2013 Outback Bowl
The 2013 Outback Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game, held on January 1, 2013, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, as part of the 2012–13 NCAA bowl season. It was the 27th edition of the Outback Bowl, named after sponsor Outback Steakhouse, and was telecast at 1:00 p.m. ET on ESPN. It featured the South Carolina Gamecocks from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) versus the Michigan Wolverines from the Big Ten Conference. South Carolina won with a final score of 33–28.
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| 27th Outback Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Raymond James Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Tampa, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Ace Sanders (WR- S. Carolina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | South Carolina by 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Jeff Maconaghy (Big East) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Both schools' bands performed a show; in addition 20 high schools bands from across the nation combined as 1 giant band | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 54,527 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$3.4 million per team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Mike Tirico (play-by-play) Jon Gruden (analyst) Shannon Spake (sidelines) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 4.3 (7 Million viewers) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina finished their season with 11 wins for only the second time in school history, while Michigan suffered their second bowl loss in three years.
"The Hit" by South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney has often been considered one of the greatest defensive plays in college football history, as well as one of the greatest college football plays from the 2010s.