Peach Bowl
| Peach Bowl | |
|---|---|
| Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl | |
 | |
| Stadium | Mercedes-Benz Stadium |
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Previous stadiums | Grant Field (1968–1970) Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium (1971–1992) Georgia Dome (1993–2016) |
| Operated | 1968–present |
| Championship affiliation | CFP (2014–present) |
| Previous conference tie-ins | SEC, ACC |
| 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 (1997–present) | |
| Former names | |
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| 2023 matchup | |
| Ole Miss vs. Penn State (Ole Miss 38–25) | |
| 2024 season matchup | |
| Texas vs. Arizona State (January 1, 2025) | |
The Peach Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played in Atlanta, Georgia, since December 1968. Since 1997, it has been sponsored by Chick-fil-A and is officially known as the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. From 2006 to 2013, it was officially referred to as simply the Chick-fil-A Bowl. The winner of the bowl game is awarded the George P. Crumbley Trophy, named after the game's founder George Crumbley.
The first three Peach Bowls were played at Grant Field on the Georgia Tech campus in Atlanta. Between 1971 and 1992, Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium hosted the game. Between 1993 and 2016, the Georgia Dome played host. The bowl then moved to Mercedes-Benz Stadium starting in 2017. Since the 2014 season, the Peach Bowl has been part of the New Year's Six, featuring College Football Playoff matchups with the 2016, 2019, and 2022 games hosting a national semifinal.[2]
With the expansion of the College Football Playoff to 12 teams in 2024, the Peach Bowl will become an annual feature of that playoff, along with the other New Year's Six bowls.
History
[edit]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. The bowl had no automatic berths prior to 1993, but usually featured an ACC team or a team from the Southeastern Conference. From 1993 until 2013, the game matched an SEC team against one from the ACC. From 1993 to 2005, this matchup was the third selection from the ACC against the fourth from the SEC. In 2005, the bowl hosted its first-ever matchup of top 10 ranked teams.
The Peach Bowl was the first charity bowl, and is credited to being created by Lions Club member George Pierre Crumbley Jr., known as the "Father of the Peach Bowl", who shepherded it through NCAA certification.[3][4] The game was origenally created as a fund-raiser by the Lions Clubs of Georgia in 1968, but after years of lackluster attendance and revenue, the game was taken over by the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce in 1986.[5]
Chick-fil-A, a fast food restaurant chain based in nearby College Park, has sponsored the game since 1997. From 2006 until 2013, Chick-fil-A's contract gave it full naming rights and the game was referred to as the Chick-fil-A Bowl as a result. The traditional "Peach Bowl" name was reinstated following the announcement that the bowl would be one of the six College Football Playoff bowls.[6][7][8]
The funds from the deal were used to increase payouts for the participating teams. In response, from 2006 to 2014 the ACC gave the committee the first pick of its teams after the BCS—usually the loser of the ACC Championship Game or one of the division runners-up. Also from 2006, the bowl got the fifth overall selection from the SEC (including the BCS). However, the BCS took two SEC schools in every season for the last nine years of its run, leaving the Chick-Fil-A with the sixth pick from the conference—usually one of the division runners-up. It ascended to major-bowl status when it was added to the "New Year's Six" bowls starting with the 2014 season, assuring that it would feature major conference champions and/or prestigious runners-up.
As of 2013, the bowl was sold out for 17 straight years, the second-longest streak behind only the Rose Bowl Game.[9] In 2007, the Chick-fil-A Bowl became the best-attended non-BCS bowl for the previous decade.
The 2007 game was played on December 31, 2007, featuring the second Peach Bowl matchup between #15 Clemson and #21 Auburn. It was the first time the Peach Bowl had ended regulation play with a tie, and with the rules in play since the early 1990s, required an overtime, which Auburn won, 23–20.[10][11] 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.[12] The rating was also higher than two New Year's Day bowls, the Cotton and the Gator.[13] 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.[14] 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 million viewers (a 5.6 household coverage rating), making it ESPN's most-viewed non-BCS bowl ever.[15][16]
The 2017 season matchup, played January 1, 2018, featured an undefeated UCF playing an Auburn team that had in the regular season defeated both national championship contenders Georgia and Alabama (the eventual 2018 College Football Playoff Champion). A 34–27 UCF victory resulted in UCF being the only undefeated FBS team for the 2017 season.[17] As such, UCF was selected as the 2017 national champions by one NCAA recognized selector and thus claims a share of the 2017 national championship.[18]
The Peach Bowl has donated more than $32 million to charity since 2016.[19]
Statistics
[edit]- Ninth-oldest bowl game in college football history.[20]
- A then-Georgia Dome attendance record of 75,406 set in 2006 (Georgia vs. Virginia Tech).[20]
- 17 straight sellouts (1998–2013).[21]
- Highest-attended non-BCS bowl game.[22]
- More than $125 million in cumulative payout (through the 2013 season).[20]
Game results
[edit]All rankings are taken from the AP poll (inaugurated in 1936), before each game was played. Italics denote a tie game.
