Peach Bowl
| Peach Bowl | |
|---|---|
| Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl | |
| File:ChickfilABowl.PNG Chick-fil-A Bowl logo | |
| Stadium | Georgia Dome |
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Previous stadiums | Grant Field (1968—1970) Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (1971—1991) |
| Operated | 1968–present |
| Conference tie-ins | ACC, SEC |
| Payout | US$3,967,500 (ACC) (As of 2011[update])[1] US$2,932,500 (SEC) (As of 2011[update])[1] |
| Sponsors | |
Chick-fil-A (1998–present) | |
| Former names | |
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (1998–2005) Chick-fil-A Bowl (2006-2013) | |
| 2011 matchup | |
| Auburn vs. Virginia (Auburn 43-24) | |
| 2012 matchup | |
| LSU vs. Clemson (December 31, 2012) | |
The Peach Bowl (currently known as the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl for commercial reasons), is an annual college football bowl game played in Atlanta, Georgia since December 1968. The first three Peach Bowls were played at Grant Field on the Georgia Tech campus in Atlanta. Between 1971 and 1991, Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium hosted the game. Since then, the Georgia Dome has played host. 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. From 1993 until 2013, the game has matched a Southeastern Conference team against one from the ACC. In 2005, the bowl reached a new landmark in prestige with its first-ever matchup of top 10-rated teams. Starting in 2014, the Peach Bowl will become part of the National Championship Playoff series.
The game was originally created as a fund-raiser by the Lions Clubs of Georgia but in 1968, after years of lackluster attendance and revenue, the game was taken over by the Chamber of Commerce.
Atlanta-based Chick-fil-A became the title sponsor of the event with the January 1998 game. Starting with the 2006 season, Chick-fil-A assumed complete naming rights to the game in a five year, $22 million, sponsorship deal, temporarily ending almost forty years of the Peach Bowl name, although with the 2014 National Championship Playoff status, the game returned to the Peach Bowl name because of naming regulations. A new logo was unveiled April 6, 2006.
The funds from the deal will be used to increase payouts for the participating teams in hopes of further enhancing the bowl's stature. In response, the ACC has given the committee the first pick of its teams after the BCS beginning in 2006. The bowl currently has the fifth overall selection from the SEC (including the BCS). However, the BCS has taken two SEC schools in every season since 2006, leaving the Chick-Fil-A with the sixth pick from the conference. The 2010 game was a sellout, the fourteenth consecutive year as such.[2] In 2007 the Chick-fil-A Bowl became the best-attended non-BCS bowl for the last decade, and had the 3rd longest bowl sellout streak behind the Rose and Fiesta Bowls.
Starting with the 2014 season, the game, returning to the Peach Bowl name, will feature National Championship Playoff matchups, with the 2016, 2019, 2022, and 2025 games featuring a National Semifinal, and other years will have the playoff selection committee select the matchup. [3]
The 2007 game was played on December 31, 2007 featuring the second Chick-fil-A/Peach Bowl matchup between #15 Clemson and #21 Auburn. Clemson lost to Auburn 23—20 in the first ever Chick-fil-A or Peach Bowl to require overtime play.[4][5] 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.[6] The rating was also higher than two New Year's Day bowls, the Cotton and the Gator.[7] 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.[8] 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 8,557,000 viewers (a 5.6 household coverage rating), making it ESPN's most-viewed non-BCS bowl ever.[9][10]
Bowl facts
- Average margin of victory is 8.6 points in the last 20 years.
- Holds record for largest attendance in the history of the Georgia Dome: 75,406 in 2006 (Georgia vs. Virginia Tech).
- 16 straight sellouts (through 2012 Bowl).
- Highest-attended non-BCS bowl game.[11]
- $110 million in cumulative payout.
- Two of the top six bowl game broadcast ratings in ESPN history.
- Average rating is 5.0 over the last three years (through 2006 Bowl).
