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Apr
23
2019

The ACC’s 30 best Out of Conference Football wins of the 2010s – through 2018 (25-21)

Games 1 – 5 | Games 6 – 10 | Games 11 – 15 | Games 16 – 20 | Games 26 – 30

21. Pittsburgh 42 Penn State 39 – September 10, 2016

At the time this Pittsburgh win over Penn State looked like a nice rivalry win, and not that much else. As the year progressed it became one of the best non-conference wins of the 2016 season. Penn State went on to win the Big 10 Championship and just miss the playoffs, but they couldn’t beat the Pittsburgh Panthers. Pitt RB James Conner had 117 yards on the ground.

22. Clemson 38  #21 Auburn 24 – September 17, 2011

This was the game that began Clemson’s march from unranked team to an 8-0 start and a top 10 ranking. Auburn was the defending national champion and was on a 17 game winning streak. The final score was closer than it really was. This was Dabo Swinney’s first really noteworthy non-conference win at Clemson, and led to a 10 win season. It was the Tigers first 10 win season in more than 20 years.

23. #14 Florida State 27  #10 Florida 2 – November 29, 2015

Florida came into this game with Florida State 10-1, SEC East Champions, and were playing in the Swamp. They were no match for Florida State. Dalvin Cook ran wild in the 4th quarter, and FSU proved that despite the Gators gaudy record how much separated FSU and UF that year.

24. Miami 21 #12 Florida 16 – September 7, 2013

It was the day Dabo Swinney flashed the U.

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Dabo: “How about that ACC? Spunky little old league?” Then he makes “The U” sign as he walks out.

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ACC teams beating SEC teams is fairly common place now, but back in early 2013 it was a big deal as the ACC desperately fought for football respect. Clemson beat a big SEC opponent on this same day, that you’ll see on this list later. It was one of Al Golden’s biggest wins during his tenure at Miami.

25. #20 Syracuse 34 vs #16 West Virginia 18 – December 18, 2018

Syracuse finished off on their best seasons in program history with a 34 – 18 route of #16 West Virginia in the 2018 Camping World Bowl. In 2018 the ACC, outside of Clemson, didn’t have  a lot of quality OOC wins. This was the best non-Clemson OOC win of the season. Syracuse head coach Dino Babers guided Syracuse to 10-3 record and a top 15 finish. QB Eric Dungey threw for over 300 yards and finished off one of the better QB careers ever for the Syracuse Orange.

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