ACC Football 2025 Team-By-Team Miles Traveled: Belichick Stays Close To Home At UNC

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Bill Belichick’s debut as head coach at North Carolina headlines Year 2 of the new-look Atlantic Coast Conference. Fortunately for "The Hoodie," Jordon Hudson, and the Heels, travel won’t be a major obstacle.

North Carolina plays six road games in 2025 but leaves the state only three times, traveling a total of just 7,213.86 miles — well below the ACC average of 8013.46 miles. The Heels venture outside the Eastern Time Zone only once, for an Oct. 17 game at California. The average road trip in the ACC this year will be 1,449.07 miles and cover 1.19 time zones. 

Three of UNC's “road” games are in-state matchups: at Charlotte, Wake Forest, and a short 39.58-mile round trip to NC State. The annual rivalry game vs. Duke — the shortest trip in the Power Five at just 17.04 miles — is at home this season. For comparison, the UCLA-USC Big Ten clash spans 25.58 miles.

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Stanford Tops ACC Travel Chart, Hokies Stay Close to Home

Stanford racks up the most travel in the ACC by far — more than double the mileage of any other team. The Cardinal opens the season at Hawai’i and will log 23,503.21 miles, with cross-country trips to Virginia, Miami, and UNC on the slate.

On the other end, Virginia Tech travels just 2,855 miles — one of three ACC teams (along with Clemson and NC State) that never leaves the Eastern Time Zone. For Clemson, it’s the second straight year without crossing a time zone.

The longest road trip in the ACC this season has Stanford visiting Miami at Hard Rock Stadium - a 5,126.28-mile round trip. 

Clemson, the +160 favorite to win the ACC Championship according to DraftKings, travels 3,139.58 miles in total. Its longest trip? A 1,645.56-mile round trip to Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Mass.

ACC Travel Team-By-Team Miles Traveled In 2024

ACC Football 2025 Team-By-Team Miles Traveled: Belichick Stays Close To Home At UNC

Here is the team-by-team miles-traveled breakdown of all 17 ACC teams. Teams are listed by most-to-least miles traveled, along with the number of time zones crossed, the average mileage of each road trip, and their odds to win the ACC at DraftKings.  

ACC 2025 TEAMS RANKED BY MILES TRAVELED

TEAMTOTAL MILESAVG. RTTIME ZONESACC ODDS
STANFORD23503.213917.2030+50000
SYRACUSE10578.421763.072+7000
SMU10369.901728.3110750
CALIFORNIA10104.201683.5418+4500
BOSTON COLLEGE9828.861965.778+7000
DUKE8844.501474.256+4500
PITTSBURGH8619.561723.926+7000
FLORIDA STATE7506.541501.306+2500
GEORGIA TECH7421.461484.254+1200
NORTH CAROLINA7213.861202.226+2300
VIRGINIA6403.101280.626+10000
WAKE FOREST6172.281234.456+50000
MIAMI5765.441441.362+300
LOUISVILLE4540.821135.202+800
NORTH CAROLINA STATE3361.82672.360+3500
CLEMSON3139.58627.910+160
VIRGINIA TECH2855.28571.010+3000

Here is the team-by-team ACC travel rundown. Teams are listed in alphabetical order with the round-trip in air miles from stadium to stadium as measured on Google Earth. The list also includes the number of time zones traveled for each trip, the totals in each category, and each team's average round-trip. 

ACC 2025 TEAM-BY-TEAM MILES TRAVELED

BOSTON COLLEGE EAGLES

DATEOPPONENTMILESZONES
Sept. 6Michigan State1355.902
Sept. 13Stanford5368.326
Oct. 4Pitt952.220
Oct. 25Louisville1638.460
Nov. 29Syracuse513.960
TOTAL9828.868
AVERAGE TRIP1965.72

CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS

DATEOPPONENTMILESZONES
Aug. 30Oregon State930.440
Sept. 20San Diego St.909.820
Sept. 27Boston College5353.366
Oct. 24Virginia Tech1209.206
Nov. 22Louisville1638.366
Nov. 29Stanford60.060
TOTAL10104.2018
AVERAGE TRIP1683.54

CLEMSON TIGERS

DATEOPPONENTMILESZONES
Sept. 13Georgia Tech218.600
Oct. 4North Carolina459.880
Oct. 11Boston College1645.560
Nov. 14Louisville585.680
Nov. 29South Carolina229.860
TOTAL3139.580
AVERAGE TRIP627.92

DUKE BLUE DEVILS

DATEOPPONENTMILESZONES
Sept. 13Tulane1540.262
Sept. 27Syracuse1017.720
Oct. 4California4747.766
Nov. 1Clemson475.900
Nov. 8UConn1046.820
Nov. 22North Carolina17.040
TOTAL8844.508
AVERAGE TRIP1474.5

FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES

DATEOPPONENTMILESZONES
Sept. 26Virginia1239.740
Oct. 18Stanford4415.586
Nov. 8Clemson610.2000
Nov. 21NC State982.960
Nov. 29Florida258.060
TOTAL7506.546
AVERAGE TRIP1501.38

GEORGIA TECH YELLOW JACKETS

DATEOPPONENTMILESZONES
Aug. 29Colorado2455.484
Sept. 27Wake Forest1141.520
Oct. 18Duke1260.680
Nov. 1NC State704.280
Nov. 15Boston College1859.300
TOTAL7421.464
AVERAGE TRIP1484.25

