College football game
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 . The game was organized by the Orange Bowl committee. 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.
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—and, to date, only—team from the MAC to make a BCS bowl.
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
Statistics
NIU
FSU
First Downs
17
23
Total offense, plays – yards
73–259
75–534
Rushes-yards (net)
32–83
37–243
Passing yards (net)
176
291
Passes, Comp-Att-Int
15–41–1
26–38–0
Time of Possession
25:52
34:08
References
"Orange Bowl Odds: College football" . Vegasinsider . January 1, 2003. p. C10. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2020."2013 Orange Bowl: Florida State Seminoles vs. Northern Illinois Huskies" . Stat Broadcast. Retrieved January 1, 2013.Combined Overnight Ratings for Rose Bowl and Orange Bowl BCS Games Rises over 2012 , ESPN, January 2, 2013
"Discover Orange Bowl Game Information" . OrangeBowl.org . Orange Bowl Committee. Archived from the original on January 10, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2013."Mission Statement" . OrangeBowl.org . Orange Bowl Committee. Retrieved January 4, 2013.^ "Scoring Summary (Final)" (PDF). OrangeBowl.org . Orange Bowl Committee. January 1, 2013. p. 1. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
Chi, Samuel. "Northern Illinois is in the BCS: Deal with it" . SBNation.com . Vox Media. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
"Team Statistics (Final)" (PDF). OrangeBowl.org . Orange Bowl Committee. January 1, 2013. p. 2. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
Orange Bowl History & conference tie-ins
Games
Notes
The game was also the national title game (Bowl Coalition , Bowl Alliance , or Bowl Championship Series ) in 1994, 1995, 1998, 2001, and 2005.
There was an Orange Bowl in January and December in 1996, 2014, and 2021.
The 2015, 2018, and 2021 (December) editions were College Football Playoff semifinals.
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