Game results
All rankings are taken from the AP Poll.
| Date Played | Winning Team | Losing Team | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 30, 1968 | LSU | 31 | #19 Florida State | 27 | notes |
| December 30, 1969 | #19 West Virginia | 14 | South Carolina | 3 | notes |
| December 30, 1970 | #8 Arizona State | 48 | North Carolina | 26 | notes |
| December 30, 1971 | #17 Mississippi | 41 | Georgia Tech | 18 | notes |
| December 29, 1972 | North Carolina State | 49 | #18 West Virginia | 13 | notes |
| December 28, 1973 | Georgia | 17 | #18 Maryland | 16 | notes |
| December 28, 1974 | Texas Tech | 6 | Vanderbilt | 6 | notes |
| December 31, 1975 | West Virginia | 13 | North Carolina State | 10 | notes |
| December 31, 1976 | Kentucky | 21 | #19 North Carolina | 0 | notes |
| December 31, 1977 | North Carolina State | 24 | Iowa State | 14 | notes |
| December 25, 1978 | #17 Purdue | 41 | Georgia Tech | 21 | notes |
| December 31, 1979 | #19 Baylor | 24 | #18 Clemson | 18 | notes |
| January 2, 1981 | #20 Miami (Florida) | 20 | Virginia Tech | 10 | notes |
| December 31, 1981 | West Virginia | 26 | Florida | 6 | notes |
| December 31, 1982 | Iowa | 28 | Tennessee | 22 | notes |
| December 30, 1983 | Florida State | 28 | North Carolina | 3 | notes |
| December 31, 1984 | Virginia | 27 | Purdue | 24 | notes |
| December 31, 1985 | Army | 31 | Illinois | 29 | notes |
| December 31, 1986 | Virginia Tech | 25 | #18 North Carolina State | 24 | notes |
| January 2, 1988 | #17 Tennessee | 27 | Indiana | 22 | notes |
| December 31, 1988 | North Carolina State | 28 | Iowa | 23 | notes |
| December 30, 1989 | Syracuse | 19 | Georgia | 18 | notes |
| December 29, 1990 | Auburn | 27 | Indiana | 23 | notes |
| January 1, 1992 | #12 East Carolina | 37 | #21 North Carolina State | 34 | notes |
| January 2, 1993 | #19 North Carolina | 21 | #24 Mississippi State | 17 | notes |
| December 31, 1993 | #24 Clemson | 14 | Kentucky | 13 | notes |
| January 1, 1995 | #23 North Carolina State | 28 | #16 Mississippi State | 24 | notes |
| December 30, 1995 | #18 Virginia | 34 | Georgia | 27 | notes |
| December 28, 1996 | #17 LSU | 10 | Clemson | 7 | notes |
| January 2, 1998 | #13 Auburn | 21 | Clemson | 17 | notes |
| December 31, 1998 | #19 Georgia | 35 | #13 Virginia | 33 | notes |
| December 30, 1999 | #15 Mississippi State | 17 | Clemson | 7 | notes |
| December 29, 2000 | LSU | 28 | #15 Georgia Tech | 14 | notes |
| December 31, 2001 | North Carolina | 16 | Auburn | 10 | notes |
| December 31, 2002 | #20 Maryland | 30 | Tennessee | 3 | notes |
| January 2, 2004 | Clemson | 27 | #6 Tennessee | 14 | notes |
| December 31, 2004 | #14 Miami (Florida) | 27 | #20 Florida | 10 | notes |
| December 30, 2005 | #10 LSU | 40 | #9 Miami (Florida) | 3 | notes |
| December 30, 2006 | Georgia | 31 | #14 Virginia Tech | 24 | notes |
| December 31, 2007 | #22 Auburn | 23 | #15 Clemson | 20 (OT) | notes |
| December 31, 2008 | LSU | 38 | #14 Georgia Tech | 3 | notes |
| December 31, 2009 | #12 Virginia Tech | 37 | Tennessee | 14 | notes |
| December 31, 2010 | #23 Florida State | 26 | #19 South Carolina | 17 | notes |
| December 31, 2011 | Auburn | 43 | Virginia | 24 | notes |
| December 31, 2012 | #14 Clemson | 25 | #9 LSU | 24 | notes |
MVPs
| Date played | MVP(s) | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 30, 1968 | Mike Hillman | LSU | QB |
| Buddy Millican | LSU | DE | |
