2013 Chick-fil-A Bowl
The 2013 Chick-fil-A Bowl was an American college football bowl game that was played on December 31, 2013, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. The 46th edition of the Chick-fil-A Bowl (formerly called the Peach Bowl), it featured the Duke Blue Devils from the Atlantic Coast Conference against the Texas A&M Aggies from the Southeastern Conference. It began at 8:00 p.m. EST and was aired on ESPN. It was one of the 2013–14 bowl games that concluded the 2013 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by the Chick-fil-A restaurant franchise.
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Date | December 31, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Season | 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Georgia Dome | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Offensive: Johnny Manziel (QB – Texas A&M) Defensive: Toney Hurd Jr. (DB – Texas A&M) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Favorite | Texas A&M by 12[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Jeff Maconaghy (American) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 67,496 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Payout | US$$7.4 million (total)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Rece Davis (play-by-play) Jesse Palmer (analyst) David Pollack (analyst) Samantha Ponder (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nielsen ratings | 8.69 million viewers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
In a contest dominated by both teams' offensive units, Duke scored first and stayed ahead for most of the game. But with a little more than a minute left in regulation, Texas A&M returned an interception for a touchdown, and ended up winning by a score of 52–48. Although 67,496 tickets were distributed, the crowd was far less than capacity.
Duke finished the regular season with a record of 10–3 (6–2 ACC) and a BCS ranking of #24. Texas A&M had a record of 8–4 (4–4 SEC) and a BCS ranking of #21. The 2013 Chick-fil-A Bowl was the first-ever meeting of the two teams.[3]
Teams
The 2013 Chick-fil-A Bowl was the very first meeting between Duke and Texas A&M, as well as both programs' first appearance in the bowl. Both teams were ranked #21 in the Coaches' Poll coming into the game.
Duke
Texas A&M
Scoring summary
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Statistics
Statistics | Duke | Texas A&M |
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First Downs | 29 | 30 |
Total offense, plays – yards | 82-661 | 68-541 |
Rushes-yards (net) | 234 | 159 |
Passing yards (net) | 427 | 382 |
Passes, Comp-Att-Int | 29-45-2 | 30-38-0 |
Time of Possession | 35:02 | 24:58 |
Notes
- December 22, 2013 – Texas A&M linebacker Darian Claiborne was suspended after he was arrested on suspicion on drug possession.[4]
References
- Bowl Schedule, Los Angeles Times, December 10, 2013
- Chick-fil-A Bowl Sets Impressive List of TV, Game Records Archived 2014-01-12 at the Wayback Machine, Chick-fil-A Bowl, January 6, 2014
- Texas A&M to Face Duke in Chick-fil-A Bowl
- Associated Press, Texas A&M linebacker Darian Claiborne arrested, suspended, Los Angeles Times, December 22, 2013