College football game
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 BCS non-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—and, to date, only—team from the MAC to make a BCS bowl.[ 7]
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 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
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History & conference tie-ins Games Notes The game was also the national title game (Bowl Coalition , Bowl Alliance , or Bowl Championship Series ) in 1994, 1995, 1998, 2001, and 2005. There was an Orange Bowl in January and December in 1996, 2014, and 2021. The 2015, 2018, and 2021 (December) editions were College Football Playoff semifinals.