The Peach Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played in Atlanta, Georgia since December 1968. It has been sponsored by Chick-fil-A since 1997, 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 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 has played host. The bowl will then be moved to Mercedes-Benz Stadium after that facility opens, scheduled for mid-2017. Since the 2014 season, the Peach Bowl has featured College Football Playoff matchups, with the 2016, 2019, 2022, and 2025 games hosting a national semifinal.[3]
Contents
1 History
2 Statistics
3 Results
4 MVPs
5 Appearances
6 Conference records
7 See also
8 References
9 External links
History
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 matched a Southeastern Conference team against one from the ACC. In 2005, the bowl hosted its first-ever matchup of top 10 ranked teams.
The game was originally 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.
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.[4][5][6]
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.[7] 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.[8][9] 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.[10] The rating was also higher than two New Year's Day bowls, the Cotton and the Gator.[11] 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.[12] 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.[13][14]
Statistics
Ninth-oldest bowl game in college football history.[15]
A then-Georgia Dome attendance record of 75,406 set in 2006 (Georgia vs. Virginia Tech).[15]
17 straight sellouts (from 1998 through 2013).[16]
Highest-attended non-BCS bowl game.[17]
More than $125 million in cumulative payout (through the 2013 season).[15]
Results
Date Played Winning Team Losing Team Notes
December 30, 1968 LSU 31 No. 19 Florida State 27 notes
December 30, 1969 No. 19 West Virginia 14 South Carolina 3 notes
December 30, 1970 No. 8 Arizona State 48 North Carolina 26 notes
December 30, 1971 No. 17 Mississippi 41 Georgia Tech 18 notes
December 29, 1972 NC State 49 No. 18 West Virginia 13 notes
December 28, 1973 Georgia 17 No. 18 Maryland 16 notes
December 28, 1974 Texas Tech 6 Vanderbilt 6 notes
December 31, 1975 West Virginia 13 NC State 10 notes
December 31, 1976 Kentucky 21 No. 19 North Carolina 0 notes
December 31, 1977 NC State 24 Iowa State 14 notes
December 25, 1978 No. 17 Purdue 41 Georgia Tech 21 notes
December 31, 1979 No. 19 Baylor 24 No. 18 Clemson 18 notes
January 2, 1981 No. 20 Miami (FL) 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 NC State 24 notes
January 2, 1988 No. 17 Tennessee 27 Indiana 22 notes
December 31, 1988 NC State 28 Iowa 23 notes
December 30, 1989 Syracuse 19 Georgia 18 notes
December 29, 1990 Auburn 27 Indiana 23 notes
January 1, 1992 No. 12 East Carolina 37 No. 21 NC State 34 notes
January 2, 1993 No. 19 North Carolina 21 No. 24 Mississippi State 17 notes
December 31, 1993 No. 24 Clemson 14 Kentucky 13 notes
January 1, 1995 No. 23 NC State 28 No. 16 Mississippi State 24 notes
December 30, 1995 No. 18 Virginia 34 Georgia 27 notes
December 28, 1996 No. 17 LSU 10 Clemson 7 notes
January 2, 1998 No. 13 Auburn 21 Clemson 17 notes
December 31, 1998 No. 19 Georgia 35 No. 13 Virginia 33 notes
December 30, 1999 No. 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 No. 20 Maryland 30 Tennessee 3 notes
January 2, 2004 Clemson 27 No. 6 Tennessee 14 notes
December 31, 2004 No. 14 Miami (FL) 27 No. 20 Florida 10 notes
December 30, 2005 No. 10 LSU 40 No. 9 Miami (FL) 3 notes
December 30, 2006 Georgia 31 No. 14 Virginia Tech 24 notes
December 31, 2007 No. 22 Auburn 23 No. 15 Clemson 20 (OT) notes
December 31, 2008 LSU 38 No. 14 Georgia Tech 3 notes
December 31, 2009 No. 12 Virginia Tech 37 Tennessee 14 notes
December 31, 2010 No. 23 Florida State 26 No. 19 South Carolina 17 notes
December 31, 2011 Auburn 43 Virginia 24 notes
December 31, 2012 No. 14 Clemson 25 No. 9 LSU 24 notes
December 31, 2013 No. 20 Texas A&M 52 No. 22 Duke 48 notes
December 31, 2014 No. 6 TCU 42 No. 9 Mississippi 3 notes
December 31, 2015 No. 14 Houston 38 No. 9 Florida State 24 notes
December 31, 2016 No. 1 Alabama 24 No. 4 Washington 7 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
Date played MVP(s) Team Position
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
December 31, 2013 Johnny Manziel Texas A&M QB
Toney Hurd Jr. Texas A&M DB
December 31, 2014 Trevone Boykin TCU QB
James McFarland TCU DE
December 31, 2015 Greg Ward, Jr. Houston QB
William Jackson III Houston CB
December 31, 2016 Bo Scarbrough Alabama RB
Ryan Anderson Alabama LB
Appearances
Rank Team Appearances Record
1 Clemson 8 3–5
2 NC State 7 4–3
3 LSU 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 Tech 4 2–2
T8 Virginia 4 2–2
T8 Florida State 4 2–2
T8 Georgia Tech 4 0–4
T13 Miami (FL) 3 2–1
T13 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 Mississippi 2 1–1
T15 Indiana 2 0–2
T15 South Carolina 2 0–2
T15 Florida 2 0–2
T23 Arizona State 1 1–0
T23 Baylor 1 1–0
T23 Army 1 1–0
T23 Syracuse 1 1–0
T23 Houston 1 1–0
T23 East Carolina 1 1–0
T23 TCU 1 1–0
T23 Texas A&M 1 1–0
T23 Alabama 1 1–0
T23 Vanderbilt 1 0–0–1
T23 Texas Tech 1 0–0–1
T23 Duke 1 0–1
T23 Iowa State 1 0–1
T23 Illinois 1 0–1
T23 Washington 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 32 16 15 1 .516
Independents 14 9 5 0 .643
Big Ten Conference 7 2 5 0 .286
Southwest Conference† 2 1 0 1 .750
Big 12 Conference 1 1 0 0 1.000
American Athletic Conference 1 1 0 0 1.000
Western Athletic Conference‡ 1 1 0 0 1.000
Big Eight Conference† 1 0 1 0 .000
Pac-12 Conference 1 0 1 0 .000
† Prior to 1996 merger of the four Southwest Conference schools and the eight Big Eight schools.
‡ Conference no longer sponsors football
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