The ACC’s 2027 football map is set, and Clemson’s path is the one that stands out most.
The Tigers will play an eight-game conference schedule again in 2027, with four league games at Memorial Stadium and four on the road. Clemson’s home slate includes Boston College, Florida State, Stanford and Wake Forest, while road trips will take the Tigers to Louisville, NC State, SMU and Virginia Tech.
That conference list sits alongside a non-conference schedule that already features home games against Georgia State, Wofford and Notre Dame, plus the annual rivalry game at South Carolina.
The league announced its 2027 conference opponents for all 17 programs on Wednesday, marking the second season under the ACC’s 9-game scheduling model. Most teams will play nine league games, but Clemson is the lone program set for eight conference matchups in 2027, with that designation rotating through the conference.
ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips, Ph.D., said, “Announcing our 2027 conference opponents provides another exciting look ahead for ACC Football and the compelling matchups our fans can expect across the league,” said ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips, Ph.D. “Bycontinuing to ensure that every team plays a minimum of 10 Power Four opponents, this model reinforces the collective strength of ACC Football, supports competitive balance across our 17 programs, and prepares our teams to compete at the highest level nationally.”
The conference said the structure gives every ACC program at least 10 games each year against Power Four opponents, making the ACC one of only two Power Four leagues with that requirement. Sixteen teams will play nine conference games and at least one Power Four non-conference opponent in 2027, while Clemson will play eight ACC games and at least two Power Four non-conference opponents.
The league also said the 2026 season served as the transition year into the new format. In that season, 12 programs played nine ACC games and at least one Power Four non-conference opponent, while five programs played eight conference games and at least two Power Four non-conference opponents.
Exact dates for the 2027 conference games will be released later, along with the full schedule.
Here are the ACC’s 2027 conference opponents by team:
Boston College: home vs. Georgia Tech, SMU, Stanford, Virginia, Wake Forest; away at California, Clemson, Duke, Syracuse.
California: home vs. Boston College, Florida State, Louisville, SMU; away at Georgia Tech, Miami, Pitt, Stanford, Wake Forest.
Clemson: home vs. Boston College, Florida State, Stanford, Wake Forest; away at Louisville, NC State, SMU, Virginia Tech.
Duke: home vs. Boston College, Louisville, Miami, NC State, SMU; away at Florida State, North Carolina, Pitt, Stanford.
Florida State: home vs. Duke, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, Stanford; away at California, Clemson, North Carolina, Syracuse.
Georgia Tech: home vs. California, Pitt, Virginia, Virginia Tech; away at Boston College, Florida State, Miami, SMU, Wake Forest.
Louisville: home vs. Clemson, North Carolina, Syracuse, Virginia Tech; away at California, Duke, Florida State, Miami, Virginia.
Miami: home vs. California, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Virginia; away at Duke, Florida State, NC State, Pitt, Virginia Tech.
North Carolina: home vs. Duke, Florida State, Virginia, Virginia Tech; away at Louisville, NC State, Stanford, Syracuse, Wake Forest.
NC State: home vs. Clemson, Miami, North Carolina, Pitt; away at Duke, SMU, Syracuse, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest.
Pitt: home vs. California, Duke, Miami, SMU, Wake Forest; away at Georgia Tech, NC State, Syracuse, Virginia.
SMU: home vs. Clemson, Georgia Tech, NC State, Stanford; away at Boston College, California, Duke, Pitt, Virginia.
Stanford: home vs. California, Duke, North Carolina, Syracuse, Virginia; away at Boston College, Clemson, Florida State, SMU.
Syracuse: home vs. Boston College, Florida State, North Carolina, NC State, Pitt; away at Louisville, Stanford, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest.
Virginia: home vs. Louisville, Pitt, SMU, Virginia Tech; away at Boston College, Georgia Tech, Miami, North Carolina, Stanford.
Virginia Tech: away at Georgia Tech, Louisville, North Carolina, Virginia.
Wake Forest: the ACC did not include the remainder of Wake Forest’s 2027 listing in the source provided.
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