2013 Orange Bowl

2013 Discover Orange Bowl
BCS Bowl Game 79th Orange Bowl
Northern Illinois Huskies Florida State Seminoles (12–1) (11–2) 10 31 Head coach:  Rod Carey (interim) Head coach:  Jimbo Fisher AP Coaches BCS 16 16 15 AP Coaches BCS 13 12 12
1 2 3 4 Total Northern Illinois 3 0 7 0 10 Florida State 7 7 3 14 31
Date	January 1, 2013
Season	2012
Stadium	Sun Life Stadium
Location	Miami Gardens, Florida
MVP	Lonnie Pryor (FB - Florida State)
Favorite	Florida St. by 13½[1]
National anthem	Ayla Brown
Referee	Matt Moore (SEC)
Halftime show	Jake Owen
Attendance	72,073[2]
Payout	US$17,000,000 per team
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN, ESPN Deportes
Announcers	ESPN: Joe Tessitore (Play-by-Play) Matt Millen (Analyst) Maria Taylor (Sidelines) ESPN Deportes: Eduardo Varela (Play-by-Play) Pablo Viruega (Analyst)
Nielsen ratings	6.5 (10 Million viewers)[3]

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]

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 non-BCS 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

Florida State

Scoring summary^[6]

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^[8]

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

1. Bowl Schedule, Los Angeles Times, December 17, 2012
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. 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.