2013 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl

August 2023 May 2026 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl 25th Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl logo.png December 28 2013 2013 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona Michigan Michigan Wolverines 7–5 Brady Hoke Big Ten 3 3 0 8 Kansas State Kansas State Wildcats 7–5 Bill Snyder Big 12 14 7 0 10 Kansas State by 3Bowl Schedule, Los Angeles Times, December 10, 2013 Jake Waters (QB), Tyler Lockett (WR), Dante Barnett (S), KSU Land Clarkhttp://refereestats.proboards.com/thread/5182/ncaa-football-schedule-officiating-assignments?page=4 NCAA Football 2013-14 Bowl Schedule Officiating Assignments | Behind the Football Stripes (Pac-12) 53,2842013 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl: Michigan vs. Kansas State http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=38771&a=1 Stat Broadcast December 28, 2013 ESPN Sean McDonough (Play-by-Play) Chris Spielman (Analyst) 2012 2015 The 2013 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl was an American college football bowl game that was played on December 28, 2013, at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. The 25th annual Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl featured the Michigan Wolverines of the Big Ten Conference and the Kansas State Wildcats of the Big 12 Conference. The game was telecast at 8:15 p.m. MST on ESPN. It is one of the 2013–14 bowl games that concluded the 2013 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by the Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant franchise. Kansas State defeated Michigan by a score of 31–14, breaking the Wildcats' five-game bowl losing streak.http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=333622306 https://web.archive.org/web/20131229103013/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=333622306 dead December 29, 2013 ESPN December 29, 2013 December 29, 2013 Kansas State handles Michigan for first bowl win in 11 years Teams This postseason game was the first meeting of the two teams. Bowl Destinations Set for Seven Big Ten Programs https://web.archive.org/web/20131213024937/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120813aaj.html 2013-12-13 bigten.org, December 10, 2013 Michigan 2013 Michigan Wolverines football team The Michigan Wolverines represented the University of Michigan during the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolverines played in the Legends Division of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The team was led by head coach Brady Hoke, who was in his third season. The season ended with a record of 7–6 overall (3–5 in conference play). The Wolverines won 6 of their first 7 games, including a 41–30 victory over rival #14 Notre Dame. After defeating the Indiana Hoosiers 63–47, Michigan only won one more game and lost four more heading into this bowl game.https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/_/id/130/michigan-wolverines December 29, 2013 ESPN Michigan Wolverines (Clubhouse) Kansas State 2013 Kansas State Wildcats football team The Kansas State Wildcats represented Kansas State University for the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats played their home games at Bill Snyder Family Stadium in Manhattan, Kansas as they had done since 1968. The Wildcats were led by head coach Bill Snyder in his 22nd overall and fifth straight season since taking over his second tenure in 2009. Kansas State began their season with four losses in their first six games, including a 24–21 season opener against North Dakota State Bison, a program that competed in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. North Dakota State went on to finish the season undefeated with a record of 15–0https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/_/id/2449/north-dakota-state-bison ESPN January 4, 2014 North Dakota State Bison (Clubhouse) and won their third consecutive FCS Championship.https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=340042449 January 4, 2014 North Dakota State cruises to 3rd FCS title in row As a member of the Big 12 Conference, the team began conference play with a loss to the Texas Longhorns. The regular season ended with a win over in-state rival Kansas in the Sunflower Showdown. The Wildcats completed their regular season with a 7–5 record (5-4 in conference play) by winning five of their final six regular season games, including a 49–26 win over #25 Texas Tech.https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/_/id/2306/kansas-state-wildcats ESPN Kansas State Wildcats (clubhouse) December 29, 2013 Scoring summary Kansas State scored first with a touchdown pass from Jake Waters to Tyler Lockett in the first quarter and K-State's kicker Ian Patterson made good on the extra point to take the lead 7–0. Kansas State maintained the lead for the remainder of the game. At halftime, Kansas State led 21–6 with Tyler Lockett receiving three touchdown passes from Jake Waters and Michigan succeeding with two field goals. After no score in the third quarter, Michigan's Fitzgerald Toussaint ran the ball three yards for a touchdown while Kansas State's Patterson made a field goal and John Hubert ran in a touchdown for 1 yard.https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=333622306 Michigan