Peach Bowl

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Peach Bowl
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Peach Bowl logo.svg
Stadium Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Location Atlanta, Georgia
Previous stadiums Grant Field (1968–1970)
Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium (1971–1992)
Georgia Dome (1993–2016)
Operated1968–present
Championship affiliation CFP (2014–present)
Previous conference tie-ins SEC, ACC
Payout US$3,967,500 (ACC) (As of 2011) [1]
US$2,932,500 (SEC) (As of 2011) [1]
Sponsors
Chick-fil-A (1997–present)
Former names
  • Peach Bowl (1968–1996)
  • Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (1997–2005)
  • Chick-fil-A Bowl (2006–2013)
2022 matchup
Ohio State vs. Georgia (Georgia 42–41)
2023 matchup
Ole Miss vs. Penn State (Ole Miss 38–25)

The Peach Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played in Atlanta, Georgia, since December 1968. Since 1997, it has been sponsored by Chick-fil-A and is officially known as the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. From 2006 to 2013, it was officially referred to as simply the Chick-fil-A Bowl. The winner of the bowl game is awarded the George P. Crumbley Trophy, named after the game's founder George Crumbley.

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The first three Peach Bowls were played at Grant Field on the Georgia Tech campus in Atlanta. Between 1971 and 1992, Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium hosted the game. Between 1993 and 2016, the Georgia Dome played host. The bowl then moved to Mercedes-Benz Stadium starting in 2017. Since the 2014 season, the Peach Bowl has been part of the New Year's Six, featuring College Football Playoff matchups with the 2016, 2019, 2022, and 2025 games hosting a national semifinal. [2]

History

Seven of the first ten meetings (all but the 1968, 1971, and 1974 games) pitted an Atlantic Coast Conference team against an at-large opponent. The bowl had no automatic berths prior to 1993, but usually featured an ACC team or a team from the Southeastern Conference. From 1993 until 2013, the game matched an SEC team against one from the ACC. From 1993 to 2005, this matchup was the third selection from the ACC against the fourth from the SEC. In 2005, the bowl hosted its first-ever matchup of top 10 ranked teams.

The Peach Bowl was the first charity bowl, and is credited to being created by Lions Club member George Pierre Crumbley Jr., known as the "Father of the Peach Bowl", who shepherded it through NCAA certification. [3] [4] The game was originally created as a fund-raiser by the Lions Clubs of Georgia in 1968, but after years of lackluster attendance and revenue, the game was taken over by the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. [5]

Chick-fil-A, a fast food restaurant chain based in nearby College Park, has sponsored the game since 1997. From 2006 until 2013, Chick-fil-A's contract gave it full naming rights and the game was referred to as the Chick-fil-A Bowl as a result. The traditional "Peach Bowl" name was reinstated following the announcement that the bowl would be one of the six College Football Playoff bowls. [6] [7] [8]

The funds from the deal were used to increase payouts for the participating teams. In response, from 2006 to 2014 the ACC gave the committee the first pick of its teams after the BCS—usually the loser of the ACC Championship Game or one of the division runners-up. Also from 2006, the bowl got the fifth overall selection from the SEC (including the BCS). However, the BCS took two SEC schools in every season for the last nine years of its run, leaving the Chick-Fil-A with the sixth pick from the conference—usually one of the division runners-up. It ascended to major-bowl status when it was added to the "New Year's Six" bowls starting with the 2014 season, assuring that it would feature major conference champions and/or prestigious runners-up.

As of 2013, the bowl was sold out for 17 straight years, the second-longest streak behind only the Rose Bowl Game. [9] In 2007, the Chick-fil-A Bowl became the best-attended non-BCS bowl for the previous decade.

