2023 ACC Championship Game

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The 2023 ACC Championship Game was a college football conference championship game played on December 2, 2023, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina to determine the champion of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) for the 2023 season. The game featured the Florida State Seminoles and the Louisville Cardinals. The 19th annual ACC Championship Game was held at 8:14 p.m. EST on ABC.[1]

DateDecember 2, 2023
Season2023
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2023 ACC Championship Game
Conference Championship
1234Total
Louisville 00336
Florida State 037616
DateDecember 2, 2023
Season2023
StadiumBank of America Stadium
LocationCharlotte, North Carolina
MVPLawrance Toafili, RB, Florida State
FavoriteLouisville by 1.5
Attendance62,314
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
ESPN Radio
AnnouncersABC: Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Jesse Palmer (analyst) and Katie George (sideline reporter)
ESPN Radio: Marc Kestecher (play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (analyst) and Ian Fitzsimmons (sideline reporter)
International TV coverage
NetworkESPN Brazil
AnnouncersMatheus Pinheiro (play-by-play) and Eduardo Zolin (analyst)
ACC Championship Game
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2023 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 Florida State y$ 80  131 
No. 19 Louisville y 71  104 
No. 21 NC State 62  94 
Georgia Tech 53  76 
Virginia Tech 53  76 
No. 20 Clemson 44  94 
Duke 44  85 
North Carolina 44  85 
Boston College 35  76 
Miami (FL) 35  76 
Syracuse 26  67 
Pittsburgh 26  39 
Virginia 26  39 
Wake Forest 17  48 
Championship: Florida State 16, Louisville 6
  • $ Conference champion
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
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Elimination of divisions

On June 28, 2022, the ACC approved a new football schedule format, set to take effect in the 2023 season. Under this format participation in the ACC championship game will no longer be determined by the winners of the now eliminated divisions. Instead, the two teams with the highest conference winning percentage will play in the Championship game.[2][3]

Teams

The 2023 ACC Championship Game featured the Florida State Seminoles, with an 8–0 conference record, representing the #1 seed, and the Louisville Cardinals, with a 7–1 conference record, representing the #2 seed. It will be the teams' 24th meeting, with Florida State leading the series 17–6.

This was the sixth ACC title game appearance for Florida State and their first since 2014. They are 4–1 overall in previous appearances. Louisville made their first ACC championship game appearance.

Florida State

The Seminoles clinched a spot in the game following their defeat of Pittsburgh on November 4.[4] They finished the regular season 12–0 (8–0 ACC), and the designated home team for this game.

Louisville Cardinals

The Cardinals clinched a spot in the game following their defeat of Miami on November 18. They finished the regular season 10–2 (7–1 ACC), with losses to Pitt, and to Kentucky. They are the designated away team for the championship game.

Scoring summary

2023 ACC Championship Game
No. 14 Louisville Cardinals (10–2, 7–1) vs. No. 4 Florida State Seminoles (12–0, 8–0)
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 14 Louisville 0 0 336
No. 4 Florida State 0 3 7616
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at Bank of America StadiumCharlotte, NC

  • Date: Saturday, December 2, 2023
  • Game time: 8:14 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C) • Wind: SE @ 8 mph (13 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 62,314
  • Referee: Mike Roche
  • TV announcers (ABC): Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer, Katie George
  • Source:[5]
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Game information
First quarter
  • No Scoring

Second quarter

  • (10:32) Florida State – Ryan Fitzgerald 45 yard field goal, (Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 5:01; Florida State 3–0)

Third quarter

  • (7:02) Louisville – Brock Travelstead 36 yard field goal, (Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, 6:20; Tied 3–3)
  • (6:20) Florida State – Lawrance Toafili 2 yard rush, Fitzgerald kick, (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:42; Florida State 10–3)

Fourth quarter

  • (13:36) Louisville – Travelstead 33 yard field goal, (Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, 3:10; Florida State 10–6)
  • (3:13) Florida State – Fitzgerald 33 yard field goal, (Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 2:52; Florida State 13–6)
  • (2:19) Florida State – Fitzgerald 40 yard field goal, (Drive: 4 plays, -2 yards, 0:16; Florida State 16–6)
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Statistics LOU FSU
First downs1012
Plays–yards70–18865–219
Rushes–yards34–7744–164
Passing yards11155
Passing: compattint14–36–18–21–0
Time of possession28:3231:28
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TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Louisville PassingJack Plummer14/36, 111 yards, 1 INT
RushingJawhar Jordan14 carries, 52 yards
ReceivingJamari Thrash7 receptions, 52 yards
Florida State PassingBrock Glenn8/21, 55 yards
RushingLawrance Toafili10 carries, 118 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingJohnny Wilson2 receptions, 21 yards
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