2013 Chick-fil-A Bowl

2013 Chick-fil-A Bowl
2013 Chick-fil-A Bowl
46th Peach Bowl
Duke Blue Devils	Texas A&M Aggies
(10–3)	(8–4)
ACC	SEC
48	52
Head coach: ; David Cutcliffe	Head coach: ; Kevin Sumlin
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
National anthem	Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band
Referee	Jeff Maconaghy (American)
Halftime show	Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band, Duke University Marching Band
Attendance	67,496
Payout	US$$7.4 million (total)
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
Chick-fil-A Bowl
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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.

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

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Duke	Texas A&M
1	8:50	8	63	3:41	DUKE	Josh Snead 11-yard touchdown reception from Anthony Boone, Ross Martin kick good	7	0
1	5:31	11	53	3:19	TAMU	45-yard field goal by Josh Lambo	7	3
1	4:12	5	79	1:19	DUKE	Brandon Connette 3-yard touchdown run, Martin kick good	14	3
2	14:21	3	24	1:18	DUKE	Boone 11-yard touchdown run, Martin kick good	21	3
2	13:04	4	75	1:17	TAMU	Travis Labhart 23-yard touchdown reception from Johnny Manziel, Lambo kick good	21	10
2	11:49	3	75	1:15	DUKE	Jamison Crowder 59-yard touchdown reception from Boone, Martin kick good	28	10
2	6:45	13	75	5:04	TAMU	Labhart 9-yard touchdown reception from Manziel, Lambo kick good	28	17
2	2:31	11	75	4:14	DUKE	Snead 25-yard touchdown run, Martin kick good	35	17
2	0:00	7	49	2:31	DUKE	18-yard field goal by Martin	38	17
3	9:55	6	64	2:03	TAMU	Labhart 19-yard touchdown reception from Manziel, Lambo kick good	38	24
3	5:05	6	70	2:03	TAMU	Tra Carson 21-yard touchdown run, Lambo kick good	38	31
3	0:43	9	73	4:22	DUKE	20-yard field goal by Martin	41	31
4	12:48	3	67	1:02	TAMU	Manziel 3-yard touchdown run, Lambo kick good	41	38
4	6:46	14	75	6:02	DUKE	David Reeves 21-yard touchdown reception from Boone, Martin kick good	48	38
4	5:44	3	67	1:02	TAMU	Derel Walker 44-yard touchdown reception from Manziel, Lambo kick good	48	45
4	3:33				TAMU	Interception returned 55 yards for touchdown by Toney Hurd Jr., Lambo kick good	48	52
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							48	52

Statistics

Statistics	Duke	Texas A&M
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