| December 30, 1969 | Ed Williams | West Virginia | FB |
| Carl Crennel | West Virginia | MG | |
| December 30, 1970 | Monroe Eley | Arizona State | HB |
| Junior Ah You | Arizona State | DE | |
| December 30, 1971 | Norris Weese | Mississippi | QB |
| Crowell Armstrong | Mississippi | LB | |
| December 29, 1972 | Dave Buckey | North Carolina State | QB |
| George Bell | North Carolina State | DT | |
| December 28, 1973 | Louis Carter | Maryland | TB |
| Sylvester Boler | Georgia | LB | |
| December 28, 1974 | Larry Isaac | Texas Tech | TB |
| Dennis Harrison | Vanderbilt | DB | |
| December 31, 1975 | Dan Kendra | West Virginia | QB |
| Ray Marshall | West Virginia | LB | |
| December 31, 1976 | Rod Stewart | Kentucky | TB |
| Mike Martin | Kentucky | LB | |
| December 31, 1977 | Johnny Evans | North Carolina State | QB |
| Richard Carter | North Carolina State | DB | |
| December 25, 1978 | Mark Herrmann | Purdue | QB |
| Calvin Clark | Purdue | DT | |
| December 31, 1979 | Mike Brannan | Baylor | QB |
| Andrew Melontree | Baylor | DE | |
| January 2, 1981 | Jim Kelly | Miami (Fla.) | QB |
| Jim Burt | Miami (Fla.) | MG | |
| December 31, 1981 | Mickey Walczak | West Virginia | RB |
| Don Stemple | West Virginia | DB | |
| December 31, 1982 | Chuck Long | Iowa | QB |
| Clay Uhlenhake | Iowa | DT | |
| December 28, 1983 | Eric Thomas | Florida State | QB |
| Alphonso Carreker | Florida State | DT | |
| December 31, 1984 | Howard Petty | Virginia | TB |
| Ray Daly | Virginia | QB | |
| December 31, 1985 | Rob Healy | Army | QB |
| Peel Chronister | Army | S | |
| December 31, 1986 | Erik Kramer | North Carolina State | QB |
| Derrick Taylor | North Carolina State | CB | |
| January 2, 1988 | Reggie Cobb | Tennessee | TB |
| Van Waiters | Indiana | LB | |
| December 31, 1988 | Shane Montgomery | North Carolina State | QB |
| Michael Brooks | North Carolina State | CB | |
| December 30, 1989 | Michael Owens | Syracuse | RB |
| Terry Wooden | Syracuse | LB | |
| Rodney Hampton | Georgia | RB | |
| Morris Lewis | Georgia | LB | |
| December 29, 1990 | Stan White | Auburn | QB |
| Darrel Crawford | Auburn | LB | |
| Vaughn Dunbar | Indiana | RB | |
| Mike Dumas | Indiana | FS | |
| January 1, 1992 | Jeff Blake | East Carolina | QB |
| Robert Jones | East Carolina | LB | |
| Terry Jordan | North Carolina State | QB | |
| Billy Ray Haynes | North Carolina State | DB | |
| January 2, 1993 | Natrone Means | North Carolina | RB |
| Bracey Walker | North Carolina | DB | |
| Greg Plump | Mississippi State | QB | |
| Marc Woodard | Mississippi State | LB | |
| December 31, 1993 | Emory Smith | Clemson | RB |
| Brentson Buckner | Clemson | DE | |
| Pookie Jones | Kentucky | QB | |
| Zane Beehn | Kentucky | LB | |
| January 1, 1995 | Tremayne Stephens | North Carolina State | RB |
| Damien Covington | North Carolina State | ILB | |
| Carl Reeves | North Carolina State | DT | |
| December 30, 1995 | Tiki Barber | Virginia | RB |
| Skeet Jones | Virginia | LB | |
| Hines Ward | Georgia | QB | |
| Whit Marshall | Georgia | LB | |
| December 28, 1996 | Herb Tyler | LSU | QB |
| Anthony McFarland | LSU | DL | |
| Raymond Priester | Clemson | RB | |
| Trevor Pryce | Clemson | LB | |
| January 2, 1998 | Dameyune Craig | Auburn | QB |
| Takeo Spikes | Auburn | LB | |
| Raymond Priester | Clemson | RB | |
| Anthony Simmons | Clemson | LB | |
| December 31, 1998 | Olandis Gary | Georgia | RB |