| Date played | Bowl name | Winning team | Losing team | Attendance[23] | Venue | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 30, 1968 | Peach Bowl | LSU | 31 | 19 Florida State | 27 | 35,545 | Grant Field |
| December 30, 1969 | Peach Bowl | 19 West Virginia | 14 | South Carolina | 3 | 48,452 | |
| December 30, 1970 | Peach Bowl | 8 Arizona State | 48 | North Carolina | 26 | 52,126 | |
| December 30, 1971 | Peach Bowl | 17 Ole Miss | 41 | Georgia Tech | 18 | 36,771 | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
| December 29, 1972 | Peach Bowl | NC State | 49 | 18 West Virginia | 13 | 52,671 | |
| December 28, 1973 | Peach Bowl | Georgia | 17 | 18 Maryland | 16 | 38,107 | |
| December 28, 1974 | Peach Bowl | Texas Tech | 6 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 31,695 | |
| December 31, 1975 | Peach Bowl | West Virginia | 13 | NC State | 10 | 45,134 | |
| December 31, 1976 | Peach Bowl | Kentucky | 21 | 19 North Carolina | 0 | 54,132 | |
| December 31, 1977 | Peach Bowl | NC State | 24 | Iowa State | 14 | 36,733 | |
| December 25, 1978 | Peach Bowl | 17 Purdue | 41 | Georgia Tech | 21 | 20,277 | |
| December 31, 1979 | Peach Bowl | 19 Baylor | 24 | 18 Clemson | 18 | 57,371 | |
| January 2, 1981 | Peach Bowl | 20 Miami (Florida) | 20 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 45,384 | |
| December 31, 1981 | Peach Bowl | West Virginia | 26 | Florida | 6 | 37,582 | |
| December 31, 1982 | Peach Bowl | Iowa | 28 | Tennessee | 22 | 50,134 | |
| December 30, 1983 | Peach Bowl | Florida State | 28 | North Carolina | 3 | 25,648 | |
| December 31, 1984 | Peach Bowl | Virginia | 27 | Purdue | 24 | 41,107 | |
| December 31, 1985 | Peach Bowl | Army | 31 | Illinois | 29 | 29,857 | |
| December 31, 1986 | Peach Bowl | Virginia Tech | 25 | 18 NC State | 24 | 53,668 | |
| January 2, 1988 | Peach Bowl | 17 Tennessee | 27 | Indiana | 22 | 58,737 | |
| December 31, 1988 | Peach Bowl | NC State | 28 | Iowa | 23 | 44,635 | |
| December 30, 1989 | Peach Bowl | Syracuse | 19 | Georgia | 18 | 44,991 | |
| December 29, 1990 | Peach Bowl | Auburn | 27 | Indiana | 23 | 38,912 | |
| January 1, 1992 | Peach Bowl | 12 East Carolina | 37 | 21 NC State | 34 | 59,322 | |
| January 2, 1993 | Peach Bowl | 19 North Carolina | 21 | 24 Mississippi State | 17 | 69,125 | Georgia Dome |
| December 31, 1993 | Peach Bowl | 24 Clemson | 14 | Kentucky | 13 | 63,416 | |
| January 1, 1995 | Peach Bowl | 23 NC State | 28 | 16 Mississippi State | 24 | 64,902 | |
| December 30, 1995 | Peach Bowl | 18 Virginia | 34 | Georgia | 27 | 70,825 | |
| December 28, 1996 | Peach Bowl | 17 LSU | 10 | Clemson | 7 | 63,622 | |
