2025 Peach Bowl

2025 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
College Football Playoff Quarterfinal 57th Peach Bowl
Texas Longhorns Arizona State Sun Devils (12–2) (11–2) SEC Big 12 Head coach:  Steve Sarkisian Head coach:  Kenny Dillingham AP Coaches CFP 4 4 3 AP Coaches CFP 10 10 12
Date	January 1, 2025
Season	2024
Stadium	Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Location	Atlanta, Georgia
Favorite	Texas by 12.5
Referee	Larry Smith (Big Ten)[1]
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Jesse Palmer (analyst), and Katie George (sideline)

The 2025 Peach Bowl is a college football bowl game that is scheduled to be played on January 1, 2025, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. The 57th annual Peach Bowl game will be one of the College Football Playoff (CFP) quarterfinal games and will feature Texas and Arizona State. The Peach Bowl will be one of the 2024–25 bowl games concluding the 2024 FBS football season. Sponsored by restaurant chain Chick-fil-A, the game is officially known as the College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.^[2][3]

Background

The 2025 Peach bowl is a quarterfinal game for the College Football Playoff (CFP).^[4] Arizona State, the number 12 team in the final CFP rankings and winner of the Big 12 Championship Game, received a bye in the new 12-team format of the CFP and was selected to play in the bowl game as the tournament's fourth seed.

The 12th seed, Clemson (16th in the final CFP rankings), and fifth seed, Texas (third in the final CFP rankings), competed for the other spot in the Peach Bowl.^[4][5] On December 21, Texas defeated Clemson, 38–24.^[6]

This will be the second all-time meeting between the Sun Devils and the Longhorns, with the first meeting taking place in the 2007 Holiday Bowl, won by Texas.^[7] The winner of the Peach Bowl will advance to the Cotton Bowl to face the winner of the Rose Bowl.^[8]

	First round					Peach Bowl
						4	Arizona State
	12	Clemson	24			5	Texas
	5	Texas	38

Teams

Arizona State Sun Devils

Main article: 2024 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

Arizona State will enter the game as the Big 12 Conference champions with an 11–2 record (7–2 in conference), their first season in the conference.^[9] Ranked 12th in the final CFP poll, the Sun Devils received the fourth seed in the playoff bracket, due to their conference championship. This is the second Peach Bowl appearance for Arizona State, having previously won the 1970 edition.^[10]

Texas Longhorns

Main article: 2024 Texas Longhorns football team

Texas played to an 11–1 record (7–1 in conference) during the regular season; their only loss was to Georgia. The Longhorns qualified for the SEC Championship Game, where they lost a rematch to Georgia. Ranked third in the final CFP poll, the Longhorns received the fifth seed in the playoff tournament. Texas played and defeated Clemson in a first-round game to advance to the Peach Bowl. They enter the bowl with an overall 12–2 record.

Game summary

College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the 2025 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Texas	-	-	-	-	0
No. 12 Arizona State	-	-	-	-	0

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia

• Date: Wednesday, January 1, 2025
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Jesse Palmer (analyst), and Katie George (sideline)

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Texas Arizona State "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

Statistics

Team statistical comparison Statistic Texas Arizona State First downs First downs rushing First downs passing First downs penalty Third down efficiency – – Fourth down efficiency – – Total plays–net yards – – Rushing attempts–net yards – – Yards per rush Yards passing Pass completions–attempts – – Interceptions thrown Punt returns–total yards – – Kickoff returns–total yards – – Punts–average yardage – – Fumbles–lost – – Penalties–yards – – Time of possession

Texas statistics Longhorns passing C–A Yds TD–INT – – Longhorns rushing Car Yds TD Longhorns receiving Rec Yds TD

Arizona State statistics Sun Devils passing C–A Yds TD–INT – – Sun Devils rushing Car Yds TD Sun Devils receiving Rec Yds TD

References

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