The Atlantic Coast Conference is struggling with half of its 14 teams at .500 and below.
The list of schools includes four 2014 bowl participants: defending Coastal Division champion Georgia Tech (2-5), Virginia Tech, Boston College (both 3-4) and Louisville (2-4). The others are Wake Forest (3-4), Virginia (2-4) and Syracuse (3-3).
Just three ACC teams had losing records at the midpoint last season according to STATS. Fulfilling its nine bowl ties might be a challenge for the league unless several teams can turn things around.
''Whether we were 2-4 or 4-2 or whatever, you have to put everything behind you and move forward,'' said Louisville coach Bobby Petrino, whose team hosts BC on Saturday.