championship game championship game college football game game sponsored pepper final regular season contest college football season defeated winning football championship forced vacate game victory conference title sanctions stemming ncaa investigation according statement commissioner football selected represent virtue record conference play record overall representing record game rematch contest played september atlanta georgia game won close matchup game held james stadium tampa florida december tampa chosen host game poor attendance game previous location jacksonville florida led conference officials seek alternative championship hosted tampa game moved charlotte north_carolina start game championship large offense contest team offensive drive ended score turnover scored touchdown opening drive held lead end quarter second quarter scored points entered halftime lead extended lead quarter scoring points lone touchdown extra point fourth quarter closed gap took lead remaining drove field scored touchdown remaining giving lead game final margin recognition significant performance despite loss running named game valuable player winning earned spot orange bowl football game selected music city bowl players participated championship later played postseason star games later selected nfl draft selection process features winners coastal atlantic divisions early 2000s conference underwent expansion add members addition twelfth team allowed hold conference championship game ncaa rules inaugural game featured win different teams appearances game held jacksonville florida defeated team new championship game championship game veteran featured contest faced game resulted virginia tech victory played championship game won rematch site selection game cities jacksonville site championship game presented plans site championship game poor attendance championship game jacksonville second straight year officials representatives conference member schools elected extend contract manage host game year december weeks jacksonville hosted championship game announced tampa florida host game charlotte north_carolina host game cities chosen based bids presented member schools city requested granted year contract tampa chosen site game charlotte scheduled hold annual convention time game adequate hotel space ready time events result charlotte year span hosting game pushed team selection beginning college football season annual poll media members cover football predicted win win received possible place votes division received division regards predicting championship game outcome voters chose win predicted finish second coastal atlantic divisions respectively entered season campaign saw finish including season ending loss chick bowl head coach entering second season head high hopes able improve performance agreed johnson assumption ranked preseason coaches polls game yellow jackets defeated lightly regarded days later tech competitive game season narrowly defeated basis fake field goal touchdown late field goal week win tech raised national polls suffered loss season miami loss turned conference opponent regular season days miami loss defeated north_carolina followed win foe wins followed subsequent weeks victory win team gave lead divisional standings following virginia tech win defeated virginia overtime duke duke victory raised wins school time mark yellow jackets ranked highest position national polls year following duke game yellow jackets faced georgia rivalry known clean old fashioned hate game upset tech clinched slot win duke loss huge team began season finishing including season ending loss bowl nebraska heading returned players faced questions players perform better year experience question head coach beginning season head coach tigers assuming control seventh game attempted answer questions team potential game season win state lost real test conference game 15th ranked recovered win following week win month lost opponent september defeated divisional foe maryland losses loss left record anonymous report said coach involved shouting match position coach players called private meeting effort turn team season october tigers rallied losing streak defeating moved middle competition championship week defeating tigers traveled miami florida play miami hurricanes ranked bowl championship series poll tigers played hurricanes overtime upset miami touchdown miami win tied lead division standings tigers defeated held head head miami game defeated wins teams beat november november virginia november day defeated virginia defeated game giving championship outright virginia game faced longtime state rival south_carolina game south_carolina defeated ending tigers winning streak buildup following week regularly scheduled conference games teams fell national college football polls rivalry losses bowl championship series poll dropped poll coaches poll according coaches dropped coaches polls according spread predicted win game betting organizations favored point game rematch early regular season contest won game questions victory repeated twice teams matched played earlier season times loser matchup won second questions team quality losses rivalry games foes game summary championship game kicked est december james stadium tampa florida weather cloudy percent humidity air temperature north wind miles hour approximately people stands according attendance figures tickets sold game seen approximately million viewers espn broadcast game million viewers brought lowest rating broadcast championship game played prime time game referee umpire quarter began game possession short return tigers offense began work yard line short plays advanced ball yard line gained tigers play running broke free yard rush yard line plays later quarterback completed yard pass play ran forward yards goal line touchdown game points post score returned yard line began offensive possession plays game running escaped defense gains yards yards respectively plays advanced yard line began advancing small gains plays gained subsequent plays lost came field attempt convert yard field goal score narrowed lead quarter