ACC's 2009 football schedules released

The ACC has released its 2009 college football schedules.

Some highlights:
-- N. C. State again opens the season against South Carolina on a Thursday night (Sept. 2) on ESPN.
-- North Carolina at N.C. State has moved to the final Saturday of the season, Nov. 28, ending years of the traditional North Carolina-Duke season-ender.
-- The Tar Heels will host a Thursday night ESPN game for the first time, Oct. 22 against Florida State.
-- East Carolina plays at North Carolina on Sept. 19.
-- Virginia Tech plays both at East Carolina (Oct. 29) and home against North Carolina (Nov. 5) on Thursday nights on ESPN.


The composite schedule:

Thursday, Sept. 3
South Carolina at NC State, ESPN

Saturday, Sept. 5
Northeastern at Boston College
Middle Tennessee at Clemson
Richmond at Duke
Jacksonville State at Georgia Tech
Maryland at California
The Citadel at North Carolina
William & Mary at Virginia
Alabama vs. Virginia Tech (Ga. Dome)
Baylor at Wake Forest

Monday, Sept. 7
Miami at Florida State, ESPN

Thursday, Sept. 10
Clemson at Georgia Tech , ESPN

Saturday, Sept. 12
Kent State at Boston College
Duke at Army
Jacksonville State at Florida State
James Madison at Maryland
North Carolina at Connecticut
Murray State at NC State
TCU at Virginia
Marshall at Virginia Tech
Stanford at Wake Forest

Thursday, Sept. 17
Georgia Tech at Miami, ESPN

Saturday, Sept. 19
Boston College at Clemson
Duke at Kansas
Florida State at BYU
Middle Tennessee at Maryland
East Carolina at North Carolina
Gardner-Webb at NC State
Virginia at Southern Miss
Nebraska at Virginia Tech
Elon at Wake Forest

Saturday, Sept. 26
Wake Forest at Boston College
Central Michigan at Clemson
North Carolina Central at Duke
South Florida at Florida State
North Carolina at Georgia Tech
Rutgers at Maryland
Miami at Virginia Tech
Pittsburgh at NC State

Saturday, Oct. 3
Florida State at Boston College
Clemson at Maryland
Virginia Tech at Duke
Georgia Tech at Mississippi State
Oklahoma at Miami
Virginia at North Carolina
NC State at Wake Forest

Saturday, Oct. 10
Boston College at Virginia Tech
Duke at NC State
Georgia Tech at Florida State
Maryland at Wake Forest
Florida A&M at Miami
Georgia Southern at North Carolina
Indiana at Virginia

Saturday, Oct. 17
NC State at Boston College
Wake Forest at Clemson
Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech
Virginia at Maryland
Miami at Central Florida

Thursday, Oct. 22
Florida State at North Carolina, ESPN

Saturday, Oct. 24
Boston College at Notre Dame
Clemson at Miami
Maryland at Duke
Georgia Tech at Virginia
Wake Forest at Navy

Thursday, Oct. 29
North Carolina at Virginia Tech, ESPN

Saturday, Oct. 31
Central Michigan at Boston College
Coastal Carolina at Clemson
Duke at Virginia
NC State at Florida State
Georgia Tech at Vanderbilt
Miami at Wake Forest

Thursday, Nov. 5
Virginia Tech at East Carolina, ESPN

Saturday, Nov. 7
Florida State at Clemson
Duke at North Carolina
Wake Forest at Georgia Tech
Maryland at NC State
Virginia at Miami

Saturday, Nov. 14
Boston College at Virginia
Clemson at NC State
Georgia Tech at Duke
Florida State at Wake Forest
Virginia Tech at Maryland
Miami at North Carolina

Saturday, Nov. 21
North Carolina at Boston College
Virginia at Clemson
Duke at Miami
Maryland at Florida State
NC State at Virginia Tech

Saturday, Nov. 28
Boston College at Maryland
Clemson at South Carolina
Wake Forest at Duke
Florida State at Florida
Georgia at Georgia Tech
Miami at South Florida
North Carolina at N.C. State
Virginia Tech at Virginia

Saturday, Dec. 5
Dr Pepper ACC Championship Game
Tampa, Fla., ABC