ACC football championship game
| ACC Football Championship Game | |
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| Conference Football Championship | |
| Sport | College football |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Current stadium | Camping World Stadium |
| Current location | Orlando, Florida |
| Played | 2005–present |
| Last contest | 2016 |
| Current champion | Clemson |
| Most championships | Florida State (4) |
| TV partner(s) | ABC/ESPN |
| Official website | TheACC.com Football |
| Sponsors | |
| Dr Pepper (2005–present) | |
| Host stadiums | |
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Camping World Stadium (2016) Bank of America Stadium (2010–2015) Raymond James Stadium (2008–2009) Jacksonville Municipal Stadium (2005–2007) |
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| Host locations | |
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Orlando, Florida (2016) Charlotte, North Carolina (2010–2015) Tampa, Florida (2008–2009) Jacksonville, Florida (2005–2007) |
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The Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship Game is an American college football game held on the first Saturday in December by the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) each year to determine its football champion. The game pits the champion of the Coastal Division against the champion of the Atlantic Division in a game that follows the conclusion of the regular season. The game's corporate sponsor is Dr Pepper. The current champion are the Clemson Tigers of the Atlantic Division.
Before the 2004 college football season, the Atlantic Coast Conference determined its champion via round-robin play during the course of the regular season and there was no conference championship game. In 2004, the Atlantic Coast conference added two teams—Virginia Tech and Miami—expanding the league to 11 teams. At the time, college football teams were limited by the NCAA to 11 regular-season games, three or four of which typically featured teams outside the home team's conference. Following the 2004 season, the league added a 12th team—Boston College—and became eligible to hold a championship game at the conclusion of the 2005 season.
The conference was divided into two divisions of six teams each. The team with the best conference record in each division is selected to participate in the championship game. In the inaugural championship game, which took place at the end of the 2005 college football season, the Florida State Seminoles defeated Virginia Tech 27–22 at Alltel Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. In the 2006 game, two other teams faced off as Georgia Tech played Wake Forest. Wake defeated Georgia Tech 9–6. For the 2007 game, Jacksonville was awarded a one-year extension as host, and the game remained in Jacksonville. Virginia Tech returned to the ACC Football Championship game and faced off against Boston College. Tech won the game, 30–16, and returned to the championship in 2008 to defeat Boston College again 30–12. In 2009, Georgia Tech defeated Clemson, 39–34, but was forced to vacate the ACC championship by the NCAA.
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