Chick-fil-A Bowl
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The Chick-fil-A Bowl, formerly called the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, and before that simply called the Peach Bowl, is an annual college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...

 bowl game
Bowl game
In North America, a bowl game is commonly considered to refer to one of a number of post-season college football games. Prior to 2002, bowl game statistics were not included in players' career totals and the games were mostly considered to be exhibition games involving a payout to participating...

 played in Atlanta, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

 since December 1968. The first three Peach Bowls were played at Grant Field on the Georgia Tech
Georgia Institute of Technology
The Georgia Institute of Technology is a public research university in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States...

 campus in Atlanta. Between 1971 and 1991, Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, often shortened to "Fulton County Stadium," was a multi-purpose stadium that formerly stood in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.-History:...

 hosted the game. Since then, the Georgia Dome
Georgia Dome
The Georgia Dome is a domed stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, between downtown to the east and Vine City to the west. It is primarily the home stadium for the NFL Atlanta Falcons and the NCAA Division I FCS Georgia State Panthers football team. It is owned and operated by the...

 has played host. Seven of the first ten meetings (all but the 1968, 1971 and 1974 games) pitted an Atlantic Coast Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference
The Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...

 team against an at-large opponent. Since 1993, the game has matched a Southeastern Conference
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...

 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.

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
Chick-fil-A
Chick-fil-A |"fillet"]]) is a quick service restaurant chain headquartered in College Park, Georgia, United States, specializing in chicken entrées and is known for promoting the company founder's claims of Christian values. Long associated with the southern United States, where it has been a...

 became the title sponsor of the event with the 1998 game. Beginning with the December 2006 game, Chick-fil-A assumed complete naming rights to the game in a five year, $22 million, sponsorship deal, ending almost forty years of the Peach Bowl name. 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
Bowl Championship Series
The Bowl Championship Series is a selection system that creates five bowl match-ups involving ten of the top ranked teams in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision , including an opportunity for the top two to compete in the BCS National Championship Game.The BCS relies on a combination of...

 beginning in 2006. The bowl currently has the fifth overall selection from the SEC (including the BCS). The 2010 game
2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl
The 2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl is the forty-third edition of the college football bowl game, and was played at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. It was played Friday, December 31, 2010 at 7:30 EST, and featured the #23 Florida State Seminoles versus the #19 South Carolina Gamecocks.-South...

 was a sellout, the fourteenth consecutive year as such. 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 Bowl
Fiesta Bowl
The Fiesta Bowl, now sponsored by Frito-Lay and named with their Tostitos brand, is a United States college football bowl game played annually at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Between its origination in 1971 and 2006, the game was hosted in Tempe, Arizona at Sun Devil...

s.

The 2007 game was played on December 31, 2007 featuring the second Chick-fil-A/Peach Bowl matchup between #15 Clemson
2007 Clemson Tigers football team
The 2007 Clemson football team represented Clemson University in the 2007 college football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Tommy Bowden and played their home games in Memorial Stadium.- Notable :...

 and #21 Auburn
2007 Auburn Tigers football team
The 2007 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Head coach Tommy Tuberville returned for his ninth season at Auburn, the third longest tenure among SEC head coaches in 2007. He was joined by returning offensive coordinator Al...

. Clemson lost to Auburn 23—20 in the first ever Chick-fil-A or Peach Bowl to require overtime play. 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. The rating was also higher than two New Year's Day bowls, the Cotton and the Gator
Gator Bowl
The Gator Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Florida. Held continuously since 1946, it is the sixth oldest college bowl, as well as the first one ever televised nationally...

. In October 2009, the bowl extended the Atlantic Coast Conference contract through 2013. According to Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated is an American sports media company owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Its self titled magazine has over 3.5 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men. It was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the...

, although the bowl generated $12.3 million in profit in 2007, only $5.9 million of that was paid out to the participating schools.

Bowl facts

About the Game

• 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).

• 13 straight sellouts (through 2009 Bowl).

• Highest-attended non-BCS bowl game.

• $78 million in cumulative payout ranks 8th nationally.

• 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).

• From 1969 until 1980, the Atlanta Marathon was held the weekend of the game, and until 1975 that event was sponsored by the game.

About Charitable Contributions

• Ranks first in giving among all bowl games—$3.47 million in charitable and scholarship contributions in the last six years. Charitable gifts in 2007 totaled $1,048,000.

• Pledged $180,000 annually to the National Football Foundation’s Play It Smart http://www.playitsmart.org/ program.

• Endows a $100,000 scholarship at each participating university annually.

• Is one of three bowls to receive an NCAA grant for the Youth Football Program.

• Holds annual Chick-fil-A Bowl Alma Mater— a golf event featuring NCAA head coaches and celebrity alumni competing for $350,000 in scholarship money.

