2013 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl
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| Date | December 28, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Sun Devil Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Tempe, Arizona | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Jake Waters (QB), Tyler Lockett (WR), Dante Barnett (S), KSU | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Kansas State by 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Land Clark (Pac-12) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 53,284 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers |
Sean McDonough (Play-by-Play) Chris Spielman (Analyst) |
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The 2013 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl was an American college football bowl game that was played on December 28, 2013 at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. The 25th annual Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl featured the Michigan Wolverines of the Big Ten Conference and the Kansas State Wildcats of the Big 12 Conference. The game was telecast at 8:15 p.m. MST on ESPN. It is one of the 2013–14 bowl games that concluded the 2013 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by the Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant franchise.
Kansas State defeated Michigan by a score of 31–14, breaking the Wildcats' five-game bowl losing streak.
This postseason game was the first meeting of the two teams.
The Michigan Wolverines represented the University of Michigan during the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolverines played in the Legends Division of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The team was led by head coach Brady Hoke, who was in his third season. The season ended with a record of 7-6 overall (3-5 in conference play).
The Wolverines won 6 of their first 7 games including a 41–30 victory over rival #14 Notre Dame. After defeating the Indiana Hoosiers 63–47, Michigan only won one more game and lost four more heading in to this bowl game.
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