2013 Sun Bowl
The 2013 Sun Bowl was an American college football bowl game that was played on December 31, 2013, at Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas. In this 80th edition of the Sun Bowl, the 2013 [UCLA Bruins football team|UCLA Bruins] of the Pac-12 Conference met the 2013 [Virginia Tech Hokies football team|Virginia Tech Hokies] of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The game started at 12:00 noon MST, and was televised on CBS and heard on the Sports [USA Radio Network]. It was one of the 2013–14 bowl games that concluded the 2013 [NCAA Division I FBS football season|2013 FBS football season]. The game was sponsored by the Hyundai Motor Company and was officially known as the Hyundai Sun Bowl. UCLA defeated Virginia Tech 42-12 for the Sun Bowl Championship.
Teams
UCLA finished the regular season with a record of 9–3. Virginia Tech was 8–4.UCLA
The UCLA Bruins finished the season tied for second place in the South Division of Pac-12 Conference. They missed going to the Pac-12 championship game for the third time in a row when they lost the November 23, 2013 game to Arizona State. This is the fourth appearance in the Sun Bowl for UCLA.Offensively, the team is led in rushing by Brett Hundley and Paul Perkins, Hundley in passing, and Shaquelle Evans in receiving. Anthony Barr, who has 10 sacks for 66 sack yards, and Eric Kendricks, who has 105 tackles, lead the defense.