Champions By Year
| Year | Champion(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Duke Maryland |
This was the inaugural ACC football season, and seven teams participated. Maryland also won the 1953 NCAA Division I college football national championship. |
| 1954 | Duke | Virginia participated as an ACC team for the first time. Eight schools participated in the ACC. |
| 1955 | Duke Maryland |
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| 1956 | Clemson | |
| 1957 | NC State | |
| 1958 | Clemson | |
| 1959 | Clemson | |
| 1960 | Duke | |
| 1961 | Duke | |
| 1962 | Duke | |
| 1963 | North Carolina NC State |
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| 1964 | NC State | |
| 1965 | Clemson NC State |
South Carolina/Duke originally co-champions. League office made South Carolina forfeit wins against NC State and Clemson which made them co-champions. |
| 1966 | Clemson | |
| 1967 | Clemson | |
| 1968 | NC State | |
| 1969 | South Carolina | |
| 1970 | Wake Forest | |
| 1971 | North Carolina | South Carolina left the ACC following the 1971 season. Seven teams remained in the ACC. |
| 1972 | North Carolina | |
| 1973 | NC State | |
| 1974 | Maryland | |
| 1975 | Maryland | |
| 1976 | Maryland | |
| 1977 | North Carolina | |
| 1978 | Clemson | |
| 1979 | NC State | Georgia Tech joined the ACC in 1979, but did not participate in the football championship competition. |
| 1980 | North Carolina | |
| 1981 | Clemson | Clemson also won the National Championship beating Nebraska in the Orange Bowl. |
| 1982 | Clemson | |
| 1983 | Maryland | Clemson finished undefeated against ACC opponents, but was ineligible for the 1983 conference title. Therefore, the championship was awarded to Maryland, whose loss to Clemson did not count against its conference record. Georgia Tech became eligible to win the ACC football championship this season. |
| 1984 | Maryland | |
| 1985 | Maryland | |
| 1986 | Clemson | |
| 1987 | Clemson | |
| 1988 | Clemson | |
| 1989 | Duke Virginia |
Virginia received the Citrus Bowl bid awarded to the ACC champion in 1989. |
| 1990 | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech also won the UPI National Championship (now the USA Today Coaches' Poll), beating Nebraska in the Citrus Bowl. |
| 1991 | Clemson | Florida State joined the ACC, but did not compete for the football championship until the following season. |
| 1992 | Florida State | |
| 1993 | Florida State | Florida State also won the National Championship that season, beating Nebraska in the Orange Bowl |
| 1994 | Florida State | |
| 1995 | Florida State Virginia |
Florida State received the Bowl Alliance bid awarded to the 1995 ACC football champion. |
| 1996 | Florida State | |
| 1997 | Florida State | |
| 1998 | Florida State Georgia Tech |
Florida State received the Bowl Championship Series bid awarded to the 1998 ACC football champion. |
| 1999 | Florida State | Florida State won their second National Championship that season, beating Michael Vick and Virginia Tech in the Sugar Bowl |
| 2000 | Florida State | |
| 2001 | Maryland | Maryland became the first team other than Florida State to win the outright conference championship since FSU joined the ACC. |
| 2002 | Florida State | |
| 2003 | Florida State | |
| 2004 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech and Miami joined the ACC, which then had 11 teams. |
| 2005 | Florida State | This was the first year of the ACC Championship Game. Florida State defeated Coastal Division champion Virginia Tech. Boston College joined the ACC, bringing it to its current total of 12 teams. |
| 2006 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest defeated Coastal Division champion Georgia Tech. |
| 2007 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech defeated Atlantic Division champion Boston College. |
| 2008 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech defeated Atlantic Division champion Boston College. |
| 2009 | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech defeated Atlantic Division champion Clemson in the championship game, but the NCAA later vacated their win. |
| 2010 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech defeated Atlantic Division champion Florida State. |
| 2011 | Clemson | Clemson defeated Coastal Division champion Virginia Tech. |
| 2012 | Florida State | Florida State defeated Coastal Division champion Georgia Tech. |
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