2008 ACC Championship Game Program

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Contents 2

Welcome from ACC Commissioner John Swofford

4

Welcome from Governor Charlie Crist

6

Meet John Swofford

7

Staff of the ACC

8

Traditions of Excellence

10

ACC Secures League-Record Nine Bowl Partnerships

11

Four Teams, 11 Individuals Win National Championships

12

ACC Players and Teams in the Community

13

ACC Tops in Graduation Success Rates

14

48-Hour Celebration

16

Stadium Information

18

Tampa Bay and the ACC

20

2008 Bowl Lineup

22

ACC Championship Recap

26

ACC Football: By the Numbers

29

ACC Officials: A Dedicated Fraternity In Stripes

92

Legends of the ACC

118

ACC and the NFL

120

Myron Rolle

121

The ACCIAC:

ATLANTIC DIVISION CHAMPION BOSTON COLLEGE SCHEDULE RESULTS 35 STATISTICS 36 COACHING STAFF 37 TEAM ROSTER 37

COASTAL DIVISION CHAMPION VIRGINIA TECH SCHEDULE RESULTS 41 STATISTICS 42 COACHING STAFF 43 TEAM ROSTER 43

A winning formula of Athletics and Academics THE ACC SCHOOLS 66

BOSTON COLLEGE

68

CLEMSON

70

DUKE

72

FLORIDA STATE

74

GEORGIA TECH

76

MARYLAND

78

MIAMI

80

NORTH CAROLINA

82

NC STATE

84

VIRGINIA

86

VIRGINIA TECH

88

WAKE FOREST

90

HOME FIELDS OF THE ACC

A WEEK BY WEEK REVIEW OF THE 2008 ACC FOOTBALL SEASON 46 FINAL REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS AND STATISTICS 52 OFFENSIVE/OVERALL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR 54 DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR 55 OFFENSIVE/OVERALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR 56 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR 57 COACH OF THE YEAR 58 JIM TATUM AWARD WINNER 59 THE PICCOLO AWARD WINNER 60 THE JACOBS BLOCKING AWARD 61 ALL-ACC TEAM 62 ACC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME RECORDS 64


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