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| 2013 Outback Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 27th Outback Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Raymond James Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Tampa, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Ace Sanders (WR- S. Carolina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | South Carolina by 10[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Jeff Maconaghy (Big East) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Both schools' bands performed a show; in addition 20 high schools bands from across the nation combined as 1 giant band | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 54,527 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$3.4 million per team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Mike Tirico (play-by-play) Jon Gruden (analyst) Shannon Spake (sidelines) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 4.3 (7 Million viewers)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2013 Outback Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game, held on January 1, 2013, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, as part of the 2012–13 NCAA bowl season. It was the 27th edition of the Outback Bowl, named after sponsor Outback Steakhouse, and was telecast at 1:00 p.m. ET on ESPN. It featured the South Carolina Gamecocks from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) versus the Michigan Wolverines from the Big Ten Conference. South Carolina won with a final score of 33–28.
South Carolina finished their season with 11 wins for only the second time in school history, while Michigan endured their second bowl loss in three years.
"The Hit" by South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney has often been considered one of the greatest defensive plays in college football history, as well as one of the greatest college football plays from the 2010s.[3][4][5][6][7]
- ^ Bowl Schedule, Los Angeles Times, December 8, 2012
- ^ Michael Humes, Combined Overnight Ratings for Rose Bowl and Orange Bowl BCS Games Rises over 2012, ESPN, January 2, 2013
- ^ "'The hit heard around the world,' five years later". ESPN.com. January 1, 2018. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ "The top 10 defensive college football plays of all time - ESPN Video". ESPN.com. October 10, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ "College football's most incredible plays of the past decade". www.sportingnews.com. October 22, 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ Kirshner, Alex (January 8, 2020). "84 plays that defined 2010s college football". Banner Society. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ "Jadeveon Clowney wins ESPY for 'Best Play'". www.wistv.com. July 18, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2023.