Game results

Date Played Winning Team Losing Team
December 30, 1968 LSU
1968 LSU Tigers football team
The 1968 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University during the 1968 college football season. The offense scored 221 points while the defense allowed 171 points. The Tigers competed in the inaugural Peach Bowl and beat Florida State, 31–27.-Schedule:-Team players drafted into in...

 
31 27 notes
December 30, 1969 West Virginia
1969 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
The 1969 West Virginia Mountaineers football team completed the regular season with a 9–1 record and traveled to the Peach Bowl, where they beat the South Carolina Gamecocks 14–3...

 
14 South Carolina
1969 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
The 1969 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina during the 1969 college football season. Led by head coach Paul Dietzel, the Gamecocks won the ACC championship and were invited to the .-Schedule:...

 
3 notes
December 30, 1970 Arizona State
1970 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
The 1970 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the 1970 college football season. The offense scored 405 points while the defense allowed 148 points. Led by head coach Frank Kush, the Sun Devils won the Peach Bowl....

 
48 26 notes
December 30, 1971 41 18 notes
December 29, 1972 49 13 notes
December 28, 1973 Georgia  17 Maryland  16 notes
December 28, 1974 Texas Tech 6 Vanderbilt
1974 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
The 1974 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1974 college football season. The Commodores scored 313 points while allowing 199 points. Led by head coach Steve Sloan, the Commodores had their best record since 1955 and appeared in the school's second bowl...

6 notes
1974 Peach Bowl
1974 Peach Bowl was a postseason college football match between the Vanderbilt Commodores and the Texas Tech Red Raiders at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. Vanderbilt represented the Southeastern Conference and Texas Tech represented the Southwestern Conference in the competition...

December 31, 1975 West Virginia
1975 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
The 1975 West Virginia Mountaineers football team completed the regular season with an 8–3 record. They won the Peach Bowl game against NC State, to finish 9–3...

 
13 10 notes
December 31, 1976 Kentucky
1976 Kentucky Wildcats football team
The 1976 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1976 college football season. The Wildcats beat four different ranked teams during the season, scoring 209 points while allowing 151 points...

 
21 0 notes
1976 Peach Bowl
1976 Peach Bowl was a postseason college football match between the Kentucky Wildcats and the North Carolina Tar Heels at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. The University of Kentucky represented the Southeastern Conference and North Carolina represented the Atlantic Coast...

December 31, 1977 24 14 notes
December 25, 1978 Purdue
1978 Purdue Boilermakers football team
The 1978 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 1978 college football season.-Schedule:-Starters:...

 
41 21 notes
December 31, 1979 Baylor  24 Clemson  18 notes
January 2, 1981 Miami (Florida)
1980 Miami Hurricanes football team
The 1980 Miami Hurricanes represented the University of Miami in the 1980 NCAA College Football season.-Schedule & Results:-Team Players drafted into in the NFL:-External links:*...

 
20 10 notes
1981 Peach Bowl (January)
The 1981 Peach Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game between the Virginia Tech Hokies and the Hurricanes from the University of Miami at Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia on January 2, 1981. The game was the final contest of the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season...

December 31, 1981 West Virginia
1981 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
The 1981 West Virginia Mountaineers football team completed the regular season with a 9–3 record and traveled to the Peach Bowl, where they beat the Florida Gators 26–6. They finished with a ranking of 17/18.-1981 Schedule:-1981 season:...

 
26 Florida  6 notes
1981 Peach Bowl (December)
The 1981 Peach Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game between the West Virginia Mountaineers and the Florida Gators. The game took place on December 31, 1981, resulting in a West Virginia win over Florida 26-6. The offensive MVP was Mickey Walczack of West Virginia and the defensive...

December 31, 1982 Iowa
1982 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
The 1982 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1982 college football season.-Schedule:-Team players in the NFL:...

 
28 Tennessee
1982 Tennessee Volunteers football team
The 1982 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Volunteers offense scored 281 points while the defense allowed 239 points. Led by head coach Johnny Majors, the Volunteers competed in the .-Schedule:-Team players...

 
22 notes
December 30, 1983 28 3 notes
1983 Peach Bowl
The 1983 Peach Bowl featured the of the Atlantic Coast Conference against the then-independent -Game summary:Making his first collegiate start ever, quarterback Eric Thomas connected on a pair of first quarter touchdown passes to Weegie Thompson as Florida State stunned North Carolina 28-3, in the...

December 31, 1984 27 24 notes
1984 Peach Bowl
The 1984 Peach Bowl featured the of the Big Ten against the of the ACC. Virginia defeated Purdue 27-24.Purdue jumped out to a 24-14 halftime lead, However, Virginia scored the only points of the second half with a touchdown and two field goals in order to pull out the win...

December 31, 1985 Army  31 29 notes
1985 Peach Bowl
The 1985 Peach Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game at Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia between the Army Cadets and the on December 31, 1985...

December 31, 1986 25 24 notes
1986 Peach Bowl
The 1986 Peach Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game at Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia between the Virginia Tech Hokies and the Wolfpack from North Carolina State University on December 31, 1986...

