2016 ACC Championship Game

2016 Dr. Pepper ACC Championship Game
1234 Total
Clemson 147147 42
Virginia Tech 77714 35
DateDecember 3, 2016
Season2016
StadiumCamping World Stadium
LocationOrlando, Florida
MVPDeshaun Watson (QB, Clemson)
FavoriteClemson by 11
RefereeJeff Flanagan[1]
Attendance50,623[1]
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC/ESPN Radio
AnnouncersChris Fowler (Play-by-Play), Kirk Herbstreit (Analyst), and Samantha Ponder (Sideline Reporter) (ABC)
Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, and Ian Fitzsimmons (ESPN Radio)
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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 (FL)   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]

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  2. ^ "ACC football championship game headed to Orlando after move from Charlotte". USA TODAY Sports. USA TODAY. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  3. ^ "Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship Game Set For Orlando". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.