HISTORY and FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS OF THE ACC (Atlantic Coast Conference) ACC FOUNDED May 8, 1953. Charter members: Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina, and Wake Forest. The withdrawal of these seven schools from the Southern Conference came early on the morning of May 8, 1953, during the Southern Conference spring meeting. On June 14, 1953, the seven members met in Raleigh, N.C., where a set of bylaws was adopted and the name became officially the Atlantic Coast Conference. December 4, 1953...Virginia admitted to the ACC and begins league play with the 1953-54 basketball season. June 30, 1971...South Carolina leaves the ACC. April 3, 1978...Georgia Tech invited to the ACC and becomes a playing member on July 1, 1979. September 15, 1990, Florida State invited to the ACC becoming a member on July 1, 1991 and a football playing member during the 1992 football season. June 30, 2003 .. Virginia Tech and Miami(Fl) are invited to join the ACC. Both teams leave the Big East and become ACC members on July 1, 2004. October 17, 2003, Boston College accepted an invitation to become a league member on July 1, 2005. September 17, 2011, The Atlantic Coast Conference Council of Presidents voted unanimously to accept the University of Pittsburgh and Syracuse University as new members. Both schools will have to wait several years before officially joining the ACC due to legal issues concerning departure from the Big East. CURRENT MEMBERS: Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Maryland, Miami (Fl), North Carolina, North Carolina State, Virginia, Virginia Tech, and Wake Forest. FUTURE MEMBERS: Pittsburgh and Syracuse Former Member: South Carolina Starting the with 2005 season, the ACC was split into two divisions with the winner of each division playing at the end of the season to determine the ACC Football Champion. ATLANTIC DIVISION: Boston College, Clemson, Florida State, Maryland, North Carolina State, and Wake Forest. COASTAL DIVISION: Duke, Georgia Tech, Miami, North Carolina, Virginia, And Virginia Tech. ACC FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS 1953 MARYLAND & DUKE 1954 DUKE 1955 MARYLAND & DUKE 1956 CLEMSON 1957 NORTH CAROLINA STATE 1958 CLEMSON 1959 CLEMSON 1960 DUKE 1961 DUKE 1962 DUKE 1963 NORTH CAROLINA & NORTH CAROLINA STATE 1964 NORTH CAROLINA STATE 1965 NORTH CAROLINA STATE* & CLEMSON* *Duke and South Carolina finished the season tied atop the league standings with identical 4-2 league records. However, due to the participation of two ineligible players, South Carolina was forced to forfeit all of its victories, including wins over NC State and Clemson. As a result, North Carolina State and Clemson ended up with 5-2 records and were declared co-champions. Duke with a 4-2 ACC mark finished third. 1966 CLEMSON 1967 CLEMSON 1968 NORTH CAROLINA STATE 1969 SOUTH CAROLINA 1970 WAKE FOREST 1971 NORTH CAROLINA 1972 NORTH CAROLINA 1973 NORTH CAROLINA STATE 1974 MARYLAND 1975 MARYLAND 1976 MARYLAND 1977 NORTH CAROLINA 1978 CLEMSON 1979 NORTH CAROLINA STATE 1980 NORTH CAROLINA 1981 CLEMSON 1982 CLEMSON 1983 MARYLAND 1984 MARYLAND 1985 MARYLAND 1986 CLEMSON 1987 CLEMSON 1988 CLEMSON 1989 VIRGINIA & DUKE 1990 GEORGIA TECH 1991 CLEMSON 1992 FLORIDA STATE 1993 FLORIDA STATE 1994 FLORIDA STATE 1995 VIRGINIA & FLORIDA STATE 1996 FLORIDA STATE 1997 FLORIDA STATE 1998 FLORIDA STATE & GEORGIA TECH 1999 Florida State 2000 Florida State 2001 Maryland 2002 Florida State 2003 Florida State 2004 Virginia Tech DIVISIONAL PLAY BEGINS IN 2005 Atlantic Division Coastal Division ACC Winner Winner Champion 2005 Florida State Virginia Tech Florida State 2006 Wake Forest Georgia Tech Wake Forest 2007 Boston College Virginia Tech Virginia Tech 2008 Boston College Virginia Tech Virginia Tech 2009 Clemson Georgia Tech Georgia Tech 2010 Florida State Virginia Tech Virginia Tech 2011 Clemson Virginia Tech Clemson NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 1953 MARYLAND 1981 CLEMSON 1990 GEORGIA TECH 1993 FLORIDA STATE 1999 FLORIDA STATE Bernard L Esposito