ET | ESPN
Saturday, October 3
California at UNLV | 3:30 p.m. ET | CBSSN
Week 6
Friday, October 9
Florida State at Louisville * | 7 p.m. ET | ESPN
Week 8
Friday, October 23
Duke at Virginia * | 7 p.m. ET | ESPN
NC State at Stanford * | 10:30 p.m. ET | ESPN
Week 10
Friday, November 6
Virginia Tech at SMU * | 7 p.m. ET | ESPN
Week 11
Friday, November 13
Florida State at Pitt * | 7 p.m. ET | ESPN
Week 12
Friday, November 20
Clemson at Duke * | 7:30 p.m. ET | ESPN
Week 13
Friday, November 27
Florida at Florida State | 3:30 p.m. ET | ABC (previously announced)
Championship Week
Saturday, December 5
2026 ACC Football Championship Game | Noon ET | ABC (at Bank of America Stadium)
* denotes a conference game