2013 ACC Championship Game

The 2013 ACC Championship Game was the eighth football championship game for the Atlantic Coast Conference. It featured the Florida State Seminoles, winners of the ACC's Atlantic Division, and the Duke Blue Devils, winners of the ACC's Coastal Division. Duke was the first team other than Georgia Tech or Virginia Tech to represent the Coastal in the ACC Championship Game.

2013 Dr. Pepper ACC Championship Game
Conference Championship
Duke Blue Devils Florida State Seminoles
(10–2) (12–0)
7 45
Head coach: 
David Cutcliffe		 Head coach: 
Jimbo Fisher
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APCoachesBCS
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1234 Total
Duke 0007 7
Florida State 017217 45
DateDecember 7, 2013
Season2013
StadiumBank of America Stadium
LocationCharlotte, North Carolina
MVPJameis Winston (QB, Florida State)
FavoriteFlorida State by 30
RefereeDavid Epperley
Attendance67,694
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
ESPN Radio
AnnouncersBrent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit & Heather Cox (ABC)
Bill Rosinski, Bill Polian & Joe Schad (ESPN Radio)
2013 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 1 Florida State x$#  8 –0   14 –0  
No. 8 Clemson  %  7 –1   11 –2  
Boston College  4 –4   7 –6  
Syracuse  4 –4   7 –6  
Maryland  3 –5   7 –6  
Wake Forest  2 –6   4 –8  
NC State  0 –8   3 –9  
Coastal Division
No. 23 Duke x  6 –2   10 –4  
Miami (FL)  5 –3   9 –4  
Virginia Tech  5 –3   8 –5  
Georgia Tech  5 –3   7 –6  
North Carolina  4 –4   7 –6  
Pittsburgh  3 –5   7 –6  
Virginia  0 –8   2 –10  
Championship: Florida State 45, Duke 7
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

This was the game's fourth consecutive year at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.

A 45-7 Florida State win cemented a position for the Seminoles in the national championship game while Duke settled for the Chick-fil-A Bowl. Jameis Winston, quarterback of the Florida State Seminoles, accounted for four total touchdowns (3 passing, 1 rushing) and Devonta Freeman paced the rushing attack with 91 yards on 18 carries and a touchdown in the dominating victory.[1]

Florida State defeated Auburn in the national championship game on January 6, 2014.[2]

Teams

Atlantic Division champions
Main article: 2013 Florida State Seminoles football team

Coastal Division champions
Main article: 2013 Duke Blue Devils football team

Scoring summary

1st quarter scoring: There were no points scored in the 1st quarter.

2nd quarter scoring:

  • FSU - TD 12:36 Kelvin Benjamin 14 Yd Pass From Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo Kick)
  • FSU - TD 03:37 Karlos Williams 12 Yd Run (Roberto Aguayo Kick)
  • FSU - FG 00:25 Roberto Aguayo 45 Yd

3rd quarter scoring:

  • FSU - TD 09:52 Kenny Shaw 11 Yd Pass From Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo Kick)
  • FSU - TD 06:31 Kelvin Benjamin 54 Yd Pass From Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo Kick)
  • FSU - TD 02:38 Jameis Winston 17 Yd Run (Roberto Aguayo Kick)

4th quarter scoring:

  • FSU - TD 07:25 Devonta Freeman 7 Yd Run (Roberto Aguayo Kick)
  • Duke - TD 01:01 Josh Snead 5 Yd Run (Ross Martin Kick)

[3]

Statistics
StatisticsDukeFSU
First Downs1531
Total yards239569
Rushes-yards (net)31–9943–239
Passing yards (net)140330
Passes, Comp-Att-Int21–42–219–32–2
Time of Possession30:4429:16

References
  1. "Jameis Winston (4 total TDs) helps No. 1 FSU to 2nd straight ACC title". ESPN. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  2. "Florida State, Auburn to play for BCS National Championship". USA Today. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  3. "Duke vs. Florida State - Box Score - December 7, 2013 - ESPN".


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