Dec 01, 2018

Clemson Claims 2018 ACC Title

Clemson Claims 4th-Straight ACC Title

The No. 2/2 Clemson Tigers became the first football team in ACC history to win four consecutive conference titles outright on a rainy Saturday night at Bank of America Stadium, defeating the Coastal champion Pittsburgh Panthers by a score of 42-10. With the win, Clemson remained undefeated at 13-0 overall, while Pitt moved to 7-6 on the year.

Trevor Lawrence completed 12 of 24 pass attempts for 118 yards with a pair of touchdown tosses to Tee Higgins, who finished the game with 36 yards and those two scores on three receptions. Travis Etienne added 156 yards with two touchdowns on 12 carries, and Adam Choice and Lyn-J Dixon each ran for a score as well. On the defensive side of the ball, Clemson held the Pitt offense to negative yardage for the first nine minutes of the game and also limited the Panthers to just eight passing yards for the whole game. Tre Lamar topped the stat sheet with nine total tackles, and Dexter Lawrence and Isaiah Simmons each contributed two and a half of the Tigers’ nine total tackles for loss.

Your 2️⃣0️⃣1️⃣8️⃣ ACC champions #ChampionshipPhase #ALLIN 🐅 pic.twitter.com/Q7PlubX4Hm
— Clemson Football (@ClemsonFB) December 2, 2018

The first team in the ACC's 66-season history to win four-consecutive outright titles… but the work is not done. #ALLIN 🐅 pic.twitter.com/gWtQDZI3cc
— Clemson Football (@ClemsonFB) December 2, 2018

Postgame Celebration

Photos by Carl Ackerman, Dawson Powers, David Platt and Madison Williams

Notes

Clemson won its 24th conference championship in school history. The Tigers now boast four SIAA championships, two Southern Conference championships and 18 ACC championships to their credit, and their 24 total conference championships are the most among the ACC’s current membership.
Clemson secured its conference-leading 18th all-time ACC championship, three ahead of the 15 earned by Florida State.
Clemson became the first team in ACC history to win four consecutive ACC titles outright. Florida State earned at least a share of nine consecutive ACC titles
Including the 42 points against Pitt, Clemson has now scored 590 points, breaking the school record for points in season, held previously by the 2016 Tigers (588)
Running back Travis Etienne amassed 156 yards with a pair of touchdowns on 12 carries.
By virtue of adding his two touchdowns to his career total, Etienne tied Wayne Gallman (34 from 2014-16) for third on the school’s leaderboard for career rushing touchdowns.
Including his 156 yards against Pitt, Etienne has now recorded only the second 1,400-yard rushing season in school history (Wayne Gallman in 2015).

First Half

Photos by Carl Ackerman, Dawson Powers, David Platt and Madison Williams

Pregame photos

Photos by Carl Ackerman, Dawson Powers, David Platt and Madison Williams