The ACC announced their 2020 Football Schedule Model. It’s quite the looker...
The schedule will be played over 13 weeks, with each team being given two bye weeks, and will consist of each team playing ten conference games plus one non-conference tilt. Notre Dame will also be playing a ten-game ACC slate, so that’s kinda different. Welcome to the league, Fighting Irish...?
Here’s the full rundown of items:
The season’s first games will take place the week of Sept. 7-12
The 2020 scheduling model includes 11 games (10 plus one: 10 conference and one non-conference)
All non-conference game opponents, selected by the respective school, must be played in the home state of the ACC institution, and all non-conference opponents must meet the medical protocol requirements as agreed upon by the ACC
The 11 games will be played over at least 13 weeks with each team having two open dates
There will be one division
Notre Dame will also play a 10-game conference schedule and be eligible to compete in the 2020 ACC Football Championship Game
All television revenue for the 2020 season, including Notre Dame’s home games broadcast by NBC, will be shared equally by all 15 institutions
The ACC Football Championship Game will be played on either December 12 or 19 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, and will feature the top two teams based upon highest conference-game winning percentage
All 15 teams will continue to be part of the ACC’s bowl selection process; should Notre Dame win the ACC Football Championship Game they would be eligible for the Orange Bowl, if not selected as a College Football Playoff semifinal team
The 2020 ACC Football week-by-week schedule and television selections will be released in the future
For NC State, the slate features.