College football game
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
Scoring summary
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
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
Notes
December 22, 2013 – Texas A&M linebacker Darian Claiborne was suspended after he was arrested on suspicion on drug possession.[ 4]
References
^ Bowl Schedule, Los Angeles Times , December 10, 2013
^ 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^ Texas A&M to Face Duke in Chick-fil-A Bowl ^ Associated Press, Texas A&M linebacker Darian Claiborne arrested, suspended , Los Angeles Times, December 22, 2013
Known as the Chick-fil-A Bowl from 2006–2013
History & conference tie-ins Games
