2024 ACC Championship Game
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| vte | Conf. | Overall | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||
| No. 12 SMU y^ | 8 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||
| No. 14 Clemson y$^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||
| No. 18 Miami (FL) | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||
| No. 20 Syracuse | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||
| Duke | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||
| Louisville | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||
| Georgia Tech | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||
| Boston College | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||
| Virginia Tech | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||
| Pittsburgh | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||
| NC State | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||
| North Carolina | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||
| Virginia | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||
| California | 2 | – | 6 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||
| Wake Forest | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||
| Stanford | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||
| Florida State | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||
| Championship: Clemson 34, SMU 31 | ||||||||||||
| ^ – College Football Playoff participant$ – Conference championy – Championship game participantRankings from AP Poll |
The 2024 ACC Championship Game was a college football conference championship game played on December 7, 2024, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina to determine the champion of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) for the 2024 season. The game featured the SMU Mustangs and the Clemson Tigers. The 20th annual ACC Championship Game began at 8:00 p.m. EST on ABC.
Teams
The 2024 ACC Championship Game featured the SMU Mustangs, with an 8–0 conference record, representing the #1 seed, and the Clemson Tigers, with a 7–1 conference record, representing the #2 seed.
This was the first ACC title game appearance for SMU in its first season in the ACC. The matchup also was the first ever meeting between the two schools.
Clemson Tigers
The Tigers clinched a spot in the game following Miami's loss to Syracuse on November 30. They finished the regular season 9–3 (7–1 ACC), and the designated away team for this game.
SMU Mustangs
The Mustangs clinched a spot in the game following their defeat of Virginia on November 23. They finished the regular season 11–1 (8–0 ACC), with a loss to BYU. They are the designated home team for the championship game. The 2024 season was SMU's first in the ACC, having previously played in the American Athletic Conference. The Mustangs are the first team transitioning to a power conference to reach a conference championship game in the National Championship Game era (since 1998).
Scoring summary
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 17 Clemson | 21 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
| No. 8 SMU | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 31 |
at Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC
- Date: Saturday, December 7, 2024
- Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Temperature: 44 °F (7 °C) • Wind: SE 10 mph • Weather: Clear
- Game attendance: 53,808
- Referee: Adam Savoie
- TV announcers (ABC/ESPN Radio): (ABC): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (color analyst), and Molly McGrath (sideline reporter) (ESPN Radio): Marc Kestecher (play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (color analyst), and Ian Fitzsimmons (sideline reporter)
| Game information |
|---|
| First quarter CLEM – Bryant Wesco 35-yard pass from Cade Klubnik (Nolan Hauser kick), 13:35. Tigers 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 33 yards, 0:39. CLEM – Jake Brinningstool 5-yard pass from Cade Klubnik (Nolan Hauser kick), 10:47. Tigers 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 28 yards, 1:54. SMU – Kevin Jennings 24-yard run (Collin Rogers kick), 7:05. Tigers 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:42. CLEM – Bryant Wesco 43-yard pass from Cade Klubnik (Nolan Hauser kick), 3:28. Tigers 21–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:37. Second quarter CLEM – Nolan Hauser 44-yard field goal, 5:22. Tigers 24–7. Drive: 7 plays, 19 yards, 2:15. Third quarter SMU – Brashard Smith 10-yard pass from Kevin Jennings (Collin Rogers kick), 11:04. Tigers 24–14. Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 2:30. CLEM – Jake Brinningstool 5-yard pass from Cade Klubnik (Nolan Hauser kick), 0:23. Tigers 31–14. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 4:55. Fourth quarter SMU – Matthew Hibner 20-yard pass from Kevin Jennings (Collin Rogers kick), 13:22. Tigers 31–21. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 2:01. SMU – Collin Rogers 46-yard field goal, 6:56. Tigers 31–24. Drive: 8 plays, 21 yards, 3:17. SMU – Roderick Daniels Jr. 4-yard pass from Kevin Jennings (Collin Rogers kick), 0:16. Tied 31–31. Drive: 16 plays, 79 yards, 3:49. CLEM – Nolan Hauser 56-yard field goal, 0:00. Tigers 34–31. Drive: 2 plays, 17 yards, 0:16. |
| Statistics | CLEM | SMU |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 20 | 28 |
| Plays–yards | 73–326 | 86–458 |
| Rushes–yards | 32–64 | 35–145 |
| Passing yards | 262 | 304 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 24–41–0 | 31–51–1 |
| Time of possession | 32:09 | 27:51 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson | Passing | Cade Klubnik | 24/41, 262 yards, 4 TD |
| Rushing | Phil Mafah | 13 carries, 28 yards | |
| Receiving | Bryant Wesco Jr. | 8 receptions, 143 yards, 2 TD | |
| SMU | Passing | Kevin Jennings | 31/50, 304 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Brashard Smith | 24 carries, 113 yards | |
| Receiving | Roderick Daniels Jr. | 8 receptions, 97 yards, 1 TD |