2007 ACC Championship Game
The 2007 Dr. Pepper ACC Championship Game featured the Boston College Eagles and the Virginia Tech Hokies in a regular-season college football game that determined the conference’s champion for the 2007 season. The game, held at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida, was a rematch of aRegular-season game that took place on October 25, in Blacksburg, Virginia. The winner of the game would be awarded an automatic bid to the Bowl Championship Series 2008 Orange Bowl game in Miami, Florida on January 3, 2008.
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The 2007 Dr. Pepper ACC Championship Game featured the Boston College Eagles and the Virginia Tech Hokies in a regular-season college football game that determined the conference’s champion for the 2007 season. Virginia Tech defeated Boston College 30–16 to win the ACC football championship. The game, held at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida, was a rematch of aRegular-season game that took place on October 25, in Blacksburg, Virginia. The winner of the game would be awarded an automatic bid to the Bowl Championship Series 2008 Orange Bowl game in Miami, Florida on January 3, 2008. Florida State defeated Virginia Tech, 27–22 in the first ACC Championship game. The following year, the game pitted Wake Forest against Georgia Tech, with Wake Forest winning 9–6. With the victory, the Hokies earned their second Atlantic Coast Conference football championship in four years and their first Orange Bowl bid since 1996. Boston College was ranked second in the preseason Atlantic Division poll, while Florida State was ranked No.2 in the country after Florida State’s loss to Miami. In October, Florida State lost back-to-back ACC conference games to Wake Forest and Miami, eliminating them from contention for their division title. In the weeks leading up to the game, there was much media discussion about whether Virginia Tech would be out for revenge against Boston College after its last-second defeat in October 25. The Eagles rallied to win their final two games—against Miami and Clemson—to clinch the division title, while Virginia Tech was undefeated through the remainder of its schedule, including a division-clinching win over its archrival, Virginia This meant theACC Championship Game in Jacksonville would be a rematch between these two division champions.
In heavy rain, Virginia Tech’s defense dominated for most of thegame. As time ran down, however, Boston College quarterback Matt Ryan orchestrated two late-game touchdown drives, scoring 14 points in the final 2 minutes to win 14–10. The victory seemingly sealed Boston College’s route to a national championship game, while potentially jeopardizing Virginia Tech’s chances of being selected to play in the ACC Championships Game. Over the next two weeks, Boston college was upset by two teams, including the Clemson Tigers, who won the Atlantic Division and represented in the Championship Game. The next week, the Eagles beat the Clemson Tigers to win theAtlantic Division and represent the ACC in the National Championship Game, which was held in New Jersey. In December, the Eagles were upset by the Virginia Tech Hokies and the Maryland Marylanders in a game that was broadcast on ESPN. In January, Boston College lost two games before defeating the Clemson Tigers to win the Atlantic Division and represent the ACC in the National Championship Game, which was held in New Jersey on January 3, 2008.
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