Thirteen of 14 ACC teams have earned an invitation to a postseason bowl game over the last two seasons. Over the last four years, every ACC team has enjoyed a trip to a bowl game and the league has made 43 postseason appearances. An ACC football player has won either the Heisman Trophy or the Campbell Trophy in four of the last five years, something no other league can claim.
The ACC has seven of the top 25 active coaches nationally in career victories — all of them with or more — which is by far the most of any conference. The next closest league has four coaches in the top The two teams played in the ACC Championship game, but had to endure a conference schedule regarded as crazy, [55] wacky, [56] "a mess", [57] and "confusing" by members of the media and college football fans. The game itself was much less closely contested. Though it began slowly, with both teams punting after their opening possessions, Virginia Tech took a 7—0 lead near the end of the first quarter with a five-yard touchdown run by Tech quarterback Tyrod Taylor.
Tech extended its lead to 14—0 in the second quarter, but Boston College managed to narrow Tech's lead to 14—7 by halftime. Georgia Tech played as the Coastal Division champion, winning the division with a 7—1 conference record.
Georgia Tech and Clemson had played on September 10 in Atlanta. In that game, Georgia Tech led 24—0 before Clemson took the lead late, 27— Georgia Tech fought back, winning 30—27 with two field goals in the final In the days leading up to the game, each team had to fend off criticism about its performance during the regular season. Each team lost its final regular-season game of the year to their respective in-state SEC rivals, and commentators seized upon the teams' losing finishes as evidence of their sub-par quality.
Spiller , who had returned to school for another year in an effort to win the ACC Championship, was predicted to be a prominent performer in the game. The game began with a quick start by Clemson: The Tigers needed just seven plays to cover 71 yards and score the game's first touchdown.
Georgia Tech responded with a field goal, and the Tigers led 7—3 after the first quarter. Clemson managed only two field goals. Georgia Tech received the ball on its yard line with remaining, then drove 86 yards in 14 plays to score a go-ahead touchdown. Given the ball with only left on the clock and no timeouts, Clemson turned the ball over on downs, allowing Georgia Tech to run out the clock and preserve its victory.
The final score was 39—34, giving Georgia Tech its first ACC Championship since a shared title in and its first undisputed conference championship since He carried the ball 20 times for yards and four touchdowns, setting an ACC title-game record for rushing yards. The NCAA announced the game would be considered to have no winner. Because of poor attendance in the Florida sites the Conference moved it to Charlotte, which is more centrally located to the ACC's fan base.
They were also the first team to be 8—0 in the conference since the Florida State Seminoles. The Atlantic Division was in more flux. Despite Florida State quarterback Christian Ponder being forced to sit out the game because of a tear in his elbow fascia , the match up was a high scoring affair.
The Seminoles took an early 3—0 lead but it was soon erased when Virginia Tech returned an interception for a touchdown.
The Seminoles would briefly regain the lead in the first quarter but Virginia Tech responded and did not let go of the lead. The final score was Virginia Tech 44, Florida State The win was the Hokies' fourth conference championship since joining the league in and third win in the ACC championship game.
Clemson won convincingly, by a score of 38— It was Clemson's first conference title since and their first Orange Bowl bid since This was the most attended ACC Championship to date, most likely due to the fact that Charlotte was conveniently located approximately halfway between Blacksburg and Clemson.
The game was balanced in the first half, with a halftime score of 10— Clemson split the game open in the second half however, riding on quarterback Tajh Boyd 's excellent play. He ended up winning the MVP for his yard, 3 touchdown performance. Winners are listed in bold. Rankings are from the Coaches Poll released prior to the game. American Football Database Explore.
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