2019 ACC Championship Game

The 2019 ACC Championship Game was a college football game played on December 7, 2019. It was the 15th annual ACC Championship Game, played to determine the 2019 champion of the Atlantic Coast Conference football season. The game was held at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.[3] The Clemson Tigers defeated the Virginia Cavaliers, 62–17.

2019 ACC Championship Game
Conference Championship
Virginia Cavaliers Clemson Tigers (9–3) (12–0) 17 62 Head coach:  Bronco Mendenhall Head coach:  Dabo Swinney AP Coaches CFP 22 22 23 AP Coaches CFP 3 3 3
1 2 3 4 Total Virginia 7 0 7 3 17 Clemson 14 17 14 17 62
Date	December 7, 2019
Season	2019
Stadium	Bank of America Stadium
Location	Charlotte, North Carolina
MVP	Tee Higgins (Clemson)[1]
Favorite	Clemson by 29.5[2]
Referee	Riley Johnson
Attendance	66,810
United States TV coverage
Network	ABC ESPN Radio
Announcers	Steve Levy (play-by-play), Brian Griese (analyst), Todd McShay (sideline) and Maria Taylor (sideline) (ABC)

2019 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 2 Clemson x$^		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		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

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

	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

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.