The 2007 game was played on December 31, 2007, featuring the second Peach Bowl matchup between #15 Clemson and #21 Auburn. It was the first time the Peach Bowl had ended regulation play with a tie, and with the rules in play since the early 1990s, required an overtime, which Auburn won, 23–20. [10] [11] With a 5.09 share (4.92 million households), the 2007 game was the highest-rated ESPN-broadcast bowl game of the 2007–2008 season as well as the highest rated in the game's history. [12] The rating was also higher than two New Year's Day bowls, the Cotton and the Gator. [13] In October 2009, the bowl extended the Atlantic Coast Conference contract through 2013. According to Sports Illustrated , although the bowl generated $12.3 million in profit in 2007, only $5.9 million of that was paid out to the participating schools. [14] On December 31, 2012, the bowl set new records for viewership. The New Year's Eve telecast – a 25-24 Clemson victory over LSU – averaged 8.557 million viewers (a 5.6 household coverage rating), making it ESPN's most-viewed non-BCS bowl ever. [15] [16]

The 2017 season matchup, played January 1, 2018, featured an undefeated UCF playing an Auburn team that had in the regular season defeated both national championship contenders Georgia and Alabama (the eventual 2018 College Football Playoff Champion). A 34–27 UCF victory resulted in UCF being the only undefeated FBS team for the 2017 season. [17] As such, UCF was selected as the 2017 national champions by one NCAA recognized selector and thus claims a share of the 2017 national championship. [18]

The Peach Bowl has donated more than $32 million to charity since 2016. [19]

Statistics

Game results

All rankings are based on the AP Poll prior to the game being played. Italics denote a tie game.

Date playedBowl nameWinning teamLosing teamAttendance [23] Venue
December 30, 1968 Peach Bowl LSU 3119 Florida State 2735,545 Grant Field
December 30, 1969 Peach Bowl 19 West Virginia 14 South Carolina 348,452
December 30, 1970 Peach Bowl 8 Arizona State 48 North Carolina 2652,126
December 30, 1971 Peach Bowl 17 Ole Miss 41 Georgia Tech 1836,771 Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
December 29, 1972 Peach Bowl NC State 4918 West Virginia 1352,671
December 28, 1973 Peach Bowl Georgia 1718 Maryland 1638,107
December 28, 1974 Peach Bowl Texas Tech 6 Vanderbilt 631,695
December 31, 1975 Peach Bowl West Virginia 13 NC State 1045,134
December 31, 1976 Peach Bowl Kentucky 2119 North Carolina 054,132
December 31, 1977 Peach Bowl NC State 24 Iowa State 1436,733
December 25, 1978 Peach Bowl 17 Purdue 41 Georgia Tech 2120,277
December 31, 1979 Peach Bowl 19 Baylor 2418 Clemson 1857,371
January 2, 1981 Peach Bowl 20 Miami (Florida) 20 Virginia Tech 1045,384
December 31, 1981 Peach Bowl West Virginia 26 Florida 637,582
