ACC reveals conference opener for all 17 football teams in 2025

By Kevin Kelley -

The 2025 ACC football schedule is set to be released on Monday, January 27. Ahead of that release, the league unveiled the conference opener for all 17 teams on Friday.

Below are the conference openers for each ACC team from the ACC release:

ACC 2025 openers

On Thursday, the ACC released the complete schedule for Week Zero and Week 1, which are listed below:

WEEK ZERO

Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025
Stanford at Hawai’i

WEEK 1

Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025
East Carolina at NC State

Friday, Aug. 29, 2025
Kennesaw State at Wake Forest

Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025
Alabama at Florida State
California at Oregon State
Georgia Tech at Colorado
LSU at Clemson
Syracuse vs Tennessee (in Atlanta, GA)
Coastal Carolina at Virginia
Eastern Kentucky at Louisville
Elon at Duke
Duquesne at Pitt
East Texas A&M at SMU
Fordham at Boston College

Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025
Notre Dame at Miami (FL)
South Carolina
vs. Virginia Tech (in Atlanta)

Monday, Sept. 1, 2025
TCU at North Carolina

The complete 2025 ACC football schedule release is set for Monday night at 9:00pm ET during a special two-hour “ACC Huddle: Football Schedule Release” on the ACC Network with a simulcast on ESPN2.

Listed below are the opponents for each ACC team for the 2024 season. The ACC has released each team’s opponents through 2030.

2025 ACC Football Opponents

Boston College Eagles

2025 Home: Cal, Clemson, Georgia Tech, SMU
2025 Away: Louisville, Pitt, Stanford, Syracuse

Cal Golden Bears

2025 Home: Duke, North Carolina, SMU, Virginia
2025 Away: Boston College, Louisville, Stanford, Virginia Tech

Clemson Tigers

2025 Home: Syracuse, Duke, Florida State, SMU
2025 Away: Boston College, Louisville, North Carolina, Georgia Tech

Duke Blue Devils

2025 Home: Georgia Tech, NC State, Virginia, Wake Forest
2025 Away: Cal, Clemson, North Carolina, Syracuse

Florida State Seminoles

2025 Home: Miami, Pitt, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest
2025 Away: Clemson, NC State, Stanford, Virginia

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

2025 Home: Clemson, Pitt, Syracuse, Virginia Tech
2025 Away: Boston College, Duke, NC State, Wake Forest

Louisville Cardinals

2025 Home: Boston College, Virginia, Clemson, Cal
2025 Away: Pitt, Virginia Tech, Miami, SMU

Miami (FL) Hurricanes

2025 Home: Syracuse, Louisville, NC State, Stanford
2025 Away: Florida State, Pitt, SMU Virginia Tech

NC State Wolfpack

2025 Home: Florida State, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Virginia Tech
2025 Away: Duke, Miami, Pitt, Wake Forest

North Carolina Tar Heels

2025 Home: Clemson, Duke, Stanford, Virginia
2025 Away: Cal, NC State, Syracuse, Wake Forest

Pitt Panthers

2025 Home: Boston College, Louisville, Miami, NC State
2025 Away: Florida State, Georgia Tech, Stanford, Syracuse

SMU Mustangs

2025 Home: Louisville, Miami, Stanford, Syracuse
2025 Away: Boston College, Cal, Clemson, Wake Forest

Stanford Cardinal

2025 Home: Boston College, Cal, Florida State, Pitt
2025 Away: Miami, North Carolina, SMU, Virginia

Syracuse Orange

2025 Home: Boston College, Pitt, North Carolina, Duke
2025 Away: Clemson, Georgia Tech, Miami, SMU

Virginia Cavaliers

2025 Home: Florida State, Stanford, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest
2025 Away: Cal, Duke, Louisville, North Carolina

Virginia Tech Hokies

2025 Home: Cal, Louisville, Miami, Wake Forest
2025 Away: Florida State, Georgia Tech, NC State, Virginia

Wake Forest Demon Deacons

2025 Home: Georgia Tech, North Carolina, NC State, SMU
2025 Away: Duke, Florida State, Virginia, Virginia Tech

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Comments (4)

Something is going to have to be done about that Stanford/SJSU game on September 13th. Maybe they’ll play it in Week 14 like they did this year.

Evan I fully agree with you plus I would like Notre Dame play away ACC opponents during odd numbered years & USC away during even numbered years.