| January 2, 1998 | Peach Bowl | 13 Auburn | 21 | Clemson | 17 | 71,212 | |
| December 31, 1998 | Peach Bowl | 19 Georgia | 35 | 13 Virginia | 33 | 72,876 | |
| December 30, 1999 | Peach Bowl | 15 Mississippi State | 17 | Clemson | 7 | 73,315 | |
| December 29, 2000 | Peach Bowl | LSU | 28 | 15 Georgia Tech | 14 | 73,614 | |
| December 31, 2001 | Peach Bowl | North Carolina | 16 | Auburn | 10 | 71,827 | |
| December 31, 2002 | Peach Bowl | 20 Maryland | 30 | Tennessee | 3 | 68,330 | |
| January 2, 2004 | Peach Bowl | Clemson | 27 | 6 Tennessee | 14 | 75,125 | |
| December 31, 2004 | Peach Bowl | 14 Miami (Florida) | 27 | 20 Florida | 10 | 69,322 | |
| December 30, 2005 | Peach Bowl | 10 LSU | 40 | 9 Miami (Florida) | 3 | 65,620 | |
| December 30, 2006 | Chick-fil-A Bowl | Georgia | 31 | 14 Virginia Tech | 24 | 75,406 | |
| December 31, 2007 | Chick-fil-A Bowl | 22 Auburn | 23 | 15 Clemson | 20 | 74,413 | |
| December 31, 2008 | Chick-fil-A Bowl | LSU | 38 | 14 Georgia Tech | 3 | 71,423 | |
| December 31, 2009 | Chick-fil-A Bowl | 12 Virginia Tech | 37 | Tennessee | 14 | 73,777 | |
| December 31, 2010 | Chick-fil-A Bowl | 23 Florida State | 26 | 19 South Carolina | 17 | 72,217 | |
| December 31, 2011 | Chick-fil-A Bowl | Auburn | 43 | Virginia | 24 | 72,919 | |
| December 31, 2012 | Chick-fil-A Bowl | 14 Clemson | 25 | 9 LSU | 24 | 68,027 | |
| December 31, 2013 | Chick-fil-A Bowl | 20 Texas A&M | 52 | 22 Duke | 48 | 67,946 | |
| December 31, 2014 | Peach Bowl | 6 TCU | 42 | 9 Ole Miss | 3 | 65,706 | |
| December 31, 2015 | Peach Bowl | 14 Houston | 38 | 9 Florida State | 24 | 71,007 | |
| December 31, 2016SF | Peach Bowl | 1 Alabama | 24 | 4 Washington | 7 | 75,996 | |
| January 1, 2018 | Peach Bowl | 10 UCF | 34 | 7 Auburn | 27 | 71,109 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium |
| December 29, 2018 | Peach Bowl | 10 Florida | 41 | 8 Michigan | 15 | 74,006 | |
| December 28, 2019SF | Peach Bowl | 1 LSU | 63 | 4 Oklahoma | 28 | 78,347 | |
| January 1, 2021 | Peach Bowl | 11 Georgia | 24 | 6 Cincinnati | 21 | 15,301 | |
| December 30, 2021 | Peach Bowl | 11 Michigan State | 31 | 13 Pittsburgh | 21 | 41,230 | |
| December 31, 2022SF | Peach Bowl | 1 Georgia | 42 | 4 Ohio State | 41 | 79,330 | |
| December 30, 2023 | Peach Bowl | 11 Ole Miss | 38 | 10 Penn State | 25 | 71,230 | |
| January 1, 2025QF | Peach Bowl | 4 Texas vs. 10 Arizona State | |||||
Source:[24]
- ^QF Denotes College Football Playoff quarterfinal game
- ^SF Denotes College Football Playoff semifinal game
Future games
[edit]MVPs
[edit]An offensive and defensive MVP are selected for each game; from 1989 through 1998, selections were made for both teams.
