| 2021 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 54th Peach Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 30, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Jayden Reed (WR, Michigan State) & Cal Haladay (LB, Michigan State)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Michigan State by 2.5[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Michigan State University Spartan Marching Band | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Steve Marlowe (SEC)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Michigan State University Spartan Marching Band, University of Pittsburgh Varsity Marching Band | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 41,230 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | ESPN: Mark Jones (play-by-play), Robert Griffin III (analyst), and Quint Kessenich (sideline) ESPN Radio: Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (analyst), and Lauren Sisler (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 7.6 million viewers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2021 Peach Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 30, 2021, with kickoff at 7:00 p.m. EST and televised on ESPN.[4] It was the 54th edition of the Peach Bowl, and was one of the 2021–22 bowl games concluding the 2021 FBS football season. Sponsored by restaurant chain Chick-fil-A, the game was officially known as the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.
The game featured No. 12-ranked Pittsburgh, winners of the Atlantic Coast Conference against No. 10-ranked Michigan State of the Big Ten Conference.[5][6] Pittsburgh head coach Pat Narduzzi had previously been the defensive coordinator at Michigan State for seven seasons.
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- ^ Tucker, Tim. "Headed to Atlanta for Peach Bowl: Michigan State and Pittsburgh". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ISSN 1539-7459. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ^ Lounsberry, Matthew (December 5, 2021). "No. 10 Michigan State to battle No. 12 Pitt in Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl". Sports Illustrated Michigan State Spartans News, Analysis and More. Retrieved December 12, 2021.