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 AP Coaches BCS 20 20 20 AP Coaches BCS 1 1 1
1 2 3 4 Total Duke 0 0 0 7 7 Florida State 0 17 21 7 45
Date	December 7, 2013
Season	2013
Stadium	Bank of America Stadium
Location	Charlotte, North Carolina
MVP	Jameis Winston (QB, Florida State)
Favorite	Florida State by 30
Referee	David Epperley
Attendance	67,694
United States TV coverage
Network	ABC ESPN Radio
Announcers	Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit & Heather Cox (ABC) Bill Rosinski, Bill Polian & Joe Schad (ESPN Radio)
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2013 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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

Statistics	Duke	FSU
First Downs	15	31
Total yards	239	569
Rushes-yards (net)	31–99	43–239
Passing yards (net)	140	330
Passes, Comp-Att-Int	21–42–2	19–32–2
Time of Possession	30:44	29:16

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".