It was the 15th annual ACC Championship Game, played to determine the 2019 champion of the Atlantic Coast Conference football season.

The game was held at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.

This was Pitt's first appearance in the Championship Game, and they were the sixth different school to come out of the Coastal Division in the past six seasons.

Clemson won the 2018 game 42–10 for their fourth consecutive ACC title, and went on to win the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship.

[4] Clemson clinched the Atlantic division for the fifth consecutive year, and entered the game with an undefeated 12–0 record for the third time in that span.