2020 ACC Championship Game
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| Clemson | 7 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
| Notre Dame | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
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| No. 5 Notre Dame y^ | 9 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Clemson y$^ | 8 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Miami (FL) | 7 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 North Carolina | 7 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 7 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 5 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 5 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 5 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 3 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 3 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 1 | – | 9 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 1 | – | 9 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Clemson 34, Notre Dame 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2020 ACC Championship Game was a college football game played on Saturday, December 19, 2020, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte.[2] This was the 16th ACC Championship Game and determined the 2020 champion of the Atlantic Coast Conference. This season, the ACC used a one division format.[3] Instead of representatives from two divisions, the two teams with the best conference records earned a spot in the game.[4] Sponsored by restaurant chain Subway, the game was known as the ACC Championship Game presented by Subway.
The game was originally scheduled for December 5. However, the COVID-19 pandemic pushed the game back to either December 12 or 19 when the revised ACC schedule was released[5] and subsequently to December 19.[6] Attendance for the game was capped at 5,240, or 7% of the capacity of Bank of America Stadium due to Governor Roy Cooper's order limiting outdoor stadiums to 7% capacity.[7]
Previous season
[edit ]The 2019 ACC Championship Game featured Clemson against Virginia. It was Virginia's first appearance in the conference title game. In the championship game, Clemson was victorious by a score of 62–17, winning its fifth consecutive ACC conference championship and 19th overall.[8] Virginia went on to play in the 2019 Orange Bowl, while Clemson went on to play in the 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship.
Teams
[edit ]Clemson
[edit ]Clemson entered the championship game with a record of 9–1 (8–1 in conference play). Their only defeat of the season was to Notre Dame on November 7, a double-overtime loss in a game played without starting Tigers quarterback Trevor Lawrence.[9] Clemson had a record of 6–1 in prior ACC Championship Games, having won each of the prior five games (2015–2019) and having only lost in 2009.
Notre Dame
[edit ]Notre Dame entered the championship game with a record of 10–0 (9–0 in conference play). Their narrowest margin of victory, outside of the double-overtime contest with Clemson, was a 12–7 win over Louisville in mid-October. Notre Dame historically competes in football as an independent, but played the 2020 season as a member of the ACC following a delayed start to the season and factors related to the COVID-19 pandemic. As such, this was Notre Dame's first appearance in an ACC Championship Game.
Game summary
[edit ]| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 3 Clemson | 7 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
| No. 2 Notre Dame | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
at Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina
- Date: Saturday, December 19, 2020
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 49 °F (9 °C) • Wind: SE 4 mph
- Referee: Jeff Heaser
- TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (color), Maria Taylor (sideline)
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Statistics
[edit ]| Statistics | CLEM | ND |
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| First downs | 23 | 18 |
| Plays–yards | 66–541 | 58–263 |
| Rushes–yards | 27–219 | 30–44 |
| Passing yards | 322 | 219 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 25–39–1 | 20–28–0 |
| Time of possession | 28:08 | 31:52 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Clemson | Passing | Trevor Lawrence | 25/36, 322 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Travis Etienne | 10 carries, 124 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Amari Rodgers | 8 receptions, 121 yards, 1 TD | |
| Notre Dame | Passing | Ian Book | 20/28, 219 yards |
| Rushing | Kyren Williams | 15 carries, 50 yards | |
| Receiving | Ben Skowronek | 4 receptions, 54 yards |
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "ESPN Game Summary - Clemson vs. Notre Dame - December 19, 2020". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ^ "ACC Football Championship Game Set for Dec. 19". theacc.com.
- ^ "ACC Unveils 2020 Football Schedule". theacc.com.
- ^ "2020 ACC Football Tiebreaker Policy". theacc.com.
- ^ "ACC Unveils 2020 Football Schedule". theacc.com.
- ^ "ACC Football Championship Game Set for Dec. 19". theacc.com.
- ^ "Capacity Set for ACC Football Championship Game". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. December 9, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- ^ "Clemson vs. Virginia - Game summary". ESPN.com.
- ^ Selbe, Nick (November 8, 2020). "Ian Book, Notre Dame Outlast No. 1 Clemson, D.J. Uiagalelei in Double-Overtime Victory". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ^ Crumpton, Tony (November 14, 2020). "TV announcers for Clemson-Notre Dame". tigernet.com. TigerNet. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
External links
[edit ]- Game statistics at statbroadcast.com
- ACC Championship Game
- 2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football season
- Clemson Tigers football games
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish football games
- December 2020 sports events in the United States
- 2020 in sports in North Carolina
- 2020 in Charlotte, North Carolina
- American football competitions in Charlotte, North Carolina