2013 Chick-fil-A Bowl

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2013 Peach Bowl
46th Peach Bowl
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The Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, hosted the Peach Bowl.
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Duke14243748
Texas A&M314142152
DateDecember 31, 2013
Season 2013
Stadium Georgia Dome
Location Atlanta, Georgia
MVPOffensive: Johnny Manziel (QB – Texas A&M)
Defensive: Toney Hurd Jr. (DB – Texas A&M)
Favorite Texas A&M by 12 [1]
National anthem Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band
Referee Jeff Maconaghy (American)
Halftime show Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band, Duke University Marching Band
Attendance67,496
Payout US$$7.4 million (total) [2]
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN
Announcers Rece Davis (play-by-play)
Jesse Palmer (analyst)
David Pollack (analyst)
Samantha Ponder (sideline)
Nielsen ratings 8.69 million viewers
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The 2013 Chick-fil-A Bowl, more commonly known as the 2013 Peach Bowl, was a college football bowl game played on December 31, 2013, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. With sponsorship from Chick-fil-A, it was the 46th edition of the game known throughout most of its history as the Peach Bowl. The game 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.

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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

Scoring summary
QuarterTime Drive TeamScoring informationScore
Plays Yards TOP DukeTexas A&M
18:508633:41DUKEJosh Snead 11-yard touchdown reception from Anthony Boone, Ross Martin kick good70
15:3111533:19TAMU45-yard field goal by Josh Lambo 73
14:125791:19DUKEBrandon Connette 3-yard touchdown run, Martin kick good143
214:213241:18DUKEBoone 11-yard touchdown run, Martin kick good213
213:044751:17TAMU Travis Labhart 23-yard touchdown reception from Johnny Manziel, Lambo kick good2110
211:493751:15DUKE Jamison Crowder 59-yard touchdown reception from Boone, Martin kick good2810
26:4513755:04TAMULabhart 9-yard touchdown reception from Manziel, Lambo kick good2817
22:3111754:14DUKESnead 25-yard touchdown run, Martin kick good3517
20:007492:31DUKE18-yard field goal by Martin3817
39:556642:03TAMULabhart 19-yard touchdown reception from Manziel, Lambo kick good3824
35:056702:03TAMU Tra Carson 21-yard touchdown run, Lambo kick good3831
30:439734:22DUKE20-yard field goal by Martin4131
412:483671:02TAMUManziel 3-yard touchdown run, Lambo kick good4138
46:4614756:02DUKEDavid Reeves 21-yard touchdown reception from Boone, Martin kick good4838
45:443671:02TAMU Derel Walker 44-yard touchdown reception from Manziel, Lambo kick good4845
43:33TAMUInterception returned 55 yards for touchdown by Toney Hurd Jr., Lambo kick good4852
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.4852

Statistics

StatisticsDukeTexas A&M
First Downs2930
Total offense, plays – yards82-66168-541
Rushes-yards (net)234159
Passing yards (net)427382
Passes, Comp-Att-Int29-45-230-38-0
Time of Possession35:0224:58

Notes

References

  1. Bowl Schedule, Los Angeles Times, December 10, 2013
  2. 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
  3. Texas A&M to Face Duke in Chick-fil-A Bowl
  4. Associated Press, Texas A&M linebacker Darian Claiborne arrested, suspended, Los Angeles Times, December 22, 2013