December 31, 1982 Peach Bowl Iowa 28 Tennessee 2250,134
December 30, 1983 Peach Bowl Florida State 28 North Carolina 325,648
December 31, 1984 Peach Bowl Virginia 27 Purdue 2441,107
December 31, 1985 Peach Bowl Army 31 Illinois 2929,857
December 31, 1986 Peach Bowl Virginia Tech 2518 NC State 2453,668
January 2, 1988 Peach Bowl 17 Tennessee 27 Indiana 2258,737
December 31, 1988 Peach Bowl NC State 28 Iowa 2344,635
December 30, 1989 Peach Bowl Syracuse 19 Georgia 1844,991
December 29, 1990 Peach Bowl Auburn 27 Indiana 2338,912
January 1, 1992 Peach Bowl 12 East Carolina 3721 NC State 3459,322
January 2, 1993 Peach Bowl 19 North Carolina 2124 Mississippi State 1769,125 Georgia Dome
December 31, 1993 Peach Bowl 24 Clemson 14 Kentucky 1363,416
January 1, 1995 Peach Bowl 23 NC State 2816 Mississippi State 2464,902
December 30, 1995 Peach Bowl 18 Virginia 34 Georgia 2770,825
December 28, 1996 Peach Bowl 17 LSU 10 Clemson 763,622
January 2, 1998 Peach Bowl 13 Auburn 21 Clemson 1771,212
December 31, 1998 Peach Bowl 19 Georgia 3513 Virginia 3372,876
December 30, 1999 Peach Bowl 15 Mississippi State 17 Clemson 773,315
December 29, 2000 Peach Bowl LSU 2815 Georgia Tech 1473,614
December 31, 2001 Peach Bowl North Carolina 16 Auburn 1071,827
December 31, 2002 Peach Bowl 20 Maryland 30 Tennessee 368,330
January 2, 2004 Peach Bowl Clemson 276 Tennessee 1475,125
December 31, 2004 Peach Bowl 14 Miami (Florida) 2720 Florida 1069,322
December 30, 2005 Peach Bowl 10 LSU 409 Miami (Florida) 365,620
December 30, 2006 Chick-fil-A Bowl Georgia 3114 Virginia Tech 2475,406
December 31, 2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl 22 Auburn 2315 Clemson 2074,413
December 31, 2008 Chick-fil-A Bowl LSU 3814 Georgia Tech 371,423
December 31, 2009 Chick-fil-A Bowl 12 Virginia Tech 37 Tennessee 1473,777
December 31, 2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl 23 Florida State 2619 South Carolina 1772,217
December 31, 2011 Chick-fil-A Bowl Auburn 43 Virginia 2472,919
December 31, 2012 Chick-fil-A Bowl 14 Clemson 259 LSU 2468,027
December 31, 2013 Chick-fil-A Bowl 20 Texas A&M 5222 Duke 4867,946
December 31, 2014 Peach Bowl 6 TCU 429 Ole Miss 365,706
December 31, 2015 Peach Bowl 14 Houston 389 Florida State 2471,007
December 31, 2016 CFP Peach Bowl 1 Alabama 244 Washington 775,996
January 1, 2018 Peach Bowl 10 UCF 347 Auburn 2771,109 Mercedes-Benz Stadium
December 29, 2018 Peach Bowl 10 Florida 418 Michigan 1574,006
December 28, 2019 CFP Peach Bowl 1 LSU 634 Oklahoma 2878,347
January 1, 2021 Peach Bowl 11 Georgia 246 Cincinnati 2115,301
December 30, 2021 Peach Bowl 11 Michigan State 3113 Pittsburgh 2141,230
December 31, 2022 CFP Peach Bowl 1 Georgia 424 Ohio State 4179,330
December 30, 2023 Peach Bowl 11 Ole Miss 3810 Penn State 2571,230

