
The Chick-Fil-A Bowl, previously known as the Peach Bowl, originally was a fundraiser for the Lions Clubs of Georgia. However, after years of shaky attendance, the game was taken over by the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce.
Chick-Fil-A became the title sponsor in 1998 and the name was changed to the Chick-Fil-A Bowl in 2006.
Under the new national championship playoff format, the Chick-Fil-A Bowl will host national semifinals in 2016, '19, '22 and '25.
Memorable moments
• The 1974 bowl was the only tie in the game's history -- a 6-6 result between Texas Tech and Vanderbilt.
• In 1985, Illinois QB Jack Trudeau had a 2-point conversion attempt broken up in the final minute as Army defeated Illinois. Trudeau, in the losing effort, threw for 401 yards.
• The 1986 game saw Virginia Tech upset No. 18 NC State 25-24, thanks to kicker Chris Kinzer's 40-yard field goal as time expired.
• The bowl's only OT game happened in 2007, when Auburn freshman quarterback Kodi Burns scored on a 7-yard run to give the Tigers a 23-20 victory against Clemson.
• In 2012, Clemson, got a 37-yard field goal as time expired from Chandler Catanzaro to upset LSU 25-24.
YEAR | WINNER | SCORE | LOSER | SCORE |
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1968 | LSU | 31 | Florida State | 27 |
1969 | West Virginia | 14 | South Carolina | 3 |
1970 | Arizona State | 48 | North Carolina | 26 |
1971 | Ole Miss | 41 | Georgia Tech | 18 |
1972 | NC State | 49 | West Virginia | 13 |
1973 | Georgia | 17 | Maryland | 16 |
1974 | Texas Tech | 6 | Vanderbilt | 6 |
1975 | West Virginia | 13 | NC State | 10 |
1976 | Kentucky | 21 | North Carolina | 0 |
1977 | NC State | 24 | Iowa State | 14 |
1978 | Purdue | 41 | Georgia Tech | 21 |
1979 | Baylor | 24 | Clemson | 18 |
1981 | Miami (Fla.) | 20 | Virginia Tech | 10 |
1981 | West Virginia | 26 | Florida | 6 |
1982 | Iowa | 28 | Tennessee | 22 |
1983 | Florida State | 28 | North Carolina | 3 |
1984 | Virginia | 27 | Purdue | 24 |
1985 | Army | 31 | Illinois | 29 |
1986 | Virginia Tech | 25 | NC State | 24 |
1988 | Tennessee | 27 | Indiana | 22 |
1988 | NC State | 28 | Iowa | 23 |
1989 | Syracuse | 19 | Georgia | 18 |
1990 | Auburn | 27 | Indiana | 23 |
1992 | East Carolina | 37 | NC State | 34 |
1993 | North Carolina | 21 | Mississippi State | 17 |
1993 | Clemson | 14 | Kentucky | 13 |
1995 | NC State | 28 | Mississippi State | 24 |
1995 | Virginia | 34 | Georgia | 27 |
1996 | LSU | 10 | Clemson | 7 |
1998 | Auburn | 21 | Clemson | 17 |
1998 | Georgia | 35 | Virginia | 33 |
1999 | Mississippi State | 17 | Clemson | 7 |
2000 | LSU | 28 | Georgia Tech | 14 |
2001 | North Carolina | 16 | Auburn | 10 |
2002 | Maryland | 30 | Tennessee | 3 |
2004 | Clemson | 27 | Tennessee | 14 |
2004 | Miami (Fla.) | 27 | Florida | 10 |
2005 | LSU | 40 | Miami (Fla.) | 3 |
2006 | Georgia | 31 | Virginia Tech | 24 |
2007 | Auburn | 23 | Clemson | 20 (OT) |
2008 | LSU | 38 | Georgia Tech | 3 |
2009 | Virginia Tech | 37 | Tennessee | 14 |
2010 | Florida State | 26 | South Carolina | 17 |
2011 | Auburn | 43 | Virginia | 24 |
2012 | Clemson | 25 | LSU | 24 |
2013 | Texas A&M | 52 | Duke | 48 |
2014 | TCU | 42 | Mississippi | 3 |
2015 | Houston | 38 | Florida State | 24 |
2016 | Alabama | 24 | Washington | 7 |
2018 | UCF | 34 | Auburn | 27 |
No games played in 1987, '91, '94, '97, 2003 or 2017. Two games played in 1988, '93, '95, '98, 2004 -- one in January, one in December. |