LOUISVILLE CARDINALS

DATEOPPONENTMILESZONES
Sept. 27Pittsburgh687.380
Oct. 17Miami1810.740
Nov. 1Virginia Tech599.420
Nov. 22SMU1443.282
TOTAL4540.822
AVERAGE TRIP1135.20

MIAMI HURRICANES

DATEOPPONENTMILESZONES
Oct. 4Florida State792.600
Nov. 1SMU1504.042
Nov. 22Virginia Tech1556.420
Nov. 29Pittsburgh1912.380
TOTAL5765.442
AVERAGE TRIP1441.36

NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS

DATEOPPONENTMILESZONES
Sept. 6Charlotte223.660
Sept. 20UCF1039.160
Oct. 31Syracuse1032.760
Nov. 15Wake Forest138.360
Nov. 29NC State39.580
TOTAL7213.866
AVERAGE TRIP1202.22

NC STATE WOLFPACK

DATEOPPONENTMILESZONES
Sept. 11Wake Forest147.880
Sept. 20Duke36.640
Oct. 11Notre Dame1148.020
Oct. 25Pittsburgh657.280
Nov. 15Miami1372.040
TOTAL3361.860
AVERAGE TRIP672.37

PITTSBURGH PANTHERS

DATEOPPONENTMILESZONES
Sept. 13West Virginia110.260
Oct. 11Florida State1464.380
Oct. 18Syracuse536.600
Nov. 1Stanford4505.966
Nov. 22Miami2002.360
TOTAL8619.566
AVERAGE TRIP1723.92

SMU MUSTANGS

DATEOPPONENTMILESZONES
Sept. 13Missouri State721.060
Sept. 20TCU70.280
Oct. 18Clemson1620.182
Oct. 25Wake Forest1934.202
Nov. 8Boston College3080.822
Nov. 29California2943.364
TOTAL10369.9010
AVERAGE TRIP1728.31

STANFORD CARDINAL

DATEOPPONENTMILESZONES
Aug. 23Hawaii4798.856
Sept. 6BYU1195.262
Sept. 20Virginia4726.126
Oct. 11SMU2927.904
Oct. 25Miami5126.286
Nov. 8North Carolina4728.806
TOTAL23503.2130
AVERAGE TRIP3917.20

SYRACUSE ORANGE

DATEOPPONENTMILESZONES
Aug. 30Tennessee (Atl.)1562.140
Sept. 20Clemson1360.780
Oct. 4SMU2644.042
Oct. 25Georgia Tech1559.680
Nov. 8Miami2405.090
Nov. 22Virginia1046.780
TOTAL10578.512
AVERAGE TRIP1763.08

VIRGINIA CAVALIERS

DATEOPPONENTMILESZONES
Sept. 6NC State309.460
Oct. 4Louisville788.820
Oct. 25North Carolina298.940
Nov. 1California4720.626
Nov. 15Duke285.260
TOTAL6403.106
AVERAGE TRIP1280.62

VIRGINIA TECH HOKIES

DATEOPPONENTMILESZONES
Aug. 31South Carolina (Atl.)655.620
Sept. 27NC State272.100
Oct. 11Georgia Tech653.260
Nov. 15Florida State1037.640
Nov. 29Virginia236.660
TOTAL2855.280
AVERAGE TRIP571.01

WAKE FOREST DEMON DEACONS

DATEOPPONENTMILESZONES
Oct. 4Virginia Tech151.620
Oct. 11Oregon State4632.566
Nov. 1Florida State915.060
Nov. 8Virginia325.260
Nov. 29Duke147.840
TOTAL6172.346
AVERAGE TRIP1234.46

Legacy Games Breakdown, Odds & Travel 

The expanded ACC football schedule protects 16 annual matchups. That includes 13 which have become staples on the ACC calendar for those schools who have been with the conference since its founding in 1953 or subsequently joined before this season. Three others were added featuring Cal, Stanford, and SMU. 

The shortest road trip in the ACC remains the same – the 17.04-mile back-and-forth journey between the football stadiums between Duke and North Carolina. This year, North Carolina plays host in the intrastate rivalry. NC State visits Duke this season, making the 36.62-mile round trip. And the road team in the North Carolina – NC State game makes a 40.04-mile journey back and forth. This year, the game will be at North Carolina State on Nov. 29. 

Here’s a rundown of the annual protected matchups on this year’s schedule, listed by date, matchup, point spread (where available) and round-trip miles traveled:

DATEPROTECTED MATCHUPODDSTOTAL MILES
Sept. 11North Carolina State at Wake ForestNA147.88
Sept. 20North Carolina State at DukeNA36.64
Oct. 4Miami at Florida StateNA792.6
Oct. 4Boston College at PittsburghNA952.22
Oct. 11Stanford at SMUNA2927.9
Oct. 18Pittsburgh at SyracuseNA536.60
Oct. 25Virginia at North CarolinaNA298.94
Nov. 8Florida State at ClemsonNA610.2
Nov. 22Duke at North CarolinaNA17.04
Nov. 22Miami at Virginia TechNA1556.42
Nov. 22California at StanfordNA60.06
Nov. 29Boston College at SyracuseNA513.96
Nov. 29Virginia Tech at VirginiaNA236.60
Nov. 29Wake Forest at DukeNA147.84
Nov. 29North Carolina at North Carolina StateNA39.58
Nov. 29SMU at CaliforniaNA2943.36
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