For the ACC men's basketball championship, see 2008 ACC men's basketball tournament.
College football game
2008 Dr. Pepper ACC Championship Game
Conference Championship
Boston College Eagles
Virginia Tech Hokies
(9–3)
(8–4)
12
30
Head coach: Jeff Jagodzinski
Head coach: Frank Beamer
AP
Coaches
BCS
18
20
17
BCS
25
1
2
3
4
Total
Boston College
0
7
0
5
12
Virginia Tech
7
7
10
6
30
Date
December 6, 2008
Season
2008
Stadium
Raymond James Stadium
Location
Tampa, Florida
MVP
QB Tyrod Taylor (Va. Tech)
Favorite
Virginia Tech by 1
Referee
Tom Zimorski
Halftime show
Dr Pepper "Get More From Gameday" promotion
Attendance
27,360[1]
United States TV coverage
Network
ABC
Announcers
Brad Nessler, Paul Maguire, Todd Harris, and Bob Griese
Nielsen ratings
2.9
ACC Championship Game
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The 2008 ACC Championship Game was a college football game between the Virginia Tech Hokies and the Boston College Eagles. The game, sponsored by Dr Pepper, was the final regular-season contest of the 2008 college football season for the Atlantic Coast Conference. Virginia Tech defeated Boston College, winning the Atlantic Coast Conference football championship, 30–12. Until 2021, this was the last ACC Championship Game to not feature Clemson or Florida State from the Atlantic Division.
The Virginia Tech Hokies were selected to represent the Coastal Division by virtue of a tie-breaking head-to-head victory against division rival Georgia Tech and came into the game with an 8–4 record (5–3 in ACC play). Representing the Atlantic Division was Boston College, which had a 9–3 record (5–3 ACC). The two teams were the victors of a closely contested season in the ACC. Neither team clinched a spot in the game until the final week before the championship, and both had to rely on conference tie-breaking rules to earn a spot. The game was a rematch of the previous year's contest, which Virginia Tech won, 30–16.
The game was held at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida on December 6, 2008. Tampa had been chosen after poor attendance at the game's previous spot (Jacksonville, Florida) led conference officials to move the game. The 2008 championship was the first to be played in Tampa. The game began slowly, as both teams punted after their opening possessions failed to gain a first down. Later in the quarter, Virginia Tech took a 7–0 lead with a five-yard touchdown run by Tech quarterback Tyrod Taylor. The Hokies never relinquished the lead after that point. Tech extended its lead to 14–0 in the second quarter, but Boston College managed to narrow Tech's lead to 14–7 by halftime. In the second half, Virginia Tech scored 17 points to the Eagles' five, and the Hokies won the game. In recognition of his game-winning performance, Taylor was named the game's most valuable player.
^Turnstile attendance. 53,927 tickets were sold, but approximately half were not used.
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