2013 Chick-fil-A Bowl
The 2013 Chick-fil-A Bowl, more commonly known as the 2013 Peach Bowl, was a college football bowl game played on December 31, 2013, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. With sponsorship from Chick-fil-A, it was the 46th edition of the game known throughout most of its history as the Peach Bowl. The game featured the 2013 [Duke Blue Devils football team|Duke Blue Devils] from the Atlantic Coast Conference against the 2013 [Texas A&M Aggies football team|Texas A&M Aggies] from the Southeastern Conference. It began at 8:00 p.m. EST and was aired on ESPN. It was one of the 2013–14 [NCAA football bowl games|2013–14 bowl games] that concluded the 2013 [NCAA Division I FBS football season|2013 FBS football season].
In a contest dominated by both teams' offensive units, Duke scored first and stayed ahead for most of the game. But with a little more than a minute left in regulation, Texas A&M returned an interception for a touchdown, and ended up winning by a score of 52–48. Although 67,496 tickets were distributed, the crowd was far less than capacity.
Duke finished the regular season with a record of 10–3 and a BCS ranking of #24. Texas A&M had a record of 8–4 and a BCS ranking of #21. The 2013 Chick-fil-A Bowl was the first-ever meeting of the two teams.