The 2019 ACC Championship Game was a

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game played on December 7, 2019. It was the 15th annual

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, played to determine the 2019 champion of the

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football season. The game was held at

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. The

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defeated the

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, 62–17.

History

The 2019 Championship Game was the 15th in the Atlantic Coast Conference's 67-year history. Last season, the

featured the

, champions of the Atlantic Division, and the

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, champions of the Coastal Division. This was Pitt's first appearance in the Championship Game, and they were the sixth different school to come out of the Coastal Division in the past six seasons. Clemson won the 2018 game 42–10 for their fourth consecutive ACC title, and went on to win the

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Teams

Clemson

Clemson clinched the Atlantic division for the fifth consecutive year, and entered the game with an undefeated 12–0 record for the third time in that span. The Tigers entered the title game as the four-time-defending conference champions, and the defending national champions.

Virginia

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clinched the Coastal division after defeating

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in the regular season finale to finish the regular season at 9–3 (6–2 ACC). With the win, Virginia snapped a 15-game losing streak to their in-state rival. The Cavaliers made their first appearance in the ACC Championship Game, and also concluded a seven-year stretch in which all seven members of the Coastal division appeared in the title game.

Game summary

Statistics

References

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