January 2, 1988 Tennessee
1987 Tennessee Volunteers football team
The 1987 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Vols won the Kickoff Classic over the Iowa Hawkeyes. Led by head coach Johnny Majors, the Volunteers won the .-Schedule:...

 
27 22 notes
December 31, 1988 28 Iowa
1988 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
The 1988 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1988 college football season.-Schedule:...

 
23 notes
December 30, 1989 19 Georgia  18 notes
December 29, 1990 Auburn
1990 Auburn Tigers football team
The 1990 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by Pat Dye, the team finished the season with a 8–3–1 record and ended their streak of 3 straight SEC titles. The Tigers went on to defeat 27–23 in the 1990 Peach...

 
27 23 notes
January 1, 1992 East Carolina
1991 East Carolina Pirates football team
The 1991 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Pirates offense scored 409 points while the defense allowed 277 points. Led by head coach Bill Lewis, the Pirates won the Peach Bowl defeating in-state rival North...

 
37 34 notes
January 2, 1993 21 17 notes
December 31, 1993 Clemson  14 Kentucky
1993 Kentucky Wildcats football team
The 1993 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Wildcats scored 207 points while allowing 195 points. Kentucky played in the 1993 Peach Bowl.-Season:...

 
13 notes
1993 Peach Bowl (December)
1993 Peach Bowl matched the Clemson Tigers of the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Kentucky Wildcats of the Southeastern Conference. Clemson entered the game at 8-3 and ranked #24 in the AP poll after being ranked as high as #21 during the season; Kentucky was 6-5 and unranked. Clemson was...

January 1, 1995 28 24 notes
December 30, 1995 34 Georgia  27 notes
December 28, 1996 LSU
1996 LSU Tigers football team
The 1996 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. LSU finished with a 10–2 overall record after defeating Clemson Tigers, 10–7, in the Peach Bowl...

 
10 Clemson  7 notes
January 2, 1998 Auburn
1997 Auburn Tigers football team
The 1997 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team, coached by Terry Bowden, finished with a 10–3 record and won the school's first SEC West Division championship, but lost by a point to Tennessee in the 1997 SEC Championship...

 
21 Clemson  17 notes
December 31, 1998 Georgia  35 33 notes
1998 Peach Bowl (December)
The 1998 season edition to the Peach Bowl featured the Georgia Bulldogs and the .After a scoreless first quarter, Virginia scored first on a 2 yard Anthony Southern touchdown run, making the score 7-0. Aaron Brooks threw a 43 yard touchdown pass to Terrence Wilkins making the score 14-0. Brooks...

December 30, 1999 17 Clemson  7 notes
1999 Peach Bowl
The 2000 edition to the Peach Bowl featured the Clemson Tigers, and the .After a scoreless first half, Mississippi State scored first on a 39 yard Scott Westerfield field goal, taking a 3–0 lead. In the fourth quarter, Wayne Madkin scored on a 2 yard touchdown run increasing the lead to 10-0....

December 29, 2000 LSU
2000 LSU Tigers football team
The 2000 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the college football season of 2000–2001. Coached by Nick Saban in his first year at LSU, the Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Saban led the team to a remarkable turnaround from a...

 
28 14 notes
2000 Peach Bowl
The 2001 edition to the Peach Bowl featured the , and the LSU Tigers.LSU scored first on a 32 yard John Corbello field goal to take a 3-0 lead. Georgia Tech responded with a 32 yard Joe Burns touchdown run to take a 7-3 lead...

December 31, 2001 North Carolina
2001 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
-Coaching staff:-Schedule:-Team Players drafted in the NFL:The following players were selected in the 2002 NFL Draft.-References:...

 
16 Auburn
2001 Auburn Tigers football team
The 2001 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season.They posted a 7–5 record, including a record of 5–3 in the Southeastern Conference...

 
10 notes
2001 Peach Bowl
The 2001 edition to the Peach Bowl featured the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Auburn Tigers.North Carolina scored on a 10 yard Willie Parker touchdown run, as UNC led 7-0 after 1 quarter of play. In the second quarter, Jeff Reed kicked a 22 yard field goal, extending North Carolina's lead to 10-0...

December 31, 2002 Maryland
2002 Maryland Terrapins football team
The 2002 Maryland Terrapins football team represented University of Maryland in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A college football season. Led by head coach Ralph Friedgen, the Terrapins appeared in the 2002 Peach Bowl.-Regular season:...

 
30 Tennessee
2002 Tennessee Volunteers football team
The 2002 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2002 college football season. The team was coached by Phillip Fulmer. The Vols played their home games in Neyland Stadium and competed in the Eastern Division of the SEC...

 
3 notes
2002 Peach Bowl
The 2002 edition to the Peach Bowl featured the Maryland Terrapins and the Tennessee Volunteers.-1st half:Maryland scored first on a 1 yard touchdown run from quarterback Scott McBrien giving Maryland a 7–0 lead. In the second quarter, Maryland cornerback Curome Cox returned an interception...

