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No. 10 Michigan State to Play No. 12 Pittsburgh in Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
12/5/2021 2:41:00 PM | Football
EAST LANSING, Mich. – No. 10 Michigan State will play No. 12 Pittsburgh in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl on Thursday, Dec. 30 at 7 p.m. in Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, the College Football Playoff committee announced on Sunday afternoon. The game will be televised on ESPN as part of the New Year's Six.
The Spartans finished the regular season with a 10-2 overall record (7-2 Big Ten), while the Panthers won the ACC Championship with an 11-2 record (7-1 ACC). This will be the eighth all-time meeting between the two schools (MSU leads series, 6-0-1) and the first since 2007.
The Spartans will be making their 30th all-time bowl appearance (13-16 record), including their third in a New Year's Six Bowl game (Cotton Bowl Classic during 2014 season; College Football Playoff Semifinal at Cotton Bowl Classic during 2015 season). This marks MSU's first-ever appearance in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.
MSU's No. 10 finish in the final CFP Top 25 is the highest for the program since 2015 (No. 3) and third-best overall (No. 8 in 2014). The Spartans have finished in the final CFP Top 25 four times since the inception of the College Football Playoff in 2014 (No. 8 in 2014, No. 3 in 2015, No. 16 in 2017, No. 10 in 2021).
Spartan fans are encouraged to purchase bowl game tickets from the official team allocation through the Spartan Ticket Office. MSU officials anticipate having a sufficient quantity of bowl game tickets to accommodate Spartan fans.
Tickets may be ordered online at msuspartans.com (click "tickets" and proceed to the Spartan Online Ticket Office) or by calling the Spartan Ticket Office (open weekdays from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.), locally at 517-355-1610 or outside the Lansing area at 1-800-GO-STATE. Click here for ticket information: https://msuspartans.com/documents/2021/12/5/Peach_Bowl_FAQ_2021.pdf
The Spartans finished the regular season with a 10-2 overall record (7-2 Big Ten), while the Panthers won the ACC Championship with an 11-2 record (7-1 ACC). This will be the eighth all-time meeting between the two schools (MSU leads series, 6-0-1) and the first since 2007.
The Spartans will be making their 30th all-time bowl appearance (13-16 record), including their third in a New Year's Six Bowl game (Cotton Bowl Classic during 2014 season; College Football Playoff Semifinal at Cotton Bowl Classic during 2015 season). This marks MSU's first-ever appearance in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.
MSU's No. 10 finish in the final CFP Top 25 is the highest for the program since 2015 (No. 3) and third-best overall (No. 8 in 2014). The Spartans have finished in the final CFP Top 25 four times since the inception of the College Football Playoff in 2014 (No. 8 in 2014, No. 3 in 2015, No. 16 in 2017, No. 10 in 2021).
Spartan fans are encouraged to purchase bowl game tickets from the official team allocation through the Spartan Ticket Office. MSU officials anticipate having a sufficient quantity of bowl game tickets to accommodate Spartan fans.
Tickets may be ordered online at msuspartans.com (click "tickets" and proceed to the Spartan Online Ticket Office) or by calling the Spartan Ticket Office (open weekdays from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.), locally at 517-355-1610 or outside the Lansing area at 1-800-GO-STATE. Click here for ticket information: https://msuspartans.com/documents/2021/12/5/Peach_Bowl_FAQ_2021.pdf
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— Michigan State Football (@MSU_Football) December 5, 2021
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