It was announced that teams would play a ten-game conference schedule, which would include Notre Dame.

[1] Clemson defeated Virginia 62–17 in the ACC Football Championship Game.

[3] The victory, along with a 12–0 regular season record, earned Clemson a berth in the College Football Playoff.

The Tigers were the number three seed in the playoff and faced Ohio State in the 2019 Fiesta Bowl.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ACC announced that its 2020 Football Kickoff would be held virtually instead of at the Westin in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The following games featured ACC teams competing against FBS Independents, which included Army, Liberty, New Mexico State, UConn, and UMass.