| Champ Bailey | Georgia | DB | |
| Aaron Brooks | Virginia | QB | |
| Wali Rainer | Virginia | LB | |
| December 30, 1999 | Wayne Madkin | Mississippi State | QB |
| Keith Adams | Clemson | LB | |
| December 29, 2000 | Rohan Davey | LSU | QB |
| Bradie James | LSU | LB | |
| December 31, 2001 | Ronald Curry | North Carolina | QB |
| Ryan Sims | North Carolina | DL | |
| December 31, 2002 | Scott McBrien | Maryland | QB |
| E.J. Henderson | Maryland | LB | |
| January 2, 2004 | Chad Jasmin | Clemson | RB |
| Leroy Hill | Clemson | LB | |
| December 31, 2004 | Roscoe Parrish | Miami (Fla.) | WR |
| Devin Hester | Miami (Fla.) | CB | |
| December 30, 2005 | Matt Flynn | LSU | QB |
| Jim Morris | Miami (Fla.) | DT | |
| December 30, 2006 | Matthew Stafford | Georgia | QB |
| Tony Taylor | Georgia | LB | |
| December 31, 2007 | C.J. Spiller | Clemson | RB |
| Pat Sims | Auburn | DT | |
| December 31, 2008 | Jordan Jefferson | LSU | QB |
| Perry Riley | LSU | LB | |
| December 31, 2009 | Ryan Williams | Virginia Tech | RB |
| Cody Grimm | Virginia Tech | LB | |
| December 31, 2010 | Chris Thompson | Florida State | RB |
| Greg Reid | Florida State | CB | |
| December 31, 2011 | Onterio McCalebb | Auburn | RB |
| Chris Davis | Auburn | CB | |
| December 31, 2012 | Tajh Boyd | Clemson | QB |
| Kevin Minter | LSU | LB |
Appearances
| Rank | Team | Appearances | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clemson | 8 | 3-5 |
| 2 | North Carolina State | 7 | 4-3 |
| 3 | Louisiana State | 6 | 5-1 |
| T4 | Auburn | 5 | 4-1 |
| T4 | Georgia | 5 | 3-2 |
| T4 | North Carolina | 5 | 2-3 |
| T4 | Tennessee | 5 | 1-4 |
| T8 | West Virginia | 4 | 3-1 |
| T8 | Virginia | 4 | 2-2 |
| T8 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 2-2 |
| T8 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 0-4 |
| T12 | Florida State | 3 | 2-1 |
| T12 | Miami | 3 | 2-1 |
| T12 | Mississippi State | 3 | 1-2 |
| T15 | Iowa | 2 | 1-1 |
| T15 | Kentucky | 2 | 1-1 |
| T15 | Maryland | 2 | 1-1 |
| T15 | Purdue | 2 | 1-1 |
| T15 | South Carolina | 2 | 0-2 |
| T15 | Florida | 2 | 0-2 |
| T15 | Indiana | 2 | 1-0 |
| T22 | Ole Miss | 1 | 1-0 |
| T22 | Arizona State | 1 | 1-0 |
| T22 | Baylor | 1 | 1-0 |
| T22 | Indiana | 1 | 1-0 |
| T22 | Syracuse | 1 | 1-0 |
| T22 | East Carolina | 1 | 1-0 |
| T22 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 0-0-1 |
| T22 | Texas Tech | 1 | 0-0-1 |
| T22 | Iowa State | 1 | 0-1 |
| T22 | Illinois | 1 | 0-1 |
Conference records
Records are based on a team's conference at the time of the game (e.g. South Carolina is 0-1 as an SEC member and 0-1 as an ACC member).
| Conference | Appearances | Wins | Losses | Ties | Winning Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Coast Conference | 34 | 15 | 19 | 0 | .441 | |
| Southeastern Conference | 31 | 16 | 14 | 1 | .532 | |
| Independents | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | |
| Big Ten Conference | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
| Southwest Conference† | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .750 | |
| Western Athletic Conference‡ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| Big Eight Conference† | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| † Prior to 1996 merger of four Southwest Conference schools into the Big Eight. ‡ Conference no longer sponsors football | ||||||
See also
References
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