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Clemson cruises past Virginia, 62-17, to win fifth straight ACC Championship

The Clemson Tigers beat the Virginia Cavaliers, 62 to 17, to capture the Tigers’ fifth straight ACC Championship.

Trevor Lawrence set an ACC Championship Game record with four touchdown passes—three of them to Tee Higgins—on 16-of-22 passing for 302 yards. Higgins had nine grabs for 182 yards and the aforementioned three touchdowns.

For Virginia, Bryce Perkins was the offense, with 324 of UVA’s 387 total yards: 266 passing and 58 rushing, with two touchdown passes and two interceptions. Wide receivers Hasise Dubois and Billy Kemp each set career highs for receptions, with 10 and 9, respectively; Dubois logged 130 yards and a score, while Kemp put up 66 yards.