2019 ACC Championship Game

2019 ACC Championship Game
2019 ACC Championship Game
Conference Championship
Virginia Cavaliers	Clemson Tigers
(9–3)	(12–0)
17	62
Head coach: ; Bronco Mendenhall	Head coach: ; Dabo Swinney
Date	December 7, 2019
Season	Network
Announcers	Steve Levy (play-by-play), Brian Griese (analyst), Todd McShay (sideline) and Maria Taylor (sideline) (ABC)
ACC Championship Game
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2019 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 2 Clemson xy$^	8	–	0	14	–	1
Louisville	5	–	3	8	–	5
Wake Forest	4	–	4	8	–	5
Florida State	4	–	4	6	–	7
Boston College	4	–	4	6	–	7
Syracuse	2	–	6	5	–	7
NC State	1	–	7	4	–	8
Coastal Division
Virginia x	6	–	2	9	–	5
Virginia Tech	5	–	3	8	–	5
Miami (FL)	4	–	4	6	–	7
Pittsburgh	4	–	4	8	–	5
North Carolina	4	–	4	7	–	6
Duke	3	–	5	5	–	7
Georgia Tech	2	–	6	3	–	9
Championship: Clemson 62, Virginia 17
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 ACC Championship Game was a

Charlotte, North Carolina.^[3] The Clemson Tigers defeated the Virginia Cavaliers

, 62–17.

History

The 2019 Championship Game was the 15th in the Atlantic Coast Conference's 67-year history. Last season, the ACC Championship Game featured the Clemson Tigers, champions of the Atlantic Division, and the Pitt Panthers, champions of the Coastal Division. This was Pitt's first appearance in the Championship Game, and they were the sixth different school to come out of the Coastal Division in the past six seasons. Clemson won the 2018 game 42–10 for their fourth consecutive ACC title, and went on to win the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship.^[4]

Teams

Clemson

Clemson clinched the Atlantic division for the fifth consecutive year, and entered the game with an undefeated 12–0 record for the third time in that span. The Tigers entered the title game as the four-time-defending conference champions, and the defending national champions.

Virginia

Virginia clinched the Coastal division after defeating rival Virginia Tech in the regular season finale to finish the regular season at 9–3 (6–2 ACC). With the win, Virginia snapped a 15-game losing streak to their in-state rival. The Cavaliers made their first appearance in the ACC Championship Game, and also concluded a seven-year stretch in which all seven members of the Coastal division appeared in the title game.

Game summary

2019 ACC Championship Game

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Virginia	7	0	7	3	17
No. 3 Clemson	14	17	14	17	62

at Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina

Date: Saturday, December 7, 2019
Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 66,810
Referee: Riley Johnson
TV announcers (ABC): Steve Levy (play-by-play), Brian Griese (analyst), Todd McShay (sideline) and Maria Taylor (sideline)
ESPN game summary

Game information

First Quarter

(11:11) CLEM – Trevor Lawrence 19 yard pass to Tee Higgins, B. T. Potter kick (Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:34; Clemson 7–0)
(6:22) UVA – Bryce Perkins 20 yard pass to Hasise Dubois, Brian Delaney kick (Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 4:44; Tied 7–7)
(4:46) CLEM – Trevor Lawrence 59 yard pass to Justyn Ross, B.T. Potter kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:36; Clemson 14–7)

Second Quarter

(13:23) CLEM – B.T. Potter 47 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 2:43; Clemson 17–7)
(9:10) CLEM – Travis Etienne 26 yard rush, B.T. Potter kick (Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, 1:24; Clemson 24–7)
(0:49) CLEM – Trevor Lawrence 7 yard pass to Tee Higgins, B.T. Potter kick (Drive: 12 plays, 83 yards, 5:29; Clemson 31–7)

Third Quarter

(8:21) UVA – Bryce Perkins 8 yard pass to Terrell Jana, Brian Delaney kick (Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 5:16; Clemson 38–7)
(6:12) CLEM – Trevor Lawrence 11 yard pass to Tee Higgins, B.T. Potter kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:09; Clemson 38–14)
(1:00) CLEM – Lyn-J Dixon 23 yard rush, B.T. Potter kick (Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 2:10; Clemson 45–14)

Fourth Quarter

(13:11) UVA – Brian Delaney 35 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 2:49; Clemson 45–17)
(10:45) CLEM – B.T. Potter 24 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 2:26; Clemson 48–17)
(8:13) CLEM – Chase Brice 4 yard rush, B.T. Potter kick (Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, 1:04; Clemson 55–17)
(1:26) CLEM – Chez Mellusi 4 yard rush, B.T. Potter kick (Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 4:22; Clemson 62–17)

Statistics

Statistics	UVA	CLEM
First downs	23	28
Plays–yards	75–387	67–619
Rushes–yards	27–104	38–211
Passing yards	283	408
Passing: comp–att–int	30–48–3	21–29–0
Time of possession	33:14	26:46

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia	Passing	Bryce Perkins	27/43, 266 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Bryce Perkins	17 carries, 58 yards
	Receiving	Hasise Dubois	10 receptions, 130 yards, 1 TD
Clemson	Passing	Trevor Lawrence	16/22, 302 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Travis Etienne	14 carries, 114 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Tee Higgins	9 receptions, 182 yards, 3 TD

References

^ Crumpton, Tony (December 7, 2019). "Tee Higgins named ACC Championship Game MVP". tigernet.com. TigerNet. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
^ "Virginia vs. Clemson - Game Summary - December 7, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
^ "When Is the 2019 ACC Championship Game? Date, Time, Location". WatchStadium.com. Stadium. July 22, 2019.
^ "No. 2 Clemson clobbers Pitt 42–10 for 4th straight ACC title". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 1, 2018.

[1] Crumpton, Tony (December 7, 2019). "Tee Higgins named ACC Championship Game MVP". tigernet.com. TigerNet. Retrieved December 8, 2019.

[2] "Virginia vs. Clemson - Game Summary - December 7, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 7, 2019.

[3] "When Is the 2019 ACC Championship Game? Date, Time, Location". WatchStadium.com. Stadium. July 22, 2019.

[4] "No. 2 Clemson clobbers Pitt 42–10 for 4th straight ACC title". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 1, 2018.

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