2022 ACC Championship Game explained

Game Name:ACC Championship Game
Subheader:Conference Championship
Title Sponsor:Subway
Date Game Played:December 3
Year Game Played:2022
Football Season:2022
Stadium:Bank of America Stadium
City:Charlotte, North Carolina
Visitor School:Clemson University
Visitor Name Short:Clemson
Visitor Nickname:Tigers
Visitor Record:10–2
Visitor Rank Ap:10
Visitor Rank Coaches:11
Visitor Rank Cfp:9
Visitor Coach:Dabo Swinney
Visitor 1Q:14
Visitor 2Q:10
Visitor 3Q:15
Visitor 4Q:0
Home School:North Carolina University
Home Name Short:North Carolina
Home Nickname:Tar Heels
Home Record:9–3
Home Rank Ap:24
Home Rank Coaches:22
Home Rank Cfp:23
Home Coach:Mack Brown
Home 1Q:7
Home 2Q:3
Home 3Q:0
Home 4Q:0
Mvp:Cade Klubnik (QB, Clemson)
Odds:Clemson by 7.5
Referee:Mike Roche
Attendance:64,115
Us Network:ABC
ESPN Radio
Us Announcers:ABC: Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst) and Molly McGrath (sideline reporter)
ESPN Radio: Sean Kelley, Tom Ramsey and Kelsey Riggs
Intl Network:ESPN Brazil
Intl Announcers:Thiago Alves (play-by-play) and Weinny Eirado (analyst)

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.[1] 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

See main article: 2022 Clemson Tigers football team. 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.[2]

North Carolina

See main article: 2022 North Carolina Tar Heels football team. 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.[3]

Game summary

Statistics

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022 Subway ACC Football Championship Game Kickoff Set for Primetime . theacc.com . 3 November 2022 . en.
  2. Web site: Clemson football gets 31-16 bounce-back win against Louisville to stay ACC perfect . Greenville News . November 12, 2022 . en . November 12, 2022.
  3. Web site: Drake Maye dazzles as UNC football beats Wake Forest, clinches ACC Championship berth . The Fayetteville Observer . November 12, 2022 . en . November 12, 2022.