2013 Sun Bowl

American college football game August 2023 January 2026 Sun Bowl 80th Sun Bowl Hyundai 2013 Sun Bowl logo.png December 31 2013 2013 Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas Virginia Tech Virginia Tech Hokies 8–4 Frank Beamer ACC 7 0 3 2 UCLA UCLA Bruins 9–3 17 18 17 Jim L. Mora Pac-12 7 7 0 28 UCLA by 7Bowl Schedule, Los Angeles Times, December 11, 2013 Brett Hundley (QB), UCLA and Jordan Zumwalt (LB), UCLALineman of the Game: Kenny Clark (NT), UCLASpecial Teams Player: Kaʻimi Fairbairn (K), UCLA Scott Novak (Big XII) 47,9122013 Sun Bowl: Virginia Tech vs. UCLA http://www.statbroadcast.com/events/archived.php?id=38985 Stat Broadcast December 31, 2013 1.9 million per team CBSNevada Sports Network 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.Virginia Tech, UCLA to Meet at 80th Hyundai Sun Bowl, Sunbowl.org, December 8, 2013 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 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 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 Virginia Tech UCLA expand 1 13:26 UCLA 4 74 1:34 RushTD Brett Hundley 7 good Kaʻimi Fairbairn 0 7 1 8:14 VT 6 74 2:19 RushTD J. C. Coleman 1 good Michael Branthover 7 7 2 9:17 UCLA 2 90 0:34 RushTD Hundley 86 good Fairbairn 7 14 3 3:53 VT 4 8 1:32 FG 22 Branthover 10 14 4 14:20 UCLA 12 85 4:33 RushTD Paul Perkins 5 good Fairbairn 10 21 4 13:22 UCLA 3 5 0:58 IntTD Myles Jack 24 good Fairbairn 10 28 4 9:38 VT 4 -4 1:49 SafetyOther Sean Covington rush for a loss of 3 yards for a SAFETY. 12 28 4 7:31 UCLA 2 10 1:02 RecTD Thomas Duarte Hundley 8 good Fairbairn 12 35 4 5:49 UCLA 2 74 0:27 RecTD Shaquelle Evans Hundley 59 good Fairbairn 12 42 12 42 Statistics Statistics Virginia Tech UCLA First downs 16 22 Total offense, plays – yards 74–321 64–452Rushes-yards (net) 38–145 36–197 Passing yards (net) 176 255Passes, Comp-Att-Int 15–36–2 17–28–0 Time of Possession 35:03 24:47 References 2 Sun Bowl Category:Sun Bowl Category:UCLA Bruins football bowl games Category:Virginia Tech Hokies football bowl games Sun Bowl Sun Bowl