2022 ACC Championship Game
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| vte | Conf. | Overall | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||
| Atlantic Division | ||||||||||||
| No. 13 Clemson xy$ | 8 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||
| No. 11 Florida State | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||
| Louisville | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||
| NC State | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||
| Syracuse | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||
| Wake Forest | 3 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||
| Boston College | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||
| Coastal Division | ||||||||||||
| North Carolina xy | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||
| Duke | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||
| No. 22 Pittsburgh | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||
| Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||
| Miami (FL) | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||
| Virginia | 1 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||
| Virginia Tech | 1 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||
| Championship: Clemson 39, North Carolina 10 | ||||||||||||
| $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participantRankings from AP Poll |
The 2022 ACC Championship Game was a college football conference championship game that was played on December 3, 2022, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina to determine the champion of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) for the 2022 season. The game featured the Clemson Tigers, the champion of the Atlantic Division, and the North Carolina Tar Heels, the champion of the Coastal Division. The 18th annual ACC Championship Game, the contest began at 8:00 p.m. EST and aired on ABC. Sponsored by restaurant chain Subway, the game was officially known as the Subway ACC Championship Game.
Teams
The 2022 ACC Championship Game featured the Clemson Tigers, champions of the Atlantic Division, and the North Carolina Tar Heels, champions of the Coastal Division. The last time these two teams met in the ACC Championship Game was in 2015, where the Tigers beat the Tar Heels 45-37.
Clemson
The Tigers clinched a spot in the game as the champion of the ACC's Atlantic Division following Pittsburgh's defeat of Syracuse on November 5.
North Carolina
The Tar Heels clinched a spot in the game as the champion of the ACC's Coastal Division following their defeat of Wake Forest on November 12.
Game summary
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 9 Clemson | 14 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 39 |
| No. 23 North Carolina | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina
- Date: Saturday, December 3, 2022
- Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C) • Overcast • Wind: 4 mph (6.4 km/h) WSW
- Game attendance: 64,115
- Referee: Mike Roche
- TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst) and Molly McGrath (sideline reporter)
| Game information |
|---|
| First quarter (8:50) UNC - Drake Maye 3 yard rush (Noah Burnette Kick) (UNC 7-0) (1:41) CLEM - Davis Allen 1 yard pass from Cade Klubnik (B. T. Potter Kick) (Tied 7-7) (0:35) CLEM - Phil Mafah 4 yard rush (B.T. Potter Kick) (CLEM 14-7) Second quarter (6:02) CLEM - Cade Klubnik 1 yard rush (B.T. Potter Kick) (CLEM 21-7) (1:20) UNC - Noah Burnette 26 yard Field Goal (CLEM 21-10) (0:00) CLEM - B.T. Potter 52 yard Field Goal (CLEM 24-10) Third quarter (5:05) CLEM - Nate Wiggins 98 yard Interception Return (Drew Swinney Rush for 2-PT Conversion) (CLEM 32-10) (0:42) CLEM - Will Shipley 2 yard rush (B.T. Potter Kick) (CLEM 39-10) Fourth quarter No Scoring |
Statistics
| Statistics | Clemson | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 17 | 26 |
| Plays–yards | 56-385 | 79–384 |
| Rushes–yards | 21-68 | 36–111 |
| Passing yards | 317 | 273 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 28–35–0 | 27–43–2 |
| Time of possession | 24:59 | 35:01 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson | Passing | Cade Klubnik | 20/24, 279 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Cade Klubnik | 7 carries, 30 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Cole Turner | 3 receptions, 101 yards | |
| North Carolina | Passing | Drake Maye | 26/42, 268 yards, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Elijah Green | 21 carries, 65 yards | |
| Receiving | Josh Downs | 11 receptions, 100 yards |