2020 ACC Championship Game

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College football game

2020 ACC Championship Game

Conference Championship
| Clemson Tigers | Notre Dame Fighting Irish

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(9–1) | (10–0)
34 | 10
Head coach:
Dabo Swinney | Head coach:
Brian Kelly
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Clemson | 7| 17| 7| 3 | 34
Notre Dame | 3| 0| 0| 7 | 10
Date| December 19, 2020
Season| 2020
Stadium| Bank of America Stadium
Location| Charlotte, North Carolina
MVP| Trevor Lawrence, (QB, Clemson)
Favorite| Clemson by 11[1]
Referee| Jeff Heaser
Attendance| 5,240
United States TV coverage
Network| ABC
Announcers| Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (color), Maria Taylor (sideline)
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2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
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

* ^ - College Football Playoff participant
* $ - Conference champion
* y - Championship game participant

Rankings from AP Poll.

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

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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

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### Clemson

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Main article: 2020 Clemson Tigers football team

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

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Main article: 2020 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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

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2020 ACC Championship Game

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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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Game information

First quarter

* (8:16) ND – Jonathan Doerer 51 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 46 yards, 6:44; Notre Dame 3–0)
* (0:41) CLEM – Amari Rodgers 67 yard pass from Trevor Lawrence, B. T. Potter kick (Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:01; Clemson 7–3)

Second quarter

* (9:24) CLEM – E.J. Williams 33 yard pass from Trevor Lawrence, B.T. Potter kick (Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 2:44; Clemson 14–3)
* (4:28) CLEM – B.T. Potter 27 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 2:37; Clemson 17–3)
* (0:21) CLEM – Travis Etienne 44 yard rush, B.T. Potter kick (Drive: 10 plays, 88 yards, 1:49; Clemson 24–3)

Third quarter

* (3:43) CLEM – Trevor Lawrence 34 yard rush, B.T. Potter kick (Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 2:35; Clemson 31–3)

Fourth quarter

* (10:31)CLEM – B.T. Potter 37 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 6:22; Clemson 34–3)
* (8:09) ND – Chris Tyree 21 yard rush, B.T. Potter kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:22; Clemson 34–10)

### Statistics

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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

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* List of Atlantic Coast Conference football champions

## References

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1. ^ "ESPN Game Summary - Clemson vs. Notre Dame - December 19, 2020". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
2. ^ "ACC Football Championship Game Set for Dec. 19". theacc.com.
3. ^ "ACC Unveils 2020 Football Schedule". theacc.com.
4. ^ "2020 ACC Football Tiebreaker Policy". theacc.com.
5. ^ "ACC Unveils 2020 Football Schedule". theacc.com.
6. ^ "ACC Football Championship Game Set for Dec. 19". theacc.com.
7. ^ "Capacity Set for ACC Football Championship Game". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. December 9, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
8. ^ "Clemson vs. Virginia - Game summary". ESPN.com.
9. ^ 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.
10. ^ Crumpton, Tony (November 14, 2020). "TV announcers for Clemson-Notre Dame". tigernet.com. TigerNet. Retrieved November 14, 2020.

## External links

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* Game statistics at statbroadcast.com

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