2013 Sun Bowl

2013 Hyundai Sun Bowl
80th Sun Bowl
1234 Total
Virginia Tech 7032 12
UCLA 77028 42
DateDecember 31, 2013
Season2013
StadiumSun Bowl
LocationEl Paso, Texas
MVPBrett Hundley (QB), UCLA and Jordan Zumwalt (LB), UCLA
Lineman of the Game: Kenny Clark (NT), UCLA
Special Teams Player: Ka'imi Fairbairn (K), UCLA
FavoriteUCLA by 7[1]
RefereeScott Novak (Big XII)
Attendance47,912[2]
PayoutUS$1.9 million per team
United States TV coverage
NetworkCBS
Nevada Sports Network
AnnouncersVerne Lundquist (play-by-play)
Gary Danielson (analyst)
Allie LaForce (sidelines)
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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 UCLA Bruins of the Pac-12 Conference met the Virginia Tech Hokies of the Atlantic Coast Conference.[3] 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 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.

  1. ^ Bowl Schedule, Los Angeles Times, December 11, 2013
  2. ^ "2013 Sun Bowl: Virginia Tech vs. UCLA". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Tech, UCLA to Meet at 80th Hyundai Sun Bowl, Sunbowl.org, December 8, 2013