Annual NCAA football game
2016 Dr. Pepper ACC Championship Game
Clemson Tigers
Virginia Tech Hokies
(11–1)
(9–3)
42
35
Head coach: Dabo Swinney
Head coach: Justin Fuente
1 2 3 4
Total
Clemson
14 7 14 7
42
Virginia Tech
7 7 7 14
35
Date December 3, 2016 Season 2016 Stadium Camping World Stadium Location Orlando, Florida MVP Deshaun Watson (QB, Clemson)Favorite Clemson by 11 Referee Jeff Flanagan[1] Attendance 50,623[1] Network ABC /ESPN Radio Announcers Chris Fowler (Play-by-Play), Kirk Herbstreit (Analyst), and Samantha Ponder (Sideline Reporter) (ABC)Bill Rosinski , David Norrie , and (ESPN Radio)
ACC Championship Game
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2016 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Atlantic Division
No. 1 Clemson xy$#
7
–
1
14
–
1
No. 21 Louisville x
7
–
1
9
–
4
No. 8 Florida State
5
–
3
10
–
3
NC State
3
–
5
7
–
6
Wake Forest
3
–
5
7
–
6
Boston College
2
–
6
7
–
6
Syracuse
2
–
6
4
–
8
Coastal Division
No. 16 Virginia Tech xy
6
–
2
10
–
4
North Carolina
5
–
3
8
–
5
No. 20 Miami
5
–
3
9
–
4
Pittsburgh
5
–
3
8
–
5
Georgia Tech
4
–
4
9
–
4
Duke
1
–
7
4
–
8
Virginia
1
–
7
2
–
10
Championship : Clemson 42 , Virginia Tech 35
# – College Football Playoff champion $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll
The 2016 ACC Championship Game was the 12th football championship game for the Atlantic Coast Conference . The Clemson Tigers defeated the Virginia Tech Hokies , 42–35. The two programs also met five years earlier in the 2011 ACC Championship Game . The ACC Championship Game had been played at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina since 2010, but the ACC announced it would move its neutral site championships out of North Carolina for the 2016 season in response to the state's controversial HB2 law.[2] The 2016 championship game was played at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida .[3]
Teams [ ]
Clemson Tigers [ ]
The Tigers qualified for the game by winning the ACC Atlantic Division with a conference record of 7–1, tied with the Louisville Cardinals , who Clemson beat on October 1, 2016, 42–36.
Virginia Tech Hokies [ ]
The Hokies qualified for the game by clinching the ACC Coastal Division following North Carolina 's loss at home on November 25, 2016, to NC State , 28–21. The Hokies' conference record was 6–2.
Scoring summary [ ]
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
Clemson
Va. Tech
1
11:47
9
75
3:13
Clemson
Deshaun Watson 3-yard touchdown run, Greg Huegel kick good
7
0
1
5:57
9
83
4:06
Clemson
Jordan Leggett 21-yard touchdown reception from Deshaun Watson, Greg Huegel kick good
14
0
1
0:51
12
77
5:06
Va. Tech
Travon McMillian 1-yard touchdown run, Joey Slye kick good
14
7
2
11:46
10
75
4:05
Clemson
Jordan Leggett 10-yard touchdown reception from Deshaun Watson, Greg Huegel kick good
21
7
2
4:09
5
70
1:58
Va. Tech
Jerod Evans 11-yard touchdown run, Joey Slye kick good
21
14
3
9:17
9
89
3:38
Clemson
Wayne Gallman 8-yard touchdown run, Greg Huegel kick good
28
14
3
4:45
4
51
1:19
Clemson
Deshaun Watson 2-yard touchdown run, Greg Huegel kick good
35
14
3
2:27
5
75
2:18
Va. Tech
Travon McMillian 27-yard touchdown run, Joey Slye kick good
35
21
4
11:35
12
65
4:24
Va. Tech
Jerod Evans 5-yard touchdown run, Joey Slye kick good
35
28
4
7:33
8
75
4:02
Clemson
Hunter Renfrow 15-yard touchdown reception from Deshaun Watson, Greg Huegel kick good
42
28
4
5:43
6
76
1:50
Va. Tech
Cam Phillips 26-yard touchdown reception from Jerod Evans, Joey Slye kick good
42
35
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
42
35
Source: [1]
Statistics [ ]
Statistics[1]
CU
VT
First Downs
29
19
Total Yards
470
386
Rushing Yards
182
102
Passing yards
288
284
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
23-34-1
22-36-2
Time of possession
31:52
28:08
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