Source: [24]

^CFP Denotes College Football Playoff semifinal game

Future games

MVPs

An offensive and defensive MVP are selected for each game; from 1989 through 1998, selections were made for both teams.

GameOffensive MVPDefensive MVP
PlayerTeamPositionPlayerTeamPosition
1968Mike HillmanLSUQBBuddy MillicanLSUDE
1969Ed WilliamsWest VirginiaFB Carl Crennel West VirginiaMG
1970 Monroe Eley Arizona StateHB Junior Ah You Arizona StateDE
1971 Norris Weese Ole MissQBCrowell ArmstrongOle MissLB
1972Dave BuckeyNC StateQBGeorge BellNC StateDT
1973 Louis Carter MarylandTBSylvester BolerGeorgiaLB
1974Larry IsaacTexas TechTB Dennis Harrison VanderbiltDB
1975 Dan Kendra West VirginiaQBRay MarshallWest VirginiaLB
1976Rod StewartKentuckyTBMike MartinKentuckyLB
1977 Johnny Evans NC StateQBRichard CarterNC StateDB
1978 Mark Herrmann PurdueQBCalvin ClarkPurdueDT
1979Mike BrannanBaylorQBAndrew MelontreeBaylorDE
1981 Jim Kelly Miami (Florida)QB Jim Burt Miami (Florida)MG
1981Mickey WalczakWest VirginiaRBDon StempleWest VirginiaDB
1982 Chuck Long IowaQBClay UhlenhakeIowaDT
1983Eric ThomasFlorida StateQB Alphonso Carreker Florida StateDT
1984Howard PettyVirginiaTBRay DalyVirginiaCB
1985 Rob Healy ArmyQBPeel ChronisterArmyS
1986 Erik Kramer NC StateQBDerrick TaylorNC StateCB
1988 Reggie Cobb TennesseeTB Van Waiters IndianaLB
1988 Shane Montgomery NC StateQB Michael Brooks NC StateCB
1989Michael OwensSyracuseRB Terry Wooden SyracuseLB
Rodney Hampton GeorgiaRB Morris Lewis GeorgiaLB
1990 Stan White AuburnQBDarrel CrawfordAuburnLB
Vaughn Dunbar IndianaRB Mike Dumas IndianaFS
1992 Jeff Blake East CarolinaQB Robert Jones East CarolinaLB
Terry JordanNC StateQBBilly Ray HaynesNC StateDB
Jan. 1993 Natrone Means North CarolinaRB Bracey Walker North CarolinaDB
Greg PlumpMississippi StateQB Marc Woodard Mississippi StateLB
Dec. 1993 Emory Smith ClemsonRB Brentson Buckner ClemsonDE
Pookie JonesKentuckyQBZane BeehnKentuckyLB
Jan. 1995 Tremayne Stephens NC StateRB Damien Covington
Carl Reeves
NC StateILB
DT
Tim RogersMississippi StateKLarry WilliamsMississippi StateDL
Dec. 1995 Tiki Barber VirginiaRBSkeet JonesVirginiaLB
Hines Ward GeorgiaQB Whit Marshall GeorgiaLB
1996 Herb Tyler LSUQB Anthony McFarland LSUDL
Raymond PriesterClemsonRB Trevor Pryce ClemsonLB
Jan. 1998 Dameyune Craig AuburnQB Takeo Spikes AuburnLB
Raymond PriesterClemsonRB Anthony Simmons ClemsonLB
Dec. 1998 Olandis Gary GeorgiaRB Champ Bailey GeorgiaDB
Aaron Brooks VirginiaQB Wali Rainer VirginiaLB
1999 Wayne Madkin Mississippi StateQB Keith Adams ClemsonLB
2000 Rohan Davey LSUQB Bradie James LSULB
2001 Ronald Curry North CarolinaQB Ryan Sims North CarolinaDL
2002 Scott McBrien MarylandQB E.J. Henderson MarylandLB
Jan. 2004Chad JasminClemsonRB Leroy Hill ClemsonLB
Dec. 2004 Roscoe Parrish Miami (Florida)WR Devin Hester Miami (Florida)CB
2005 Matt Flynn LSUQBJim MorrisMiami (Florida)DT
2006 Matthew Stafford GeorgiaQB Tony Taylor GeorgiaLB
2007 C. J. Spiller ClemsonRB Pat Sims AuburnDT
2008 Jordan Jefferson LSUQB Perry Riley LSULB
2009 Ryan Williams Virginia TechRB Cody Grimm Virginia TechLB
2010 Chris Thompson Florida StateRB Greg Reid Florida StateCB
2011 Onterio McCalebb AuburnRB Chris Davis AuburnCB
2012 Tajh Boyd ClemsonQB Kevin Minter LSULB
2013 Johnny Manziel Texas A&MQBToney Hurd Jr.Texas A&MDB
2014 Trevone Boykin TCUQBJames McFarlandTCUDE
2015 Greg Ward, Jr. HoustonQB William Jackson III HoustonCB
2016 Bo Scarbrough AlabamaRB Ryan Anderson AlabamaLB
Jan. 2018 McKenzie Milton UCFQB Shaquem Griffin UCFLB
Dec. 2018 Feleipe Franks FloridaQB Chauncey Gardner-Johnson FloridaDB
2019 Joe Burrow LSUQB K'Lavon Chaisson LSULB
Jan. 2021 Jack Podlesny GeorgiaK Azeez Ojulari GeorgiaLB
Dec. 2021 Jayden Reed Michigan StateWR Cal Haladay Michigan StateLB
2022 Stetson Bennett GeorgiaQBJavon BullardGeorgiaDB
2023 [25] Caden PrieskornOle MissTEJared IveyOle MissDE

Most appearances

Updated through the December 2023 edition (56 games, 112 total appearances).

Teams with multiple appearances
Teams with a single appearance

Won (11): Alabama, Arizona State, Army, Baylor, East Carolina, Houston, Michigan State, Syracuse, TCU, Texas A&M, UCF
Lost (10): Cincinnati, Duke, Illinois, Iowa State, Michigan, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Washington
Tied (2): Texas Tech, Vanderbilt

Appearances by conference

Updated through the December 2023 edition (56 games, 112 total appearances).

