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 AP Coaches BCS 22 T-21 24 AP Coaches BCS 20 T-21 21
1 2 3 4 Total Duke 14 24 3 7 48 Texas A&M 3 14 14 21 52
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

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.

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

Main article: 2013 Duke Blue Devils football team

Texas A&M

Main article: 2013 Texas A&M Aggies football team

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.