January 2, 2004 Clemson  27 Tennessee
2003 Tennessee Volunteers football team
The 2003 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2003 college football season. The team was coached by Phillip Fulmer. The Vols played their home games in Neyland Stadium and competed in the Eastern Division of the SEC...

 
14 notes
2004 Peach Bowl (January)
The 2004 edition to the Peach Bowl featured the Clemson Tigers, and the Tennessee Volunteers.Clemson scored first on an 8 yard touchdown run from Duane Coleman, giving Clemson a 7–0 lead. Aaron Hunt kicked a 23 yard field goal giving Clemson a 10–0 lead...

December 31, 2004 Miami (Florida)
2004 Miami Hurricanes football team
-Schedule:...

 
27 Florida
2004 Florida Gators football team
The 2004 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2004 college football season...

 
10 notes
2004 Peach Bowl (December)
The 2004 December edition of the Peach Bowl featured the Miami Hurricanes and the Florida Gators.Miami took a 7-0 lead when it blocked a Florida field goal attempt, and Devin Hester returned the ball 78 yards for a touchdown. In the second quarter, Matt Leach kicked a 34-yard field goal to male it...

December 30, 2005 LSU
2005 LSU Tigers football team
The 2005 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the college football season of 2005–2006. Coached by Les Miles in his first season at LSU, the Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana...

 
40 Miami (Florida)
2005 Miami Hurricanes football team
The 2005 Miami Hurricanes football team began the 2005 season ranked #8/9 after a 9-3 campaign in 2004 that ended with a 27-10 win over rival Florida in the 2005 Peach Bowl.-Season:...

 
3 notes
2005 Peach Bowl
The 2005 edition of the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl featured two top 10 ranked teams. The ninth ranked Miami Hurricanes battled the tenth ranked LSU Tigers in this contest, the last to be played as the Peach Bowl....

December 30, 2006 Georgia
2006 Georgia Bulldogs football team
The 2006 Georgia Bulldogs football team completed the season with a 9-4 record. The Bulldogs had an SEC record of 4-4. Despite losses to unranked Kentucky and Vanderbilt, Georgia salvaged its season by beating two ranked teams in the last two games of the season: #5 Auburn and #15 Georgia Tech...

 
31 Virginia Tech
2006 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
The 2006 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Frank Beamer...

 
24 notes
December 31, 2007 Auburn
2007 Auburn Tigers football team
The 2007 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Head coach Tommy Tuberville returned for his ninth season at Auburn, the third longest tenure among SEC head coaches in 2007. He was joined by returning offensive coordinator Al...

 
23 Clemson
2007 Clemson Tigers football team
The 2007 Clemson football team represented Clemson University in the 2007 college football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Tommy Bowden and played their home games in Memorial Stadium.- Notable :...

 
20 (OT) notes
2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl
The 2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl was an edition of the Chick-fil-A Bowl, formerly known as the Peach Bowl and the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. It pitted the Auburn Tigers against the Clemson Tigers in a postseason American college football game in Atlanta, Georgia...

December 31, 2008 LSU
2008 LSU Tigers football team
The 2008 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the college football season of 2008–2009. The team's head coach was Les Miles who entered his fourth year at the helm of LSU Football. They played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana...

 
38 Georgia Tech
2008 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
The 2008 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the college football season of 2008-2009. The team's coach is former Navy Midshipmen and Georgia Southern Eagles coach Paul Johnson...

 
3 notes
2008 Chick-fil-A Bowl
The 2008 Chick-fil-A Bowl was the 41st annual edition of the Chick-fil-A Bowl, formerly known as the Peach Bowl and the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. It pitted the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets against the Louisiana State Tigers in a postseason American college football game in Atlanta, Georgia...

December 31, 2009 Virginia Tech
2009 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
The 2009 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Frank Beamer...

 
37 Tennessee
2009 Tennessee Volunteers football team
The 2009 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2009 college football season. The team was coached by Lane Kiffin. The 2009 season would be his 1st and only at Tennessee – leaving to take the head coaching job at the University of Southern Cal on January...

 
14 notes
2009 Chick-fil-A Bowl
The 2009 Chick-fil-A Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game between the Virginia Tech Hokies and the Tennessee Volunteers on December 31, 2009, in the Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia. Virginia Tech defeated Tennessee 40–12. The game was part of the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season...

December 31, 2010 Florida State
2010 Florida State Seminoles football team
The 2010 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS college football season. The Seminoles were led by 1st year head coach Jimbo Fisher and played their home games at Bobby Bowden Field at Doak Campbell Stadium. They were members of...

 
26 South Carolina
2010 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
The 2010 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head football coach was Steve Spurrier, who was in his sixth season at USC...

