Peach Bowl

Peach Bowl
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Stadium Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Location Atlanta
Previous stadiums Georgia Dome (1993–2016)
Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium (1971–1992)
Grant Field (1968–1970)
Operated 1968–present
Conference tie-ins At-large/Group of Five (2014–present)
Previous conference tie-ins SEC, ACC
Payout US$3,967,500 (ACC) (As of 2011)[1]
US$2,932,500 (SEC) (As of 2011)[1]
Sponsors
Chick-fil-A (1997–present)
Former names
Peach Bowl (1968–1996)
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (1997–2005)
Chick-fil-A Bowl (2006–2013)
2017 season matchup
Auburn vs. UCF (UCF 34–27)
2018 season matchup
Teams TBD (December 29, 2018)

The Peach Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played in Atlanta since December 1968. Since 1997, it has been sponsored by Chick-fil-A and 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 played host. The bowl then moved to Mercedes-Benz Stadium starting in 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.[2]

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. 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 a 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 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.[3][4][5]

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.[6] 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.[7][8] 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.[9] The rating was also higher than two New Year's Day bowls, the Cotton and the Gator.[10] 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.[11] 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.[12][13]

Statistics

  • Ninth-oldest bowl game in college football history.[14]
  • A then-Georgia Dome attendance record of 75,406 set in 2006 (Georgia vs. Virginia Tech).[14]
  • 17 straight sellouts (from 1998 through 2013).[15]
  • Highest-attended non-BCS bowl game.[16]
  • More than $125 million in cumulative payout (through the 2013 season).[14]

Results

Rankings are based on the AP Poll prior to the game being played. Italics denote a tie game.

Date PlayedWinning TeamLosing TeamNotes
December 30, 1968LSU31No. 19 Florida State27notes
December 30, 1969No. 19 West Virginia14South Carolina3notes
December 30, 1970No. 8 Arizona State48North Carolina26notes
December 30, 1971No. 17 Mississippi41Georgia Tech18notes
December 29, 1972NC State49No. 18 West Virginia13notes
December 28, 1973Georgia17No. 18 Maryland16notes
December 28, 1974Texas Tech6Vanderbilt6notes
December 31, 1975West Virginia13NC State10notes
December 31, 1976Kentucky21No. 19 North Carolina0notes
December 31, 1977NC State24Iowa State14notes
December 25, 1978No. 17 Purdue41Georgia Tech21notes
December 31, 1979No. 19 Baylor24No. 18 Clemson18notes
January 2, 1981No. 20 Miami (Florida)20Virginia Tech10notes
December 31, 1981West Virginia 26Florida6notes
December 31, 1982Iowa28Tennessee22notes
December 30, 1983Florida State28North Carolina3notes
December 31, 1984Virginia27Purdue24notes
December 31, 1985Army31Illinois29notes
December 31, 1986Virginia Tech25#18 NC State24notes
January 2, 1988No. 17 Tennessee27Indiana22notes
December 31, 1988NC State28Iowa23notes
December 30, 1989Syracuse19Georgia18notes
December 29, 1990Auburn27Indiana23notes
January 1, 1992No. 12 East Carolina37No. 21 NC State34notes
January 2, 1993No. 19 North Carolina21No. 24 Mississippi State17notes
December 31, 1993No. 24 Clemson14Kentucky13notes
January 1, 1995No. 23 NC State28No. 16 Mississippi State24notes
December 30, 1995No. 18 Virginia34Georgia27notes
December 28, 1996No. 17 LSU10Clemson7notes
January 2, 1998No. 13 Auburn21Clemson17notes
December 31, 1998No. 19 Georgia35No. 13 Virginia33notes
December 30, 1999No. 15 Mississippi State17Clemson7notes
December 29, 2000LSU28#15 Georgia Tech14notes
December 31, 2001North Carolina16Auburn10notes
December 31, 2002No. 20 Maryland30Tennessee3notes
January 2, 2004Clemson27No. 6 Tennessee14notes
December 31, 2004No. 14 Miami (Florida)27No. 20 Florida10notes
December 30, 2005No. 10 LSU40No. 9 Miami (Florida)3notes
December 30, 2006Georgia31No. 14 Virginia Tech24notes
December 31, 2007No. 22 Auburn23No. 15 Clemson20 (OT)notes
December 31, 2008LSU38No. 14 Georgia Tech3notes
December 31, 2009No. 12 Virginia Tech37Tennessee14notes
December 31, 2010No. 23 Florida State26No. 19 South Carolina17notes
December 31, 2011Auburn43Virginia24notes
December 31, 2012No. 14 Clemson25No. 9 LSU24notes
December 31, 2013No. 20 Texas A&M52No. 22 Duke48notes
December 31, 2014No. 6 TCU42No. 9 Mississippi3notes
December 31, 2015No. 14 Houston38No. 9 Florida State24notes
December 31, 2016CFPNo. 1 Alabama24No. 4 Washington7notes
January 1, 2018No. 10 UCF34No. 7 Auburn27notes

