Record: 82-72, .532 W-L% (5th of 12) (Schedule and Results)
SRS: 1.67 (6th of 12) ▪ SOS: 0.37 (6th of 12)
Division Champions: Clemson (Atlantic) and Virginia Tech (Coastal)
Conference Champion: Clemson (Won Championship Game 38-10)
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 2 (Florida State and Virginia Tech)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 3 (Clemson, Florida State and Virginia Tech)
| Overall | Conference | Pts/G | SRS | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Own | Opp | SRS | SOS | Notes |
| Clemson | 10 | 4 | .714 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 33.6 | 29.3 | 6.54 | 1.18 | |
| Florida State | 9 | 4 | .692 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 30.6 | 15.1 | 11.22 | 0.38 | |
| Wake Forest | 6 | 7 | .462 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 26.0 | 27.4 | -0.66 | 1.11 | |
| North Carolina State | 8 | 5 | .615 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 28.2 | 24.7 | 2.57 | -1.97 | |
| Boston College | 4 | 8 | .333 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 18.2 | 23.5 | -4.61 | 0.89 | |
| Maryland | 2 | 10 | .167 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 23.1 | 34.3 | -8.22 | 2.62 | |
| Coastal | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Own | Opp | SRS | SOS | Notes |
| Virginia Tech | 11 | 3 | .786 | 7 | 1 | .875 | 27.9 | 17.6 | 8.21 | 0.21 | |
| Georgia Tech | 8 | 5 | .615 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 34.3 | 26.1 | 3.40 | -1.29 | |
| Virginia | 8 | 5 | .615 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 23.2 | 23.8 | 0.14 | -0.79 | |
| North Carolina | 7 | 6 | .538 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 28.0 | 24.8 | 3.63 | 1.17 | |
| Miami (FL) | 6 | 6 | .500 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 26.5 | 20.1 | 5.17 | 0.67 | |
| Duke | 3 | 9 | .250 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 22.5 | 31.2 | -7.34 | 0.24 | |
| School | Pre | 9/4 | 9/11 | 9/18 | 9/25 | 10/2 | 10/9 | 10/16 | 10/23 | 10/30 | 11/6 | 11/13 | 11/20 | 11/27 | 12/5 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Tech | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 21 |
| Clemson | 21 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 22 | |||
| Florida State | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | ||||||
| Georgia Tech | 25 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 25 | ||||||||
| Virginia | 24 |
| Date | Bowl | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-01-04 | Orange Bowl | West Virginia | 70 | Clemson | 33 | Orange Bowl (Miami, FL) |
| 2012-01-03 | Sugar Bowl | Michigan | 23 | Virginia Tech | 20 | Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA) |
| 2011-12-31 | Chick-fil-A Bowl | Auburn | 43 | Virginia | 24 | Chick-Fil-A Bowl (Atlanta, GA) |
| 2011-12-31 | Sun Bowl | Utah | 30 | Georgia Tech | 27 | Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX) |
| 2011-12-30 | Music City Bowl | Mississippi State | 23 | Wake Forest | 17 | Music City Bowl (Nashville, TN) |
| 2011-12-29 | Champs Sports Bowl | Florida State | 18 | Notre Dame | 14 | Champs Sports Bowl (Orlando, FL) |
| 2011-12-27 | Belk Bowl | North Carolina State | 31 | Louisville | 24 | Belk Bowl (Charlotte, NC) |
| 2011-12-26 | Independence Bowl | Missouri | 41 | North Carolina | 24 | Independence Bowl (Shreveport, LA) |