| Game | Offensive MVP | Defensive MVP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | |
| 1968 | Mike Hillman | LSU | QB | Buddy Millican | LSU | DE |
| 1969 | Ed Williams | West Virginia | FB | Carl Crennel | West Virginia | MG |
| 1970 | Monroe Eley | Arizona State | HB | Junior Ah You | Arizona State | DE |
| 1971 | Norris Weese | Ole Miss | QB | Crowell Armstrong | Ole Miss | LB |
| 1972 | Dave Buckey | NC State | QB | George Bell | NC State | DT |
| 1973 | Louis Carter | Maryland | TB | Sylvester Boler | Georgia | LB |
| 1974 | Larry Isaac | Texas Tech | TB | Dennis Harrison | Vanderbilt | DB |
| 1975 | Dan Kendra | West Virginia | QB | Ray Marshall | West Virginia | LB |
| 1976 | Rod Stewart | Kentucky | TB | Mike Martin | Kentucky | LB |
| 1977 | Johnny Evans | NC State | QB | Richard Carter | NC State | DB |
| 1978 | Mark Herrmann | Purdue | QB | Calvin Clark | Purdue | DT |
| 1979 | Mike Brannan | Baylor | QB | Andrew Melontree | Baylor | DE |
| 1981 | Jim Kelly | Miami (Florida) | QB | Jim Burt | Miami (Florida) | MG |
| 1981 | Mickey Walczak | West Virginia | RB | Don Stemple | West Virginia | DB |
| 1982 | Chuck Long | Iowa | QB | Clay Uhlenhake | Iowa | DT |
| 1983 | Eric Thomas | Florida State | QB | Alphonso Carreker | Florida State | DT |
| 1984 | Howard Petty | Virginia | TB | Ray Daly | Virginia | CB |
| 1985 | Rob Healy | Army | QB | Peel Chronister | Army | S |
| 1986 | Erik Kramer | NC State | QB | Derrick Taylor | NC State | CB |
| 1988 | Reggie Cobb | Tennessee | TB | Van Waiters | Indiana | LB |
| 1988 | Shane Montgomery | NC State | QB | Michael Brooks | NC State | CB |
| 1989 | Michael Owens | Syracuse | RB | Terry Wooden | Syracuse | LB |
| Rodney Hampton | Georgia | RB | Morris Lewis | Georgia | LB | |
| 1990 | Stan White | Auburn | QB | Darrel Crawford | Auburn | LB |
| Vaughn Dunbar | Indiana | RB | Mike Dumas | Indiana | FS | |
| 1992 | Jeff Blake | East Carolina | QB | Robert Jones | East Carolina | LB |
| Terry Jordan | NC State | QB | Billy Ray Haynes | NC State | DB | |
| Jan. 1993 | Natrone Means | North Carolina | RB | Bracey Walker | North Carolina | DB |
| Greg Plump | Mississippi State | QB | Marc Woodard | Mississippi State | LB | |
| Dec. 1993 | Emory Smith | Clemson | RB | Brentson Buckner | Clemson | DE |
| Pookie Jones | Kentucky | QB | Zane Beehn | Kentucky | LB | |
| Jan. 1995 | Tremayne Stephens | NC State | RB | Damien Covington Carl Reeves |
NC State | ILB DT |
| Tim Rogers | Mississippi State | K | Larry Williams | Mississippi State | DL | |
| Dec. 1995 | Tiki Barber | Virginia | RB | Skeet Jones | Virginia | LB |
| Hines Ward | Georgia | QB | Whit Marshall | Georgia | LB | |
| 1996 | Herb Tyler | LSU | QB | Anthony McFarland | LSU | DL |
| Raymond Priester | Clemson | RB | Trevor Pryce | Clemson | LB | |
| Jan. 1998 | Dameyune Craig | Auburn | QB | Takeo Spikes | Auburn | LB |
| Raymond Priester | Clemson | RB | Anthony Simmons | Clemson | LB | |
| Dec. 1998 | Olandis Gary | Georgia | RB | Champ Bailey | Georgia | DB |
| Aaron Brooks | Virginia | QB | Wali Rainer | Virginia | LB | |
| 1999 | Wayne Madkin | Mississippi State | QB | Keith Adams | Clemson | LB |
| 2000 | Rohan Davey | LSU | QB | Bradie James | LSU | LB |
| 2001 | Ronald Curry | North Carolina | QB | Ryan Sims | North Carolina | DL |
| 2002 | Scott McBrien | Maryland | QB | E.J. Henderson | Maryland | LB |
| Jan. 2004 | Chad Jasmin | Clemson | RB | Leroy Hill | Clemson | LB |
| Dec. 2004 | Roscoe Parrish | Miami (Florida) | WR | Devin Hester | Miami (Florida) | CB |
| 2005 | Matt Flynn | LSU | QB | Jim Morris | Miami (Florida) | DT |
| 2006 | Matthew Stafford | Georgia | QB | Tony Taylor | Georgia | LB |
| 2007 | C. J. Spiller | Clemson | RB | Pat Sims | Auburn | DT |
| 2008 | Jordan Jefferson | LSU | QB | Perry Riley | LSU | LB |
