2013 Orange Bowl

The 2013 Discover Orange Bowl was a college football bowl game played on Tuesday, January 1, 2013, at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.[4] The game was organized by the Orange Bowl committee.[5] The Orange Bowl featured ACC champions Florida State versus at-large selection and MAC champions Northern Illinois. The game was part of the 2012–2013 Bowl Championship Series and was the second of the series to be played, following the 2013 Rose Bowl. Florida State won the game by a score of 31–10.[6]

2013 Discover Orange Bowl
79th Orange Bowl
BCS Bowl Game
Northern Illinois Huskies Florida State Seminoles
(12–1) (11–2)
MAC ACC
10 31
Head coach: 
Rod Carey
(interim)		 Head coach: 
Jimbo Fisher
APCoachesBCS
161615
APCoachesBCS
131212
1234 Total
Northern Illinois 3070 10
Florida State 77314 31
DateJanuary 1, 2013
Season2012
StadiumSun Life Stadium
LocationMiami Gardens, Florida
MVPLonnie Pryor (FB - Florida State)
FavoriteFlorida St. by 14.5 (59) [1]
National anthemAyla Brown
RefereeMatt Moore (SEC)
Halftime showJake Owen
Attendance72,073[2]
PayoutUS$17,000,000 per team
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN, ESPN Deportes
AnnouncersESPN:
ESPN Deportes:
Nielsen ratings6.5 (10 Million viewers)[3]

The Florida State Seminoles clinched a berth in the 2013 Orange Bowl by winning the 2012 ACC Championship. The Northern Illinois Huskies became the first MAC team to earn a BCS berth by being the 15th ranked team in the nation. A school from a BCS non-automatic qualifying conference earns a bid if in the top sixteen and ranked ahead of a champion from an automatic qualifying conference. The Huskies, winners of the 2012 MAC Championship Game, became the first team from the MAC to make a BCS bowl.[7]

Teams

Northern Illinois
See also: 2012 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

Florida State
See also: 2012 Florida State Seminoles football team

Scoring summary
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP NIU FSU
1 5:28 4 95 1:11 FSU Lonnie Pryor 60-yard touchdown run, Dustin Hopkins kick good 0 7
1 1:41 10 67 3:47 NIU 25-yard field goal by Mathew Sims 3 7
2 :11 10 82 3:46 FSU Rashad Greene 6-yard touchdown reception from EJ Manuel, Dustin Hopkins kick good 3 14
3 11:48 9 68 3:12 FSU 25-yard field goal by Dustin Hopkins 3 17
3 9:55 6 87 1:53 NIU Martel Moore 11-yard touchdown reception from Jordan Lynch, Mathew Sims kick good 10 17
4 14:56 8 61 3:17 FSU EJ Manuel 9-yard touchdown run, Dustin Hopkins kick good 10 24
4 10:33 2 42 :42 FSU Lonnie Pryor 37-yard touchdown run, Dustin Hopkins kick good 10 31
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 10 31

Statistics
StatisticsNIUFSU
First Downs1723
Total offense, plays – yards73–25975–534
Rushes-yards (net)32–8337–243
Passing yards (net)176291
Passes, Comp-Att-Int15–41–126–38–0
Time of Possession25:5234:08

[6] [8]

References
  1. "Orange Bowl Odds: College football". Vegasinsider. January 1, 2003. p. C10.
  2. "2013 Orange Bowl: Florida State Seminoles vs. Northern Illinois Huskies". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  3. Michael Humes, Combined Overnight Ratings for Rose Bowl and Orange Bowl BCS Games Rises over 2012, ESPN, January 2, 2013
  4. "Discover Orange Bowl Game Information". OrangeBowl.org. Orange Bowl Committee. Archived from the original on 10 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  5. "Mission Statement". OrangeBowl.org. Orange Bowl Committee. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  6. "Scoring Summary (Final)" (PDF). OrangeBowl.org. Orange Bowl Committee. 1 January 2013. p. 1. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  7. Chi, Samuel. "Northern Illinois is in the BCS: Deal with it". SBNation.com. Vox Media. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  8. "Team Statistics (Final)" (PDF). OrangeBowl.org. Orange Bowl Committee. 1 January 2013. p. 2. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
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