Wolverenes vs. Kansas State Wildcats Box Score ESPN December 28, 2013 December 29, 2013 MICH KSTATE expand 1 7:19 Kansas State 15 75 7:41 RecTD Tyler Lockett Jake Waters 6 good Ian Patterson 0 7 1 3:32 Michigan 8 58 3:47 FG 22 Matt Wile 3 7 1 0:43 Kansas State 5 60 2:49 RecTD Lockett Waters 29 good Patterson 3 14 2 7:09 Michigan 14 68 8:34 FG 26 Wile 6 14 2 4:30 Kansas State 4 59 2:39 RecTD Lockett Waters 8 good Patterson 6 21 4 7:09 Kansas State 11 60 6:33 FG 22 Patterson 6 24 4 2:25 Kansas State 2 7 0:48 RushTD John Hubert 8 good Patterson 6 31 4 1:15 Michigan 5 82 1:10 RushTD Fitzgerald Toussaint 3 pass good 14 31 14 31 Statistics StatisticMICHKSU First downs 15 21 Total offense, plays – yards 53–261 64–420Rushes-yards (net) 15–65 36–149 Passing yards (net) 196 271Passes, Comp-Att-Int 24–38–1 21–28–0 Time of Possession 24:56 34:00 Results Kansas State won the game by a score of 31–14. Many sportswriters determined that Kansas State controlled the Michigan team through the entire game and one wrote "Kansas State dominates Michigan in Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl" to summarize the results.http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/12/29/kansas-state-dominates-michigan-in-buffalo-wild-wings-bowl/ Kansas State dominates Michigan in Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl NBC Sports December 29, 2013 Chris Huston December 30, 2013 Another wrote that "K-State could be a 2014 Big 12 title contender" after the results of the game.https://www.espn.com/blog/big12/post/_/id/77883/buffalo-wild-wings-bowl-three-thoughts Jake Trotter Jake Trotter ESPN Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl: Three thoughts December 30, 2013 December 29, 2013 Supporters of Michigan used the results to highlight high hopes for the upcoming seasons with comments such as "The young guys are the bright spot for this team."https://insider.espn.com/blog/colleges/michigan/post/_/id/16920/what-we-learned-buffalo-wild-wings-bowl?ex_cid=espnapi_public Chantel Jennings December 29, 2013 ESPN What we learned: Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl December 30, 2013 Kansas State's Tyler Lockett was named the offensive MVP. Lockett finished the game with ten catches for 116 yards and three touchdowns to tie the Bowl record.http://tucsoncitizen.com/tc-arizona-sports/?p=1787 Tucson Citizen BWW Bowl: Kansas State rolls to first bowl win since 2002 Fabian Ardaya December 29, 2013 December 30, 2013 https://archive.today/20131230133957/http://tucsoncitizen.com/tc-arizona-sports/?p=1787 December 30, 2013 dead mdy-all Kansas State safety Dante Barnett was awarded the Defensive MVP. Barnett recorded a team-high eight tackles and an interception with a 51-yard return to the Michigan seven-yard line.http://www.kndyradio.com/2013/12/29/kansas-state-defeats-michigan-in-buffalo-wild-wings-bowl/ KNDY Radio December 29, 2013 Kansas State Defeats Michigan In Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl December 30, 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131230233235/http://www.kndyradio.com/2013/12/29/kansas-state-defeats-michigan-in-buffalo-wild-wings-bowl/ December 30, 2013 Kansas State quarterback Jake Waters was named the overall Most Valuable Player of the game. Viewing issue at Buffalo Wild Wings Throughout Michigan, Wolverine fans decided to visit their local Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant to watch the game. However, upon arrival they learned that the restaurants were featuring UFC 168: Weidman vs. Silva 2,http://msn.foxsports.com/detroit/story/bww-bowl-snubbed-by-namesake-122813 Fox Sports Dave Hogg Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl snubbed by, well, Buffalo Wild Wings December 28, 2013 December 29, 2013 a mixed martial arts event held roughly that same time at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2013/07/weidman-vs-silva-rematch-heads-ufc-168-on-dec-28-rousey-vs-tate-ii-co-main Weidman vs. Silva rematch heads UFC 168 on Dec. 28, Rousey vs. Tate II co-main mmajunkie.com Staff 2013-07-13 2013-07-13 November 28, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201128090411/http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2013/07/weidman-vs-silva-rematch-heads-ufc-168-on-dec-28-rousey-vs-tate-ii-co-main dead In the state of Michigan, customers were reduced to watching the bowl game on a small number of televisions with no sound.http://www.freep.com/article/20131230/SPORTS18/312300049/Ticker-During-own-bowl-Buffalo-Wild-Wings-elects-show-UFC- Detroit Free Press December 30, 2013 Ticker: During own bowl, Buffalo Wild Wings elects to show UFC? December 30, 2013 Kirkland Crawford A corporate officer of Buffalo Wild Wings welcomed viewers to the game and encouraged people to watch a bowl game at one of their restaurants and at the same time disgruntled fans at the restaurants reported via Twitter that they were in the wrong place to watch the game on big screens and with sound. References Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl Category:Cactus Bowl Category:Kansas State Wildcats football bowl games Category:Michigan Wolverines football bowl games Category:Sports in Tempe, Arizona Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl Category:December 2013 sports events in the United States Category:Sports competitions in Maricopa County, Arizona