ConferenceRecordAppearances by season
GamesWLTWin pct.WonLostTied
SEC 4023161.5881968, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1987*, 1990, 1996, 1997*, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020*, 2022, 20231981, 1982, 1989, 1992*, 1993, 1994*, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003*, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2017*1974
ACC 3715220.4051972, 1977, 1984, 1988, 1992*, 1993, 1994*, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003*, 2004, 2009, 2010, 20121969, 1970, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1983, 1986, 1991*, 1996, 1997*, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2021 
Independents 14950.6431969, 1975, 1980*, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1991*1968, 1971, 1972, 1978, 1980* 
Big Ten 11380.2731978, 1982, 20211984, 1985, 1987*, 1988, 1990, 2018, 2022, 2023 
The American 3210.6672015, 2017*2020* 
SWC 2101.7501979 1974
Big 12 2110.50020142019 
WAC 11001.0001970  
Big Eight 1010.000 1977 
Pac-12 1010.000 2016 

Game records

TeamRecord, Team vs. OpponentYear
Most points scored (both teams)100, Texas A&M (52) vs. Duke (48) 2013
Most points scored (one team)63, LSU (63) vs. Oklahoma (28) 2019
Most points scored (losing team)48, Duke (48) vs. Texas A&M (52)2013
Fewest points scored12, Vanderbilt (6) vs. Texas Tech (6) 1974
Fewest points allowed0, Kentucky (21) vs. North Carolina (0) 1976
Largest margin of victory39, TCU (42) vs. Ole Miss (3) 2014
Total yards693, LSU vs. Oklahoma2019
Rushing yards356, West Virginia vs. South Carolina 1969
Passing yards493, LSU vs. Oklahoma2019
First downs32, Clemson vs. LSU 2012
Fewest yards allowed105, West Virginia vs. Florida 1981
Fewest rushing yards allowed5, Virginia Tech vs. Tennessee 2009
Fewest passing yards allowed3, South Carolina vs. West Virginia1969
IndividualRecord, Player, TeamYear
All-purpose yards469, Hines Ward (Georgia) 1995
Touchdowns (all-purpose)8, Joe Burrow (LSU)2019
Rushing yards208, Ed Williams (West Virginia)1969
Rushing touchdowns3, 7 playersmult.
Passing yards493, Joe Burrow (LSU)2019
Passing touchdowns7, Joe Burrow (LSU)2019
Receiving yards227, Justin Jefferson (LSU)2019
Receiving touchdowns4, Justin Jefferson (LSU)2019
Tackles
Sacks
Interceptions3, Michael Brooks (NC State) 1988
Long PlaysRecord, Player, TeamYear
Touchdown run83 yds., C. J. Spiller (Clemson) 2007
Touchdown pass82 yds., Mike Groh to Demetrius Allen (Virginia) 1995
Kickoff return83 yds., Demetrius Allen (Virginia)1995
Punt return79 yds., Steve Suter (Maryland) 2002
Interception return78 yds., Cal Haladay (Michigan State)2021
Fumble return10 yds., Jason Ferguson (Georgia) 1995
Punt67 yds., Damon Duval (Auburn) 2001
Field goal53 yds., shared by:
Colt David (LSU)
Jack Podlesny (Georgia)

2008
2021
MiscellaneousRecord, Team vs. TeamYear
Game Attendance79,330, Georgia vs. Ohio State 2022

Source: [26]

Battle for Bowl Week

Battle for Bowl Week has the teams compete in events during the week leading up to the game. Events in 2021 included a basketball challenge and go-kart racing. From 2011 to 2023, the winner of the Battle for Bowl Week won the game eight of thirteen times. [27]

YearWinner
2010 Florida State
2011 Auburn Tigers
2012 Clemson Tigers
2013 Texas A&M
2014 TCU
2015 Houston
2016 Washington
2017 Auburn
2018 Michigan
2019 Oklahoma
2021 Michigan State
2022 Ohio State
2023 Ole Miss

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