 
17 notes
2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl
The 2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl is the forty-third edition of the college football bowl game, and was played at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. It was played Friday, December 31, 2010 at 7:30 EST, and featured the #23 Florida State Seminoles versus the #19 South Carolina Gamecocks.-South...


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
Monroe Eley
Monroe Eley is a former running back who played in the Canadian Football League and the National Football League.Having played his college football with Arizona State University, Eley was not drafted by the NFL, so he headed north to play with the British Columbia Lions. In his first year, 1972, he...

 
Arizona State HB
Junior Ah You
Junior Ah You
Junior Ah You is a former college and professional Canadian and American football player who played primarily at the defensive end position. Ah You enjoyed most of his professional career success with the CFL Montreal Alouettes, from 1972 to 1981, and was a former collegiate standout at Arizona...

 
Arizona State DE
December 30, 1971 Norris Weese
Norris Weese
Norris Lee Weese was a star quarterback for Chalmette High School and the University of Mississippi. He had the unenviable task of replacing Mississippi QB legend Archie Manning, but performed quite well despite the big shoes to fill. He played the 1974 season for The Hawaiians in the World...

 
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
Louis Carter
Louis Edward Carter is a former running back in the National Football League. He played for the Oakland Raiders and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers....

 
Maryland TB
Sylvester Boler  Georgia LB
December 28, 1974 Larry Isaac  Texas Tech TB
Dennis Harrison
Dennis Harrison
Dennis Harrison, Jr. is a former professional American football player who played ten seasons in the National Football League. He played in Super Bowl XV for the Philadelphia Eagles and was selected to the Pro Bowl after the 1981 season...

 
Vanderbilt DB
December 31, 1975 Dan Kendra  West Virginia QB
Ray Marshall West Virginia LB
December 31, 1976 Rod Stewart Kentucky TB
Mike Martin
Mike Martin (American football)
Mike Martin is a former professional American football wide receiver who played seven seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals in the National Football League....

 
Kentucky LB
December 31, 1977 Johnny Evans  North Carolina State QB
Richard Carter North Carolina State DB
December 25, 1978 Mark Herrmann
Mark Herrmann
Mark James Herrmann is a former professional football player, a quarterback in the NFL. He was Associate Director of Educational Programs for the NCAA, before budget cutbacks. However, he is best known for his college career with the Purdue Boilermakers...

 
Purdue QB
Calvin Clark  Purdue DT
December 31, 1979 Mike Brannan  Baylor QB
Andrew Melontree  Baylor DE
January 2, 1981 Jim Kelly
Jim Kelly
James Edward Kelly is a former American football quarterback in the NFL for the Buffalo Bills and the USFL's Houston Gamblers....

 
Miami (Fla.) QB
Jim Burt
Jim Burt (football player)
James P. Burt is a former American football player who played for the New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers in the National Football League...

 
Miami (Fla.) MG
December 31, 1981 Mickey Walczak  West Virginia RB
Don Stemple  West Virginia DB
December 31, 1982 Chuck Long
Chuck Long
Chuck Long is an American football coach. He played quarterback in college at Iowa for Hayden Fry and professionally with the Detroit Lions and the Los Angeles Rams. He is an inductee of the College Football Hall of Fame. In the January 2008 issue of San Diego Magazine he was chosen as one of...

 
Iowa QB
Clay Uhlenhake  Iowa DT
December 28, 1983 Eric Thomas
Eric Thomas (football player)
Eric Thomas is a former professional American football player who played cornerback for nine seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals, New York Jets and Denver Broncos. He went to the Pro Bowl after the 1988 season....

 
Florida State QB
Alphonso Carreker
Alphonso Carreker
Alphonso Carreker He attended Columbus Marion Franklin High School. He is a former defensive end who played seven seasons for the Green Bay Packers and the Denver Broncos in the National Football League. He started in Super Bowl XXIV, recording 1 sack and 1 tackle....

 
Florida State DT
December 31, 1984 Howard Petty  Virginia TB
Ray Daly  Virginia QB
December 31, 1985 Rob Healy
Rob Healy
Robert P. Healy is a private equity professional and former military officer and American football player. He played quarterback for Army and was the MVP of the 1985 Peach Bowl. CPT Healy served nine years in the military and participated in the United States invasion of Panama in 1989, where he...

 
Army QB
Peel Chronister  Army S
December 31, 1986 Erik Kramer
Erik Kramer
William Erik Kramer , is a former American football quarterback. He attended John Burroughs High School in Burbank, CA. After attending Los Angeles Pierce College and playing as their quarterback, Kramer transferred to North Carolina State University where he finished a successful college football...

 
North Carolina State QB
Derrick Taylor  North Carolina State CB
January 2, 1988 Reggie Cobb
Reggie Cobb
Reginald "Reggie" John Cobb is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the 1990 NFL Draft. A 6'0", 225-lb...

 
Tennessee TB
Van Waiters
Van Waiters
Van Waiters was a professional American football player who played linebacker for five seasons for the Cleveland Browns and Minnesota Vikings.-References:...

