2024 ACC Championship Game

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.^[2]

2024 ACC Championship Game
Conference Championship
Clemson Tigers SMU Mustangs (9–3) (11–1) 34 31 Head coach:  Dabo Swinney Head coach:  Rhett Lashlee AP Coaches CFP 18 17 17 AP Coaches CFP 8 7 8
1 2 3 4 Total Clemson 21 3 7 3 34 SMU 7 0 7 17 31
Date	December 7, 2024
Season	2024
Stadium	Bank of America Stadium
Location	Charlotte, North Carolina
Favorite	SMU by 2.5
Referee	Adam Savoie[1]
Attendance	53,808
United States TV coverage
Network	ABC ESPN Radio
Announcers	ABC: Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), and Molly McGrath (sideline reporter) ESPN Radio: Marc Kestecher (play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (analyst), and Ian Fitzsimmons (sideline reporter)
ACC Championship Game  ← 2023  2025 →

2024 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	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
Louisville		5	–	3					9	–	4
Georgia Tech		5	–	3					7	–	6
Duke		5	–	3					9	–	4
Virginia Tech		4	–	4					6	–	7
Boston College		4	–	4					7	–	6
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 champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

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.^[2]

Clemson Tigers

Main article: 2024 Clemson Tigers football team

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

Main article: 2024 SMU Mustangs football team

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.^[3] 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).^[4]

Scoring summary

2024 ACC Championship Game
No. 17 Clemson Tigers (9–3, 7–1) vs. No. 8 SMU Mustangs (11–1, 8–0)

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 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 Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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