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Game History

After adding Miami and Virginia Tech to the conference in 2004, the Atlantic Coast Conference welcomed Boston College in 2005 as its 12th member institution. With the expanded conference, the ACC created two divisions, the Atlantic and Coastal, and pitted the champions of each in the Inaugural Atlantic Coast Conference Championship Game on December 3, 2005 in Jacksonville, Florida. Each year, the championship game determines the Conference Champion as well as the recipient of the ACC’s automatic berth into the Bowl Championship Series.

Florida State of the Atlantic Division defeated Virginia Tech from the Coastal in the inaugural championship game. The Atlantic captured the title again in 2006 with Wake Forest defeating Georgia Tech in a rain soaked 9-6 victory. The following two years saw the Coastal Division take the trophy with Virginia Tech defeating Boston College in both 2007 and 2008. In 2009, Georgia Tech of the Coastal Division captured their first outright ACC Champiuonship since 1990 by defeating Clemson 39-34.

For more information on past games, see below.

Past Championships

2005
Florida State 27 - Virginia Tech 22

Florida State Captures Inaugrual ACC Title Game

Jacksonville, Fla - Florida State’s Willie Reid returned a punt 83 yards for a touchdown and Drew Weatherford threw for 225 yards and one touchdown as the Seminoles upset No. 5 Virginia Tech 27-22 in the inaugural ACC title game ... the victory marked the Seminoles’ 12th ACC title in 14 years ... Reid, who finished with 210 all-purpose yards, was named the game’s most valuable player ... sparked by Reid’s return to open the second half, FSU scored 24 unanswered third quarter points, snapping 3-3 halftime tie ... Marcus Vick led the Hokies to three touchdowns in the fourth quarter that cut the Seminole lead to 27-22.

MVP: Willie Reid, Florida State

2006
Wake Forest 9 - Georgia Tech 6

Wake Forest Claims First ACC Gridiron Title Since 1970

Jacksonville, Fla. - Wake Forest’s Sam Swank kicked three field goals, including the game winner with 2:55 left to play as the 16th-ranked Demon Deacons claimed their first ACC title since 1970 with a 9-6 victory over No. 23 Georgia Tech ... Swank, who made good on three of four field goal attempts and punted seven times for a 42.6 yards per kick average, was named the game’s most valuable player ... freshman QB Riley Skinner completed 14-of-25 passes for 201 yards including a 45-yard completion to Willie Idlette that set up Swank’s game-winning field goal ... Deacon LB Jon Abbate had a game-high 15 tackles and keyed a defense that limited the Yellow Jackets to a pair of field goals and 272 yards in total offense ... Tech WR Calvin Johnson finished with eight catches for 117 yards while Tashard Choice had his sixth-straight 100 yard effort, finishing with an even 100 yards on 21 carries.

MVP: Sam Swank, Wake Forest

2007
Virginia Tech 30 - Boston College 16

Virginia Tech Wins Second ACC Title in Four Years

Jacksonville, Fla. - Virginia tech held the high-powered Boston College offense scoreless over the final 35 minutes of play, overcoming a nine-point first half deficit to claim their second ACC title since joining the league in 2004 ... Led by junior quarterback Sean Glennon, who was named the championship game MVP, the Hokies scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to pull out the 30-16 win ... For the game, Glennon completed 18-of-27 pass attempts for 174 yards and three touchdowns ... Hokie receivers Josh Morgan, Eddie Royal and Josh Hyman combined for nearly 150 yards and three touchdowns ... The Hokie defense forced two turnovers, scoring one TD on an interception return, and the special teams unit blocked two kicks, including a PAT that was returned for two points ... for BC, Matt Ryan passed for 305 yards and running back Andre Callender set a championship game record with 13 receptions in the losing effort.

MVP: Sean Glennon, Virginia Tech

2008
Virginia Tech 30 - Boston College 12

Virginia Tech Downs BC, Claims Third Title in Five Years

Tampa, Fla. - MVP Tyrod Taylor rushed for two touchdowns, and Coastal Division champion Virginia Tech came up with a solid defensive effort to defeat Atlantic Division rival Boston College 30-12 in the 2008 Atlantic Coast Conference Championship Game at Raymond James Stadium. The win marked the second straight ACC title and the third in in five years for the Hokies, who defeated the Eagles 30-16 in the 2007 Championship game. Freshman Darren Evans added 114 yards rushing on 31 carries, including a 10-yard touchdown run, and Dustin Keys set an ACC Championship Game record with a 50-yard field goal. Orion Martin capped the win for the Hokies (9-4) when he recovered a fumble and returned it 17 yards for a TD. Boston College (9-4) scored a second-quarter touchdown on Dominique Davis’ 16-yard pass to Rich Gunnell, who finished the game with seven catches for 114 yards.

MVP: Tyrod Taylor, Virginia Tech

2009
Georgia Tech 39 - Clemson 34

Georgia Tech captures first outright ACC Championship since 1990

Tampa, Fla. - Georgia Tech’s Jonathan Dwyer’s 15-yard touchdown run with 1:20 remaining gave the 12th-ranked Yellow Jackets a 39-34 victory over No. 25 Clemson in the 2009 Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship Game at Raymond James Stadium. Georgia Tech Quarterback Josh Nesbitt threw a 70-yard TD pass to Demaryius Thomas and Scott Blair kicked a title game-record four field goals to help the Yellow Jackets (11-2) win the crown - in their second season under Coach Paul Johnson. MVP and ACC Player of the Year C.J. Spiller rushed for 233 yards and four touchdowns for Clemson (8-5) in the defeat. The 2009 game marked the first time in ACC Championship Game history that neither team punted and was the only NCAA (Football Bowl Subdivision) game in over 700 games in the 2009 season in which both teams rushed for more than 300 yards. The title game appearance was the second for Georgia Tech and with the 2009 win captured its first outright ACC championship since 1990.

MVP: CJ Spiller, Clemson