2013 Sun Bowl

2013 Hyundai Sun Bowl
80th Sun Bowl
Virginia Tech Hokies UCLA Bruins (8–4) (9–3) ACC Pac-12 12 42 Head coach:  Frank Beamer Head coach:  Jim L. Mora AP Coaches BCS 17 18 17
1 2 3 4 Total Virginia Tech 7 0 3 2 12 UCLA 7 7 0 28 42
Date	December 31, 2013
Season	2013
Stadium	Sun Bowl
Location	El Paso, Texas
MVP	Brett Hundley (QB), UCLA and Jordan Zumwalt (LB), UCLA Lineman of the Game: Kenny Clark (NT), UCLA Special Teams Player: Ka'imi Fairbairn (K), UCLA
Favorite	UCLA by 7[1]
Referee	Scott Novak (Big XII)
Attendance	47,912[2]
Payout	US$1.9 million per team
United States TV coverage
Network	CBS Nevada Sports Network
Announcers	Verne Lundquist (play-by-play) Gary Danielson (analyst) Allie LaForce (sidelines)

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.

Teams

UCLA finished the regular season with a record of 9–3 (6–3 Pac-12). Virginia Tech was 8–4 (5–3 ACC).

UCLA

Main article: 2013 UCLA Bruins football team

The UCLA Bruins finished the season tied for second place in the South Division of Pac-12 Conference. They missed going to the Pac-12 championship game for the third time in a row when they lost the November 23, 2013 game to Arizona State. This is the fourth appearance in the Sun Bowl for UCLA.

Offensively, the team is led in rushing by Brett Hundley (150 carries for 587 yards, 3.91 avg., 9 TDs) and Paul Perkins (126 carries for 570 yards, 4.52 avg., 5 TDs), Hundley in passing (232 of 342 for 2,845 yards, 22 TDs, 9 INTs), and Shaquelle Evans in receiving (43 catches for 617 yards, 14.35 avg., 8 TDs). Anthony Barr, who has 10 sacks for 66 sack yards, and Eric Kendricks, who has 105 tackles (64 solo, 41 assisted), lead the defense.

Virginia Tech

Main article: 2013 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

For the Hokies, quarterback Logan Thomas has completed 224 of 391 passes for 2,861 yards for 16 touchdowns with 13 interceptions, third in the Atlantic Coast Conference this season. Trey Edmunds ran 166 times for 675 yards (4.07 avg.) and 10 touchdowns. Receiving the passes is Willie Byrn, who has caught 49 passes for 635 yards (12.96 avg.) for 2 touchdowns along with Demitri Knowles, who has 43 receptions for 619 yards (14.4 avg.) for 3 touchdowns. A. J. Hughes is second in the ACC in punting, averaging 44.5 yards in 69 punts. Jack Tyler has 93 tackles (32 solo), while Luther Maddy had 6 solo sacks and James Gayle with 5.5 sacks in 12 games.

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Virginia Tech UCLA 1 13:26 4 74 1:34 UCLA Brett Hundley 7-yard touchdown run, Ka'imi Fairbairn kick good 0 7 1 8:14 6 74 2:19 VT J. C. Coleman 1-yard touchdown run, Michael Branthover kick good 7 7 2 9:17 2 90 0:34 UCLA Hundley 86-yard touchdown run, Fairbairn kick good 7 14 3 3:53 4 8 1:32 VT 22-yard field goal by Branthover 10 14 4 14:20 12 85 4:33 UCLA Paul Perkins 5-yard touchdown run, Fairbairn kick good 10 21 4 13:22 3 5 0:58 UCLA Interception returned 24 yards for touchdown by Myles Jack, Fairbairn kick good 10 28 4 9:38 4 -4 1:49 VT Sean Covington rush for a loss of 3 yards for a SAFETY. 12 28 4 7:31 2 10 1:02 UCLA Thomas Duarte 8-yard touchdown reception from Hundley, Fairbairn kick good 12 35 4 5:49 2 74 0:27 UCLA Shaquelle Evans 59-yard touchdown reception from Hundley, Fairbairn kick good 12 42 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 12 42

Statistics

Statistics	Virginia Tech	UCLA
First Downs	16	22
Total offense, plays – yards	74–321	64–452
Rushes-yards (net)	38–145	36–197
Passing yards (net)	176	255
Passes, Comp-Att-Int	15–36–2	17–28–0
Time of Possession	35:03	24:47

References

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