Conference record book
Atlantic Coast Conference Top 25 Games of the 1950s
The best games involving a ACC member at the time of kickoff, ranked without favoring either side.
- Games
- 25
- Top score
- 76/100
- Overtime
- 0
National ranking
The conference's top 25
25 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 1954Week 4
Purdue at Duke
Purdue 13, Duke 13
Nonconference
No. 5 Purdue vs. No. 6 Duke · 0-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
76
Game score
- 1953PostseasonNeutral site
Maryland vs. Oklahoma
Maryland 0, Oklahoma 7
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 1 Maryland vs. No. 4 Oklahoma · 7-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
75
Game score
- 1955Week 2
UCLA at Maryland
UCLA 0, Maryland 7
Nonconference
No. 1 UCLA vs. No. 5 Maryland · 7-point margin
Ranking 46/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
74
Game score
- 1954Week 3
Maryland at UCLA
Maryland 7, UCLA 12
Nonconference
No. 6 Maryland vs. No. 4 UCLA · 5-point margin
Ranking 42/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
72
Game score
- 1957Week 7
NC State at Duke
NC State 14, Duke 14
Conference game
No. 10 NC State vs. No. 7 Duke · 0-point margin
Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
70
Game score
- 1955PostseasonNeutral site
Maryland vs. Oklahoma
Maryland 6, Oklahoma 20
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 3 Maryland vs. No. 1 Oklahoma · 14-point margin
Ranking 48/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
69
Game score
- 1958PostseasonNeutral site
Clemson vs. LSU
Clemson 0, LSU 7
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 12 Clemson vs. No. 1 LSU · 7-point margin
Ranking 39/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
67
Game score
- 1957Week 9
Navy at Duke
Navy 6, Duke 6
Nonconference
No. 9 Navy vs. No. 11 Duke · 0-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
67
Game score
- 1957Week 5
Duke at Rice
Duke 7, Rice 6
Nonconference
No. 5 Duke vs. No. 19 Rice · 1-point margin
Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
62
Game score
- 1955Week 5
Duke at Ohio State
Duke 20, Ohio State 14
Nonconference
No. 11 Duke vs. No. 14 Ohio State · 6-point margin
Ranking 27/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
56
Game score
- 1954Week 7
Virginia at Army
Virginia 20, Army 21
Nonconference
Unranked Virginia vs. No. 5 Army · 1-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
55
Game score
- 1959PostseasonNeutral site
TCU vs. Clemson
TCU 7, Clemson 23
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 7 TCU vs. No. 10 Clemson · 16-point margin
Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 19/35 · Overtime 0/15
54
Game score
- 1959Week 2
Clemson at North Carolina
Clemson 20, North Carolina 18
Conference game
No. 5 Clemson vs. Unranked North Carolina · 2-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
54
Game score
- 1954Week 3
Tennessee at Duke
Tennessee 6, Duke 7
Nonconference
Unranked Tennessee vs. No. 7 Duke · 1-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
53
Game score
- 1955Week 3
Maryland at Baylor
Maryland 20, Baylor 6
Nonconference
No. 1 Maryland vs. No. 20 Baylor · 14-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
52
Game score
- 1956Week 8
Georgia Tech at Duke
Georgia Tech 7, Duke 0
Nonconference
No. 2 Georgia Tech vs. Unranked Duke · 7-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
52
Game score
- 1955Week 8
Navy at Duke
Navy 7, Duke 7
Nonconference
No. 9 Navy vs. Unranked Duke · 0-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
52
Game score
- 1957Week 2
Maryland at Texas A&M
Maryland 13, Texas A&M 21
Nonconference
Unranked Maryland vs. No. 2 Texas A&M · 8-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
51
Game score
- 1955Week 2
Oklahoma at North Carolina
Oklahoma 13, North Carolina 6
Nonconference
No. 3 Oklahoma vs. Unranked North Carolina · 7-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
51
Game score
- 1957Week 6
Miami at NC State
Miami 0, NC State 0
Nonconference
Unranked Miami vs. No. 11 NC State · 0-point margin
Ranking 15/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
50
Game score
- 1954Week 5
Army at Duke
Army 28, Duke 14
Nonconference
No. 18 Army vs. No. 6 Duke · 14-point margin
Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
49
Game score
- 1956PostseasonNeutral site
Clemson vs. Colorado
Clemson 21, Colorado 27
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 13 Clemson vs. No. 19 Colorado · 6-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
49
Game score
- 1957Week 10
Clemson at Duke
Clemson 6, Duke 7
Conference game
Unranked Clemson vs. No. 11 Duke · 1-point margin
Ranking 15/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
49
Game score
- 1959Week 4
Clemson at Georgia Tech
Clemson 6, Georgia Tech 16
Nonconference
Unranked Clemson vs. No. 3 Georgia Tech · 10-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
48
Game score
- 1953Week 4
Purdue at Duke
Purdue 14, Duke 20
Nonconference
Unranked Purdue vs. No. 7 Duke · 6-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
48
Game score
Methodology
How each game earns up to 100 points
AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.
Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.
Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.
Conference inclusion comes from each team's conference ID stored on the game row, so later realignment never rewrites history. Regular-season AP ranks come from the game's week; postseason ranks use the final regular-season poll before bowl and playoff results.