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Tech bests Clemson for ACC title
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Georgia Tech running back Jonathan Dwyer (21) celebrates with teammate Anthony Allen (18) after scoring a second-quarter touchdown against Clemson on Saturday during the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship in Tampa, Fla. - photo by By Mike Carlson

TAMPA, Fla. — Georgia Tech's swift turnaround under Paul Johnson now includes its first Atlantic Coast Conference title in more than a decade.

Jonathan Dwyer's 15-yard touchdown run with 1:20 remaining gave the 12th-ranked Yellow Jackets a 39-34 victory over No. 25 Clemson in Saturday night's ACC championship game.

Josh Nesbitt threw a 70-yard TD pass to DeMaryius Thomas and Scott Blair kicked a title game-record four field goals to help the Yellow Jackets (11-2) win the crown — Tech's first since sharing it with Florida State in 1998 — in their second season under Johnson.

ACC player of the year C.J. Spiller rushed for 233 yards and four touchdowns for Clemson (8-5), which has lost two straight following a six-game winning streak that revived its season after a slow start.

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