2026 ACC Football Schedule: Dates, Times, TV Channels, How to Watch

The 2026 ACC football season opens with games in Ireland and Virginia, five straight days of action over Labor Day weekend and a nine-game conference schedule for the first time. Here's the complete week-by-week schedule, with dates, kickoff times, TV channels and streaming options.

2026 ACC Football: Key Dates

• Season kickoff (Week 0): Saturday, Aug. 29
• Labor Day weekend (Week 1): Thursday, Sept. 3 through Monday, Sept. 7
• Black Friday rivalry game: Friday, Nov. 27
• ACC Football Championship Game: Saturday, Dec. 5, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina

This marks the ACC's transition to a nine-game conference schedule. Twelve ACC programs will play nine league games and at least one Power Four non-conference opponent, while the remaining five programs will play eight league games and at least two Power Four non-conference opponents.

2026 ACC Schedule

(All times Eastern)

Dates, kickoff times and TV assignments are subject to change. Games without an announced kickoff time or network are listed as TBA.

Week 0

Saturday, Aug. 29

• North Carolina vs. TCU - noon ET (ESPN)
• NC State at Virginia - 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
• Hawai'i at Stanford - 7 p.m. ET (ACCN)
• New Mexico State at Florida State - 7 p.m. ET (The CW)

Week 1

Thursday, Sept. 3

• Akron at Wake Forest - 7 p.m. ET (ACCN)
• Colorado at Georgia Tech - 8 p.m. ET (ESPN)

Friday, Sept. 4

• Miami at Stanford - 9 p.m. ET (ESPN)

Saturday, Sept. 5

• New Hampshire at Syracuse - noon ET (ACCN)
• Miami (OH) at Pitt - 12:30 p.m. ET (The CW)
• Boston College at Cincinnati - 3:30 p.m. ET (FOX, FOX One)
• Tulane at Duke - 3:30 p.m. ET (ACCN)
• Clemson at LSU - 7:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
• VMI at Virginia Tech - 7:30 p.m. ET (ACCN)
• UCLA at Cal - 10:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)

Sunday, Sept. 6

• Louisville vs. Ole Miss - 7:30 p.m. ET (ABC)

Monday, Sept. 7

• SMU at Florida State - 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)

Week 2

Thursday, Sept. 10

• Florida A&M at Miami - 8 p.m. ET (ACCN)

Friday, Sept. 11

• Richmond at NC State - 7 p.m. ET (ESPNU)
• Norfolk State at Virginia - 7 p.m. ET (ACCNX)
• Villanova at Louisville - 7 p.m. ET (ACCN)
• Rutgers at Boston College - 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2)

Saturday, Sept. 12

• Wake Forest at Purdue - noon ET (FS1, FOX One)
• Old Dominion at Virginia Tech - noon ET (The CW)
• East Tennessee State at North Carolina - noon ET (ACCN)
• UCF at Pitt - 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
• Duke at Illinois - 3:30 p.m. ET (FS1, FOX One)
• Cal at Syracuse - 3:30 p.m. ET (ACCN)
• 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, Sept. 17

• Syracuse at Pitt - 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)

Friday, Sept. 18

• Miami at Wake Forest - 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)

Saturday, Sept. 19

• Mercer at Georgia Tech - noon ET (ACCN)
• North Carolina at Clemson - noon ET (ESPN)
• NC State at Vanderbilt - 12:45 p.m. ET (SECN)
• Maine at Boston College - 2 p.m. ET (ACCNX)
• Wagner at Cal - 3:30 p.m. ET (ACCN)
• Florida State at Alabama - 3:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
• SMU at Louisville - 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN or ESPN2)
• Stanford at Duke - 4 p.m. ET (The CW)
• Virginia Tech at Maryland - 7:30 p.m. ET (FOX or FS1, FOX One)
• West Virginia vs. Virginia - 7:30 p.m. ET (ACCN)

Week 4

Friday, Sept. 25

• Clemson at Cal - 10:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)

Saturday, Sept. 26

• Bucknell at Pitt - noon ET (ACCNX)
• Virginia Tech at Boston College - TBA
• Wake Forest at Louisville - TBA
• Missouri State at SMU - TBA
• Appalachian State at NC State - TBA
• Delaware at Virginia - TBA
• Central Arkansas at Florida State - TBA
• 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, Oct. 2

• Pitt at Virginia Tech - 7 p.m. ET (ESPN)

Saturday, Oct. 3

• Syracuse at UConn - noon ET (CBS Sports Network)
• Notre Dame at North Carolina - TBA
• Boston College at SMU - TBA
• Virginia at Florida State - TBA
• Stanford at Wake Forest - TBA
• Louisville at NC State - TBA
• Miami at Clemson - TBA
• Cal at UNLV - 3:30 p.m. ET (CBS Sports Network)

