Clemson to Face Tennessee in the Peach Bowl |
CLEMSON -- For the second consecutive year, The University of Tennessee has been
invited to the Peach Bowl in Atlanta, Ga. They will play Clemson on January 2, in the Georgia Dome at 4:30 p.m. The highly touted ACC vs. SEC match-up will be televised nationally by ESPN. It is the only bowl game being played at that time of day. The Volunteers (10-2) were throttled in last year’s Peach Bowl by Maryland 30-3, but have had a very successful this year, finishing the regular season ranked in the top ten in all major polls. Their most impressive victories this year included wins over Miami and Florida. The Volunteer’s back-to-back appearances in the Peach comes as a surprise to many, as the Outback Bowl, played on New Year’s Day, extended its invitation to the Florida Gators instead of the Volunteers despite Tennessee beating the Gators earlier this year, maintaining a better record and finishing higher in the national rankings. Both Clemson and Tennessee come into the game riding impressive winning streaks. The Volunteers have run off an impressive six straight victories, including a win over perennial power Miami. Clemson has won three straight after a tumultuous start to the season. They shocked the nation with a 26-10 rout of Florida State, then went on to dominate Duke and archrival South Carolina. No more tickets are available from the Peach Bowl ticket office. Only the SEC allotment now remains. The Peach Bowl is historically one of the most competitive bowl games, as the average margin of victory in the past 15 years has been by a miniscule 6.3 points. The game is expected to sell out, and is the only non-BCS bowl to be in the top four in attendance in the four of the past six bowl seasons.
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