The ACC opted for an 11-game schedule with 10 conference games and one nonconference opponent in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The league also chose to eliminate division play for a season, with the top two teams earning a spot in the conference championship game.
Gone from the schedule are nonconference games against West Virginia, Samford, Boise State and Florida. The longstanding matchup with the Gators disappeared after the SEC choose to go with a conference-only schedule this season.
Florida State opted to play Samford as its nonconference opponent this season. The Bulldogs, who play in the Southern Conference in the Football Championship Subdivision, travel to Tallahassee on Sept.