 
Indiana LB
December 31, 1988 Shane Montgomery
Shane Montgomery
-External links:* * *...

 
North Carolina State QB
Michael Brooks
Michael Brooks (safety)
Michael Antonio Brooks is a former American football safety in the National Football League for the San Diego Chargers and the Dallas Cowboys. Brooks also played one season in the Canadian Football League for the Baltimore CFLers, where he was a league all-star...

 
North Carolina State CB
December 30, 1989 Michael Owens Syracuse RB
Terry Wooden
Terry Wooden
Terry Wooden is a former American Football linebacker who played for three teams, the Seattle Seahawks, the Kansas City Chiefs, and the Oakland Raiders from 1990 to 1998....

 
Syracuse LB
Rodney Hampton
Rodney Hampton
Rodney Craig Hampton born April 3, 1969 in Houston, Texas, is a former professional American football player who was drafted by the New York Giants in the first round of the 1990 NFL Draft. A 5'11", 215 lbs. running back from the University of Georgia by way of Kashmere High School in...

 
Georgia RB
Morris Lewis
Mo Lewis
Morris "Mo" C. Lewis is a former American football player who played linebacker for the New York Jets from 1991 until 2003.-Career:...

 
Georgia LB
December 29, 1990 Stan White
Stan White (quarterback)
Stan White is a former American football quarterback.-High School & College:A graduate of W. A. Berry High School in Hoover, Alabama. He went on to play quarterback at Auburn University where he started every game from his freshman year until his senior year, a total of 45 straight games...

 
Auburn QB
Darrel Crawford  Auburn LB
Vaughn Dunbar
Vaughn Dunbar
Vaughn Allen Dunbar was an American football running back for the New Orleans Saints and the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. He played college football at Indiana University. He now works for the Carrier Corporation in Tucker, GA.-High school:Dunbar attended R...

 
Indiana RB
Mike Dumas
Michael Dumas
Michael Dion Dumas is a former American football player who was selected by the Houston Oilers in the 2nd round of the 1991 NFL Draft. A 6'0", 202-lb. safety from the Indiana University, Dumas played in eight NFL seasons from 1991–1992 and from 1994-2000....

 
Indiana FS
January 1, 1992 Jeff Blake
Jeff Blake
Jeff Bertrand Coleman Blake is a retired American football quarterback who played in the National Football League. Although he finished his career with the Chicago Bears, he was formerly a quarterback for the New York Jets, Cincinnati Bengals, New Orleans Saints, Baltimore Ravens, Arizona...

 
East Carolina QB
Robert Jones
Robert Jones (American football)
Robert Lee Jones is a former American football linebacker who played 10 seasons in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, the St...

 
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
Bracy Walker
Bracy Wardell Walker is an American football safety who is currently a free agent in the National Football League...

 
North Carolina DB
Greg Plump  Mississippi State QB
Marc Woodard  Mississippi State LB
December 31, 1993 Emory Smith
Emory Smith
Emory Smith is a former American football running back.-Biography:Born on May 21, 1974, Smith attended Clemson University. His brother is Hall of Fame running back Emmitt Smith.-Career:...

 
Clemson RB
Brentson Buckner
Brentson Buckner
Brentson André Buckner is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League.-College career:...

 
Clemson DE
Pookie Jones  Kentucky QB
Zane Beehn  Kentucky LB
January 1, 1995 Tremayne Stephens North Carolina State RB
Damien Covington
Damien Covington
Damien Emere Covington was a professional American football linebacker in the National Football League. He was a 3rd round selection in the 1995 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills out of North Carolina State University...

 
North Carolina State ILB
Carl Reeves  North Carolina State DT
December 30, 1995 Tiki Barber
Tiki Barber
Atiim Kiambu Hakeem-Ah "Tiki" Barber is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the second round of the 1997 NFL Draft. He played college football at Virginia....

 
Virginia RB
Skeet Jones  Virginia LB
Hines Ward
Hines Ward
Hines E. Ward, Jr. is an American football player who currently plays the wide receiver position for the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers, where he is the longest-tenured current player on the team. He was voted MVP of Super Bowl XL. He played college football at the University of Georgia...

 
Georgia QB
Whit Marshall  Georgia LB
December 28, 1996 Herb Tyler
Herb Tyler
Herb Tyler, from New Orleans, Louisiana, was a quarterback for the LSU Tigers from 1995 to 1998.-College:In 1995, Tyler went to Louisiana State University Late in his freshman season, Tyler replaced injured senior Jamie Howard to become LSU's starting quarterback...

 
LSU QB
Anthony McFarland
Anthony McFarland
Anthony Darelle "Booger" McFarland is an American football player who is currently a free agent. He was originally drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 15th overall in the 1999 NFL Draft. He played college football at Louisiana State University.McFarland has also played for the Indianapolis Colts...