MVPs

Appearances

Teams with multiple appearances
Rank Team Appearances Record
1Clemson83–5
2NC State74–3
T3LSU65–1
T3Auburn64–2
T5Georgia53–2
T5North Carolina52–3
T5Tennessee51–4
T8West Virginia43–1
T8Virginia Tech42–2
T8Virginia42–2
T8Florida State42–2
T8Georgia Tech40–4
T13Miami (FL)32–1
T13Mississippi State31–2
T15Iowa21–1
T15Kentucky21–1
T15Maryland21–1
T15Purdue21–1
T15Mississippi21–1
T15Indiana20–2
T15South Carolina20–2
T15Florida20–2
Teams with a single appearance

Won: Alabama, Arizona State, Army, Baylor, East Carolina, Houston, Syracuse, TCU, Texas A&M, UCF
Lost: Duke, Illinois, Iowa State, Washington
Tied: Texas Tech, Vanderbilt

Appearances by conference

Through the January 2018 playing, there have been 50 games (100 total appearances).

Rank Conference Appearances Wins Losses Ties Winning Percentage
1ACC3615210.417
2SEC3518161.529
3Independents14950.643
4Big Ten7250.286
T5The American22001.000
T5SWC[n 1]2101.750
T7Big 1211001.000
T7WAC[n 2]11001.000
T7Big Eight[n 1]1010.000
T7Pac-121010.000
  1. 1 2 Appearances prior to the 1996 merger of four Southwest Conference schools and eight Big Eight schools, which created the Big 12.
  2. ↑ Conference no longer sponsors football

Records are based on a team's conference at the time of the game.
For example, South Carolina is 0–1 as an SEC member and 0–1 as an ACC member.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Stites, Adam (December 6, 2015). "2015 Peach Bowl, Florida State vs. Houston: Date, time, location and more". SB Nation. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Auburn-Clemson Match-up Gives Chick-fil-A Bowl 11th Straight Sellout". Auburn University. 2007-12-04. Retrieved 2007-12-11.
  3. ↑ Tim Tucker (April 18, 2014). "Chick-fil-A Bowl will restore 'Peach' to its name". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Chick-Fil-A Bowl adds 'Peach' back to name after playoff inclusion". CBSSports.com.
  5. ↑ "Bowl complies with new playoff". ESPN.com.
  6. ↑ "Chick-fil-A Bowl Achieves Earliest Sellout in its History". Web.archive.org. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Auburn uses new spread offense, defeats Clemson for bowl win". ESPN. 2007-12-31. Retrieved 2008-01-01.
  8. ↑ Matthew Zemek (2008-01-01). "Burns shows how bright future is for Tigers". Fox Sports. Retrieved 2008-01-01.
  9. ↑ "Chick-fil-A Bowl a ratings success as game sets records". Atlanta Business Chronicle. 2008-01-08. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
  10. ↑ Thamel, Pete (2008-01-02). "Marquee Mismatches: Blame the System". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
  11. ↑ Murphy, Austin, and Dan Wetzel, "Does It Matter?", Sports Illustrated, 15 November 2010, p. 45.
  12. ↑ "Viewership Increases for ESPN Bowl Games". ESPN.com. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  13. ↑ "NCAA Bowls: Clemson/LSU Hits Record-High on ESPN; Music City, Liberty Bowls Down". Sports Media Watch. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  14. 1 2 3 "Did You Know/General FAQ". cvent. 2015-12-31.
  15. ↑ "No sellout, no problem for Peach Bowl". AJC. 2014-12-31.
  16. ↑ Smith, Michael (December 3, 2007). "Company not chicken about bowl spending". Sportsbusinessdaily.com.
  17. ↑ "Milton powers No. 10 UCF to 34-27 Peach Bowl win over Auburn". New York Daily News. Associated Press. January 1, 2018.
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