exactly half tigers began second drive game yard line advanced ball short gains tigers needed plays gain running advanced yards territory gain missed yard field goal attempt miss offense resumed field tech yard line yellow jackets advanced yard line running gained yards yard line plays later yellow jackets advanced yard line quarter ended leading second quarter second quarter began facing possession ball yard line play quarter gained yards running play yard line plays later completed scoring drive run end zone touchdown extra point gave lead game remaining returned yard line despite good field position unable advantage play drive quarterback parker threw interception defender went bounds tech yard line offense returned field point began driving field plays tech passed yard line penetrated yard line drive stalled consecutive penalties pushed yards tech unable score touchdown gain setback returned field scored yard field goal remaining half extended lead offense returned field yard line yard return ensuing drive key player tigers consecutive plays received ball rushing plays gained yards respectively plays route end zone touchdown attempted point conversion try failed tigers simply tied offense began final drive half remaining started yard line began slowly play gained yards second gained recovered fellow short running play gained yards drive continued consecutive rushing plays gained yards time stop game clock prevent time running half yard pass interference penalty pushed inside yard line blair converted field goal successful kick gave lead heading halftime quarter received ball begin game received ball begin second half returned tech yard line began offensive drive half jones opened drive yard run yellow jackets converted fourth continue field plays fourth conversion tech quarterback ran end zone touchdown following extra point gave tech lead remaining fielded following offense continued success found final drive half drive key performer drive began yard line took plays tigers score touchdown plays including culminating came covered yards touchdown cut lead quickly scored moved quickly yard line yellow jackets needed plays coming yard throw touchdown remaining quarter restored point margin beginning yard line attempted cut tech lead tigers guided running offense advanced yard line parker passing attack took parker completed passes defender ran long throw intercepted parker pass returned yards tech offense began despite good field position tech unable gain range yard field goal blair extended lead time running quarter offense entered field play yard line yard penalty delay game tigers gained yards plays pushing territory plays exhausted quarter remaining moments quarter ended leading fourth quarter fourth quarter began possession ball facing second yard line tigers plays quarter failed gain setting critical fourth conversion opportunity attempt field goal tigers attempted gain successful parker completed seven yard throw sacked parker subsequent play loss offset pass interference penalty play penalty ran yards touchdown subsequent extra point cut lead minutes remaining game solid lead time running game began sequence running plays intended game clock running gaining ground yard line yellow jackets gained yards seven plays advancing territory process facing fourth yard line yellow jackets attempted gain kick long field goal stopped short line offense returned field drove tigers field opening drive yard run play plays later capitalized drive yard run tying touchdown following extra point gave point lead remaining game post touchdown returned tech yard line began game winning drive offense began slowly gained yards plays setting crucial fourth conversion failed try ball deep territory little time remaining game reply score instead converted fourth keeping drive alive play fourth conversion completed yard pass pushing tech near plays later breached defense yard gain ahead score false start penalty point conversion try prevented extra points touchdown points lead received remaining game tigers play committed yard penalty incomplete passes followed parker completed yard throw set fourth tigers needed gain potential game winning drive going instead parker attempt run needed yards turned ball downs offense ran remaining seconds clock ensured victory statistical summary recognition performance despite losing effort running named game valuable player set game records yards yards carry touchdowns longest run finished game rushing yards leading combined rushing yards touchdowns rushed yards touchdown quarterback performer addition rushing performance completed pass attempts yards touchdown opposite field successful pass attempts yards game set championship game record longest pass play yard touchdown pass quarter teams set records total offense total yards total yards broke previous record total offense team rushing total break previous team rushing record defense defensive end led defenders total tackles including loss performance personal best second history leading seven including assisted tackles tech tackles second team interception returned yards interception return season longest championship game history interception fielded return effects win brought record loss dropped win ensured outright conference championship reward winning conference received spot orange bowl bowl championship series game game defeated selected participate postseason bowl game music city bowl played nashville tennessee selected tigers play kentucky game tigers defeated players selected nfl teams subsequent draft robinson selected 32nd overall pick watson defensive end taken 16th wide receiver 22nd safety running players team participated postseason star games preparation nfl draft played east west shrine game players annual senior bowl defensive backs linebacker watson played game vacated july forced vacate win ncaa investigation ncaa accused tech fielding ineligible player game unable obtain evidence ineligible player played ncaa concluded investigation hampered administration taken evidence wrongdoing penalties playing ineligible player imposed
2009 ACC Championship Game