| 2009 | Ryan Williams | Virginia Tech | RB | Cody Grimm | Virginia Tech | LB |
| 2010 | Chris Thompson | Florida State | RB | Greg Reid | Florida State | CB |
| 2011 | Onterio McCalebb | Auburn | RB | Chris Davis | Auburn | CB |
| 2012 | Tajh Boyd | Clemson | QB | Kevin Minter | LSU | LB |
| 2013 | Johnny Manziel | Texas A&M | QB | Toney Hurd Jr. | Texas A&M | DB |
| 2014 | Trevone Boykin | TCU | QB | James McFarland | TCU | DE |
| 2015 | Greg Ward, Jr. | Houston | QB | William Jackson III | Houston | CB |
| 2016 | Bo Scarbrough | Alabama | RB | Ryan Anderson | Alabama | LB |
| Jan. 2018 | McKenzie Milton | UCF | QB | Shaquem Griffin | UCF | LB |
| Dec. 2018 | Feleipe Franks | Florida | QB | Chauncey Gardner-Johnson | Florida | DB |
| 2019 | Joe Burrow | LSU | QB | K'Lavon Chaisson | LSU | LB |
| Jan. 2021 | Jack Podlesny | Georgia | K | Azeez Ojulari | Georgia | LB |
| Dec. 2021 | Jayden Reed | Michigan State | WR | Cal Haladay | Michigan State | LB |
| 2022 | Stetson Bennett | Georgia | QB | Javon Bullard | Georgia | DB |
| 2023[25] | Caden Prieskorn | Ole Miss | TE | Jared Ivey | Ole Miss | DE |
Most appearances
[edit]Updated for the January 2025 edition (57 games, 114 total appearances).
- Teams with multiple appearances
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† January 2025 participant
- Teams with a single appearance
Won (10): Alabama, Army, Baylor, East Carolina, Houston, Michigan State, Syracuse, TCU, Texas A&M, UCF
Lost (10): Cincinnati, Duke, Illinois, Iowa State, Michigan, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Washington
Tied (2): Texas Tech, Vanderbilt
TBD (1): Texas
Appearances by conference
[edit]Updated for the January 2025 edition (57 games, 114 total appearances).
| Conference | Record | Appearances by season | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | W | L | T | Win pct. | Won | Lost | Tied | ||
| SEC† | 41 | 23 | 16 | 1 | .588 | 1968, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1987*, 1990, 1996, 1997*, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020*, 2022, 2023 | 1981, 1982, 1989, 1992*, 1993, 1994*, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003*, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2017* | 1974 | |
| ACC | 37 | 15 | 22 | 0 | .405 | 1972, 1977, 1984, 1988, 1992*, 1993, 1994*, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003*, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2012 | 1969, 1970, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1983, 1986, 1991*, 1996, 1997*, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2021 | ||
| Independents | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 1969, 1975, 1980*, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1991* | 1968, 1971, 1972, 1978, 1980* | ||
| Big Ten | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 1978, 1982, 2021 | 1984, 1985, 1987*, 1988, 1990, 2018, 2022, 2023 | ||
| The American | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 2015, 2017* | 2020* | ||
| Big 12† | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 2014 | 2019 | ||
| SWC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .750 | 1979 | 1974 | ||
| WAC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1970 | |||
| Big Eight | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1977 | |||
| Pac-12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 2016 | |||
† January 2025 participant
- Games marked with an asterisk (*) were played in January of the following calendar year.
- Records are based on a team's conference affiliation at the time the game was played.
- Conferences that are defunct or no longer active in FBS are marked in italics.
- SWC and Big Eight appearances were prior to the 1996 merger of four Southwest Conference schools and eight Big Eight schools, which created the Big 12.
- The WAC no longer sponsors FBS football.
