2008 Chick-fil-A Bowl

2008 Chick-fil-A Bowl
41st Peach Bowl
LSU Tigers Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
(7–5) (9–3)
SEC ACC
38 3
Head coach: 
Les Miles		 Head coach: 
Paul Johnson
APCoachesBCS
141514
1234 Total
LSU 72830 38
Georgia Tech 3000 3
DateDecember 31, 2008
Season2008
StadiumGeorgia Dome
LocationAtlanta, Georgia
MVPQB Jordan Jefferson, LSU (Offensive)
LB Perry Riley, LSU (Defensive)
FavoriteGeorgia Tech by 3.5[1]
RefereeJerry McGinn (Big East)[2]
Halftime showSpirit of South Paulding Marching Band[3]
Attendance71,423[2]
PayoutUS$3 million per team[4]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersBrad Nessler, Bob Griese, Paul Maguire
Nielsen ratings3.4[citation needed]
Chick-fil-A Bowl
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The 2008 Chick-fil-A Bowl was a college football bowl game between the Louisiana State Tigers and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets played in Atlanta, Georgia on December 31, 2008. With sponsorship from Chick-fil-A, it was the 41st edition of the game known throughout most of its history as the Peach Bowl. LSU was from the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and their opponent represented the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). It was the final game of the 2008 football season for each team. The game payout was a combined $6.01 million, the sixth-largest among all college football bowl games and the third-largest non-BCS bowl game payout.[5]

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  2. ^ a b "LSU vs Georgia Tech (Dec 31, 2008)". LSU Athletics Media Relations. December 31, 2008. Archived from the original on January 26, 2009. Retrieved January 1, 2009.
  3. ^ "High School Band Chosen for Chick-fil-A Bowl". WXIA. December 19, 2008. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2008.
  4. ^ "SportingNews.com - Your expert source for NCAA Football stats, scores, standings, and blogs from NCAA Football columnists". Archived from the original on December 19, 2008. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
  5. ^ "No. 15 Georgia Tech Accepts Bid to Chick-fil-A Bowl". 3 December 2008. Archived from the original on 6 December 2008. Retrieved 4 December 2008.