 
LSU DL
Raymond Priester  Clemson RB
Trevor Pryce
Trevor Pryce
Trevor W. Pryce is an American football defensive end who is currently a free agent in the National Football League. Pryce played college football at the University of Michigan before transferring to Clemson University...

 
Clemson LB
January 2, 1998 Dameuyne Craig  Auburn QB
Takeo Spikes
Takeo Spikes
Takeo Gerard Spikes is an American football linebacker for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals 13th overall in the 1998 NFL Draft...

 
Auburn LB
Raymond Priester  Clemson RB
Anthony Simmons  Clemson LB
December 31, 1998 Olandis Gary
Olandis Gary
Olandis Gary is a former American football running back who played for the Denver Broncos from 1999 through 2002 and the Detroit Lions in 2003 and 2004...

 
Georgia RB
Champ Bailey
Champ Bailey
Roland "Champ" Bailey is an American football cornerback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League. Bailey was drafted in the 1st round of the 1999 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Georgia.Bailey is 8th among Broncos in all-time...

 
Georgia DB
Aaron Brooks  Virginia QB
Wali Rainer
Wali Rainer
Wali Rainer is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round of the 1999 NFL Draft...

 
Virginia LB
December 30, 1999 Wayne Madkin  Mississippi State QB
Keith Adams
Keith Adams (American football)
Keith A. Adams is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He was originally drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the seventh round of the 2001 NFL Draft...

 
Clemson LB
December 29, 2000 Rohan Davey
Rohan Davey
Rohan St. Patrick Davey is a Jamaican-born American football quarterback who is currently a free agent.-High school years:...

 
LSU QB
Bradie James
Bradie James
Bradie Gene James is an American football linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League.-High school career :...

 
LSU LB
December 31, 2001 Ronald Curry
Ronald Curry
Ronald Antonio Curry is an American football wide receiver, currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the seventh round of the 2002 NFL Draft after playing college football at North Carolina....

 
North Carolina QB
Ryan Sims
Ryan Sims
Ryan O'Neal Sims is an American Football defensive tackle who is currently a free agent. Sims' professional career began in 2002 with the Kansas City Chiefs, for whom he played through the end of the 2006 season...

 
North Carolina DL
December 31, 2002 Scott McBrien
Scott McBrien
Scott McBrien is a former American football quarterback. He played football for several professional and college teams, most notably, the Green Bay Packers in the NFL, and the Maryland Terrapins at the University of Maryland.-Early years:McBrien was born in Rockville, Maryland to Ernie and...

 
Maryland QB
E.J. Henderson  Maryland LB
January 2, 2004 Chad Jasmin  Clemson RB
Leroy Hill
Leroy Hill
Leroy Hill, Jr. is an American football linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks. He played high school football in Milledgeville, GA for the Baldwin High School Braves...

 
Clemson LB
December 31, 2004 Roscoe Parrish
Roscoe Parrish
Roscoe Parrish is an American football wide receiver and punt returner who currently plays for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Bills in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft...

 
Miami (Fla.) WR
Devin Hester
Devin Hester
Devin Hester is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League . He played college football at the University of Miami, where he became the first person in the university’s recent history to play in all three phases of American football...

 
Miami (Fla.) CB
December 30, 2005 Matt Flynn
Matt Flynn
Matthew Clayton Flynn is an American football quarterback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Packers in the 7th round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at LSU.-Early years:...

 
LSU QB
Jim Morris Miami (Fla.) DT
December 30, 2006 Matthew Stafford
Matthew Stafford (American football)
John Matthew Stafford is an American football quarterback for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Lions first overall in the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Georgia....

 
Georgia QB
Tony Taylor  Georgia LB
December 31, 2007 C.J. Spiller  Clemson RB
Pat Sims
Pat Sims
Patrick Sims is an American football defensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Bengals in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Auburn University....

 
Auburn DT
December 31, 2008 Jordan Jefferson
Jordan Jefferson
Jordan Jamal Jefferson is an American college football quarterback with the LSU Tigers of the Southeastern Conference...

 
LSU QB
Perry Riley
Perry Riley
Perry Alphonso Riley is an American football linebacker for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Redskins in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL Draft...

 
LSU LB
December 31, 2009 Ryan Williams
Ryan Williams (American football)
Ryan Williams is an American football running back for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. He played college football at Virginia Tech and was drafted in the second round of the 2011 NFL Draft....

 
Virginia Tech RB
Cody Grimm
Cody Grimm
Cody James Grimm is an American football safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Buccaneers in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL Draft...

 
Virginia Tech LB
December 31, 2010 Chris Thompson Florida State RB
Greg Reid Florida State CB

Most appearances

Rank Team Appearances Record
T1 North Carolina State
NC State Wolfpack football
The NC State Wolfpack football team represents North Carolina State University in NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision competition. The Wolfpack currently compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference....