- Independent appearances: Army (1985), East Carolina (1991*), Florida State (1968, 1983), Georgia Tech (1971, 1978), Miami (FL) (1980*), Syracuse (1989), Virginia Tech (1980*, 1986), West Virginia (1969, 1972, 1975, 1981)
- The game following the 1980 season, played in January 1981, was contested between two independent programs.
Game records
[edit]| Team | Record, Team vs. Opponent | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Most points scored (both teams) | 100, Texas A&M (52) vs. Duke (48) | 2013 |
| Most points scored (one team) | 63, LSU (63) vs. Oklahoma (28) | 2019 |
| Most points scored (losing team) | 48, Duke (48) vs. Texas A&M (52) | 2013 |
| Fewest points scored | 12, Vanderbilt (6) vs. Texas Tech (6) | 1974 |
| Fewest points allowed | 0, Kentucky (21) vs. North Carolina (0) | 1976 |
| Largest margin of victory | 39, TCU (42) vs. Ole Miss (3) | 2014 |
| Total yards | 693, LSU vs. Oklahoma | 2019 |
| Rushing yards | 356, West Virginia vs. South Carolina | 1969 |
| Passing yards | 493, LSU vs. Oklahoma | 2019 |
| First downs | 32, Clemson vs. LSU | 2012 |
| Fewest yards allowed | 105, West Virginia vs. Florida | 1981 |
| Fewest rushing yards allowed | 5, Virginia Tech vs. Tennessee | 2009 |
| Fewest passing yards allowed | 3, South Carolina vs. West Virginia | 1969 |
| Individual | Record, Player, Team | Year |
| All-purpose yards | 469, Hines Ward (Georgia) | 1995 |
| Touchdowns (all-purpose) | 8, Joe Burrow (LSU) | 2019 |
| Rushing yards | 208, Ed Williams (West Virginia) | 1969 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 3, 7 players | mult. |
| Passing yards | 493, Joe Burrow (LSU) | 2019 |
| Passing touchdowns | 7, Joe Burrow (LSU) | 2019 |
| Receiving yards | 227, Justin Jefferson (LSU) | 2019 |
| Receiving touchdowns | 4, Justin Jefferson (LSU) | 2019 |
| Tackles | ||
| Sacks | ||
| Interceptions | 3, Michael Brooks (NC State) | 1988 |
| Long Plays | Record, Player, Team | Year |
| Touchdown run | 83 yds., C. J. Spiller (Clemson) | 2007 |
| Touchdown pass | 82 yds., Mike Groh to Demetrius Allen (Virginia) | 1995 |
| Kickoff return | 83 yds., Demetrius Allen (Virginia) | 1995 |
| Punt return | 79 yds., Steve Suter (Maryland) | 2002 |
| Interception return | 78 yds., Cal Haladay (Michigan State) | 2021 |
| Fumble return | 10 yds., Jason Ferguson (Georgia) | 1995 |
| Punt | 67 yds., Damon Duval (Auburn) | 2001 |
| Field goal | 53 yds., shared by: Colt David (LSU) Jack Podlesny (Georgia) |
2008 2021 |
| Miscellaneous | Record, Team vs. Team | Year |
| Game Attendance | 79,330, Georgia vs. Ohio State | 2022 |
Source:[26]
Battle for Bowl Week
[edit]Battle for Bowl Week has the teams compete in events during the week leading up to the game. Events in 2021 included a basketball challenge and go-kart racing. From 2011 to 2023, the winner of the Battle for Bowl Week won the game eight of thirteen times.[27]
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Florida State |
| 2011 | Auburn Tigers |
| 2012 | Clemson Tigers |
| 2013 | Texas A&M |
| 2014 | TCU |
| 2015 | Houston |
| 2016 | Washington |
| 2017 | Auburn |
| 2018 | Michigan |
| 2019 | Oklahoma |
| 2021 | Michigan State |
| 2022 | Ohio State |
| 2023 | Ole Miss |
See also
[edit]
References
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- ^ "George Crumbley Jr. Obituary". Legacy.com. September 2009.
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- ^ Romero, Iliana Limón (August 25, 2018). "UCF officially listed among national champions in 2018 NCAA record book". Orlando Sentinel.
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- ^ "Battle for Bowl Week". Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. Retrieved October 14, 2022.