2013 Chick-fil-A Bowl
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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) |
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| Favorite | Texas A&M by 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Jeff Maconaghy (American) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 67,496 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$$7.4 million (total) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers |
Rece Davis (play-by-play) Jesse Palmer (analyst) David Pollack (analyst) Samantha Ponder (sideline) |
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| Nielsen ratings | 8.69 million viewers | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
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.
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.
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.
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