 
7 4-3
T1 Clemson
Clemson Tigers football
The Clemson Tigers football team is an American football team from Clemson University in South Carolina. It competes in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference...

 
7 2-5
T3 Louisiana State
LSU Tigers football
The LSU Tigers football team, also known as the Fighting Tigers or Bayou Bengals, represents Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States in NCAA Division I FBS college football. Current head coach Les Miles has led the team since 2005. Since 1999 when Nick Saban took over as...

 
5 5-0
T3 Georgia
Georgia Bulldogs football
The Georgia Bulldogs football team represents the University of Georgia in football. The Bulldogs are a member of the Southeastern Conference and are frequently a top-25 team. The University of Georgia has had a football team since 1892 and has an all-time record of 738–398–54...

 
5 3-2
T3 North Carolina
North Carolina Tar Heels football
The North Carolina Tar Heels football team represents the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in collegiate level football. In Carolina’s first 121 seasons of football competition, the Tar Heels have compiled a record of 646–488–54, a winning percentage of .566...

 
5 2-3
T3 Tennessee
Tennessee Volunteers football
The Tennessee Volunteers football team are an American college football team at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville . The NCAA Division I team is also a member of the Southeastern Conference ....

 
5 1-4
T7 Auburn
Auburn Tigers football
Only Mohamed Amin Abughadir set the record with 1,890 yards in 1 season. He was the QB for Auburn in 1998.The Auburn Tigers football team represents Auburn University in college football as a member of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, competing in the Western Division of the...

 
4 3-1
T7 West Virginia
West Virginia Mountaineers football
The West Virginia Mountaineers football team represents West Virginia University in the NCAA FBS division of college football. Dana Holgorsen is the team's 33rd head coach. He has held the position since he was promoted in June 2011 after the resignation of Bill Stewart. The Mountaineers play their...

 
4 3-1
T7 Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech Hokies football
The Virginia Tech Hokies football team is a college football program that competes in NCAA Division I-FBS, in the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They have more wins in team history than any other program in the ACC. Their home games are played at Lane Stadium which seats over...

 
4 2-2
T7 Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represents the Georgia Institute of Technology in collegiate level football. While the team is officially designated as the Yellow Jackets, it is also referred to as the Ramblin' Wreck. The Yellow Jackets are a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference...

 
4 0-4
T12 Virginia
Virginia Cavaliers football
Virginia Cavaliers football is a college football program that competes in the NCAA Division I-FBS and the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference...

 
3 2-1
T12 Florida State
Florida State Seminoles football
The Florida State Seminoles football team represents Florida State University in college football. The Florida State Seminoles compete in NCAA Division I-FBS and are members of the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference...

 
3 2-1
T12 Miami
Miami Hurricanes football
The Miami Hurricanes football program competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference of the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision for the University of Miami. The program began in 1926 and has won five AP national championships...

 
3 2-1
T12 Florida State
Florida State Seminoles football
The Florida State Seminoles football team represents Florida State University in college football. The Florida State Seminoles compete in NCAA Division I-FBS and are members of the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference...

 
3 2-1
T12 Mississippi State
Mississippi State Bulldogs football
The Mississippi State Bulldogs football program represents Mississippi State University in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, competing as a member of the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference. Mississippi State has produced 38 All-Americans, 171 All-SEC selections, and 124...

 
3 1-2
T17 Iowa
Iowa Hawkeyes football
The Iowa Hawkeyes football team is the interscholastic football team at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. The Hawkeyes have competed in the Big Ten Conference since 1900, and are currently a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association...

 
2 1-1
T17 Kentucky
Kentucky Wildcats football
The Kentucky Wildcats football team is a college football program that competes in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the East Division of the Southeastern Conference.-History:Paul "Bear" Bryant Era...

 
2 1-1
T17 Maryland
Maryland Terrapins football
The Maryland Terrapins football team represents the University of Maryland in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision competition. The Terrapins compete within the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference...

 
2 1-1
T17 Purdue
Purdue Boilermakers football
The Purdue Boilermakers football team is the intercollegiate football program of the Purdue University Boilermakers. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I Bowl Subdivision, and the team competes in the Big Ten Conference. The Boilermakers have an all-time record of...

 
2 1-1
T17 South Carolina
South Carolina Gamecocks football
The South Carolina Gamecocks football team represents the University of South Carolina in NCAA Division I college football. The Gamecocks have been a member of the Southeastern Conference since 1992. Steve Spurrier is the current head coach, and the team plays its home games at Williams-Brice...

 
2 0-2
T17 Florida
Florida Gators football
The Florida Gators football team represents the University of Florida in the sport of American football. The Florida Gators compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletics Association and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference...

 
2 0-2
T17 Indiana
Indiana Hoosiers football
The Indiana Hoosiers football program represents Indiana University Bloomington in NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football and in the Big Ten Conference.-Bowl games:...

2 0-2

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