Week 6

Friday, Oct. 9

• Florida State at Louisville - 7 p.m. ET (ESPN)

Saturday, Oct. 10

• Virginia Tech at Cal - TBA
• Duke at Georgia Tech - TBA
• North Carolina at Pitt - TBA
• Wake Forest at NC State - TBA
• Syracuse at Virginia - TBA
• Stanford at Notre Dame - 3:30 p.m. ET (NBC or Peacock)

Week 7

Saturday, Oct. 17

• Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech - TBA
• Virginia at SMU - TBA
• Florida State at Miami - TBA
• Pitt at Boston College - TBA
• Wake Forest at Cal - TBA
• Louisville at Syracuse - TBA
• Charleston Southern at Clemson - TBA
• North Carolina at Duke - TBA
• Elon at Stanford - 7:30 p.m. ET (ACCNX)

Week 8

Friday, Oct. 23

• Duke at Virginia - 7 p.m. ET (ESPN)
• NC State at Stanford - 10:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)

Saturday, Oct. 24

• Pitt at Miami - TBA
• Boston College at Georgia Tech - TBA
• Virginia Tech at Clemson - TBA
• Syracuse at North Carolina - TBA
• Cal at SMU - TBA

Week 9

Friday, Oct. 30

• SMU at Syracuse - TBA

Saturday, Oct. 31

• Virginia at Wake Forest - TBA
• Clemson at Florida State - TBA
• Georgia Tech at Pitt - TBA
• Stanford at Louisville - TBA
• Miami at North Carolina - TBA
• Boston College at Duke - TBA
• Cal at NC State - TBA

Week 10

Friday, Nov. 6

• Clemson at Syracuse - TBA
• Virginia Tech at SMU - 7 p.m. ET (ESPN)

Saturday, Nov. 7

• North Carolina at UConn - noon ET (CBS Sports Network)
• Merrimack at Wake Forest - noon ET
• Florida State at Boston College - TBA
• Louisville at Georgia Tech - TBA
• Duke at NC State - TBA
• Miami at Notre Dame - 7:30 p.m. ET (NBC or Peacock)

Week 11

Friday, Nov. 13

• Florida State at Pitt - 7 p.m. ET (ESPN)

Saturday, Nov. 14

• Syracuse at NC State - TBA
• Cal at Virginia - TBA
• Georgia Tech at Clemson - TBA
• Louisville at North Carolina - TBA
• Stanford at Virginia Tech - TBA
• Duke at Miami - TBA
• Wake Forest at SMU - TBA
• Boston College at Notre Dame - 3:30 p.m. ET (NBC or Peacock)

Week 12

Friday, Nov. 20

• Clemson at Duke - 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)

Saturday, Nov. 21

• Wake Forest at Georgia Tech - TBA
• Syracuse at Boston College - TBA
• North Carolina at Virginia - TBA
• Virginia Tech at Miami - TBA
• Stanford at Cal - TBA
• Pitt at Louisville - TBA
• NC State at Florida State - TBA
• SMU at Notre Dame - 7:30 p.m. ET (NBC or Peacock)

Week 13

Friday, Nov. 27

• Florida at Florida State - 3:30 p.m. ET (ABC)

Saturday, Nov. 28

• Louisville at Kentucky - TBA
• South Carolina at Clemson - TBA
• Georgia Tech at Georgia - TBA
• Notre Dame at Syracuse - TBA
• Duke at Wake Forest - TBA
• Pitt at Cal - TBA
• Boston College at Miami - TBA
• Virginia at Virginia Tech - TBA
• NC State at North Carolina - TBA
• SMU at Stanford - TBA

ACC Championship

Saturday, Dec. 5

• ACC Football Championship Game - noon ET (ABC)

The ACC leads all conferences with 25 non-conference games against Power Four opponents and Notre Dame in 2026, including nine games against the SEC, five against the Big Ten, five against the Big 12 and six against Notre Dame. The conference will also again feature a heavy Friday night slate, with at least one ACC game in primetime in each of Weeks 1 through 6, plus additional Friday matchups later in the season, including Florida State at Pitt (Week 11) and Virginia Tech at Miami (Week 12).

Where Can I Watch ACC Football Games? What Channel Will They Be On?

ACC football games will be spread across ESPN, ABC, ACC Network and The CW. The ACC Football Championship Game will air on ABC.

How Can I Stream ACC Football or Watch Without Cable?

Streaming services such as YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV or Fubo can be used to watch games on participating broadcast and cable networks. Package availability varies by provider and market.

How Can I Watch ACC Football for Free?

If you have an over-the-air antenna that picks up your local channels, you can watch ACC games airing on ABC for free.

Select ACC nonconference games will air on FOX or FS1. Fans can get FOX college football and more in one subscription with FOX One.