# 2016 ACC Championship Game

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. The 2016 championship game was played at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida.

## 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 | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | 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. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 42 | 35 |
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### Statistics

| Statistics | 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 |